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Japanese Navy Day

Asian Mission Stressed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO,. May 21 (Domel)-Plans are afool to stress the significance of Navy Day on May 27 In view of the Imperial Navy's Increasing mission in national defence,

As part of the programme, special Aims picturing the activities of the

Navy will be shown. Admiral

Koshiro Olkawa, Minister of the Navy, this afternoon stood before the camera of the Japon Newsreels Com- pany

In the Ministerial Room in the

Navy Ministry.

In his speceh Admiral Olkaws tells the nation that the Imperial Navy is faced by a critical world situation which is daily growing in gravity.

Imperial Japanese nation is vigorously pushing ahead

The

with the construction of a new order In Greater East Asin in pursuance of of Hakko Ichlu under-

the great imperial foundation. lying the

The Navy. Minister urges the nation to devote the utmost efforts for developing the everlasting pros- perity of the Empire through the current dimcult times by con- solidating national unity and Cor- serving resourecs.

Naval Air Arm

Will Protect

U.S. Freighters

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Router), The American Navy is busy with proposals for relatively smati

ray-

provised aircraft-carriers to protect American freighters on the high seas, declared the Navy Minister, Colone Frank Knox, at a press Conference to-diny.

The United States Navy's air force

on May 1 consisted of 3,476 alreraft, of which 101 were added during

the past year.

He added that deliveries had been accelerated materially. Altogether 990 aircraft were delivered ince January 1, which contrasted with 79 for the same period last year.

Deliveries To Britain

About half the aircraft delivered to the Navy last year had been sent to. Britain and this proportion was generally being followed,

been The training of pilots had accelerated re-fold within a year.

Axis In The Home

Japanese Women For

Nazi Congress

Here, formar

DEBRIS IN BRISTOL-This heap of rubble was a row of homes before Hitler's air mur-

Raiders strafed the city unmercifully. dorers flow over Bristol, England.

dwellers search the ruins to salvage belongings.

Nazi Sea Warfare

U.S.

Eyes

Turns

to the Azores

By Harry W. Frantz

United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 20 (UP).—German sea warfare in the Atlantic has at- tracted ever-increasing attention to the Azores Islands, which lie on and near some main transoceanic routes of ship, air, and cable communications, but government of ficials here have never revealed the extent nor the direction of official interest with respect to the Islands.

Writers on strategical problems have frequently discussed the importance of the Azores in the event that the United States should become involved in the European war and officials occasionally have made references to the Azores in connection with defence,

Responsible officials of the government, however, have not admitted that any diplomatic "soundings" or other preparations have been made with regard to possible use of the islands for military or naval purposes in event of war.

hands it is a matter of less than: three hours for modern bombers lo reach our shores."

So far as can be ascertained, no overtures concerning bases there have been made by the United States Government.

The Azores are an integral part of Portugal, and the United States obviously would not un- dertake any special project af- fecting these islands without the full concurrence of Portugal, as was the case during the last war. Portugal, moreover, has Great with relations

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ TOKYO, May 21 (Domel),Three Japanese women delegates including the president of the Jopan Women's close College, the director of the Patriotic Britain, and it is improbable Women's Association and the director that the United States.would

June 10.

turn home in the middle of July. On leaving Tokyo, the representatives of Japanese women said that they would explain the inherent female virtues in Japan to the Germans.

No

Change At Tobruk

the

In meetings, of the House Appro- printions Sub-Committee with naval appropriations, some at- tention was given to the strategical significance of the Azores, but this did not result in any specific project or political resolution affecting those Islands.

In recent weeks, numerous pro-

t press commentators have dis-i

sources

CRYSTAL PALACE TOWER

Segregation

Of Paris

U. S. Asked To Remove

21

Diplomatic Corps WASHINGTON, May (Reuter)-Germany has TC- quested the -United States Government to withdraw its entire diplomatic corps from Paris, according to un announce- ment by the State Department. Berlin indicated that the step was taken because Paris is now consider- ed a zone of extended operations,

It is understood that the German Government are giving the same notice to other governments.

The notice does not apply

Vichy.

ZAMZAM

SURVIVORS

to

-May Leave France. WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuter). The State Depart- ment has been advised that the German naval authorities will permit the American survivors of the Zamzam to leave France, according to a report from Bordeaux via Vichy.

The American Consul, Mr Water- man, said that he is visiting imme dintely, "the place where the Ameri- cans are held" and will report fully Inter.

To Be Sent Home VICHY, Muy 21 (Reuter)--Mr Waterman, the United States Consul at Bordeaux, left for St Jean.

It is estimated that the number of American passengers was more than 140, of whom 50 were women and 20 children:

It is belleved that the Amertenn

Lisbon, from where they will passengers will shortly he sent on to taken to the United States.

Gas Mask In Commons

be

M. P. Tries It Out The recent House of Com- mons debate on the budget was getting 80 lengthy that

Labourite W. A. Robinson de- cided it was good time to try

out his gas mask.

