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May 5 1941:
HITLER DELIVERS RAVING SPEECH: ATTACKS PREMIER: · DISTORTS FACTS
lead to bo
in
the
Gallant Role by R.A.F.
In Greece Evacuation
THE FOLLOWING FULL REPORT OF HITLER'S SPEECH DELIVERED TO THE REICHSTAG WAS RECEIVED IN HONGKONG THIS MORNING:
LONDON, May 4 (Reuter). Thus the peace of the Balkans will they allow their
reduced. After stating the German was broken."
Why Reich Kept Contact
The Future version of the origin of the war,
Hitler paid tribute to the brave I can only assure you that I look Hitler said that a few weeks resistance offered by Greek soldiers, into the "future with perfect after. its outbreak, the Polish with some faint hope of being able tranquillity and the greatest confid- State,, which had been reckless to contribute to a solution of the pro-ence. The German Reich and fis LONDON, May 4 (Reuter).—The great part played by the had Allies will present in military, Royal Air Force in the withdrawal of the Empire force from for the financial interests of foot severed relations with Greece, economie, and above all, moral res~] Greech is told by the Air Ministry news service. enough to allow itself to be used blem, Hitler continued, Germany
He was, however, in duty bound to pects a force which is superior to annihilated point out to the world that "we would any possible combination was
not passively allow a slow revival world."
Concluding, Hitler said that looking of the old Salonlica scheme of the
up to the Almighty who guides Great War
not human destiny, "Let us be particular On October 6, taken seriously enough with the re-ly thankful that he has made it
that the British began to possible for us to uchlove those great R A.F. the biggest task of the I, therefore, once more publicly suit stated that Germany had neither establish bases for the formation of successes. 1939,
We can only beg him not campaign, it says. Bombers, flying demanded nor intended to demand new Salonika army. They begin to foraake our people in the future boats, captured enemy aircraft, and or by laying aut aerodromes and as well. We will not only survive British fighters played an outstanding anything either from Britain France, and that it was madness to establishing the necessary ground or-ibls war but a
ganisations and finally à continuous come.” "Just as the appeal on September stream of transports brought equip- 1, 1939, proved vain, this renewed ment for an army which, according appeal also met with almost indign-to Mr Church's iden, was to be just rejection, The British War-landed in Greece in the course of a Bongers and their Jewish capitalistic few weeks. backers could find no other explana
warmongers, and destroyed.
"I these circumstances, I consider ed I should make yet another appeal
to common sense in the conscience
of those statesmen.
continue the war.
the
tion of this appeal which I made on
than grounds, humanitarian assumptior.
- of Germany.
1s
warning, he said,
Italian Reverses
was
The reverse suffered by the Italian
of weakness on the part Army In North Africa, owing to cer- tir material inferiority in their They declared that on no account tanks and anti-tank- guns, finally led must such a peace be made until the Me Churchill to believe that the time German Relch was broken up and was ripe to transfer the theatre of
thousand years to
Matsuoka Makes A Suggestion
war from Libya to Greece, convinced U. S. Visit, To Japan that he could now piroceed to carry
the German people so defeated and reduced to such distress that they would queue up siste the field
the coup while would in- TOKYO. May (Reuter)Dis kitchens of their enemies begging for mediately set the Balkans aane, carding suggestions that he should food.
Thus did Churchili commit one of to to the United States, Mr Yosuke Norway's Past
the greatest strategle blunders of Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign "At that time, the Norwegian this war.
Minister. In an interview at Kyoto, Government was misled by thei
As soon as there could be no fur-asserted that it would be far more stubborn Insistence of Churchill's ther doubt regarding Britain's inten
appropriate. for President Roosevelt prophecies, and had already begun totion to gain a foothold in the Balkans, or Mr Cordell Hull to come to Tokyo toy with the idea of a British landing Hiller said that he took steps to as to learn about the conditions existing on their soil.
semble the necessary torres for the in the Orient. "It was thanks to Churchill's and
of counter-attacking ༢133!
"I studied in Amerten; I know Reynaud's lerdencler to gossip that
tricks. This action was not Americans and I can grasp the real the German Government gained directed against Greece and Mus-situation now existing in the United knowledge of the plans being made salini did not even request him to States; but I doubt whether President against the Reich and the Corman place a sinde German ilivision at his Roosevelt or Mr Hull can grasp the people. There was no doubt that the disposal for the purpose.
True situation in the Far East, British design or Norway wan
was the
Mussolini was convinced, and hel
"I believe that Japanese-American most serious threat to Germany. was of the same opinion, that with problems could be more easily solved
"Immediately after the failure of the advent of good weather,
the
by President Roosevelt or Mr Hulli these plans,. Increased pressure was struggle against Greece would be visiting Japan than by my going to exerted British war-nangers on brought to a speedly and successful the United States," he said. Belgium and Holland. The aim was
conclusion. to advance the front to the Rhine, thus threatening to paralyse German iron and steel production centres.
