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May 27, 1941

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CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter).— An expression of thanks anil deep appreciation for the ser- vices rendered by members of the New Zealand forces and the arrangements made by Genera, Froyborg, the Now Zealand C-in-C in Greece for the safe con- duct of the 'King's party from. Greece, is conveyed in a porsona letter from the King of the Hel lenes to Mr Peter Fraser, the New Zealand Prime Minister.

Mr Fraser retumed to Cairo last night ulter a two-day visit to the New Zealand war wounded in Egypt. Mr Fraser spent Saturday night:

New Zealand, hospital ship and also inspected a New Zealand convalescent depot, speaking to the men on their experiences.

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ABYSSINIA Strafing The Enemy

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CAIRO, May 26 (Reuter).— Referring to Abyssinin, R.A.F. communique states that aircraft of the South Africau Air Force attacked enemy de- fences and motor transport in

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ngo has been steadily melting through desertions and surrenders.

Passionate Plea By Menzies

FROM PAGE ONE

crisis of our history when one turn of the wheel might extinguish us for ever." In a reference to the United States, Mr Menzies said, "I believe we won't look to America in vain. The people are ready to follow Mr Roosevelt but for the next six months we must rely on ourselves. Australia must vastly increase her war production and abandon non- essential production and consumption, 1 passionately beg you to follow the example of Britain."

on Invasion, have decided, after most exhaustive inquiry, that Britain is ready.

This committee had necess to all the information available en German preparations to invade the country. It also hnd the benefit of watching what could be done by an invasion force composed of part of the British Army acting as "invaders" opposed to another British force acting as defenders.

In this large-scale operation, | which took place recently, every known theory of invasion strategy was tried out.

Every known theory of defen- sive tactics was put into opera tion against it.

The programme of these opern- tions was most carefully prepared oni a progressive scale over a period of months.

As soon as it was drawn up, the whole of the land, sea and air forces in or around Britain started on it. It meant scrupping all their previous

beginning all training and ogain.

Re-Training

over

Colony Junior Chess Championship

THOUGH Un Kwat-yung holds the lead in the Colony Junior Chess Championship, he has played 12 games, having won elght, but A. Y Blrlukoff, only one paint behind. is in a rare favourable position having played only nine games, of which only one has been lost and one drawn.

*Last week's results were:

Leg

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R. C. Danenberg beat V. V. Kolat- The re-training began last October choff. Un Kwai-yung bent W. with lie man himself. He was trained as an individual to do every and J. Grefalda beat J. H. d'Almeida,

The table to date is as follows: thing that could fall to the lot of the soldier until he could do it perfectly. Un Kwal-yung A. Y. Birluko!! From section and platoon work in Bri-cutting roads, occupying strategiennenber

use of natural. Grefalda points and making cover, the training proceeded to com- To Yit-lau

J. Tause panics, battalions, brigades, corps. Kolathof and armies, together with all their M. Petrove

mechanised columns. Wm. Lee motorised and

That is why the Army could not A. Morion

R. C. Gardner all the jobs

many

con- J.. d'Almeida spare men for nected with air raids, transport of

for civilians, and farm work

Bombing of Britain Speaking of the bombing of tain, Mr Menzies said that no ac- count he had ever read of bombing before going to England could pos- sibly do justice to the magnificent people of the Mother Country. The war was producing a new order of chivalry whose knights were found in the back streets and lubes of Britain..

"In these people burns the finest

It is because this training has now flame of courage the world has ever

been completed to the satisfaction seen. I returned burning en-

of the Expert Committee on Invasion thusiast on the subject of what wo- that the commitice was recently able nien are doing for Great Britain." to report to Mr Churchill, "We are

rendy."

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The annual Philippines-Formosa | M-G-M Picture! swimming meet which was duled to be held in Formosa this year was formally called off yester day by the Formosa Athletic Association because no deßnite answer was received to the Invita tion wh

the which was extended to Philippines on December 28, 1940. The Association onnounced that for an accounting on $200,000 preparations had been going on do of his earnings, naming his spite Philippine silence but with no parents and an attorney, and ing a cancellation was necessary. asking that they be restrained The meet had been held six times' from exercising power of in the past. attorney in his affairs.

ment buying of Industrials stocks, Alec Templeton, 31-year-old | which were occasionally higher. blind pianist and mimic, has Gill-edged holdings and home petitioned in a Chicago court rails moved narrowly, while oils were dull apart from some enquiry of Mexican Eagles.

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Among foreign bonds, Japanese and Egyptian Issues eased slightly.

Wall Street was dull.

PROTECTION FOR

U.S. SHIPS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". WASHINGTON, May 20 (UP).- The Secretary of the Treasury, Colone! Frank Knox, has asked Con- gress for legislation granting naval ecmmanders authority to take "what ever steps they may deem necessary" in United States territorial waters for the "proper protection of naval

forces."

The existing law yeats such nu thority only in the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Opèru-i tions.

Morgenthau With

U.S. Patrol

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuter). One of President Roosevelt's four- men Cabinet Defence Committee, Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, is now, at sen inspecting the United States · Navy's Atlantic 'Patrol na guest of Admiral; Ernest King, Commander of the Atlantle Flect it was officially revealed to-

day

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Healered thất his parents. Andrew Bryson and Mrs Sarah May "Templeton. and their attorney, E. Larson, managed his business affairs because of his blind- ness, allotting him only $100 month- ly for expenses since 1930, although he had made an cafimated $200,000

since.

He said he had signed some pupers which were rend to him and a num- ber which he was advised it was not necessary for him to hear.

He said his earnings began with Jack Hylton's band in England in 1031 when he was 21.

He went to the United States with the band in 1935.

Planes Over Britain

LONDON, May 20 (Reuler). There was some slight activity by enemy aircraft to-day in the coastal arens, states the Air Ministry.

Bombe dropped on a town on the east coast this afternoon caused some damage and a small cumber of casualties.

Attack On Malta

CAIRO, May 20 (Reuter).—Enemy planes made machine-gun attack on Ta Kall aerodrome, Malta, yester-

More Contracts Signed day, several enemy planes being

WASHINGTON, May 20 (UP) demaged. The Maritime? Commissiòn to-day announced that, contracts have been

SYDNEY, May 20 (Router),Tho aigned for the construction of 123 - first contingent of Italian prisoners more now merchant ships to cost of war arrived in Sydney to-day and $312,000,000.

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blagest headaches.

The authorities are having to takej special measures

to equip outsize Home Guards with outsize uniforms They have

ve found that normal battle- dress its only the streamlined youth of the Army,

Home Guards with "middle age spreads" can now have uniforms "let ou!" to measure.

Gracie Fields

Does Her Bit

Kowloon Hotel

Bombs Brought Art Treasure To Light

The bombing of Coventry Cathe--. dral has revealed an art frengure which ind been hidden fort: thore than four hundred years,

It is f mural painting of the Madonna holding the Child Christ, with David in the background.

The Provost of Coventry (the Rev. R. Howard) thinks the painting was walled-up during alterations in 1500. Now it is to be moved to safety,

Entire Output For Britain

An order to deliver Its entire out- Gracie Fields has raised £330,000 put of magnesium to Britain was for British war charities during her given to the Dow Chemical Com- tour of Canada and the United pany recently by Mr Edward Slet States, according to a cable to the infus, head of the United States War Sunday Dispatch from Montreal. Resources Board.

Of the total amount, 300,000 was This was one of the steps taken to raised in Canada, the remainder in put the Lease-and-Lend, machinery the United States.

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