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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 27, 1941.

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R. A. F. HITS BACK HARD AT CRETE Accomplishes Grand Work

CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter).-Renewed intervention of Bel- tish aircraft in the Crete Bghting is revealed in to-day's British R.A.F. communique.

"Heavy attacks by bomber and fighter aircraft of the R.A.F. were carried out yesterday and throughout the pre- vious night on enemy positions and aircraft in Crete, particular. ly successful results being obtained.

"At least 24 enemy aircraft of ult types were, destroyed and a number

of others were badly damaged.

"The aerodrome at Melemi and adjacent flelds, which were being used as landing grounds for gliders und troop-carriers, were the prin-

targets

Bombs fell anongal

sipul

large concentrations of JU-52 troop-

carriers, causing grent destruction

LIFE IN TOBRUK

Present Food Situation In 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 sufflelent, 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,

the end der de Beer Store Hit By De Valera's "No" To

and damage. troop-carrier wos

hit while landing. Another was not

on fire while taxi-ing,

Fighters set fire to several other

enemy aircraft. One

A Bomb

transporti CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter) . ---- carrier was shut down into Suda Boy.

"Photographs taken during the An interesting picture of life In raid's confrin that severe damage uns Tobruk is given by one who re- been done to enemy alreṛuft.” cently returned from that

Latest Communique

|besieged fortress. CAIRO, May 28 (Router),——"The He says that despite frequent Crete situation is much the same with bombings there are many habllable very severe fighting in the Malem buildings there. Only troops and no area, where the Germans have land-civilians are to be seen. There is

ed more men In the last 24 hours.

It is very difleult to see how it is developing. It is difficil, to say how the landings compare with the previous two days, but the enemy is undoubtedly saltered very severe ses of aircraft, while others will soon need overhauling.

tosses

The tide of battle still sways to and fro in the area between Canen and Minterni and around Matemi.“

In these words well-informed mill-, tary circles summed up the latest Crete position.

ABYSSINIA

plenty of food and beer and the troups, enjoy swimming,

the edge of the perimeter and in The most dangerous spots are #t Tobruk ilself where the Germans come bombing nod machine-gunning af finch times and in the evenings,

Vehicles and planes are widely scattered to avoid bombing but they are little molested.

a

"There was a tragie moperi when

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

Strafing The Enemy Malava A

CAIRO, May 26 (Router).

Абуязінів, Referring to

an

R.A.F. communique states that] aircraft of the South African

Guarantee

Air Force attacked enemy de- Of Peace

fences and motor transport in the neighbourhood of the Omo River.

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 Britain to impose conscription on North Ireland. He emphasised that Ireland had 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.

Johnson Denies Chungking Split

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HONOLULU, May 26 (UP).

The ex-Ambassador to China, NEW STOCKS OF

Mr Nelson Johnson, who is en route to Washington prior to assuming his new duties as Minister to Australia is schedul ed to leave by Clipper at 2.30

p.m.

Ile declared that he has absolute faith in China, and ho branded re- ports in American magazines of a civil war between the Eighth Route Army 'and' Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's forces as nure falschoods.

He highly praised the Chinese Government for its remarkable en- durance through four years of war, and expressed his optimism that Chinn will eventually win,

He declared that the Russo- Japanese pact would not affect Russian nid to China, at least visibly. The Chinese have great faith in President Roosevelt as a leader uf the democracies.

Mr Johnson will confer with Lieu-~ tenant-General Walter C. Short, Commander of the Hawaiian Depart-

The unfavourable reactions of con-ment, this morning. He declared that he had called?scription were difficult to calculate, the Dail together in

but they undoubtedly would be great. order He was convinced that the result to make clear representations. that night inevitably ensue in other not to appear to come from one parts of Ireland and elsewhere would man or Government or from any far outweigh any advantage to Great

Britain. from all Party or state, but parties of the entire Irish people.

Taking Best Steps

Mr De Valera sald that there could "We should ask ourselves, how- The no more grievous attack on the ever, whether we are taking steps fundamentals of human rights than best calculated to word of con- by forcing an individual to fight for a scription from the north and secure country to which he objected belong-a future that would be tolerable either for those in the north or for

ence opposed conscription before the war when the proposal to include Ulster was made. Onlookers in the Dail included Sir John Malley, the United Kingdom representative to Eire.

Conferences

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Battleships Of Britain And Axis

of

LONDON, May 26 (British Wireless).-While the logs the British Navy has 16 capital the Hood must not be minimised,

ships against the nominal role of 12 available to the Axis fleets.,

He recalled that he had already The Labour Leader, Mr Norton. supported the protest against con- scripiton.

