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Taking Up Positions Hitler Will Not Win
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Harry Hopkins QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRO
FROM PAGE ONE Says Harry
less they previously over-run Turkey NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuter)"Hitler will not win" de- and established themselves in Syria. clares Mr Harry Hopkins, Administrator of the Lease and Lend ~Hitler is trying to do: the litter now and it is urgent, that the manly Bill, in an article appearing in the July issue of "The Ameri French soldiers in Byria, who hate can." He bases his prediction on the four following essential Hitler and are ready to throw in facts: their lot with General de Gaulle, should receive every encourage- ment.
Action Needed
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This encouragement could be given if the Free French forces now in Palestine and Egypt advanced on Belrut and Damascus, covered by our air force which would protect them
trom
attacks by Nazi planes How
in Syria. These are days which demand solute, political action and acceptance of risks even if the act is audacious. For the defence of Cyprus, Syrla must be in friendly hands.
The situation in Iraq has greatly improved and the collapse of Raschid All's Nazi-Inspired revolt has come none too soon. It is of considerable strategical value to our cause to have thus secured "an alternative" line of supply to India as well as a valuable source of oil supply. The rallying of the Arab world to the British side and the security afforded to our Allies, the Turks, by thus guarding their back door, are valuable strate- gical assets.
Abyssinian Ending Similarly the end of the Abyssinian campaign. in powerful factor in the defence of Egypt, for it not only secures its back door but releases a considerable force of seasoned and gallant troops to move northward.
IL is possible that General Wavell may now and himself strong enough to assume the offensive In Libyn before the enemy is allowed further time to reinforce his troops there.
How Mechanised
To Reduce Britain's
Farm Herds
"Hitler has not got real sen power. He is slowly losing alr]|| superiority. He cannot equal the British and ourselves are the economic resources which
bringing to bear against him, und finally, it is contrary to every ·American, interest- economic, political and moral- that he shall be allowed to con- solidate his ill-gotten gains." An appreciable reduction of Britain's livestock is to take Pointing out that while he does not place gradually over the next unger estimate Hitler and the Nazi six months. military machine "that has been immensely
under his Mr R. S. Hudson, Minister of leadership, and is still the most Agriculture, gave the broad out- doctors in the world," Mr Hopkins lines to farmers at Leicester. strength is decreasing week by week by the elimination of many poor- that Hitler's greater bombing DAIRY - HERDS-To be reduced
more bombers. as Britain.
yielding rows. The British are catching up," he continues, "and with our help another year will find, the Democracies on fairly equal terms with Germany. Thereafter will come the inevitable auperiority."
successful
Civilian Morale
British, Mr Hopkins says
Paying tribute to the pluck of the "even though the bombing of civilians should be ten times as great as it morale of the British people. They has been it would not crack the
ure far too tough for that,”.
Discussing the necessity of keeping Britain's sea-life-line
open, Hopkins says:
"Our own
DEEF CATTLE-To be reduced- by smaller imports of store animals and more rapid slaughter.
Measures to reduce the number of home-bred animals are being worked out In consultation with farmers. keted leaner.
Many cattle will have to be minr-
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Farmers must not wait until the #utuinn when their cattle are fat, causing
market glut.
keted in the summer, when prices A good proportion must be mar- are around their peak.
SHEEP The ploughing-up cam- paign will continue to mean cutting naval down the grassland flocks. patrol, now widely extended, will The Government wants to main- keep under observation raiders and tain hill sheep and arable land submarines which mean no good to flocks, the latter because of the fer- Amerien. We will search them out, tility they bring. we will and them, and we will find way of keeping those unfriendly
Units Covered Rear forces of Nazl power from interrupt-
FROM PAGE ONE
a.m
down the steep valley over the last 15 miles to the coast, many of them asslating wounded. At several companies.of Germans with morturs appeared over the ridge and we opened fire at long range the tanks held the central position across the road, and the Bren-gun carriers were deploying on alther side.
"Our force was very small and we were careful not to allow the Jerries close enough to use their hand- grenades. We were slowly forced to rotire down the valley as the Ger- man's in great numbers carried out Banking movements, trying to circle us.
CR-
Halt At Every Bend "We made use of every bend in the twinding road which offered a fresh stand to halt the enemy and give our retreating troops
extra mony valuable minutes as possible,
The enemy advance was thus and our troops renched
parative safety behind the inst
British line in Crete, which, It is understood, were held by the Marines until the last.
were
ing this life-line in this part of the hemisphere.
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"Our self-interest demands that the weapons of war that our vast economic superiority can produce must find their way to the armies in Egypt, to the Allied navies patrolling the seas, and to the fighting air forces. that will bring freedom to the world."mier, delighted the airmen with Mr Menzies, Australian Pre- Of his own country, the writer ays:
United States is deter a breezy, informal speech when Democracies. mined on a policy of all-out aid to the he visited an Australian flying That aid must be boat squadron in the West given without Hitler is strong, but the Democracies turn to Australia.
stint and at once. Country shortly before his re- are stronger."
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Three times someone at the back made humorous interrup-
WHY DICTATORS tions until, Mr Menzies turned
MET
FROM PAGE ONE
between the two Axis Powers, writes "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent. Italy has now been at Germany's orders and mercy for many months and it is doubtless to hear Hitler's fresh instructions that Mussolini und Count Ciano were suminened to the Brenner Puss.
