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Thursday,

HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH

May 22, 1941.

CRETE FIGHTING INCREASES IN SEVERITY: NEW ATTACKS Situation Well In Hand – Official

Official Fire Fighter

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter). Immediately the House of Commons met to-day, the Prime Minister was ready with the latest information on the situation in Crete.

In the Suda Bay area, he said, further air-borne attacks began at 4.40 p.m. yesterday. About 3,000 men were dropped and by 6.30 p.m. the greater. part were accounted for.

The fighting continues and the situation was reported to be in hand at

9 p.m.

The method of attack was dive-bombing by

Stukas and Messerschmitts followed by gliders and parachutists.

In Heraklion and Retimo areas, the attack bogan at 5.30 p.m. by parachutists. Troop- carrying aircraft, many of which crashed, also landed.

DUKE OF

OF AOSTA SURRENDERS

With Five Other Generals

NAIROBI, May 21 (Reuter).—The Duke of Aosta,

It must be expected that the fighting will the Italian Commander-in-Chief in Abyssinia, surrendered continue with increasing severity.

In British Uniform

In reply to questions whether Germans descending in British uniforms would be dealt with according to International Law, Mr Churchill confirmed that Now Zealand uniforms were worn, but he was not sufficiently informed of the exact circumstances and had left n

certain amount of discretion to those on the spot.

Surrounded At Canca

CAIRO, May 21. (Reuter)

of Crete was subjected to a series of

Japanese Navy Day

Asian Mission Stressed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH*

yesterday. This is announced in a British G.H.Q. communique, which states:

"The Duke of Aosta, uccoin- panied by five Generals and a ¡number of senior staff, officers, formally surrendered yesterday following the handing over of all equipment within the Amba Alagi areas.

Segregation Of Paris

"The tatai number of prisoners U.

taken during and since the battle in this area amount to between 18,000

TOKYO, May 21 (Domel)-Plans are afoot to stress the significance and 19,000.

sttuation which is daily growing in

of

"In the Battle of the Lakes south

Services In

Britain

LONDON, May 21 (British Wire- less). All part-time auxillary re- men, who had reached the age of 25 at the, date of their registration and whose calling-up for military service was deferred until June 30, are to be compulsorily enrolled for whole- time cluty in

In the A.F.S. at once. Several the

thousand men will thus be added to

to the

full-ilme strength of the Fire Service.

Priority will be given to those dis- tricis in which there is specially ur gent need for full-time men, but as far as possible, the men enrolled will be posted to fill vacancies in the A.F.S, establishment in thele own arcus.

Evacuation Of Syria

British Consul Leaves HAIFA, May 21 (Reuter).- Americans and British continue to leave Syria for Palestine, nccording to information reach- ing here from the Palestine- Syrian frontier.

When more German planes were reported to have arrived at the Palmyra and Damascus aerodromes during the past two daya, British

S. Asked To Remove planes with British and Free French crews bombed the German planes parked on the

aerodromes, teaving huge fires burning.

Diplomatic Corps WASHINGTON, May 21

quested

the United

re

Stales

re

British Consul Leaves PARIS, May 21 (Reuter),--The British Consul-General at Beirut has left for Palestine. British interests in Beirut will be looked after by the United States Consul, says the Ger- man controlled Paris radie

For India Or South Africa DAMASCUS, May 21 (Reuter).- Conforming to the instructions of the French authorities, the British consulates in Syria have closed their doors.

The

staff of the consulate at Damascus left the capital last Satur-

darilishi' leaving the country have

of Navy Day on May 27 in view of of Addis Ababa, which is now pro- (Reuter).--Germany mission in national defence. the Imperial Navy's -Increasing

eceding, our troops are rapidly clos- As part of the programme, specialing in on the enemy force, consisting | Government to withdraw A British G.H.Q. communique

its the remnants of two divisions. issued to-day states:

ims picturing the activities of the

will be shown. Admiral "Yesterday Our

forward troops, entire diplomatic corps f.om Throughout yesterday, the island Nasir Dikawa. Minister of the advancing from the south after a Paris, according to an announce

sharp engagement with the Intensive air attacks in intervals of Navy, this afternoon stood before the rearguard, captured an Italian Brignment by the State Department. which fresh waves of German para-camera of the Japan Newsreels Com-

Berlin Indicated that the step was chule and air-borne troops landed at any in the Ministerul Room in the dier and a number of prisoners,

"In the northeast corner of Somali-aken because Paris is now consider various points.

