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CRETE SITUATION IS PRECARIOUS: DEEPER MEANING ROOSEVELT

FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS IN ALLIED

POSITIONS: HEAVY TOLL UNREST IN EXACTED FROM THE ENEMY

CAIRO, May 30 (Reuter)-FURTHER GERMAN AIR-BORNE REINFORCEMENTS REACHED CRETE ON THURSDAY, STATES A G.H.Q. COMMUNIQUE.

INTENSIVE DIVE-BOMBING CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE POSITIONS HELD BY THE ALLIED TROOPS, WHO AGAIN EXACTED A HEAVY TOLL FROM THE ENEMY...

The situation in Crete is still very precarious, it was stated in London yesterday. Communications with the island are very difficult and there is no fresh news regard- ing the fighting there.

Italian claims to have landed, troops may be true, but it is probable that their numbers are only small and the landing is probably made for political reasons.

NEGOTIATIONS

In the Tobruk area, a small advance has been made by British forces to straighten out the dent in the Western

BATAVIA REACH SERIOUS PHASE defences.

TOKYO, May 30 (Renter)-NEI. "Insincerity" has brought the negotiations at Batavia to a serious phase, an official spokesman told foreign newsmen this morning, The spokesman explained that the NEI. authorities were going back on their pledges already made for shipments of certain commodities to Japan.

Japan insists that these goods including oil and rubber are being used solely by Japan despite the NEI. allegations of considerable transhipments to Germany. -

Asked if the NEI, requested Japan to guarantee agalest such transhipments, the spokesman re-

phed he was uncertask,

Kashmir War Aid Gift

He said that oil shipments, pre- viously arranged, were still going on but Japan "requested increases

SIMLA, May 30 (Reuter)~~A con- which was promised tentatively but tribution of £3,750 has been made to the Viceroy's War Purposes Fund Japan is hoping for the NEI's by the Kashmir War Ald Commit- reconsideration.

was now denied.

tee.

A contribution of £750 for the purchase of an armoured vehicle was also received. The Maharajan has given another £150.

VEHEMENT EDITORIALS The NICHI NICHI SHIMBUN and the YOMIURI SHIMBUN, in vehe

editorials, ment

this morning Last week, over £302.775 was Feitersted the purely economic subscribed to the second Defence nature of the Japanese proposals of India loan. to the Netherlands East indies and

Subscriptions of the All In- angrily Waris

dla Defence loans now exceed £42.500.000.

that "adequate steps" may have to be taken by Japan in the event on une conver- sation's collapse.

PROHIBITION STEP" KARACHI, May 30 (Reuter) The The Nichi Nichi says: "We believe Government of Sind has taken fur- the NEI. authorities are courting ther steps to enforce prohibition.. their own destruction if they are

GOVERNOR'S TOUR labouring under the hallucination

BOMBAY, May 30 (Reuter)-The that in view of the International Governor of Bombay made another situation Japan would remain silent tour of the areas affected by the and inactive even if her economic communal disturbances. proposals we e rejected."

The Nichi Nichi emphasises Japan's southward policy would not

FRENCH SHIP STOPPED

In the Sollum area, only patrol activity is going on.

In Abyssinia, the Italians have evacuated Debarech, some 50 miles to the north of Gondar.

ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)- An Italian communique states that

FRENCH

COLONIES

LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)- That unrest exists in French Colonies, has been admitted' by · Admiral Flaton, Vichy Vicc-Secre- tary for the Colonies, in a broad- cast from the Nast-controlled Paris Radio..

to

being

The unrest, he declared, was due the narrowmindedness. Badi errors of judgment and further aggravated by economic blackmail and "enemy" propaganda. taken to counteract this dissatis-

Strong measures were

faction which were having a de- sired effect and a closer union of the French Empire to France and Marshal Petain, was emphasised.

Ur Taken In Iraq

GAVE TO MONROE DOCTRINE

FORMS FRAMEWORK OF WAR

14.

THE DEEPER MEANING WHICH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GAVE TO THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS OVERSHADOWS THE REST OF HIS ADDRESS, BECAUSE IT FORMS THE FRAMEWORK OF THE WHOLE WAR AND DEFINES ITS WORLD WIDE SIGNIFICANCE," said MR. H. WICKHAM STEED, the eminerit author-journalist, in the course of his weekly broadcast from London yesterday In the series "World Affairs,"

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Mr. Steed is still Indisposed and his talk was read from the studio by Mr. Bob Dougall, a B.B.C. announcer, who also intimated that Mr. Steed would be away for the next three weeks and that his place in these weekly talks would be taken by an- other speaker.

President's Address

Was

Psychological Masterpiece-Steed

PRES. TAFT AS AUXILIARY

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuter)— The United States has taken over 13 merchantmen as naval auxili- arles.

They include the liners President

Mr. Steed's talk opened "All American history has been with enumerating the prin- tied up with these words freedom Jackson, President Adams, Freal- cipal events of the past week of the seas and still, without dent Taft and President Pierce, all

the sinking of the Hood, he linked that phrase with it in

mentioning the Monroe Doctrine, of 10,000 to 14,000 tons.

