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Loss Of Crete Debated In Lords Members Told Of Brighter Side
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)—The debate on Crete in the House of Lords was initiated by Lord Addison who dwelt particularly upon the defence of aero- dromes in which, he declared, there is a division of responsibility.,
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If the higher direction on that matter was responsible for the defeat in Crete, we should not run similar risks in our home defence.
Lord Addison anid that he was that this matter was being speededį himself responsible in March up.
and April this year for bringing
an
ion
German Losses
VAH
borno
more
than
The number of German dead in was four times as many as the Crete
total Allud British and exceeded the
of British losses in killed, wounded and missing.
to the notice of the War Office replying to the debate for the Gov- Lord Moyne, leader of the House, and the Air Ministry a very crument, refuted the "Nazi le" that serious, memorandum bn the the whole force of the German attack
Crete subject, but nothing happened.
by Anzac Lord Addison argued that the troops. British troops in the opera.. fn this area had been equal ini reason why this vital matter was not un apprehended adequately is because number and slightly not enough play has been given.at equal in casualties. the top 10 Lrains.
Viscount Samuct (L{b,) much cause for gratidention. ing to a number of important occur- rences in which Hitler has falled, Lord Samuel quoted the phrase by Carlyle: "You may paint with a very big brush and yet not be great painter,"
Yound
Spain Still Neutral He referred to iray and to the fact that contrary to expectations a year ago, Her had not yet shaken Spain's neutrality and marched on Gibraltar.
are
Japanese
Plan New Drive
June 19; 1941.
SINO - BURMESE BORDER NOTES
CHUNGKING. June 18 (Reuter).—An exchange of notes between the Chinese and British Governments on the delimita- tions of the Sino-Burmese frontler took place here at 5 p.m. to- [day,
One note defines in detail the Major Baseball' line which will be the frontier between Yunnah and Burma.
Another defines the boundaries N. Y. Yankees A
of the area on the Burma side! of the frontier in which the Burmese Government agrees to permit Chinese participation in any mining enterprise which may be undertaken by British
concerns.
In 1983, Brhain annexed Upper. Burma and by the Convention reint- int to Burma and Tibet entered into between Britain and China in 1880, it was agreed that the frontier between Chian and Durma would be marked by a delimitation commission.
Negotiations were opened in 1802 and the Convention was signed on March 1, 1804, defining the frontier.
but
considerable difficulties
Defeated
Again
NEW YORK, June 18 (UP),- New York Yankees suffered defeat Again to-day losing to Chicago While Sox 3-2 in the American League.
Chicago
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Hankow Reinforced CHUNGKING, June 18 (Reu- We lost relatively little military tor)-Intensive reconnoitring material whereas we destroyed at least 430 of the costliest German by Japanese aircraft in the past types of planes and blunted the two days along both banks of Long In Abeyance teeth of the Luftwaffe.
the Sjang River in northern Hu- A subsequent agreement in 1897 Hsiangying, Sinshih, Pingkiang experienced owing to the inexactness nan, including the towns of
provided for certain modifications, and Chingchin, is causing specu- of the terms used in the Convention. played to-night. lation whether the Japanese
Three separate boundary commis- intend to launch a drive in that regarding a portion of the frontier sions failed to reach on agreement region.
Field dispatches from the northern Rivers Numting and Nambak.
of about 200
miles between the Human front report that the Japanese matter was in abeyance for over 30 forces in southern Hupch, along the years until in 1034 it was raised again Owens. Hupch-Human Railway, have inunch- ed attacks between yang and Tungshan, towards points, mineral deposits believed to exist in Puisburgt dixtures are night games.
Tungehen, Tsung-ing the right to investigate certain over a difference of opinion regard-
on the Huran ind out that so far the 1s point- the disputed area.
fighting has been of
finor Importance, Information reaching Chinese milli- tary authorities Indicates that the Japanese bave been sending re- Inforcements to the Hankow area. probality between onc and two divisions.
not be inferior to that of the German Co-operation with the Army will when our system of air support Is complete.
