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HEAVY AIR BOMBARDMENT PREFACED NAZI ATTACK ON CRETE
STRATEGIC
Attempt Believed To Be A VALUE OF
Full-Dress Rehearsal For Invasion Of British Isles
CAIRO, May 21 (Reuter) The German attack on Crete, which begun just before dawn yesterday morning, and which was prefaced by Monday's heavy air bombardment, had been expected and the appointment of Major-General C. B. Freyberg. V.C.. as Commander- in-Chief, together with reinforcement of the defences and manpower. Indicates Allied preparedness.
FALLUJAH
CAIRO, May (Henter)T great strategic value of the Iraol town of Fallujah, captured by the British from the rebels, is stressed in military clrcles here.
Fallujah bridge is the only cross- Ing of the Euphrates between Habbaniyah and Baghdad.. Had this narrow one-way traffic bridge Crete is a considerable menace to the enemy because of its proxi- been destroyed-and it is thought mity to the mainland, but its capture will prove extremely difficult. that the rebels had mined it-' Backing seapower. Germany must rely on air-borne troops; lacking Habbaniyah would have been cut! Landing grounds-the island is vory mountainons-Germany must off from British land-borne rela-)
forcements and, since the Ev. rely on parachute troops.
caused considerable embarrassment
The use of engineless gliders" foothold on Crete by paracnu-phrates is in full flood, would have which can land more easily on tists and airborne troops is 117- uneven ground, was a surprise questionably a most daring and to British operations in this area. move but the defenders were not hazardous move, writes Reuter's caught unawares,
Diplomatic correspondent.
GENERAL
RUDOLF HESS TREATED AS PRISONER OF WAR
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Major Adams & "Nauseating Rhapsodies" In The Press
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LONDON, May 21 (British Wireless) The Prime Minister. answering a series of questions in the House of Commons on Berr Rudolf Hess, said that he was not in a position to make a statement and was not sure when he would be. So far as be was advised. Herr Hess was being treated as 'a prisoner of war and would receive” treatment appropriate as such
When Major Adams said "While I fully appreciate the need for discretion in this matter, has Government actively in mind the possibility that the whole stunt may be a common or garden plant and also will you discourage sections of the press from re-" newing their nauseating rhapsodies on this bloodstained" crook." Mr. Churchill replied: "I certainly do not feel that I ought to detract in any way from the vehemence of Major Adams' state- ment.”
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Asked if he had noticed the press 27, commemorating the eighth an- description of Hess as an idealist, niversary of Hess becoming Deputy Mr. Churchill replied: "I do not Fuehrer, and said: "Some time WAR MATERIAL
think I can indulge in this retro-ago-just before the outbreak of War material sent from Syria spective censorship of the press. this war--Rudolf Hess was once The British and Allied forces are The chances of success are sle to Iraq has not gone through Tür There was very great public in- described as 'the coriscience of the assisted in the island's defence by der. It can be regarded as a big kish territory, according to a terest in this matter and we were Party." the warlike Cretan hillsmen, whose Bamble, but is probably intended usually reliable source here, which not able to give any guidance.
MANY-SIDED ACTIVITY womenfólk ́even are accustomed to as full dress rehearsal for other reveals that the war material was "The Germans gave different "It we ask why the Fuehrer's the constant necessity of fighting invasion plans against Britai sent by rail to Aleppo where it was guidance every day and, the press Deputy was given this honourable A guess on German plans from unloaded and transferred to * naturally endeavoured to satisfy Dame, the reason is clear. There the meagre data available is that fleet of Iraqi lorries which con- the public by recording all kinds is no single aspect of our public. Led by "The Captains of the they will probably try to seize the, veyed the material by road Hells, such as Captain Holygeorge, coastal strip so that blockade run- Mosul.
across from who had killed ten men when heners can be rushed
war- was still unly nineteen years old, Greek waters while British
ships are kept off by heavy air to-: Attacks.
to protect their homes.
"CAPTAINS OF BELLS'
giant,
Captain
and the bearded Tan, the hillsmen are banded
Parachutists may also try to gether. armed chiefly with knives
seize aerodromes and to panic the and swords. They constitute formidable "Home Guard" and m-population by indiscriminate shoot
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telligence Service and can be rolled upon to dear with any Nazi para- chutists unfortunate enough fall into their hands.
SPORADIC BOMBING
ing..
them."
ALLIED FORCES
COMBINED AIR
AND LAND OPERATIONS
to of detalls that came to their hand. Life with which the Deputy It seems to nie that the whole epl-Fuehrer does not have concern sode has been entertaining as well himself. His sphere of activity is as important"
so wide and many-sided that it simply cannat be described in a
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NAZI "GUIDANCE"
The different and contradictory.few words: "guidance". which the Nazi própa- "And it lies in the nature of the ganda machine has been giving to Deputy Fuehrer's duties that the the subject of Herr Rudolf Hess, public hears little of his influence, to which the Prime. Minister re-Very few people know that many ferred in the House of Commons Government measures-especially
Cretans have always been among the best Greek soldiers and "It is LONDON, May 21 (Reuter)-The yesterday, must be sorely tried to those concerned with war produ most unlikely that the Germans combined operations by land and find an explanation of the lauda- tion and with the Party-which are will And Aith columnists among air forces, with troop carriers cory article printed in the official particularly applauded by the pub- operating from "Habbaniyah, have party newspaper. Essener National lic because they take such a strong LONDON, May 21 (Reuter
resulted in the capture by the Zeitung once the property and account of the real feelings of the Mr. Winston Churchill, In the
Although no figures are avat:- British forces, of Fallujah, an im still frequently the mouthpiece of people, are to he attributed to the House of Commons, stated that afable of the strength of the Bri- portant bridgehead "across the Marshal Goering.
