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FOUNDED 1801
No. 10154
五拜禮辦三十月六英港香
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1941.
日九十月五
GERMANS MASS TROOPS AS A MILITARY THREAT TO RUSSIA
Important Talk With Mr Eden
Sir Stafford Cripps
Effective Raids On Germany
Frantic Fortifying of Bessarabia
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, JUNE 12 (UP).—THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR ANTHONY EDEN CON- FERRED WITH THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA, SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS TO-DAY AS NEWS REPORTS INDICATED THAT A GERMAN MILITARY THREAT AGAINST THE
SOVIET UNION IS IMPENDING,
ANKARA REPORTS DAMASCUS FALLS Beirut Well In Sight
Special to the "Telegraph"
ANKARA, June 12 (UP).-Semi-official circles understand that the British have entered Damascus. They stated that the British force advancing through the Iraq desert yesterday occupied El Del. It is pointed out that from El Del the British could advance against Palmyra where there is an important aerodrome and oil pipeline. The move could be made simul- taneously with other forces who are advancing up the Eu phrates valley towards Aleppo.
Beirut Attached CAIRO, June 12 (UP)—An R.A.F, communique states that
MIDDLE
the fleet air arm of the R.A EAST AIR
hing attacked the harbour nt Beirut,
Advance Continues
CAIRO, June 12 (UP)—A reliable
Big Fires Left In Arab source to-day stated that the
Industrial Cities
Allied advance has reached Hasbaya,
n small town betwren Sidon and Damascus.
ACTIVITY
Widespread Action
One report received at a foreign Embassy stat- ed that 75 German divisions are concentrated on the Soviet-Polish frontier and another 25 divisions in Rumania in addition to between 20 and 25 Rumanian divisions. It is stated that the Soviets are frantically fortifying Bessarabia, ploughing up the roads near the frontier.
Soviet sources admit that it is probably true that heavy forces are being concentrated on the frontier, they assert that Germany will not attack the Soviets or succeed in scaring them into giving important concessions by negotiation.
The latest reports of
German intentions from U. S. Petrol
Turkish circles
say that
Hitler demands facilities at the Soviet Black Sea ports
at Poti and Batoum so that
Rationing
he can send his army direct Indicated
to the Caucasus from
Rumania without crossing Threatened Famine the Ukraine. From the
WASHINGTON, June 12 By The R.A.F.
Caucasus, the Germans (Reuter).-Petrol restrictions could invade Iran and Iraq for the eastern states of the CAIRO, June 12 (Reuter). SPECIAL TO THE "TELÉQRAPH”-
The R.A.F. announced to-day that In Syrin, British aircraft have and threater the British United States appear inevitable, LONDON, June 12 (UP),—the Aleppo nerodrome was raided on The Air Ministry
Bombs fell been giving full support to the right flank in the Near East, Mr Harold Ickes, Secretary of announced the night of May 10-11.
the Interior, told the press to- to-day that large fires were and buildings causing a number of French troops.
on dispersed aircraft on the runway advancing Imperial and Free
day. started in the industrial quarres.
He hoped to have a plan for ters at Duisberg and Dusseldorf
civillar conservation of oil ready in the next week or two. during last night's raid, adding (BY "REUTEA" ON SYRIAN that the fires were "many and violent."
At Duisberg, large buildings in the dock area and other in-
Smothering Resistance
COASTAL SECTOR)
Middle An R.A.F.
Eust com- munique to-day states: "Aleppo aerodrome was raided on the night, of June 10-11, bombs falling on the dispersed aircraft on the runways and buildings, causing a number of fires
....
June 12-Sporadie resistance is being gradually smothered by the Australian forces marching towards Beirut and, after Tuesday's-biliz.ovar Shipping in the harbour of Beirut dustrial quarters of the lown the Leontes River where a stift en was attacked by the R.A.F. and Fleet were swept by fire. At Dus-counter was turned an Australian Air Arm. One Vichy aircraft was seldorf, oil stocks, were set on victory, Beirit is well in sight. shot down."
confirm
fire.
