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has also met already in its now sure roundings.
Norwegian
Sentiments
Westminster Abbey
LONDON, May, 12 (Reuter). LONDON, May 12 (Reuter),—— Surrounded by ruins, Westminster Lofoten fishermen have threa Abbey-to-day in structurally intact. tened to destroy their nets and. An examination shows that the cease fishing altogether if any roof is not irretrievably damaged and the organ, one of the finest in more of their houses are des. troyed by the Germans, who are the country, is undamaged,
Four of the ancient stone arches of burning them as reprisals for the Little Cloister have been dam-the British raid, it is learned in aged by Gre.
London.
The Abbey musle, the library and priceless parchments and also the famous Coronation Stone had been removed some time ago to places of safety.
To-day, when workmen were busy putting a temporary cover over the hole in the roof, is the anniversary
and Queen sut in coronation robes beneath the lantern-which is now open to the sky-is a heap of rubble and broken woed,
May 13, 1941:
Breaks An Ankle In Landing
FROM PAGE ONE
of Germany and a Party Leader of the National Socialists, has larded in Sectiond in the following circum- stances.
"On the night of Saturday, May 10, he left Augsburg, Bavarla, in an aeroplane for an unknown destina- Lion and landed by parachute in Scot necessitating hospital treatment. land, sustaining a broken ankie,.
name as Horn but later on he do- When he was taken, he gave his clared that he was Rudolf Hess.
"He brought with him various An amazing demonstratior Norwegian solidarity with Britain ages, apparently in order to establish photographs of himself at different
of
occurred at a'recent funeral of three photographs were
sonally.
to be photographs of Hess by people who knew him per- "Accordingly, an official of the closely
acquainted with Hess before the war, has been sent up by aeroplane to see him in hospital.
British airmen shot down during a raid. Although a lonely Island was chosen for the burial and the date and place kept secret, it leaked out the coronation, Where the King and was passed on by word of mouth. Foreign Omee, who was
When the cortege arrived at the tiny tuland, the Germans were astonished to And that hundreds of people who had crossed from scores of smalt beats were lining the graveside, ac- These seats which were then oc- cupled by peers and peeresses and curding to a message to the Norwe high omcers of state in their colour-inn telegraph agency. ful robes and uniforms are thick with dust which has covered every- thing.
The scene to-day is indeed a stark contrast with that day four years ngo,
Mayors Killed At Duty LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)- Two mayors have been killed in raids on London, the Mayor of Westminster on Saturday night while visiting a shelter which received a direct hit, and the Mayor of Bermondsey, who was helping in fighting fires. In a recent raid,
Berlin's Version Of Flight
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The official announcement of the National Socialist Parly broadcast by the German news agency states:
"The Party member. Rudolf Hess owing to his suffering from illness of many years standing, was strictly forbidden by the Fuehrer to embark upon
any further flying activity, recently was
while contrary to
of
able,
to orders, to get possession an aeroplano,
"On Saturday, May 10, at about
Greek Naval
Losses
CANEA, Crete, May 12 (Reuter). The Greck 0,450 ton cruiser Averot, several destroyers and sub- marines are the only vessels of the Greek Navy which escaped the mass attacks of the German air force Greek harbours and shipping.
on
The ships lost included three des troyers, len small torpedo boats and the old battleship, Kilkis, which, having no anti-aircraft protection and being berthed at the Royal Arsenal base, sank after being set on fire during. raid.
This statement was authoritatively made to-day.
Hellenic Committee
overseas
CAIRO, May 12 (Reater),An Hellenle National Con- mittee has been officially created in of Crete.
Egypt under the Central Government
Flight To Spain Reported
Last month Hess was reported to have flown to Spain with a message for General Franco.
Later an offcial denial that he was actually visiting Spain was issued but I did not say that he had not been here.
Twelve days ago, Hess was at the Nazi Brown House In Munich re- ceiving Admiral Salvador Merino, the Spanish Minister of Marine, and Icader
of the Spanish Falangist syndicate.
Hess The Man: One Of "Old Guard"
FROM PAGE ONE above Himmler, Goebbels, von Rib- bentrop and Goering.
Hess was Hitler's private secretary in the old Beer Cellar days and was interned with him in the fortress of
Landsberg. There he took down the first pages of "Mein Kampf" at Hitler's dictation.
at
When Hitler came to power, Hess Similar Committees will be formed brought to Hitler every bit of con- the head of the Hatsan staff America, South Africa and Austra- quired from a state about to be over- very shortly in North and Southfidential Information which Hitler re- communities anxious to carry on the lla where there nre large Greek struggle.
TWO DEMOCRATIC
p.m., Rudolf Hess set. off on a night LEADERS CONFER
from Augsburg from which he has not returned up to the present time. Letter Left
"A letter which Hess left behind shows by its distractedness traces of mental disorder and it is feared that Hess was a victim of hallucina-
tion
"The Fuehrer at once ordered the arrest of the adjutants of the Party member Hess, who alone have any knowledge of these flights and who, contrary to the Fuchrer's orders, of which they were fully aware, did not prevent or falled to report these nights.
In these circumstances it must be considered that Party member Hess has either jumped out of his plane or met with an accident."
