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MONDAY, MAY 19, 1941
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Australia's Choicest BUTTER
GERMAN SEIZURE OF CONTROL AT DAKAR
Invasion Ports Battered
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Saturday night's bat. tering of the invasion ports on the French coast was carried out by waves of R.A.F.. bombers and developed into one of the heaviest air attacks of the
war.
This gigantic assault followed the Air Ministry announcement that the Rhineland industrial cen- tre of Cologne had been left in fiery ruins by the British bombing attack of the previous night.
Dover reports the heaviest ex- plosions yet heard from the French coast, which rattled doors and windows in Kent coast towns
Tremendous bomb flashes were seen across the Channel, lighting the clear, starry sky.
IT IS PRESUMED THAT THE BRITISH RAIDERS WHICH NUMBERED OVER 100,
USING
POWERFUL
SUPER-BOMBS,
WERE
NEW
Heaviest blows appeared to be centred on Dunkirk but Boulogne was also lashed and German long- range artillery in the Gris region was heavily pounded.-- International News Service.
AUSTRALIA NOT TO BE OVERAWED
Nex
HITLER CHECK ON FURTHER HESS-CAPADES
from
Hitler hos banned his associates travelling, even for private purposes, with the result that Goer- ing has had to abon- don
a hunting trip which he had planned.
This is one of the consequences of Hess's flight, says the Stockholm correspon- dent of the Indepen- dent French Agency reporting the ban. Reuter.
Key Positions In Port Occupied
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GERMAN SEIZURE OF PORT FACILITIES, AERODROMES AND PART OF THE ADMINIS- TRATION OFFICES OF THE FRENCH WEST AFRICAN PORT OF DAKAR, WAS REPORTED LAST NIGHT BY USUALLY RELIABLE FRENCH SOURCES IN LONDON.
Some of the best and most modern ships of the French Navy are reported to be anchor- ed in harbour at Dakar, the African port nearest to South America.
officers
into
and the
The report of Ger-¡ German army, navy and many's partial occupa-air force tion of Dakar coincides "technicians” with press messages Senegalese port. describing the influx of
GERMANS RETAKE
HEIGHTS ABOVE SOLLUM
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent With Advanced British forces near Sollum) THE GERMANS HAVE REGAINED SOME OF THE POSITIONS THE BRITISH CAPTURED ON THURSDAY.
They succeeded in re-gathering the force which had been scattered by the daring Bri- Australia would not be overawed by any menace
tish thrust and, employing infinitely heavier in the Pacific, declared armed forces, they re-occupied the heights Sir Frederick Stewart, above Sollum. Commonwealth Minister A famon British regiment still holds positions in the coastal plain
for External Affairs, in a near Sollum, however. speech in Sydney yester- The situation on top of day.
the
it
escarpment is not clear but appears likely the Germans have He said: "We may want peace been unable to recapture all their but if any nation thinks it can former positions, and it is said profit by our' preoccupation else- their present position leaves them where I can say Australia is vulnerable to attack on their right; ready, and able to defend herself. | flank. Reuter.
"I cannot accept with equanimi-
ity Mr. Matsuoka's, statement that he intends to work in the closest union with Germany."--
ACCORDING TO ROME
MAKING RUN FOR IT
Invasion Of Palestine Reported
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A Baghdad radio announcement picked up in London, claimed, that the Iraqis have invaded Palestine. Apparently driving through! Transjordan and crossing the Jor dan River along a route parellel ing the Mosul-Haifa pipeline, Iraqi troops were said by Baghdad Five German ships to have penetrated Palestine ar carrying important far as Nablus, which is only 25 cargoes of coal supplies, ean coast and only 40 miles north left Chilian portson of Jerusalem International News Saturday.
miles inland from the Mediterran
Service,
British positions have been at- tacked at, Basra by Iraqi rebels and fierce fighting is in progress, They were the "Rakhotis" from Erlanger" from Puerto Monte. according to Rome radio yester Antofagasta, the "Quito" and "Bo- The British armed merchant- qupting unconfirmed, reports gota" from Coquimbo, the "Frank-man "Laguna" left Antofagasta TarRaiken EFIANT JADEILAILA (GAIA ORZUSIA ARBORA "Talcahuand Land the pursuing the RalthotistReuter
SURPRISE
MOVE BY SOVIET
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Soviet Russia, ina:sur- |prise move, has closed to diplomats and all other |foreigners, certain areas
Meanwhile, in Washington, Sen-in the Black Sea and Cas- ator Claude Pepper is still sug-pian oil fields, the Central gesting American seizure of Dakar
as a counter to French collabora-Asiatic Republics and the Far East and northern frontiers.
tion with the Ax's.
Use Of Bases
any-
Senator Pepper's proposal fo!. The order, interpreted in diplo- lowed disclosure that the Germatic circles in Moscow as the man agreement with the Vichy forerunner of an important Rus- regime, as received by the U.S.sian move; was circulated among Government, includes a provi- the Moscow Diplomatic Corps sion for the use of French naval by the Soviet Foreign Office. and air bases in Africa, as well It also prohibits travel Rs Europe.
where in the U.S.S.R. except on Senator Reynolds urged caution special permission. in talks of se zing Dakar by force It is announced that notice of but suggested that negotiations the route to be travelled, destina- be opened immediately to buy tion and duration of the journey, French possessions in the wea-must be supplied to the Soviet tern hemisphere, including the Foreign Office before such per- Caribbean island of Martini- mission can be obtained.--Inter- que. International News Service. (national News Service.
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