The Air Ministry also stated that Cologne was among other night ob jectives. "One enormous fire WDS seen there by pilots flying back from Dusseldorf. This is evidently the fire in the northeast part of the city which the navigator and pilot of the aircraft attacking, Cologne described as the largest they had ever seen."
North France Bombed LONDON, June 12 (Reuter).— R.A.F. planes were active over the Channel this afternoon. It is be-
into
non-combatants
French
the Lebanon British hopes that capital will not be too hard a nut
North Africa The communique also reports the
to crack. No furtilled lines or pert- continuation of attacks on enemy meters, they say, obstruct the route concentrations in North Africa yes- to Beirut and the port itself is com- | terday, pletely unfortified.
No Animosity
Between these non-combatants and their Australian captors, there is a TURN to Back Page, Column
lieved that they attacked shipping Frenchman
of the French coast and possibly the invasion ports.
Loud explosions shook towns on the southeast coast of England.
Hits On Ship
LONDON, June 12 (Router).— "This
afternoon, aircraft of the Bomber Command, escorted
Assassinated
In Shanghai
attacks.
Robin Moor
Was Sunk
By U-Boat
12
He revealed that he had asked the Maritime Commission to advise him which American-owned tankers were now flying foreign dags and whether these could be pressed into service to relleve the threatened oil_famine_cr. the east coast.
Will Supply Japan - Oil trade sources said that they were convinced that Mr ckes' plan to winter would also permit the con- avert a threatened oil shortage this tinuation of oil shipments to Japan.
It is estimated that Japan is re- veiving about 1,000,000 barrels a month from the United States, ex- cluding aviation spirit
Malta Downs Ten Nazis
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The brilliant necurney of the. R.A.F. bombers in their raids against enemy objectives has been a feature of the war. This alliciul photograph taken during a maid on Asmara illustrates the effectiveness of the British bomb- ing: (2) hangars directly hit and left with holes in the roofs, (3) demolished buildings, (4) damaged hangars, (5) ́large devastated aren, buildings completely demolished, (6) damaged motor transport buildings, (7) bombs bursting during the actual attack, (8) aircraft on Are.'
Batavia Parleys
Believed Doomed
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOKYO, June 12 (UP)—Mr. Yoshizawa' has reported by radio-phone that he has decided to leave Batavia by plane on June 29 without further conferences with the Dutch East Indies authorities unless Mr Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, instructs
otherwise.
No New Zealand Regrets
June
12
He stated that the Dutch officials! "stiffened attitude is leaving no room for a com- promise," and concurrently public opinion is "intenso" and firmly supporting the Dutch officials.
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WASHINGTON," June (Reuter). The Robin Moor was undoubtedly sunk by a German submarine, says the State De-
Negotiations In Balance SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH" Considerable damage was partment.
June 12 TOKYO,
(UP)The WELLINGTON,
"Asahi Shimbun", in a radio-tele- inflicted on motor transport and A report from the United States
New Zealand phone interview with Mr. Yoshizawa troops in the Gazala-Capuzzo and Consul at Pernambuco states that the
(Reuter).--The Parliament to-day passed At Batavin, quoted El Adem regions.
German submarine commander was During the night of June 10-11, fully aware that the Robin Moor was
resolution moved by the Acting stating that he is determined to con- enemy aerodromes were attacked in an American vessel.
Prime Minister, Mr Walter tinue his efforts until the last but is Gazola
also prepared to leave momentarily and Gambut.
