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GENERAL

HESS CLAIMS HAS VALUABLE TURKISH SPECULATION ON

INFORMATION FOR THE OVERTHROW OF NAZIISM

ESTATE OF DUKE OF HAMILTON OBJECTIVE OF DRAMATIC FLIGHT

LONDON, May 13 (Reuter) Ringed in blue pencil on Rudolf Hess' map on which Hess piloted his course from AugsTM burg to Scotland was the dural seat of the Thicke of Hamilton in Lanarkshire,

When in the gathering dusk on Saturday night dess made his dramatic erash landing, some eight miles from Glasgow, the first thing he asked was the way to Dangavel. He had mistaken a large house which he sighted äs the mansion he was seeking und,' failing to find a suitable landing ground, he de`ided to des- cend by parachute..

Despite his damaged ankle. he wanted to be taken to the Duke's

by

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COMBATING THE house which he thought was near-

NIGHT BOMBER

GERMAN CONCENTRATION OF NUISANCE BARGES ON LOWER DANUBE

RAIDERS

BOMBS DROPPED IN EASTERN ENGLAND

LONDON, May 15 (Reuter) ——— Bombs were dropped by single aircraft at points on the aouth const, in East Midlands and in

number of casualties was small,

The total of planes destroyed in daylight on Sunday. May 11, 13 now stated as six and anti-aircraft guns have claimed additional sur-

cess.

One bomber was brought down over England on Tuesday night.

ANKARA, May 15 (Reuter) The main topic of conversation Here is where the Germans will move next, The most favoured spot Is Syria.

M. Yalcin in the newspaper Yeni Sabah, declares that the Ger- mans will probably try to invade Egypt via Syria but adds: "How hy wil ity and get to Syria is their affair in any case they will

not pass through Turkey. That we know definitely."

Other newspapers carry uncon- turning to his post at the Foreign Armed reports that German bomb Office yesterday and 53w M. Sara- ers have arrived at Mosul.

Jogh, the Turkish Foreign Minis- Many people are of the opinion tër. eastern England yesterday, says that Hitler is trying to persuade The Turkish Cabinet nerd its an Air Ministry communique,

Little damage was done and the Admiral Darlari to convince Mar-psual weekly meeting later in the sba Petain to allow German troop{day, after which M Sarajoglu að- planes to land in Syria, from dressed the People's Party at a where they can proceed to Iraq. secret session for an hour on the

NAZI CONCENTRATIONS subject of foreign áfisirs,

Premier Saydam then gave a re- Another group points out that. the Germans have at present 15 which the meeting, in the words of sume of foreign developments after

divisions in Moldavia, 'which. 19

the official communique, ended in more than the number there be-

an outburst of applause. tore the invasion of the Balkans,

ECONOMIC COLLABORATION adding that the Germans gre known to have concentrated large A further message states that sea going barges the Lower while nothing is known of the con-

versation between Von Papen andį This, they regard, means that M. Barajogiu," well-informed to attack cles here believe that the Hamilton of the Olympic Games of

Russia or che to use the threat of bassador either delivered or LONDON, May 15 (Reuter)-The 1936 which were held in Berlin

secure concessions deliver proposals for closer

mic collaboration A statement, authorised, in Ger.

between progress of research in combating the night bombing menace

was many, "says that the documents

from M. Stalin.

The Turkish Government mentioned by the Home Secretary, left behind by Hess revealed that

M. Brenac, the local Free French regarding the situation coolly and Mr. Herbert Morrison, in a speech he wanted to meet the Duke of in London yesterday.

Hamilton in order to attempt to leader, said that the Free French continue to take defence measures

MENACE

According to McLean, the plough- men who found him, mess did not

wanted to say why he

see the Duke, but obviously he was very anxious to do so.

It is recalled in an official Ger

Significant Rise Inman news agency broadcast yester Curve Of Victories day that Hess met the Duke of

FREE FRENCHMEN

DEMONSTRATE

SYDNEY. May 15 Reuter -A

Cable from General de Gaulle was read at a large meeting of the Free French, urging redoubled at tacks on Vichy and declaring mat Admiral Darlan is France's Quis

ng agent for Germany."

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On the subject of night fighters, effect a peace between Germany in Australta were with the French for which the National Assembly MORE ITALIANS Mr. Morrison declared: "There and England. Reuter's Diplomatic people in the struggle have been great achievements. 1Correspondent lear

Germany.

against has voted an extra credit of 13.500,-

000 Turkish pounds.

CALL ON SARAJOGLU Herr von Papen paid, his tomary call as Ambassador on re-

There were emotional scenes It ́am told that research and deve- In connexion with this message. lopment have gone as far in this it can now be revealed that Hess the meeting and cries of "Vive la last 10 months as they would have made an attempt to communicate France!"" and "Vive l'Australla."

done in 10 years of normal peace- time, so that today those who know best: think that in hight intercep. tion we are rather more than a shade ahead of the enemy.".