Navy Ministry. "Heavy fighting continued during In his speech Admiral Otkasvanud, hundreds of Italians who had da zone of extended operations.

It is understood that, the German the day in which the enemy sustained tells the nation that the Imperial taken refuge in the town of Tohen

Government are giving the same notice to other governments. serious losses, while ours were com-Navy is faced by a critical world have been captured." paratively light.

Gallantry of Indians

The notice dues not opply "At one point, a German detach-gravity, The Imperial Japanese SIMLA, May 21 (Reuler),-Many Vichy. ment which succeeded in penetrating nation is vigorously pushing ahead deeds of conspicuous valour perform- into the outskirts of Cauca was with the construction of a new ordered by indian troops during the last quickly surrounded and accounted in Greater East Asia in pursuance of phase of operations leading to the

the great spirit of Hakko fchiu under- | capitulation of Amba Alagi were de lying the Imperial foundation.

scribed in a cable received from an The Navy

Minister

Indian the

official eye-witness, Army urges nation to devote the utmost efforis for developing the everlasting pros- captured a position, it was found im

After one of our companies, had

Enter Palestine HAIFA, May 21 (Reuter).-Over perity

Empire through the possible to hold it unless an enemy of the E dimeult current

CAIRO, May 21 (Reuter).-There 100 British and American residents tinies by tion has, however, been received solidating national unity and cor- blank range, was silenced. A 200- Tobruk, according to, a communique, staff and many students of the con-machine-gun, firing almost, at point is no change in the situation in in Lebanon, including the teaching London that landings were attempted serving resources.

yord

approach to the gun lay along and in the Sollum aren British American University at Beirut, cross- n narrow ridge.

mechanised patrols have The Company Commander called vigorously harassed the enemy.

agained the frontier into Palestine to-day. More are expected to follow them. for two volunteers, whereupon

In Cirenaica and in the Western halk and a sepoy of the Bangash Desert, British aircraft continued |

for.

"The operations continue."

Landings By Sea

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter)-Re- ports of naval landings by the enemy in Crete

inaccurate. Informa- arc

by Germans from small boats..

British Reply

CAIRO, May 21

(Reuter).-Over

Greece Inst night, British heavy bombers carried out intensive ralds German-occupied· gerodromes. Details are not yel available.

011

Suda Bay Landing CAIRO, May 21 (Reuter).--Suda Bay has become, since the German invasion of Greece, one of Britain's most important naval bases in the Eastern Mediterranean, and Meleml Is the site of an important airfeld. These

Naval Air Arm

Will Protect

U.S. Freighters

១

No Change At Tobruk

been advised to go to either Indin or South Africa,

The principal British enterprise is reported to be suspending activities in Damascus.

tribe from the Kohat district im offensive patrols. At Mekill, Gifts Of

one

mediately stepped forward. They Junkers troop-carrier was set afre took the machine-gun nest and held and

destroyed, and

ed,

Messerschmitt

it for two hours until they were kill-Bghter-was-shut-down-just-after-it-

Charge Under Fire

During a charge curried out under heavy fire against a strong enemy WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuter).position, a sepoy from the Ferozepur The American Navy is busy with district was separated from the rest were the first places where proposals for relatively small lin-of the section in a thick mist. Later German parachute troops kinded at provised aircraft-carriers to protect he was found! lying dead beside four a.m. on May 20, according to American freighters on the high seas, Italians he had killed with his military circles in Cairo.

declared the Navy Minister, Colonel bayonet. which was still sticking in The

landings followed a day of Frank Knox, at a press conference the body of a fifth. intensive bombing and ground to-day. ̧

naik saved several lives, both The United States Navy's air force of our own troops and Italian pri strang.

