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ADMIRAL CUNNINGHAM'S HISTORIC SIGNAL DURING

BATTLE OF CRETE

"ENEMY SEA-BORNE TROOPS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO LAND IN CRETE. WE MUST NOT LET THE ARMY DOWN. STICK IT OUT."

This historic signal from Admiral Cunningham. Commander-in- Chief. Mediterranean, to ships under his command provided the scherue for an account of naval operations during the battle for Crete by Commander Anthony Kimming. following talks with naval officers who had taken part, when be broadcast from London yester- day

The moment it was clear." beeld rope. Transports were sunk said. "that the Hun was going to by torpedoes and gunfire. invade Crete, the C.-in-C. ordered

"The moment our ships opened

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all available warships, particularly fire light furces, to concentrate in eer-known as tain positions in that area.

FIRST ACTION

the wooden schooners calques Hun soldiers came tumbling up from between decks and leapt overboard. They

They rated at full speed trom; were all in full heavy equipm.it. Alexandria, Malta and wherever In several case these caiques they happened to be reinforce were raramed There's many Я their comrades or the spot"

ship in the Mediterranean Fleet

Describing the first acte the today with a proud dent in her night of May 21 when Rear stem. Admiral Glennie, tying his flag in The cruiser Dido, raced for Canea Bay accompanied by other cruis

and destroyers. Kunmings said:

זי

Commander

"The German convey was escort. ed by Italian destroyers and when Admiral Glennie's force auddenly | crashed ato fhear out of the dark they offered the resistance.

* Itulan destroyers admf- tedly st oil some torpedoes but in a mostrati munder and all missed They seemed dl-helin ed to defend themselves with gun- fire and made oft at full speed but!

In the direction of Minsk, they bave advanced some 200 miles 11ut before one of them had been

is here that they seem to be push- ing up reinforcements and feeding Reuther front, while to the south they appear content to batter at the front for the moment with troops already there.

enemy have made reconnaissances been heavy fighting, writes In strength. but all attempts to ter's Mary correspondent invade Fussia have been beaten It is still early day to see clearly what the Nazi strategy is

back.

The German News Agency says alming at but there le faint in that Field Marshal Baron Man-dications from which it is possible nerheim has issued an appeal to to draw some conclusions the Finnish people to prepare for 1 fresh crusade against the Bun slaps

It is alse stated thar Albania "considers herself at war with Russia"

Soviet oogs manang Oh tron

Przs NYL

1 Southern

Peland, to the Black Sea are ap

reported to be holding firm

No con Fete claims have yet been arde by the German High Com - mand but yesterday they promised that our great stresses in the

A week ago I suggested that the Nazis night be striking two main blows one towards Kley and one towards Vina and Thece, vla Smo- Tiensk, on to Moscow.

It is possible that the a naw of the Nazi General Staff, havleg discovered a weak point, will be to

en resulately towards Mos-, past. cow to break the Russian centre and cut Russian forces in half,

Moscow is not enly the peiteal heart of Russia but it is the urin

sunk

FIRST ROUND

Aller that i1 Wis mory

“ERSATZ TSARS"

for

MOSCOW. June 29 (Reuters Ersatz cars is how M David Zaslavsky, the well-known Rossinn commentator, described the ean- didates said to have been desik

MONDAY, JUNE 30,

1941. -PAGE 17

Hong

Amoy Swatow

Ho: nege

"And so the whole of that Arst German landing force was sent to the bottom while our ships came away unscathed. First round to the Navy."

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White dots indicate track of the typhoon.

TYPHOON

I

PASSES

TACTICS CHANGED

The second action took place in daylight next morning. the Ger- mans having swiftly changed their.

actics

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raped

SOUTH

21: .. ccasion Rear-Admiral The first typhoon of the year te

Aying his fiag in

Nalad. occasion

the hoisting of loca! wruisers and destroy signals passed south of the Colony 1 barcept a convoy escorted about 10 o'clock fast night, moving yene Italian destroyer

away on a W. N. W. course,

"But is time it was may- Right. The convoy was within

Continued Page 11, Col,

R.A.F. Attack On German Convoy

(Reuter)-

LONDON. June 29 Describing an R.A.F. attack on B

Formed over the Caroline Islands jon June 23, the tyhoon crossed North point of Luzon on Saturday morning, losing considerable inten sity in doing 50

