German attacks on Britain on Friday night were not on a large scale. Bombs were dropped on a few points on the west of England, on the Merseyside and South Wales.
Enemy aircraft were also reported over Northern Ireland, but no incidents were reported from there. however, contrary to public details of the British Cairo, June 1.
The Battle of Crete is moving swiftly to a climax, As each hour passes, the Germans are throwing more and more men into the struggle, and the Imperial troops continue to contest every inch of the ground.
This is the picture emerging from the latest reports, which make it clear that bitter fighting is still continuing: The situation is described here as very delicate and serious, In addition to the air-borne reinforcements which the German troops have been receiving, the Imperial line has been subjected to non-stop dive-bombing, although the British, New Zealand, Australian and Greek troops have taken a severe toll of the ever-increasing number of German raiders, 'A young Scottish general who has just returned to Egypt from Crete says that it is quite clear that Hitler was prepared to sacrifice any number of men indefinitely in his efforts to prove that the full occupation of the island was possible.
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