President the dramatic chase after the the following passage: As Pre- dent Jackson are round-the-world-

Adama and Prest- Bismarck, the fighting insident of the United States and liners, Pres: Tuft and Pres. Pierce Crete, of which he said,. the its people, we rear the deanly trans-Pacific. All are fre- end is not yet, the new der-trine of freedom of the seas and quent, and well-known callers at LONDON. May 30 (Reuter) in man offensive in Egypt and twenty one American Republics in

we reaffirm the solidarity of the Hongkons. Italian forces m Crete attacked the Fon May 28, the progress of the Bri-by President Roosevelt. That pendence of the Western Hemis Iraq, after occupying Khan Nuqta the historical pronouncement the preservation of the inde British and captured a few hund-,

tish forces have been delayed by red prisoners.

It says that the destroyer Hare-

floods.

British forces advancing pronouncement had to take phere."

precedence over all other in- Mr. Steed said that the Monroe wood was repeatedly hit and ex-northwards have occupied Ur.. ploded.

The operations in the lakes arecidents. connected with the Doctrine had this been clearly de- Both sides are reported to be suf- and to the west of Abyssinis, are fighting on land, sea and air. aned. That doctrine bad first been

"In handling public opinion" in tering heavy losses as fierce hand-still continging.

Cont'd Page 7, COL.1 to-hand fighting continues in

There is no change in the sitas-the United States, the President's Crete

tion in Libya.

A bitter battle, however, is salt

German air-borne troops are stat- to be continuing east of Suda Bay.

and an unofficial estimate puts the ed to have been heavily reinforced

total number landed on Crete, so far at about 30.000.

There is still no confirmation of the German claim to have occupied Heraklion and, there is no change in the position at Retimo,

NEW GUN

BRITISH WITHIN FIVE MILES OF BAGHDAD

LONDON, May 30 British forces have reached within five miles of Baghdad..

(Reuter-

This is a mobile column advanc ing from the Northwest while att- other force from the West is eight miles from the city

The progress of this force has been held up by damage to a bridge.

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CLEARLY DEFINED

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LITTLE ACTIVITY

LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)

There was very little air activity over. Britain last Thursday night. Bombs dropped at & paint in the South caused netther damage nor casualties.

HEINKEL DOWNED

LONDON,

address was a psychological mas-- terpiece," said Mr. Steed. "He pat into it the four dimensions of na-

May 30 (EWS)-A tional emergency and some details

Heinkel 111 has been destroyed by WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuter) HMS Tartar. of United States history may be

A twin-engined --Apparently authentic needed to understand the trans have reached Congresmen that down by the trawler Chiltern.

reports German bomber has been shot cendant power with which Frest-only 20 ships, that were loaded dent Roosevelt awoke feelings in with war supplies in United States American minds and hearts."-

"FIRE-WATCH”

ports, have been sunk en route to LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)— Mr. Steed here recalled the Pre-Britain since the start of the war. The "fire-watch" scheme is ready. sident's words in which he referred

It is pointed out, however, that to that small, but sincere, group of the list does not include ships with will be on duty for 48 hours per Every man under the age of 50 men and women, who in their de- American equipment which were month. sire for peace had shut their eyes naded in Canada....

to the International banditry of Hitlerism.

The President had shown by that, statement-how 'sküfully Axis "pro- i

count.

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MORE COSTLY

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuter---

SUPPLY COUNCIL The night raiding of Great Britain

WELLINGTON, May 30 (Reuter)

CANBERRA, May 30 (Reutër)— A sub-machine-gun designed by a

will soon become an event more private of the Australian Imperial

paganda had played on everything The formation of a Supply Coule costly to the Luftwaffe than the Force has been given a trial by order of the Army Department.

that could me turned to their ac-cil has been announced by the Min- Present five per cent, which is re- The designer claims that the

SUPREME TRUTH

ister of Industries and Commerce, gularly brought down by Britain's

new Interception planes Mr. Sullivan. gun can be manufactured of crat- LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)- "There is supreme truth in his

BARTHOLOMEN'S HIT пагу

It already appears that some re- mechanical lathe without The Rome Radio today admitted outstanding statement relating to any special machine tool and that the crack Italian lider, CONTE American traditional policy" conduction or substitution in consump LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)- tooling up.

