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HOW THE HOOD MET DISASTER

Direct Hit: Tremendous Upheaval

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BERLIN'S NEW RIVAL FLIGHT OF FANCY

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The sinking of H.M.S. Hood has inspired Berlin! quarters to their greatest! flights of fancy for many months.

Britain's loss of one battleship

"ARK ROYAL"

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The National Broad- casting Company in New York last night picked up a German radio claim that the aircraft-carrier Furious was torpedoed and "badly damaged" in the Mediterranean, The Furious, the Nazi

ed into Gibraltar" yesterday. Interna- tional News Service.

means, according to these quar- report alleged, "limp- ters, that "England is beaten." Loss of H.M.S. Hood and the pre- carious German foothold on Crete (described optimistically as Ger- man occupation of western Crete) are two "military disasters," saya. Berlin, "and make Britain's posi- tion in the war irretrievable and show 10 the world England's

weakness."

Berlin ignores the fact that two) of the new "King George V" class battleships are known to be al- ready in commission, and that at least Ave other great battleships: are nearing completion or are al- ready in service with the Roya' Navy.

Britain's overwhelming super- iority at sea (Germany has only two battleships and one of these. the Bismarck, is now being hunt-- ed down) is sufficient answer to these boastings. -- International News Service.

"WE CAN HOLD CRETE❞

Raschid

Ali In

Egypt?

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Fleet Units

Still Hunting Down "Bismarck"

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AS THOUSANDS OF RELATIVES MOURNED THE LOSS OF MEN IN H.M.S. HOOD, MILLIONS OF BRITONS ARE EAGERLY AWAITING TIDINGS OF THE FINAL OUTCOME · OF THE INITIAL ENCOUNTER BETWEEN MAIN UNITS OF THE BRITISH AND GERMAN NAVIES.

ITALIANS

Supplementing the meagre Admiralty communique, authoritative quarters in Lon- TO BE don said the mortal blow against Hood was

apparently struck by a giant 15-inch shell CHARGED from the Bismarck, which penetrated the

GEORGE foot-thick armour colossal battle-cruiser's

sheathing the side of a gun turret.

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LEONOF, CITY EDITOR OF THE SHANGHAI "CHINA PRESS," HAS FILED ASSAULT CHARGES AGAINST FOUR PROMINENT ITALIANS AS A RESULT OF FRIDAY'S INCIDENT WHEN HE WAS RE- PORTED TO HAVE BEEN BEATEN UP. Defendants'

names are not

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The shell crashed with tornadic force squarely into Hood's principal ammunition chamber. Hood rocked and swayed with a tremendous convulsion and the seas round her boiled as blinding blasts rent the chill sub- divulged, but they include a law- yer, a tailor, a member of the Italian consulate and a physical Arctic air.

Washington Shock

cu ture Instructor. It is claimed Ripped apart and mangled, That the battle was fought near they are all members of the local Hood tottered crazily for a few Greenland ruises the question Fascist organisation. minutes and then the most cele- whether it was one of the areas national News Service. Raschid Ali and his For-brated fighting ship in all history recently incorporated in the

American naval patrol, eign Minister, together became no more than a memory of a brilliant career of 20 years' with their families, have service.

The Bismarck, accompanied by fled into Egypt, according a protective screen of destroyers, to an Exchange Tele-cruisers and lighter craft, sought. graph report from Ankara to end the battle after she herself had been damaged, but the other' received in London.

British warships kept firing and Reuter reported that Raschid when last reported were still dog- Ali has left Baghdad for Mosul, ging the path of the fleeing Ger- where he planned to reorganise the man flagship,

and ask fur- Hood's normal personnel Iraqi Government

speculated on the possibility the

cause It is not hinted, however, what disaster might

President action the U.S. Government might Roosevelt somewhat to revise his take in that event.

fireside chat to-morrow night- Some Washington quarters' International News Service.

LONDON

SYDNEY

is

MANILA

"I think we can hold ther German aid, which is be-1,341 officers and ratings. It was her maiden engagement with the Crete,' said Major- lieved to be at a low ebb.

Other despatches reaching Lon- Bismarck, which is armed General Heywood, Chief don reported that the ex-Premier, eight 15-inch guns.

re- IT WAS THE FIRST FORMID-

with

of the British Military Emir Abdul Illah, who has

returned to Iraq, is consolidating| ABLE THREAT FROM THE GER- Mission to Greece, on his his forces for a revolt to over-¡ MAN FLEET IN THE ATLAN- return to Cairo from throw Raschid's government.--In-TIC IN A LIFETIME.

Crete yesterday.

"The withdrawal from Greece, and the Crete fighting is part of one action and I hope we have

ternational News Service.

GREAT PROMISES

OF ACTION

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in

torn The explosion must have the battle-cruiser asunder, giv- ing the crew no chance to escape. Long regarded 48 invincible, Hood must have been hit by tons of metal. It was the most stag- since naval loss gering British Jutland.

Grievous Loss

reached the last stage and shall hold out, in view of the nature of the fighting in Crete and the Ger- "Great events are in prepara- mans' difficulty in obtaining rein- | tion for the Mediterranean,' forcements for their troops they declared Virginio Gayda, Musso- have succeeded in landing.

Jini's mouthpiece, writing "British and Dominion troops "Giornale d'Italia" yesterday. and Marines fight well in this Gayda is believed to allude to of damage to other British war- type of man-to-man fighting" forthcoming attacks on Gibraltar ships or the German vessels ex- This is the first intimation that and Suez. International News cept the Bismarck. Marines have been landed Service.

Reuter.

SEARCH FOR QUAKE

VICTIMS

AXIS FORCES

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The Admiralty made no mention

2-Naval experts in London say that although it in a grievous] loas, battleships of the King George Volass are being come missioned steadily

..Loss of H.M.S. Hood has pro- foundly shocked United States (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Axis forces attempting to naval and diplomatic circles and Rescuers are probing great piles penetrate into Egypt in two prompted private predictions of rubble and debris. after 19 columns were reported in Cairo that the demand for full use of sovere aarthquake shocks in the yesterday to have been hurled the US Navy in assuring th Smyrna region of Turkey-Inter back with heavy losses. Inter-safe arrival of war materials,

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