Entering the China Sea it took a W. N. W. course and at 6 am yesterday morning was about 50 miles South of the Pratas. It did not regain in intensity while cross ing the China Sea

the last cipal centre Into which almost all nated by Herr Hiler fer the throne German convoy. the Air Ministry Saturday afternoon and the No. 7

Developments during week point to this being the first their rallways run and from which and though they emerke to feed the enormous both blows have

pan

delivered perimeter bren

the country's com with heavy forers and carried out merce

both titer

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with energy, the next step will not The capture of Mostow would be decided on unth the result of be # tremendous blow to Russla Every effort will these resolute attacks, which ex- High Command.

Lended for all practical purposes be made to prevent this. over the whole vast front, could be The Nazi advance towards Minsk iseen

seems, however, to be merely a beld thrust forward of one of their

This

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been

WHOLE THEORY

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HEAVIER THRUST

large

heavier

af Russis.

communique states: Elther Prince Ludwig Ferdinand, R.A.F bombers DI Saturday second son of the ex-Crown Prince night attacked a German convoy and husband of Princess Kyra of off the Island of

Ameland

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Appeal To Falange Party

MADRID, June 29 (Reuter)--An appeal to "the Falange party to participate in the fight against Russia" has been issued by M. Arrese, a member of the Cabinet and the Secretary of the Falange party.

Recalling Germany's ald for Gen. Franco during the Civil War and the "sufferings of Spain at the hands of Russia", the statement

To Hongkong, it contributed 0.21 declares: "We must give satis- inches of rain

up

to yesterday faction to our dead and to assure evening.

the existence of our heirs. We The No. 1 signal was hoisted on have to revenge Spain".

Today, it is added. Spain Umits (gale expected from N. E at 815 her action to freeing her youth so yesterday morning.

that they may enter the "great At 9.15 p.m. the typhoon was European crusade". An reported to be R0 miles auth by Russia, of Princess Kyra's younger anti-alcraft vessel and two sup-east of the Colony. brother. is, it is reported to be de- ply ships, each of about 8,000 tons. were bombed. One of the supply Princess Kyra 25 the

second ships was set on fire.

Guilherme daughter of the late X-Duke

None of our aircraft are missing. d'Almeida. brother of Rafael Cyru.

clared tsar

GO MILLION

DELAY IN ARRIVAL

10 Mr.

According

Devastating

"Yesterday afternoon attcraft or d'Almeida, who sailed on the 55 R.A.F. Attacks

the Bomber Command encounter-ton brigantine,

the "In

Caucasus, Bessarabla and Poland.

"Leningrad and its province have already been given to Finland by

LONDON, The rest of Russia is Herr Hitler.

the typhoon.

"Our Lady of

HARBOUR OFFICE

On Germany

LONDON. June 29 (Reuter)--The

been clearly revealed during the week ending June 27.

Eastern theatre

special an nouncements tomorrow" (Sunday) A communique issard by 1 High Command of the German: Then, wherever success has been and Rumanian forces disclose to met with, wherever weakness had armoured columns and it does not M. Zaslavsky says, "According to ed a number of enemy fighters Peace" from Hongkong on June 18

bern discovered. day that Soviet paratroops are at

plan, the have disorganised the the German Faseist's

over the North Sea off the Dutch for Manila with Col. Juan L. Calvo further reserves seem large in Romania but adds that would be thrown in

the reason for the delay in the Russia they are preparing will be coast. the side Russian front.

a state with a population of 60 Int Urose

ensuing engagement ship's arrival in Manila was that growing intensity of the British MOND

who landed have whore there had

progress: On the contrary, the Nazis seem been raptured

jand sureiss would be exploited with to have been heavily counter rallion, consisting of Moscow pro-several enemy fighters were dam- the boat might have taken aair offensive against Germany has The Germans were reported on relentless energy.

attacked and punished

vince, the Ukraine. the Baltic, the aged and one probably destroyed southerly route in order to avoid Saturday to have launched an al

"One of our bombers is missing." lack against Russian territory in i

Every night during this week SLIGHT ACTIVITY in keeping with

Another the The Atelle

attacks were launched great June 29 (Reuter). Swedish Press reports from whole theory of war held by the thrust towards Moscow, aiming at

against Industrial centres and German alr activity over Britain Berlin say that Nazi troops from Naz! Army and they apply it equal- more decisive results, will probably of no interest to Herr Hitler."

