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TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941.

日一十月四

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TURKEY'S. OFFER TO

MEDIATE IN

IRAQI'S

DISPUTE WITH BRITAIN

LONDON, MAY 5 (REUTER).—IT IS NOW CONFIRMED IN LONDON THAT THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAVE OFFERED TO MEDIATE BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND IRAQI GOVERNMENTS, SAYS "REUTER'S" DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, WHILE GREATLY APPRECIATING. THE FRIENDLY MOTIVE OF THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT, HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO POINT OUT THAT THE ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITE OF ENTERING INTO ANY NEGOTIATIONS IS THE WITH- DRAWAL OF IRAQI TROOPS FROM HABBANIYAH.

EXPENSIVE RAID ON CRETE

Heavy Nazi Air Losses

Special to the "Telegraph"

impossible iraqi condITION

ISTANBUL, May 5 (UP).-The Foreign Minister,

M. Sarajoglu has offered his services 'as intermediary in the dispute between Iraq and Britain and the Turkish Foreign Office is reported to be very active in attempting to settle the matter.

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It is understood that the Iraq Government, as of the conditions of a possible agreement, propose that British troops be withdrawn from the country, but it is CAIRO, May 5 (UP).-An R.A.F. communique admitted that this bargaining point represents a serious states that British fighter planes intercepted enemy demand. Simultaneously it is emphasized that Britain planes which were raiding Crete and shot down four cannot lose her communications with Turkey and Pales- and damaged another. Anti-aircraft fire destroyed others.

Direct Hits On Scharnhorst

and Gneisenau

Sustained Attack By R.A.F.

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, May 5 (UP).-The Air Ministry announced to-day that pllots claimed direct-hits on the German battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest last night.

The attack on Brest was intense, lasting two hours, beginning shortly before mid- night.

The RA.F. pllots "carried great loads of armour-piercing bombs, and the pilots report very accurate bomb- Ing. Direct hits on both battle- cruisers are claimed. Sticks of very

Ivessel is backyard

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an hour and

C-in-C Appointed CANDA, Crete, May 5 (Reu- ter)-Allied forces in Crete are now under the command of the

TOBRUK BATTLE

New Zealand General, Major CONTINUES

General C. B. Freyberg, V.CA Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

This is announced in the following Order of the Day by the Greek Prime Minister and War Minister, Dr Ein- manuel Tsouderos: "In order

Counter-Attack By

British Forces

tine.

Official Communique

CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter)An | offelal communique issued from British GHQ. states:.

"Iraqi Partilery posted in the vicinity dl Habbahiyah was rendered comparatively inactive yesterday by

aircraft. The

. Harrison Habbaniyah is intact and has suffered very few

from the un- casualties provoked Iraqi attack. A Greater part of the Iraqi air force has al-

our

CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter).—On ready been destroyed by our air force better the night of May 3-4, our troops either while attempting to attack the British campa or is the result of

to conduct the struggle which we at Tobruk launched a counter-attacks by our air force an Iraqi nir have undertaken with our powertui ally

After

attacking an unarmed British construction gang which was in the vicinity, Iraqi forces on May 2 occupied Rutbah.

Great Britain, His Majesty King attack, inflicting heavy casualties bases, George and his Government have de- on the enemy and broke up pre- cided that the Allied troops of the parations which were being made island should be placed under a single for a renewal of attack, says a

"Major General Freyberg has been communique. appointed Commander-in-Chiet of the In the Söllum area, "our remainTM in occupation without Inter- forces of the Island."

mechanised forces were again ference, active. Several enemy detach-

command.

"In the Basra area, our iroops

Nazi Raiders ments were successfully engaged formed circles to-day stated that the

Pay Dearly

Many Downed Over British Isles LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)

with losses in personnel and armoured fighting vehicles.

Situation Delicate CAIRO, May 3) (UP).-Well in- aghting is continuing around Hab- baniyah and that the situation is "a little dellente. An unarmed British CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter)-A Mili construction party in the vicinity of tary spokesman described the post-Rutba have probably been taken tion at Tobruk to-day as "Both sides Prisoner. The party consisted maln are still licking their wounds." ly of workmen "belonging to local

line.

