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Mr Bevin Describes

Hess As Murderer

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Square where members of the public will be able to view the plans, ?-

S. African Comment': JOHANNESBURG, May 15 - (Neu- ter), South African newspapers generally agree that the flight of crack Hook shows

in the Nazi facade,

The "Cape Times" nakts why, Hitler has not published the documents that, Hess is said to have left behind. The "Rand Dally, Mail" states that the tact that Hess chose to be a prisoner of war in Britain rather than go to Amerles via Portugal shows that the |dight was a protest as well as

us an escape,

The pro-War Afrikaan's paper "Suilderstem" says that the flight is the beginning of an exodus of Nazi | leaders who fear the wrath of the misguided. German people as their hour of reckoning approaches,

No Hitler Statement BERLIN, May 18 (UP).—Informa- tion made avaliable to the foreign press to-day stated that Hillar docs not intend to make a public state- ment regarding Rudolf Hess at the present, but it is admitted that the aTair is a tople of greatest interest

Mr Nelson T. Johnson, retiring United States Ambassador to China, photographed yesterday outside the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building after receiving press representatives at the American Consulate.. Mr Johnson will meet his successor, Mr Clarence E. Gauss, in Hongkong before leaving for the United States. (Photo: New China Newsphoto).

and discussion to the "man in the Iraq Situation Soon AUTOGRAPH

-street."

WAB

"Nobody doubts that Hose overcome due to

Idealistic renkous

by a fixed idea that he could bring about peace after convincing England that a continuation of the war was senseless," was the offleial announce- meni,

American Comment

Under Control

FROM PAGE ONE

The

ed by the fact that Raschid All paid four Iraq generals £100 each, cash down, to lead the revolt, NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuter).- The British employed every means The "New York Times" yesterday to stop the revolt peacefully. declared: "Hess' is good news for officer himself new down the England. He is a sign that the Euphrates Valley, dropping pom- enemy is more vulnerable than he phlets. Nevertheless, he was fired appears on the battlefield. It is a on by isolated batches of rebels with sign that the formkiable monster

terrorises Europe is still abn at machine-guns.

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and preposterous and marked for self-destruction. The escape of Hess He added: "During the last few worries Hitler and must spread and days, I saw several unidentifled air deeper the doubts that eat into secret craft flying over Iraq-probably Germany,"

German. They all sheered off very William Shiver, the C.B.S. broad-quickly on the approach of our air- caster, said: "Hess fled because of the craft. very fundamental split between the

leaders. Hess always struck me as the most normal man in the whole Nazi Party. If he was not, why would he be allowed to make a public speech as late as May 17"

Britain To Raid Nazi Bases In Syria

FROM PAGE ONE

"The Iraqis are tough soldiers but. are easily influenced, and with the arrivat of reinforcements from Indin, the position is rapidly casing."

The officer confirmed the reports of the arrival of a number of Nazl planes at Syrian airfields.

The British imperial troops es- tablished in the Near East are con- fent of being able to handle The siluation.

Routba Bombed BEIRUT May 15 (UP)-Radio Baghdad announced this evening that British planes raided Routba but were repulsed. One enemy plane any reliance in the Vichy Govern- was shot down in the south. The ment, Mr Eden sald: "As regards Iraqis claim that they still hold, these particular circumstances, I have, Rouiba.

made it plain that appropriate action

is being taken."

Another

Labour

member, Mr.

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Cocks, interposed: "Is It not a fact WASHINGTON, May 15 (UP) that since the Vichy Government left. The

Senate to-day unanimously

the League of Nations, the mandate passed the Philippine export con

for Syria no longer exists?"

trol bill which now goes to the

Mr Eden replied: "I should like House.

to have notice of that, but there is certainly force in Mr Cocks' sugges- tion."

Vichy Knows Our Views

The Liberal National member, Sir Henry Morris-Jones, asked whether warning was given to the Vichy

Government.

Mr

Eden

atated: "The Vichy Government were fully aware of our attitude in the matter. Indeed, their "GwnTMwydertaking is sufficient indica- tion of their obligations."

In reply to a query whether the American Government had been fully informed of this development, Mi Eden said: "Yes, certainly."

ENEMY CONVOY SET ABLAZE

FROM PAGE ONE

merchant ship blew up and the destroyer was last seen with clouds of smoke pouring from it; pilots con- firm that it was not a smoke screen," the communique concluded.

Loondon Quiet LONDON, May 15 (Reuter).- London last night was quiet without on alert, and up to early Thursday no reports were made of raids in any other parts of the country.

Presumably the bad weather condi- tions on the Continent have restricted German air activity to small excur- slons around the British shores.

A few planes are believed to have crossed the coast at one or two points, but no bombs were dropped.

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