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SERIOUS SITUATION IN SYRIA NO HERR HESS SAW RED LIGHT FOR
TENDENCY IN LONDON CIRCLES TO BE ALARMED: OFFICIAL WARNING BY AMERICA TO VICHY GOVERNMENT
LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)-WHILE THE GRANT OF FACILITIES, TO GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA IS REGRETTED, THERE IS NO TENDENCY IN LONDON CIRCLES TO BE ALARMED AT THE SITUATION WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS SERIOUS, BUT CAPABLE OF BEING BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL MILITARILY.
BRITISH QUÀRTERS: READ WITH INTEREST RADIO REPORTS OF THE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES WARNING TO VICHY, CALLING ON THE FRENCH PEOPLE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE FRIENDSHIP OF GER- MANY OR FRIENDSHIP OF AMERICA.
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IT OBSERVED THAT TODAY VICHY IS THE HEART OF THE SICKNESS OF FRANCE, WHILE SYRIA IS ONLY A SYMPTON OF THE SAME MALADY PERCOLATING THROUGH THE WHOLE FRENCH COLONIAL EMPIRE AND LIABLE TO EXTEND TO THE WESTERN SHORES OF AFRICA, THUS, IN TURN, CONSTITUTING A THREAT TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
It is recognised in London that Marshal Petain is" a tired old man who has been, and is, ander pressure from the Germans, and those, false Frenchmen, with French names and ancestry, but none of the spirit of France.
France's Decisive Hour
"The French people must choose between the friendship of the United States and that of Germany. Certainly this is a decisive hour for France,” said MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, B.B.C. news com- mentator, when he broadcast from London last night.
"I wonder what the French people think of the surrender by Ad- miral Darian of Syrian air basesto Germany? By pressure on the Vichy Government, the Germans have now obtained a new point of
entry into the Near East.
"Their purpose is threefold--To Syria. would be defended against back up Rashid All and to take all-comers and Marshal Petain has the Mout onelds; to cut of com- spoken of the honour of France munications with India and Aus-and now this honour seems to have tralia by attacking Egypt from the been forgotten. East as well as from Libya; and, to isolate Turkey.
Power.
Normandie.
THERE IS EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES IN SYRIA ARE WELL AWARE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE AS GIVEN BY MR. ANTHONY EDEN, FOREIGN SECRETARY, IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Information from the nearest sourcesțindicates that there is no tendency on the part of any leader in Arah States to support Rashid Ali and there is no doubt of the continued loyalty of these States to their friendship with the British Government.
The grave view taken by the British Government of Vichy .connivance at the landing of German aircraft in Syria is widely reflected in the Press, says British Wire- less.
OUT AS WELL AS HE COULD STEED: WORDS IN “MEIN KAMPF" PROVED
HIMSELF AND RESOLVED TO GET
HERR HESS SAW THE RED LIGHT FOR HIMSELF, AS WELL AS FOR NAZI GERMANY, AND RESOLVED TO GET OUT AS WELL AS HE COULD,” said MR. WICK- HAM STEED, the eminent authority on international affairs, when he gave his weekly broadcast from London yesterday and discussed what he described as "the most signi- ficant event of the past week."
"I have a tough job this week," said Mr. Steed. It is to give a coherent ac- count of what appears to be a very incoherent incident-the landing in this country of HERR RUDOLF HESS, second successor to Fuehrer of Nazi Germany:
"The Prime Minister tald the House of Commons that
Why Glamourise Hess? he would take the first op-
portunity of giving a full ac-
IF HE IS TALKING the right kind of talk then his arrival count of the event, but that here has "brought us luck beyond the wildest dreams of the Secret he would consider public in- Service," said MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, BBC, commentator, when he broadcast from London last night.
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THE HESS AFFAIR HAS advanced no further as yet and moment. I must, therefore, though it is still a sensational story I have been rather sorry to see deal with the story as I see it, that in the Press he has been endowed with the glamour of a fim and It may be full of con- star. They tell of the type of magazine he is reading, what he is tradictions... "Let me deal with eating and an assurance that he is very comfortable.
the main facts,
"WHEN YOU THINK OF the cesspool of murder and crime with which he has been associated it is a pity that his arrival in this country should be glamourised."
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NAZI CONTRADICTIONS These are that one of the most influential gangsters of Nazi Ger-
SO FAR WHAT HAD BEEN disclosed showed "that Herr Hess was many flew to Scotland and is now sti devoted to Herr Hitler and this had not been lessened by the (in a British hospital. All evidence. way he deserted his country.
shows that the Germans are ab-
"WHEN THE GERMANS HEAR that he has been talking you solutely bewlidered by what has. can imagine the agony of mind they must be suffering. Think of
happened. Everything they say the many schemes that have been discussed for the prosecution of has contradicted something that the war and now Her: Hess might blow the gaff and the very one on they said a few hours before. which they are thinking of acting," said Maj. Murray.
