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Another Naval Engagement In The Mediterranean: Our Navy Wins Again
AUSTRALIAN CRUISER SYDNEY SINKS ITALIAN WARSHIP
"As the victor...
I cannot see any reason why this war should go on ......I have never wanted the destruction of the great British Empire." -Extracts From Hitler's Speech.
HITLER WANTS PEACE "IN NAME OF REASON"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NEW YORK, July 19 (UP).—Hitler to-day delivered his much pub- licised speech in which he was expected to issue an “ultimatum” to Britain prior to unleashing his promised Blitzkrieg. The speech, which lasted 35 minutes was clearly heard in New York.
Opening his peroration, Hitler said: "Men of the Reichstag; in the midst of the tremendous struggle for German freedom and the future, I have called you here to give to our own people an insight into the signifi- cance of events, and to thank them."
He addressed his "final appeal to reason" direct to England in
What Hitler Has Said Before order to avoid the "destruction
May 15, 1933: "Germany will tread is other pall than that lakt down by the treaties.... The German people have no thought of Invading any country.
January 30, 1934: "After the Saar queation has been settled
German Government is ready to accept not only the letter but the spirit of the Locarno Puct."
May 21, 1935 (after denanela- tion of the military clauses of the Peace Treaty): "The German Government Ferupulously
observe
wit}
every
trealy voluntarily concluded. In particular they will hold to end fuit all obligations aris- ing-out-of-the-Treaty-of- Locarno Germany neither Intends to interfere in the in- ternal affairs of Austria, to annex Austris, or lo conclude an Anschluss."
March 7, 1936. Connouncing de-
nunciation of Locarno and the" reoccupation of the Rhine- land): "After three years I can regard the struggle for German equality as concluded today. We have no territorial demands to make in Europe." January 30, 1037: "The period of so-called surprises Is DOW
over."
April 10, 1938 (after the seizure of Austria): "The basen of my programme are blood, fire and personality,"
September 20, 1038 (on Ger- many's Sudetenland claim):
It is the last territorial claim which I have to make in Europe, but it is one I will not renounce."
November 9, 1938: "Beyond the
colonial
question, Germany bas no demanids to make on France and Great Britain,"
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of a great Empire, whose de struction was never my wish nor aim."
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"As the victor, speaking only in the name of reason, I cannot see any cause why this war should
go on," blared the Fuehrer.
"We appeal to general reason. Germany wanted to revise the Versailles Treaty peaceably, if possible; even our enemies knew that it was impossible to hold this situation for ever."
Blitzkrieg Promise
Stiller did not deliver an ultimatum,
How The Ships EARLY MORNING FIGHT
Compare
The Sydney's success in her Laval engagement with the Bartolomeo Collegni recalls the feat accomplished by her sister- ship of the last war, whieh sank the famous German raider, the Emden.
The vessct is armed with eight G-ln. guns, eight/k-ka, Anti- aircraft guns, four. 3-pounders, and 17 smaller guns, She also carries tight MI-In. terpedo Lubca.
WDS
OFF CRETE: 250 ITALIAN SURVIVORS RESCUED
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, JULY 19 (UP).—THE ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES THAT THE AUSTRALIAN CRUISER SYDNEY SANK THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI BY GUN FIRE IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN.
.
A BRITISH DESTROYER RESCUED 250 MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF THE ITALIAN VESSEL.
LONDON, July 19.-An Admiralty communique states: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean reports that H.M.A.S. Sydney. (Captain J. A. Collins, R.A.N.), accompanied by a small destroyer force, became engaged with two Italian cruisers early this morning off Crete.
"In the ensuing battle, the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, was
Her opponent, the Bartolomeo Collcon, built in 1830, carried similar armament, Including eight 6-in. guns, six 3.9, eight 37 mm and cight 13 mm anti-aircraft guns, torpedo tribes, two depil charge detonators, and two air- craft with catapult. She was also equipped for wine-taying.
H.M.8. Sydney was former- ty H.MLS. Phaeton. She acquired by the Royal Australian Navy in 1938. Built at the Swan Ituater yards. In 1933-35, Sydney has a displacement of 6.830 tons und carried a complement of 350 officers and men. She Is armed with eight 6-la, kuts
sunk. Cast to Australia £1.422.727 sterling. carrybir the same armameals, Althyngh the same size and the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni had'a great advantage over Sydney in speed. On her trials she attained 42 knots and maintained-39.8 knots for eight hours with her full armaments aboard. Sydney's speed 1425 only 34 knols. The Italian ship. In addition, carried two seaplanes and had heavier light armaments, including torpedo tubes,
RAIDERS
but made it clear that a rejection of LOSE-11
appeal to reason-would-result-in
a final attack on England with all the forces at Germany's command.