Hitler Seeks Use of
Roosevelt and Menzies WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuter)-Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, had an hour's bedside talk with President Roosevelt, after which Mr Menzies told "There were few things we did, not talk about. We circum- navigated the globe and it was a stimulating journey."
pressmen:
The Australian
Minister, Mr Menzies, said that they talked on Пichard Casey, who accompanied Mr matters "past, present and future."
Mr Menztes brought no message from
Mi Churchill to President Roosevelt but said that he conveyed verbal personal greetings.
run.
Attended English School
Hess spent his boyhood in Egypt and went to an English school at Alexandria. The outbreak of war in
1914 prevented him going to an Eng- cent. Party man and never wore any
Ilslt university. He was a 100 per other uniform but "the brown shirt of the Storm Trooper or the black coat of the SS., Hitler's Black Guard. He is said to be mild-mannered, speaks little and acts quickly, and frugal life of any of the Nazl leaders. after Hitler himself lives the most
Middle East War
Continued From Page 1
directed against and rear.
flank
the Italian Aerial Harassing SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" South African Air Force, the Rhode- CAIRO, May 12 (Reuter).-The
sian Squadron and the RAF, have continued to harass the Italians
Franco-Spanish Rail STOCK EXCHANGE mm Sciasciamanna, Vadera
ond Alage.
"One British plane is missing from On-all-Middle-East-operations."
Values Maintained LONDON, May-12-(Reuter) the Stock Exchange to-day, business was quiet but values were generally maintained.
FROM PAGE ONE
convince the Vichy Government
Gilt-edged stocks were mainly that General Franco has assent-steady, Industrial movements were ed to the passage of German small and home ralls troops through Spain.
changed. Marshal Petain so far does not scem to have consented.
Franco's New Decrees'. MADRID, May 12 (Reuter).- Following his recent far-reaching administrative changes, General Franco to-day issued a number of decrees, making changes in high Army posts.
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These include the appointment of General Ascencio Cabanillas, hitherto Commissioner to Spanish
Morocco, to be Chief of Staf
were
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MOSCOW, May 12 (Reuter)
un-grain crop in Unoccupied France has been destroyed owing to late frost.
De Beers continued to be strong due to a shortage of stock. Among foreign bonds, Iraq 4 per cent. to- day were 48% compared with 83.
Olis stocks being slightly easier,
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Papen In Ankara VICHY, May 12 (Reuter).--Herr Franz von Papen, the German Am- bassador to Turkey, arrived Ankara this evening, says an Ankara telegram.
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NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuter).- Eighty per cent. of the total tonnage so far lost by the Allies, according to Admiralty Agures, at present TOKYO, May 12. (Reuter) under contract or construction A new C-in-C of the Balearic Formosa is to
in bo the "heart" of United States shipyards, according to Islands is also appointed, General Japan's "southward movement," ac-gures issued to-day by the American Gonzalez replacing General Kindelan,cording to Admiral Kiyoshi Hase- Bureau of Shipping who takes command of the Fourth gawa, Governor-General of Formosa. The figures are 800 ships, totalling Region of Spain.
He is quoted in a dispatch from 5,055.400 tons on May 1 General Miguel Ponte, hitherto Moji, the Japanese seapori, as saying: General Commanding the Army in that with this object facilities for Morocco, is made a Captain-General. the industrialisation of Formosa will
Envoy's Movements
be completed us other measures
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter).—The have been corried out.” French Ambassador in Madrid, M. Pletri, returned to Spain to-day from Vichy, where he had had a talk with Marshal Petain.
Lingnan Letter
To Mr Roosevelt
Latest Raids Leave Hamburg In Ruins stonary institution who
FROM PAGE ONE
Five hundred, and nine students and Chinese faculty members of Lingnan University, American mis- moved to Hongkong from Canton following the fall of the city in 1938, addressed a letter to President Frankun D. Roose velt in connection with the national cendiary bombs, and opposite those ed States beginning on May 18, 1041, "China Week" campaign in the Unit- yards flames were leaping high,
The industrial quarters of the town sponsored by leading Americans with were also vigorously nitacked.
view to strengthening public The weather at Bremen, which was opinion in support of the Aid-China was policy.
the night's other main target was equally fine. A pilot said: the kind of night when only the bomb-almer could be blamed If we missed the target."
The attacks on Bremen. WNS B8 heavy as. that on flomburg and, says
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Another Defence
Leakage Stopped
WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuter)
the Air, Ministry, "equally success-Logislation designed to stop supply
ful."
ד'
German Version"
to the Axis Powers of war materials. produced in the Philippines was unanimously approved by the Milt- ary Committee of the House of Re- presentatives to-day,
BERLIN, May 13 (UP)-The official news agency states that the R.A.F. attack on-Humburg last night was received by a very strong anti- It would empower President Roose- aircraft defenen and it is claimed velt to control the export of defence that only a few planes reached the materials, including Philippine pro- centre of the elly of which five
ve were ducts Ahol down.
Bombs damaged and destroyed a number of dwellings and one church which was completely burned out. Six civilians including three.chlidren were killed and several were wound-
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