1941-05-27 — Page 1

Library, Buprene Chen

ROOSEVELT STIFFENING SPEECH Page 3

Page 3 FIRST ED

1941

PHILCO

TROPIC-PROOF

RADIOS

CHINA MAIL

FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

Obtainable at all stores

No. 32,157

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1941

Price: 10 cts.

INSIST ON

Daisy Brand,

Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

"BISMARCK" HIT BY TORPEDO High Hope Of Successful Pursuit

LIFE IN BESIEGED TOBRUK

While

British Squadron COLLAPSE Still In Contact OF IRAQ

INSURANCE FOR PEACE IN PACIFIC

REVOLT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE NORTH ATLAN- TIC, SEEKING VENGEANCE FOR THE SINK- the Western

ING OF H.M.S. HOOD, IS HOT IN PURSUIT Desert is fairly quiet an interesting picture of life AFTER THE FLEEING GERMAN SQUADRON in Tobruk was given in AFTER THE 35,000-TON BATTLESHIP BIS- Cairo yesterday by

an MARCK HAD BEEN HIT AND PARTIALLY eye-witness recently re- CRIPPLED BY A BRITISH AERIAL TORPEDO. turned.

As the war's greatest sea battle raged vable through the second night, the British Fleet, to be aided by catapulted Navy bombers flying ahead and harassing and slowing down the fleeing German ships, pressed the chase at the edge of the perimeter and in maximum speed in a dramatic effort to get peace in the Far East, Iraq's

Despite frequent bombings there! are still a great many buildings in Tobruk, where

only

troops and no civilians are

There is plenty of food and beer

seen.

and the troops enjoy swimming.

Most dangerous spots are

at

Tobruk itself, where the Ger-

mans

come

bombing

and the enemy squadron close enough for a deci- machine gunning at lunch- time and in the evenings. sive battle. Vehicles and planes are widely

led by the scattered to

The German fleet. avoid bombing bul

eluded an Bismarck, damaged have been little molested.

"There was a tragic moment immediate pitched battle with the because. the squadron when a beer store was hit by a British bomb but not much damage was weather turned favourable to the the Hood was des- of Nazis after

were scores

done and there

willing volunteers for

work."-Reuter,

salvage troyed, enabling the German ships to escape under a quick sett ing

TIDE OF BATTLE

"SWAYS" IN CRETE

"THE CRETE SITUATION is much the

same, with very severe fighting in the Malemi area, where the Germans have land-

ed more men in the last 24 hours. It is very

difficult to see how it is developing.

It is difficult, too, to say how the land- ings compare with the previous two days but the enemy has undoubtedly suffered very severe losses in aircraft while others will soon need' overhauling.

"The tide of battle stillĮ sways to and fro in ine area between Canea and

Bad Weather

The weather is very bad," with

mist. vice.

www.

International News Ser-

Hot Pursuit

THE

BATTLESHIP

.SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} The imminent collapse of Iraqi resistance is fore- cast after the self- appointed Premier, Raschid Ali, and his Cabinet, were reported to The High Command be fleeing or preparing to of the British and Im- flee in the face of British perial Forces look upon military the Malayan garrison as internal unrest.

The strong concentration of the best

of insurance

Raschid Ali's troops menacing Persian British-occupied

A.

advances and

declared Major-General Gulf port of Basra was broken up in a surprise attack by Bri- General tish Imperial troops supported by Percival, Officer Commanding, the guns of British warships in Malaya, in an interview planes. in Singapore yesterday.

a

strafing

the Gulf and

R.A.F.

The defeated Iraqis had massed six miles up the Tigris from wrest Basra in a movement to The G.O.C. disclosed that BIS-chain of garrisons stretches from the country's only seaport from

the British.

The situation in Basra is quiet, MARCK, PRIDE OF THE GER- the northern frontier of Malaya to MAN

HAS

BEEN Borneo and explained that aeru-International News Service. NAVY, STRUCK BY A TORPEDO OF dromes, which extended to THE BRITISH FLEET AIR frontiers of China, must be pro- ARM AND THE ROYAL NAVY'S tected by land forces. MIGHT IS HOT IN PURSUIT OF THE DAMAGED WARSHIP.

This announcement was made

the

The past policy, he added, of having a large number of aero- dromes had proved a wise one. This further increased

LONDON'S WAR WEAPONS WEEK

raised during

Total amount many

as

in a special Admiralty com fold the difficulties of establish- London's War Weapons Week was munique last night,

ing hostile air superiority which, officially announced yesterday

any case, was difficult of € 120,410,000 which is an average Thus, 72 hours after British and in

owing to the dis- per head of population of £21- Nazi naval forces met off Green-achievement

land early on Saturday morning, tances involved.--Reuter. the British Navy has maintained contact with the enemy In a pursuit which must have ranged over hundreds of miles. — Reuter.

MR. RONALD CROSS'S NEW POST

MR. S. M. BRUCE, AUSTRA- LIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER, SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON IN LONDON YESTERDAY, WELCOMED THE APPOINT- MENT OF MR. RONALD CROSS AS UNITED KINGDOM HIGH COMMISSIONER TO AUSTRA-

LIA.

Mr. Bruce referred to the close and successful cooperation

between now possible

Britain Land the Dominion Governments.

Mr. Ronald Cross paid a tribute to the fighting qualities of the

Malemi and around heavy rains. Traffic is held up Australians. Reuter.

Malemi:"

In these words well-informed. military circles in Cairo last night summed up the latest position in Crete.

on three-quarters of the roads, which were not built for rains.

"

BOMBS DROPPED. ON There is still plenty of room EAST COAST for the remaining Italians to

There was some slight activity. manoeuvre but it is doubtful how by enemy aircraft yesterday. In far they will put up a fight since the coastal areas, states an the original forces of 30,000 to Ministry, communique. Bombs

Alr

Meanwhile a steady - round- prisoners continues in looks as if the Jimma concen- been readily melting through East Coast in the afternoon and caused some damage, and a small. tration Is In for. An unpleasant desertions and surrenders.

number of casualties, Renter

Dahmern' Abyssinia, where it 40 000 men a few weeks ago have were dropped in a town on the

Reuter.

It's NEW=It's NEWS!

FILMU AUTO LOAD

of superb croftim

by

BELL & HOWELL

For Beautiful Full-Colour Or Black & White. Movies.

EASY TO USE- EASY TO-CARRY

SOLD BY

FILMO DEPOT

3rd Floor, MARINA HOUSE

TELEPHONE, 32159.