Defence of Aerodromes The affection and mutual cont)>
In this country, aerodromes dence between the Soviet and Ger-defended in depth. We have an Air many, continued Lord Samuel, was Defence Force and local defence now apparently shown by the mass serving particular aerodromes. They ing of armed millions from the Baltle will be supplemented and backed up to the Block Sea,
by the Army. The Soviet alliance with Japan hus
Lord Moyne declared that the not frightened the United States from handicap of distance to the Eastern taking over action to assist the
is being Allier. American action must
steadily greatly inilenced by the nilitude of fea
The sister republies in Central and South has given us months to strengthen resistance in Greece and Crete
America which Germany has been making intense efforts to Influence the position in the Suez Canal, but has failed.
Americas Solid The whole of the 21
Union remain solid.
be
American
Italians have been cleared out of threatening positions, the South | Africans and others in the Red Sen Republics and the l'an-American operations have been enabled to re- inforce the main position in the counteract the The Battle of the Atlantic is far Mediterranean and
eachery in Iraq and of Vichy Inf
from being won but it certainly is not won for -Hitler.
Meanwhile from Britain, United growing
The distinguished former Chlef of States, India and Africa. the Air Force, Lord Trenebard, said that there was much misunderstand volumes of armaments and transport) Ing regarding the recent air opera-are flowing in and have far exceeded
tions.
the loss of material.
Three Italian Ships Sunk
British Subs. Active It more acrodromes had been built) In the Syrian operations, the LONDON, June 18 (Reuter). never have Australians are already, flying Ameri-It is officially announced that in Crete, they would survived the lurge-scale bombing can planes, attacks which the Germans could
A Free Passage
British submarines operating in bring against them. Whether it was If we had given a free passage to the Aegean Sea have torpedoed possible ever to accumulate enough the Germans
resisting in and sunk an Italian tanker and by not equipment adequately
to defend Greece and Crete, the situation on three calques, one of the latter aerodromes in Greece and Crete was the Suez Canal defences would have being laden with German per a polat which only those with full been far more anxious than it was knowledge could answer.
today. We have used the time to sonnel and another with drums The facilities at the disposal of the good purpose.
of oil. Germans
ans for bringing up planes and
The prospects of the present vicious supplies were incomparably superior tank battle would have been very to the British.
different if the Germans could have got in all the lanks they wanted and the reasons for
the evacuation of if we had not four months in which Crete was that we could not get
to reinforce reserves of troops in the battle zone.
our resources. Sacrifices and suffering undergone Question of Reserves
by the British, Australian and New "You cannot keep your reserve Zealand forces had not only caused troops in the battle zone. For this a serious setback in Hitler's eastern purpose of having reserves in depth, plan but might bring their finall
Lord Trenchard said that one of
an Air Force reserve of fur greater wrecking. than 100 per cent. is needed. There
will always be a large number of reserves for the Middle East locked up in transit along the lines of munication."
com-
Lord Trenchard declared that the defence aerodromes
of
was the
lity of the Army.
Bomber Downed Over Britain
Marshal Lord Milne made a strong plea that the War Office should accelerate the supply of Tuesday night in raids on Britain. formation concerning the where
British submarices in the central Mediterranean have sunk two Italian supply ships.
The Italian tanker was the Glusep- pina Girardi, of 3,319 tons.
U.S. Judge On Issues of War
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 18 (Reuter).—In the United States Supreme Court, Mr Justice Felix Frankfurther,
of one
President Roosevelt's closest New Deal advi sers, held that it was fallacious to believe that "war never settles any- thing."
Speaking against the paralysing
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)-Onei enemy bomber was destroyed on evasions of thought," Judge Frank- further, addressing women graduates A very small number of enemyiarvard University, said: The Civil of Radcliffe College, adjacent to abouts. If alive, of men from Greece in the southwest unis afternoon. Wur settled slavery; this war will
Crete as in many cases relatives this
settle the quality of your lives and do not know what had happened to Up to 6 p.m. G.MT., no reports their sons and husbands.
were received of any bombs having your children's lives." Lord Croft (Under-Secretary for been dropped, states an Air Ministry War) intervened to give an assurance communique,
Band
Famous Dance Leader Killed in Air Raid
Ken ("Snake Hips”) Johnson, famous West End coloured dance band leader, and Martin Poulsen, who rose from £2 a week as a waiter to be one of London's best-known_restaurant owners, have been killed in a recent air raid on London.
