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ALLIED TROOPS PLAY BITTER Heroes Of The Blitz

HIDE & SEEK GAME IN CRETE

Battle Not Yet at Decisive Stage

By EDWARD BEATTIE Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, May 21 (UP).-The Greco-British defence force to-day con- tinued their bitter game of hide and seek with the German aeroplane troops over the mountains of northern Crete, while on the seacoast a close watch is being kept for an attempt to follow up the airborne skirmishers by an invasion in force from the sea. Up to late afternoon, there were no reports available. of any naval landings beyond a few attempts presumably on a small scale mentioned by London authoritative circles which could hardly be counted as

Jan "invasion.” .

MANOEUVRES BY

They pointed out that since Germany lacks anything except the smallest naval craft in the Mediterranean it is probable that their only chance

FRENCH FLEET of blasting their way to the shore past the British

Sortie Near Martinique

Special to the "Telegraph”.

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UP).-The Secretary of the

patrols would be to bring the Italian fleet from whatever port it has been anchored recently, and throw it into the battle.

In the absence of official information, it is assumed Navy, Colonel Frank Knox to-day disclosed that the Navy has that the Germans followed up yesterday's onslaught been officially informed of a sortie by French vessels outside with new waves of air troops but the actual situation on Martinique harbour, and he asserted that the vessels returned with French sailors who were apparently trying out their sca Crete is far from clear except for the fact that the battle legs. Colonel Knox apparently hinted that the aircraft-carrier has not yet reached a decisive stage.

Bears might be contemplating departure.

CHATTEY TRIAL

OPENS

Colonel Knox flatly denied that United States vessels are still patrolling in front of Mar- tinique.

He urged the repeal of the ter rible blunder, in the Neutrality Act" and a return to the polley, of the freedom of the Seas 10 permit American merchantmen io sail directly to British or other combat

Judge Hears Case ports.

In Open Court

NO TRUCE

ON NIGHT BOMBINGS

Questioner Rebuffed

for mutual

It is admitter that it is im- possible to estimate the number of Germans that have actually landed because of the infiltra- tion technique used by the nir- borne troops, especially the parachutists.

After ten days of unusual tuli in the air raids against Britain, there is speculation here as to whether or not the Germans, contrary to their threats that the Luftwaffe is mass-

Among the many heroes which the European war has discovered, none rank higher than the gallant civilian rescue parties who work ceaselessly and in the face of "constant danger during the Nazi aerial blitz raids. This picture gives a vivid impression of this,' It shows a rescue party at work after a bomb had destroyed a lodging house nad · badly injured one man.

Social New Deal For Colonies

Is Promised By Britain

LONDON, May 21 (British Wireless).—Plans for social development in British colonies after the war were mentioned in the House of Commons to-day when it was stated that the Colonial Secretary was most anxious not only that such plans be prepared but that even dur ing the war the actual work of development should proceed wherever it was possible without In- terference with the war effort.

The Colonial Secretary was

The questioner advocated that Crete. Also that a German attempt hove on with the conglituilonal

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter)ing for an all time record unstaught He declined to discuss convoys-A laconic "No" was returned on London, has actually depleted the about to address a circular dis- except to say that it was silly by Mr Clement Attlee, Lord bomber squadrons northern patch-to-all-Colonial-Govern contend that the system should be Privy Seal, to a question in the France for a huge thrust across the ments in regard to this impor- The trial of Captain Walter adopted in the present war because House of Commons to-day sug-Suez

northeastern Mediterranean towards tant matter. Harold Powlesland Chattey of it was effective in the world war. the 1st Battalion, Middlesex Re-

The belief is increasing here that gesting that Britain should treat

Sea Invasion Fails

As regards the taking of a census, Germany a better system can be devised, and with giment, who is charged with it is known that experimental work restriction of night bombing.

NEW YORK, May 21 (UP)-The it should be taken throughout the B.B.C. reported to-day that "feree Colonial Empire in 1941, committing an unnatural of is being carried out.

fighting" rages ni vurious parts of A special census for Jamaica was,

under fence, began before His Honour

consideration in French Fleet On Charter the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl

Britain make direct or indirect to land more forces from small boats

proposals recently made public for MacGregor, at the Criminal Ses.

