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Bonghong Daily Press,

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NAZIS PENETRATE BRITISH HOOD SINKING MAY INFLUENCE M. LÁVAL

ROOSEVELT'S EAGERLY AWAITED BROADCAST TODAY

POSITION WEST OF CANEA: SERIOUS BATTLE FOLLOWS N. Z. COUNTER-ATTACK

"IN THE MALEMI AREA, 'FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL OF ADDITIONAL AIR- BORNE REINFORCEMENTS, THE GERMANS, UNDER COVER OF AN INTENSIVE AIR BOMBARDMENT, DELIVERED A STRONG ATTACK AGAINST our trooPS WEST OF CANEA, STATES A REUTER MESSAGE.

ALTHOUGH THE ENEMY SUSTAINED HEAVY CASUALTIES, PENETRATION OF OUR POSITION-WAS MADE.

NEW ZEALAND FORCES DELIVERED A COUNTER-ATTACK AND SEVERE FIGHTING IS "CONTINUING.

A Middle. East communique states that at Heraklion and Retimo there is no change in the situation.

On the Libyan front there is nothing of importance to report at Tobruk. Vi- gorous patrolling is continuing in the Sollum area where our artillery, has also been active.

The British have taken several hundred German pri-

GERMANS STOP USING soners during the Aghting in

GLIDERS IN CRETE

be

Crete.

In Iraq, British planes have done.

FIRESIDE"

President Has Not Discussed With Cabinet The Nature Of His Talk

MANY OPINIONS EXPRESS IN THE NEW YORK PRESS THAT THE LOSS OF THE BRITISH BATTLE CRUISER HOOD, SO NEAR THE SHORES OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, MAY INFLUENCE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S EAGERLY AWAITED

FIRESIDE CHAT" TONIGHT, SAYS REUTER

WARNS AMERICA

SPEECH QUOTED BY GERMAN RADIO

In his first public speech since his resignation, M. Laval, ta quoted by the German Radio, as saying that since the United States did not help France during the war they were partly to blame for the collapse of France, says Reuter. M. Laval now pictured the Forecasts OX its possible United States entertaining plans

Hitherto, there is no authoritative forecast as to what the President" will say, and Mr. Jesse Jones; Secretary of Commerce, speaking.in Atlanta, Georgia, said that Mr. Roosevelt had not discussed with the Cabinet the nature of his talk.

ACKNOWLEDGED GAP IN contents in today's Press, in-against the unity of the French

THE FIGHTING LINE

the subject "of all editorials.

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clude a proclamation of thej: Empire and warned America full state of national emer-France by going blindly into the against sharing the same fate as gency, the seizure of French war.

LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)-The sinking of HMS. HOOD West Indian possession of The German Radio credits M. Martinique, the provision of Laval with the statement that convoys and repeal of the not for a single moment and not Neutrality Act.

THE TIMES writes: "The destruction of the battle-cruiser Hood is a heavy calamity. The loss of this raighty unit makes" an acknowledged gap in the fighting line that, since the defection of our French ally, has bad to be stretched round the globe to the utmost limit of its elasticity.

by a single gesture bad the Ger- WILLKIE'S SPEECH

mans taken up an attitude that might have wounded French pride. MR. WENDELL WILLKIE, in a

For France, M. Laval is also the occasion of the.. "After the experience of Jutland, speech on the Hood designed to leave United LOSS OF HOOD to do was de, une loss her which he urged, Mr. Roosevelt, in accepting the hand of the Nazi China Relief parade, in credited with saying It was simply

fore raises the technical question his talk, to serve notice on 'the'

a unique gesture or whether 8 miscalculationi Was Totalitarian rulers everywhere that she would suffer the fate of being. made while probably leaving no America intends to help stop the evidence to assist in answering it, aggressive powers and Totali though it is safe to say that atarlans." completely indestructable ship will never be built."

IS CALAMITY

even worse."

said

{ " There are reports that Ger- man planes have landed "The Germans have stopped using gliders. There may several reasons for it but one possible reason may be that their tanks in Crete, but there is supply of cliders and glider pilots is not inexhaustible," said MAJOR no definite evidence of thêm ALLEN MURRAY when he broadcast from London last night.. having been in contact with

"The conflict in Crete is now "The enemy has not been able British forces.

The loss of HMS Hood is a in its seventh day but as yet to form a bridgehead to get his neither side can claim any decided munitions and supplies by sea and a certam amount of bombing of calamity. The loss of the ship's balance of advantage.

the enemy "forces about Ramadi company is On the Cow on the seventh day of in- other hand, I am pretty certain vasion he is still dependent, on which is another point for the MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, B.B.C. news commentator, when he that it is a disadvantage to the the air for everything he wants. crossing of the Euphrates River. enemy that on the seventh day The fact that he is fighting on Taken on the whole, Sunday was broadcast from London East night. The DAILY TELEGRAPH stresses "What bad luck that a single, "the enormous scope of CULE this assault should still be going the Island at all is serious enough, again a quieter day in Crete, but

this does not mean that the Ger-shot should have struck the maga- Navy's activities of keeping watch however."

zine.

jand, the war in all seas at the "I don't underestimate its pro- Major Murray emphasised that mans have shot their bolt.