Greatest Battle
"On May 1, 1910, the enemy efforts were broken up in a few days and the stage was set for operations which culminated in the greatest battle of auniillation in the history of the world.
On July 19, 1940, I convened the German Reichstag and again selzed the opportunity of urging the world to make peace. I made it perfectly clear,
that such hope
Experwever, in the light of past
only
penn
اني
German
Why Nazi Troops Were There
The concentration forces, there, was not made for the purpose of assisting the Italians against Greece but as a precautionary measure against a British attempt fo strengthen themselves secretly in the Balkens.
Hitler then elaborated
upon the
Police Insp. Honoured
Dinner Last Night
Inspector Noor Mohammed was the efforts made to establishest of his fellow-costramen inst uest of honour at a dinner party feiendly relations with Yugo-Slav night at the Special Guards Quarters,
Wyndham Street.
an endeavour to prevent her be- coming involved in a Balkan war.
lle praised the practical attitude of Turkey's leaders in preserving her independence and carrying out her own resolution.
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Thousands of men and women, it says, were evacuated by the R.A.F. while British fighters, heavily outnumbered, guarded the continuous stream of ships that went back and forth.
The order for withdrawal set the
part
in gelting Empire troops safely away.
All day and all night aircraft of i every type-bombers, flying boats, training machines and civil aircraft packed to capacity with human cargo -flew to safely and returned for
more.
The R.A.. has countless stories of | gallantry to tell of the evacuation.
Ships Guarded
In addition to thousands of men and women brought away by nir, thousands more were guarded as they
ships.
Japanese
Shipping
Hold-Up
Labour Shortage
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, May 3 (Domei).The
made the journey in big and little lengthening of the present maximum working day to 12 hours In view of British air forces in Greece scored to effect a speeding-up of the nation- Personnel of no longer existing the shortage of labour and in order perhaps the greatest triumph of six al shipbuilding industry, was jointly months of arduous campaigning, und proposed by the Commerce and Wel- though the Rt.A.F. suffered heavy fure Ministries at the Cabinet meet- losses, the enemy suffered far greater, ing on Friday.
Air Bases Lost
Il is expected that the plan will be When, owing to the enemy break-adopted after the Govertiment confers through on the left flank, the Army with shipbuilding leaders and Navy commanders decided to withiraw to omleials from May 7 to 16, at Tokyo, a new line, the R.A.F. suffered the Nagoya, Osaka and Kukuoka, severest blow of the campaign. They were forced back to two or three
Boosting Birthrate bases only and the odd temporary landing grounds they used at the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ start. All the new aerodromes which). TOKYO, May 3 (Domel).-For the had been built were lost or were too encouragement of bigger and better close to the enemy lines to be used, families, the Welfare Ministry's
.
The enemy hammered at the few Social Insurance Bureau is planning remaining bases continuously so that the grant of 20 yen as a bonus for |it became impossible to obtain re-leach birth in addition to 30 yen to
placements of aircraft. Nevertheless, cover confinement expenses. the available plancs took off at all limes and infleted great damage on the enemy forces.
Six Months' Campaign Details of the campaign before Germany invaded Greece show that
Health Insurance benefis are vast- ly increased under the Ministry's plan which boosts. the number of those eligible from the present 050,- 000 to 1,000,000 cluding all earning below Yen 10 salary carners by in- at the end of six months of arduous lastead of the former Yen 100. Dghting against Italy, RA.F. bombers
Another important feature is the had carried, out more than 300 raids confined as destroyed in the air bend and nearly 300 enemy aircraft were wiping out of ilme limits for accident sides the huge total
sickness
will allow pay- of aircraft ments to continue until full recovery damaged in the str and on the has been made, regardless of the
Deprived of Nationality
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Mr. Abbas Khan, Hon. Commis ground. sioner of the Police Reserves, pre- sided over a gathering of about 300 be small."
guests and recalled the Inspector's After attacking "Jewish democratic
brilliant career in the Police Guards capitalism." " Hitler continued: "Euro-
and
After repeating facts in relation to in which, by d from the hum-
and American
faithful! war-mongers
had Succeeded once again
service, 'he "the sound commonsense of the masses Three Power Pact, Iltler said Gat blest position to that of inspector.
in befogging the adherence of Yugo-Slayla to the on March 25, 1941, he left Vienna
Mr Abbas Khan recalled Even my warning against the night Lombing of evilian population was duly happy because he believed that Inspector Mohamined was a ships at the last moment German Inter- interpreted as a sign of Germen imvention in the Balkans might become was pirated in
guard on the 5.5. Sui An when she VICHY, May, 4 (UP)-Hy a decree potence. Again and again I uttered superfluous when "I heard of the
1022. During the Issued to-day. Marshal Petain hus warnings against this specifle type of coup which caused Churchill to utter piracy he showed great courage and deprived Eve Curie, Henry Bernstein aerial warfare.
his joyous words that at last he had in appreciation of his work he was and 27 others of their French citizen. raised to the rank of Sergeant Majorship, and confiscated their properties Assurances Disregarded
something gond to report.