There are 11 survivors of the ship,
Nash, 'expressing admiration for with his ship reservations already "Ilcavy bombers ralded Benghazi which was sunk on May 21 at 0 a.m.
tenacity the courage,
and made. It is claimed that Mr Yoshl and inflicted damage on shipping in G.M.T. Thirty-five persons are miss-
N.E.I. revealed that the. the harbour and several merchanting
determination of New Zealan-zawa Sumner Welles, Assialant
memorandum was firmly worded: ships le sunk in the harbour as
ders in Greece and Crete and however, some points
are "ambi- part of the result of recent bombing Secretary of State, was grave-faced when he told pressmen that the
MALTA, June 12 (Reuter).— confidence in General Freyberg, guous" which he wished to ask Herz- "Enemy aircraft on Berka aero-Rebin Moor's cargo contained no war It is officially announced that V.C., who commanded the Crete van Mook to explain. Some points
inconsistent with
have been cleared up and the clari- the len enemy aircraft were shot garrison forces. drome were machine-gunned, and amaterins
fications transmitted to Tokyo Neutrality Act number were badly damaged."
down over Malta to-day and-that
Defending the decision to send New Foreign Office. Not Lead To War
The another was unlikely to reach Zealanders to Greece and Crete, Mr
stated that Mr Yoshi- One Plane Missing
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuter), its base while others were pro-Nash said that he believed that these zawa replied "I cannot say," when conversation From all these operations, as well-The announcement that the Robin bably damaged.
whether the by SHANGHAI, June 13 (Reu-
campaigns were essential from the asked fighters, made a successful attack on ter).
viewpoint of the larger strategy | would continue as a result of the One of the leading us the action over Malta and in sup Moor was knowingly sunk by a Ger enemy shipping in the
An official statement describes involved and that if the men were clearing up of certain points. Channel,"
porting the operations which result man submarine is expected by careful how this morning a says the Air Ministry.
French citizens, the well-known ed in the capture of Assab yesterday, observers here to have nailon-wide enemy force was broken up by like circumstances, they would want
strong asked to do the same thing again in Withdrawal Demanded "Direct hits were claimed on a flawyer, M. Auxión Ruffe, was one iritish plane is missing, con- repercussions.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". ship of about 1,400 tons, which was jehot dead this morning when cludes the communique.
regards accurate anti-aircraft gunfire to do so.
-12 TOKYO, June The effort made by these men had
(UP)-The the incident
could be judge and was then engaged by R.A.F. had splendid results which, though "Nicht Nichl" to-day naserted ed by Mr Summer Welles' statement. fighters, resulting in five being not so good na they could have been, the withdrawal of the Japanese dele-
The Impression of many in that Mr Welles Statement is probably has shot down into the sea and an were justines, necessary and worthgation from Batavin would strengthen
while,
the Japanese determination to make first step in preparing the stage for other probably destroyed,
No Government could have given the N.E.I. an "important element" in big developments though few think A second force attempted to reach the subject closer
East Asia co-pros- consideration. her advocated that it will lend directly to wur.
Malta in the afternoon but was Everything was weighed as well as perity sphere. driven off by R.A.F. fghters, Cargo Described
The nationalistic Hochi Shimbun", Ave possible in advance. Success might more being sent hurtling into the have shortened the war by over a is demanding minediate withdrawal becouse the delay would be deiri- mental to Japan's prestige and urged the Japaneso Government to quickly take the "most effective measures" coping with the resulting situation. The paper sald that the N.E.I, re- sources should not be monopolised by the Netherlands, Britain, or the United
Slates, The NE.I. should remember that Japan will not hesitate to undergo any sacrifices in order to realise the "co-prosperity programing" Irrespective of the attitude" if the N.E.I. or third Powers
two Chinese gunmen invaded his
left sinkin
enemy fighter was shot down flat in the French Concession,
by one of our escorting fighters.
"None of our aircraft is missing."
firing four shots, three of which HON. MR SMITH &
There was very little enemy air lodged in the neck,
activity over Britain to-day, and up
The motive is not yet known.
to 6 p.m. G.M.T., there was no report The gunmen escaped.
of any bombs dropped.
H.M.S. Ladybird Lost Off Libyan Coast
RETIREMENT
Asked about rumours that he was shortly retiring on pension, the Hon.
