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(By "Reuter's" Correspondent With Home Fleet) ABOARD A DUTCH SUBMARINE, May 13,—“An under- water League of Nations"--such is a certain submarine flotilla now serving with the Allies. Besides British, it contains Dutch, French and Polish submarines, all working in excellent operation.

How the Dutch vessels came to join the forces with the British Navy despite attempts of German bombers to prevent them was told by C. H. Pul, the 34-year-old commander of this Dutch submarine in his tiny cabin well beneath the surface of the sea.

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War Makes

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Berlin Fears Hess Divulges Secrets

FROM PAGE ONE

be made in the near further regard- ing the fight to this country of this very high important Nazl lender," decienred Mr Winston Churchill in the House of Commons to-day when invited to make a statement about Rudolt Hess.

The Labour member, Mr Lawson, raised the question of the German wireless reference to "total instabi- ty" and asked whether the Pre- mier had any information on the matter.

Another member asked whether the Premier was taking steps with the Minister of Information to scC that "this piece of news is dealt with skill and imagination."

"WAR problems have kept Britons healthier." points out of those cases by which imagination Mr. Churchill said that this is one run, he said, I went to Halifax, Professor Sir William Wilson is semewhat baffled by the facts as Nova Scotin, and joined the British Jameson, "and 1941 will not he they present. themselves (Laughter). and later crossed the Atlantic to an epidemic year."

Other upplementary questioners. Britain. Altogether we must have

Mr Churchill to bear in mind begged Sir William is. Dean of Public Here Hess' record of devotion to the covered 10,000 miles..

Health, London School of Hy-evil genius of Europe

"Three other Dutch

of an-

member of the Army Hygiene nouncing that Hess was in a Glas- Advisory Committee. submarines giene and Tropical Medicine and questioned the prud (Cheers) and gow hospital as being unfair to the People of Glasgow who might possi- bis expect a rain of bombs.

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The Prime Minister declared: "He TOMORROW Will not always be in Glasgow."

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Scathing Comment

NEW YORK, May 13 (Router). The German suggestion that Hess Is suffering from hallucinations and that his plane crashed us the result of an accident is scathingly set aside by the "Baltimore Sun."

pleted. They were dive-bombed by "Full occupation of the mind has the Germans on the way, but es-made people less ir "espective and

hypochondriacal," Jeson adds. undamaged. Chen we arrived in Britain, we

With the worst winter gone, we expected that there might be din escaped the influenza epidemic ex-{ culties but only a few minor ones pected in the first two weeks of the arose and these were soon straighten-year. We can now reasonably hope ed out: co-operation between our for another 12 months' immunity, selves and the British is excellent

Below Average and this applies equally to the Pales "Even though the year's 46.000 and French.

diphtheria cases are 0,000 below average, they are still a disgrace," Sir William states, "when we neglect the available immunisation treatment, PER whereby New York is able to boast only 408 cases In the same period.

more deaths from

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"His real crash," the newspaper says, "was when he crashed into the beadlines. What Is signifcant is

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"As regards material and person- nel, we are under the Netherlands naval headquarters in London, but operationally we are under British

on board acts as Lluison Officer.

"A great piece of luck is that the British torpedoes fit our tubes. The problem of spare parts has been solved.

only safe course is to flee to the very that when u Nazi gets fed

up, his country he had formerly sworn to here were

up Briton fleeing to Germany?" scarlet fever sharply decreased."

Nazi Hierarchy Doomed England escaped epidemie because

was busier, people everyone

were SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuter).— more dispersed with fewer cinemas, "Hess' fight indicates a realisation. less travelling, more home life and within the Nazi hierarchy that Ger

win the war "Many volunteers in the Nether-Elmple, nourishing foods. There was many is unable to lands East Indies have applied to less crowding in shelters, where con-against civilisation," said the Acting join us and some have come over. ditions were much improved, Jame-Prime Minister. Mr A. W, Fadden,

lo-day. "We started giving our crews son believes, English lessons, but these were dis- continued when we found that they picked ир the inaguage quickly with-

out them.

Married British Girls

"The officers and men ore happy and enthusiastle: five of them have

married British girls."

