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FOUNDED 1041
No. 10480
二拜禮號六月五英港香
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941.
日一十月四
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
TURKEY'S OFFER TO MEDIATE IN IRAQ'S DISPUTE WITH BRITAIN
LONDON, MAY 5 (REUTER)-IT IS NOW CONFIRMED IN LONDON THAT THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAVE OFFERED TO MEDIATE BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND IRAQI GOVERNMENTS, SAYS “REUTER'S" DIPLomatic corRESPONDENT.
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, WHILE GREATLY APPRECIATING THE FRIENDLY MOTIVE OF The Turkish GOVERNMENT, HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO POINT OUT THAT THE ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITE OF ENTERING INTO ANY NEGOTIATIONS IS THE WITH. DRAWAL OF IRAQI TROOPS FROM HABBANIYAH.
IMPOSSIBLe iraqi coNDITION
ISTANBUL, May 5 (UP)—The Foreign Minister,
EXPENSIVE RAID M. Sarajogiu has offered his services as intermediary
ON CRETE
Heavy Nazi Air Losses
Special to the “Telegraph”
in the dispute between Iraq and Britain and the Turkish Foreign Office is reported to be very active in attempting to settle the matter.
It is understood that the Iraq Government, as one of the conditions of a possible agreement, propose that British troops be withdrawn from the country, but it is CAIRO, May 5 (UP)—An R.A.F. communique admitted that this bargaining point represents a serious states that British fighter planes intercepted enemy demand. Simultaneously it is emphasized that Britain planes which were raiding Crete and shot down, four cannot lose her communications with Turkey and Pales- and damaged another. Anti-aircraft fire destroyed others.
Direct Hits On Scharnhorst
and Gneisenau
Sustained Attack By R.A.F.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
LONDON, May 5 (UP)—The Air Ministry announced to-day that pilots claimed direct hits on the German battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest last night.
The attack on Brest was intense, lasting two hours, beginning shortly before' mid- night.
C-in-C Appointed
TOBRUK
CANEA, Crete, May 5 (Re-BATTLE
ter)-Allied forces In Crete are now under the command of the
New Zealand General, Major CONTINUES
General C. B. Freyberg, V.C., Commander-in-Chief of the New |Zealand Expeditionary Force.
This is announced in the following. Order of the Day by the Greek Prime Minister and War Minister, Dr Em-
tine.
Official Communique CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter)---An official communique.
Issued British G.H.Q. states:
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"Iraqi baniyalı was rendered vicinity of comparatively Inactive yesterday by out aircraft.
raft. The garrison Habbaniyah is intact and has suffered Counter-Attack By
very few casualties from the un- British Forces
provoked Iraqi attack. A greater of the Iraqi air force has part
al. CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter)-On ready been destroyed by our air force
either while manuel Tsoudcros: "In order belter the night of May 3-4, our troops British camps or is the result
attempting to attack the to conduct the struggle which
Wat Tobruk launched a counter-attacks by our air force on Iraqi air have undertaken with our powerful
"After Gcorge and his Government have de- on the enemy and broke up pre British construction gang which was ally, Great Britain, His Majesty King attack, inflicting heavy casualties bases.
attacking an unarmed cided that the Allied troops of the parations which were being made in the vicinity, Iraqi forces on May 2. island should-be-placed-under-a-single for a renewal of attack, says a occupied Ruthah. command.
"Major General Freyberg has been communique. appointed Commander-in-Chief of the In the Sollum arca, our forces of the island."
mechanised forces were again active. Several enemy detach-
Nazi Raiders ments were successfully engaged formed circles to-day stated that the
Pay Dearly
Many Downed Over
British Isles
with losses in personnel and armoured fighting vehicles.
new British defence lines have been
Dent In Defences CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter)-A Mili The R.A.F. pilots carried great
tary spokesman described the posi- loads of armour-piercing bombs, and
tion at Tobruk to-day as "Both sides the pilots report very nccurate bomb-
are still licking their wounds." bolls battle- İne. Direct hits on
- LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)- cruisers are claimed. Sticks of very
On the first day of this attack, he heavy bombs also feil repeatedly The German air force lost at added, the enemy made a breach of across the dockyard in which one least eight bombers on Sunday 2,000 yards like a bilster in the south- vessel is berthed."