personal triltiative of the Fuehrer's report received yesterday at 3 tish, New Zealand and Greek for Euphrates, linking Habbarlyah
The article was printed on Apt Deputy." p.m. says that there is continuous ses in Crete, there is no reason with
to
Baghdad, writes Reuter's reconnaissance, accompanied by doubt that they would be
correspondent at Hab- .more Special sporadic bombing and machine than a match for any airborne baniyah, Iraq. gunning, chiefly against the anti- troops, whose numbers are neces Fallujah was being held by some
aircraft defences.
sarily limited..
to
of the Iraqi forces who had rezir- ed there after. being ejected from the plateau overlooking Habban!- yah aerodrome. Altogether, a con- siderable area between Habban!- yah and Fallujah, had been flood-
VOLUNTEER JAPANESE NAVY AMBULANCE 'PLANES BOMB
CHENGTU CORPS
"The military hospital between
The RAF can be relied on Canea and Malemi, which was take a severe toll of the heavy captured by the enemy. has now Junkers planes. and the Royal been recapturea.
Navy, wtih an anchorage' at Suda "A fairly strong enemy party 13 Bay, should be in 3 position to reported to the south of Canea-maintain a pretty effective blocked by the retiring Iraq forces, and British Volunteer Ambulance Corps ONE BROUGHT DOWN
a successful detour was made bris posting for service, a further the British troops.
section of 24 ambulances with the
Malemi Road, which is not vetade against any approach to the mopped up but other parties are Creek coast or the Dodecanese. thought to be accourited for.
Parachutists, who 2rc able to
"I thought that the people would like to hear how the action has
so far developed." (Cheers),
HAZARDOUS MOVE
LEAFLETS DROPPED
LONDON, May 21 (BWS)-The
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BY A.A. GUNNERS
CHENGTU, May 21 (Central) — Simultaneously, troops carried by Southern Command. manned by
the female volunteer personnel. the R.A.F. troop-carrying plaries, carry ammunition and iron rations landed on the desert, east of Fallu-
Japanese pursuit plane was The ambulances have been given brought down during an air raid for several days, may be able to jab and surrounded the position by the organisations of cities and over Chengtu, yesterday, it is offi institute some form of guerilla on three sides.
towns in Britain and Northern cially announced by the Chengtu warfare, but the odds against the
Ireland, eight vehicles having been Air Defence Headquarters, The German attempt to establish invaders are heavy.
given by the Rotary Clubs and two More than 60 planes of the 12th Leaflets had been dropped ear-by the Pharmaceutical Society and and 13th Air Squadrons of the ller, warning the inhab!fants that the National. Pharmaceutical Japanese Navy flew into Szechwar. an attack was imminent, unless Union.
from Hupeh around 8 am, 'While the garrison strrendered.
This makes a total of 205 ambul- the bombers attacked Liangshan After the prescribed interval, an ances provided by the British and Ipin, eastern Szechwan towns. attack began since no reply had Volunteer Ambulance Corps for dumping their explosives indis- been received
service with the British and Allied criminatély, 21 pursuits in two The capture of this important armles. Of these, two sections are groups headed for Chengtu. bridgehead of some 15 miles from, manned by female and one section Habbaniyah opens up the road to by måle volunteer personnel. Baghdad. which is only 35 miles across the desert from Fallujah.
INDIANS AND SOUTH AFRICANS PRAISED BY PREMIER: COMMONS STATEMENT ON EAST AFRICA
LONDON, May 21 (Reuter) In his statement in the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Winston Churchill referred to the South African army and said that they had played a most distinguish- ed part in the East African fighting.
Continuing, Mr. Churchill said: "They had been ordered by Gen- eral Smuts to go forward and now as this theatre is closing down, they are to move northwards to the Mediterranean (Cheers).
Arriving over the Szechwan pro- vincial capital at 11.10 a.m, they circled over the city. While flyktig low over the southern part of the
Iraq resistance was for the most FRANCO-GERMAN ty, one group composed of 12
part, not formidable and heavy bombing attacks which preceeded] land operations of the British for- ces, considerably, aided the British
NEGOTIATIONS
While the attack was in progress. Berlin Communique yang south
"Also two British and Indian Italian troops at the end of such divisions gained laurels in the long and precarious line of com- success. tighting at Kassala and all the munication (Laughter). way from Kassala to Kefen and
1 German Messerschmitt Aghter. "The fighting was up to the final events.
not on a very large scale. Several at high speed when attacked by made an appearance, but flew off| our motorised brigades, sup- RAF fighters,,
"These Indian d'vistons consist of
severe bul
o aix Indian battalions and three ported by armoured brigades and British battalions. Their ardour strong artillery, advanced 30 miles and faithful endurance of hard from the position where they had ship have won the regard of their deployed for some weeks past and British comrades.
attacked the enemy-taking Sollum. "Sometimes we have seen cases Hellfire Pass and Fort Capuzzo - where not a single British officer and the armoured troops had goi remained and the battalion con- well round the flank and were well ducted itself in a most effective in situation at about 1 pm. on
May 17.
