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ALLIED TROOPS RECAPTURE STRATEGIC POINTS IN CRETE AFTER FIERCE FIGHTING

Enemy Convoys Smashed By Navy: Nazis In Possession Of

RIVER PANUCO EXPLOSIVES MYSTERY

GENERAL

PREMIER OUTLINES DUTIES OF EVERY MAN, WOMAN IN THE EVENT OF AN INVASION

LONDON, May 25 (Reuter)-Stand firm. Carry on." That is the essence of the personal message from Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, to every man and woman in Britain, outlining their "order and duty" in the event "of an invasion.

The message is the introduction to a leaflet. "Beating the in- vader." more than fourteen million copies of which will be distribut- ed to the public next week.

Mr. Churchill's message says that.'

The Aerodrome At Malemi ATTEMPT TO BLOCK I Invasion comes by za

LONDON, MAY 2 (REUTER)—AFTER FIERCE HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING THE ALLIED TROOPS HAVE DRIVEN THE GERMANS OUT OF EVERY IMPORTANT POINT ON CRETE EXCEPT ONE MALEMI-AND CONTROL THE ENTIRE COAST OF THE ISLAND. ACCORDING TO LATEST INFORMATION FROM CRETE.

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Brilliant work by the Allies is still restricting landings of German troops either by parachute or troop-carrying planes. German gun emplacements at Heraklion (or Gandia). and Retimo are stated to have been knocked out by the Allied forces and the situation in both.. places is now said to be satisfactory.

At Malemi, a few miles west of Suda Bay, the Germans occupied a piece of ground about the aerodrome to enable aircraft to land, and the aerodrome is under fire and has been ceaselessly attacked. Serious fighting is still going on. Elsewhere on the island airborne troops are still being landed by the Germans but they have met with

no suecesS

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Australian, New Zealand. British enemy ships attempting to land and Greek forces, striking with troops and supplies by sea. great fury and determination, Already three Axis convoys on closed in on every fresh batch of the way to the island have been Germans and have either destroy-destroyed or driven back to their ed them or taken them prisoner. bases with heavy losses.

Allied anti-aircraft gunners are A communique issued by British also putting up a good fight, and General Readquarters in Cairo de-!

that at least 18 German troop-carriers clares

further determined have been brought down since the efforts to reinforce, the troops in invasion began..

Crete were decisively dealt with.

Many other heavy troop-carriers. have been destroyed on landing. and a great number of parachutists have been killed or injured on landing.

The total aumber of enemy casualties Is Increasing consider- ably but it is believed Allied casual- tles are not heavy.

CONVOYS SMASHED The Navy has played a big part

battle by smashing

in this

all

ATTEMPT TO

Intense Aghting continues in the Malemi area. Our troops, fighting with amazing courage, have in- illcted very heavy casualties on the enemy, who have also lost a high proportion p their planes.

HERAKLION, RETIMO

TAMPICO?

LONDON, "May 25 (Reuter

L

the

Tokyo And Blacklisting Of Whalers

greater part of the country need not be immediately involved.

"Even along our own coasts, the The naval authorities at the Mexi- greater part will remain unaffect-, can bil port of Tampico have dis-ed, but where the enemy lands, or covered 80 cases containing explo- tries to land, there will be the most sives. apparently 01 European violent fighting.

TOKYO, May 25 (Reuter)-The manufacture, at vital points at the

"Not only will "there be, battles Government has not yet discussed mouth of the River Panuco. on when the enemy tries to come

the British action in blacklisting which Tamples is situated.

ashore, but afterwards there will; This is according to a

11 Japanese whalers and tankers, Mexico also fall upon his lodgements very City despatch to the Independent heavy British counter-attacks and declared the official spokesman in French News Agency in London all the time the lodgements will Tokyo yesterday. yesterday.

be under the heaviest attacks by British bombers.

The spokesman personally deem- ed the move most unwise and pro- fessed himself at a loss to explain the reason for it.

Had they exploded, it is stated. (they would have completely block- ESSENTIAL WORKERS

ed the port.

"The fewer civilians of non

The 11 vessels were placed on The Mexican authorities belleve combatants there are in these the explosives were placed there areas the better-apart from the British consulate in Los Angeles.

