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BRIGADIER GIVES INSIDE DOPE ON

BATTLE FOR CRETE

BRIGADIER INGLIS, one of the New VICHY'S

Zealand: commanders in Crete, who is now-in England has given an account of the Crete operation.

He explained that the bulk of the de- fenders of the Island had been evacuated there from Greece. Many of them were non- combatants and unarmed, and therefore un- able adequately to contribute to the defence of the island.

It had been impossible to eva- cuate them to Egypt for the same! reason that it was impossible to make good the losses in equipment of the troops evacuated from Greece to Crete, namely the over- whelming difficulties imposed on shipping by the control of the air by the enemy.

Further, the ports and beaches on Crete had been heavily dive- bombed for some time before the actual invasion of the island took place.

Describing the first day of the Invasion, Brigadier Inglis said that a terrific circus of aircraft of all north. in from the types came They carried on for hours heavy bombing and machine-gunning.

Then parachutists were drop- ped.

PRUSSIAN

JACKBOOT STAMPS

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The Prussian Jackboot is

heavily

German stamping workers in order to force them to produce more and more fodder for the insatiable military machine.

FORCES SURPRISED

A cable received from the war correspondent of the Free French Forces in Syria states: "The Vichy- authorities have abstain- ed from informing sol- diers of the presence of Free French forces in Syria.

men

officers and "Nearly all made prisoner expressed the greatest astonishment at the pre- sence of such considerable-bodies of Free French troops.

Here are four

of instances

Prussian savage action by East courts.

They are published by "Die Zei- tung," the Free German daily in Britain-one man was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for not returning to work after his holidays.

-

are the saw,

"Two of many examples particularly illuminating

unit Captain of a Chad driving up to him, a. mounted orderly bearing a message from a Colonel giving the order to attack as Kisswe had. just been captured., The Captain sent back the messenger for more detailed information. The latter came back saying his superior officer typist was coming to explain matters. months The officer of the Vichy troops, work himself a Captain, thereupon

At Heraklion, these mostly fell among our troops and were soon dealt with, and in a short time A seventeen-year-old were captured by the Australians went to prison for five and New Zealanders.

for not returning to the for which she had contracted after her leave.

the

came up furious, asking excited- ly why the order had not been carried out as soon as received.

Air-borne troops and large quantities of weapons which were landed next day by aircraft car- A plumber released from rying out a continuous bus ser- army for work of war import- The Free French Captain, im- vice between the island and the ance failed to report to the mediately realising the situation, Greek mainland played a more frm to which he was assigned replied the someone had evident- important part than the parachut- and was sentenced to six months' ly blundered and asked the visi- ists. The German parachutists, imprisonment. A. milker was tor to hand over his revolver |said Brigadier Inglis, were young, given eight months' imprison- before any further explanation.

not particularly tough, and fairly ment for leaving work without easily disposed of.

resigning.-British Wireless.

No air force sufficient to deal with the huge masses of German aircraft could: have operated. from the three Cretan airfields. While Egypt was too far away as a base for fighter aircraft, the German bases on the Greek mainland were so close as to have rendered it hopeless

maintain to 'planes on certain airfields.

AGAKI FUNERAL (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

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In another incident, a flying sergeant who had been piloting Dewoittine brought down yes- terday; adamantly refused to belleve for some time that he had landed in the Free French" force's line.-British Wireless.

43'S TO REGISTER

The funeral of Mr. Akagi, Shanghai Municipal Police De- fighter puty

Commissioner, who slain by a terrorist recently, --has been arranged to take place to- It is announced that on July 5, morrow -when-only a few have all men born in the years 1898 been invited to attend. Special and 1899 will be required to re- precautions have been adopted.gister for employment in Reuter.

service. British Wireless.

The Cretan operation was dom- inated by the German air super- iority.

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Referring to certain reports that our methods had become obsolete, Brigadier Inglis said that that was far from the truth. Crete had proved the enormous power of the bayonet charge "by well-trained determined troops. It. was the thing the Germans fear- ed most.--British Wireless,

JAPANESE KILLED BY GUERILLAS

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“TEIKO SADA, SAN EMPLOYEE OF THE VAPAN TOURIST BUREAUVIN SHANGHAI, WAB SHOT BY CHINESE GUERILLAS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE

'CITY ON,SUNDAY, WHEN HE TRIED TO SAVE THE LIFE! OF A JAPANESE MOTORIST.

JAPANESE

CONFUSED BY DEVELOPMENTS

war

"CONFUSION OVER THE Russo-German war cannot be more confounded than in Japan, writes the influential “Washington Fost” under the title “Japan's Dilemma.”

Convinced that the Moscow Japan pact was engineered by Hitler, the "Post" adds that neither Berlin nor Tokyo gained any advantage from the agreement which was signed mainly for formality Since neither side respected or trusted the other.

Before the Pact days, the "Post" move would not benest - Hitler points out, "a Nazi-Soviet clash in the long run but, on the con- would have been a golden op- trary, might prove the first step. portunity for the militarists of of the Japanese: in breaking away Japan to seize the Siberian Mari from their Axis arrangement.

with Hitler." time Provinces

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Ten-Chinese halted the motorist In an attempt to kidnap him when Batin and a party of soven Japanese youths and two girls "Sbuit looks if the Japanese Senator Claude Pepper ad- rushed to the rescue. It was at now might forget the empty vocated United States aid to the this stage that Sada was shot. Russo-Japanese Pact and inter- Soviet, echoing Mr. Churchill's The report coincides with the vene in the Russo-German war: radio broadcast. He declared: news that Chinese guerlllustre Such an act on Japan's part "Our policy is to defend America extremely active in the outskirts might be to Hitler's liking now against Hitler and to help others and frequently attack Japanese he is engaged in war with Rus-Britain, China, Greece, Russia civilians travelling in cars) — sia

oruny other people to fend International News Service.

such Japanese Hitler off."-Central News,

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