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Reckless Landings in Nazis Thousands

of

Special to the "Telegraph"

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By

Ernie

May 28, 1941. Bushmiller

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WORLD PREMEER

TOMORROW

SLUGGO'S REVENGE

STARRING:

SLUGGO

WRITTEN BY:

SLUGGO

ALSO

SLUGGO'S GIRL

FRIEND NANCY AND A BIG CAST DIRECTED BY

SLUGGO

Crete Cost Exchange At

Casualties

LONDON, May 27 (UP).—The Germans are throwing in reinforcements on the island of Crete despite the staggering losses of planes shot down or crashed, or shot up on the ground, and are frantically clearing the Maleme aerodrome after eachTM R.A.F. attack. The casualties involved in the offorts to get, the air borne troops to land must be bigger than those in the actual fighting.

It is not known definitely how many air borne] divisions have thus far been used because in this sort of

battle, prisoners are very few, but it is considered Vivid Story of Navy's

probable that at least three divisions have been engaged,]

in Crete Battle

regardless of the parachute troops and specialists who Part in

were landed from planes.

Defenders Forced Back The reckless reinforcement of Ger- man bir borne spearhead in the face of bitter opposition from R.A.F. long range bombers and fighters, forced the British defences back foot by foot to- ward Canes and Suda Bay.

of

Authoritative circles mude no at- tempt to conceal the seriousness the situation and admitted that the earlier

original penetration of the British

would be impartent un- less the defenders were able to re- store the lines

by counter-attack;

however, the pressure increased with the arrival of new troops, forcing the

British fighters also attacked about 100 Ju 52's closely concentrated on the ground at Muleme, and inflicted heavy damage. At dusk the R.A.F. tumbers renewed the attack on the sune area and set fire to several enemy aircraft on the ground.

The

H.K. Stock Market

following quotations bitter admission that the British tooked on the Hoogkong Stock up positions further back.

this morning.

The Germans were hardly able to unleash a steam roller advance like the one which swept through Grecce. from Salonika to Corinth because they were apparently unable to land tanks and artillery larger than 07 mm mountain guns, and General Freyberg bimself is receiving reinforcements of men and manterinis.

But well-informed quarters admit that it is bitter pill to have to fall back in the face of purely air borne forces, when the defenders had al-. ready controlled the terrain for six months and had ample time to pre-i pare the defences,

Canea Re-Attached CAIRO, May 27 (UP).-A General | Headquarters communique states that the Germans, supported by intensive bombing, reattacked West Canca yesterday evening, enlarging

the penetration of the British lines and forcing withdrawal to new posi-| tions in

in the rear, German reinorce-[ ments continue to land and the fight- ing continutes.

-No-Sea-Borne-Troops" LONDON, May 27 (UP)-An' Ad- miralty communique states that the Royal Navy in the Eastern Mediter- ranean has prevented any sen borne landings on Crete to date, and has simultaneously inflicted heavy losses) on enemy transports. In addition to the two troop convoys which it already announcer were broken British submarines sank two eques inden with German troops and two E-boats, while additional E-boats, were damaged.

is

2137,

Civilian Losses Slight- CAIRO, May 27 (Reuter).-Despite; the ferocity of the German milliary and air attack on Crete, where hand- to-hand fighting continues unabatext, the civilian casualties are compara- tively light.

tlon

Women, children and old men! were evacuated beforehand to the which offered excellent protec- The hillsides around Malemi and Suda Bay are littered with parachutes giving an appearance, from a distance, fatlen

of

flower petals.

British officers have been detailed uff to

to instruct the Greek troops in the art of combating parachule troops which continue to drop in large numbers.

An officer from Crete says that the Cretang courage is beyond praise. | They have no1 been armed but manny already possessed muskets and old rifles which they have suple mented

tommy-guns taken from

the troops.

Mountain folle are

are co-operating closely with the British, scouting l villages, reporting the presence pockets of German

of

troops,

and

indicating the shortest routes feading: to the capture of the enemy.

Few Youths Left The youth of Crete is largely ubsent since the majority of the Cretan division which went Greece and fought with great valour, died or wero captured and have nut returned to Crete.

to

However, youngsters and old men are giving a good nccount of them- selves,

Desplic heavy boinbing of Suda

Bay

Cretan dockers are undaunted, working day and night and resting

during, air raids.