Several times he recalled his speech of October 6 last in which he said that he had stretched out his hands to France and England, even though by then, he was convinced of German and of the out- come of the war. He said he had been rejected, as had all his peuce offers in the past.
military superiority,
Hitler's Cardinal Aims
Hitler declared that the two cardinal atms in his foreign polley had been friendship with Italy the same as with England. He said "Despite my rincere efforts, it has not been possible to achieve friend- ship with England wilch, I believe. would have blessed both."
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an-
PLANES
Fierce Dog-Fights Over British Coast
-Eleven enemy aircraft (four LONDON, July 19 (Reuter). bombers and seven fighters) are officially reported to have been shot down by the R.A.F. anti-aircraft guns round the British coasts to-day,
and
Boys;
eight enemy planes were shot down by our fighters, and one by anti-ale- craft Are.
"In feree encounters that ensued.
LONDON, July 19 (Reuter).The managements of all firms working for the Government on war production will to-morrow
Wo Loso Five receive an appeal to make maxlinum use of skilled labour in a
LONDON, July 19 (Reuter).—An "What Is coming, will visit the peo-"Aircraft of the Fighter Command
Air Ministry communique great arms speed-up.
ple of England, not Churchill who and anti-aircraft guns engaged large Mr. Arthur Greenwood. Minister will probably be in Canada. He may forces of enemy aircraft in several Without Portfolio, explained the think the outcome will be the objective of the drive in a broadcast,hilation of Germany, but it will be actions on the south-east coast of
He said the appeal, signed by three the destruction of a great world Em- England during the day. Ministers, Mr. A. V. Alexunder (First pire whereof it was never my with Lord of the Admiralty), Mr. Herbert or rim." Morrison (luster of Supply) and Lord Benverbrook (Minister of Air- craft Production) would affect not but workpeople in many thousands of others.
Threo Necessities RANGOON, July 19 (Reuter)---A "In the last ten weeks," said Mr. Burma "Gazette Extmordinary" Greenwood, "there has been a great, issued to-day formally bans export to speed-up in factorles, and Instead of China of articles mentioned in the having moco workers than Jobs, we Anglo-Japanese Agreement.
have now reached a point where
DRAMATIC RACE only 8000 war production factories,
INTO CHINA
He promised to render a special report elsewhere regarding the en- trance of Italy into the war.
Accuses Churchill
"Soveral other enemy aircraft were damaged.
БЕУСП
"The number of aircraft reported He accused Churchill of blood-to-day as having been shot down by thirsty dilettantism. "It was never the IAF and anti-aircraft guns is my intention to destroy or harm now 11 (four bombers and the British Empire but the struggle fighters). Five of can end only with the complete missing." annihilation of one of two adver saries," he said.
our
fighters are
Ships Attacked LONDON, July 10 (Reuter)
Lull Ends SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH","
"The other Italian cruiser withdrew with the British forces in pursuit. “A British destroyer rescued 250 survivors from the sunken cruiser.” The Bartolomeo Colleoni was a light cruiser of 5,000 tons with a complement of 500. She was armed with eight six-inch guns, six 3.9 ins, guns and 16 anti-aircraft guns..
H.M.A.S. Sydney, of the Royal Australian Navy, is of 6,800 tons and has about the same armament as her opponent. She belongs to the Leander class of British cruisers.
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY
LONDON, July 20 (UP)—H.M.A.S. Sydney and the Italian cruiser were evenly matched on paper, each carrying eight 6-in, guns. The normal complement cruisers in the world. Her normal speed of 41 knots compared with the Sydney's of the Sydney is 550 and of the Collconi 500, but the Colleoni was one of the fastest 32.
BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, July 19 UP)-The Admiralty announced thai
The sailors were welcomed by the French authorities and wi be sent on the St. Kitɔ Raw Or
FIGHTERS AS WAR GIFT
In some respects the battle between the Italian and British cruisers may be likened to the River Plate battle, but with startlingly different results, At the Plate the Graf Spee fought two cruisers (one of the three British ships had been hard hit in the early part of the battle and had to withdraw) which, however, had auperior speed. Off. Crote the Sydney also fought two èraisers of much greater speed. In both battles the main superiority was in the men who manned the ships.
RUMANIAN ARMY DEMOBILISING
BUCHAREST, July 19 (Reuter) —
It is officially announced that further mits of the Rumanian army is de- mobiilsed.
men.