ports of north west Germany. The Di mad. by the same Norway are marching across the ly to a battle front of 20 miles or

means, M. Zaslavsky says that the order, last night was again slight,

mast extensively raided towns An Air Ministry could: tundras of Northern Finland to- 1200 miles or. as in this case. 1,500 namely by the use of powerful re- of such "a clownish dea

devastating attacks during these craft has issued by the Harbour "Last night there was a wards the Kola Peninsula. The intes

Serves which are brought up to only be Herr Hitler and adds "Ger. states: Soviet port of Murmansk

Office in regard to some 30 junks were Dusseldorf and Kiel, both of of enemy activity through The weak spot in the Husstan Counter-attack and cut off enemy man Fascism carries in its train small amount which Russia got her supplies from ne

forces who may have is apparently

effected historical corpses whom it wants over Eastern England. Bombs were and two lighters in the Dangerous which were attacked on five nights during the week under review. In the north. America in the last wars evi- This nas be

penetration.

to put on the neek of living peo- which a small number of casual are at anchor without exhibiting nights out of seven while Bremer, dropped at a few places at one of Goods Anchorage, Laichikok, that

Cologne was attacked on Tour because the ground dently their first objective

ple. This is evidence that Fascism a more favourable and more free of

This is the right way to fight a

tles was caused and some damage anchor lighīts. ALPINE UNITS

Wilhelmshaven and Emden were obstacles there than in the south modern battle with modern wea represents a dead Ideology."

done."

The notice states:

each attacked twice.

"Should the

1 No. holsted at

According to

the NYHETER'S where Berlin correspondent, the Torces which

are

Simultaneously. Germop

bob-

er squadrons are reported to have taken off to attack underground hangars built by the Russians in the Kola Peninsula.

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the

U.S. OFFICIALS TO SEEK DECLARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY

communique

WARNING

The following warning to ali

Typhoon

any time,

FIVE DESTROYED

The gathering momentum of the LONDON. June 29 Reuter-The Signal be

British air offensive is even more Air Ministry announces that it is these junks and lighters wil be strikingly shown by the regular

the Channel

In open country with nu the Carpathians and their Nazi rugged spurs are to be found and obstacles it is not by the use of

large numbers holding ground heading east where large rivers like the Pruth, any cost that advance must he along the only road across the Southern Bug and Dniester bar (maintained, but rather by power

now frozen wastes

known two are chiefly Alpine direct advance eastwards

more German shifted to the Dangerous Goods daylight sweeps by British fighters Aghters, making

bombers over and units with a number of bridge.

ful blows delivered by reserves and

a total of Ave, Anchorage in Tsun Wan Bay, and The weight of the Russian forecs with greal rapidity against building plencers.

and Northern France. were destroyed during R.A.F. of-anchored there under the same also may have been more in the flanks of any enemy who have

fensive operations over the Chan-conditions as

Targets included goods yards at when anchored at south than in the north, though made penetration. we have nothing as yet to help us

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuter) nel and Northern France yester-the Laichikok

Hazebrouck where all ammuni Dangerous Goods Russian troops so far have not tion, it was reliably reported on

tion train blew up and the bridge -The United States Administra- day morning,

Anchorage until the Typhoon in arriving at any definite con-

Both these additional machines Signal is hauled down, when they Bethune and the power-station at collapsed. An industrial plant at only fought well but they have Saturday, has decided to ask Con were destroyed by a Polish fighter will then revert to their former Comines were clusion as to their dispositions. been tactically well handled though Finnish artillery are reported to

gress for a formal declaration of a pilot who was himself later shot anchorage at Laichikok." However,

thing is fairly the bombing of towns behind the National emergency In have begun to bombard Russian clear so far and that is that the Corman Hines does not seem to give President Roosevelt, as Com- He was rescued in the Channel,

order to down by other German fightera. defence lines round the Hango Nazi advance is being held from have been anything like a heavy mander-in-Chief, a free hand in

at Finland's southern tip Lwow

This pilot is the one previously (Lemberg) southwards for enough scale to produce any re- which was leased to Russia after about 500 miles to the Black Bea. jsult worth talking about

defence moves.

reported safe. the Russo Finnish war last year.