Britain's shipping blacklist by the by seamen from the German liner essential workers who must. reį In the official British Govern- orinoco, who mysteriously dis-main, so if you are advised by the appeared in a boat after the liner authorities to leave the place was seized,

JAPANESE BUILDING

MORE SUBS.

ment notice. the Consulate said where you live. It is your duty to that by reason of their contraven- go elsewhere when you are told ing British regulations. the British to leave. When the attack begins Government would impose all dis- abilities in their power on the It will be too late to go and unless you receive definite Instructions to trading of the mentioned vessels. move, your duty will then be to

The vessels range in tonnage from 17,000 tons downwards, stay where you are.

LONDON QUIET

"You will have to get into the safest place you can find and stav there until the battle is over

LONDON, May 25 (Renter)—— "For all of you then your order Enemy air activity over Britain TOKYO, May 25 (Reuter) Jap-and duty will be to 'stand firm." an. like Geramny, is turning par-

on Friday night was very sight. Mr. Churchill's message ticular attention to submarines tinues that the same applies to the did little damage and caused few

con- A few bombs were dropped which | The town and aerodrome

with a view to making up for in- people Inland if any considerable casualties. Heraklion have been cleared

feriority in battleships. enemy and supplies dropped by

number of parachutists or air- borne troops are landed in their cessive quiet night.

London had its thirteenth suc- Lise of their the enemy for the

in a discussion with a representa- neighbourhood, forces, are now being collected by tive of the Asahi Shimbun yester- that above all they must not en- and emphasises

of

of

the British troops, it was learned in London yesterday morning.

The situation at Retimo is also satisfactory. Retima has been cleared, of enemy troops who drop- ged there and the Allied forces are

Vice-Admiral Wanami. Retired,

and cumber the roads."

HOME GUARD

"The Home Guard, supported bv strong mobile columns, wherever the enemy's numbers require It,

ASSASSINATE in possession of the town and aero-inferiority in battleships imposed will immediately come to grips with

drome.

day, said both constructors crews of Japanese submarines had! been inspired with a common in- spiration, to make up by means of a superior under-water force. the

the on Jepan by

Washington the invaders and there is little At Malemi the position is not so

Treaty.

doubt that they will soon destroy Battleships and aircraft-carriers, the invaders favourable. The enemy are In possession of the aerodrome and he said. should form targets of LONDON, May 25 (Reuter) —–—–

continued to land troops on Fri- submarine attack. What appears to have been an at-

i day. tempt to assassinate King Victor Emanuel of Italy was revealed in

KING VICTOR

MORTARS LANDED They have also been able to land

an official Statement broadcast some artillery, probably 75-milli- from Rome yesterday which endes- metre guns, and some mortars vours, not very successfully. to from the air.

! bide

'affair.

the significance of the The Empire forces are holding a

position east of the aerodrome ati

•

Japan Warns

U.S. Against Participation In The War

"Throughout the rest of the country where no fighting is go- ing on and where no close cannon or rine are can be heard, everv one will govern his conduct by the second great order and duty, namely carry on?"

"It may easily be some weeks be- fore the Invaders will have been totally destroyed, that" is to say The announcement says that a Malemi and the battle raging there.

killed or captured to the last man week ago, on May 17, while the is understood to be fierce.

who have landed on our shores. Royal procession was proceeding Walle the position seems to be

Meanwhile all work must be con- to the aerodrome at Tirana, an in- well in hand throughout the Island, dividual. of Greek nationality fired except at Malemi, It cannot be saidan's role as a member of the Tri-lost"

TOKYO, May 25 (Reuter) Jap-tinued to the utmost and no time

several pistol shots at the Albanian that there are not small bodies of ipartite Pact was reaffirmed yester- Prémier, who was riding at the German troops in isolated parts of

day by the Kokumin Shimbun, re-

side of the King-Emperor. The the island who may have some puted to be the organ of the Jap-

nuisance value,

shots missed

event of the United States enter-

The newspaper said that in the

"The man was arrested and It is not believed these small, anese army. questioned for a week. He said he pockets of enemy are numerous had a personal resentment against and mopping up operations are members of the Albanian Govern- continuing. men. He was unable to obtain a job and wished to stir up the Al- banian people,"

Ing the war It is clear as daylight that Japan would strike a. firm

CABLE NEWS

IN BRIEF

AUCKLAND, May 25 (Reuter The meeting between ine Austra Operations at sea continue with blow at the United States under Man Premier, Mr. Menzies, and the |

SEA OPERATIONS

out interruption under consider- able difficulties.

CONSCRIPTION IN large number of Greek islands i

N. IRELAND

this holy pact."

war problems common to the two

on further

CU-

President Roosevelt's Dominions and squarely on already heavily burdened should-operation between New Zealand

ers,"

and Australly.

