Wednesday.
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.
May 22, 1940.
BRUSSELS IN GERMAN
HANDS
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PANORAMA AND COMPOSITE photograph of Brussels, the Belgian capital which was evacuated by Allied forces during the week-end. The large photograph shows an aerial photograph of the capital, twico invaded in the last quartor of a century, Below, from left to right, are the Hotol Albert, the Palace of Justico, the Porto do Hal, the Hotel de Ville, the Colonne du Con- gros, the Maison du Ruo and St. Gudúlo's Cathedral,
HERE IS THE
ARK ROYAL
*„Sävernanti des Abarißt Du Sudder Pictures Taken
Captain Poweri, (right), of the i Ark Royal, show, MIZIZZA -ing-aygroup0jw
11 020 8 papermen - the ship's scraps book, which.com tains cartoons Se and newspaper comments on the alleged dostruc“ tion of thes aire.
erofi-carrier, pa The group looking vat, the Imagination "dracing" of the, sinking (above), published in the
Beobachter:
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At Portsmouth HAVING repeatedly sunk the Ark Royal, the Nazi propa- „ganda service will no doubt “be surprised to Beo these pictures of the famous air. ['craft-carrier, taken at Pörts
mouth,
She came home from her a -long voyage to take on stores,
tidy herself up and give her“ srow a well-earned leave.
Vatican Hostility To The Nazi Regime
HITLER PLANS TO GET RID OF POPE
CAP'N N.
(man after Cap'n Kettle's heart):
IS READY to take a sock at 'em
THAT ́flary, red-bearded Hitle skipper-of-fiction, Captain Keitio,' would be proud to know'soventy- year-old skipper-of-faci Captain: J. Cooper Nisbet. They are of similar up-and-at-'em tem- perament,
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Captain Nisbet WALA shot through the thigh when his 2,- 500-lon ship Gothic was attacked by Nart afreraft in the North Sea. He left his home at King's Lynn, Norfolk, and went to re- sume command of his vessel.
Fragments of steel
дго
stil lodged-in-his, kuco-remladers of how, in the first night air'at-
·lack-on-English-shipping, be-re-- fused to fake cover, and steered his ship through a hail of bullets. His second officer, W. 8. Lax- ton, of Streatham. S.W., died from wounds
When Captain Nisbet left hospital he said he had one wish -to return to the sea and hit back at the Nazis.
Ile now, awalts his saliing or- ders.
By Madam TABOUIS
HITLER is to worried about the strength of anti-Axis influence
in Italy that he is seriously considering a fantastle plan for forcing
the Pope to sook rafugo outside the country."
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Ever since Ribbentrop's chilly reception at the Vatican, the Naxi leaders have realised that their regime can never find favour
in the oyes of the present occupant of the Throne of St. Pator.
Hitler wants to drive Pope Pius XII out of Italy, and then fra
to have his election announced as invalid on the grounds that, as Cardinal Pacolli, he took part in international politics, and owes his olection to the influence of anti-Fascist and non-Aryan cardinals hostile to tho Axis.
Ribbentrop pointed out to Glano The Fuhror is mad enough to that a message in such terms would bellove that he could form a not fall to Impress deeply the Ger- group of Pro-Nazi Cardinals and man and Italian peoples, and still other Princes of the Church, piled that he would informs the Duce more the Allies. Clano merely re- which would be powerful enough of the suggestion. to elect an Anti-Pope and pro-
The Fuhrer awaited the telegram claim a modificaton in the con-with great curiosity. On receiving stitution of the Roman Catholic (il he showed violent anger followed Church.
by dumb consterntion. It contained The new constilation would pro- only wishes for the victory of the vide for the appointment in every German-people,” · country of "Higher Cardinals,” whose Ribbentrop immediately drew up task would be to adapt the "National a reply, declaring that final victory Church" to the character of the was to be achieved by "Germany people. The Pope would assume only and Italy in common."" Since then i the centre control of Church admin-Mackensen, German Ambassador in istration, without having any power Rome, has shown such insolence la- to influence questions of doctrine or wards Clans that Mussolial had to morals.
ask Berlin for an explanation. There This fantastic project has been was even a "Mackensen-Clano Incl worked out by Himmler (the Gestapo dent." but it has been smoothed over. Chief), Baldur von Schirach
(the
The Fahrer was.
Ilkewise furlous at Hitler Youth Leader), and others, in not receiving a
felegram of birthday order to counter the anti-Nazi forces congratulations from Stalin. Ho in Italy which are capable of pre- was also disquieted by a report which venting that country from siding with Schwartzelf. Soviet Ambassador in the Reich, S.
