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"Hongkong Daily Press,""May 28, 1941.

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BISMARCK SENT TO DOOM IN ATLANTIC AFTER HOT

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MR. CHURCHILL BREAKS PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS WITH DRAMATIC ANNOUNCEMENT: THRILLING ACCOUNT OF SINKING OF THE

OF THE MOST POWERFUL GERMAN FLEET MENACE TO CONVOYS

H.M.S. Prince of Wales, Ark Royal Participate

ONE OF THE MOST THRILLING NAVAL CHASES IN HISTORY came to a dramatic end when the crack 35,000-ton battleship BISMARCK, which the Ger mans claimed was unsinkable and which was only put into service in November last year, was sunk by British naval forces in the Atlantic after a pursuit lasting

60 hours.

The news was revealed to the House of Commons yesterday by the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, who stated that among the warships which took part in the chase were H.M.S. Prince of Wales (35,000 tons and with 10 14-inch guns) and H.M. aircraft-carrier, Ark Royal.

CHURCHILL AT PALACE

LONDON, May 27 Reuter)-Mr. Winston Churchill was received in audience at Buckingham Palace by His Majesty the King today.

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This was announced by MR. CHURCHILL, Prime Minister, in the House of Commons yesterday.

The Premier said: "The Government" have made a number of enquiries and have come to the conclusion that at the pre- sent time it would be more trouble than, it was worth to intro- duce conscription in Northern Ireland, although there is no dis pute of our rights or merita.”

Replying to a question, Mr. Churchill took the opportunity to pay tribute to the Government of Northern Ireland...

MR. J. M. ANDREWS, Premier of Northern Ireland, speaking in the Ulster House of Commons, said that the Imperial 'Govern- ment's decision would be loyally accepted by the people of Ulster.

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PURSUIT

ISSUE OF GALLANT RESISTANCE HANGS IN BALANCE

Naval Losses At Crete

"The issue of a very mag- nificent and gallant resistance hangs in the balance," de-.. clared the Prime Minister, MR. CHURCHILL, when he reviewed the situation in CRETE in the House of Com- mons yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Churchill told the House that reinforcements were reaching the British troops as well as the enemy.

The Germans had suffered heavy losses and these efforts had cost

CHUNGKING, May 27 (Reuter)- Authoritative British sources con- firm the report of an early conclu-

SINGAPORE, May 27 (Reuter)— sion of the discussions for the Sino-branch of the British Ministry of Britain the loss of two cruisers

With the establishment of British £5,000,000 Export Credit

Economic Warfare at Singapore, it and four destroyers. Agreement.

It is recalled that an announce→

is expected that Great Britain. The cruisers were HMS. GLOU-

guns and H.M.S. FIJI (8,000 tons with 8-6-in, guns, and 2 4-In, guns, and completed since the war be- gan) and the destroyers · JUNO, GREYHOUND, KELLY (Command-. ed by Capt Lord Louis Mount- batten, cousin of HM the King) and the KASHMIR.

GIVING DETAILS OF THE DRAMATIC STORY, THE PREMIER SAID THAT PLANES FROM THE ARK ROYAL SCORED TWO TORPEDO HITS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE ON THE BISMARCK.

Describing this battle of the giants as an episode of an arresting character, Mr.ment made last December of Bull wage economic warfare in CESTER (9,400 tons with 12 6-in. Churchill said that on Wednesday Tast the Bismarck, which was accompanied by the

tain's £10,000,000 credits to Chine Far East with all the vigour

at her command": of which £6,000,000 was for the cruiser Prince, Eugene, was discovered by British reconnaissance planes at Bergen in

Sino-British currency, stabilisation.

******TE*15* Expected that atten- Norway, On Thursday it was known that they had left and arrangements were made fund agreement, has already been

tlon will be given to the pre- for the Atlantic Fleet to intercept them.

signed lately.

vention of materials needed by Germany from being shipped to Europe via Vladivostok, It is known that British and

Continuing Mr. Churchill said,. German trade agents, the latter The battle has now lasted for a helped by the Japanese, are wag-week and our troops have been

ng ceaseless economic battles in subjected to intensive and the Far East.

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On Friday night British naval units sighted the Bismarck and Prince Eugene in the straits between Iceland and Greenland and they were immediately intercepted.