Acting New Zealand 'Premier, M. It added that such an eventua Nash, during Mr. Menzies' return lity would mean throwing the en-to Australla from North America, It is pointed out there are a tire world into chaos, the respon-gave a chance for further talks on

sibility for which would rest within 60 or 70 miles of Crete, while the Italian Dodecanese are within 50 miles of the island, and LONDON, May 25 Reuter-The it is thought improbable the Navy Northern Ireland Fremier Mr. would be able to prevent every Andrews, arrived in London on single enemy vessel from landing Friday night with several of his troops or supplies somewhere on Gabinet Ministers.

the Cretan coast. Yesterday he discussed with Mr.

Up to date, as far as is known Churchill the question of conscrip-in London, the Navy has dispersed tion in Northern Ireland.

Before leaving Belfast, Mr. An- drews consulted with the Unionist gave him, a free

Council which

band and

taken.

one enemy convoy and driven a second away.

FIERCE FIGHTING

Fierce fighting is still going on in Crete, the struggle being par-

The Kokumin described the

President's coming. Ireside chat on Tuesday as of great importance and deciding the world's destiny.

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LONDON, May 25 (Reuter) Londoners nad contributed £108,- [732,000 "the capital's War Wea- [pons Week drive when the banks

closed st

The noon yesterday.

FIELD-MARSHAL objective was £100 milions, which

SMUTS

was passed before noon on Fri- day.

LONDON, May 25 (Reuter) —–

approval of any steps ticularly fierce at Malemi aero- I Am Still General A message to the Regent of Iraq

An official communique issued

In Belfast says that Mr. Andrews had talks with Mr. Churchill, yes- terday.

.com-

Mr Churent, says the *munique, welcomed the opportunity to hear the views of the Northern Ireland Government on conscrip-

tion, which would receive careful consideration...

drome where the Germans on Friday landed further air-borne troops..

Some artillery, probably small feld-guns, has also been landed.

To My Friends":

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has been sent by Iraqis in Bahrein snd sheiks in the interior of Iraq, pledging support against Rashid

JOHANNESBURG, May 25 (Reu-AIL ter)-"I am still General Smuts to The supplies seized by the Bri- my friends in Africa," said Field- tish at

CAIRO, May 25 (Reuter)-It was Heraklion consisted of Marshal Smuts yesterday. arms, munitions and food.

announced here that RAF planes While officially I have the rank have made a further heavy rald Small bodies of the enemy are nr Field-Marshal as from today, on Benghazi, Although no details probably still operating in various trust my friends and those who are yet available it is learned that parts of the island but the main have known me as General Smuts heavy damage was inflicted. forces have been driven out of the for the last 40 years will not hesl- positions they occupied.

tate to use the old title.

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order. for

OFFICIAL STATEMENT An official statement on the

LAHORE, May 25 (Reuter)-It subject of conscription in Northern

DUMMIES DROPPED !" "I am still General Smuts to my was announced yesterday that the Ireland was issued in the Eire The Nazis have been dropping friends in Africa and I hope the R.A.F. has placed an capital yesterday afternoon. The dummies by parachute in some continuity of many years will not 170,000 blanketa with the Punjab statement saya!—

areas probably with the aim of be broken by the new appoint- Industries Department. The order Following the conference yes-wasting our ammunition.

will be carried out with the help ment." terday between members of the It is not improbable that some General Smuts spent his birth-jof cottage industries in Karrial Government and of the chief Op-small fishing-boats have zone day at Pletersburg, where he flew district, position and Labour Parties, the through to Crete but, as far as is yesterday morning to make a Government met today to consider known in London, there has been public speech. He spent Friday LONDON, May 25 (Reuter) the situation regarding the appli- no major landing.

night quietly with his family at. It was confirmed here that the KING GEORGE

home at Irene.

French authorities in Syria have Telegrams, are arriving in thou-sent waż - materials to the Iraqi sands from all parts of the world rebels," including equipment · col- ly denied in well-inforthed quarters congratulating him on his birth-lected by General: Weygand only a

year ago.

cation of conscription to the Bix Countles.".

It was announced subsequently

that arrangements had been made

The report that King George of Greece is in Egypt was categorical

to summon the Dail on Monday in London yesterday.

day.

BRASSO

METAL POLISH

非

FOR A

REAL POLISH

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MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941.

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