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thought a very

is the

to

especially every armoured division, "There are many things, there-most astonishing fact that in the would be in Suez in a month. They select the loss of the Crete sallent us is tu be preferred and this is the ful thing that as many as 17,000 got should have a chance to live its dally i tore, for which we may be thankful.month of May we sank less than! Surz fell they would have to come with failure or taunt the great cu

course I have usually followed.

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D

Losses Compared

the

It

» Gerinan thrust ́nt Assiout' at

"Six weeks ago all trag was

the

Next Six Months

"I give no guarantee and make no promise or prediction for the future, but if the next six months, during

should find us in no worze

Hitler mentioned March us the peak! month of his effort against us on the |

We were to be "exposed to ut- tely on a scale never before dream- ed af and hers were nunny rumours of hundreds of U-boats and marees of airernit to be used

against

13. These rumours were spread and a very alarming impartasion was produced. Apart from the losses incurred in the couldn't you have reinforced with when Mr Hore-Belisha Invited him do, but it is much easier said that fight in the Mediterranean, which (Continued from Page 5.)

7,800 min to carry on the battle? to say something about air-arm codone, especially while the enemy were serious, the month of May was the back or not It connot possibly The moment that it was proved operation. Mr "Churchill declared possesses vastly superior resources the best we have had for some time

on the Atlantic. keep its eye on the enemy.

that we could net crush the air that last year the great need was to and many strategic advantnges.

IL "For all those reasons, I have never

"Prodigious efforts were minde, to! "Another point of some difficulty borne landings before the Fleet losses multiply fighters and bombers,

toes and encouraged any hope of a short and bring in cargoes to enormously -1

Important

protect ships presents itself to me whenever became too heavy to hold off sea- became which I am asked to make a statement toorne fandings, Crete was lost and it matter. Nevertheless, a proportion easy war. None the less, it will be and these exertions have not failed; have been successfully defended, he already reached, the Deita of Use

Nile, I ought to

a mistake to go to the other extreme It is much easier to sink ships than would have been the, House in whether

was necessary

what was of Army co-operation squadrons were to save

"It would be most unfair and encourage good hopes of successful

possible of the urmy.

associated with the milltary forces and belittle the remarkable achieve to build them or to bring them safely toulish visionary. But that

across the ocean.

wrong and very silly in the midst of We have lately position at the moment.

far has been outcomes of particular operations or

"It is one thing to take off 17,000 but not on a scale which was desir-ments of our country and its armed er

"It is more than three months a defence which so ught to prepare the public for men with side arms and another to able. It was

a

betn of the utmost con- forces.

taking a stronger hand in this From

To be Thankful For disappointment.

division, Iand them in fighting condition with

sinking process ourselves. It is since the Germans gave out that they crowned with remarkable success, sequence purely British standpoint there in n

uns and material. It is a wonder-

captured were telling the Spaniards that when an excuse and pretext for branding doubt that the second of these courses

away in thee of the enemy's over-life and training in close and precise "Air attack on this island has not be enused to be scuttled no

paign for the defence of the Middle whelming ranmand of the air. relationship with the particular

"Two months ago many people East which has so far prospered be- number of aircraft that it knows and overwhelined us. Indeed, we have 257,00 tons of enemy shipping al- into the war.

visen through it' strengthened and though they present us with a target The British nation is unique in!

which is perhaps ene-tenth as great thought that we should be driven muifyond all expectation and is now inloritled, "We should not regret the Battle that it can call upon at need.

of Tobruk

or forced to capitulate entering upon an even more intense this respect that they are the only

"It was not possible last year to

There is no truth in the statement as we present to them."

there.

ant critical phose, prople who like to be told how bad of Crete. The fighting there attained

Our World Traffic

"The list time we had a debate on things are, who like to be told the severity and fierceness which the provide it on a large scale without that productivity in our factories ia

off at en- trenching on other domains which falling had not previously

an alarming rate.