THAILAND MISSION HONOURED Man Found BY KING Lying Dead
On Shatin Gap Path
BRITISH OCCUPY SOLLUM
AGAIN
SOLLUM has been occupied by Imperial forces, states a Reuter
Cont'd Page 12 Col. 4
Why Anzac Troops Were Defeated In Greece
SYDNEY, May 10 (Reuter)—“Our
The British Government have shown much patience, perhaps to The Vichy Government have much, with Vichy in the past, The had ample warning from Britain action we are now taking looks as
THE TIMES emphasises that the If we have had enough of Vichy's over
constitute what would
Vichy Government was warned evasions." breach of the armistice, terms and we made it very clear last July
Hardly had Marshal Petain's long ago as July 1 that the British
Government "would not allow BANGKOK, May 18 Reuter)— that we would not countenance the broadcast ended when the United occupation of Syria by any foreign States placed armed guards on Syria or Lebanon to be occupied The leader and members of the board all French ship in American by any hostile Power or be used recent Thailand special goodwill harbours, including the 83,000-ton as a base. for attacks upon those mission to Burma, India, Straits DARLAN'S TREACHERY
countries in the Middle East which Settlements and Australia, were described by the British Minister; "The Syrian incident gives some President Roosevelt had issued a they are pledged to defend."
The newspaper, adds:" "Admiral Sir Josiah Crosby, as ambassadors idea of the treachery Admiral stern warning to France and the
In the habit of going to Shatin message. Darian is capable of. We have United States Government had also Darlan and his colleagues cannot of peace and, good will who cement-
ed the traditional friendship be- every third day to sell sweets and It will be recalled that Solium troops were defeated in Greece heard from
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 2 General Dentz that sounded a warning.
tween the British Empire and peanuts, LI KAL
was first occupied by the Italians because they were not effectively Thailand.
hawker set out, as usual, at 7 am, last September and was recaptured equipped”. declared the Navy The occasion was a garden party on Thursday from his hut in Ho Lik by General Wavell's Army of the Minister, MR. W. M. HUGHES, in a statement to a Press conference. In the British Legation when Sir Pal Village, Nganshiwan, Kowloon Nile in December.
Last month, owing to heavy Ger-"By equipment, I mean every Crosby, in the name of His Britan- City.
man pressure and for reasons of weapon usable in war". of the Knight Grand Cross of the that night and his wife went in from Libya with the exception of J. McEwen has announced that
strategy, British forces withdrew
Meanwhile, the Air Minister, Mr. British Empire on Captain Luang search of her husband yesterday. Tobruk. Dhamrong, Naraswat, Minister of She found him about 4 o'clock in
squadrons of the Royal Australian Justice and leader of the mission; the afternoon lying dead across the Wavell's men have thrown the Get-pire scheme, are
In less than a month General Air Force; trained under the Em- Commander of the British Empire pathway leading to Shatin, about mans out again of Sollum." -
to be formed to Commander Sangob Charun-half-a-mile north of Shatin Gap.: phon. Mom Luang PIEtbip Malakul and Mon Loang. Manit Chumsal, in
CONSIDERABLE Relatively Light Scale
Raids On Britain
AIR ACTIVITY
OVER CRETE
LONDON, May 18 (Reuter)-
LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)-Although reports of bombing were There has been considerable air received from areas as far apart as the south-west of England and activity over Crete. it is authorita- the east coast of Scotland, German raids on Britain last night were
on a relatively light scale. tively learned.
Malema and Herklion have been bombed by the enemy, but the at- tacks did not cause either damage or casualties.
Nowhere was there any concentrated attack and incidents were generally confined to coastal districts,
a 36-year-old
nic Majesty, presented the insignia But he failed to return home
FOUR STAB WOUNDS
the presence of over 200 guests Li Kai had four stab wounds comprising members of the That three in the chest and the other in London had a short alert Some of Axis ships off the Frisian Is-Cabinet, prominent Thai oficials the left shoulder, probably causet. hours after midnight the first lands, during which three vessels and non-officials and representa- by a broad instrument. Five raiders were brought down, after-dark alert in the London re-were set on fire, reported today tives of all British communities. gion since Monday "night--but no that the attack was delivered from bombs were reported in any part such a low level that one British of the capital.
bomber swept away, the radic An Air Ministry communique aerial of one ship.
NAZI PRISONERS
ESCAPE
this morning reports: "Bombs A bomber released its bombs Five German airmen prisoners
A vessel which was sub of war, have escaped in the north were dropped at several scattered into
"
DEATH OF LORD LIVERPOOL
of England, states Reuter. They points mostly in the coastal dissequently seen well alight, went through a thick barbed-wire, tricts. Some damage was done at The Squadron Leader, who had de Brito Savile Foljambe, G.C.B.,
fence and are still at large.
