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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1941
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LATE FINAL
NIGHT
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
5,000 IN PARACHUTE ASSAULT
Fighting Continues All Night Round Canea AMERICAN Invaders Likely ICELAND ENTRY To Be Wiped Out BREAKING INTO WAR
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FRENCH
COLONIAL
WAR LOOMS
The British plan for victory is now based on expectations of eventual American entry into the war, it
was declared by certain circles in Wash- (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Free French in Ethio- ington yesterday.
suggested, has changed its war tory, Gabon and the
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") LATEST REPORTS reaching London of the sensational German landing on Crete from the air reveal that the Nazi strength is much greater than at first realised, and that the invaders who have obtained a foothold, although a precarious one, are "'in great force."
A LINK
Iceland has decided to sever its connections with Denmark, it was learned in London.
The leeland Parliament Jast evening adopted a resolution giz- ing the country the right to de- nounce the Act of Union which, since 1918, united Iceland with
Thousands of German soldiers, it is now The British Government, it is pia, Libya, Chad Terri- stated, were dropped from trains of gliders Denmark. strategy to holding out until the Cameroons are energeti- and Heinkel transports in the greatest para- cally preparing to defy chute assault in history, which may be a in "dress rehearsal" for an attempted invasion
of England.
United States is fully prepared to; enter the war.
wrongly, that once it la
ap.
was stated
It In belleved, rightly or Vichy, it parent to the American people London yesterday.
that Britain cannot win with- out American participation, the United States will throw its entire weight into the conflict. The United States Government recently has made no effort discourage this view.
to
The Act
be cannot formally cancelled until after the war but a Regent is to be selected as soon us possible to take over the powers formerly exercised over Iceland by the King of Denmark.
of Den-
Free French sources in London The claim
Germans, who are now The main action with the in- that the Vichy-German holly engaged with British, New vaders took place near Canea the mark by Germany, she has been
Since the occupation plans provide for a three-pronged; Zealand and drive
Greek troops, are capital of Crete, and continued all unable to carry out her obliga- from Africa with the cooperation
Libya into West stated to number not less than
of 5,000. the French Fleet, some of which is mobilised in Toulon for African
To the contrary, the statements duty, while other naval units are of Mr. Cordell Hull, Mr. Henry being prepared at Oran-Inter- Stimson, Col, Frank Knox and national News Service.
Mr. Harold Ickes are generally
viewed as tending to confirm the belief. -- International Service.
Vichy Severs
News
The
assault began shortly after dawn, with hundreds of low-flying transports, many of them towing strings of gliders.
MR. CORDELL
HULL'S SHARP
Last Link RETORT TO VICHY
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Vichy has broken off
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OF
the vague diplomatic re- lations which have exist-
IN A SHARP RETORT TO THE FRENCH ed with Britain since the PROTEST AGAINST THE SEIZURES French capitulation, and FRENCH SHIPS, THE U.S. SECRETARY OF Jacques Chartier, last STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL, YESTERDAY French consular agent in
REQUESTED VICHY IN A STRONGLY-WORD- London, has been order- ed to leave.
ED COMMUNICATION TO KEEP WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE ARMISTICE.
British consuls in Syria have also been asked by Vichy to close their consulates.
Such relations as will con-
Mr. Cordell Hull warned that a satisfac- tinue to exist between Vichy and tory relationship with the United States, as Britain will be carried on through well as other peaceful nations, would not ex- neutrals, such as the United States. International News Ser- ist as long as there was a general impression
that France is drawing closer to Germany.
viće.
PROTECTION OF SHIPPING MOVEMENT
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The US. Maritime. Commission has extended voluntary censor- ship to the "actual or Intended movements of any vessels used to Cold Britain, and the other Demo- craclés," especially to the Red Sea and China-International
the
The interview between M. Henri ance that as far as he knew Petain Haye, the Vichy Ambassador. and had not agreed to modify Mr. Cordell Hull is reported to armistice terms, Mr. Hull said have been a stormy affair:
that if the general impression was wrong it should be corrected and Me: Huli virtually ignored re-made clear in some satisfactory monstrances against ship seiz- way.
ures and brushed. melds.... the MR.HULL. TOOK THE POSI- Frosch_protest_agalost Ameri- TION THAT AMERICAN FEEL- oan reaction to Petain's concilia. 2NG AGAINST FRANCE IS AM- tory attitude towards, Germany, PLY JUSTIFIED. — INTERNA-
M Moyes assur-TIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
night. British sources declare confidence that the invaders will be wiped out soon,
Meanwhile there is no news of King George of Greece, who went to Crete with the Government when the fall of Athens became inevitable.
Uniform Report Denied
tions to Iceland under the Act of Union. These obligations includ- Iceland's taking charge of foreign affairs. Reuter.
ed
WINDWARD ISLES ADMINISTRATION
The Berlin spokesman yester- Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Beat- day denied Mr. Churchill's state- er, Colonial Secretary, Gibraltar, ment that the parachutists wore has been appointed Administra- New Zealand uniforms, saying tor of St. Vincent, Windward they were dressed in the sand- Islands, in succession to Major W. brown tropical uniform of the Bain Gray, whose appointment as "German African Corps," the unit Governor of St. Helena was an... which has been in action in Libya. nounced recently.-British Wire-
International News Service, Iess,
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