Johnson, who was born in George. He was a doctor's son, and went got his nickname from admirers who band after a long search for talent town, British Gulana, 27 years ago, to England in 1936. He formed his
and
said he moved his hips in perfect in the West Indies. time to the rhythm of his West In- He secured 15 musiclans--all Bri- dian band.
tish subjects from Barbados, British Gulann, Trinidad, Grenada, Jamaica,
The band soon became one of the most popular in the West End and with radio listeners.
Successor To Sir Mark Young
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter).—Sir Wilfred Edward Francis Jackson, Governer of British Guiana, is op- pointed Governor of Tanganyika in succession to Sir Mark Aitchison Young, who becomes Governor of Hongkong.
Sir Wilfred Jackson is 59 years old Colonial service, having served at and hos spent many years in the
various posts in Trinidad, Uganda, In Bermuda and the Gold Coast. 1830 he became Governor of Mauri- tius, taking over the Governorship
of British Gulana seven years later U.S. Bases Are Ready
BRITISH WAR bombed out of his flat and lost his land will be commissioned within the
ORGANISATION
FUND
Help Bombed Civilians in Britain
Old clothes of all descriptions
ard badly needed for. Mon, Women and Children in the Such
Bombed. Areas in Britain. gifts will be recolved by the B. W. O. F., c/o Government House, during office hours. Mondays to Fridays from 9.30 am to 4 pm, allowing for Lunch Interval and Saturdays from 9,30 a.m. until
Last September Ken Johnson was
collection of swing gramophone re- cords.
Poverty To Riches Martin Poulsen was 61. He was the owner of the Cafe de Paris and the Cafe Anglais.
He went to London from Denmark more than 30 years ago and started as a waiter at the Embassy Club, which, years later, he controlled.
lle had 39. 6d. in his pocket when he ar
arrived in Englund. Three years
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuter). -United States navel and air bases in Bermuda Islands and Newfound-
next -fortnight or month.
This was announced to-day by the Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox.
and Tucker Iskinds will be commis- The naval and air bases on Morgan stoned on July 1.
Red Leaders See Ukrainian Play
Pilladelphia.......
NATIONAL LEAGUE Battery: Blanton, Pearson, Livingston.
Loule The Battery: Lanier, Mancuso.
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By an exchange of notes in Nanking India agreed to the establishment of on April 9, 1935. Chinn, Britain and
Commission under the chairman- ship of a Commissioner appointed by the League of Nations which submitt ed a report and recommendations.
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Australia Rations Tobacco
The matter was again shelved when hostilities between China and Japan. broke out in the summer of 1937.
The question became again acute when the Chinese Government decld- and cigarette supplies will be Although Australian tobacco ed to press on with the construction
the
of the Yunnen-Burma Railway. The reduced again from July 1, it casiest route would take the railway was officially denied that there across the area in dispute.
In these circumstances, aided by striction of 15 per cent. in addi- was likely to be a further re- more friendly almosphere prevailing
between China andtion to the present effective Britain, a solution was quickly found rationing of about 7 per cent. the notes which were exchanged this ed speculations about the extent and this solution was embodied in Officials deplored unauthoris- afternoon.
of further rationing, and sald that, it caused unnecessary anxiety among retailers.
STARACE IS REPLACED
VICHY,
June 18 (Reuter).
crease in
Rationing of manufactured tobacco and cigarettes is to prevent an in- Manu- consumption. facturers are allowed to manufac ture, on n
basis, the a monthly Signor Starace, the former Secretary equivalent of 100 per cent of re- of the Fascist Party. is no longer
quirements for the year ended member of the Chamber of Based September 30, 1940. und Corporations, says a Rome dis- patch.
From the domestic production of | manufactured
lobaccos,
however,
A decree signed by Mussolini ap- large quantiles are supplied to Aus- points Lieut-General Enzo Galgiat tralian troops overseas, and a recent in his place. He also Starace as Chief
replaces survey indicated that the present ro- of Staff of the toning meant a restriction of about Fascist Milita
seven per cent throughout Australia, Troops Smoke More Increased consumption by Austra- lian troops abroad, who are estimat- ed to be smolting twice or two and half times as much as they did in Australia, is one factor which will necessitate further, restriction after Mr Sumner Welles,
NEW YORK, June 18-(Reuter)will be reviewed.