LONDON, May 21 (UP)-The proposals to that end, and drew had failed.

that colony, sions this morning.

Ministry of Economie. Warfare to attention to the appeals by Secret Given Away

The question of taking a census in Mr E. H. Williams, Crown day announced that the British Gov-

the prominent people like

CAIRO, May 21 (UP) The the colonies generally would be con- Counsel, is prosecuting and Hon, ernment had gained possession of a

of Chichester and attack on Crete which well informed sidered as soon as conditions made it Vichy Ministry of Marine document Bishops Mr Leo d'Almada, Jr., is defend-which is interpreted as evidence that Bristol and also Mr Bernard sources stated began about midnight, practicable. ing. Mr d'Almada is instructed the entire French merchant marine, Shaw and Professor Gilbert Heraklios, was anticipated as

May 19-20 at Conca, Suda Bay and result by Mr R. M. M. King of Messrs int present estimated at 1,500,000 tons,

Murray.

of disclosures made by two German Johnson, Stokes & Master.

Is virtually on charter to the Ger-

A

alimen whose plane was shot down supplementary questioner At a previous hearing, Mr d'Almada mans and operated by the Armistice

evoked prolonged cheers by on May 16 near Crete. They were applied for a Special Jury to be Commission's permission.

asserting that it was unfortunate that rescued-in a small boat and stated empanelled and the application was.

this proposal was made "Just when that an attack would be launched Kranted.

We are getting on top of Germany."within 48 hours.

Mr. Atlee replied: "It is not prac- ticable to think that you can come to any agreement with Germany."

The document which dated February 20, 1941. contains instruc- This morning the following com- tions to the captains of French ships prised

members of the Special Jury signed by Benr-Admiral Auphan on

behalf of Admiral Darlan. hearing the case:

Messrs E. Cock (Foreman), Lee Tuo-man, IL S. HIUS, F. L. da Silva; Lo Yuk-tonk, O. Enger and T. B.

. Wilson.

No Authorities

Before the Prosecution opened its ense, Mr d'Almada said that he had

Rice Shop Masters Fined In Court

Fines amounting to $4,250 were im-

an application to make and that was posed on five rice shop musters by

for the trial of the Accused to be Mr H. C. Macnamara at Kowloon heard in camera.

Magistracy.this morning when they Mr d'Almada said that he had no were summoned for selling rice at a Authorities In support of this pro-price in excess of that fixed by the

TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 Controller of Trade.

Another Forthright Statement by Pepper

Special to the “Telegraph”

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. May 21 (UP)—In a speech here to-night, Senator Claude Pepper declared that it would “not be so diMcult even now to strangle Hitler if we only had the cour- age to do it". He added that the United States could settle the Sino-Japanese war "with relatively little difficulty if she were resolute enough. With Japan, removed as a source of danger, the next job would be to clear the seas of Hitler's sur face raiders, submarines and bombers."

The Senator asserted that the Cape Verde Islands, we could United States must exert posi- keep open Gibraltar and bresk tive action to keep, Hitler in Hitler's line of communication Europe. "Keep the British fleet from Africa to Europe and shut around him, keep the R.A.F. him out of the western Mediter over him, keep raw materials | rancan.” from his hands, keep the Allies

Wheeler Upset away from him. It wo and our

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, May 21 associates possessed the Azores, (UP), Senator Burton Wheeler, the

Madeira, Canary Islands and the | TURN to Back Pago, Column

British Raid Heligoland

German Report

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LATEST

INCOME TAX IN MALAYA Commons Query ·

LONDON, May 21 (Renter); -Income tax in the Straits Settlements and the Federated

15,000 Planes For U.S. Navy

Statement On Hess To-morrow

21

LONDON, May, (Reuter). When gués- tioned in the House of about Commons 21

to-day the letters which· · Radolf Heas wrote to the Duke of Hamilton, Mr Wini- ton Churchill promised statement to-morrow "which I think, will relieve all anxiety."

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPË” WASHINGTON,

May (UP)-The Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, stated to-day that the Navy estimated it would attain its goal of 15,000 planes by the middle of 1943, and he also dis- closed that the Navy 'is study. ing plans for small aeroplane.

