HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PARTITION ISSUE RAISED BY EAMON DE VALERA Protest Against Northern Ireland Conscription Plan
DUBLIN, May 27 (Reuter)-Mr. Eamon De Valera, Eire Prime Minister, revived the issue of partition in a speech in the Dail here yesterday in which he said: "Some three years ago a settlement with Great Britain was made and ratified by that nation's Parliament which removed every other outstanding quarrel and left only parti tion.
"I was confident that with the good relations which had been established that partition would also soon disappear. Unfortunately the war caine and found us with the foundations of a lasting friend- ship still incomplete and with the grievance" of partition rankling in every Irish heart." "
Mr. de Valera said that the Six Northern Counties were part of Ireland and the inhabitants are Irishmen and nothing could alter that fact.
"No matter what political or economic changes may take place in the world. the people living in
thrown back again into the old unhappy relations,"
Mr. William Cosgrave, Leader of the Opposition, said:—
these two islands are destined to enmity live as neighbours," he said..
Mr. de Valers continued: "We proclaimed our neutrality. It was a friendly neutrality. We refrain- ed from doing anything that might be regarded as hostile.
WORD PLEDGED "We pledged ourselves that we would not permit our territory to be used as a base for enemy ac-} tlon against Great Britain:
"And the forces that we have are our guarantee that we will keep that pledge.
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No Further Adverse Syrian Developments
Mr. Churchill, Prijne Minister, announced in the House of Com- mons yesterday that there were no further adverse dévelopments in SYRIA.
German planes had bombed Habbaniyah without causing damage or casualties and the position in IRAQ had been largely re-estab- lished.
TENSION IN
"
SYRIA
"Closely bound to Iraq as Indian Muslims are by ties of religion. culture, traditions and in any case, race and language, they cannot be indifferent to the fate" of Iraq and the titanic struggle in which small and wideawake countries have been
HAIFA, May 27 (Reuter)--Mes- most anxious not to involve them-sages from Beirut indicate that selves." says 'Sir Raza All in a there is stil tension in Syria, but statement on the situation in Iraq the Government appears to have vis-a-vis the position In India, succeeded in allaying" the popula according to Reute
tion's fear of becoming involved in He adds that while developments military operations.
"It is vital that at this time no
a misunderstanding The Australian Labour Leader, Mr.in Iraq have caused grave anxiety It is trying to persuade the po- question of
Britain J. Curtin, has suggested that the to Indian Muslims, the rest of In-pulation that Marshal Petain and between should be allowed to revive an old dominions should join in rebuild-dia could not possibly look upon Admiral Darian are acting in their
the ing the British House of Commons them unconcerned. which everyone in House fervently hopes has been for (mother of Parliaments) and other growth of the air arm extended German infltration continues historic landmarks damaged In India's western frontier to the unabated especially in the Aleppo Britain by air bombardments.
banks of the Euphrates and the district. Tigris.
ever ended."
DANGEROUS SITUATION - Mr. Cosgrave added that the present situation was so exceed- ingly dangerous that if not pro- perly handled it might involve not merely the future welfare but the very existence of the State.
The unfavourable reactions of conscription were difficult to cal- culte but they undoubtedly would be great.
Fighting In Crete
Indeed the best interests.
MUST BE BLIND
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MERE TRICKLE CAIRO, May 27 (Reuter)-Ger- Rashid All must be blind if he man, planes continue to cross Syria could not see that by his short-but the flow is a mere trickle com-i sighted action, he not only bring-pared to early days. according to ing ruin to Iraq but also endanger- reports received here.
the This is probably because ing the Independence of other Arab
Germans' hands are full.at Crete. countries.
Their passage is reported 23
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Summing up Sir Raza All says having a marked anti-Vichy effect Our Fleet has been operating that it is obvious that once the or opinion in Syria, especially as He was convinced that the result without air protection and claims, Nazis succeeded in getting a hold on the authorities there concealed that might Inevitably ensue in more exaggerated than ever have Iraq. it will be impossible to pre- the facts at first, making the worst ahead with conscription in the Stx both parts of Ireland and else- been made by the German and vent the scene of warfare from impression
"If the British Government goes
Counties, they will undo the work and goodwill of the past and the people of the two islands will be
GAUSS TO INTERVIEW
India's plain duts, therefore, is
vealed.
when they were re-
to see that Rashid All's dream re- PROTECTION OF
where would far outweigh any Italian wireless which it has not shifting from that country to In-
been expedient to contradict dis advantages to Great Britain.
"We should ask ourselves, how-Thitherto." ever, whether we are taking the! steps best calculated to ward off conscription from the North and to secure a future that would be) tolerable either for those in the North or for us."
GENERALISSIMO
PROTEST SUPPORTED CHUNGKING, May 27 (Central)
The Labour leader. Mr. Norton Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, new Ame- supported the protest against con- rican Ambassador to China, a scription. scheduled to pay a forinal visit to! Sir John Maffey: United King- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek dom representative. was in the tomorrow morning. He will be Distinguished Strangers Gallery, as accompanied by Dr. Wang Chung was also Mr. E. J. Garland, Acting hul, Minister of Foreign Affairs..