"While they stink from port to port the war, one instructed commentator worst and like to be told that they Germans

may not be going as fast as under the protection at their air warned us gravely of the danger of their walk through were more vital to our safety, but Lentured in are very likely to get much worse

world in killed, wounded, missing was the intention to go forward on would like it to go, and if anyone umbrelins our whole

wide Kurope. in the future cind that they must pre- and prisoners we lest about 15,000 that path immediately and provide leun tell us how to make fi no faster traffic proceeds with never less than head of the Della. pare themselves for further reverses.

other net

Army with a consklerably torger he will be rendering a great service, 2,000 ships on the seas or less than "But

to you stn when

This takes no account of the losses number of aeroplanes suited entirely but it is not simply a

s not

a question of | 30 countries oddly enough I saw

whocf Greeks and Cretans who fought to the work that they had to do and

aday. Yet the losses we inflicted upon to be in direct jeopardy. Women fighting and many disapposition authorities message from the

munds. There Ly much more then than in May were in the nature of are most concerned with our Arab į with the utmost bravery and suffered above all to the development of thatg very strident orders and de- Per cent la danzer zones on ansames and Habbaniyah was declared which we must expect even harder wireless connection between. the that in making the whole of our the three-quarters of the losses they, and children were evacuated by nix, than that wherein we stand to-day; problem at present, urging that were heavily.

It was reported from army This also has "On the other hand, from most ground forces of the air and military toties do properly. But it is the infleted upon us.

surrender quarters that should be careful not to indulge in

bearing on the too gloomy forecasts.. The Arabs do careful and precise enquiries we be which the Germans had carried to exact reverse of the truth to say that bea

the destruc- forced. A hostile Insurgent govern ferlion.

arming rate.

the Germans association with No Difference In Creta "In guns and heavy tanks, for in-tion of enemy tonnage is proceeding int ruled in Baghdad in the closest

at a most rapid and eitisfactory re Italians.

"Nor aced these solid grounds for Earah having only

Our foress were pinned in "If this had been alone in Crete, it stanca, the monthly average for the

just landed. and then meel disuster when 11: "In addition, the airborne force! would not have made any difference first quarter of 1911 was 80 per cent thankfulness fall from us when we

which the Germans employed sus- to the events there because the atin greater than in the last quarter of look at the aspect of the war in the Kirkuk and Mosul were in Pessimistic Statements tained extraordinary losses, about

1010. The output for the month of Middle East. We have been at war "Any statements of a pessimistic; 180 Bghters and bombers being def hers there for the purpose of co-May was the highest yet reached, and į for 21 months, Almost a year has!

operating with the troops could

more than double the monthly rate passed sines France descried us and claracter used here are calculated to trosed and about 250 troop-carrying have altered the events."

for the last quarter of 1940. discourage our friends and to spread planes. This, when our air strength

Replying to a question as to alarni and despondency over wids ¦ ¦ overtaking the enemy's, is import-decided that the air

"If anybody hud said in June last "In the first place we had not beeny come in against us, air force on the reations to affect nicely-balancedant. neutrals and entourage, the enemy, am sure that it will be found aerodromes in Crete were to be with overwhamed by air attack and our that we should tu-day, hold every Mr Churchill said that it was production, far from being beaten yard of territory for which Britain i of course, seizes apon any that this sumber and ferocious battle decided by the Commander-in-Chief down by disorganisation of attack, bus ferponible in the Middle East, that phrase or any gloomy allusion and which was lost upon no great margin of the Air Force in the Middle East been increasing at a very high rate, we should have entered the whole

Enemy Ship Loses „myriad-fold in its strident was well worth dighting and will play on the recommendation of General

of the Italian Empire of Abyssinia. repeats propaganda.