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carriers to meet the air threat Soviet Trains

on merchant shipping.

Have 3,476 'Planes" WASHINGTON, May 21 (UP)—

Rear Admirat John Towers of the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics to-day informed Colonel Frank Knox,

Reservists

SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, May 21 (UP),–

Malay States was the subject of Secretary of the Navy, that the Navy Reserve officers and non-com- questions in the House of Com- |mons to-day.

CENT COUPONS FOR HONGKONG

Mr. H. Hall, Under-Secretary Owing to the serious shortage of for the Colonies, answered these copper coins in Hongkong, the ap-questions, giving details and adding proval of the Secretary of State has his appreciation of Malaya's very BERLIN, May 21 (UP).—The been sought for legislation to be in- substantial war contributions as well for official news agency to-day re- troduced authorising the issuing of as greatly increased provision ports that several British one cent coupons which will be legal local defence expenditure.

The Labour member, Mr Parker, bombers tried to attack Heligo-tender up to the total value of one

dollar.

asked whether there was any reason land this afternoon, but the This was announced in Legislative why income tax should not be raised majority of the bombs dropped Council this afternoon by the Hon to the same rate as Britain.

Mr N. L. Smith, who added that if Mr Hall stated that in one of the into the sen. No military objec- the Secretary of State for the territories, no income tax had ever tives were hit and there were Colonies gave hit, approval, legisla-before been levied, and in the other no casualties or wounded. Only tion would be introduced next none was levied between 1021 and. ja school building was hit,

Thursday and the bill would pass all now. There was much controversy concerning the matter "and I think) German pursuit planes shot down its stages at one meeting.

that it is a very plucky effort by the Government to Introduce it now." ve of six British bombers who were raiding Fort Capuzzo this morning, it is claimed,

bombs this morning.

French Africa Trade With Great Britain

now possesses 3,470 aeroplanes of all missioned officers who were call. types, is from May I compared with ed up to-day began intensive the current shortage of pilots would training in accordance with the be overcome by next January

through the Navy's expanded train- latest rules "approximating ac-

tual warfare." ing programme.

H.E. Indisposed

General Timoshenko's order called special attention to the necessity of preparing engineers, suppers, artil- lerymen and anti-aircraft specialists His Excellency the Governor, Sir while the press re-affirmed that non- Geoffry Northcote, is reported this belligerence coupled with readiness morning to be slightly indisposed and would "deat a crushing blow, to any to be under medical care,

enemy touching on Soviet interests,

H.K. Trade Controller

Replies To A Critic

PREVENTION OF A dispatch trumn Damascus claimed EVICTIONS LAW that the British on Tuesday killed a

The Hongkong Controller of Trade, Mr E. W. Hamilton, great number of civilians when they Prevention of evictions legislation

issued the following statement to the “Telegraph” this morning machine-gunned the open town of Fwas extended another year, to take Mosul. German informed circles stated that English naval units westest until June 1, 1042, when the LONDON, May 21 (British Wire anent a complaint made by a member of the public in the form

Legislative Council this afternoon less) The British Government and of Crete were hit with heavy calibre passed the Prevention of Eviction General de Gaulle's Counell of De

of a letter to this paper, concerning delays In the issuing of ex- Amendment Ordinance, 1041

"As regards his second paragraph. fence have just concluded an econo- port licences... This legislation, Brat enacted in mic agreement under which the

He assumes undue refusal or delay.. "My attention has been drawn to Licences must in many cases be res 1930 and extended last year, was to British Government undertake to lapse at the end of this month. purchase the total output of palm the letter signed "Aggrieved" in the fused or must in many cases be

kernels and ground nuts from French Issue of the Hongkong Telegraph delayed for further investigation. Equatorial Airlen:

of May 21, 1941. I am glad to find apparently has fotoRCUITED to purchase a that the writer wishes to bring proof "Aggrieved that the Export Licence considerable

the French of complaints to the notice of respon- system is not devised for the irrita- Equatorial Africa, coffee crops and: a sible persons to redress grievances of tion of Hongkong merchants for kn very large quantity of timber and to the public. I should have thought cause them loss of money or even mis

the whole of the he might have come to me in the obtain revenue for the Governmera

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