Later, other fairly widespread on May 1 consisted of 3,470 aircraft, soners. when the pin landings were made at Canea and of which 1,301 were added during grenade was accidentally Heraklion, and also on the peninsula the past year. north of Suda Bay,

Preliminary Strafing

In

the

same

Deliveries To Britain About half the aircraft delivered Military circles in Cairo said that to the Navy tast year had been sent

fashion at Heraklion and Ratimo.

fairly strenuous siderable number generally being followed.

is still going to Britain and this proportion was

on and that a

of parachutists were reported to be wearing New Zealand battle dress.

There is no Information about happenings to-day.

The training of pilots had been accelerated ave-fold within a yeur.

ZAMZAM SURVIVORS

had taken off.

In the Gazala and Tobruk areas, enemy motor transport was success- tully "muchine-gunned.

South China Fighting

Food-For Britain

Restrictions Announced

LONDON, May 21 (British Wire- less)Restriction of gifts sent to Britain is announced by the Board of Trades

Bona fide unsolicited gifts may be received from abroad by parcel post SHIUKWAN, May 22 (Central addressed to individuals. No parcel

counter-attacks. Up till

-May Leave France WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuter). The State Depart-successively

of a hand News) -Chinese troops are reported may excred 5 lbs gross weight or loosened. to be pounding at Walchow and contain more than 2 lbs of any onc He seized the grenade, scrambled five Polio, important East River towns, foodstuff. ile added that deliveries had been yards over sxne rocks, and hurled in a counter-offensive, accelerated materially,

No permit or licence is required in Altogether it into a ravine where it exploded The recent By 0.30 am. on May 20, there was 96 alrcraft were delivered singe harmlessly.

offensive in the East such cases and all parcels must h River area by

by about 20,000 Japanese clearly marked as gifts. A gift can- fairly continuous grand straßing and January 1, which contrasted with 79 bombing, and later on the same day for the same period last year.

troops advancing from Tsengshing, not be regarded as unsolicited where Tungkun Skumchun more troops landed

and Nimshan it has been received as the result of is said to have as its objective the some prior, communication sent by mopping up of the Chinese field the recipient to the donor. More forces. After drawing the Japanese over, the receipt of gifts at frequent to the hilly regions to the east of Intervals cannot be permitted.

From Abroad Walchow, the Chinese troops launch-

Where well-wishers abroad desire May the Chinese had to send larger quantities of goods

recaptured

not include ratlonod Ontunhu, which must

responsible German naval authorities will shul and other towns, inflicting some ome

in organisation formed for charitable or 3,000 Japanese casunities, and began Britain permit the American survivors to close in on Walchow and Pakio. similar purposes to be the recipient of the Zamzam to leave France, Two Japanese warships off Hopao of such gifts. faccording to A report from Island sailed to the Kwanghol coast Application for licence must then

Bordeaux vina Vichy.

in southern Kwangtung on May 17 be made by the organisation which SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

and shelled the shore.

will be required to give an under- The American Consul, Mr Water- TIENTSIN, May 21 (Domei). The man, said that he is visiting imme-: second group of United States En-diately "the place where the Amer- bassy numbering 53. left Tientsin this cans are held" and will report fully

for morning

Chinwangtao where later. they will join 37 other

mem- bers of the

Embassy Guard who evacuated Peking yesterday.

Axis In The Home

Japanese Women For Nazi Congress

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

EMBASSY GUARDS WITHDRAWAL CONTINUES

transport Henderson, 7,750 tony.

ment has been advised that the

To Be Sent Home VICHY, May 21 (Reuter)-Mr Waterman, the United States Consul

Wonglik, Flagshan, Shekma, Heung-foods), they must first arrange for

Luces Leaving Hongkong

taking that the goods will be cou- sumed within that organisation.