A belief that traffic might be stop-many types of skilled work we have been selected by fale to cause
"It almost causes me pain to have Tiventy-two German dive-kombers the British steamer King, John, 5,228 tons, and Davislan, 6,433 ped at a moment's notice caused more jobs than workers to fill them. final destruction of these politicians," tacked ships this afternoon, About tons, were sunk by an enemy raider near the West Indies. The big Deet of Chinese lorries to race for
the appearing over the English coast at- the China border so as to be well great numbers of men and women thing about the British was how such ped but not a single ship was hit.
"We must do three things. First, he added. "The only remarimble 20 high explosive bonibs were drop-raider is believed to be a converted merchant vessel, which is neross British territory by midnight, must be trained for skilled and semi- according
telegram from Lashle sillied operations; secondly, we have abominable troops could be employ-attack and drove the raiders put to to
miserably equipped, poorly trained To-day only a few lorries could be to make sure that no worker who is ed for such a serious lisic."
Anti-aircraft Are broke up the
known to be at large In the Atlantic. seen before the "Gazelle" ban, but a skilled is allowed to waste his skill on
PORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, considerable amount of cargo rework of
sca. One was shot down and is be- July 19 (UP). Forty British salfors moined and it would take months to highest he can do, thirdly, we have a lower grado' thun the
-Ciano Was Thera
loved to have crashed into the sea in arrived at St. Bartholemy, on July 17 clear.
LONDON, July 10 (Reuter).-
mid-Channel after one of the crew from two British cargo vessels which The
Ito train unskilled or, semi-skilled Count Clano. The
It is understood that this will South-west
had jumped with his parachule. Transportation workers to more highly skilled work. Minister, occupied a seat in the front reach him.
Italian Foreign
were.zunk on July 13. Ho was drowned before help could.
affect between 150,000 and 200,000 Company, carriers for the Chinese "The Government were making row of the Reichstag this evening Central Government, announced that the oppeal to employers. for co before Hitler began to speak. they are to carry on as usual with operation. In perfect confidence that
Reports of incidents Latest Gesture By 1
frontiers with Hungary and Bulgaria on tha articies not specified in the ban.. it would be answered. As the ap-grey uniform of the German armed five day lull in air activity
Most of the deputies were in Beid -The manager, stated: "We smelt peal says, we can no longer thinic of forces.
LONDON, July 10 (UP) The BRITISH SHIPS
British Guiana
are officially dented by the War the ban and we managed to get most personal profts of the future of a
Ministry, which states that Rumanian LONDON, July 10 (Reuter)The
troops who of the ammunition well away earlier. particular firm or industry. We must Foreign Minister; personally greeted spread German raids in six sections
Jonckim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Britain ended to-day with wide
Sultan of Zanzibar, the Executive
were sent to these frontlers aro We haven't much now."
think of the nation's intercat alone." Count Ciano as the latter appeared increased throughout the day, cul- ocially announced that two Britfal fighters for the Colonial air squadron, chequer of $250,000 authorised as a
SUNK
now withdrawn and Council and the Finance. Committee demobilised to help in the harvest, of the British Isles. The pressure
of the Legislative Council have given on the platform.
LONDON, July 19. (Reuter)It is £20,000 for the purchase of two imbursement to His Majesty's Ex- In the opening sitting: Marshal minating is a terrific air raid on merchant ships, King John Two members of the Hongkong Goering referred to those who had shippin off the south-east coast.
and
The Council of British Gulana un grant to cover expenditure for special. Volunteer Defence Corps har been laid down their lives on the battledings and folds in south cost, south enemy raider, believed to be a con- to rollove the
The raiders bombed towns, buil region of the West Indies by an pressing the wish to all inhabitants tribution or payment from Davision, have been sunk in the animously passed at resolution awarded the Efficiency
Modal, feld. He paid a tribute to their west and north-west England and inverted merchant vessel known to be from giving Utem Onancial desistance the cost of work now in progress.
ex-work this year and any further con- They are Company Quartermaster sacrifices. He said that the Reich-south-west and north-cast Scotland at, large in the Atlantic, Sergeant S. E. Edgar and Private Istog, representing the German people, and Wales. They were driven off by
British Government Colonial Development Fund towards the Burson.
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All British ships have been during the war. The resolution, ace
war-cording to an official announcement offer affords yet another striking Lord Lloyd has replied that the in London, walves any claim to re-example of the unity of the Empire.
"Sen Back Paga: For Farther Late Nows
over.