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Paris Goes Hungry N.C.O. Takes Tank

For A Week

LONDON, May

22 (Reuter).-|

Single-Handed

Certain dimculties in provisioning British

Paris have artsen, according to

NAIROBI, May 23 (Reuter)--One non-commissioned officer captured

an Italian medium tank

Vichy announcement quoted on the single-handed by jumping abcord Ankara radlo.

The announcement says that this the tank, opening the turret cover wook the p people were unable to and kiling the crew, with his revol receive their meat ration. Butter ver during the operations in Abys and eggs also are not to be found. pinia,.

Last week, only 1,400 people were given rabbit meat, 200 people chicken

This story was related in an off- cial communique Issued here cover-

and 2,000 people got gont's ment, ing the fighting west of Sciascia-

In order to meet the requirements

manna,

of the Parisians, the seizure of-live The N.C.O.'s feat was accomplish-

stock in the villages has been decided

upon.

od during an Italian counter-attack which was ropulsed,

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAP

Britain Expected Pocket-Size To Start Bombing

› FROM . PAGE ONE.

Provence, alx cruisers, 30 destroyers and 20 submarines are at Toulon,

Bibles For

U.S. Forces.

May 23 1941

Thrilling Story Of Battle For Crete

·FROM PAGE ONE

to deal

Nazis at his elbow and promptly with them.

much ad-

The battleship Join Bart, six des

It is becoming evident that litter troyers and ten submarines are at of experience in giving away all the ingenuity of his

In all their 40 or more years is staking his utmost resources and Casablanca,

The Dunquerque is still at Oran Bibles, the Gideons never before from the air, in this attempt to cap- vertised theories of military invasion and is being speedily repaired,

The British realise that the Ger- got so large an "order" as the turn Crete, which is now one of the mans could not take over the whole one they now have on their Allles' most Important military and flect but they are possibly preparing hands,

maval based in the eastern Mediter- to take over the submariner.

ranean. Vichy And Martinique

Five million Bibles! That's

General opinion is that it will VICHY, May 22 (Domel)It is the number requested by the constitute a severe defeat morally relinbly learned that the Vichy War and Navy Departments of and materially for Hiller if he fails Government, in view of the worsen- the United States.

In his objective, Franco-American relations, has

Sea Landing Averted "Always the world's best seller, the, ordered the French garrison on Bible is now regarded as essential

One part of the scheme, simultane- Marunique Island in the Allanile to equipment for every soldier, sailor, ous invasion by sea with the use of prepare against a possible United | and marine, in our national defence," small fast boats filled with troops,

Ing

States attacks.

French

warships, it was also re parted, recently departed from the naval base in the island professedly to engage in manoeuvres,

It is understood that the island still keeps the gold bullion of the Bank of France. It is anid in the event the defence of the island be comes untenable the French will blast the island fortress.

Holding Our Own In Crete: Fine Defence

FROM PAGE ONE

says Miss Nellie F. Dewar, secretary has for the moment been thwarted of this organisation which for many by the Royal Navy and although the years has supplied hotels with coptes full force of the Luftwaffe dive. of the Bible for each guest room.

bombers, troop-carriers and fighters in

Gideons are ordering a special edition and ground defences have already To meet this new demand, the being employed, the Royal Air Force consisting of the Paulms and the New shot down a number of dlve-bombers Testament, together with some hymns by

Meantime the Imperini troops alded and Bible excerpts.

Greeks and hillmen turned Smaller Book

guerillas, have up to date succeeded The book is being made smali und despite the suddenness and novelty of in keeping the situation well in hand, enough for a soldier or allor

the attack. Enemy casualties have killed even they

Ugh

to

ing designed match uniform

keep in his pocket, while the bind- undoubtedly been high as many Gee- khaki for the Army, blue for the were able to get a smell of battle Navy, The usual, Gideon Bible, when heavily laden troop-carriers complete Old and New Testament attempted to land on the crowded edition, was regarded as too large for aerodrome of Maleme which pocket use.

already pilted by bombs.

Was

Main Objective The German attack is directed at Crete Heraklyon для Canca.

motor roads running between wooded, mountains offering good concealment for parachutists.

The little books will be distributed Ing at Crete is principally, concen-them through chaplains, without cost. the most populated area of

in all men in service who request trated in the Heraklenn, Retino, Mallame, Suda Bay and Contea areas, a copy-is being met by the Gideons. These places are connected by good,

The expense of the books-25 cents between Most parachutists arrived in the day time, and some nt night. Enemy planes strafed and machine-gunned Crete yesterday but there is no fur- ther information regarding

this. A Greek General Is commanding two Greek divisions on Crete under the orders of General Freyberg.

