21 NOVEMBER 1925, Page 2

The latest news from Syria is really alarming. It is

to the effect that the - rebel forees are trying to seize the important seaport 'and base of Beirut. That, of course, would mean cutting the, Beirut-Damascus railway. OnTuesday some thousands of fresh French troops disembarked. All the motors in Beirut have been commandeered for rushing reinforcements to the Lebanon, where the tribes are trying to unite their forces.

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