BANKS

("Reuter's" Special Correspondent with the Mediterrancan Fleet)

British Navy's participation in the homeric battle for the island ALEXANDRIA, May 27, (Reuter)--Further details of the

of Crete reveal the greatest struggle of all time between air and sen forces, in which battle we lost two cruisers and four | destroyers.

Owing to the lack of all fighter air support, our ships had to fight their way along Crete's northern coast relying mainly were on their own A.A. fire with the Mar-sky literally filled with a con- tinual stream of Nazi planes of every conceivable type.

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UTILITIES

1,312 n.

When the air-borne invasion took .76 n.

place on the morning of May 20, .78 n. British

naval forces entered the ..8% 1.

Aegean Sea to cover the benches in the Canea and Candia regions, but they withdraw when there were no signs of enemy ships.

220 n.

400

1 n.

170

b.

Juno Sunk

During the night of May 20, about jeight. E-bonts attacked the British forces but they were easily repelled, and at least three of them were sunk. During the withdrawal through the

did great work picking up about 250 survivors with whom she safely mude port after a tremendous hammering from the air."

Battleships Damaged

two battleships received hits while In addition to the warships sunk, according support to cruisers against aircraft, but they got to their base safely.

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seca 1 earriers

The enemy darted in and out like les from all directions, pressing ume attacks most vigorously, while in the distance coula double line of Nazi troop repeatedly dying to and from Maleme aerodrome from the of Antikithera

and other bases.

the island nearby

■

Our Naval Losace Operations of this type in confined 128 n.Straits of Kaso, the British destroyer waters without fighters protection Jung was hit by a stick of bombs against very large air-forces em- 80 b.

and sank immediately. But so far, ployed cannot be undertaken without .60 n.

no other British units were damaged. loss, and the Admiralty regret to 40/7 n.

.0.55 n

.85 n.

b.. & 50.; .244 n.

1.

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London .. Demand London

TT. Shanghai

T.T.

T.T. Japan T.T. India T.T. U.S.A.

1/23

1/23

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T. Singapore

521⁄4

10234

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T.T. Manlia

.484

T.T. Balavla

.45%%%

7.1. Bangkok

149

T.T. Saigon

.10434

T.T. France

T.T. Switzerland

102%

T.T. Australia

1/04

BUYING

4 m/s L/C Londen

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4 m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France

30 d/s India ...

FORD HANDIWORK-Honry Ford, loft, motor magnate, greets Major General H. H. Arnold, doputy Chief of Staff, after Gonorel Arnold flow from Washington to inspact aircraft works at Dear-... born, Mich., planti Mr. Ford will be 78 in July.

Cash For Film Trade

Is New Official Idea

.

THE Government will not allow Hollywood to monopolise the film business during this war as it did during the last, when the world's film business moved from Britain to America.

That is the secret behind a private conference recently called by the President of the Board of Trade, and attended by repre- sentatives of: The Cinemas, the British film producers, two. film trade unions.

The producers will welcome the

The Government are planning .:25

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ABYSSINIA

British Take More

Prisoners

to set up a commission to organ-plan, which alms not only at pro- ise the film trade and keep itviding financial backing, but estab- Hishing machinery to ensure that under direct Government super-production shell not be crippled by vision.

the calling-up of personnel and other war-time diffculties.

Britain lost the lead in films dur ing the last war, and Hollywood pro- duction has grown to be one of the; greatest trades in the world.

Capital Waiting

As part of the new plan, a money poal is to be formed, with Govern- NAIROBI, May 27 (Reuter).-Bri-ment backing, to make cash avail- tish troops have been actively patrol- able to approved British film pro- ducers, so that British film-making ing from Soddu in Southern Abysshall not be hampered by lack of sinia and have captured a complete finance as it has been for some years according to an official communique. group of artillery with eight guns. past.

In addition to two divisional com- manders captured with their staff at Soddu, It is now learned that two Brigade commimders and six colonels were also captured.

Lakes District `.

CAIRO, May 27 (Reuter).—In the Lokes area of Abyssinia, Imperiai troops are engaged in clearing the battlefeld and in rounding up seat- tered remnants of the Italian forces in this region.

In other sectors, heavy roln Is temporarily impeding, the progress of operations.

