"It the people are forced to remain unenlightened regarding matters vitally concerning them they cannot be expected to give their full cooperation to the Government," the paper asserts. "That the Government is asking for ce-operation on the one hand and is maintaining a policy of secrecy on the other is not only selfish but suicidal."
"The Cabinet seems to lack initiative—the same shortcoming that characterized the Hiranuma and Abe Administrations," the "Asahi" says. "What we can't understand is why the Cabinet in a camera session should attempt to conceal matters which clearly have no relation to military affairs by the most elastic stretch of the imagination. We see no reason why the Cabinet should not reveal in an open and aboveboard manner just what it is about,"
"Lieut-Commander Bowan-Manifold, the navigator, was standing in his pyjamas on the bridge, leaning over the compass. The same shell killed him and eight marines in the 'B" turret, This was.about a quarter of an hour after action had begun.
"The cruisers Ajax, Achilles and Exeter were steaming in a line astern when they sighted the Graf Spee. Orders were then signalled. The Ajax and Achilles went full speed ahead, and much to the surprise of the Graf Spee, we converged upon her. Our first shot passed over the German, but our second was a direct hit on her control tower. The range was about twelve miles and we were all too busy to cheer. The gunnery of the Graf Spee was accurate at first, but after our hit, if became ragged."
German "Stories" Shown Up The safe arrival at Plymouth of HAMS. Exeter should set at rest the
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