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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 11, 1940
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CHURCHILL
THE NEW PREMIER
FRENCH
CABINET CHANGES
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)
Paris, To-day.
The Premier, M. Reynaud, is expected to include in his cabinet personalities which will give the Government the national charac. ter demanded by the circum- stances.
M. Reynaud is now engaged in conferences and consultations with prominent members of par- liament.Havas.
NAZI SHIPS SEIZED
Singapore, To-day, Nineteen German ships which took refuge in the Netherlands East. Indies when war broke out last September have been seized. Their crews have been interned.
This followed the proclamation by the Governor earlier that a state of war existed-Reuter.
Mr. Chamberlain Agrees To Serve Under Him
LONDON, TO-DAY.
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM 10 DOWNING STREET, THE RESID- ENCE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, STATES THAT MR. NEVILLE CHAM- BERLAIN RESIGNED THE OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST: LORD OF THE TREASURY LAST EVENING.
Mr. Winston Churchill, the announcement adds, has accepted His Majes-
ty's invitation to fill the position.
The announcement followed an audience granted by the King at Buckingham Palace to Mr. Cham- berlain shortly after 5 o'clock last evening. Five minutes after Mr. Chamberlain had left the Palace,
Mr. Churchill was received by the King.
It is officially announced that the Prime Minister was to
broadcast at 8 o'clock (G.M.T.) last night.
The Prime Minister desires that all Ministers should remain at their posts and discharge their func- tions with full freedom and responsibilities while the necessary arrangements for the formation of a new administration are made.
RIBBENTROP TELLS THE SAME STUPID STORY
Berlin, To-day.
JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP, Nazi Foreign Minister, made a statement to the German and foreign press yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, the following statement was issued following yesterday's meet- ing of the Labour Party executive at Bournemouth:-
"The National Executive of the Labour Party has unanimously de- cided to take their share of respon. sibility as a full partrier in a new Government under a new Prime Minister who would command the confidence of the nation." Directly the decision was reached, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the La- wood, Deputy bour Party, and Mr. Arthur Green- Leader, returned to London and called at No. 10 Downing
American Approval
"The Reich Government," he said, "knew yesterday morn-Street-Reuter.
ing that Great Britain had told the Belgian and Dutch Governments that a landing of British troops on Bel- gian and Dutch soil was imminent.
AMERICA AND DUTCH COLONIES
Washington, To-day. Mr. Chamberlain's resignation and "Britain and France have dropped the choice of Mr. Churchill as suc- the mask. After the failure in Nor-
cessor are widely welcomed here where way the alarm was given in the Me-it has long been felt, rightly or wrong- diterranean in order to veil their truely, that the Allied war effort could not aim-an attack on the Ruhr district of attain its drive under the old leader- Germany through Belgium and Hol-
ship.-Reuter. land.
"The Fuehrer was not willing to 'ex- pose the Ruhr to another Franco. British.aggression. He therefore de. cided to protect the neutrality of Belgium and: Holland against the Franco-British aggressors:
to Britain and France in the only
Washington, To-day Mr. Cordell Hull indicated
"The German army will now speak yesterday afternoon that con- sultations. will be held with language. their rulers seem to under- the South American Re- stand and settle them once and publics concerning the status all."Reuter.
of the Dutch possessions in
the Western Hemisphere, al- WHAT ITALY
though the matter had not
"
yet reached that stage. IS TOLD
He added that no effort had been made in conference with the Nether- lands Ambassador to reach any decl- sions in regard to the Dutch West In- dies.
President Roosevelt said that the situation in Holland and Belgium spoke for itself...:
He was full of sympathy with the "very excellent" proclamation of the Queen of the Netherlands.
Referring to the possible effects of the invasion of the Low Countries on the United States, President. Roose- velt said: "A great many things are being studied.
Rome, To-day.
for
Special editions of the noon-day Ita- lian press appeared on the streets at 10.30 a.m. yesterday, giving the Ger- man propaganda version of the attack on the Lowlands.
that The Italian people are told Germany, has again beaten the Allies to the objective. Some papers go so far as to claim that the Germans are holding Brussels and that a British land since last Sunday night!--Reuter. Expeditionary Force has been in Hol-
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New Members Of French War. Cabinet
Paris, To-day.
BELGIUM NOT CAUGHT
UNPREPARED
Brussels, To-day. "The invasion has not found us unprepared," de- clared the Prime Minister, M. Pierlot, in a statement to the Chamber yesterday.
"For the second time in 25-years- Germany has shown how much res~ ́ pect she attaches to her own signa- ture.
"At.our first appeal France and Bri- tain offered 'us their help.
"All Belgians, particularly veterans of the last war, pay homage to the valiant Belgian army. The whole coun- try must be united."
The entire Chamber rose and. cheered whom M. Spaak, the For- aign Minister," who followed, sald that Britain and France had replied Immediately to Belgium's request for help.
When M. Spaak turned towards the Diplomatic Gallery, where the British and French Ambassadors were sitting, the cheering was redoubled.-Reuter.
MORALE EXCELLENT
London, To-day.
It was learned authorita- tively late yesterday after- It is officially announced that M. net, taking into it representatives of Brussels in the early morning Reynaud has reconstructed his Cabi-noon that the bombing of
all political parties.
lasted an hour and a half.
A communique states that M. Louis Marin, ex-Minister, and President of the Republican Federation,.. and
M. Ybarne Garay, Vice-President of the French Social Party, have entered the Government in the capacity of Ministers of State and will be mem- bers of the War Cabinet-Reuter,
MARKING DOWN OF PRICES ON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
London, T-oday, On the Stock Exchange yesterday. there was a widespread marking down of prices as a precautionary. measure but actual" selling was ne gligible. Giltedged and foreign securl- ties naturally received the most dras- tic cuts,
Since then absolute calm. has reigned, the population being cheerful ́ and full of confidence in the Allies. -
Their morale la. good and the anger
the against
Germans strong. Damage by German bombers was slight, a few houses being hit in the city and one factory set on fire at Scharbeck, outside the city.---Reuter.
SHANGHAI COUP FOILED
Shanghai, To-day. An attempt was made by four arm- ed men to capture a motor van còn. taining some $1,000,000 which was be- ing conveyed to the bank.
A gun fight occurred between the Indian guards and the men" one of whom was arrested.
Indian_loans” partially recovered from earlier setbacks while in other directions Kafflis showed good re Asked whether the "combat area sistance to the general downtrend. Replying to questions, he said the restrictions under the Neutrality Act The opening of the Stock Exchange German pledge at the outbreak | might be extended to include the Dutch | on Monday (General bank holiday) of war not to bomb open unfortified West or Dutch East Indies, the Presi- la welcomed by the members. towns was being considered in the dent replied that no such change was · Wall Street was frregular but later trian were wounded:- Oür Own Cor- light of reported raids on such at present contemplated.---Reuter. rallied. Reuter.
respondent.
A Japanese customs employee, an -Indian guard and a Chinése pedes-