NAZI PARTY STATEMENT

FROM PAGE ONE

The Captain, who has served 11 end in the complete destruction of years in submarines, showed me the British Empire. over the vessel which was as spick and span

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n Dutch household.

"When we sailed from Holland or ginally, we expected to be away only six weeks. We have been away year now."

No Clear Notion

"The German rodic is right. Hess has been suffering from u disease which has been progressing for years. He was, but not now. The disease Is Nazism which has done more harm to the world in less than 10 than oll

the scourges in histor

Mr Fadden added that millions of Nazis, deluded with false promises, must now be occupied with a single iden, "If this is what Hess thinks of the war, what are we to think?"

In the opinion of Mr W. M. Hug- "Hess, whose sphere of activity, ashes, Minister for the Navy, "the known, lay exclusively within the eight indicates the first crack in the Party, did not have a clear notion granite of the Nazi temple." about this act or its consequences, au

Old Nurse's Views

may be deduced from the notes he CAIRO, May 13 (Reuter),-"I res left.

fuse to believe that Rudy is insane!

The National Socialist Party there is either a serious Nazi split or Mass Air Attacks regrets thai this. Idealist fell victim else he has formed a far-reaching

On Fleet Fail

to such fateful delusions. By this plan," declared Frau Paula, the old act nothing has been changed in the nurse of Rudolf less, in

whi

prosecution of the war against Britain interview with "Reule exclusive forced upon the Germar. people. It Frau Paula added: " "I nursed him be continued, as the Fuchrer until he was a grown-up boy. He announced in his Inst speech, until was broadminded, of strong character the British leaders have been over and extremely honest. From early thrown or are ready for pence." childhood, he has vaunted German No Russian Comment Invincibility and has always fought MOSCOW, May 13 (UP). The for top place whether at school Or We suffered no casualties or dam- press to-day published the German elsewhere.

FROM PAGE ONE

barrage and at cease fire" a thick wet fog suddenly descended.

ager

No Casualties

The engagement occurred during the seven days' routine operations in the Central, Mediterranean during which convoya were successfully made in various directions, light forces hombarded Benghazi harbour and the Fleet Air Arm shot down seven enemiy aircraft in various minor attempts by Axis, aviators. against our ships.

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All pay tribute to the untiring and magnificent work of the Fleet Air Arm in driving off formations while still several miles distant from the Fleet.

A Week's Work LONDON, May! 13' (Reuter)-Two bombardments of Benghazi, which have.. already, been announced, and various convoy movements have been carried out by British naval unite operating in the Central Mediterran- con during the perfod, May 0-12;

An Admiralty communique states ปากเ during these operations nine enemy aircraft were shot down and one was damaged, while two. British fighters were lost.

Despite the usual exaggerated claims by the enemy, no damage of any sort was sustaified by the Britisiz ships during these operations. Thus, adds the communique, during the period from May 6 to 12, British naval forces in the Mediterranean havo dess troyed a total of 18 enemy aircraft and damaged at least six others,

communique of the Hess flight with-portant political questions with his

"He often used to discuss Im

father."

out making any further comment.

LATE NEWS

Hess, who was born In Egypt, re- celved his early schooling there. Russo-German Relations WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuler); A theory is held here by a number of oMelals that Hess and Hiffer fell out on the question of Russia and Russo-German relations.

of

Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary State, announced this morning that no official dispatches had been xc- ceived of Heas.

Nephew In U.S. Army BRISTOL, Va., May 13 (Router), -Gustav Adolf Hess, nephew of Rudolf Hess, is now serving with a United States anti-aircraft battery in the Panama Canal Zone.

of

His father, Gustav, brother Rudolf, <lled in the United States in 1020.

Frau Hess in Germany LONDON,-May 13 (Reuter).—The announcement from London that Hess will be removed to a secret destina tion is described in German elrcles

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Berlin

that, Mr Churchill

use the affair for. the "vilast purposes of pro- paganda," according to a semi-omelal statement issued here.

Frau Hess and her children hre in Germany, states a message from Ber- lin, denying reports that they are in Ankara, 192

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