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TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941.

FORCE

BRITAIN TOP

DOG AGAIN IN IRAQ

By EDWARD BEATTIE

Special to the "Tolograph"

LONDON, MAY 5 (UP), THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE IRAQ AIR FORCE IN THE SERIES OF WEEK-END ENCOUNTERS AS CLAIMED BY THE CAIRO COM- MUNIQUE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MAKING BRITAIN TOP DOG AGAIN IN IRAQ, AND RESTORING THE BORDER AND THE VITAL OIL FIELDS ACCORDING TO BRITISH QUARTERS.

EXPENSIVE RAID ON CRETE

Heavy Nazi Air Losses

Special to the "Telegraph"

Grecce taught the British Mid-Eastern Com- mand an impressive lesson in the value of air super-

iority in even sparsely inhabited countries

a

lesson which the. R.A.F. ought now to be in a

position to teach the Iraqis unless German rein-

forcements arrive.

Regardless of the Turkish reports that a German |air squadron has been observed en route, there is not the slightest indication so far that the Iraqis are receiving CAIRO, May 5 (UP).—An R.A.F. communique support-a fact lending strength to the impression that states that British fighter planes intercepted enemy the Iraq Government opened hostilities prematurely planes which were raiding Crete and shot down four catching Hitler unprepared to send immediate aid. 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 pilots claimed direct hits on the German battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gnelsenau-at- Brest last night.

оп

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

C-in-C Appointed CANEA, Crete, May 6 (Reu-| ter).-Allied forces in Crete are now under the command of the New Zealand General, Major-

FAVOURS CONVOYS

General C. B. Freyberg, V.C. Immediate Application

Says Carl Vinson

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 Em- manuel Tsouderos: "In order better to conduct the struggle

which

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 5 (UP). weRepresentative Carl Vinson,

At the moment the chief obs tacle to the British who are alming at control of the land as well as the air seemed to be tack of sufficient troops to risk any. cross country campaign.

Egypt Wants Settlement SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, May 5 (UP).It is under- stood that the Egyptian Government is using its influence to secure a set- tlement between the British and Ruschid All. The Cabinet met yes-

which it is reported that they after and fully discussed the matter,

have undertaken with our powerful Chairman of the House Naval sent a telegram to Raschid Ali ap- ally, Great Britain. His Majesty King Affairs Committee, to-day de-pealing to him to come to terms with the British. The Egyptian Minister George and his Government have declared that he favours the con- at Baghand has been instructed to island should be placed under a single yoying of American shipments use his good amflee

to Britain with the navy "now."

cided that the Allied troops of

command.

"Major General Freyberg has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the island."

No News Of Chile Base For Japan

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 5 (UP),- The Secretary of State, Mr Cordell

In his interview, he asserted, "1 am ir. favour of convoys if that be comea necessary to get materials there,"

tion

Turkey's Offer to Mediate

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)-It is now confirmed in London that the Turkish government have offered to Mr Vinson frequently reflects the mediate between the British and Administration viewpoint regarding Iraqi governments, says "Reuters": naval matters, but there is no indicu diplomatic correspondent.

that he had consulted ather

The British government, while tenders regarding convoys.

the friendly Representative E. E. Cox predicted greatly appreciating hint "we are going to convoy and motive of the Turkish government, have been compelled to point out convoy right away."

that the essential prerequisite of The RAF. pilots "carried great

Representative Hamilton Fish who entering into any negotiations is the loads of armour-piercing bombs, and the pilots report very accurate bomb- Hull, to-day told the press that he is opposing the Ship Requisitioning withdrawal of Iraqi troops from

on both battle-discredited the rumours that the Bill said that its pasange without ing Direct hits

Japanese were negotiating for the amendment would be cruisers are claimed, Sticks of very heavy bombs also fell repeatedly lease of islands off southern Chile to declaration of war," and he charged that "every member of the Presi- across the dockyard in which one

He declared that the State Depart- dent's Cabinet is on interventionist. vessel is berthed."

One pilot said that he had spentment had received no such informa- They have been trying to get us into an hour and a quarter going back-tion and added that the story sound this war for the last year and a half." ward and forward over Brest, includ- ing three runs over the battle- cruisers, before he dropped his bombs.

Glorious Hour

in

be used as bases.

ed more like a rumour than a re-

por!.

Straight Talk

1 virtual

Habbaniyah.

Impossible Iraqi Condition ISTANBUL, May 5 (UP), The Foreign Minister, M. Sarajoglu Has offered his services as intermediary and in the dispute between Iraq Britain and the Turkish Foreign Office is reported to be very active in

THREAT TO attempting to settle the matter.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 5 (UP). Representative Clyde T. Ellis to-day LONDON, May 5 (Reuter),—In one told the House that Japan should be crowded hour on Sunday night over given a "week to check out of the ... an enemy occupied aerodrome Axis" or face war with the United occupied France, from, which German | States, and "should Japan refuse to bombers attack Britain, one R.A.F. step out of the Axis, I, for one, am pilot attacked five Nazi ralders re-ready to start polishing her from the turning to their base. Although he face of the earth," was unable to see the result of his attacks, states the Air Ministry News Service, five of the enemy planes TURN to Back Pago, Column 5

left the Colony for Manila.

AZORES Portuguese Fear Parachutists

JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 5

It is understood that the Iraq Government, as one of the conditions of a possible agreement, propose that British troops be withdrawn from the country, but it is admitted that this bargaining point represents a serious demand. Simultaneously it is em phasized that Britain cannot lose her and communications with Turkey Polcatine.

