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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1941.

YOU TAKES

TAKES YER CHOICE

Hess Mad Or Engaged On Private Peace Mission?

Nazis Unable To Make Up Their Minds On Rudolf

THE

NAZI PARTY'S “EXPLANATION" OF RUDOLF HESS'S FLIGHT TO SCOTLAND HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED IN A PARTY BUL- LETIN, WHICH DECLARES THAT “A PERUSAL OF PAPERS LEFT BEHIND BY HESS DISCLOSES THAT HE LABOURED UNDER THE DELUSION THAT A STEP TAKEN ON HIS PERSONAL INITIATIVE WITH ENGLISHMEN WHOM HE FORMERLY KNEW WOULD LEAD TO AN UNDERSTANDING BEING REACHED BETWEEN GERMANY AND BRITAIN.

"He has actually, as has been confirmed by a report from London, landed in Scotland by parachute near the place he wished to visit, and was presumably picked up there injured.

"Rudolf Hess, who, as was known to the party, has suffered for years increasingly in a physical sense and took refuge in various forms of hypnotism, astrology, etc.

are in

Attempts to elimidate to what extent these puple blame for eansing Hess's mental disturbance, which led hom tu Bake this dep. are being made | It is also cone",vable that Hess in the end was led into a trap! hy the Bufish.

THE WHOLE MANNER OF; HHIS ACTION CONPIRMS, HOW. EVER, THE FACT ALREADY GIVEN IN THE FIRST REPORT THAT HE SUFFERED FROM DELUSIONS.

AUSTRALIA

SWING TO LABOUR

As a consequence of the heavy swing to Labour

CAPTAIN ROOSEVELT SEEING THE WORLD

Captain James Roosevelt, has return- ed to Cairo from а short visit to Crete, where he delivered to the King of the Hel- lenes a letter from his father, the President of the United States. --Reuter.

INEFFECTIVE

He be ter than anyone else, knew the many prave offers made by the Fuehrer, which came from the bottom of his heart. Ap South Wales state elec- parently he laboured under the tions, supporters of Dr.

manifested in the New RAIDS ON

in pression that by personal sacrifice he could prevent a deve| Herbert Evatt, the Labour} Kpment which, in his eyes, would member of the Advisory only end in the complete destruc- tion of the British Empire!

The Nazis Regret Hess, whose sphere of activity, 85 is known, lay exclusively within the party, did not have a clear notion about this act or its consequences,

may be deduced from notes he left.

"The National-Socialist Party regrets that this idealls: fell a victim to such fateful delusions. By this act nothing has been changed in the prosecution of the war agairst Britain, forced upon the German people. "It will be conmued, as the Fuehrer announced in his Inst speech, until the British leaders have been overthrown or ready for peuce." - iteuter.

NANNY

are

ON RUDY

"I refuse to believe

MALTA

on

War Council, consider his A succession of attacks position has been were made on Malta strengthened in Federal Monday night by Axis air- politics.

craft, with little success.

Future developments depend largely on the result of the Federal by-election at Boothby South Australia. A win for Labour would be immediately followed by a demand for the resignation of

Common the wealth Government.

declared yesterday "The victory The Labour leader, Mr. Curtin,

will be a complete vindication of Labour's programme giving Labour half the seats in the House of Representatives."

A useful calvage scheme is being worked In Tottenham under the direction of Mr. Robert Morrison, M.P. for North Tottenham. The scheme consists of selling bits of shrapnel plcked up in the borough to a West-end firm, who make them into brooches and ornaments and which аге

In demand In America as souvenirs of the London bitz. Mr. Morrison cays that a penny a plece is given for the shrapnel, which works out at £60 a ton, Photo shows: Here are some of the types of paper knives, complete with shell splinter handles. (Fox. Copyright).

The Really

Significant Fact

A British communique says that despite the number of bombs drop- ties were suffered and there was ped no service or civilian casual- almost negligible civilian damage. Hess is suffering from hallucinations and

THE GERMAN SUGGESTION that Rudolf

up by escorted that his 'plane crashed as a result of an

Yesterday morning the attacks were followed reconnaissance

the afternoon

'plance, and in

a small bomber accident, was scathingly set aside yesterday formation escorted by a large by the "Baltimore Sun.”

number of fighters dropped bombs, causing little damage.

of

the enemy fighters and some these were seen to be damaged.