DAILY SURRENDER OF

ITALIANS IN ABYSSINIA CONTINUES

Referring to the situation in ABYSSINIA. Mr. Churchill, Prime Mmister, told the House of Commons yesterday that the daily surrender of Italiaus was continuing. Many prisoners and masses of equipment were being taken.

In the lake area, south of Addis Ababa, British troops were

MAN WHO FIRED clearing the battlefeld and were rounding-up the enemy rem

AT KING OF ITALY

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)- Mihali Vapil Dago, who fired at) the King of Italy and the Albanian Prime Minister ten days ago, was executed at dawn today in a pri- son yard in Tirana, according to Rome Radio.

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He had been sentenced to death by a court martial in. Tirana..

nants.

In other sectors rain had impeded operations.

A small force of the enemy had crossed Sollum, but British

forward troops were slowing down this advance.

There was no change in the situation at Tobruk.

The R.A.F. had bombed Benghazi harbour and hit the tele- phone exchange and the quay.

Meanwhile,

negotiations have

DRAFT HANDED

con-

been going on between Chinese and British authorities concerning the Here Mr. Churchill remark- other £5,000,000 export agreement. ed that he could give no de- tails of the action because It is learned that both parties

tinuous attacks from have already reached an agreement

the air. events had been moving very regarding a draft which was hand-

The Singapore Ministry will also Owing to geographical difficulties, rapidly since then, but it was in London à fortnight age to establish closed lason with other the RAF have only been able to known that H.M.S. Hood had the Chinese Vice-Minister of Fin-Far Eastern centres where similar make been hit at 23,000 yards by alance, who is at present in London branches exist. shell which had penetrated representing the Ministry of Fin- its magazine- and she blew ance.

up.

British authorities are now swatt- INDIAN TROOPS

ing Chinese official confirmation of the draft after which signature of

"This splendid vessel was de signed 23 years ago," said the Prime Minister, "and is a serious the agreement will take place,

Urider the terms of the 'agree-.

CONGRATULATED

limited counter-attacks.

but very gallant

MOST BITTER "The"fighting has been most

bitter and severe and the enemy's

losses are much heavier than ours, bu; the weight of the German air-

porne attack has grown from day to day. The battle has, swayed

¿scribable fury,

loss to the Royal Navy and more iment, China is able to purchase on patriot Canadian society has sent backwards and forwards with in-

so the officers and men who man.

ned her. Our ships, however, re-credit from any country within the mairied in touch with the enemy sterling area and not restricted to and during the night the weather the United Kingdom.

got worse and visibility decreased

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FEW BOMBS IN CONVOY STATEMENT BY

SOUTH

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)-

CHICAGO, May 27 (Reuter) London had the 18th successive Germany will continue to inflict night without bombs.

death on the British until the There was little enemy air ac- United States tank and aeroplane | tivity over Britain during the production matches, that of. Ger-night, according to an Air Ministry many, said Mr, William Knudsen, i communique. United States Defence Production A few bombs, were dropped in Chief, in a statement here.

the South.

Today's News Summary

THE LOSS OF H.M.B. HOOD has been avenged by the sinking in the Atlantic of Germany's, crack 35,000-ton battleship 'Bismarck. The thrilling story of a chase lasting 60 hours was told by the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, in the House of Commons yesterday after- noon when the dramatic announcement of the sinking was made.

BRITAIN HAS LOST TWO cruisers and four destroyers, one of which was commanded by the King's cousin, Lord Louis Mountbat- ten, in operations off Crete, Fighting on the island is continuing bitter and severe. Reinforcements have reached both the British and enemy forces.

IN "ADYSSINIA, THE surrender of Italians in this theatre of war la continuing daily. In certain sectors operations are being held up by heavy rain.

MR. CORDELL HULL, Secretary of State, has replied to Admiral Rieder's statement on convoys, which, said Mr. Hull, was a sort of

threat to the United States.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO adverse developments in Syria and Ra- shid Ali's rebellion is fast losing ground.

-LONDON HAD ITS 18TH successive raid-free night on Monday.

RAEDER APPEARS AS

THREAT TO AMERICA

SIMLA, May 27 (Reuter)-A message congratulating Indian

Though small boatloads of troops now fighting on the various fronts.