(Router)-An

Issued From

Mr Ernest Hemingway, the noted (Reuter).There is widespread Official Communique war correspondent and author, has fear in Portugal that a German

CAIRO, May 5 parachute invasion of the Azores official communique might be imminent, said Captain British G.H.Q, states:

in the Grove, captain of the liner Ex vicinity of Habbantyah was rendered calibur, on her arrival from TURN to Back Page, Column 3 Lisbon..

Vichy Government

May

Sell France to Axis

By RALPH Heinzen

Special to the ""Tolograph"

On the day the Excalibur left:

a Portuguese Lisbon he saw

with about 3,000 soldiers leave, apparently for the Azores.

Axis troopship

VICHY, May 5 (UP)-Marshal Petain and Vice-Premier Admiral Darlan studied the German proposals for real collabora tion and a French-German rapprochement prior to the Marshal's departure to-night for a brief holiday at his estate near Cannes.

He understood that a similar contingent left for the Azores several days before.

Japanese Army Feeds Poor Chinese

"Iraqi artillery posted

Concession

To Chinese

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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 protograph 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.

AMER 1

U. S. Admirals Back Britain To Win

Special to the "Telegraph"

NEW YORK, May 5 (UP),-Seventeen experts on military and political affairs--including four retired Admirals-to-day de- clared that the statements that Britain has already lost the war and cannot be saved by aid from the United States are unwar-

Search For

Shanghai Terrorists

Disguised As Peasants

0 (Reuter),

ranted.

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 connee- 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 Minis- ter, daring the week-end.

Darlan For Paris

LONDON, May 5

(Reuter).—The

Swiss radio reports from Vichy that | Admiral Darlan, who left this after- |Hoof for Paris, is accompanied by twó“

diplomatic advisers.

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

Damascus Riots Reported

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BUDAPEST, May 8 (UP), ~—The pillaging of the British Consulate at Damascus by an anti-British crowd of 50,000 Moslems and serious clashes between the Arabs and the Britis troops in Palestine are reported in Hungarian dispatches from Beirut.

A Trans-Continental Press Agency, 'dispatch from Beirut said that the

Their joint statement says: "The essential element of British survival and ultimate victory is the maintenance of a sufficient? flow of shipping across the At British Consulate at Damascus was lantic. American naval and air raided and the furniture broken forces now possess the striking ! during an anti-British demonstration, power, as in 1917, to equalise and' perhaps turn to our advantage the struggle which is now being waged along the convoy routes."

The signatories of the statement SHANGHAI, May Wholesale arrests are reportedly be included Admirals William V. Prait, ing made following the launching of Chief of Naval Operations, Vice both former William H. Standley, vigorous campaign by the Japanese Admiral William L. Rodgers, former authorities to round up terrorists in President of the Naval War College, Japanese occupied areas in Shanghal and Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, where n rigorous

searching of

former Commander in Chief of the dedestrians for

weapons concealed

Asiatic Flect. and strict surveillance of Chinese The

They gave eight reasons for their suspects are now enforced.

bellef and concluded that "even if it It is stated that the rounding up of is true-which we deny that Britain scores of innocent-looking peasants is destined to lose the, war, it is im and beggars has fully borne outperative that Hliler's victory be as rumours that terrorists have been long delayed and as costly as possible.

H.K. Immigration Law operating in the disguise of country

Modified

people.

Those recently arrested are said to Include the murderers of two Japan- ese gendarmes In Hongkow last month,

Nazi Attack On Crete?

.:

'SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, May 5 (UP) No official announcement has agreement, and the termination of

Hongkong's immigration law. been made but the "United the political impasse. According to

Meanwhile uneasiness is reported SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

which last December was first to be prevailing among the Chinese Press" learns from authoritative well informed quarters there is an

FOOCHOW, May 6 (Domel)-Tenaxtonded to include Chinese has living in Hongkow In view of n circles, that negotiations have all cheer desire on the German

hence

the atmosphere has thousand bales of rice weighing ap- been successfully established and never been better at any time since i proximately 100 m aploce will be now been modified as far as movement to starí a “mutun) guaran- |-A Cairo dispatch roaching

teo system." that the possibilities for a rap understanding which points, towards Japanese Army 'at half the prices to the Foreign Officer

December 13 for an, unmistakable sold to the Chinese people by the Chinese are concerned according prochement agreement, during rance entering the German orbit prior to the Japanese occupation of May are bright.

The regulation enforcing Chinese and collaborating on the renovation

was announced. Admiral Darlan, will personally of Europe according

measure was decided upon by entering or leaving the Colony to handle the negotiations either direct-idens..

the Japanese Army authorities in produce a passport as well as a visa iy by Zrequent visits to Paris or

view of the lack of rice and its high has been altered and henceforth only through Conte De Brinon, the French There is no objection voiced in prices in the Foochow area. The rica passport will be required, „Ambassador at Paris,

Previously the British Consulate Phil either the Germon controlled French Thors is a very evident desire of press in Paris or the tightly held terms arrived from Canton yose charged 60 yuan for a residential terday while; more shipments are vise and three yuan, for a travelling the French side for collaboration and French press in the free zone.

expected.

to Hitler's

PLANES OVER ALEXANDRIA

NEW YORK, May 5 (Domei),

here says that the German forces were understood to have launch- ed, an attack against tho Anglo- Greek allied forces on Crote Island on Máy 4.

CAIRO, May 5 (Reuter)Enemy aircraft flow over Alexandria between Mr D. S. Fong, overseas Chineso 10pm and 11.30 pm: last Sunday lender and member of the People night. There were no casualfies, or Political Council; has left the Colony damage,

for San Francisco; 22;

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