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WEDNESDAY, MAY. 21, 1941.

日六月四

No. 16454

DEFENDERS DEAL RUTHLESSLY WITH NAZI CRETE INVADERS No Quarter Given to Disguised Troops

By MILES HANDLER

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, MAY 20 (UP).—MURDEROUS GUERILLA Fighting BEGAN TO-DAY AT CRETE WHEN 1,500 GERMAN “SUICIDE" parachutISTS IN WARPLANE CARRIERS AND GLIDERS LANDED ON THE ISLAND BASTION Which bars the Nazi ROUTE TO SYRIA. REPEATING THE FAMOUS ATTACK ON MAY 10 LAST YEAR ON THE ROTTERDAM AIR- FIELD, GERMAN PARACHUTISTS, CLOTHED IN NEW ZEALAND BATTLE DRESS, LANDED AT STRATEGIC POINTS OF THE ISLAND, Seeking to disrupt the Defending forcES AND HOLD POSITIONS UNTIL FURTHER AERIAL REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED.

French Order British

To Leave Posts In

Special to the "Telegraph”

Consuls Syria

LONDON, May 20 (UP)--It is officially disclosed that the French have notified the British'

Consul General, Mr G. Havard, at Beirut that he must leave Syria,

This is the aftermath of a similar British notification to Consul General Jacques Chur-

tier in London.

It is understood that Mr Havard has probably already left. The French likewise noti fied other British Consular offi- cers in Syria that they must leave within eight days; this in-, cludes the Consul at Aleppo and Damascus.

Icelanders Sever Link

With Parent Country

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter)-Iceland has decided to sever It is recalled that Vichy formally connections with Denmark. The Iceland Parliament last even- severed diplomatic relations last Julying adopted a resolution giving the country the right to de- after the

Oran meident but Mnounce the Act of Union which, since 1918, had united Iceland Chartler remained in London and with Denmark, two or three British Vice-Consuls remained in France and Syria wilej the French in Palestine carried out Hmited diplomatic Consular activi ties but there has been a gradual elimination of these as relations with Vichy deteriorated.

Gib C. S. Promoted LONDON, May 20 (British Wire- less). Licut-Col A. Ebeater,

The Act cannot be formally `ent- celled until after the war but a tegent is to be selected as soon as possible to take over the powers formerly exercised in leeland by the King of Denmark.

Since the occupation of Dengark by Germany, the has been unable to carry out her obligations to Iceland under the Act of Union. There

feeland's foreign affairs,

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According to Mr Chur- chill's second announcement in the House of Commons, a 'strong enemy force is still holding out south of the Canca-Maleme road, but the ruthless fighting which re- sulted in subduing other groups of parachutists is best gauged by the fact that the British and French in 'the early days of the war warned the Nazis that any fighting in Allied uniforms of their parachutists found or civilian clothes would be treated as spies.

Remembering the Rotterdam lesson, the Allied forces were trained and prepared to offer furious resistance to para- chutists.

Furthermore, General Freyberg's world war record shows that is not likely to be a man who would ask for or give quarter to an enemy using the Rotterdum tactics.

DN

It is believed that the attack Crete may serve a triple purpose, firstly, to eliminate the British stronghold barring the way to Syria: secondly, felut to preoccupy the British troops while the, Nazis pre- pare a coup elsewhere; and, thirdly, TURN to Back Page, Column 4

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Crete's Famous Ruins

The island of Crete, apart from its millitary strategical „ position, is chiefly noted for ita famous Minoan remains, first discovered in 1876. The two pictures on this page illustrate some of the excavations. Below is a view of the palace of Cnossus on the hill of Kephala, about four miles Inland from Candia. The other picture shows the grent staircase and hall of colonnades at Crossus. So far there are no reports of Germun invasion operations in this part of the island..

"Nauseating Rhapsodies On

This Blood-Stained

Crook"

-Questions On Rudolf Hess LONDON, May 20 (Reuter)-Mr Winston Churchill refused to be drawn

out on the subject of Rudolf Hess when questioners bombarded him in the House of

Nazis Lost Heavily In

Initial Raids On Crete

Special to the "Telegraph”.......

CAIRO, May 20 (UP).—It is unofficially stated that prior to Tuesday's attacks on Crete the Germans subjected Crete to several severe aerial bombardments culminating in sustained attacks all day Monday against aerodromes. A heavy toll was taken of enemy planes, at least 15 being destroyed between Saturday and Monday.

Aerodromes Bombed. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Bus Driver Hit

By Pilot

For falling to appear before Mr

Commons to-day.

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Major Vyvyan Adams asked if it had been established that Hess' visit was planned with the German Government's

conni- упусе.

The Prime Minister replied: "1 am not yet in a position to make a statement on this subject and I am not at all sure when I shall be." Government had actively in mind the possibility that the whole stunt may be a common garden

plant;

A350 whether they would discourage the. press from renewing their "nauseat ing rhapsodies on this blood-stained crook" (Laughter and Cheers).

Major Adams then asked if the

The Prime Minister: "I certainly do not feel that I ought to detract in any way from the vehemence al Major Adams's statement." (Laugh- ter).

Delicate, Appetite

Unconfirmed reports say that the Germans used gliders in Tuesday's attack and added that if they did, it would be the first Pte James Ivor Jaimes of "C" Com-- pany 1st Battalion, Middlesex Reg time during the war that the ment, Nanking Barracks, Shamshui-Germans had employed them.. po, was summoned before Mr H. C.

D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon Magis- The Labour Member, Mr Robert Macnamara at Kowloon Magistracy

the press tracy this: morning on a charge of Tylor, complained of this

alighting from a moving bus at descriptions of "this men's very morning for cruelty to his wife,, at 101, Taipo Rosd.