Dent In Defences

Warning Leaflets

was. LONDON, May 5 (UP)—Radio

Baghdad radlo as saying that British planes dropped leaflets en Baghdad TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Ankara this evening quoted the

On the first day of this attack, he tribes but were led by a few British added, the enemy made a breach of sapper officers and non-commission- heavy bombs also fell repeatedly The German air force lost at 2,000 yards like a blister in the south-ed officers. across the

in which one least eight bombers on Sunday west part of the outer perimeter but One pilot said that he had spent night to the fire of British night new British defence lines have been

this point which built across quarter going back-fighters, anti-aircraft guns and ward and forward over Brest, includ-a destroyer when the principal some miles from the inner defence ing three runs over the battle-targets were Northern Ireland. The spokesman, said that it was cruisers, before he dropped his

and northwest England, includ-quile probable that the enemy had bombs.

Ing-for the fourth night in lost a total of 50 tanks so far.

Communications by sea remained succession-Merseyside.

open and a number of prisoners had LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)-In one

The destroyer Southdown, it be-airendy been shipped. crowded hour on Sunday night over

came known to-night, raised the an enemy occupied aerodrome. in occupied France, from which German night's total to just half that of

Glorious Hour

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Saturday right wheir she was attack- a twin-engined German

sca.

bombers attack Britain, one H.A.Fed by pilot attacked five Nazi raiders re-bomber. Her are caused the raider turning to their base. Although he to burst into flames and crash into the was unable to see the result of his attacks, states the Air Ministry News Service, five of the chemy planes must be regarded 05 Berlously damaged.

Brest A Poor Shelter

bombs was carried to Brest on Sun-southeast const of Britain. day night by the R.A.F. to drop on

ABYSSINIA

Italian Counter Raid Repulsed

CAIRO. May 5 (Reuter)-Ä

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British Bombers Did This At Bergen

Amongst the many important objectives of British bombers have been the German oc- cupied ports of France. Holland; Norway and Denmark. These two pictures illustrate the effectiveness of those attacks. One prolograph shows a military objective in Bergen sent up in billowing smoke, and below a German transport loaded with war material sunk at a pler in the Bergen harbour.

NAVALPOLICYOF

UNITED STATES

Special to the "Telegraph”

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Domel). The Foreign Policy Association report declared that creation of the two-ocean navy might justify the acquirement by the United States of naval footholds in the Eastern Atlantic and Singapore and Australia and over in West Africa.

The report stated that all-out United States aid to Britain was

R.A.F. Pound only a second type of action to

The Enemy

Raids In Cirenaica And Abyssinia

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

prevent the Axis control of the high seas..

War Reaches Antarctic

German Operations

It is most Important to extend "the" bulwark of the outer nåval defences" through the acquisition of bases, especially in the neighbourhood of. BOSTON, May 5 (Reuter),--Ger- Brazil.

mans and Japanese have been in the Although the question of bases in Antarctic and British naval forces the Azores, Cape Verde and Canary have blown up a Norwegian wholer slal, the report goes on, auch moves vent her use by the Germans. Islands and Singapore is controver-repair ship in Deception Bay to pre- could be justifica

The Southdown proceeded on her course without having suffered any casualties.

CAIRO, May 6 (UP)-T Daylight Success LONDON, May 6 (Reuter) Two communique states that in the day's R.A.F. communique states German planes were shot down dur- Debub area of Abyssina, Indian that over Cirenaica on the night

These reports have been brought LONDON, May 8 (Reuter) ing daylight to-day when a small troops occupied Emadani and of May 3-4, bombers raided the

back to the United States from Litla Ship & Bombers To Britain America by members of Admiral great load of heavy armourpiercing number of enemy aircraft crossed the Liethert on May 3. During the Benina aerodrome causing a

Bombs were dropped at a point in course of this operation, a heavy The Derna aerodrome was also obtained by granting the United

number of fires and explosions. All-out aid to Britain may best be Byrd's expedition who returned to-

day. the southeast and there were bursts counter-attack by the enemy in bombed with similar results...