During the night of May 21, recon-announce the loss of the following Winant To Report

an

ships sunk:

Cruisers. 1.M.S. Gloucester

FI

naissance reports indicated that the sea invasion had started, and

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuter), 1180 n.nemy convoy of caiques was broken (Captain 11. A. Rowley), HMS. The State Department has disclosed (Captain P. B. Willium-Poulett). that Mr Jolin G. Winant, the Ameri- Meanwhile, other naval units which

Destroyers.-11.MS. Juno (Com-can Ambassador in London, is leaving had found the shores of Candia, all reander Tyrwhite). 1.M.S. Grey- for the United States at the week- quiet during the night, continued it-hound-(Cmdr WR Marshall end to report" 11-dawn to search northwards towards Deane) H.M.S. Kelly (Captain Lord

8 n.the island of Milo.

Dive-Bombing

Louis Mountbatten), H.M.S. Kashmir (Cindir Haking).

14 cts. n

.2.85 b.

.97% n.

6.70 s.

An offeer on board one of these

It is already known that

the,·

31 b units described to me what happened following numbers of survivors from in these words: "The enemy started the ships lost have been landed; 34 12.60 n. dive-bombing 5000

ufter dawn. About 8.30 am, we sighted a caique 8 omcers and 120 men

officers and 500 men from the Fiji, from the 2.70 n.

n and moved off to sink it, but we Kelly, 9 officers and 150 men from became so heavily engaged by air- the Kashmir, 0 officers and 98 men .99 n. craft that we were only able to im from the Juno, and 3 officers and 88

mobilise her with poin-pom 1534 12.0

Bre,m

men from the Greyhound, while signalling a cruiser astern to 7n finish her off, which she successfully available of the survivors from the It is regretted that no news is yet 514 n. This cruiser, thus occupied, got

Gloucester, but since the Gloucester was sunk not far from the Greek 21.15 n. left asterr.. and received such con mainiond and it is known that ample .5% sa, centrated attacks that we were com- ..14 b.

boats and rafts were available, it is pelled to return to her assistance. 1.K. Electrics (old) x ria S..22 BD, This enabled her to catch up with t hoped thaL many of her company

21.05 m

1.05 n. remainder of the Fleet, but drew all survived.

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11 b. the aircrafts attention to ourselves,

18.70 n. and we were continuously attacked

12

n from 0.40 a.m. to 11.40 nun. by high

.22.80 n. al tow dive-bombers.

.9% n.

Dodging Bombs

"One hundred

and eighty-six

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Maeg. (Ord.), Sh. S....30 n. misses were counted all round our Cald: Mack. (Pret.), Sh. $. .25 11. ship during these two hours, as she

Canton Ices $..

Cements $.

H.K. Ropes S.

STORES, &c,

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m. repeatedly changed course, dodging the falling bornbs while speeding at .0.70 n.

over 30 knots,

N. Ireland Escapes Conscription

"The rate of fire from our four 17% n. cruisers and three destroyers was 9 n. tremendous, but when about to retire, the House of Commons to-day, Mr LONDON, May 27 (Reuter).—In 74 m. we sighted an Italian destroyer, and .2.15 a few small boats to the north.

Winston Churchill announced his .30 n. "We

decision net to Impose conscription opened fire Immediately from on Northern Trelansl. 11⁄2 n. long range, sinking three calques

and straddling

He declared: "We have destroyer, which

made the .33 n.hastily made off.

enquiries in various directions and have come to the conclusion that at

265 n. "This is all we saw ourselves of the present time, although there enn

the enemy's second convoy compris ·

97 n. ing some 30 ships which were broken be no dispute about our right

H.K. Govt 4% H.K. Govt 34% (1034)..04% aa. up and dispersed," 11.K. Govt 3% (1040)....94 n.

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Syria And Lebanon

Heavy Units

While the action described above

or

merlis, it will be more trouble then

it is worth to enforce such a polley." Ulster Will Help

con-

Contructions (old)

was going on, British heavy units LONDON, May 27 (Reuter).-"In Constructions (new) $........1 n.

..1.60 n. were patrolling the Ionian Sea and his wisdom, Mr Churchill has decided

ered the Kithera Straits to support against conscription Vibro Piling $..........