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BISMARCK SUNK AFTER HOT PURSUIT
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In a letter to Speaker Rayburri on the matter, Col. Knox said' the legislation would give commanders and the Bismarck, by making a more freedom of action. "
sharp turn, shock off" pursuit. The BUI submitted
SERIES OF ATTACKS
by
Col.
The Bismarck was meant to take their place as a raider of convoys in the Atlantic and the British
"For the last few days I have hesitated to touch pn the Iraq Two other battleships. and some situation because I thought
WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuter) cruisers had been damaged but not that the stories of the breaking
of "Rashid All's government-Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary seriously and will be "In action up
might be premature. But now of the Navy, has requested legis- Despite these losses, Mr. Chur- think it is safe to say that the lation by Congress to allow com- manders of individual naval veš. chill was able to assure the House position. that the Mediterranean Fleet was favour." said MAJOR ALLEN MUR- sels to exercise the broadest" dis- relatively stronger today than be: RAY in a broadcast commentary or cretion in properly protecting their ships in United States territorial fore the Battle of Cape Matapan the news from London yesterday.
waters. The Prime Minister was loudly Maj. Murray said that Rashid All cheered when he said, "However was merely moving his government the decision of the battle may go,northwards so as to be in close the stubborn defence of Crete, im- proximity to Syria where he could portant outpost of Egypt, q al-flee as his rebellion was quelled.
The rebellion, had never been ways rank high in naval and mili-1 tary annals of the British Empire." popular and the arrival back in Knox, would allow the responsible
"Just before mid-day on Mon-had to be profoundly thankful to the Royal Navy for having remov- the country of the Regent was a officer of a naval or coastguard day one of our scouting planes, an NO FRESH NEWS
sure sign that the rebellion was vessel operating with the Navy to American Catalina, picked up the ed this 35.000 tons of menace" from"
the Atlantic. No fresh news of the fighting falling. The hopes, which the re-govern the movement or anchor Bismarck making for a French Crete has reached London yesterbels had of getting assistance from age of any ship, foreign OF port, probably Brest or St. Nazaire. day to add to Sunday's communi-Germany had not materialised. domestic, in United States waters. Further rapid dispositions were BERLIN, May 27 (Reuter-The Stiff penalties are provided for made by the Admiralty and on ship is incapable of manoeuvres." In authoritative circles in Lon In any case the only assistance any ship ignoring the orders of Monday afternoon torpedo carry-. This was the report flashed from don, it is pointed out that the they could have received would a responsible naval officer.
ing planes from the Ark Royal the Bismarck to the German High penetration by the enemy in the have been a few aeroplanes and
made a series of attacks on the Command by the Chief of the. Malemi area must be regarded as some war material which have been
Bismarck
Fleet, Admiral Luetiens, before serious but how serious depends on squeezed out of Syria.
"By midnight we had learned the crack German warship went the success of the British counter- "Another reason is that the en- As the result of a slight ex that the Bismarck had been struck to her doom. attack and on the depth of enemy tire
The German account of the Bis- Arab race has been dead plosion at the Hongkong Tyre by a torpedo and that a second penetration, neither of which facts against this "rebellion," concluded Company, No. 392, Hennessy Road, torpedo had disabled her and marck's engagement as given by the are yet known in Londeri. ‚·
"There is also the yesterday a fokl, Chan Foy, was slowed down her speed. She was official German News Agency says that the Bismarck, in her first It seems that contrary to uncon-added fear that they would be admitted to the Queen Mary Hos-making uncontrollable circles.
against "She was then attacked by one battle firmed reports the Germans have isolated on their southern frontier.pital suffering from face and arm
superior British of our flotillas and hit by two forces sank HMS, ¡Hood and not yet succeeded. In landing any Britain has always kept her pro-injuries.
mise to Iraq and the rebellion was} The accident occurred about 9 more torpedoes which brought her damaged HMS. King George, She also had her own speed reduced: a direct defiance to the Anglo-jam. when a steam pipe, apparent-virtually to a standstill, Iraqian Treaty."
lly over-pressured, exploded.
"Soon after dayligh; on Tuesday by a hit forward. morning the Bismarck was at.. A torpedo hit during an air at- tacked by British pursuing battle- tack on May 24 again reduced the ships." -
speed of the vessel.
que, says Reuter.
Tanks,
GREAT NEWS
"The news which is beginning to arrive in London now is telling much of what we have been long- ing to hear about Crete, General Freyberg 18" now receiving rein- forcements, This is great news," said MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY in а news commentary, broadcast from London yesterday.
· SQUEEZED OUT
Maj. Murray.
