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Nazi Parachutists Land 100 Yards From Royal Residence
DRAMATIC ESCAPE OF
GEORGE OF IN CRETE
HELLENES INVASION
CAIRO, MAY 25 (REUTER).—THE FIRST GERMAN. PARACHUTISTS · LANDING IN CRETE DROPPED WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OF THE GREEK KING'S TEMPORARY RESIDENCE. THIS RESIDENCE, TOGETHER WITH THE PRIME MINISTER'S, WAS SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE AREA AGAINST WHICH the main german THRUST WAS DE- LIVERED AND THE KING WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS TROOPS.
THIS WAS REVEALED IN A PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE KING OF THE HELLENES TO THE GREEK NATION. FOLLOWING HIS WITHDRAWAL.
FEROCIOUS NAZI RAID ON CRETE
Towns Almost Wiped Out CAIRO, May 25 (Reuter).-One of the most fero- cious displays of indiscriminate bombing the war has yet produced, comparable to the destruction of Rotterdam, was carried out on Saturday afternoon by German aircraft over Crete..
Waves of aircraft rained down heavy bombs on the island's three chief towns, Cunen, Retimo and Heraklion, for six hours
without any pause.
Raeder Is Angry With U. S.
Hints Nazis Will Take Reprisals
These heavy bombs were sown carefully in rows across the centres of ench town. The shopping centres were complete- ly wiped out. Yet the popula tion remained admirably calm and there were relatively few casualties.
In the words of a British officer, the Cretans were "worthy of Londoners.
Lien
Even while bombs were falling. young Cretan boys dived into the sea for Ash-killed-by-the-bombs-
Heraklion suffered from heavy raids or Thursday and Retimo on Friday.
The
British Hopeful
The proclamation says: "While we were in Crete in the process of organising all the national
forces still available to enable us to fight by the barked on large-scale operations against the
side of our gallant British Allies, the enemy cm-
island.
an
"After several days of intensive air attack, the crisis of the Battle of Crete was reached when, in the carly morning of May 20, the enemy launched offensive. One of the main objectives of the German air-borne
parachute troops was the area in which my house and that of the Prime Minister are situated. In fact, the first parachutists landed within a few hundred yards of my house and a fight began immediately between parachutists and the Allied troops on that area.
Iraqi
Usurper Fleeing
Raschid Ali's Decision
ÁNKARA, May 25 (Reuter). -It is reliably learned that Raschid All has asked for i Turkish transit visa,
TOKYO, May 25 (Router).— The German ship Columbus and
CAIRO, May 25 (Reuter). -"1 other German mercantile craft think that we can hold Creie," said have fallen victims to the British | Major-General Heywood, Chief of as the result of the United Greece, on his return from Crete.
the British Military Mission to It is rumoured that Haji Sayid States North Atlantic patrol,
Shawket, the Iraqi Defence withdrawal from Greece and Minister, has fled from Baghdad according to Grand Admiral the Crete fighting are part of one Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of action, and I hope that we have en route for Turkey to join his the German Navy.
reached the lust stage and shall hold wife and family. out in view of the nature of the Admiral Raeder made this aimeuity in obtaining reinforcements fighting in Crete and the Germans statement in an interview with for the troops they have succeeded the "Domei" agency Berlin cor-In landing. British and Dominion respondent.
troops and marines fight well in this Admiral Raeder further declared type of man-to-mon fighting." that the German Admiralty took un "extreinely
Brave view of the
R.A.F. Retaliate
American attitude.” The United CAIRO, May 25 (Reuter). The States, he said, had been doing RAF. continued to deliver heavy everything possible to obliterate the attacks on German positions and difference between neutrality, aggres-aircraft in Crete yesterday. blon and war.
Announcing this an R.A.F. com- Ile added: "No expert in modern munique adds that during the night warfare believes that En
attack of May 23 heavy bombers attacked across. vast expanse of ocean the aerodrome at Malemi, destroying TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 TURN to Back Page, Column 3
H. M. S. Hood, Hit And Sunk By An Unlucky Shell
CAIRO,
R.A.F. Attacks
Contact With Command "As the main force of the enemy separated us from our troops, it became imperative for us to withdraw in order to, frustrate their plans.
