1941-06-02 — Page 16

LESSONS

OF

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 2, 1941:

CRETE

Hitler Not Appreciably Nearer His Goal

MOSUL OILFIELDS UNDAMAGED

The Mosul oilfields

are intact, states Baghdad despatch re- ceived in Vichy yes- terday.

The situation 15 quiet

in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, where the police have had no trouble dur-

ing the past 48 hours.

-

Reuter.

IRELAND ANNOYED AT RAID

Admiration For Heroic Allied Forces

WHILE THERE IS NO DISPOSITION TO MINIMISE THE FEROCITY OF THE STRUG- GLE WHICH HAS TAKEN PLACE IN CRETE, BRITISH REACTION TO EVENTS IN THIS

DIFFERED BATTLE HAS

CONSIDERABLY FROM WHAT THE GERMANS DOUBTLESS EXPECTED.

Both the strategical importance of Crete and the ruthlessness of the German war effort have been fully realised by the British public as a whole, but realisation of these two factors does not by a long way tell the whole story.

In-

When, over a week ago, it was protection, most people in Britain first realised that the position of with memories of the rapid

forces vision of Holland and o her past the Imperial and Greek in Crete had been rendered peri- Nazi surcesses prepared themselves Fas by the fact they were fight for the worst and expected over- ing afinest deprived aerial night news that the great battle

was lost.

sand "We

are Sure

uf

that

Mr.

Known casualties in the Valera, who visited the scenes

川 destruction yesterday and;

Dublin bombing were

established last night as

who sympathised with the suf-

levers, will protest vigorously to

27 killed and 88 injured, the belligerents concerned.

and the search for:

Ene has been strictly neutral iner the outbreak of

the

and wan

Since then much time has been gained and heavy losses have been. Inflicted on the picked and elaborately train. ed German troops.

Lessons Learned

it

British opinion consequently victims continues. Three she has the right to expect and has tended to place the main hundred were rendered to demand that her territory and emphasis on admiration for the T above that territory heroic might of the Allied soldiers, homeless.

deter- should not be violated by any coupled with general

the In an editorial yesterday the ut the nations war. Reu-nination to proft from all

at Dublin "Sunday Independent" te:.

lessons of the campaign, especi- ally perhaps the need for ever- increasing protection 1; R.A.F aerodromes.

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To-day the general feeling in Britain seems to be that despite the withdrawal from Crete, the course of events in the Near East has no brought Hifler apprect- ably nearer his ultimate goal.

Hitler has ferociously expend. ed his men, petrol and machines.

Significant Decision

for

The decision in Germany that

prayers henceforth special Nazi armies in the field shall be offered in all churches until the end of the war, may be taken as evidence of the growing need to support German morale against the coming news of heavy losses.

Moreover, as . Mr. Churchill declared a few days ago, despite the successes of German dive- bombers in attacking British ships under ideal conditions from their point of view, "there is no ques- tion whatever

the of

British naval position in the Mediter- ranean having been prejudically affected."

Uses Of Crete Defence

THE FACT IS THAT, THANKS TO THE MAGNIFICENT STAND MADE BY THE BRITISH FORCES AND THE LONG TIME THEY MANAGED TO HOLD OUT IN CRETE. THE SITUA- TION IN OTHER CENTRES IN THE NEAR EAST HAS CON- SIDERABLY IMPROVED FOR BRITAIN.

While Crete was being held, forces and aeroplanes from East Africa had been made ready for action elsewhere. Tanks have been overhauled and serviced and the situation in Iraq has been cleared up.

All this has given the British solid encouragement, which has done much to counter-balance the inevitable anxiety that felt for the Imperial forces in Crete.-Reuter,

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: The prefix "special!! to telegrams 14 uned by the "Sunday" Herald”-' and "China Mail to indicato news which is strictly copyright, under, the provi.. alona of the Telecommunications Or dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint: edundarany" clrcumstances,~~alther wholly or in part, without priaran Vangement,"

STOP PRESS

A Japanese shop in Wan- chai, the Horiuchi Book-shop, No. 38, Hennessy Road, was robbed by four men, armed with a revolver and a dagger, shortly after 8 pm. yesterday.

After binding and blirid- folding the salesman, Kani- chiro Sakuma, the men found the key to the safe and re- moved $545 In banknotes, the Later they ransacked amah's quarters and stole $40.20 in local currency and $100 in Chinese currency.

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The resignation of Moshanoff, President of the Bulgarian Sob- range or Parliament, announced by the Free French Agency Istanbul, is regarded in authorita- tive quarters in London as

discord clear indication of the between Bulgaria, Italy and Ger- the future of the many over Balkans,

which cun

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The resignation, only be regarded as a dismissal, is the result of Mosphanoff's known objections to the exploita- tion of his country by the Ger- his man occupying forces and protests against Italian annexa. in southern tions of territory

No doubt is felt he was Serbia. dismissed on Axis orders.

The dismissal is the first out-

tension

the ixx ward sign of Balkans existing between three disturbers of the Germany and

peace Italy, Bulgaria

are now quarrelling spoils.

-

who over the

have occurred Open clashes between Bulgarian and, Italian forces in southern Serbia where the Italians are claiming terri- tory which, if not Bulgarian, is levan less Italian or Albanian.

the Bulgarian It is believed War Minister's recent visit Berlin was connected with this dispute between Italy and Bul- garia.--British Wireless.

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The Soviet Tass agency

that U.S. reports

Marines Quarding the International Settlement in Shanghai clash- ed with Japanese soldiers when the Marines detained a motor-load of armed Japan- News International

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