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R.A.F. RAID IN Ship Loaded With Munitions
Blown Up By Direct Hits
EX-KAISER SERIOUSLY ILL
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The ex-Kaiser is seriously ill, it was re- ported in Berlin yes- terday. He is suffer- ing from an intestinal disorder. Interna- tional News Service.
SOVIET INTEREST IN NAVAL BATTLE
Commenting
on
the
naval battle in the Atlan- tie in a lengthy article, yesterday's "Red Fleet,'
1
R.A.F. BOMBERS WHICH raided the French harbour of Sfax, in Tunisia, registered direct hits on a motor vessel of between 4,000 and 5,000 tons, it was announced in last night's communique issued by R.A.F. Head- quarters in the Middle East.
The communique adds all the bombs made direct hits and from the enormous ex- plosion and the vast column of smoke which resulted, it was apparent that the ship was loaded with munitions.
in other raid on Benghazi, where situation to the Referring
straddled the mole and Crete the communique says heavy bombs attacks were continued against workshops and started big fires. concentrations of German troops
Iraq Operations and aireraft on the beaches of the
on the aerodrome of Sinnd and Malemi during the night of Muy 27/28.
More than 100 enemy aircraft on the beach between Kolmuar, Irlage and the Spellakos River attacked. Fuccessfully several fires being started among them and a number of explo sions caused.
were
of bombs fell Scarpanto a stick actuss the aerodrome and started another fire.
organ of the Soviet Navy, On the neighbouring island of stated: "The operation is of great interest, firstly because almost all naval arms participated.
"German and British battleships met in this engagement, practical- ly speaking, for the first be in the present war, aircraft and their¦ mobile baseS or aircraft-carriers! played a prominent role and the value of tor- importance of the pedo-carriers was once more con- Armed
The communique reports
Eugen will be cleared up in the next few days.
"The operation was specially significant for its length, which
war, is unprecedented in this adds the article.
The well-known writer Ivanov, a member of the Soviet Academy ol Selences, comment ng on the Isame action in "Trud," declares: naval aircraft "Unfortunately the lessons ean-Thele British not be drawn until further details played throughout the operation.
reconnaissance combining
with are known"
assault on notice.".
The article specially mentions it is expected the fate of the Prince
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In Iraq, continuous air support was given to successful operations by our ground forces which re- the capture of Khan sulted in Nuqta on Wednesday morning.
Raids
were aerodromes at Palmyra.
effected Deir Ez Zor and
the
In Abssyfnia, the R.A.F. bomb- ed and machine-gunned military Debaruch objectives at Gondar, and Wolchefit.
From all operations two 'planes
Reuter. are missing.
HESS STILL
WORRYING
GERMANS
The Berlin correspon- dent of the Swiss news- paper "Zuricher Zeitung" says the last thing the Germans wish is a pro- longation of the war.
fre-
The Hess case is still "a quent subject of conversation des- pite official explanations, and has shaken many."
on
While war production is im posing tremendous demands workers, new and radical res- trictions have been Introduced on the sale of meat.
Owing to the labour shortage maximum efforts are made to re- lease workers for employment in war industries.
are
Hundreds of magazines have been suppressed and books only allowed to be published with special permission.-Reuter.
REVEALING POLL TAKEN IN MID-WEST
General Pearson Allen declared in Washington yesterday that President Roosevelt has just had a private poll taken of Mid- Western sentiment on the question of intervention.
A personal representative of the President, he continues, has just returned from Illinols, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Nevada, Colorado and Utah, where he istened to farmers, editors, busi- nessmen and gas station opera- tors.
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The report says the effective, ness of Mid-West Isolationist feeling is largely a mythế On the question of convoys the President's representative found hard-headed farmers saying they wanted to see American products delivered safely to the other side and not sunk to the bottom.
farm
ROADSIDE SENTIMENT SEEMED TO BE "WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? THIS THING HAS GOT TO BE SET- TLED WHY NOT NO FREUTERS
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1941.
TUNISIA Attacked At Sfax
STOP PRESS
GENERAL
The Tokyo "Nichi-Nichl" and "Yomiuri Shimbun" in vehement editorials this morning reiterate the purely economic nature of the Japanese proposals to the Nether- lands East Indies and angrily warn that "adequate steps" may have to be taken by Japan in the event the conversations collapse.
"Nichi Nich!" expressed prise at the "urrogant attitude" of the N.E.1. and accused the Dutch authorities of provocative indif- ference.
The paper says:
sur-
"We believe
her
the N.E.. authorities are courting their own destruction if they are labouring under the hallucination. that in view of the International situation Japan would reinain
even if silent and inactive economic proposals are rejected." Ja- "Nichi-Nichi" emphasises pan's southward policy would not either be affected in the least by the international position
whatever attitude the Japan or N.E.. may decide to adopt.
of
In connection with these com- well- ments, it is learned from informed circles in Batavia there has been no change in the situa- are still tion and negotiations
going on with Japan
It is added that no special 10 significance need be attached
which Japanese press reports are apparently inspired by Im- patience. Some time ago it was clearly explained that the delay the in the negotiations was not rault of the N.E.I. authorities. -- Reuter.
The prefix "special" to telegrams is used by the "Sunday Herald" and "China Mail" to indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provi- slons of the Telecommunications or dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint- ed
either under any circumstances, wholly or In part, without prior ar rangement.
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