That the
Administration
успг.
New Assurance About
Our A.R.P. Tunnels
સ
that
Mr N. L. Smith, Colonial Secretary, WASHINGTON, June 12 (UP)-seo. told, the "Telegraph this morning Mr Stephen Early, the President's that he would reach the normal re- Secretary, told the press to-day: tiring age of 55 in rather less than a "You will remember the other day, year from now. To stay beyond that you were requesicil that judgment
of date requires the approval of the the sinking of the Robin Moor" be Governor in Council, subject to withheld. That requ is now
request now with- medical fitness.
drawn. There seems to be no longer Mr Smith was appointed as any reason to reserva. Judgnient, LONDON, June 12 (Reuter).—It is officially announced that
Colonial Secretary in Hongkong In Mr Sumner Welles stated that the the British warships Terror and Ladybird have been lost. The He was recalled for duty on the out- October, 1930 and took leave in 1930,
cargo consisted of hundreds of items ranging from ralls to women's Reference to the recent disaster in an air raid tunnel in Admiralty announcement states that the next of kin of the break of war after a few weeks spent Ungerie
radio cels
Chungking when over 700 people died of suffocation, was ninde. casualties now having been informed, the Board of the Ady in England.
is still no definite miralty regrets to announce that H.M. ships Terror (Commandecessor, Sir Thomas Southern, was which the passengers were embarked Raid Precautions, at a Press conference this morning, when he It is recalled that Mr Smith's pre- regarding the manner in by Wing-Commander A.H.S. Sicele-Perkins, Director of Air der H. J. Haynes, D.S.C., R.N.) and Ladybird (Commander J. Colonial Secretary for ten years and in the life bonts; wliether the Robin stated that he did not think that an accident of a similar nature F. Blackburn, R.N.) have been lost as the result of enemy action left on promotion to the Governor-Moor was fired on without warning, could occur in any of the Hongkong tunnels, as special pravi ship of Gambia at the age of 57, - and likewise no data regarding Visi
bility when the attack occurred. sion had been made for adequate ventilation in the local shel-.
This is
first instance of
draught ventilation to prevent Midnight, Saturday ters, 013 American vessel being sunk by direct Aosta In Kenya belligerent selon since ville wich in Hongkong were solidly bullt ricane lamps kept in
the start of He explained that the tunnels The lighting, he said, was by hur-morning that Daylight Saving
during operations off the Libyan const.
:
etcetera,. chepicals,
the
any such catastrophe here,
器 niche specially
bullt for the purpose....
Clocks Forward At
It was officially stated this
In Hongkong will come into
The Terror was one of seven She poured nearly 600 tons of monitors built during the last shells into Bardia and over 100 tons war for bombarding the Germantured these two ports,
Into Tobruit when the British cap- occupied. Belgian coast and was The Ladybird, a river gunboat of LONDON, June 12 (British Wire- was sunk in Basa Strait off Austmila almost torpedo-proof. She was 925 tone, also took part in the less). According to an agency presumably struck a mino,
and ventilated by the duct sys- With reference to the Chungking operation at midnight on Satur of 7,209
tons with twa' 15-inch bombardment of Tobruk and had a message, it is offeintly stated in Congressional Reaction tem by Diesel engines installed disaster, the A.R.P. Director aald he day. guns of great range besides peacetime adventure in Chinese Nairobi that the Duke of Aosta, the
At that time the Colony's waters during the Japanese attacks Hallen Commander-in-Chief .in The Arst Congressional reaction, inside the tunnels, and added was expecting further details as to
how it happened, after the inquiry clocks will be advanced one eight 4-inch and a number of on merchant shipping.
Abyssinic, who surrendered, to the regretted the sinking but were of the that even in the event of engine now being conducted in Chungking anti-aircraft guna.
TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 British forces, has arrived in Kenya; | TURN to Back Page, Column 5 failure there would be sufficent had been completed.
hour.
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