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BATTLESHIP BISMARCK IS HIT France Repudiates TWICE BY R.A.F. TORPEDOES Democracy: Laval's

Grim Chase To Avenge Present Food Situation In

The Hood Continues

Special to the "Telegraph" ·

LONDON, May 26 (UP).-It is officially announced by the Admiralty that torpedo-bombing craft of the Fleet Air Arm, which have been scouring the North Atlantic seas for the German battleship Bismark, sighted the warship to-day and attacked her, scoring two direct hits with torpedoes.

The first Admiralty announcement stated that the chase of the Bismarck, the battleship which had sunk H.M.S. Hood in a North Atlan- tic sea, has been hotly pursued.

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Europe is Analysed

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UP).—The Department of Agriculture announced to-day that despite shortages in some essential commodities, food supplies in continental Europe were sufficient to maintain the current rationing. systems and to prevent serious distress.

Regarding Germany, the announcement stated: "The food problem is not likely in the near future to become critical. War has not yet interfered with agricultural pro- duction, due to vast reserves which were accumulated before the war, and also as a result of requisitioning from con- quered countries.

The situation in Italy is less favourable because of the army demands and because reserves are less.

This evening, torpedo bombers of the Fleet Air Arm scored a hit De Valera's "No" To

with a torpedo on the Bismarck. The hunt is continuing.'

Later came another Admiralty communique which stated that the torpedo bombers had scored a second hit with a torpedo on the Nazi battleship and that the "hunt continues."

R. A. F. HITS BACK

HARD AT CRETE

Accomplishes Grand Work

Contact Maintained LONDON, May 26 (Reuter): The Bismarck, pride of the German Navy, has been struck by a torpedo of the British Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Navy to-night is in hot pursuit of the damaged warship.

This announcement was made in a special Admiralty com-

Conscription

Special to the "Telegraph”

DUBLIN, May 26 (UP).——In a statement before the Dail, the Premier, Mr Eamon de Valera repudiated the right of Britnin to impose conscription on North Ireland. He emphasised that Ireland and pledged itself years before the war began that it would not permit its territory to be used as a base for any enemy attack on Britain. The forces of Ireland are organised to maintain neutrality and are a guarantee that Ireland means to keep her pledge.

He declared that he bad called the Dall together in order to make clear representations, CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter), Renewed intervention of Bri-munique to-day. tish aircraft in the Crete fighting is revealed in to-day's British Nazi valores met off Greenland man or Government or from any Thus 72 hours after the British and not to appear to come from one R.A.F. communique,

from #11 carly on Saturday morning, the Bri-party or state, but "Heavy attacks by bomber and fighter aircraft of the fish Navy has maintained contact parties of the entire Irish people. R.A.F. were carried out yesterday and throughout the pre with the enemy in a pursuit which Mir De Valera suid that there could vious night on enemy positions and aircraft in Crete, particular-ust have ranged over hundreds of be no more grievous attack on the ly successful results being obtained.

Passionate Plea By Menzies

Calls For Absolute

miles.

fundamentals of human rights than by forcing an individual to fight for a Rear-country to which he objected belong-

LIFE IN TOBRUK

Beer Store Hit By A Bomb

Obstinate Chase "At least 24 enemy aircraft of all types were destroyed and a number oral Katsumi Yukishita, reputed

TOKYO, May 26 (UP).

CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter).- of others were badly_dunged..

He recalled that he had already An interesting picture of life in "The aerodrome at Melem! and to be the foremost Japanese expert adjacent fields, which were being regarding relative foreign navies, and once opposed conscription before the Tobruk is given by one who re- war when the proposal to include cently returned from that used as landing grounds for gliders former Captain of the battleship Ulster was made. Onlookers in the and troop-carriers, were the pen Nagato, characterized us "ill luck," Dall Included Sir John Maifey, the besieged fortress.

10 the sinking of the Hood, apparently. United Kingdom representative cipal targets. Bombs fell amongst large concentrations of JU-52 troop- when the Bismarck was obliged to Eite. carriers, causing great destruction open are on account of the Hood's

obytinato chasing. and duniage. One troop-carrier was;

hil while land.ng. Another was set en tre while laxi-Ing.

"Fighters set fire to several other enemy

aircraft. One transport carrier was shot down into Suda Bay. "Photographs taken during the raids confirm that severe damage has been done to enemy aircraft.”

Latest Communique CAIRO. May 26 (Reuter).-"The Crete situation is much the same with. very severe lighting in the Malemi area, where the Germans have land-

ed more men In the last 24 hours.