He had worn it 20 minutes when Mr Thomas Denman asked the Chair if it was "In accordance with the civil

Landmark To Beabits of this House that when a

The

read.

Blown Up

from the

They hope it will come down as a solid mass-but the explo-

member is speaking another member should put on a gas mask?"

The Chair advised Mr Robinson to remove it. He did, says Associated Press,

.

With a grin and i brond Lanenshire accent. he explained later, "Herbert Morrison said to test our gas masks and I was testing it."

Italo Balbo Was Shot Down

A photograph of a document pur-

sion may splinter iron and glassporting to show that Marshal Balbo, and scatter it wide,

"There is no guarantee," a Palace official said. "Nothing like this hus been attempted before.

There is more than 600 tons of cast iron in the tower."

Entrances to the grounds will be closed and all trafic on roads near will be diverted until the crash is

260-feet-high north tower of the Crystal Palace is to be blown up. Experts who of the Women's. National Defence consider or seek the use of the point of view, a fact partly due to have planned the crash are sure or the German sea warfare against that the structure will fall into Association, left Tokyo this afternoon for Berlin where they will attend the Islands for any military Nazi Women's Congress opening on naval purpose without some shipping to England, and partly due the grounds away

prior arrangement with Great to reports from German

which held that Great Britain had plans for possible naval use of the Travelling via Siberia, the group Britain. will reach Berlin on June 4 and re- In the absence of any speelde Azores.

offtrini development affecting thei

Tunnel Shelters Azores, the hypothetical interest of the United States has numerous-bi- orient and geographical incentives.

In Malta Four Points

Work! War, First. in the

Strongest In The World United States had a small operating

Giving details of evil defence Lase for submarines and an neru! drone near Ponta Delgado, on San measures in a debate on the budget Miguel istands, which during 1917/18 in Malto. Sir Edward Jackson, the served the protection of trade. Por-Leut-Governor, said List would

the strongest and ever. gal was then an active ally of shortly posses

most complete protection at nuy CAIRO, May 21 (Reuter)-Thiere Great Britain, and Ponta Delgada

the situation in on one occasion was bonbartled by country in the world for the civilian

population against air attack, Is no change in

This would he provided by rock Tobruk, according to a communique,

British Second, many official commenta- and in the Sollum mechanised patrols

again tors have surmised that if Germany tunnels dating back to the times of should win the present war her long-the Knights of St John (1530-1798), rock shelter con- use of the struction. In Circualca and in the Western, range strategical plans would almost plus modern Desert. British aircraft continued certainly include some

of their importance! Azores, in view Unc offensive patrols. At Mekili,

to shipping and communientions. Junkers troop-carrier was set afre and destroyed, find a Messerschmitt Thirdly, in the event that Ger- j

the present war many should carry fighter was shut down just after t had taken off.

Into the Iberian Peninsula, or at-

An official photographer at the Air tack Gibraltar, then the control of

people at hk the Azures would become of extra- Ministry showed to

these lodgings photographs described as ordinary importance, since

about 800 miles | being of "vital interest to any foreign Islands are

Government." from the Portuguese raainland, and

farther from Spain,

The photographer, Herbert Joseph

area have

vigorously harassed the enemy,

In the Gazula and Tobruk orcas, enemy motor transport was success- fully machine-gunned.

EMBASSY GUARDS

WITHDRAWAL CONTINUES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

tona.

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German submarine.

baly

Gaol For Ministry Cameraman

Recently many South Londoners mark, perched on a hill, was helping have declared that the great land- Nazi raiders.

New Streamlined Locomotive

An

"air-smoothed"

the former head of the Italian Air Force, met his death in Libya when Itallar artillery and 27 anti-aircraft Guns fired on his plane in error 15 published in the "Glornuic d'Oriente," on anti-Fascist newspaper published in Egypt.

The document, states the news- paper was seized among the papers of the Italian headquarters staff In Cyrenaica. In it an Italian soldier of the who was death of Marshal Balbo. declares he was a Italian

shot down by the. Italian guns.

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American Swing In FELLOWSHIP OF THE BELLOWS

Favour of Convoys

of

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter).—For

fral locomotive the

tinic, the majority bullt for the Southern Railway by its Americans questioned favoured the chief mechanical engineer, Mr O. V. use of the United States Navy to Bulleid, was named recently at the guard ships carrying war materials Eastleigh works by Col. Moore- to Britain. Brabazon, Minister of Transport.

This

is the first of a class of 10 streamlined engines being built ex- for heavy express perimentally

Smart Nazi forces succeed in Becker, of London Road, Salisbury, passenger and goods service on the

as

of

Heroism of Nurse In Bombed Restaurant

In a Gallup Survey Foll on (hy answered cent. question, 52 per "Yes" und 41 per cent. "No" and seven per cents were undeclded.

The Agures show an 11 per cent. increase in favour since the lust poll.