Cerman troops may have slipped, through to the land, the Royal The message .5178: "Through Navy, has prevented any landing Britain We salute opr U.S. MANPOWER

fellow of a seaborne expedition. citizens of the Empire and are "Heavy toll has been taken of WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuter) confident that success will crown the enemy ships by our sub- -President Roosevelt has issued a their efforts.”

marines, cruisers and destroyers, proclamation ordering the second The Commander-in-Chief in but I am unable to say how many registration of United States man- India replied: "I thank the society thousands of German troops have power to take place on July 3. on behalf of all ranks of the been drowned."

It is estimated that about fighting services in India and "The services of the Navy have 1,000,000 men will have to register. have full confidence in ultimate not been discharged without loss.

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BEUNO AIRES, May 27. (Reuter) į

-Argentina has reached an agrec-

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Router)—At a Frem conference, MR. COR-ment to purchase 22 Italian ships DELL HULL, Secretary of State, declared ADMIRAL RAEDER'S convoy of..50,000, tons interned in Argen- statement appeared to be some sort of threat to induce the United tina ports, it is authoritatively States to refrain from real efforts at self-defence until Herr Hitler learned semi-officially, zete control of the high seas and other continents.

Recalling that Herr Hitler had The Japanese Press approves of applied the same system with Euro-Admiral Raeder's warning and a pean countries, Mr. Hull said. Ad--typical comment of the HOCHI miral Raeder's declaration appear- SHIMBUN is that the warning is ed to be an integral part of the comparable in importance to the programme of world conquest by German declaration of unrestricted force.

submarine warfare during the world war.

DIFFICULT SITUATION

CHANCES LOST TOKYO, May 27 (Router)-Asked to,comment on Admiral, Raeder's It adds that Admiral. Ruede so-called warning to the United made absolutely clear that "unless States, an official spokesman this the United States was counselled morning told foreign correspon- by a supreme" last-minute' resolu- dents that American convoys for tion, her chances of remaining neu- supplies to England would give rise tral in the Battle of the Atlantic, to a "most difficult and dangerous will have been irrevocably lost. situation"

The spokesman added. that Questioned about British black- "Japan, in principle, refuses to re- listing of 92 Japanese boats, the "cognise the navicert system`which spokesman insisted that the constitutes. an Infringement of action itself was incomprehen- neutral rights" but otherwise Japan sible to Tokyo but intimated that is co-operating with the British au- counter-action was not contemplat- thorities, notwithstanding the al-

legations to the contrary,

-On Other- Pages

Paze

2 Rotary tin; Baer's claim; - Bowls selections: Rellef

concert.

3 Radio programmes; Coming events; Cinema notes; Crossword puzzle.

4 Abyssinian situation; Naz! aircraft destroyed: Laval's broadcast; Mr. R. G. Menzies pleads for unity; Kenya Murder Trial.

B 8.0.A. clerk accused; Al-

leged forgery of will; Wrongful seizure;: Mul. Wo

· robbery"; sequel; : Non-sult directed.

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6 Leading article: The Fight-

ing in Crete.

8 Round the Police Courts.

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RASHID ALI UPSET

NAZI TIME-TABLE

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)-German circles in Ankara admit RASHID ALI had upset their time-table when he decided to fight ! the British at the beginning of May, according to the Columbia Radio commentary broadcast from Ankara early today.

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The commentator stated a Ger- The. commentator added that spokesman told him the Turkey had decided to pay interest trouble in Iraq was not expected and principal on her munitions to develop until the Germans had debt to Czechoslovakia, that is to taken Crete and Cyprus.

the Skoda Works which are In.

WIPED OUT

ANKARA, May 27 (Reuter)-

The Germans, however, do not German hands. feel all is lost but suggest Rashid. All may operate at Mosul and con- centrate on guerilla warfare to prevent the British from massing Nadji Shefket, Minister of Defence troops on the Eastern Syria in Rashid All's Government In Iraq, arrived here on Monday and

tion.

frontier.

The commentator declared that is now staying at the Iraqi Lega- the Arab army organised by Ger- man agents in Syria was expected. It is stated at the Legation that to play a major role.

Tag he is here "for medical treat-

ment."

The whole German aim is to

keep the British out of Mosul ind

The Iraqi Air Force is reported

the of lands until the Germans here to have, been virtually wiped have established themselves firmly out but some German planes are in Byrla

continuing the night.