Sir John Maffey. the United Kingdom representative, was in the Distinguished Strangers' Gallery and But of the Axis 12, only eight also Mr E. J. Garland, Acting are now effective, Italy having Just Canadian High Commissioner,

her two 35,000-ton Littorio Class LONDON, May 20 (UP)-Sir

Protest Meetings

battleships, one at Taranto and the LONDON, May 26 (Reuter). Basil Brooke, Ulster Minister

BELFAST, May 20 (Reuter)-Mr other severely damored at Matapan. Direct hits were obtained on The High Command of the Commerce, who had planned to leave J. M. Andrews, the Northern Ireland Of her Cavour Class, only two ure for Ulster this evening has postponed Prime Minister, who left London on available at the present time, bridges and ferries and a number British Imperial forces look up-

his trip until to-morrow presumably Sunday, is expected to make a state-one having foundered at Taranto aud of transport vehicles

were on the Malayan garrison as the in order to discuss the De Valera ment shortly on the outcome of his one being damaged.

with members best insurance of peace in the statement destroyed.

of the talks and this will probably coincide Of Germany's six capital ships

with Rounding Up Prisonera Far East, declared Major-Gen-British Cabinet. CAIRO, MAY 28 (Reuter)-The eral A. E. Percival, General of Northern steady round-up of prisoners con- Officer Commanding, Malaya, inbers of the Ulster delegation which tinues in Southern Abyssinia, where an interview to-day, it looks as if the dimma concentra- tion is in for an unpleasant time.

General Percival disclosed that the The weather is very bad with garrison stretches from the northern heavy rains.

frontier of Malaya to Borneo and There is still plenty of room for explained that the aerodromes which the remaining Italians to manoeuvre extended to the frontiers of China but it is doubtful how far they will must be protected by land forces. put up a fight since the original force,

he added, of hav-

The

of 30,000 to 40,000 men a few weeksling past pumber of aerodromes

ago has been steadily melting through desertions and surrenders.

International Tea Committee LONDON, May 25 (Reuter) The

International Ten Committee have

a large

had proved a wise one. This further increased the manifold dificulties

Mr J. M. ARGUENS, Prime Minister statement in Parliament by two of them being the pocket battle-

Churchill.

During the week-end, there were numerous protest meetings in North- ern Ireland and to-day the Irish Parliamentary Labour Party sent telegram to the Labour members of

He said: "Soine three years ago that bitlose

and other mein-

conferred here regarding conscription left for Ulster last Sunday.

Issue of Partition LONDON, May 28 (Reuter). In the British Government, saying that his speech in the Dail to-day, Mr de there was grave resentment at the

conscription Valera revived the issue of partition. threat to

and and strife would be a settlement with Great Britain was the only result. made and ratified by that nation's representatives to use their influence They urged the British Labour Parliament, which removed every other outstanding quarrel and left to prevent this "act of aggression."

of establishing hostile air superiority confident that with the

partition.

which, in any case, was difficult of

achievement owing to the distances

involved.

good for

relations which have been established, that partillon would also

soon disappear. Unfortunately, war came and found us with the foundations of a lasting friendship

More Contracts Signed still incomplete, and with the grie

raised the tea quota for the current WASHINGTON, May 26 (UP)-vance of partition still rankling In -period-of-regulation-from-90-to-95/The-Maritime -Commission-to-day-every-Irish-heart."-

per cent. with a view to alleviating announced that contracla have been The position of the eastern markets, signed for the censtruction of 123 where the Committee think the more new merchant ships to cost prices have riren extravagantly. 18312,000,000.

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"We

Politics In Kenya Killing

ships, Lutzow and Admiral Scheer), the Grteisenau and Scharnhorst are still in Brest, where they have re- reived considerable attention from the R.AF.

Of the British battleships, the oldest is the Revenge, completed in 1915, and the newest is Prince of Wales, commissioned in 1941.