The enemy have a certain num- "When you think of the huge world," gress in the least but the rate can British bombers and long-range

BRUTAL REMINDER scarcely be satisfactory to the Aghters were continuing to play ber of troops in the Heraklion and commitments of our Fleet all over!

The DAILY MAIL says; He is doing his utmost havoc with enemy machines that Rethymo areas but they do pot the seas the loss of this mighty

fighting lines. hold in the Malemi area but be on the ground, The Germans Malemi.

"We may be sure that nothing the Battle of the Atlantic, goes on that the deadliest battle of all. has not been able to consolidate seem to be prepared for prodigious

will be left undone to avenge this with undiminished and indeed in- himself in Crete.

losses in planes.

It is thought quite possible that loss. "We have so far got the best in the heavy raids on Heraklion the chase is going, east or west, we must not lose.

We don't know which waycreasing fury. Tais is one battlement. "suggests that the President of the guerilla type of fighting and Retimo, the Germans dive- and it is possible that the Bismark

Jose."

on.

enemy.

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The

Fuehrer in

divided up.

INTERVIEW WITH HITLER LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)---M. Laval revealed today that he had had а 10-hour interview with Hitler.

He added: "The American people are overwhelmingly re- solved that they are going to maintain the outposts of de- In a speech, quoted by the mocracy."

Budapest Radio, M. Laval said: “I Some quarters in Washington cannot believe that at a time of declare that the warning of Ad-deepest distress in France, Ame- miral Raeder against United States rica would wish to replace the convoys and the. Japanese seizure French tricolour in the Far East of American goods in Indo-China of French colonies by the Stars

to extend and explatt his foot-tried to land in addition to those possess aerodromes as. they do at ship makes a serious gap in our news comes as a brutal reminder are factors which Mr. Roosevelt and Stripes."

CIVIL DEFENCE EXPENDITURE

OF BRITAIN ·

error.

BOMBED OWN-PROOPS

cannot ignore tomorrow,

SENATOR PEPPER, In a state-

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should announce full national CHINA TO BUY

We dare not

emergency and tell listeners that we will not let America fall to Herr!

writes: Hitler and we will not permit him WAR MATERIALS

FROM BRITAIN

on the Island and if we can only bombed their own troops especial- may have been pursued further gain control of the western endly as they had been dropping out into the Atlantic;

The DAILY SKETCH the fighting will not present any stores on the British forces In "If that is so vengeance may be "The sinking of the Hood is a to occupy Dakar or the Atlantic grave dangers,

blow to Britain. nearer to our grasp."

It is a hit on the islands." chin for America. It is as clear and definite a defiance of Presi- dent Roosevelt and the United States as anything Hitler has yet done."

"The fact remains that our men) It is believed that enemy post-1 will inevitably become more tired! tions as Malemi are under artillery Civil defences, including AR.P. while the Germans land fresh fire from our guns and that the shelters, cost Britain: £80,000,000

for the financial year ending Mar. 31, 1941, according to the report

[troops."

RUNNING SHORT

German claims as to the extent area they control in that district |

of a Select Committee, says Reu- CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter)-Canea are exaggerated.

ter.

No information is to hand of any attempted mass enemy land-

has reported three hours without build deep bombing and there are also signings but it is possible that an udd It is planned to shelters for London and it is hop that the Germans are running

Cont'd Page 7, CoL- 4 ed to complete the work by next short of parachute troops. winter.

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This is the latest news from]

The shelters will accommodate Crete in which the whole situation appears little changed this after- noon.

90,000.

VERT APPREA-LATIVE

"We, here are very conscious and

appreciative of what is being done by RAJAH APPEALS

our people thousands of miles away and every bit fits into the complex mosaic of our war effort and is of

TO LEADERS

tremendous Importance." said SIMLA, May 26" (Reuter)-The MAJOR ALLEN. MURRAY, B.B.C. Rajah of Salimpur appeals to all commentator, when he referred in Indian leaders to suspend differ- a broadcast from London last night ences for the period of the war

to the War Weapons Week.

Major Murray said that the total

was expected to be £120,000,000

and unite for the defence of the

country; urges the dissolution of all political parties and everyone

which was £20,000,000 more than to do his bit for victory without

the sum afmed at. This was a which "India will never gain any- really wonderful effort,

..."

thing."

Today's News Summary

THE GERMANS HAVE penetrated the British positions west of Canea; in Crete, New Zealand forces counter-attacked and serious fighting is in progress. More alt-borne reinforcements have been landed for the enemy..

IT IS EXPECTED that the eagerly awaited broadcast by Preal- dent Roosevelt to the nation tonight will be influenced by the loss of HMS. Hood so close to the Western Hemisphere. The President has not discussed with the Cabinet the nature of his talk,

HIS MAJESTY THE KING and members of the Home Guard watched a parachute exercise somewhere in Britain.