In Northern Ire- ..7.20 n hard-pressed light units, and further land. Nevertheless, he will Marsmana Iny. (Lon.) 8/6/3 n heavy bombing ensued for the rest of tinue to receive just the same help Mormans Inv. (H.K.) s/- 2/14 n. the day by Dorniers, Heinkels, and support from the Ulster people

Junkers and even specially converted as if he had decided otherwise." Messerschmidt nighters.

Lord Glentoran, the Northern Ire Around 1.30 pm, a second des this statement to-day after Mr Chur-

land Minister

of Agriculture, made troyer the Greyhound-which got

ustern, was sunk by concentrated chill's, announcement. Are Enemy Lands

dive-bombing.

He continued: "Reports in many Continuing the .larrative, LONDON, May 27 (Reuter) British naval officer said:

the quarters have led the public to be- Troop Carriers Shot Down

"Two de- lleve that there was some mystery Syria, and Lebanon will henceforth stroyers were sent back to pick up bout the question of the conscrip CAIRO, May 27 (Reuter)The be regarded as enemy occupied terri- survivors of the Greyhound, while tion of Ulster and that it was n poli- British Air Force continued to in-tory for the purposes of trade and two cruisers, the Gloucester.and FIJI, tical move by the Northern Ireland flict heavy lusses or the enemy in economic warfare, saya un announce while endeavouring to stave off re- Government. Neither view is cor- Creto yesterday, states an RAF ment of the Board of Trade and the peated unhampered alr

rect attacks, were Middle-East communiquo.

to- liikewise sunk.

Lord Glentoran said that the facts goods originating In Syrin and base and heard that the destroyers Premier of Ulster to come over and "During that night we returried to were that Mr Churchill had asked the a highly successful attacks at Malomé, Lebanon. are Ilable to seizure by the Kelly and Kashmir had also been give his views on the matter to the and a number of Ju 52's were shot British authorities and goods destin sunk by diva-bombers after bonbard British Cabinet, down. A

ed there will be regarded as destined ing the Maleme aerodrome and while Three British Aghters falfed to to enemy territory for purposes of searching for survivors of the Fiji, offert in every way, Including.com

Ulster was anxious to help the war. return.

"Another destroyer, the Kimberley,scription,

Five troop-carrying planes laden with troops were shot down during

-All

any, of Economic Warfare

contraband.

A sum of £500,000 is mentioned Increased to meet requirements. as a start, but this is likely to be

STOCK MARKET

REPORT -

Summary, issued yesterday, is:

Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficial

Buyers

H.K. Fire Ins. $176 Indo-China (Pref) $80' Deeks $14.75 Providents $5 Hotels $2.85

Trams $15

$15.75 Lights "O" $5.70 Lights "N" $1.20 Electrics Rts $11 Macao Electries $18.70 Entertainments $6.25

Sales

H.K. Govt 3% Loan (1034) 04/2 Providents $5

Lights "O" $5.75 Elcetries "O" X. Rts $22

Donations To Causes

terday by the War Fund inaugurated by donatiuus: the S. C. M. Post, Lid, with the following

A total of $2,072,941.43 was reached you-

500

Field Company Engineers, II.K. V.D.C. raffle held at Annual "Demolition" on 155,41) ..... $844 Mr Abbas Khan Ilangkong Football Clubs (counter collection) sixth donation).... Gloucester Lounge Gramophone

Player

Mr G. P. de Martin (third don

tlar

Mr. F. Newman

Cralgengover Cricket Club (fourth

donation).***

In

Mr D. O. Silver (in memory of the Inta ir 3. R. Sulter) ******** Mercantile Marme Office 11omb

feighth donation)

SALVATION ARMY

09.30

100 .44

70

100

'be Salvati Army Headquarters gratefully acknowledge receipt of the following donations, which have been credited to the Annual Appeal for 1941: Previously acknowledged, $0,321; Shang- hal Commercial and Savings Bank, $25; the Staff, National City Bank at New York, $90; Standard-Vacuum Ol Co, $50; Anonymous, $10: Mr R. Cunningham (per S. C. M. Post). 310; Mrs Alnaite Family, In memory of the late Mr J. R. Buller (per S. C. M. Port). $. Total $6,511,

and

Mr Arthur Menken, the Para- mount newsreel cameraman and war Correspondent,-has-left-the-Colony

for Shanghai,

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