1941-06-13 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 13, 1941.

N.Z. AND CRETE

The New Zealand Par- 'liament yesterday passed a resolution moved by the Acting Premier, Mr. Nash, expressing admira- tion for the courage, tenacity and determina- tion of the New Zealand- ers in Greece and Crete, *◄ and confidence in Gen- eral Freyburg.

Defending the decision to send the New Zealanders to Greece and Crete. Mr. Nash said he be- lieved these campaigns were essential from the viewpoint of the larger strategy involved and that if the men were asked to do the same thing again in like cir- cumstances, they would want

to

STREET SAVES FOR BRENS

(Sur-

Leatheread rey) War Savings, Committee is arrang- ing for each of 200 savings groups to have

a wor

weapons week of its own. A road savings group intends to save £500 for ten Bren guns.

TURKISH

PARACHUTE

GIRLS

GREEK HEROISM IN CRETE

In a message to King George of Greece, thank- ing the Greek people "on all and each individually" for the heroic stand in Greece and Crete, King George VI, while saying the loss of Crete was "bitter blow," adds:

"We share your grief bul also share your hopes.

a

we

THIS

"NEWS REACHES COUNTRY DAILY ΤΟ PROVE THAT THE TRAGEDY OF GREECE HAS LEFT UN- BROKEN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR GALLANT PEOPLE, (By JACK FISHMAN)

WHO HAVE SHOWN AND CON- SHOW HEROISM The efforts made by

Thousands of thesc

young TINUE TO men had had splendid results

DISREGARD FOR ODDS AND girl parachutists, armed UNSURPASSED IN HISTORY." which, though not so good as

do so.

they could have been, were with machine-guns and justified, necessary and worth

while.

the

No Government could have ⚫given

subject closer Com- sideration. Everything was weigh- ed as well as possible in advance. Success might have shortened

year.

the

by war

Reuter.

over il

ARMY AIR ARM

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE STATED IN A PARLIAMENTARY REPLY YESTERDAY THAT CERTAIN SQUADRONS OF THE R.A.F. HAD FOR БОМЕ TIME PAST BEEN UNDER THE COMPLETE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE ARMY.

These squadrons were especial- ly equipped and trained for Army needs.

hand grenades, are ready to attack the Nazis. if Turkey goes to war.

"Your country has indeed been overwhelmed but the spirit of the remains high and Greek people the fame of their resistance will outlast the transitory conquests of the enemy.

"Fortified by the Greek exam- The "Flying Amazons," аэ called, are they are popularly

ole we shall continue the strug- our side not only soldiers, but can also gle, proud to have at

Fleet which pilot fighter and bomber planes, those units of your "Our girl parachutists are most-survived the battle, the nucleus of ly between fifteen and twenty a new Hellenic air force and cen- years old," Mr. H. S. Goker, tres of a new army, Turkish Air Attache in London, told me.

"They wear blue uniforms and trousers. Strong, courageous and clever, they are the cream of Turkey's girlhood.

"Many of them British, French, and man,"

speak fluent some Ger-

"Meanwhile my

Government learns that Hellenic communities overseas are expressing determin- ation to pursue the struggle victory and are asking how they can help.

for best

"I greet through Your Majesty all who fought in the val ant Hellenic armies on the mainland. those who fought in Crete, and particularly the injured and bereaved."

experts be- parachutists Remarking that the spirit of the effective as Greek people remains high. the enemy com-message concludes: "We do not forget that great soldier-states- man, John Metaxas, who said to the Italians 'You shall not pass,' nor his successor, Alexander

Turkish military lieve that women will prove just as men in sabotaging munications and fortifications.

"Two years ago Soviet para- troop experts came to our coun- try on contract to teach men and girls the new method of warfare As the Prime Minister told the they had perfected," Mr. Goker House on Tuesday, it was the continued. intention to place a considerably

instructor the chief larger number of aeroplanes of our paragirls is Sabiya Kemal, under Army control for purposes the adopted daughter of everything that was a tactical operation.