FOKI INJURED
NEW YORK PAPER ON
CHINA WAR
Commenting upon the China war, the NEW YORK HERALD- "This means that our tired TRIBUNE says, in an editorial, “Early this week they (the Japanese) troops in Crete can now be re-proclaimed for the hundredth time that they had a great Chinese placed by fresh men, It is also force trapped In Skanst and they were putting one division after 20- good to hear that the German other out of action in Cheklang. There has been no sequel to the losses are far in excess of ours.". Shaust reports and precedents suggest that there will not be any.
Maj. Murray said that everyone bad been wondering what the British haval losses had been in the Battle of Crete. They knew t Bow. Two cruisers and four des- ; troyers were lost but most of the crews had bim saved. This was far less than the exaggerated claim of the Germans.
THE VERY THING
"Wounded New Zealand troops
with their bayonets,
At the time of speaking. Mr. Churchill did not know the re- sult of this action but later he broke off the proceedings to announce, amid land cheers, "I have just received news' that the Bismarck" has been sunk.
GERMAN ACCOUNT
BROKE RUDDER" Four hundred sea miles to the west of Brest on May 26 towards- nine o'clock in the evening, the Bismarck was again hit by two aerial torpedoes which broke ber screw and raddež. About three bours later, Admiraj Lúetjens sent Mr. Churchill continued: "Though a message to the German High the Hood, the Bismarck was the we have suffered a great loss in Command as quoted above.
"The German News Agency adds most powerful battleship of the that fighting against enemy naval The loss of Chuks to China was enemy and her sinking will enable forces, which were gradually being. NEWFOUNDLAND lamely explained as a voluntary us to maintain effective mastery reinforced, the Blamarck conting
withdrawal which is a poor, way of of the North Sea and northerned fighting until finally on May 21. serving up victory to the urea wild | blockade.
in the morning, she went down be̟-. skeptical Japanese utiqu
"We have every reason to before superior forces.
RECRUITING.
CAMPAIGN
The Japanese Army has certain satisfied at the outcome of this ly not produced evidence during fierce and memorable encounter."
Mr. Churchill said he did not LONDON, May 27 (BW8)—New the China Week' to show did to foundland, which begins a recruit China ta in any form aid to a losing cruiser Prince Eugene but mea- know what had happened to the
ing campaign on Monday next, cause. They seem rather to have has received the following mes-called attention to the probability sure had been taken to deal with sage from Mr. Winston Churchill: that if aid to Chaus 01 various her,
71"
HOT PURSUIT
DEFENCE OF KNIGHT
in the Canen region say that the
NAIROBI, May 27 (Reuter)— Crete fighting is the very thing. The "people of Newfoundland kinds, material and moral, wore
Counsel for Bir Delves Broughton, that they have been trained for with their long history of hard-generous, it would be the Chinese "After about 60 hours of hot accused of the murder of Lord continued Maj. Murray. "This ships surmounted and their proud who would break the stalemate and pursuit H.M.S. Hood and her gal- Erroll, today intimated that a part means getting to close quarters attachment to the land on which keep the Japanese so busy that they lant crew have been avenged and of the defence would be that Bir their ancestors founded the oldest would have neither time nor heart our naval forces have got the Bis- Delves was a poor car driver, by "The object of the German at British oversea territories have alto hunt trouble elsewhere." marck where they wanted her-at day and did not drive at night be tack in Canea is to get possession ready made' a, magnificent ́contri-
the bottom of the sea" sald. Major cause of night blindness and dé.. The Herald-Tribune belleves that of Buda Bay, The Germans are bution in the war supposed to have landed some "The task of overcoming oppres- this would be the most important Allen Murray, B.B.G. commentator fective vision.
the anti-Totall- terday.
in a broadcast from London yes Lord Erroll, hereditary Lord' light tanks by air but I have not slon and the deadly threat to our contribution to
High Constable of Ecotland was yet seen any mention of their be-civilisation calls for the utmost tarian cause and declares that the "This is Brat class news. The found shot in his car outside Nad- ing used. In the meantime if we endeavour from us all and I am Chinese efforts in the present world loss of the Bismarck means a robi on January 24, and a state- can use our tanks in the New Zea-glad to learn that still greater struggle are appreciated by the great deal more to the Germans ment was made during the cross- land counter-attick, we have efforts are being made in New- United States. However, it warns than the loss of the Hood to us." examination with a view of show- good chance of success. The Ger-foundland. I wish them every the Americans that China is not Major Murray, said that the ing that it was traposafble" for Bir man attempt to mass raid Herak-success.
sure of this appreciation and be- chase after the Bismarck could be Delves to have driven Lord Erroll Hon; Retimo and Canes shows how With this spirit we shall not eves that one way to evince the connected with the British raids away and returned to his house desperate their position is to es fall to achieve the anal victory of United States' sympathy is to sup on the Gneisnan and Scharnhorst through the dark countryside tablish their lines of communica- right and freedom on which our port the China Reller Campaign which had been forced to keep in tion"..
hearts are set?
{Central News),
port
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