One pilot sald that he had spent night to the fire of British night west part of the outer perimeter but an hour and a quarter going back- fighters, anti-aircraft guns and built across this point which was ward and forward over Brest, includ-a destroyer when the principal some miles from the inner defence log three runs cruisers, before
dropped his targets were Northern Ireland line.
The spokesman said that it was and northwest England, includ- bombs
Ing-for the fourth night in quite probable that the enemy had
last a total of 50 tanks so far. Fuccession-Merseyside.
Communications by sea remained The destroyer Southdown, it be open and a number of prisoners had came known to-night, raised the already been sfilpped. night's total to just half that of Saturday night when she was attack- ed by a twin-engined German bomber. Her fire caused the raider, to burst into flames and crash into the
over
the battle-
Glorious Hour LONDON, May 5 (Reuter).—In one crowded hour on Sunday night over an enemy occupied aerodrome in German occupied France, from which bombers attack Britain, one R.A.F. pilot attacked Ave Nazi raiders re- turning to their base. Although he WOB was unable to see the result of his attacks, states the Air Ministry News Service, five of the enemy planes must be
regarded ne seriously damaged.
Brest A Poor Shelter
sea.
The Southdown proceeded on her course without having suffered any casualties.
Daylight Success LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)--Two German planes were shot down dur-
THREAT TO AZORES Portuguese Fear Parachutists
་
LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)—A ing daylight to-day when a small great load of heavy armourplercing number of enemy aircraft crossed the |
JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 5 bombs was carried to Brest on Sun-southeast coast of Britain. day, night by the R.A.F. to drop on Bombs were dropped at a point in (Reuter).There is widespread the two Nazi battle cruisers, Scharn- the routheast and there wern bursts fear in Portugal that a German TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 TURN to Back Page, Column 3 parachute invasion of the Azores
Big Plane
Britain
America's
Output For
Special to the "Telegraph"
might be imminent, said Captain Grove, captain of the liner Ex- calibur, on her arrival from Lisbon.
"In the Basra aren, our troops remain in occupation without inter- ference.
Situation Delicate CAIRO, May 5 (UP)-Well In- fighting is continuing around
Hab- banlyah and that the situation is "a Uttie delleate. An unarmed British construction party in the vicinity of Rutba have probably been taken prisoner. The party consisted main- ly of workmen belanging to local tribes but were led by a few British supper officers and non-commission- ed offleers,
Warning Leaflets LONDON, May 5 (UP)-Radio Ankara this evening quoted the Boghdad radio as saying that British planes dropped leaflets on Baghdad warning the population that continu- ed resistance against the British troops would result in the bombing of official buildings and that Baghdad replied that if such is done, drug planes will bomb Briush residences. It also quoted a declaration by Roschid All to the nation and army thanking the nation for the patriotistn shown during the first hours of the struggle and assuring the people that It was the Government's aim
to
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British Bombers Did This At Bergen
Amongst the many important objectives of British bombers have been the German oc- cupled ports of France, Holland, Norway, and Denmark. These two pictures illustrate the effectiveness of those attacks. One protograph shows a military objective in Bergen sent up in billowing smoke, and below a German transport loaded with war material sunk at a pler in the Bergen harbour.
U. S. Admirals Back
Britain To Win
Special to the "Telegraph"
GERMAN
DESIGNS ON SYRIA Military Base Rumours
ZURICH, May 5 (Reuter). Political circles here assume that Germany is anxious to have per, mission to use Syria as a military base.
No authoritative information,, however, is available in connec- tion with Germany's proposals to Vichy which were handed by Herr Otto Abetz, the Nazi Am-" bassador to France, to Admiral...... Darlan, the Vichy Foreign Minis- ter, during the week-end.
Darlan For Paris -LONDON;-May-6-(Reuter)-The Swiss radlo reports from Vichy that |Admiral Darlan, who left this after- noon for Paris, is accompanied by two |diplomatie advisers.
The announcer said that the diplo- Imatic negotiations whlei Admiral
Darlan will conduct in Paris are far-reaching importance for the future of French-German relations.