China Week Campaign

Wu Teh-chen's Thanks SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” CHUNGKING, May 26 (UP),--The Secretary-General of the Kuomin tang, General Wo Teh-chen, in a radio speech to America, at 9.30 p.m.

to-night, "expressed thanks America's Chinn Week campaign, saying: "I need not tell you

how much we Chinese appreciate the en-

Friendly Neutrality concluded: Mr de Valera proclaimed our neutrality. it whe

friendly neutrality. We refrained NAIROBI, May 26 (Reuter).couragement and sympathy which the from doing anything that might be The trial

American people, under the brillant of Sir Delves leaderhip of President Roosevelt, regarded

hostile. #5

We pledged Broughton on a charge of mur- ourselves that we would not permit

have given us from the very start of

our territory to be used as a base for dering Lord Erroll opened to-day our struggle. enemy action against Great Britain. before the Chief Justice of And

the forces that we have are our Kenya. Cuarantee that we will keep that pledge.

to

Cu-

"Indeed, every bit of moral couragement you have given us has strengthened our will

victory; Lord Erroll was found shot dead in every cent the American people have

cause a car outside Nairobi on January 24. I contributed toward our

has "If the British Government roos nhead with conscription in the sixing, a Police witness said that he had

Towards the end of to-day's hear. served to bring that victory one step

nearer. counties, they will undo the work found Fascist literature In Lord

The

United States on many his- and goodwill of the past and the Erroll's house and a card dated 1934, torieni occasions has been called people of the two islands will be showing membership of the British upon to defend the cause of liberty, thrown back again into the old un-Fascist Union.

Justice and freedom. To-day, it is happy relations."

only natural that we should look towards Amerlen when that

very cause is once again threatened."

Mr Cosgrave

+

A Ladies' Man A Police witness said that Lord Mr Cosgrave, Leader of the Opposi-Erroli was Assistant Military Secret- tlon, said: "It is vital that at this ary soon after war broke out, but it. time no question of misunderstand was not part of his duty to deal with in between us and Great Britain orders for the internment of Italians. should be allowed to revive an old Winess agreed that Lord Erroll camity which everyone in this House was a successful "adles' mun,' fervently hopes has been for ever Counsel asked: "Is there

nded."

thing in this crime which precludes

ally.

NEWFOUNDLAND CONGRATULATED

Mr Cosgrave added that the pre-the possibility of its being the ON WAR EFFORT

sent situation WAS so exceedingly for two or more persons?** dangerous that if not properly hand-

Witness replied "No,"

LONDON, May 26 (British Wire- less)-Newfoundland, which begins

led, it might involve not merely the Counsel: One of these might have its recruiting week to-day, has re- future welfare but the very existence been a woman?

of the state.

Witness: You.

British Press Forward In

Slowly Iraq

CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter).—A British R.A.F. communique reports activity in Iraq. It stat-s: "A large number of sorties was made yesterday against military objectives in Ramadi and

several fires were started. I leave their posts on or before the

"The aerodrome at Mosul was same date.. bombed and a number of aircraft Future Representation

LONDON. May 20 (Heuter)-The which were machine-gunned on French Consul-General will be leav 'tho

ground were: severely ing the country on Wednesday. It

"At Baquba, German aircraft

future represent French interests in ground were bombed

Palestine. and machine-gunned, two being set on

damaged.

P

the

fire.

011

ceived the following message from Mr Winston Churchill:

The

people of Newfoundland, with their long history of hardships surmounted and their profound at- tachment to the island on which their ancestors founded the oldest British oversen territories, have already mude a magnificent contribution to

the war.

"The task of oppression and the deadly threat to our civilisation calls for the utmost endeavour from us all and I am glad to learn that still Kreater

efforts are being made in Newfoundland. I wish them every

EUCCCIB

"With this spirit, we shall not fall to achieve the final victory of right and freedom on which our hearts are Bet."

has not yet been settled who will in PROTECTION FOR

Minister's Statement "Enemy aircraft attacked The

VICHY, May 20 R.A.F. aerodrome at Habbaniyah, but

(Reuter)The there were no service casualties."

Air Minister, General Bergeret has French Leave Palestine

Just returned from a visit to Syrin, LONDON, May 26. (Reuter) was "no unrest

He stated in a broadcast that there French Consular officers in Palestine Colonial France."

disunity in have been requested to leave by

Journs In

In authori He denounced

May 28, "Reuter"

iative quarters in London.

ዑተ

the celebrated Colonel Collet-the almost legendary

U.S. SHIPS

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reas for legislation granting noval commanders authority to take "whint over stops they may deem necessary" In United States. territorial waters for the "proper protection of novel. forcer,"

The action is understood to a leader of the Circassian regimente The existing law vests, such au- } taken by the British authorities in as an "officer formerly renowned and thority only in the Secretary of the consequence of French action requir-hencefortit a traitor" "though without | Navy and the Chief of Naval Opern- Ing British Consular officers in Syria naming:him, whe

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