States destroyers,

cruisers, sub- The officers stated that rumours TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 greatly superior forces wae

and marine-chasers, patrol boats and of German operations: near Decep driven back, leaving an officer mechanised units, some of which were the United States is bullding the two-mariners but the captain of Admiral

Enemy motor transport

patrol bombers. The report said that tion Island came to them from other and 250 other ranks prisoners in carrying troops were bombed and Ocean Navy against the possibility of Byrd's ship, North Star, declared our hands.

machine gunned in the Maraua aren, the British collapse or the destruc- that before the ship left the Antarctic Yesterday further important post. A number of transport vehicles were tion and capture of the British Navy he saw

Japanese whaler tlons were occupied and the advance destroyed and others damaged. Even should the Axis uso all manoeuvring off, the const. upon Amba Alagi is steadily proceed- Casualties were inflicted on the capital ships against- the United

troops.

the two Nazi battle cruisers, Schorn TURN to Back Pago, Column 3

America's Big Plane Output For Britain

Special to the "Telegraph”

Stales, authoritative computations

A large number of enemy troops. Other bombers attacked the mill-dicate that the Axles currently have surrendered. The number has tury.. headquarters southeast

Tobruk causing four large fires.

Vigorous Attäcks

of enjoying only the odds of five to three in battleships which are insumelent for a ruccessful action against the Western Hemisphere since odds of the report sald. three to one are believed necessary,

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PLANES OVER ALEXANDRIA

CAIRO, May...5. (Reuter)—Enemy

not yet been counted.

"In the southern districis further progress is reported by all our WASHINGTON, May 5 (UP) The Department of Com-columns operating. In pursuit of the The Italian headquarters in Abys- merce announces that 114 neroplanes valued at $25,000,000 and

enemy."

sinia were machine gunned by fight- "Situation Looks Good ers of the South African Air Force

| aircraft dow over Alexandria betweon. 988 engines valued at $13,500,000 were shipped to Britain during

CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter),—Review- and vigorous allicks were made on

10 p.m. and 11.30;p.m. lost Sunday March.

on Marchi when 1,216 planca were ing the position in Abyssinia, the stores dumps, motor transport and The report urged investigation into night. There were no casualties or

| damage. produced.

spokesman sold that the British troops throughout the day between naval construction costs, asserting. threat to Amba. Alagi conticued to Falaga Pass and the Dale road. that whereas the United States 35,- Informed quarters said that 78 were make progress. Indian troops, mostly commercial planes and the balance Wahlia, had been doing real moun- transport vehicles were severely $100,000,000, the battleship, King secondly, naval officials are showing It, 1 estimated that over 100 motor 060-ton hip, is: costing $70,000,000 to naval construction and to raise prices; went to the Army, Navy and Britain, taineering, dragging guns and damaged George's cost la

Mr William Knudson, Chairman of supplies up the mountainside. The The lores dumps were repeatedly 000. A thirdly, the practices in Govern

estimated at $28,000,

insufflelent. :) concern for economy; April 1,498 planes being turned the Office of Production Management situation, looked good. But hit by bomarker"It has been charged, firstly, that ment yards are Inefficient although but, The previous record was would be doubled by August 31 counterattack had been defeated, their ope

said recently that the March, output Prisoners had been taken and b

intraft are missing trom all through; a=„quqsi-monopoly, a few their cost is, below-private contracé

enterprises are ab to control private tors, the report, pointed outages

New Record 'High

It was learned to-day that

United States aeroplane produc

tion hit a new high mark during

GERMAN DESIGNS ON SYRIA Military Base Rumours

ZURICH, May 5 (Reuter). Political circles here assume that Germany is anxious to have per-- mission to use Syria as a military base.

No-authoritative information, however, is available in connec- tion with Germany's proposals to Vichy which were handed by Herr Otto Abetz, the Nazi Am- bassador to France, to Admiral Darlan, the Vichy Foreign Minia- ter, during the week-end.

Darlan For Paris

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter).--The Swiss radio reports from Vichy that |Admiral Darlan, who left this after- noon for Paris, is accompanied by two diplomatic'advisers.

The announcer said that the diplo- matic negotiations which Admiral Darlan will conduct in Paris are of far-reaching, importance for the future of Frerich-German.relations.

Sun Yat-sen ANNIVERSARY

CHUNGKING, May 5

(Central News)-In commemoration of the 20th anniversay of the establishment of the Revolutionary Government and the assumption by the late Dr. ordinary President of Sun Yat-sen of the post of Extra- the Chineso

Republic, a mass meeting attended by over 800 persons including many high Government officials, was held this morning.

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