+ Mr. Luw added an assurance that the lessons of the war had been the subject of closest study by both the General Stuff and the Air Staff. British Wireless.

ASSAB

PRISONERS

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY BRITISH G.H.Q. IN CAIRO STATES: "LIBYA-NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.

"To-day,

of Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic.

Brilliant Leader

Koritsis, who said: 'No' to a yet more powerful foe."--Reuter.

BOY, 16, IS CAPTIVE

"She is one of our most bril- A sixteen-year-old boy| liant flyers. Our first woman pilot, she is greatly admired by kissed his mother good-

Turkish women,

"During the Kurdish rebel-bye and went off to join a ilon in 1937, she took part in ship for his first voyage,

bombing and reconnaissance.

"Since she married Captain All Kemal, also of the Turkish Air Force, she has never stopped, her training activities.

They are taught all field 'war tactics, guerilla fighting, and swimming in rivers with rifice

and other equipment. "First, recruits are taught how Then they ad- occupied Lakemti, an important to pilot gliders. town 170 miles west

Addis vance

and, to trainer 'planes, finally fly operational aircraft."

Abyssinia-Patriot forces

Ababa.

of

have

On the coastal sector, as  combined result of a

operation with the Navy and R.A.F., Indian troops made a surprise landing and captured the port of Assab.

Prisoners so far counted include i 50 naval ratings, 87 pilots airmen, 39 German seamen and numbers of Italian troops.

Generals Varda and Placentini,

and

LEAFLET

RAID

ACCORDING TO

He had been at sea for only eighteen days when the vessel was reported missing last Octo- ber. In January came news that the lad, Lawrence Taylor, of Windforton Street, Greenwich, was "missing, believed dead.".

But now his relatives' sor- Tow has been turned to joy, for Lawrence has written. from Bordeaux, where he is in an in- ternment camp, to Bay he is wall.

"I have chummed up with some fellows from Poplar," Lawrence

added.

His

His grandfather ran away to sea when he was eleven, uncle, also a seaman, was taken prisoner in the last war, and his father ran away from, home to join the Army when he was AGENCY sixteen.

with Captain Colla, of the Italian MESSAGES LEAFLETS PRINT- navy, are also in our hands.

ED IN ENGLISH WERE DROP-

In the Jimma area our general! PED OVER EASTERN ENGLAND

advance is continuing.

Iraq-the situation

calm. British Wireless.

DURING THE NIGHT FROM

remains ENEMY AIRCRAFT.

CALAIS BATTERED

...... (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

BRITISH BOMBERS BATTER-

It is understood they contain- ed extracts from the recent speech by President Roosevelt dealing. with sinkings of ships in the Atlantic.

CLEVELAND

FACTORIES AT WORK

The President's speech was, of course, fully reported in British newspapers at the time and the

ав FULL SHIFT WAS RESUMED Nazi propaganda effort has, usual. added nothing to the YESTERDAY MORNING AT

war situation ¦ FIVE: I

OF THE VAST knowledge of the

ED. THE PORT OF CALAIS already possessed by the British CLEVELA (OHIO): WORKS, 2

EARLY YESTERDAY MORNA ING, SHAKING: THE GROUND ON THE ENGLISH SIDE, "OF THE CHANNEL, TARR

public.. British Wireless.

ONE SURVIVOR

(SPECIAL TOLICI A USA crashed

The whole waterfront seemed "to be covered with bomb bidsts as a terrific A.A. barrage was pişt up by the Germans: 5

British bombers also ranged jungles over Boulogne and Cape, Gris found." Nez. International » News Seri dvojawa

News Ber

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OF THE ALUMINIUM COM PANY OF AMERICA FOLLOW. |ING & BETTLEMENT OF THE

STRIKE.

The company's spokesman stat- ed everything was running gmoothly and it was expected that which full production would be resum anamanian [ed before the day was over. 红皮自 en The agreement provides for sin

crew of general increase in wages of one tuna cent per hour, making a minimum

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