"Fruin Panagya and later from Theisson, where we stopped in order to follow the course of the battle, it proved impossible for us to keep in touch either with the remaining mem- bers of the Government or with the Allied Command.
Wo-later-discovered that the mill tary and civil authorities had also tried, without success, to com- municate with us. We pursued our journey towards the mountains.
therefore
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Returns To Fight Another Day
The sinking of the submarine Thetis in June, 1939, was a world-wide sensation. Now she emerges as the victorious II.M. submarine Thunder bolt, accomplishing magnifi- cent work in the defeat of the Axis Powers. Her audacious sinking of an escorted. Italian submarine was a brilliant achievement. Here is the Thunderbolt at anchor with her First Lieutenant on the Bridge,
Air Chief Says R.A.F. Power In Far East Is Considerable
Special to the "Telegraph"
SINGAPORE, May 25 (UP)—In a radio broadcast here to-day, the Air Vice Marshal, C. Pulford, declared that Singapore's busy harbour, docks and wharves, typifies the British Navy's command of the seas and its complete indifference to the Nazi blockade efforts.
He asserted that the offensive power of the air force in the Far East is considerable, and has behind it the "enormous asset of American supplies which are not going to halt because the United States is our true and loyal friend."
Our Aircraft Seeking
To Avenge the
Special to the "Telegraph”
Hood
LONDON, May 25 (UP).-The British are adopting the
Despite the commerce raiders, he stated, supplies are arriving safely and regularly..
"Do not imagine that the air forces are intended solely to defend Singa- porc,
We have completed a chain of military nerodromes stretching from the northern frontier to Singapore, to Borneo and also to Burma as for as the Chinese frontler."
He reiterated that the British
Pacific.
same tactics as employed in the Battle of Matapan by hurling strength in the Far East was not in- Fleet Air Arm torpedo bombers at the German battleship Bis-tended as a threat to anyone in the mark and her accompanying naval forces in an effort to slow down the fleeing ships.
British ships and planes are scouring an area of hundreds of miles for the purpose of aveng- ing the loss of H.M.S. Hood.
Informed circles here stress that the mists which often blonket big areas in the North Atlantle might enable the fleeing Nazi ships to silp out of sight, particularly under the euver of darkness.
Naval Hood, with a speed of 30 knots and experts pointed out that the
Reducing Italians By Bombing
"On the contrary, I have no doubt that the presence of our forces in the Far East are a stabilising factor for the peace of the world which our enemies claim can be ruled only by force," he concluded,
H. M. YACHT
Handicapping Operations "After a careful examination, in concert with our responsible advisers, of the situntion thus created, we be- came convinced that our continued prescr.ce in Crete would the conduct of military operations. handicap sup We consequently decided, with pro- found regret, to
leave
roke herole island where the Allied armies, to gether with all Cretans, irrespective May 25 (Reuter)-In of sex or age, continued to fight with Syria, British bombers attacked Ger- the most admirable courage in de- ad aircraft at Aleppo aerodrome, fence of their honour and liberty destroying one and damaging others, against the unsuccessful attacks of while a direct hit on the hangar enemy employing, with his usual caused number of explosions.
ferocity,
every mechanical device at In Iraq, British aircraft bombed his disposal. the insurgents at Qurmentall, scoring
"We a direct hit on the trenches.
teave Crete for the time being to proceed to British territory, where Rebel motor transport in the Hab- we have been invited. This is the baniyah area was also attack.
only course which will enable us to machine-gunned on two peensions by the interests of the nation.