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largest
LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)--The Earl of Liverpool. (Arthur Willlam
one or two places on the coast selected the
vessel for .C., G.CM.G., G.B.E.) Governor- and at one point, there was a himself, explained ruefully that General of New Zealand from 1817 small number of casualties."
just when he was about to release to 1920, died at Lincoln, aged 79. his bombs, two other planes beat me to it."
ABBEY DAMAGE
At least £135,000 worth of damage has been done at West- minster Abbey as a result of the raids since last September,
HANOVER ATTACKED LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)- Hanover was the main objective Damage during last Saturday of a strong force of aircraft of 2 Mr. Hemingway and visit, tonight's raid on London accounts the Bomber Command last night,
Canton; Fanling golf; week-¦ for £100,000 of this figure,
according to an Air Miniştry com- end baseball.
munique today.
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on
ON FRENCH COAST Attacks, on a heavier scale than
the French coast
Large fires were started in the industrial quarters of the town. 4 Germán aircraft in Syrian for some time appeared to be de-
aerodromes; Secret sessions 11vered by British bombera against Some of our heavy bombers also visited Berlin and objectives in by Commons; Petain objectives on negotiations with Reich; during several hours on Friday Hamburg were attacked, as wel
as the docks at Calais, Boulogne- Japanese offensives shatter-morning.
British ed; Official
From the south coast, the rumble and Dieppe,
Four of our aircraft are missing casualties.
of bombs was beard as BLİVO
from all these operations. followed salvo in quick succession. It appeared that both Calais and Boulogne regions were attacked,
War
5 Breach of promise claim falls; Round the Police Courts; Verdict. of murder.
the
6 Leading article: Can
Leopard Change his Spots? 8 Catholic news and notes.
Aircraft of the Coastal Command last night attacked the docks and shipping at St, Nazaire and (Lorient
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RADIO AERIAL SWEPT Pilots who participated in yes- From thear operations none of terday's bombing raid on a convoy jour aircraft, is missing,
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When Li Kat left for Shatin on Thursday he had four kerosene tins and two half-size kerosene tins with sweets, and nuts, which he carried on a bamboo pole, and the value of the goods was $12.
The tins and pole were missing-
when L1 Kai was found by his wife.
The body was removed to the Kowloon Public Mortuary and the Police are, Investigating.
Today's News Summary
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Eastern Group Council Is Not Monster Sales Organisation
SIMLA, May 16 (Reuter) When considering the EASTERN GROUP COUNCIL'S activities, it is well to bear in mind that the Copney cannot create a demand and it is not a monster sales or-". ganisation for beating up custom, sald MR. M. S. A. HYDARI, India's representative on the Eastern Group Council, broadcasting today,
He added that its function is to be during the period of its exis- arrange supplies in a steady and tence that contacts which are speedy flow of what deferice ser being made, would lead to the vices state they require, and the desire in these countries for peace- period of time it is required.. time collaboration,
It is not for the Counel; to busy.
MORE GERMAN ASSURANCES
TO TURKEY
itself with economic planning THE SITUATION in Syria la serious and, while the French action The Eastern Group is also not a in giving the Germans permission to use Syrian aerodromes is re-self-sumcient entity and there are gretted, there is no tendency in London circles to be alarmed. The articles of war supply which the United States has officially warned the Vichy Government that they Group cannot supply at all. must choose between the friendship of Germany, and the friendship
He reiterated that the Council. of the United States..
is an organisation which has been SOLLUM HAS BEEN reoccupied by Imperial forces, it is officially set up to serve the needs of the Germans are increasing their aa- LONDON, May 16 (Reuter) The reported. The British had to withdraw "last month owing to heavy war. Its objective is not economicsurances to Turkey, according to German pressure and for reasons of strategy...
advancement of its constituent the Independent French Agency's -~-~~GERMAN-AIR ACTIVITY over Brital on Thursday night was on countries though that must result. Istanbul correspondent, a relatively small scale and was mostly confined to the coastal area from its operations. Hanover was the principal target of R.A.F.
THE DEFEAT OF ANZAC troops in Greece is explained by the Australian Minister of the Navy, Mr. Hughes
CONSIDERABLE ENEMY air activity over Czete la reported. Five
raiders were shot down
LORD LIVERPOOL, a former Governor-General of New Zealand, has died in Triton at the age of 70.
THE FURPOSE"
The Germans are now asking for grain. They assert that the Ger-
Its purpose is efficient procure-mans will not demand a passage ment of war supplies, using the of troops through Turkey, leaving it Eastern Group as a vast unit of to be understood that they will supply Though the end of the each Syria and Suer by another war should see an end of the route, after having overcome the British strongholds of Crete and Council as it is at present, it may Cyprus