The War Department, according while to the north and north-east, Bombing, to have any effect on Russian planes based on Hango they have made considerable pro- land targets. must be heavy and

informed sources, has urged have bern

a declaration extremely

which would active in gress. bombing the surrounding country

permit of indefinite retention in particularly the nearby harbour of

service of selective service trainees Ekenaes

and also the National Guards and Reserve Officers.

pori

Passengers arriving at Stockholm from Martehamm report that Rus- sian aircraft flew over Aaland Istanda on Wednesday and Thurs- day without dropping any bombs.

According to the Nyheter's cor- respondent In Berlin, Finnish troops have been sent to the talande which were demilitarised by Finland at Moscow's request last year.

one

It must be sustained.

Confidence In Russia's

Ultimate Victory

ultimate

LONDON, June 29 (Beuter)—Confidence In Russia's victory was expressed in yesterday's editorial in PRAVDA, organ of the Communist Party.

The paper states: “The war is only beginning. It may not end Our head will not be turned by victories in Individua) battles or separate failures.

Boon,

to

such

60 U.S. MARINES FOR LONDON WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuter) -The Navy Department announced

also attacked dur- ing these daylight sweeps,

In addition to succeeding 10 their main objectives, the British raiders destroyed far more ma- chines than they lost. The best day's total was June 22 when 30 were destroyed while the R.AF. lost only two ma- chines and the pilot of one was saved.

SALE OF ALLIED WEEKLY German fighters

BANNED

SHANGHAI, June 20 (Reuter)—

was

From these extensive and cesme-

Omfella pointed out that a de-on Saturday that a small detach- The publication and sale of the less operations by day and right claration by Congress of a Na-ment of Marines has left for new local Allied weekly "ARGUS 34 British aircraft failed to return though three of the plinta" wore tional emergency would give the London "to facilitate communica- in the French Concession President power to order troops to tions between the various United banned by the French Consul-aghters are know to have been saved. Against this, 109 German points outside the Western Hemis- States offices located there". General in Shanghai,

destroyed. phero.

The detachment consists of three

No explanation accompanied the Such a declaration by Congress officers and 60 men,

German ralde on Britain during ban would also give President Roose..

which, according to the the same period, were on a mall The announcement added that NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS, took scale. Nevertheless eight German velt other powers Jacking under consequence to the great ex- the form of a curt letter refusing bombers were the National

destroyed against Emergency Pro- pansion of separate offices there authorisation to sell the Argus in the loss of only one British ma- clamation which the President has this service has been needed for the Concession.

chtric. already issued himself without

the pilot of which was forma concurrence from Congress, also help as fire-watchers and thus pictures of the war

some time",

The Marines The weekly contains war news, and other "gorve to relieve the over-burden-world events and cartoons which NORMAL GERMAN od Embassy étr?".

are of general interest to the 'Al-' lled community in Bhanghai

The action of the local 'authori-

COMMUNIQUE

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SOVIET PLANES DESTROYED

The TIDINOEN'S Helsink cor- respondent says that eight Russlan "A war in which millions are smoothly. Not all these men and Consuls, with 30 members of their staff, arrived at Helsinki from the

participating be a complicated women have received mobliis&tion Islande.

The Russian Minister to victory will be ours."

atrugalo. One thing we know papers. They have gone aceking to be enlisted as Red soldiers and Finland was still in Helsinki on Saturday night, with part of his! This Indicates the frm and bard

nurses. staff, though the remainder beft tone of responsible opinion,

Following, the issue of a decree many days ago.

for aid for wives and families of BERLIN, June 29 (Router)-A German planes attacked British tios follows closely the withdraw- Meanwhile, little queues can be men already called up, the Com- normal German High Command motorised columns between Bidi al of authorisation recently grant- German communique claims over scen outside mobilisation points in masuriat for Social Security have communique, which is not part of Barrant" and Bollum and that there'ed for the British Garden Fair in 4,000 Ruasian planss destroyed in the various diskrlots of Moscow a get all local branches at work pays the official series being issued, were no British operations over aid of British war funds to be held soven days for the lows of 180 the process of calling up proceeds ing subsidies,

today, says that in North Africa Germany yesterday, day or night in the French Concession,

plates.

WEEK'S FIGHTING

The war in Russia has been go

tng on for a week and there has

LONDON, June 30 (Router)-A