"The Battle of the Atlantic is alraj -ritra and East Africa and and concurred in by the It makes

and Iraq me feel very much whole defence of the Nile Valley

In January Egypt, Palestine whether Members of Parliament have throughout the present year.

the spot. not

Kat to pick their words very core-

Mr. Churchill continued that the fully. In this deadly war, whereir

"It is asked: Will the lessons in numbers were small and if they had a p we are gripped with dangers that are Crete be learned and will they uifect not been withdrawn, they would have as mensareless as they are unpreced-

ced the defence of this island? Officers been blown off the nerodrome with- ented, closing in upon us, in so many who participated in the thickest of out having been able, in the slightest quarters with so much to defeud and the fighting, including a New Zealand degree, to affect the course

events. such limited

41 resources,

many Brigadier, are already approaching Mr Churchil repeated that

we changes which may turn ill against us this country. -it is a great pity it statements are

anve no territorial designs in Syria appreciations have been, or anywhere else In French territory. made which add nothing to the in-made by the Staff in the Middle East We seek no colonies or advantages

criticism which formative

is SU

more at any kind for ourselves this war.

In valuable but which can be taken and

"This material will be "Let none of our French Friends be from their context and placarded a lengthy for made

German and over the world as a sign that we are examined by the Stuff here and will deceived by blatant not united or that our rose is much be placed at the disposal of General Vichy propaganda. On the contrary, Sir Alan Brooke, who commands) we shall do all in our power to res- the several millions of armed men in tore the freedom, independence and this island, including the Home rights of France." Guard.

It

not understand the British character | Hieve that about 5,000 Germans were such an extraordinary point of per-productivity is falling off at an al-; borne Invasion because of air-11

sit mecting trouble long before it drowned in trying to cross the sea cones, and 7 think it is much better and lost 12.000

on the bland itself.

to go on putting a bold fare on things

arrives.

worse than it is.

killed

wounded

not

who

an extremely important part in the Freybeer of the Fleet Air Arm on being well maintained.

Lessons Learned

very

Tory full

are

in a

“Every effort will be inude to pro- |

Brunt of Fighting "One thing I regret very much is that the brunt of this Bghting in theft by it. Middle East should have fallen soj

the splendid Australian heavily on

and New Zealand troops.

French Must Help

"In a letter I wrote to General de Gantle, I said that we shall do al

"There are two facts to be borne in our power to restore France's

In mind in comparing what happened freedom and her rights, but it wil

"I regret this for this reason among in Crete with what might happen be for the French to aid in restoring others, that the German propaganda here. Firstly, we rely upon superfo- her greatness. There can be no doubt machine is always reproaching as for rity in the air, certainty upon much that General de Gaulle is a more fighting with other people's blood, greater, air power, both actually and

zealous defender of France's interests and they mock us with the insulting relatively than was proved rufflelent than are the mee of Vichy, whose taunt that England will fight to the last mutumn. This sustains not only potley that of utter subserviener last Australian or New Zealander. the land defence but liberates again to the German enemy.

"I was very glad to see Mr Menzies the power of the Navy from the "It did not take much intelligence in his noble speech on Sunday, deal thraldom in which it was held round to see that the infiltration into Syris with this vile propaganda as It Crete,

by the Germans and their intrigues deserved.

Scale of Effort

in Iraq constituted very great dangers

There have been, in fact since "Secondly the scale of elfort re-to the whole eastern flank of our de- 1941, almost as many British as there

Germans in quired of the

attack fence in the Nile Valley and the Suez

Crete

are Australian and New Zealand would have to be multipled mony Canul. troons engaged in all operations in times over what was necessary, in "The only choice before us in that the Western Desert, in Greece and in Crete and it might be that this woultheatre for some time has been encourage the Free [be beyond the capacity of their re-whether to "Losses during this year compared

French to attempt a counter-penetra- for their schemes. sources With the number engaged are slightly

"Everything, however, will be donetion by themselves, or whether at a heavier for the British than for the 10 un air-borne and sou-borne heavler risk in delay, to prepare a Dominion troops. In Crele also, the attack: launched upon vast scale and considerabic force as we have done. numbers were almont exactly equal, maintained with a total disregard of

Restoring Iraq

Indian and non-British troops.

meel

and the British loss was again slight-losses. We shall not be lulled by "It was also necessary to restore ly heavier.

those two arguments into any undue the position Iraq before any "These Agures include killed,

sense of security. An attack by serious advance In Syria could be wounded, missing and they include parachute troops and gliders may made. Our relations with Vichy atid be Jikened 10 an attack by the possibilities of an open breach Incendiary bombs which, if not with the Vichy Government evidently "In order to turn the edge of this quickly extinguished one by one, raised the military and strategic German propaganda, I have asited may lead not only to serious fires bui significance of these movements to the Secretary of War to endeavour to an enormous conflagration.