ROSSO, has been torpedoed in the tinued Mr. Steed. "The traditional tiun will be necessary in some dl-St. Bartholomew's Hospital has The gun's calibre is a secrez. Mediterranean off Syracuse in policy of the United States is the rections if New Zealand is to give been hit several times during re- Sicily when travelling in a convoy. freedom of the seas and the Mon best assistance to the war effort. Icent air raids on London, but full LONDON, May

(Reuter)- 30 (Reuter)-How scores of Ger- Twenty-four survivors from

The Conte Rosso, but in Glasgow roe Doctrine, the in. 1922, was owned by the Lloyd that Japan entertained no terri-mans, en route to Martinique, and Elsmarck have been landed at a Triestino and was a frequent call-pressly mention the Monroe Doe-

who claimed to be refugees, threw torial ambitions in the NEI but hundreds of documents into the

trine, but he expressed it in a way that would have been understood birt "there are limits to cur ocean when the French ship, Win-

by all American citizens. He spoke nipeg, on which they were travel-

again and again of the freedom of the seas and throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth cen-

be affected in the least either by the international position of Japan or whatever attitude the NEL au- thorities may decide to adopt.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Patience."

A DENIAL

stated

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May

ling was stopped by a British war- ship, was told by neutral passen- gers when the ship was brought

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An official spokesman denied that Japanese have sought British good offices in the NEL deadlock al- here. though admitting that it is possible The ship left Marseilles on May the British have been requested" tal

place no obstacles in Japan's way. CANBERRA, May 30 (Reuter)—- Sir Robert Craigie's meeting on No Australian women between the Thursday with the. Foreign Vice-ages of 18 and 60, will in future be Minister is said to have been con- allowed to leave the Commonwealth. cerned with economic matters be-unless traveling on national duty tween Britain and Japan only. lor for exceptional reason.

Today's News Summary

THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT in the situation in Crete where further adjustments have been made in the positions held by the Allled troops. It is also probable that as claimed. In both German and Italian reports some Italian troops have been landed. This is probably a political motivë.

IN ABYSSINIA, EVACUATION of Debarech, 50 miles north of Gondar and the retreat of the enemy towards Gondar suggest that they are now being, hemmed in, There is no change in the situa-

tion at Tobruk.

IN IRAQ A BRITISH MOBILE column, adv icing from the north-west is within Dve miles of Baghdad. At her advance is

being held up by damage to a bridge.

THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN Japan and the Netherlands East Indies at Batavia have reached a serious phase and this has brought forth vehement editorials in the Tokyo Press.

THE CRACK ITALIAN LINER, Conte Rosso, well-known to Hong- kong, has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean.

British port...

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er at Hongkong prior to the war.

Statement Made By Sir Earle Page Electrifies House Of Representatives

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MENZIES RETURN

"President Roosevelt did not ex-

turies that has determined the foreign policy of the United States. He will be the first to admit that none of his predecessors had ever interpreted the freedom of the seas as he had done.

-On Other- Pages

CANBERRA, May 30 (Reuter) The House of Repre- sentatives was electrified today when SIR EARLE PAGE, former leader of the Country Party, publicly recanted the remark he made on the present Prime Minister, two years Page ago accusing Mr. R. G. Menzies of inaction during the last

war,

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Sir Earle stated that no one At present, Mr. Menzies' return could have done more to uphold is politically impracticable because the interests of all sections of of the state of the Parties in the Austraila,

House, which only gives the Gov- The Prime Minister will almost ernment a majority of one and the certainly return to England for a project is a contingent on the further visit if his plans for future negotiations for achieving a political stability are Governmental stability. realised, it is understood,

MANDALAY, May, 30

greater

Reuter)-

His friends say he returned to Australia from England convinced that the Australian Minister in London is essential and that only Ba Thì, former Finance Minister of the Prime Minister would have the Burma, was arrested under the De- necessary influence, and suthority, fence Regulations.

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2 Baseball; Holiday golf; Val-

ley training times.

3 Radio programmes; Coming

events. 4. British destroyer sunk; Im perial units moving Baghdad: United States power and off,problems.

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5 Government rice monopoly: Important changes in Sum- mary jurisdiction.

6" Leading article: Discrimina-

torý Taxation.

8 Catholle news and notes; Anniversary of national re-

volution of Portugal.

Volunteer Orders.

Final Selections For Sixth Extra Meeting At The Valley

Loday

BY "LAST QUARTER"

RACE 1 (2 P.M.)

Eve of Hunting Lovely Star

RACE 6 (4.30 P.M.)

I

Gay Star

2

Johnber

Oscar Zylch

3.

Sam's Choice

3

RACE 2. (2.30 P.M.)

-RACE 7 (5 P.M.)

Twinkling Star

1.

Man-O'-War

The Koala Bear

2.

First Love

Daylight

3

The 19th Hole

RACE 3 (3 P.M.)

RACE 8 (5.30 P.M.)

Night Express

1

Forty Six

1

Odeon

2

Lovely View

RACE 4 (3.30 P.M.)

Mognlight

Mainsail

A Surprising Time

RACE 5 (4 P.M.)

Viceroy

Distant View

Endeavour

Portrush

Strathbannock

RACE 9 (6 P.M.)

Vitamin M.

Bugle

3

Seventy Six

3

RACE 10 (6.30 P.M.) Galaxy

Rose Emily

3

Kumdrum Eve

DAILY DOUBLE

DISTANT VIEW and MAN-O-WAR-