CAIRO, May 20 (UP)-According Prince Edward Road, at 7 p.m., on delicate appetite and the means taken Complainant said the Defendant to a Royal Air Force communique, May 20, Chan Fun, 23, married satisfy it" and added: "Our lost his temper very often and he the RAF heavily bombed the nero-woman, of 45 Nga Chi Wal Road. Deople believe that there are many would then strike her. Since De-dromes in German-occupied Greece third floor, had her ball of $6 es- people in concentration camps who fendant was not paid a marriage on the night of May 10-10.

treated.

had Just as delicate appetites and they were not satisfied as in "Three very violent explosions, and

One of $10 allowance

she had to work in the

WDs imposed on She had to a number of fires were caused at Chan Moon-fun, 30, C. N. A. C. pilot,

case." European Y.M.C.A.

The Prime Minister: "Yes, cor- one building husband of first Defendant, for as tainly. But as far as I am at pre- work very late and when she came Hasauni. At Eleusis,

this

hemo Defendant was always very received a direct hit and fires were soulting a Kowloon Motor Bus Com sent advised, he is being treated a

pany driver on a bus at Prince Ed-a prisoner of war and will receive ward Road, on May 20.

Importance Of Crete

cross at her lateness, and would started," fuse to go back to the Barracks. When she tried to persuade him to go back to the Barracks he would lose la temper and would accuse

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" "

NEW YORK, May 20 (UP)—The

was stated that as his wife treatment appropriate for a prisoner." (Arst Defendant) fell down in alight- Ing from the moving bus Defendant

The offices of the French Consulate. blamed the bus driver for it. He will be closed to the general public | the driver' on the mouth.

Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady.

Colonial Secretary of Gibraltor, has obligations included taking charge of the "Bomber Fund". as a result of very quick femper and, in front of strongholds in the Eastern Mediter went to the bus driver's seat and hit on Thursday, May 22, this being the

been appointed Administrator of St Vincent, Windward Islands, in_suc-

her of nitempting to get rid of film. Germans in attacking Crete struck Another windfall of $25,000 is due | Defendant admitted that he had a at one of the most strategic British approval by the shareholders of the the court, asked his wife's forgive- TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 Hongkong Fire Insurance Company ness for his bad behaviour. He pro- cession to Major W. Bain Gray, Mr Clarence E. Causs, the new of a suggestion by the Directors at mised to. behave himself in the whose appointment as Governor of United States Ambassador to China, the annual meeting held this morn-future. St Helena was announced recently. will leave Hongkong for Chungking.ing.

Japanese Force Down C.N.A.C.

Plane: Passengers Escape

Piloted by an Americon pilot, Mr Hugh L. Woods of Colo- rado Springs and carrying among its complement of passengers two Americans, Dr and Mrs E. Brown, who passed through Hongkong a week ago, a China National Aviation Corporation neroplane D.C.-3 was forced down yesterday morning by Japun- ese bombers at Suifu,`on the Yangtze River, just above Chụng, king.

It was stated that the Company made similar donation in the first

year of the Fund and I was desired to repeat the gesture.

The shareholders approved.

P.A.A. Manager

Leaves

the

The ente was adjourned sine die.

Request For Convoys

By Florida House

South China Operations End

Japanese Withdraw

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Sgt Jack prosecuted.

Foreign Ships Marshalled

For American Service

Special to the "Telegraph””

to

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UP),-Congress has approved two far-reaching shipping Bills. The Senate has unanimously, approved and lins sent to the White House a Bill authorising the acquisition of 59 new naval auxiliaries at a maximum cost SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"".

Available In August 20 of Mr Johnson, manager

CANTON, May 21 (Dome).-The of $800,000,000,0 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. May 20 Japanese military operation launched

The now auxiliaries, planned Hongkong Office of Pan-American

The House of Representatives has enter the service before the end of Airways left for Manila en route for (UP)The Florida State. House of near Walchow in the middle of this

con passed and has sent to the Senate a August, involve about 580,000 tons Singapore by Clipper and he will bo Representatives to-day unanimously month has been successfully The plane took refugo at an, The plane was

forces Bill broadly empowering the Gov-|of shipping. It is understood that en route from stationed permanently there to look passed a resolution asking Congress cluded with

large

annihilated, the ernment to regulate the use of mer~ [part of the tonnage will be drawn airfield at Ipia, near Slufu, but Chungking to, Chengtu when it was after the new office not up by PAA. to provide Navy convoys to "render trapped was bombed while on the ground attacked and despite harassing Bre, in connection with the recently ar- and furnish Immediately all possible Japanese Army Command in South chantmen during the current emer from 100 foreign ships, Immobilled

in United States ports. and sustained destructive mode a safe landing on the Ipin alr-ranged Manila-Singapore extension old to Britain,"

The vote was 69 to 0 and specif Having attained the objective of damage to its right-wing, al fleld.

eally naked Congress to provide thele operation the Japanese forces Representative Ed. Izac proposed Mr Johnson's place in Hongkong Navy convoys from the United States have withdrawn from the area and that the United States Navy putrol will be taken by Mr Charles Schoe- Navy for ships carrying munitions are moving towards undisclosed the new "shipping zone" between the for who arrived four days'ago. and supplier to Great Britain.” places, the Army cornmunique stated. United States and Ireland.

of the Clipper route.

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though crew. and passengers made good their escape.

The local C.N.A.C. once have not

lyet been informed of any detalls.

and

Chinese

China announced to-day.

Kency.

The House Bill permits the Mari time, Commission to establlah me chant shipping priorities, prefer chee being given to merchantmen employ

led in the war effort.