While warning against hasty conclusions from recent successes.

with the Duke of Hamilton by

some months previously. letter The Duke immediately placed the letter in the hands of the British

IRAQI TRIBAL CHIEFS NOT IN

security authorities and no reply FAVOUR OF USURPER'S POLICY

was made to Hess.

The Duke had met, Hess on one

Mr. Morrison claimed nevertheless of two occasions before the war in "the significant thing is the steady connexion with sporting matters

in which both were interested. and consistent rise in the Curve of victories since the dark times of winter."

Enemy Armed Cruiser Sunk

Successful Operations

Of Navy And R.A.F.

LONDON, May 15 (Reuters -

VALUABLE INFORMATION Hess is alleged to have said tha when the Duke was the "Marquess of Douzos and Clydesdale he knew him well and that he had flown to Scotland and made his estate his

CAIRO. May 15 (Reuter)-Reports from Iraq show that not. a single tribal chief is among the persons who have sent telegrams of congratulations to Raschid Ali in connexion with his anti- British movement.

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CAPTURED IN ABYSSINIA

NAIROBI, May 15 (Renter) ---- iri Abyssinia, despite road obstruc- tion and other physical difficulties. nur two forces converging of Amba Alagi are making satisfac tory progress,

In the lakes area” south of Addis [Ababa a further success has been gained by the capture of a strong- ly defended enemy position. Fri- soners taken number 500 with two batteries of artillery, five Ught tanks and one anti-tank gun.

Our troops have also occupied [Algi, an important post north of Raschid All's closest supporters Yavello, while on the Neghell- appear to have, been drawn from a Dalle road the pursuit of the

enemy is continuing

The only prominent Iraqi personality who has expressed sympathy with the movement was Na Suwaldi, brother of the former Foreign Minister. Tewfik Suwaidi. stained.

objective as he had valuable in 50TH ANNIVERSARY

OF NYASALANDTM

LONDON, May 15

formation to give to the Duke.

This information, Hess said,

All the others ab-

little known, clique of malcontents

and intrigueZA.,

Tt is recalled that Raschid All (Reuter) himself spent a year in confine would be of great use in the B-11 the Nazis won, hope of civilisa-ment in 1836 and afterwards went tist in overthrowing the tyranny

tion in Africa would be at an end to Berlin for medical treatment. that now prevalls in the Reich

Mess averred that he had made and its peoples" would be thrown the most painstaking preparations back into stavery under German

POSITION DEFINED LONDON, May 15 (Reuter) —

for his fight from Germany. This task-masters," declared the Co-The latest position is try was de- Enemy shipping was continually statement was bore out by the lobial Secretary. Lord Moyne. fined by Mr. Anthoby Eden in the attacked by units of the British maps he had used for. navigation. broadcasting in celebration of the House of Commons. Fleet and RAF. during the week on all of which the Duke's estates 50th anniversary of Nyasaland Pro- Small forces of the RAF st ending May 12,

were ringed in circle.

Itectorate.

Habbaniyab have successfully beat- At least 12 vessels, ranging from It was a tribute to Hess' capabi Lord. Moyne said that men from en off an attack by Iraqi forces an armed merchant cruiser (surkuties as a pilot that he should ar-all parts of Africa had been fight and now control the whole area by HM.S. Cornwall in the Indian rive in Scotland and land at ang like Hons in the Empire's round the cantonment. Ocean) in patrol vessels destroyed point in such close proximity to his armies which had destroyed Ita- off the coasts of Norway, Holland, objective. France and Gürmany, were sunk ör rendered total losses.

Five supply ships with an esti- mated tonage of 18.000 tons were sunk and at least six others were severely damaged,

During the attack by British

Man rule in East Africa.

France's Place In The New

Europe Of Germany, Italy

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naval forces on Benghazi Harbour LONDON, May 15 (Reuter) - Well-informed circles in Vichy are og May 8, an enemy ammunition of the opinion that the Franco-German discussions have covered Ship of between 5,000 and 6,000 wider Held than mere economic matters and that they have not yet kons was blown to pleces, and a reached the final stages, reports the Swiss radio. supply ship of 3,000 tons was sunk The negotiations, it is said, dealt with France's place in the new in the same engagement, while Europe of Germany and Italy further bombardment from point blank range in the night of May Armistice Clause will be revised 10 caused more damage to enemy and that a new demarcation ¡ine shipping and military objectives. wil be established between the

Occupied and Unoccupied zones.