A Briton who had just returned Crete said that the Cretan are surrounded by hills and mountains in which the British

and

odromes

Now Zealand forces have taken

Bar Admits Canadian Lawyers

The main body of troops landed at Maleme which at that time possessed a serviceable aerodrome for troop carriers and which was well-suited for launching an attack against the naval base of Sada Bay, approaches to which from north and east are shielded by high hills.

R.A.F. Bombs Bases up concealed positions, and they Canadian soldiers involved in able to inflict heavy English court eases should be

Enemy aircraft were almost able losses on any enemy troops landlag fended by lawyers from the Ca-of the ground defences because

will be de-to reach their objective in this area before being spotted by the majority

at the neradromes from

parachutes

or troop carriera. It is believed thatnadian Army

RS result of knife-edged range of mountains

the British have some mechanised British action admitting a select forms the immediate background of vehicles on the Island including number to the Bar and thereby Suda Bay, tanks and Bren carriers.

U.S. Preparations Against Invasion

FROM PAGE ONE

policy, reminding reporters that this is Mr Hull's prerogative, but he made significant evasions of some questions by requesting the reporters to indicate the dates, to which their questions were applicable,

For example when asked whether a bombing attack would cause the immediate evacuation of children from large cities, he said that If the reporter mennt "immediately" the the answer would be no, but if he meant: six months from now, the plans would depend on the situation which then exists.

He asserted that he would soon give attention to the territorial aspects of civil detence, and remind- ed his listeners that the executive decree applies to territories and Insular possessions.

Scots Woollens-

For U.S.

Scotland is a leading exhibitor in a collection of 2000 models of autumn sports wear and woollen dress fash- lons, which is going to New York in a ship that has brought munitions from the United States to Britain.

The collection will be taken across the Atlantic by six sales delegates led by Mr Percy Trinick, who is well known in America, where he lived for eighteen years.

The exhibition, sponsored by the British Fashion Export Group, is of clothes in woven and knitted wool from eighty manufacturers. Lelees- ter, Yorkshire, and Nottingham are also represented.

War Weapons Week

LONDON, May 22 (Reuter). "From all we hear of what is hap- pening

over Kiel. Hamburg and Berlin, our export department 15 doing extremely well' declared Mr Vincent Massey. High Commissioner for Canada, speaking in connection) with the London "War Weapons Week."

When the banks closed to-day, the total amount raised was £87,750,000.

Ingenohl's

making legal history.

tions

The Germans are operating a 24- hour ferry service between Greece Climaxing a long series of negotia- and Crete, which the R.AF, is doing. he initiated. Hon. Vincent its best to upset by bombing the Massey, Canadian High

Com-enemy air bases in Greece. missioner was informed by Attorney- General Sir Donald Somervell that the Inns of Court, which control nd- mission to the bar, had passed special wartime regulation enabling a few Canadian Inwyers of five years' standing to be called temporarily to the bar without examination or pay- ment of fees.

LATE NEWS

Grand Corona

a

Sea Paths To Be Kept Open

>>> FROM PAGE ONE

ships and supply them. If they fall, the whole effort falls,

American Effort.

"All earnest and hard-working Americans who spend the best part of their lives providing for the security and happiness of those they love, know that the precious security of happiness depends exactly on success rather than effort.

"I know the effort will not fall; that more and faster ships will be bulit and manned by trained. Ameri- can seamen and that they will carry through the open waters of the seven sens implements of war which will help destroy the menace to free -peoples-everywhere."

The letter was read at ceremonies at the Washington Navy yard in con- nection with the observance of Marl- time Day-the 122nd Anniversary of the departure of the steamer Savannah for the first successful trans-Atlantic voyage by steam,

Declaration of War

NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuter),- Senator Walsh, Chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, addressing a meeting of the organisa- tion "Americans United," declared: "Letters are now reaching the desks of members of Congress strongly urging an open declaration of war."

Chengtu-Yaan Airline

CHENGTU, May 23 (Central News).A passenger and freight service will be inatigurated on June I on the Chengtu-Yaan airline it is learned from the Eurasia Aviation Corporation.

A plane will make a round trip every Wednesday. The passenger fare, is N.C.$250 and the freight charge N.C.$3 per kilogramme.

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