1941-05-27 — Page 41

THE CHINA MAIL; MAY 27, 1941.

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"BISMARCK" HIT BY TORPEDO High Hope Of Successful Pursuit

British Squadron Still In Contact

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL"}

THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE NORTH ATLAN- TIC, SEEKING VENGEANCE FOR THE SINK- ING OF H.M.S. HOOD, IS HOT IN PURSUIT AFTER THE FLEEING GERMAN SQUADRON AFTER THE 35,000-TON BATTLESHIP BIS- MARCK HAD BEEN HIT AND PARTIALLY CRIPPLED BY A BRITISH AERIAL TORPEDO.

As the war's greatest sea battle raged through the second night, the British Fleet, aided by catapulted Navy bombers flying ahead and harassing and slowing down the fleeing German ships, pressed the chase at maximum speed in a dramatic effort to get the enemy squadron close enough for a deci- sive battle.

The German fleet. led by the damaged Bismarck, eluded an immediate pitched battle with the British squadron because the weather turned favourable to the Nazis after the Hund was des- troyed, enabling the German ships to escape under a quick setting must. International News Ser-

vice.

THE

Hot Pursuit

BATTLESHIP

DIS-

MARCK. PRIDE OF THE GER-

RASCHID

UPSET NAZI

TIMETABLE

admit-

MAN NAVY. HAS BEEN German circles in STRUCK BY A TORPEDO OF

AIR Ankara are now THE

FLEET BRITISH ARM AND THE ROYAL NAVY'S MIGHT IS HOT IN PURSUIT OF ting

THE DAMAGED WARSHIP.

This announcement was made in a special

Admiralty

that Raschid Ali

upset their time-table when he decided to fight| comBritain at the beginning munique last night.

of May, according to a Thus, 72 hours after British and Nazi naval forces met off Green-Columbia Radio commen- land early on Saturday morning.tary, broadcast from

the British Navy has maintained

with contact pursuit which must have ranged over hundreds of miles.

the enemy ia Ankara this morning.

Reuter,

FRENCH CONSULATES CLOSED DOWN

French consular officers

The

WENT ON WITH

HIS PLOUGHING

A ploughman work- ing in a field near a south-east coast town heard the roar of a bomber and took no notice.

Then he heard О bomb coming down. It plunged into the ground only 25ft. oway from him. It was a delayed action bomb. The plough- man stepped over and peered down the little crater.

Then he just went on with the plough- ing.

SIR DELVES BROUGHT TO TRIAL

THE TRIAL OF SIR DELVES BROUGHTON ON A CHARGE

OF MURDERING LORD ERROL, OPENED IN NAIROBI YESTER- DAY BEFORE THE CHIEF JUS- TICE OF KENYA.

Tord commentator stated that

Errol was

found shot a German spokesman told him dead in a car outside Nairobi on that the traible in Trat was not January 24. expected to develou until Germans had taken Crete Cyprus.

and

Towards the end of yesterday's hearing a police witness said he had found Fascist literature in do Lord Errol's house and a cardi, but dated 1934. showing membership of the British Union of Fascists.

Ladies' Man

The Germane, however, not feel that all is lost suggest that Raschid Ali may operate at Mosuk and concen. trate on guerilla warfare to prevent the British from ma59- ing troops on the eastern Syrian frontier.

A police witness said Lord

Errol

was

Assistant Military THE COMMENTATOR ADDED Secretary soon after war broke out ARAB ARMY. but it was not part of his duty

BY

in- GERMAN to deal with orders for the

ternment of Italians.

in Palestine have been requested to leave by May THAT AN 28,

in ORGANISED Reuter learns authoritative quarters in AGENTS IN SYRIA, WAS EX London.

PECTED TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE.

The action is understood to

The whole German aim is tn have been taken by the British

Mosul authorities in consequence of the keep the British out of

and the oil lands until the Ger- French action requiring British consular officers in Syria to leave mans have established themselves

firmly in Syria. their posts on or befure the same date.

or

Witness agreed Lord Errol was 1 successful "ladies' man,”

Counsel asked: "Is there any- pre- thing in this crime which

its be- ing the work of two

more cludes the possibility of persons?" Witness replied

Counsel: "One of these The commen'ator added that A Jewish telegraph agency mes- Turkey has decided to pay

have been a woman?" the sage from Jerusalem states all interest and principal on

her replied "Yes."-Reuter. French consulates in Palestine munitions debt to Czechoslovakia. were closed down on Sunday on, that is to the Skoda Works which instructions from the Vichy Gov-į, are in German hands.-Reuter. ernment, and

the French con-

sul-general will be leaving the

country to-morrow.

It has not yet been settled who will in future represent French

MISSIONARIES STRANDED

TSPECIAL TO' “CHINA. MAIL"]

BRITISH

MR. MENZIES' VISIT MUSEUM

"No."

might Witness

TO-NEW CALEDONIA PURCHASE

re-

Free French Headquarters

A RARE CHINESE ART TREA- in

SURE, FORMED THE CHIEF his London announce that on

THE BRITISH way back to Australia the Aus- PURCHASE BY A large number of American tralian Prime Minister was

MUSEUM DURING. 1940, · AC- missionaries are virtually "strand-ceived at Noume, capital of the CORDING TO THE REPORT OF ed" in Shanghai ✅ following the Free French Colony of New THE NATIONAL ART COLLEC- decision recently promulgated by Caledonia, by the local Govern-TION FUND, ISSUED YESTER- the home Board that approval ment. must first be obtained from thet

DAYS

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ber 20, 1940 British Wireless

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