WARSHIPS BOMBED

It is also reported that the

The RAF. made two more suc-- Nothing definite is yet known of cessful attacks on the battle-French concessions to Berlin but cruisers, Scharnhorst and Guel- the main German Idea seems to be senau, at Brest on the nights of to oppose the Anglo-Saxon Indus- May 3 and 7, and it is certain that trial bled by a European indus direct hits with powerful armour trial bite in which French metal- piercing bombs were obtained. lurgical and mining industries

INITIATIVE IN BRITISH HANDS

WESTERN DESERT

OPERATIONS

May 15 (Reuter)

CAIRO.

Both they and the Imperial

forces at Bars are being rapidly [reinforced and vigorous alx action is being carried out by the R.A.F. against military objectives through- out Iraq.

TREATY RIGHTS The British Government is con- vinced that the action of Raschid All and his supporters in launch-

ing an attack on a loyal ally of their country, is not upheld by the Iraqi people as a whole.

The British Government never had any intention to threaten the independence of Iraq. Their sole desire has been to maintain their

treaty rights.

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Another message states that

Shawket All, the Iraqi Minister of

Defence, had an interview yester- day with the Soviet Ambassador i Ankara and with President Ineunu,

reports the Toulouse

Radio.

PEIPING BOYCOTT LONDON, May 15 (Reuter ›.. questioned in the Commons by forces Mr. 1. C. Hannah (Com) on what

On May 11, the German mer would play an important part, Operations in the Western Desert) chant vessel, Coburg, of 11,400, The recent meeting between continue to be of the shuttlecock tons, which has been acting as a Hitler and Admiral, Darlan took nature and after Monday's Ger- supply ship to a German ralder place at Berchtesgeden, accord-man thrust, the British In the Indian Ocean, and the Nor-ing to the Swiss radio quoting have taken the initiative by press action he had taken with refer- ing home with mechanised patrols ence to the declaration by the weglan tanker, Ketty Brovig, af Vichy reports. 7,000 tons, captured by the raider, Herr von Ribbentrop and Field in the Bollum area and also harass Chairman of the Pelping People's were intercepted by the Austrü-|Marshal Keitel were present. ing enemy columns surrounding Anti-British Association, that no liani warship Canberra and H.MS. Admiral Darlan arrived by spe-Tobruk.

Lentency should be shown any- cial train-from-Paris, accompanied Military circles consider the Ger- body openly selling British goods. A number of Norwegians and by the Nazi Ambassador there, man thrust was planned tempor- the Foreign Secretary said he had Chinese were rescued and 18 Ger-Herr Otto Abetz, and Commandant arily to throw out of gear the called for a report and would then man officers and 47 ratings were Fontaine of the French Ministry effectiveness of the ever-increas-consider what action may be ad taken prisoner.

of Marine.

ing British armoured patrols. propriate.

Leander.

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The Swiss announcer added that Temperatures have again shot SUIYUAN CANALS it had been unofficially stated in upward in North Africa and with

Vichy that Admiral Darlan would the continued blasing sun wide-nounced in a GHQ communi- SUITUAN, May 15 (Central)- have a fresh meeting with a high spread operations become difficult. Twenty-three canals have been re-German personality” with the view;

The communique says: "Tobruk. Milltary circles are confident, During a limited offensive opera- paired in west Bulyuan by Chinese to putting into operation the! soldiers. Over 100,000 soldiers were agreement already reached in however, that whatever tactics the tion carried out by our troops from mobilised for the work which took principle

enemy chooser these will be-com-Tobruk, two German medium tanks tered by equally vigorous assaults were captured and many casual- only half a month.

ties were inficted on the enemy.

"In the Sollum area, the enemy bai again withdrawn to his ori-

In recognition of their beneficial GOVErnor of gib. by British Imperial forces:

service the Súlyuan Provincial

Government has appropriated $50,-

GIBRALTAR, May 15 (Reuter}

LIMITED OFFENSIVE

000 to be distributed to the troops The new Governor of Gibraltar, Aimited offensive operation ginal position south and west of esponsible for the repairs and General Lord Gort, assumed. com- from Tobrok and the withdrawal Bollum, where he is being continu- the farmers are also sending gifts mand yesterday and took the oath of the enemy to his orginal port curly harassed by our mechanised to them.

of altegiance at Government House. tion in the Sollum area are an-patzola,

In an action on Monday with the enemy rearguard, which was driven back with heavy losses, our troops captured over 100 prisoners.

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