M. LAVAL IS REPORTED to have made his first public speech since his resignation and is stated to have warned the United States gainst suffering the same fate as France by going blindly into the

war.

THE RAF. CONTINUE to attack enemy shipping off the coast of Holland. No bombs were dropped over Britain during Sunday night, it is officially reported.

THE LOSS OF THE HOOD is the subject of editorials in British newspapers and is acknowledged as leaving a gap in the fighting

une..

KING SEES PARACHUTE EXERCISE

LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)-His Majesty the King today saw A large-scale parachute exercise in England, when parachute troops and local defence units repro- duced what was happening in Crete.

The Grenadier Guards and some 5,000 Home Guards, including an American contingent, took part in the exercise,

Some of the parachute troops were also dressed in the uniform: of the Grenadier Guards, and; managed to achieve some tem- porary successes,'

Churchill's Message To Newfoundland

The DAILY EXPRESS writes: "How unfortunate that the phrase unlucky hit was used. It is folly to under-rate such a foe as this, LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)-The Give him all marks you can and task of overcoming oppression and arm accordingly to beat him." the deadly, threat to our civilisation

| calls for the utmost endeavour from

us all," states Mr. Winston Chur- EIRE PREMIER ON

chill, the British Prime Minister, in

a message to Newfoundland on the occasion.of the first day of its re- cruiting week..

Wishing the Colony every success, Mr. Churchill says that he is glad they are making still greater efforts and adds:

"With this spirit we shall not fail to achieve final victory of right and freedom on which our hearts

re set."

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2 Saturday's

lawn

bowls;

Junior chess championship: British pilot's address in Abbey.

3. Radio programmes;" Coming events; Crossword puzzle.

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Narrow escape of King George of Hellenes: Fierce rebuke levelled, at Finns; Savage raids on. Canea, Retimo azid Heraklion; Rashid All fleeing: Intro- duction of conscription in Ireland postponed.

5 Po Leung Kuk new exten- sion: Summary Court claim. 8. Leading article: Axis An-

"if

on

un-

Round the Police Courts: Death sentence 8-10 Finance and commerce.

employed:

noon

CONSCRIPTION

PLACES FACTS

SHANGHAI, May 26 (Renter)— NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuter)-The Chinese and British Governi-

NEW YORK The"

HERALD-ments will shortly- conclude a TRIBUNE in a leader, says: "We £5,000,000 export credit agreement hope and pray that the President which will enable China to buy places the facts before the coun-war materials from Britain, ac- to the local Chinese try, then, making it clear that war cording must be faced as a possibility in Press. the near future if the defences of

The terms" of the proposed the, nation are to be maintained, agreement are understood to be proceeds to action.".

far better than those of similar The paper declared that the ma- agreements previously, jority of Americans want action

and "it is plainly in the Pre-

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Britain is reported to be taking

sident's power to unite the nation view in the national resistance which China is contributing a behind a policy of action."

democracy

Declaring the time has come for common "effort major action, the article added: against aggression.

There should be some form of

of

Angio-American co-operation in

the Pacific in order to cope with Neutrality Act should be repealed German raiders and, to prevent, ar and freedom of the seas every- delay. a battle in the Pacifc, the where reasserted."

Most European Countries

Have Sufficient Food

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Beater) Most countries in Europe apparently have sufficient food supplies to maintain current rations until the new harvest, states a report of the AGRICULTURAL DE PARTMENT.

These rations report adds far be plies, remains an enigma, concludes low normal and in certain countries the report,

already represent distress,"

MR. DE VALERA

While there is no food crisis in APPOINTMENT OF DUBLIN, May 26 (Reuter)-Mr. Germany, shortages are acute in Eamon de Valera, Premier of Eire, German-occupied Belgium, Holland CROSS WELCOMED spoke to a crowded Dall this after-and France and also in unoccupied Speaking at a luncheon in Lon-

on the question of con-France.

don yesterday, Mr. 8. M. Erula, scription in Ulster.

German soldiers and the people High Commissioner for Australia, "There can be no more grievous are said to be considerably better welcomed the appointment of Mr. attack on any fundamental right off then they were in the last war, Ronald R. Cross sa United Kingdom than to force an individual to but conditona in Italy where re- High Commissioner in Australia, fight by force for a country to serves are smaller, are reported to says Router. which he objects to belong." he be less favourable, sald.

He recalled that when the Bri- tish Government proposed · con- scription for Northern Ireland, he made representations to London against it.

There are Indieations how- ever, that foodstuffs: vital to the Italian diet, are being ex« ported to Germany In Targe quantities:

Mr. Bruce referred to the close and successful co-operation that (was now possible between Britain

and the Dominion Governments.

Replying, Mr. Cross paid high tri- bute to the fighting qualities of the

The Boylet, as a source of -ap-Australians.