Civilian casualties were few al-

"His real crash," the newspaper says, Patrolling Hurricanes engaged "was when he crashed into the headlines. What is significant is that when a Nazi gets fed up his only safe course is to flee to the very country he had formerly sworn to put down. Whoever heard of a fed up Briton fleeing to Germany?”

If, however, the Commonwealth Government retains Boothby, though some were seriously in- according to expectations, pressure iured and damage was done to for formation of a National Gov-civil government and civilian pro-

ernment will probably be renewed perty, and a chapel and school by Dr. Evatt's supporters, who are were also hit, — Reuter. already urging the replacement of Mr. Curtin by him. Reuter,

RUBBER

CHEERFUL TONE ON DINGHIES

STOCK MARKET

FOR PILOTS

Australian reaction to Hess's sensational flight to Scotland was expressed by Mr. A. W. Fadden, Acting Commonwealth Premier, in Sydney.

LEASE AND LEND FIGURES

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Rudy is insane: there's

"Hoss's flight," he declared, "indicates the realisation within either a serious Nazi split

the Nazi hierarchy that Ger- or else he has formed a

- many is unable to win the war

against clvillsation, far-reaching plan," de- The London Stock Exchange

"The German radio is right.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA "MAIL"} clared Frau Paula, the old ventiment cheerful, Leading Indus- NOW BEING FITTED OUT WITH disease which has been progresa-

was generally firm yesterday with

R.A.F. FIGHTER PILOTS ARE Hess has been suffering from a John M. Keynes, econo- nurse of Rudolf Hess, in trinis improved on country buy- COLLAPSIBLE RUBBER DING. ing for years; he was, but appar- mic adviser to the British

HIES exclusive interviewing. Kafir dividend payers met

LITTLE ONE MAN ently not now.

Treasury, revealed with Reuter in Cairo monds were also good. Olls were

active Cape enquiry while dia-BOATS THAT ARE INCORPOR- ATED WHEN DEFLATED IN

Single Idea Washington yesterday yesterday.

flrm, with Mexican Eagles and THE PARACHUTE PACK.

that the British believe Anglo-Egyptian bid higher. Gilt- Bomber crews have long car- "The disease is, Nazism, which edged and home rails were about ried rubber boats and many lives has done more harm to the world $7,000,000,000 is only the until he was a grown-up boy. He unchanged. Among foreign issues have been saved through their use in less than 10 years than all the first instalment of the was broad-m'nded, of strong char-Japanese and Chinese bonds im- but hitherto the fighter pilot has scourges in history." deter and extremely honest.

United States Lease and proved. Wall Street was quiet. had to rely on his "Moe West" or

life jacket.

llons of Nazis, deluded with Lend programme. false promises; "must" (now be Mr. Keynes disclosed that it was oooupled with a single idea,*If | President Roosevelt who conceived. this is what Hess thinks of the the Lease and Lend idea, and add- war, what are we to think?" ed that he and other British `of-" in the opinion of Mr. | W. | ficials feel the figure will be Hess, who was born in Egypt, official Government of India an-ed with the parachute in a cushion Minister, "the flight indicates the

The new type of dinghy is pack-Hughes, Commonwealth Navy increased.". received his early. schooling there.nouncement of the loss by enemy on which the pilot sits in the first crack in the granite of the should be done 500

Mr. Keynes stressed that this **Reu" * *. •

Hp Elim) actión óf HM.1.5. Paravau. "cockpit-British Wireless.

Nazl temple.". Router.

Alonial Now! Service,

Paula added" "I nursed

him

"From early childhood he vaunted of German Invincibility Reuter.

and always fought for top place, whether at school or elsewhere. "He often used to discuss im- portant political, questions with his father,"

VESSEL LOST

Router from Simla reports an

Now that Fighter Command) pilots are constantly flying across the Channel on offensive patrols Into Northern France, they are to be similarly equipped.

Mr. Fadden added that mil-