Hitler
was bitterly disappointed Molotov
Berlin, delivered to Ribbentrop from by the birthday telegram which he According to this the Soviet in- received from Mussolini. 11e had tends Instructed Ribbentrop to suggest to to safeguard ils frontier: to reinforce to remain above the melee"'; Clano that he make this message of its military strength, and to maintain good wishes a sensational diplomatie good relations with "whoever is will document.
It was to attest the Ing without favouring anybody"
"Joint struggle" of the two peoples and without allowing itself to be la against the "Western plutocracies."
A group of stokers photographed on bood the Ark Royal at Portsmouth. They, in common with the rest of the crew, thoroughly enjoy the joke of the supposed entastrophe.
Ruenced by: "anybody's verbosity."
Russia, moreover, is anxions to improve relations with her. Immediate neighbours, especially those situated south of her territory. Sho wants s with rapprochement "at all costs" Turkey. -On-Friday, April 28,-the-Fuhrer summoned his principal colleagues and the General Starr, and Informed them that the invasion of Sweden was imminent. The Order of the Day in Scandinavia, herald, "Vanquish ort perish rather than
ordo.
The
an inch of ground, "theme „Eupplies of iron ore must be assured at all.cost; in order to strike a great blow..al the Allies before winter. This would be done with the nid of
of Italy and Bussis, whoj v
I would not hang back
had recured possession of
-the orez s The General Stad again raised objections to the project of a general offensive. - Hitler thereupon solemnly promised them not to create any now front, except in Sweden, until he is certain of effective aid from Italy.
EVANS AIDS
HAAKON
DMIRAL St Edward Evans........ Evans of the Broke is at King Haakon's headquarters in Norway.
The two are great personal friends. Sir Edward Evans was appointed naval: attache, in Scandinavia just after Norway was invaded. King Haakon was delighted.
Now, at his secret headquarters, he is helping to encourage his country, nided by his oldest English friend. · Norwegian Bride
King Hankton first met:Evans after the sailor, then a commander, had returned from his Antarctic expedi- tion with 'Scott in 1913,
Sir Edward Evans-has-seen much service in Scandinavian waters and speaks Norwegian
fluently.
In 1910, before he made his name world famous by defeating six' Ger=" man destroyers while in command of H.M.S. Broka, he again visited Nor- way."
There, at a dance in Oslo, he was Introduced to the beautiful Elsa And- vord, known throughout Norway as "the Belle of Christiania." It was "love at first sight,” ...
They were married in London, King Haakon was very happy that his friend chose a Norwegian bride.
ADMIRALTY TO REWARD WOMAN Tommy Farr Not To
closed.
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MARY THOMPSON,
in the sun
+
Drive For 6 Months
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Mrs. Thompson said she found the and when he came back the torpedo Gloucester M. Wilsthorpe, near Bridlington, is torpedo a mile south of the village of was secured by a rapor
magistraten recently banned Tommy Farr, the heavy- to be paid, a reward by the Admir- Wisthorpe, where she lives.
The theory that the Germans are weight boxer, from driving for alx alty for the discovery of a Nazi tor-
"I had an idea what the thing was using a new type of delayed action, months. They found him guilty of pcdo on the bench at Bridlington as soon as I saw it," she said. "It torpedo was advanced by a Danish dangerous driving fed him £10, The amount of the award is not dis really looked beautiful as it glittered military expert last October,
and ordered, kim t
to pay £1155, costs. also been the
was given as address "I went straight away and told my Germans are in reported that of Stratton-street, Minerali waw husband, who is a special constable, armour-piercing torpedo.
plended not guilty
It was stated that on January 14, Farr driving from London to Tony- pandy In- foggy, weather, teled" to overtake a lorry on' the mala: Chol- tenham-Gloucester roed, and collided with a' small sports carpation
Farr said that when he saw the car.
An official at the Admiralty told a reparler that the torpedo was an ordinary model slightly altered for use by an aircraft," the
"It's no different from any other torpedo," he said. "and", there is nothing.particularly sinister about 3 ‚nt "all":
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RADIO SPIES JAILED
438-YEAR-OLD: Germin Journalist, N. Dreves, head of the Weni
·German 'From Service of Risen, and a 41-year-old Dutab olarki were i
The torpedo is about 12ft. lang. "Ondor paisted Portrait of Mentenced in Antennam to win, rear improrament cash for motoho braked in an attempt to pull back Chamberlain with hla umbrella.
They were sccused of operating a secret radio set and wending Tiboria was probably dropped; by a Heinkel from Rollerdam to Germany,
behind the lorry Butangy AF PRIMNA on the ley road and the collisio followed:
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