British Medical Aid To China LONDON, May (Reuter),—In

House of Commons today,

Under-Secretary for R. A. Butler, Foreign Affairs, announced that al- though the British Fund for Relief

China of Distress in

had done valuable work both in free and oc- cupled parts of China, the British Government were ut present sklering increasing medical assistance to China,

Conscription For

North Ireland

con-

Invading Britain, the United States was summoned at Salisbury under Southern.

It is also the first English locomo- might have to envisage a situation the Official Serrets Act and sentenced

would seek control to three months' imprisonment. He tive to have electric lighting both for where Germany

group pleaded

head and tall lamps and for the guilty. of the Azores, an insular

It was stated that the photographs, gauges and inspection lights in the long which

ago as the time of)

for small TIENTSIN, May 21 (Domel). The Queen Elizabeth governed success taken at an aerodrome, related to a driver's cabin. Except second group of United States En-ful maintainence of communications prohibited place, that Decker retained windows to the latter, the engine bussy numbering 53 left Tientsin this between Europe, the West Indies and them though he had no right to do easing and tender, electrically weld-the morning

, and that he "communleated themed, are completely streamlined, and for Chlnwangtan where parts of the American Continent.

to an unauthorised nerson."

there is no visible chimney. other mem- they will join 37

Islands' Importance bera of the Embassy Guard who

The United States Government has evacuated Peking yesterday.

It is understood that the United not publicly promulgated its concept States troops will leave for Manila of the Eastern bounds of the Western within a few days on the U.S. Army Official references have been to this heinisphere," transport Henderson, 7,750

thus indicating that the purposes There are now only 100 Embassy in Governinent might be flexible. guards left in Tientsin and 150 in in the event that

the mid-Atlantic Peking.

islands were exposed to tanquest or an enemy power. pccupation by Mr Gauss Leaves Traditionally, the Azores have been

Devoted courage was shown by a party of Canadians who outside the Western Hemis- For Chungking

since they lie quite close were dancing at a London restaurant struck by a high-explosive but phere, theoretical margin of Unlied bomb in n recent night raid. to the

under the Mr Clarence E. Gruss, the new states resp

responsibilities

The party consisted of two young nurses, Miss Helen American Ambassador to China, has Monroe Doctrine, their status would

Stevens, of Dunnville, Ontario, and Miss Thelma Stewart, of concern the United States by Toronto, and Lt J. Clunie and Lt J. Wright, of Sarnia, Ontario. that their seizure or use by be indicated by

When the bomb fell Miss to succour should

the wounded. For

eventa.

the Stewart and Lt. Wright were

more than an hour she worked, tablecloths binding wounds with Responsible spokesmen" for Mayer, U.S. Military Altache in United States, including President dancing, while Miss Stevens and

and clothing and putting broken himself, have occasionally Lt. Clunie had gone to their

Ilmbs in makeshift splints.

Canadian Journalist Lt. Clunle went ahead of her ir the geographical posl- on A number of American and Chin- tion of in connection with table in the balcony. Lt. Wright

Passes At Calgary lo, attend to. He found his friend ese officials Including Mr O. K. Yul, air defence problems of the American shielded Miss Stewart as soon the dim light, finding out which one

CALGARY, May 21 (Router). The message of as the shriek. of the bomb was LL. Wright dead and looked after representing the Chinese Govern Continent,

Stevens death is announced of Lieut-Colonel ment, and Mr P. N. Chung, manager Congress of May 18, 1040, dealing heard. He was killed, but his Miss Stewart while Miss

the problem of of the Hongkong branch of the Cen- generally with tral Bank of China, saw him off at Western Hemisphere defence, the partner escaped with an injured worked, As the wounded called for James Cossack Woods, editor of the

"hand."

help he walked among the wreck "Calgary Herald." He was formerly от President commented the speed of

age, tending them and pouring cham-President of the Canadian Press, and the aerodrome.

of possibles ale attack against the

panno into their wounds as an was Chairman of the Empire Prass antiseptic

Union for Canada and the Canadian CALCUTTA, May 21 (Router) American Continent and said: The Haj has placed an order for 800,000 sacking bags with the Indian "Juta Mil Associatiori, S

sume his

Butrichumphaled by Mr R. P.

left for Chungking

by plane to ns-

He was

in

China, and

of the U.S. Em-

China, Li-Col. William

Major J. M. Mellugh,

U.S. Naval Altache in China,

080

ted.

In a Thus

The Atores are only 3,000 miles from part of our eastern seaboard, and it, Bermuda, fell into hostile.

Champagne as Antiseptic

Miss Stevens meanwhile, by Lt. Clunie, set to work w unknown doctor in Polish ud

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter).The Northern Ireland Cabinet discussod the application of conscription for an hour and three quarters lo-day.

It is understood that the Premier, Mr J. M. Andrews, has been in touch with London and that the govern-

unanimously favour

ments scheme.

tha

Both Mike Stevens and Miss Stow Preet Delegations to the Imperial wart are 23, and graduates of the Conferences at Melbourne. In: 1025 “University of Toronto.: Af and at London in 1930,

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