Later he was promoted to Sub-in the first application of The "My assurance that from the given
Inspector and now to Inspector. moment every one of Churchill's
empowering Marshal Petain to with- In conclusion, Mr Abbas Khan ask-draw the nationality of French clti- bombs would be returned if necessary
"I at once gave orders to attacked all those present to follow Inspec-zens abroad who by acts, speeches a hundredfold failed to induce this Yugo-Slavin because it was impostor Mohammed's example and serve or writings seek to impede Petain's man to consider even for an instant sible for anyone to treat the German their government with loyalty and national revolution or pursue a poller the criminal nature of his actions." Reich this way."
Hitler reiterated Germany's deter- Hitler described in detail the main
luble to harm Freneli nationals, mination to retaliate for British ruxla plan of the campaign against Yugo-
Prayers For Victory on Germany If necessary with 100 Slavia and Greece in co-operation
The Muslim priest, H. S. M. Noor! bombs for every British one dropped with the Italian Army after a Ben- success of British orma in the pre- Veteran Airmen To
Shah, conducted a prayer for the until the British nation gets rid of eral agreement had bzen Churchill.
collapse we witnessed in May and June last year caused these plans to
Order To Attack Serbs.
Booty Taken
prescut
faithfulness.
sent war.
Mr Rehmat Khan, Chief Warder,
Axis Eyes On Palestine
Train Malayans
law
tures conserverents. The new men-
length of time required. The Bureau stated thut the Bill will be sent to- the Diet following further improve- Iments in its contents,
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int Mr Churchill had al-
the American Clipper. ment to Parliament last Thursday, leged that the Greek campaign had A.S.P. (R), Subedar Majer Moham-
General Clagelt will be the rat Hitler declared that it could only be cast Germany 76,000 lives which were ned Shah, Subedar Mohammed All described
Malayan pilots. who gained, their Air Corps. Generals Omeer Com- as "symptomatic of R more
than dou
the losses of the
Acting S.I. Lall Khun, Messes, H. M. certificates in Malayan flying clubs manding the Air Forces of the Phillp- paralytic disease or the ravings of whole western campaign. a drunkard."
The number of Englishmen. New Shaft, K. B. Sheikh, Imam Din, and upon the outbreak of war Joined pines indicative of the stress the Zealanders and Australians taken Channan Singh, Abdul Aziz, Jahan the Royal Air Force in Singapore, United States Army is placing on the Balkan Theatre He then accused Mr Churchill of prisoner exceeds 9.000 officers and Dad. M. Abdullah, Niamatulish and are to be sent to a fighter squadron building up of its pir strength in the now stationed in Mainya, which is Philippines with new planes and planning to transform the Balkans men, he declared, adding that the Nazir Ahmed.
equipped `with speedy Brewster into a theatre of war as carly as the booty cannot even be approximately
Buffalo fighters, to be trained as
personnel.
General Clagett was stationed in winter of 1939-40. The sudden estimated at present.
fighter pilots.
the Philippines from 1008 to 1910 as They will be taught by experienced an Infantry lieutenant. Bghter pilots-shy young Britishers Mr Henry R. Luce, author and temporarily abandoned. By The share of booty due to the Ger-
who not so very long ago were editor of "Time" and "Life" also autumn fast year, Churchili began to man forces, according to
hurling their Spitfires and Hur-arrived on the Clipper with his wife estimates, amounts to 500,000 rifles, tackle this problem once again.
of machine-guns,
ricanes at hordes of the German Clare Booth. They are en route to "Meantime, however, certain dif-many thousands
ChungkinE. ficulties had arisen
mor- ROME, May 4 (UP)-In an edit-Luftwaffe raiding London. as a result of anti-aircraft weapons, trench
large orial in the "Voce d'Itàlin" to-day, Rumania
quantities of arnmunition und equip- Signor Guydu, commenting on the pollic
meni.