June 30, when the rationing scheme.
Omcials say it is o-day that the Bobin Moor survivors are likely to be.
impossible press forecast what the
new restrictions had excellent photographs corroborat ing the oral
Robin Moor Photographs
Secretary of State, fold. The
the Under-
runk by testimony that she was
submarine.
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CANBERRA, June 18 (Reuter).-
Air Mail Surtax
to
Chungking, June 18. The public is notified that from Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian June 20, the air mail surtax on the Prime Minister, announced to-day following categories of air that he had discussed the question articles will be 26 of an exchange of High Commis-grammes, in addition to
.cents. per 10 oners will Mr Peter Fraser, the postage:-(a)
ordinary Between New Zealand Prime Minister, when places and also for Hongkong, news- domestic he was passing through there.
printed matter, papera aspern, russion for some time.
The matter had been under dis-pressed with points or
with characters in relief for the use of the blind. trade circulars and samples; (g, Between domestic places, com mercial papers and small packets.— International.
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The National Trust has announced the people of the Dutch East Indies that further steps have been taken as a tribute to his "energy, tenacity, to preserve the area lying between and incomparable leadership of a their Box Hill and White Hill estates great
Mr Churchill, in re-and forming part of the Little Swit Ply, said, "I am delighted, not only zerland valley. This area had for by the cigars but also the spirit in some time been threatened with which they were given."
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Emden Brass To Be Used For Fittings On Chasers
Brass Relics of the Great War German raider Emden, which was sunk off the Cocos Islands in Nov. 9, 1914, by HM.A.S. Sydney, have been presented in the cause of salvage in Singa. pore and will be melted down and turned into integral parts of two submarine chasers being built there,
der.
ngo i was estimated that he con- MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuter).The trolled a chain of business worth presence of Messrs Stalin and Malo- £309,000.
toy and other members of the Soviet The relics are two big wheels and in his report last year, Mr H. K "He had been
associated with Government at a performance on a coupling, owned by a European Rodgers, chairman of the Board, de- practically all the West End's most Sunday of a modern comedy called rubber broker who came into pos- clored that further vessels were famous night haunts. He was a "On the Steppes of the Ukraine" is session of them only a few months under construction to Admiralty or- friend of royalty and knew all the best-known prople in day fact is alluded to in promin- brought back to Singapore shells most successful single units during
personally mentioned. In the Soviet press to- ogo.
Early in 1038, Japanese nsharmen The Emden was one of Germany's Mr Poulsen always believed in ent notices of the season of the which they had salvaged from the the last war, 专 taking a chance. He opened the Ukrainian Theatre Company from Emden. More Japanese
fishing No Rest For “Skeleton" £50,000 London Casino, England's Kiev now being held in Moscow. boats went out, plcked up more scrap only
theatre-restaurant, and intro-
from the Emden, fuced many new features Into Lon- don's night e ite.
society.
It was often said that his amilo This fortune. He was called the
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Finnish Ships Detained
three
"smiling waiter" when he
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LONDON, June started at the Embassy.
18 (UP)--The Ministry of Economie Warfoto to-day Hia patrona suggen, and with intercepted and detained
that he announced that the Royal Navy has should start
£180 capital he rented a vacant Finnish ships which wore en-route
up on his Piccadilly restaurant for one week to Petsamo during the past few days. p.m.lle made enough to pay his way, It was stated that Britain no longer and that was the beginning of his regards Finland as a "truly Indeper- climb to West End fame,
dent State."
These three relies were part of the fishing boats' cargo.
Her "skeleton" lying broken off more than 1,000 miles from Singa- Cocos Island, south of Java and pore, still gols no rest, for salvagers continually picking at "bones."
are
The three pieces have been sent to the Singapore Harbour Board which
her is building and presenting the two submarine chasera to
In 1030, Singapore received in visit Navy.
the Royal from another Emden, the third Ger complete with armaments, stores and built after the last war.
These, vessels." will be equipped arst mon-o'-war of the German Navy man cruiser of that name.and the
Attings.
The offer of a gift of two such are only a small part of a consider
The relics from the original Emden vessels was accepted by the Lords able amount of brassware received Conumissioners of the Admiralty, and by the Sulvage Depot??
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