Fuchrer accorded Il Duce the favour It is over three months since the of a personal interview and it is noticeable that the official news of the meeting was first given out from
"We eroased four bridges to the coast, each of which was blown
up Sappers when we had crossed. Four hundred yards from the beaches we
we looked over a desert- ed scene from the precipitous slope. Only a
a handful
soldiers visible and we discovered the hillside-Rome, honey-combed with caves crammed with British, Australian and New Zealand soldiers waiting for night- fall when the British warships would stand off the coast and take men aboard by means of barge5.
*Tanks Destroyed "When we reached the prepared British line, we destroyed the tanks, leaving them to block the road."
A
This officer was wounded by three-inch splinter which had blown Into the sole of his foot by a high- explosive bullet, and had crawled to the beach where he boarded de- stroyer. Once aboard, while dive- bombers attacked the vessel, he was. operated on under what he described as an "old-fashioned and excellent anaesthetic" consisting of six double rums and a shot of morphia,
Hard Labour For Chattey
FROM PAGE ONE
While nothing definite is known in London regarding the purpose of the meeting it is thought here that Mussolini is even less likely than usual to be the gainer by it..
to the squadron leader and said: "What rank is that fellow wio keeps interrupting ?”
"He is a sergeant," was the reply. "I have not the slightest doubt," Bashed back Mr Menzies, "that he will end up by being a Senator."
During the laughter that followed blushing sergeant was pushed for- ward by his grinning companions.
The Prime Minister insisted on the two of them being photograph:- ed together,
Mr Menzies had. parting shot when he told the men that someone these Australians enough and they had said: "You have only to pay will kill anybody."
Heavy Raid On Chungking
Continued From Page 1
Claims on France There seems to be little likelihood fronts and 70 dead bodies have al-
ready been recovered, that Hitler will be in a mood to
A "Central News" message from support whatever claims on France Chungking ndds that the house of Sir Mussolini atili pretends to nourish in Arthur Blackburn, Counsellor of the. view of the "sweet reasonableness" Embassy, was demolished. This was of Vichy. It is still more doubtful the fourth time that the house has whether any hopes Mussolini may been have of reaping advantage from The Hitler's carve-up will be granted.
A ridiculous Croatian crown for the nephew of the King of Italy is probably the limit of Hitler's generosity.
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Consulate-Genero) was.
A squadron of 27 Japan- ese planes took part in the ruid, drop- ping more than 200 bombs of different calibres in various parts of the city. In addition to foreign properly, they damaged over, 100 Chinese houses. There were scores of casualties.
BERLIN, June 2 (UP)-According Luftwaffe Fury On
to information made available to the foreign press to-day, the Hitler- Mussolini conversations, began this morning and lasted for more than five hours.
The German Chief of Staff General Wilhelm Keltel, and the
Manchester
>FROM PAGE ONE
you this morning, but the recom-Italian mendation and rider of the Jury Caballero participated in part of the Secretary to-day states that raiders Chief of Staff General Ministry and the Ministry of Home which they added to their verdict of conversations, which were interrupt were slightly active off the gulity when the trial concluded have cd at noon by a luncheon attended to-day. "A single
consis been forwarded to the General
enemy aircraft and Generals but only minor damage was done,"
the com
communique ndded. communique stated, "Field A Marshal Keltel and General Caballero the clouds on the northeast coast and
bie and
and run for dived from
and it wiera only by Hitler,
Omeer Commanding and it will trop. Count issolini, Ribben-] dropped bombs on the northeast coast
for
him and
effect
It
I other nuthorities to give
to the remains for me to pass sentence.
*Suggestions in that rider. Itel' and Caballero
I have given it long consideration had an
or
and in the interests of juslee I must in the sortunity for conversation; humoia » large private house which. regarduelt comradship is reported to have been used as a
German-Italian
Ian school. The building was badly
officials" present at was Whitsuntide.
pass a sentence which will act as a of arms. deterrent. The sentence I pass Is cooperation in the military fleld." But was empty because It that you go to prison for two years Other German with hard labour, to date from the Brentier Pass were the Chief of the first day of the May Sessions... Relch Press, Dietrich; leader of the led away from the dock.
Herr Bohrmann;
Chattoy, who said nothing, was Party Change d'Affaires "on
SYRIA TAKES ALARM
> FROM PAGE ONE
French Govorniment, it is learned here.
No Confirmation. VICHY, June 2 (UP)—Authorita tive sources/to-day stated that there is no confirmation of the British radio report that he state, of sleg Has been proclaimed in Easter
pointed out that to-day In a holiday, therefore, then news
the German Rome, Count Bismarck, and the Ger man Military Attache in Rome, Lleutenant-General von Rintelen,
Other Italian officials present were Signor Dino Alfert, Ambassador to Germany, General Gandin, ex-Chief if Staff, the Italian Military Attache o Berlin, General, Marras, and Chief 2f the Hallan Protocol, Geisser Celesia.
- Washington Theory WASHINGTON, June ré The meeting between Hitler and Mussolini, in considered here: generally preclude some outstanding Axis movement;
thew sumably in the Middla
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