1941-06-04 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 4, 1941.

KID GLOVES MUST COME OFF

Immediate Move In

Decisive Point

And The Decisive Moment

(By Reuter's Military Commentator)

ALTHOUGH THE LOSS OF CRETE IS UN- PLEASANT AND ADDS TO THE DIFFICULTIES FACING THE BRITISH NAVY, BRITAIN RE- MAINS MASTER OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. EFFECTIVE AIR SUPPORT IS A NECESSARY ADJUNCT TO NAVAL OPERATIONS, DEFEND- ING IN ITS TURN ON AMPLE AIR BASES, AND THIS IS NOWHERE MORE APPRECIAT- ED THAN BY THE BRITISH NAVY.

The British naval base at Alexandria is backed by long stretches of coast line, along which aerodromes are located, while the flat plains bordering the sea here permit estab- lishment for as many more aerodromes as

necessary.

Moreover, the line of the Mediterranean coastline, forming a sharp angle with Egypt to the south and Palestine and Syria to the East, forms two flanks from where Alexan- dria can well be covered from the air.

TAIN MUST NOT BE SLOW IN USING HER POWER.

The mouth of this big angle or bay is covered by Cyprus, which the British hold and on which aerodromes can also he situated, With Syrian air fields in British thus enormously strengthening hands British control of the East- British ar control over the Eastern Mediterranean would be as- ern Mediterranean

sured provided only the R.A.F. is strongly reinforced in the Middle

nurt

Here is the decisive point

moment. decisive is the

But this control will be badly | East. weakched if the Vichy French are permitted to allow the establish. ment of the Nazi Air Force Syrian aerodromes and Nazi troop- | Reuter. ers to control Syrian ports.

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This must be prevented at all costa and it appears that imme. diate action is necessary. There is no time for hesitation or de lay. The kid gloves must be

taken off.

Potential Allies

The Vichy Government may he regarded as unendly but Vichy does not carry half the French people or half the French soldiers with it.

of the

CZECH

SABOTEURS AT WORK

MOSCOW

RECOGNISES

CONQUEST

The Greek Lego-

tion in Moscow has been informed by the Soviet Government that diplomatic rela- tions between the two countries are now invalid because Greece has lost her sovereignty.

Similar steps had been taken by the Soviet authorities with regard to Bel- gium, Norway and Hungary.---Reuter.

MODERN LAWRENCE RETURNS

Major Glubb Pasha, leader of the famous Bri- tish desert patrol, return- ed to Amman yesterday with his men after suc- cessful participation in the operations which led to the collapse of Raschid Ali's rebellion in Iraq.

of

Glubb, who has been described as the "Lawrence of Arabia" this war, was accorded an official welcome by Emir Abdullah, ruler of Transjordan,

Syria Needed

Pilot-Officer Stanley Michel Kolandorski, from Lakehurst, New Jersey

the famous American air base -- ought to have flying in his blood, coming from such a place, and he certainly Here he is - a member of the American Eagle Squa- dron serving with the R.A.F., climbing into his fighter 'plane. He is 26 years old.

has.

GREAT

BRITAIN TO

TELL THE U.S. A.

IT HAS BEEN DECIDED to entrust the direction of the existing British înformation services in the United States to Sir Gerald Campbell, now serving as British Minister in Washington, it was announced in London yesterday.

The step has been taken in A total of 82,000 officials

The Emir cubled congratula | response to the increasing demand the United States for fuller These hate the Nazis and would have been dismissed by tious to the British High Commis-in

information and more complete willingly join the cause

sioner, Sir Harold MacMichael, on

effort Democracies if only they saw some the German authorities the termination of the trouble in concerning Britain's war

Ah who and for an improver ent in the support within reach,

in the Moravia and tray caused by Rashid

from. British failed to affect Anglo-Arab friend- supply of Protectorate, | ship."

General Catroux is believed to Bohemia be in Egypt and perhaps General

de Gaulle also is there.

An immédiate

according to advices re-

The Emir paid a tribute to the

sources.

ceived by the Czecho- loyalty of Iraq's Regent and to be in New York, will relinquish

occupation slovak authorities in Lon-British generalship in

Syria, headed by the Frez French, ļ should be undertaken forthwith. don yesterday.

If the R.A.F, is soklily establish- ed along the whole Eastern Medi- terrancan coastline from Aleppo to

the

Sir Gerald, whose office will

air his appointment as Minister order to assume, that of tor-General of the British formation services,

warm ap-

and on the land."

Acknowledging this, Sir Harold The dismissed officials include MocMichael expressed civil servants in Government depreciation of the Emir's support Haifa, backed with firm bases in partments in Prague, municipal and assistance during the recent Iraq and the Persian Gulf, Cyprus and local employees, postmen, trouble.-Reuter. would be safe and the British railwaymen and schoolteachers, naval base at Alexandría secure.

These mass dismissals are al- Decisive Moment (ributed to the persistent sabotage which continues to hamper the DELAY IN THE OCCUPATION| authorities. OF SYRIA AND PERMITTING

RAID ON KIAN

When Hitler Fell

in

Direc-

it-

Heroism

Is Not Enough

The "Rand "Mail” of Johannesburg, in a leader He was High Commissioner in Canada until Mr. Malcolm Mac-entitled "Heroism is not

that donald was appointed to position early this year..

Bean-

enough," says the averag Sir Gerald has had long ex-whelmingly important 'planes, flying perience of the United States and feature of the Battle of Eight Japanese from their base in Hupeh, early is very popular there.

Kian ing consul-general in Philadel- Crete was that from the yesterday morning raided

San British viewpoint it was a A NAZI OCCUPATION THERE Recently four serious rallway and dropped several tons of bombs phia in 1920 he went to WOULD JEOPARDISE ALL. accidents, due to untraceable over its suburbs, most of which, Francisco in 1822 and to

York in 1931, where he remain- battle of bayonets against GRAVE CONSEQUENCES ARE causes, have been reported. | however, féll on open spaces.

ed until going to

aeroplanes. IN THE BALANCE AND

Central News.

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He has also served in Brazil, Béletan Congo, Italy and Abys. mirila.

"Britain's motto is thumbs up. not hands up," he said in recent speech in New York.

"What the bayonet could do the bayonet did but it was not enough. That is the primary lesson to be alcarned from Crete.

Soon after his appointment, to "If men are to be pitted against Cannda he told a social gather-aeroplanes they will always lose... ing about a dream in which he Crete was lost the day on which Buw Hiller in a vast stadium ap- the fighter squadrons were with- parently running an athletle meet-drawn.. -inge-boun

"That step was absolutek

*Hitler was dashing about cross- ing bridges. He reached the last necessary but the question is |bridge but this "was" an. Illusion ther, when that had to be: there was no bridge and Hitler the land troops" should fell into a chasm Router... I have been withdrawn,