Malaya A

Guarantee Of Peace

Unity Of Purpose

SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuter). -Appealing for unity in Aus- tralian politics, Prime Minister Mr Menzies, who has just re- turned from England and the

LONDON, May 26 (Reuter). į United States said, “I don't care "It is very dificult to

The High Command of the whether I remain leader, but is developing. It is difficult to say British Imperial forces look up- whoever is lender must be sup- how the landings compare with the on the Malayan garrison as the ported by unity of purpose in previous two days, but the enemy best insurance of peace in the action and the spirit of the losses or biely a mere very Far East, declared Major-Gen-

of aircraft, while others will soon need overhauling.

feral A. E. Percival, General people."

"The tide of battle still sways to Officer Commanding, Malayn, in and fro in the area between Cones an interview to-day.

how it

and Maleini and around Malemi,”

General Percival disclosed that the

In these words well-informed mill- garrison stretches from the northern tary circles summed up the latest frontier of Malaya to Borneo and

Conferencea

LONDON, May 20 (UP) Sir Basil Brooke. Ulster Minister of Commerce, who had planned to leave for Ulster this evening has postponed his trip until to-morrow presumably

He says that desplie frequent bombings there are many habitable buildings there. Only troops and no be seen. There 15 civilians are to plenty of food and beer and the troops enjoy

spots are at the edge of the perimeter and In

The most damming.

in order to discuss the De Valera Tobruk itself where the Germans statement with members of the come bombing and machine-gunning

at lunch

times and in the evenings. British Cabinet.

Vehicles and planes are widely

Mr J. M. Andrews, Prime Minister

are little molested.

of Northern Ireland and other mem-senttered to avoid bombing but they bers of the Ulster delegation which conferred here regarding conscription left for Ulster last Sunday.

explained that the aerodromes which extended to the frontlers of China | A must be protected by land forces.

He hoped that his warm per sonal friendship with the Labour Party leader Mr Curtin might prove a symbol of ultimate all round co-operation of all Parties. Crete position.

"Parlament must be 0123 instru- I was ment of war not of dissension. astonished to return from the magni~. Beent unity in England to

LONDON, May 20 (Reuter)-Theing a large number of aerodromes Labour members of the War Council Select Commitler's report on national had proved a wise one. This further in Australia still without executive expenditure states that civil defence, increased the manifold difficulties powers, We must have co-operation including A.R.P. shelters, mounted of establishing hostile air superiority of a Partics face this supreme to £89,000,000 for the financial year which, in any case, was difficult of TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 lending March 31, 1941.

1nd

Civil Defence Costs The past policy, he added, of hav

British Press

achievement owing to the distances involved.

Slowly Mr Cross Welcome

Forward In Iraq

To Australians

LONDON, May 20 (Reuter).

Mr

S. M. Bruce, Australian High Com- missioner, speaking at a luncheon in

the

up- London to-day, welcomed

CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter).—A British R.A.F. communique reports activity in Iraq. It states: "A large number of sortiespointment of Mr Herald Cross was made yesterday against military objectives in Ramadi and several fires were started. R.A.F. uerodrome at Habbaniyah, but

there were no service casualties."

"The nerodrome at Mosul was bombed and a number of aircraft which wore machine-gunned on the ground were severely damaged.

"At Baquba, German aircraft the ground were bombed machino-gunned, two being set

fire,

French Leave Palestine LONDON," "May 20 (Reuter) French Consular offeers in Palestine have been requested to leave by. Itativo quarters in London.

May

20, "Reuler learns in author

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United Kingdom High Commissioner to Australia and referred to the close end successful co-operation now pos- sible, between Britnin and Dominion Governments,

Mr Ronald Cross paid tribute to the fighting qualities of the Australian,

the

War Weapons Week The action is understood to be LONDON, May 20 (Reuter)-Thu on taken by the British authorities in total amount raised during the and consequence of French action requir, London "War Weapons Week" fo on ing British Consular officers in Syria officially announced as £120,410,000, to leave their posts on or before the which is an average per head of the

population of £21.

Enemy aircraft attacked the same date.

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"There was a tragic moment when

a beer store was hit by a bomb but hot much damage was done and there ere scores of willing volunteers for salvage work."

China Week Campaign

Nauseating Speech:

To Work with Hitler

LONDON, May 26 (Reuter).—Making his first speech to-day since his dismissal by Marshal Petain ́last December, M. Laval, in a broadcast said: "We owe our, failure to democracy. We do not want to fight for it. | France cannot go back.

"She must fulfil two tasks with the Great Powers of Europe, secure peace first and then overcome unemploy- ment and poverty.

"Those are assurances which my personal experience can give America. Is America trying to paralyse us the way to national resurrection?

on

"We need some of your riches as you need some of ours, but remember that France can only fulfil this cx- change between the New World and the New Europe if she can calla-. borate totally with Germany. I know į that that may astonish you, but it is indispensible to France.'

The German radio quoted M. Lavari as saying that since the United States did not help France during the war she was partially to be blamed for the collapse of France.

Another Warning

Johnson Denies

Chungking

Split

SPECIAL TO THE ""TELEGRAPH"

HONOLULU, May 26 (UP).