British situation in the Mediterrane-i Hitler the gave what he demons For the operations in the southeast, an following the Greek defeat, hints
outline of Germany's policy in the Balkans" in which lie 31 full and two half divisions were that the Axis may attack Palestine said that the Reich never pushed my apart, of which two infantry and as well as resume the offensive in
Alpine divisions, six tank divisions, Egypt. territorial or other salosh political three full and two half mechanised in Ethiopia are planning the re- He asserted that the Italian forces interests in the Balkans. On the
divisions of the urmy and ormed contrary, the Reich had always en-SS. deavoured to build up and strengthen troops look part in the actual conquest of last territory the moment the British slacken the pressure. He close economie ties with these states. fighting.
The losses to the German army also alleged that the hostilities in Iraq The Reich was only interested in and air force as well as S.S. troops in are obliging England to send con one thing, It indeed there was any question of political interest, namely, this campaign were the "emallest we aiderable forces there.
Schepping out of England's fars, numerous vehicles and
ine.
have over suffered so far."
In seeing that internally her business Italy had more than earned any partner was established on a sound territorial and political influence she and healthy basis.
had obtained by the very great sneri- | Aces in blood she had made since
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MENZIES GOES TO OTTAWA
Hongkong's Big Part In Supplying Empire Ships
Hongkong's two big shipbuilding yards are working hand in and with other shipbuilders in the Empire to supply cargo vessels for the merchani fleet,
Both, the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd and the Taikoo Dockyard are building handy cargo carriers up to 5,000 tons. The former last year built not only the hull of a fast modern cargo boat, but also her main propelling engines, the largest marine power unit which has come out of this part of the world.
Canada's Role
1. Greece and Rumania Hitler referred to the British 'October last year for the future of SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" guarantees to Rumania and Greece, the AxİB.
LONDON, May 4 (UP)-Local and sold that Rumania had to pay! Hint To America
Australian circles to-day said that Mr
India, ancient builder of ships, of shipbuilding is shown by the bitterly for the guarantee which was calculated to estrange her from the States, tier continued: "When to gone to Ottawa from New York to equal to the best of the West.
Referring presumably to the Unlled Menzies the Australian Premier has is preparing to launch vessels orders to the value of £250,000 for Inarine propelling engines and Axis
XIs PowerE
das the democratic agilators of asco Mr MacKenzie King, the Cana- Although South Africa has no real auxiliary machinery recently placed Greece, who least of all required country, to which the German people dinn Prime Minister and
In Queensland. other shipbuilding industry, Durban's well- guarantee, was also prepared to have never done any harm and whose Canadian leaders.
way to British persuasion to link statement that the German
equipped repairing yard and dry give way
people her destiny with that of a country intended to do so is nothing but an ton for three days during which time slipping goes round the Cape instead He will then proceed to Washing- dock are most valuable to-day when
Canada has which provided her King with cash absurd 11e, are threatening to choke he will visit President Roosevelt end of through Sucz
now moro than doubled the 4,000 akilled workers and orders.
ven to-day, I feel that I must the National Socialist people and then proceed to the Pacific coast and
In the last 18 months, Australia employed before the war in her 40 stato which havo become irksome to homeward.
has greatly extended her shipbuild shipbuilding and repairing establish the force of their capitalis-
ing resources. A new shipyard, om- ments. Contracts for 18 merchant ayatom
lished ot
Whyalla, South Australia, capacity, have just been placed in LONDON, May 4 (Reuter)Mr to build ships of, up to 12,000 tons. Quebec, Montreal and Vancouver, the duty of true again, experience year such as 1918 Ramsay Muir, one of the most pro- The famous Cockatoo Lland yard is expected that in about a year's Madurnip SMALL COP HOL ments in all branches of national s'ado' noted writer"
but will rise to all higher achieve-minent members of the Liberal Party cad build four ships at one time, time the first of them will be sent of violations tralliy in the late: summer of 1940, resistance.
on historical, while Mort's Dock, Sydney, can turn municipal" economic Italy felt gilled upon to make pro-They will profeas more fanaticni- died to-day aged subjects, out; two large and several small down the ways,
R pornis to the Greek Government and ly thin ever.the axiom Neither forceHe reigned trom's Univerally pro- Adelaide and Williamstown, with relier with the reservoir of new ton- vesela simultaneously Both Port These ships, from the Empire, tos idomande guarantees that would tend of armis nor time will hvar make us Teksorship and Bocaina (Camember of uxperience of bullding thip in the name In USA are an Important faz puts angende o conditions, which yield let alone break up they Parliament and was chefman of the Inst war, sull possess expert lábéliz, addition, Introdanig month by month
ANGUSZ Zaption for three quotquipment of the Common to the arawirls xparision of Britain
distinguish between the Greek people them, and their material produc- Writer-Politician. Dies ploying 2,000 men, is being estab- vessels, each of, 9,300 tons carrying
and that thin top layer of corrupt the s feaders who were inspired by a king tion, then there can only be one ana-
who was subservient to Britain and wer. The German people will never
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