THE CHINA MAIL, MÀY 30, 1941.
R.A.F. RAID IN TUNISIA
Ship Loaded With Munitions
SOVIET INTEREST IN NAVAL BATTLE
Commenting on the naval battle in the Atlan- tic in a lengthy article, yesterday's "Red Fleet," organ of the Soviet Navy, stated: "The operation is of great interest, firstly because almost all naval arms participated.
Blown Up By Direct Hits
R.A.F. BOMBERS WHICH raided the French harbour of Sfax, in Tunisia, registered direct hits on a motor vessel of between 4,000 and 5,000 tons, it was announced in last night's communique issued by R.A.F. Head- quarters in the Middle East.
The communique adds all the bombs made direct hits and from the enormous ex- plosion and the vast column of smoke which resulted, it was apparent that the ship was loaded with munitions.
"German and British battleships
Referring to the situation in Palmyra.
In Abssyinis, the R.A.F. bomb- met in this engagement, practical- | Crete the communique says heavy ly speaking, for the Brst time attacks were continued againsted and machine-gunned mi itary the present war, urezaft and their concentrations of German troops objectives at Gondar, mobile bases or aircraft-carriers and aircraft on the beaches of the and Wolchent. played a prominent role and the island and on the aerodrome of importance of the value of tor- Malemi during the night of May pedo-carriers was once more con- 27/28 firmed.
"Unfortunately the lessone can- not be drawn until further detat. are known
The atele specially mention; it is experted the tate of the Proce Eugen will be cleared up an the next few days
"The operation was specially significant for its length, which
war. is unprecedented in this adds the article.
The well-known writer Ivanov,
a member of the Soviet Academy
of Sciences, comment ng on the
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More than 100 enemy aircraft on the beach between Kolmuari, Irlage and the Speliakos River
were ruccessfully attacked, several fires being started among them and a number of explo. sions caused.
On the neighbouring island of Searpanie a stick of bombs fell across the aerodrome and started Fanother Bre.
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The communique reports
raid on Benghazi, where other
the mole and bombs straddled workshops and started big fires.
Iraq Operations
Deberach
From all operations two 'planes
Reuter. are missing.
HESS
STILL
WORRYING
GERMANS
The Berlin correspon- dent of the Swiss news- paper "Zuricher Zeitung"
In Iraq. continuous air support says the last thing the zame action in "Trud," declares: was given to successful uperations Germans wish is a pro- "The rule British naval aircraft by our ground furces which re-
played throughout the operation.sulted in the capture of Khanlongation of the war.
fre- The Hess case is still "a combining reconnaissance with Nuqta on Wednesday morning. assault on the enemy,
demands Raids were effected
quent subject of conversation des- notice." Reuter.
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REVEALING
POLL TAKEN
IN MID-WEST
General Pearson Allen declared in Washington yesterday that President Roosevelt has just had a private poll taken of Mid- Western sentiment on the question of intervention.
A personal representative of the President, he continues, has just returned from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Nevada, Colorado and Utah, where he listened to farmers, editors, busi- nessmen and gas station opera- tors.
The report says the effective- isolationist ness of Mid-West foeling is largely a myth. On the question of convoys the President's representative found hard-headed farmers saying they wanted to see American products delivered safely to the other side, and not sunk to the bottom.
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ROADSIDE SENTIMENT
SEEMED TO BE "WHAT ARE THIS WE WAITING FOR? THING HAS GOT TO BE SET- TLED. WHY NOT NOW?" REUTER,
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Attacked At Sfax
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