GIBRALTAR
Evacuation of Civilians Continues
GIBRALTAR, May 5 (Reuter)
of
NEW YORK, May 5 (UP).-Seventeen experts on military and political affairs-including four retired Admirals-to-day de-It is officially announced here that clared that the statements that Britain has already lost the war and cannot be saved by ald from the United States are unwar-
ranted.
Their joint statement anys:
Amazing New "The essential element of British
U. S. Plane
Too Fast To See
safeguard the nation, and to continue The Lockheed-10 was demonstrated to fight on to victory.
Patrols Watchful CAMO, May 5 (Reuter) Success- TURN to Back Page, Column 3
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** LOS ANGELES, May 0 (UP).— to the public for the first time to-day and is so fast that it disappears be fore it can be heard,
Thirty thousand persons saw the knife across the sky and vanish
survival and ultimate victory is the maintenance of a sufficient flow of shipping across the At lantic. American naval and air forces now possess the striking power, as in 1917, to equalise and perhaps turn to our advantage the struggle which is now being waged along the convoy routes.”
The signatories of the statement included Admirals William V. Pratt, illam H. Standley, both former Chter of Naval Operations, Vice
ful infantry patrols from Habbaniyah or the twin motors were heard. Admiral William L. Rodgers, former
Concession
To Chinese
It climbed vertically and the speed attained is believed to be more than 500 mph.
The design is perfect but it is be- lieved that it will fly 400 m.p.h. on three quarters throlile. It carries two rapid fire cannon and four or six heavy machine-guns.
On the day the. Excalibur loft H.K. Immigration Law Chiang's Concern Over
Lisboh he saw a Portuguese troopship with
about 3,000 soldiers leave, apparently for the Azores.
He understood that a similar
several days before.
Modified
Panamanian Chinese
President of the Naval War. College, and Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, former Commander in Chief of the Asiatic Fleet.
They gave eight reasons for their belief and concluded that “even if it is true-which we deny that Britain
Is destined to Jose the war, it is ime perative that Hjller's victory.be us long delayed and os costly as possible,
Sun Yat-sen ANNIVERSARY
WASHINGTON, May 5 (UP)—The Department of Com. contingent left for the Azores which last December was, first shok is showing deep concern over Nows)-In commemoration
merce' announces that 414 noroplanes valued at $25,000,000 and 983 engines valued at $18,500,000 were shipped to Britain during March.
on March when 1,216 planes were produced.
Informed quarters said that 78 were.
commercialplanes and the balance
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHTM CHUNGKING, May 5 (UP), CHUNGKING, May A (Central) Hongkong's immigration Law News).Generalissimo Chiang Kal-
CHUNGKING, May.... &......... (Central of the the Chinese who have been forced 20th anniversay of the establishment extended to include Chinese has to return to China owing to the new of the Revolutionary Government now been modified as far as restrictions imposed by the Panama and the assumption by the Inte Dr Chinese are concerned according Government.
Site Sun Yat-sen of the post of Extra- to the Foreign Offico.
He has instructed the Secretariata lordia
ordinary President of The regulation nforcing Chinese of the Central Kuomintang Head Republic, a mass meeting attended by entering or leaving the Colony to quarters to send a telegram to Mr over 800 persons including many high produce a passport as well as a visa Chow Chi-kang, Vice Chairman of Government ometals, was held this a will be Too hing been altered and henceforth only the Commission: on Overseas: Affairs; morning/MAM det 2016/10
Previäudy the British Consulate charged 60 yuan for a residential vise" and three yukta
PLANES OVER ALEXANDRIA
New Record High It was learned to-day that United States deroplane produc- went to the Army, and Briialt CAIRO, Mayo tion hit a abw High mark during Mr William Knudsen, Chairman of aircraft few over Alexandria between CAPHS 1498 planes being turned the Office of Production Management 10 p.m. and 11.80 p.m. last Sunday Taid recently that, the Mardin output / night. There were no casualties, or The previous record was would be doubled by A
[damage:
who have arrived in Hongkong ex pressing concern over her conditions and-commending theirg
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the Chinesa
„mámber of the
further evacuations of civilians are taking place shortly.
Lists numbering over 1,000 to-day included many Spanish refugees.
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