Habbaniyah cantonment was carry out the duties imposed on us
the exception of King George V and craft bombed Italian troops ant the Prince of Wales capable of meet the fort at Goang, in the Gondar | The Admiralty announces that during Saturday, but only negligible damage was caused.
ing the Blemark and Tirpitz on at area. Will Continue Fight "It is our intention to devote all
leust even terms. our energy to, the service
The Renown and the Repulse are South African bombers and sunk. Defection To Britain
of beloved country which, from the comparatively lightly protected and
our suficiently fast for the chase but are fighters successfully bombed Albanian and May 36
Bulgarian frontiers, unequally armed. (Reuter),-
and machine-gunned Colonel Collet, the French Comman-its children with exemplary valour down to Crete, has been defended by der of Syrian levier, has been de-against the threat of slavery. prived of French nationality.
VICHY,
"
CAIRO, May 25 (Reuter).—
her armament of eight 15-in. guns In Abyssinia, Free French air- was the only British worship, with
SUNK
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, May 25 (UP):-
H.M. Yacht Vita II has been
She was a motor yacht owned by Italian Captain H. T. Sopwith which crossed Operations Proceeding positions and transport at the Atlantic in 1934 with the yacht LONDON, May 25 (Router)Bri-various points, scoring direct Endeavour for the America Cup "We are convinced that it is in tish naval operations in the North hits
races. She also This follows his action in crossing the interests of the whole Greek Atlantic are still proceeding with the batteries on the River Omo.
Italian anti-aircraft Endeavour in September 1937 when convoyed the
the latter was lost in a:storm," nation
tion that our lawful government object of bringing German forces to should continue to function in clos-close action.
Truns-Jordanla French forces.
to join the Free
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est collaboration with the British This was announced by the Ad- Government
ment and share with the gal-
gal-miralty this evening. lant British people both the dangers
A communique states that after
which they are facing with valour Saturday's engagement, in which the and the efforts they are making, with the support of the great American peuple, for the triumph of the cause of freedom and democracy.
British battle-cruiser Hood Wis blown up, the German forces made every effort to shake off pursuit.
Later in the evening, an attack by naval aircraft resulted in at least one torpedo hit on the enemy.
Proud of People "I am proud of the Greek people and especially the
German Claims people of this Island, who have once more
ROME, May 23 (UP). The been given the opportunity of displaying Berlin that the German squadron Stefani News Agency reports from with such remarkable tenacity and scif-ancridee their traditional
of endurance, bravery and pai-tune which ranic the battle-cruiser Hood
#am
also sank on auxillary cruiser and
22 other ships totalling 116,000 tons.
on
Conscription For North
Ireland To Be Postponed
LONDON, May 25 (Reuter).The Government's decision concerning the introduction of conscription in Northern Ireland respondent.
may be postponed for a short time, says "Reuter's" Lobby Cor-
Armagh, and the Labour Party's It was earlier expected that leader in Northern Ireland have both Mr Winston Churchill and Mr J.made statements opposing the sug
Realion. M. Andrews, Prime Minister, of Moreover, Mr Eamon de Valera has to meet to- Fallied round at this critical moment, Chungking Interest Northern Ireland, would make summoned the Dail
simultaneous announcementa morrow to hear a statement on the
subject. In Shigemitsu
that conscription would be on- It is known forced though it was known Ministers favoured the Introduction Northern Ireland. The Chineas are very much interest that a final decision had nut of conscription; but the decision reste with the British Government, and in ed in Ambassador Shigemitsu's recall been taken.
political circles there is a feeling that from London, to Tokyo and
Since the matter was raised the Government may decide to res speculating whether Mr. Shigemitsu, recently in Parliament, considerable examine the whole question an "Crete 14 once more become the while in Washington, will fool-out opposition has arisen both in North- symbol of "piritual and moral unity the possibility of United States ern Ireland and in Elre.
Mr Andrews returned to Belfast Moto-day, following his conference with, TURN to Back Page, Column mediation in the Sino-Japanese war.
Cardinal Macory, Archbishop of Mr. Churchill RETURN
am grateful to and soldiers of all arms who came Greck officers
the national flag In co-operation with the renowned in. habitants of this island in a united effort to help me organise a aupreme
struggle for the defence of our come try and for final victory,
Symbol of Unity
CHUNGKING, May 25
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