M. Laval now pletured the United-The ex-Ambassador to China, States as entertaining plans against Mr. Nelson Johnson, who is en the unity, of the French-Empire. He

warned the United States against route to Washington prior to sharing the some fate as France by assuming his new duties 38 blindly going into the war.

The German radio credits M. Laval Minister to Australia is schedul with the statement that not for aed to leave by Clipper at 2.30 single moment and not by any gesture bad

the Germans

taken up an.m. attitude that might have wounded He declared that he has absoluto French pride.

For France. it was simply a case faith in China, and he branded re- of accepting the hand of the Euchrerporis in American magazines of a in a unique gesture or suffering the civil war between the Eighth Route

Army and fate of being divided up.

Generalissimo Chiang | Kal-shek's forces as pure falsehoods.

Hitler's Hand

He, highly praised the Chinese

M. Laval, who was speaking on Government for Its remarkable en- the Paris Radlo, added: "The United durance through four years of war, States have been willing for France rand-expressed-his-optimism-that to be annihilated or torn to pieces China will eventually win. that Chancellor Hitler held out to

by enjoining her to refuse the hand He declared that the Russo-

her in

would not affect gesture that is without Japanese pact

Russian aid to Chino, at least visibly. precedent in history.

The Chinese have great faith in "This war-perhaps on the other President Roosevelt as a leader of side of the ocean you do not fully the democracies. realise its not a war like other wars. It is a revolution out of which we will rise rejuvenated, re-organised and prosperous."

Trade Follows Nippon Army

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Mr Johnson will confer with Lieu-

Walter tenant-General

C. Short, Commander of the Hawalian Depart- ment, this morning.

Politics In Kenya Killing

TOKYO, May 26 (Domei). Japanese department stores will be opened in Bangkok, capital of Thai- land, and Hanoi or Salgon in French Indo-China, according to a plan dis- cussed at the annual meetlug of the Japan Department Stores Association-The held in Tokyo to-day.

In addition to department stores,

NAIROBI, May 26 (Reuter).

trial

of Sir Delves. Broughton on a charge of mur-

the Association also discussed plans dering Lord Errol opened to-day before the Chief Justice of Thailand and

and French Indo-China for Kenya,

for

opening

flu

"wholesale stores"

THE benefit

Bencht of both native and

Wu Teh-chen's Thanks SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, May 28 (UP) —The Secretary-General of the Kuomin- tung, General Wu: Tel-chen, in n radle speech to Amerien at 9.30 p.m.

Japanese retailers in these countries. Lord Errol was found shot dead in thanks to-night, expressed

for The Mitsukoshi, the Shirokiya and a car outside Nairobi on January 24. America's China Week

Towards the end of to-day's hear- other big department stores will send campaign. saying: "I need not tell you ha

how their representatives to Thailand Ing, a Police witness said that he had

well and French Indo-China s much we Chinese appreciate the en-

us found! Fascist Iterature in Lord other South Sen countries couragement and sympathy which the

in-Errol's house and a card dated 1934, American people, under the brilliant quire into the possibilities of open- showing membership of the British leaderhip of President Roosevelt, ing new markets for Japanese goods. Fascist Union, have given us from the very start of our struggle.

every bit of moral

сп-

a you have given us ins

strengthened our will to victory; every cent the American people have contributed toward outr cause bas served to bring that victory one step

nearer.

"The United States on many bla- torical

occasions has been called

upon to defend the cause of liberty, justice and freedom. To-day, it is only natural that we should took towards America when that very caure is once again threatened."

Posthumous Promotion

to

Mr Roosevelt Revising His Momentous Speech

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuter).In the light of rapidly- changing conditions broad, President Roosevelt is revising the speech which he will deliver to-morrow, said the President's Private Secretary, Mr Stephen Early, at White House to-day..."

When President Roosevelt's. When a reporter Informed, My address was originally schedul-Early that the German Foreign Office ed a fortnight ago, Mr Early water commenting on Admiral Raeder's convoy interview, Ma warned reporters not to build it Early declared: "I have got an idea up is extremely important. To-that Berlin to-day is trying to do TOKYO, May

day, however, he said: "I can anything I can to becloud the Presi Colonel Masoru Uyed, who was tell you that the President will be dent's speech and anticipate that there will be something for you killed in action in the Shansi-Honan engaged through the day into the frontier campaign on May 13, and night and most of to-morrow in gentlemen between noon and Tues

[day night." Colonel Mikiichi Kohno who died in revising his speech in the light of the

field hospital at Tsingtag on May rapidly changing conditions abroad. Mr Early added that he would not 19 have been posthumously promoted Don't ask me to go into detalls bo-be surprised if reporters were query Major-Generals, it, was announced by cause I cannot. You will get them | Ing_him « about other, Berlinjidi * "the-War-Ofce-to-day:

patches before. Mr. Roosevelt talkkaan. when-you-get the speech.".

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