Aleppo Drome Occupied By German Staff
J.
All
machines was fired at by Ch nese anti-aircraft guns. One machine No. 782 of the Boeing type was hit and crashed-at Pel- yangchang in the district of Hua- of Chengtu. The other planes flew away in an
"ZURICH, May 20 (Reuter) Is Expected
easterly direction.
PILOT DEAD A Central News reporter who official German communique re- went to Felyangchang for an in- garding Franco-German negotia- spection after the all clear" found tions is expected, according to the the ill-fated plane partly burned Berlin correspondent of the Basler and the Japanese airman killed. Nachrichten.
The machine nosed into the earth Berlin assures the German public for five or six feet in the crash. that concessions made
Vichy A revolver, a parachute, an air- will not cancel any of the essen-man's suit and two maps were tial parts of the armistice terms, found. On the suit are the words manner,
ROAD TO TREASON
"Kimura of the 12th Air Squadron." "Ang account of this campaign reflects very high honour upon
LONDON, May 21 (Reuter) the soldiers of India of all castes "But the Germans launched a Aleppo airport in Syria is pecupied Henri Bernstein eminent French resolute counter-attack with about by a German ground staff and dramatist; in a letter to the New 40 tanks and recaptured Capuzzo. all the 20 or more Syrian air-York Times states: "When Mar
ports are available for Cermanshal Petain orders the French The second event wch oc- That entulled the withdrawal of curred since we were last here is, the armoured brigades from the use, says the Ankara Columbia people to follow him along the the remarkably well-sustained ac advantageous position which they roadcasting System correspon path of honour he is actually
dent. tion at Bollum. This is of interest, had attained.
suggesting that they follow him because it was fought exclusively The operationg were, therefore, between British and Ger'm an indecisive, troops. It has not, I suppose, been "found worth-while to maintaiți
and creeds engaged.
SOLLUM ACTION
U.S. JOURNALISTS DISAPPOINTED
INDECISIVE OPERATIONS
LONDON, May 21 (Renter›
SOUTH SHANSI OPERATIONS
Chinese Divisional Commander Killed
CHUNGKING, May 21 (Reuter---
About 50 German planes have down the road to treason. so, far crossed Syria, it is believed "What he intends that Our here. "The Germans claim 100 British
country should do is to place itself prisoners. We have 500
The Cairo correspondent of the in complete dependence on its mor- Walie admitting that one Chinese German Independent French news agency tat enemy, Germany.
divisional commander, Gerterul prisoners and their losses in tanks says that, a certain number of and personnel are certainly
"England has kept her promise Wang Chun, was killed in actiun as French planes have been flown to France
She has done more in the Chuntiaoshan battle in heavy, if not heavier, then ours. over the Syrian frontier by their than that. In the hour of defeat, Southern Shanat province, a Cni-
"But this operation must be réflots to join General de Gaulle.
in the hour when we left her alone nese military spokesman, yesterday WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuter), garded as a background. For over
on the field of battle, she revealed denied the Japanese allegation that -President Roosevelt does not Elx weeks past, the Germans have!
herself to be А most generous two Chinese "army corps and anticipate sending special been proclaiming that they would
friend. No word of reproach fell divisional commander were killed message to Congress in the near shortly be in Suez and have been:
from the lins of her, statesmen and one Deputy Divisional Com- future. He announced this at his making much credit with the neu-
|mander was taken-prisoner. press conference yesterday, thus tral world-by-spreading such a
He added: "With the fighting disappointing upward of 100 Journ statement. It is, therefore, satis-Chang Cheng-1, head of the WASHINGTON, April 15. — Jo= |ap Ohuntiaoshan on such a large alists present.
factory to see that we have re- General Affairs Section of the Louis, world's heavyweight cham-scale, there is bound to be heavy They had jammed Mr. Roose- tained strong offensive nower and Cheng Tien Pao, American-owned pion, has been matched with Buddy casualties on both sides. After a velt's office for what was expected that fighting is being maintained Chinesa dally in shanghai, was Baer, Maxte's little brother, for a fortnight of desperate fighting in to be a momentous conference, in at any rate on even terms in the kidnapped at his residence in the title bout it was announced here which the Japanese suffered heavy unticipation of an indication from advanced areas of the approach French Concession parle yesterday yesterday Mar 23 tentatively was casualties, the altuation is now de the President of a “big decision.", to Egypt.
jmorning.
ret for the fight
veloping in the Chinese favour.”
any
S'HAI NEWSMAN KIDNAPPED CHUNGKING, May 21 (Central)
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