Police Reservist Goes To Prison

at

this

TOKYO, May 21 (Domet).Three Japanese women delegates including the president of the Japan Women's s

Back To United States It is understood that the United at Bordeaux, left for St Jean. College, the director of the Patriotic Women's Association and the director States troops will leave for Manlia

After about two weeks" visit In

Mr It is estimated that the number of Chungking.. of the Women's National Detence will

Henry Luce, A Police Reservist, Robert Phil- Association, leit Tokyo this afternoon within a few days on the U.S. Army American passengers was more than publisher of "Time," and Mrs Luceps, alins William Boyd, 18, of No, for Berlin where they will attend the There are now, only 100 Embassy 140, of whom 50 were women and 20 have returned to Ilongkong by plane. 305 Hennessy Road, first floor, Wat- Nazi Women's Congress opening on guards left in Tientsin and 180 in

chlidren.

They boarded a J.C.J.L. liner this chal, was sentenced to six months June

It is believed that the American morning for Manlia where they will hard labour by Mr H. G. Sheldon, Peking, Travelling via Siberia, the group

Central Magistracy passengers will shortly be sent on to wait for Clipper to return to the K.C., will reach Berlin on June 4 and re-

Llabon, from where they will be United States.

$4 by false morning for obtaining $4 taken to the United States. turn home in the middle of July. On

from an unlicensed how- leaving Tokyo, the representatives of

that he was favourably Impressed by ker Japanese women said that they would,

his visit in China's wartime capital. Hill Road, Wanchal, on May 20. explain the inherent termale virtues

Det.-Sub. Inspector Fowlie said that Defendant pretended that he in Japan to the Germans.

could obtain a newspaper Beller's licence for Wong and took him to see Mr Stephens of the Sanitary Depart- ment, having asked Complainant for

American Swing In Favour of Convoys

Mr Gauss Leaves For Chungking

Mr Clarence E. Gauss, the new

American Ambassador to China, has

left for Chungking by plang to as sume his post.

British Medical

Aid To China

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter).-In

the House of Commons to-day, Mri

Mr Luco told the "Central News" er ong Sun at Leighton |

Conscription For North Ireland

R. A. Buller, Under-Secretary for LONDON, May 21 (Router)-The $4 for the licence fee. The applica lic was accompanied by Mr R. P. Foreign Affairs, announced that 1- Northern Ireland Cabinet discussed tion for the licence was refused and LONDON, May 21 (Router) For Butrick, Counsellor of the US. Em though the British Fund for Rellet the application of conscription for an. Defendant disappeared with tho the first time, the majority of bassy in China, Li-Col. William of Distress in China had done hour and three quarters to-day. americana questioned favoured the Mayer, US. Military Attache in valuable work both in free and oc-

Complainant's money, and was sub- 14Ls understood that the Premier.sequently arrested as a result of a use of the United States Navy to China, and Major J. M. Meliugh, cupled parts of China, the British Mr J. M. Andrews, has been in touch report made by Wong. guard ships carrying war materials U.S. Naval Attache In China.

Government were at present con- with London and that the govern to Britain.

Defendant had a previous convic number of American and Chin-sidering increasing medical assistance ments A In a Gallup Survey Poll on this ose oficials including Me O, K, Yui, to Chino. question, B2 per cont. answered representing the Chinese Govern

LONDON, May: 21 Router):---- es and 41 per cent. "No" andment, and Mr P. N. Chung, manager DETROIT, May 21 (Reuter)-The CALCUTTA, May 21 (Router).- After question time, the House of seven per cont. were undecided.

of the Hongkong branch of the Can-Hudson motor car strike-has-been The Raj-has placed-an-order for Comment to-day spent-the-day-in-a The Agures show an 11 per cent. tral Bank of China, saw him off at settled. Wages have been increased 500,000 sacking bags with the Indian secrata, pu presumably debating Increase in favour since the last poll. the aerodrome.

by ten cents an hour.

"TUJALMIIT Association, s

war supp]

scheme.

unanimously Invour thetion.

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