British Regiments

to have mentioned more frequently

the names of British regiments when

Improved Defences

the very highest point.

"Finally and above all, the formid- "We are making many improve-able menace of an invasion of Egypt this can be done without detrimentments in the defence of our airfields by the German Army in Cirenalea to the operations.

the forces supported by large Italian forces, "The following British regiments und in the mobility of and units, for instance, fought to which will be employed upon that with this position in Syrlu, was

and utter tasks, Nathing will

be

nearly Bone

"German poison was spreading

a moment will be throughout the country and the revolt in Iraq, perhaps beginning prematurely, enabled us to take the

Crete: The Connaught Rangers, the tinted and not Black Watch, the Argyll and Suther-

lust. Hand Highlanders, the Leicestershire Regiment, the Royal Artillery, the Royal Engineers and a number of clothed their parachute troops who

eft is not true that the Germans

necessary measures to correct the

Royal Marines who formed the re-attacked Creto in New Zealand unl-vil but we must not rejoice or give i

arguard and suffered most heavily

nli.

I gave that report to the

We are

while to Jubilation way As it reached me from the atted

In operations of this

"In fact, of the 2,000 Royal Marines Commander-in-Chief of the Matdi ameulty and when the reaction of

who lunded In Crete, 1,400 becamḥ casualties or prisoners.

before

"Naval lassen of life in these operate point, drove a number of New tions exceed 500 officers und men, Zestand walking and while this was going on we also

them and along lost 1,300 in H.M.S. 1ood."

mon The Premier continued, "Or 10,000

Eust, but he now informs me that

the Gormans still remains to us nrose from the fact that the obscure and unknown.. mute troops, after landing at Clamour Deprecated

"It is very enay for critics, without Wounded with them in their troubling too much about our re- sources and even without a sense of altacks, and consequently the lives lost as for in this war at home arose that they themselves were in line, to clamour for action, now here,

there, without a New Zealand uniforms.

"There is no objection to the use examination of the atlas, but the House will best regard its own

and abroad at least 85,000 have come from the Mother Country. There

cry

now

cursory

ford, I repel and repudiate German of parachute troops in war so long dignity and authority by refraining taunts on behalf of the Mother as they are dressed in distinctive from taking sweeping or superficial tralia and New Zealand themselves, of lighting, however, is bound

Country, and the Dominions of Aus. uniforms of their country. This kind lowes have sald- that we must

Why Crate Was Left.

It might be well to be naked "Why having begun the battle in Croto did you not poralst in thò 'defence of the Island? You could bring 17000 men safely to return to Egypt. Why

to

become very. flerco, as it breaks out not follow a land to mouth aithlegy. behind the fronts and lines of the We must regain the initiative and army, and the elvil population impart to all our operations that almost immediately involved...

A Syria

Mr Churchill then turned to Syria

sense of mastery and design which the Germans. so after display, No body agrees with that more than I

BREWERY

UNION

hands.

nir.

my

would be

ark

entio

All Regained "All has now been regained. We are advancing lato Syria in force. Our front at Mersa Matruh in

the

defensive lines there are stranger

Western Desert is unbroken and mac

after having fought so long alone and single-handed against the might trenchery of Germany and against Italy and of Vichy we should still be found the faithful and unbeaten guardians of the Nile Valley and of the regions that lie about it, then I say a famous chapter will have been written in the martiat history of the British Empire and Commonwealth,"

against the intrigues and

After the Prime Minister's speech, the House of Commons adjourned

without a vote.

than ever. The large forces which

of The closing date of the exhibition were necupled in the conquest Abysslala are now set free with of pictures by Miss Li Pul-ming, of that immense mass of transport and large Gin Ling College, at the Hotel Cecil. would number, are on their way to or have has been extended until June 14.

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