THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1940
KING LEOPOLD REPLIES
London, To-day.
The King has received the following message from the King of the Belgians:-
"Your Majesty's far-reaching and encouraging message touched me deep- ly.
It brings to me, in this grave hour through which my country is passing, valuable proof of the fidelity of the British people to their pledged word.
These are the first official pictures of the Norway B.E.F. They show how they crossed en route for Nor- way. (Copyright, Fox).
HITLER HAD TO
STRIKE NOW
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Shanghai, Yesterday. The morning papers de-
"The cause which Belgium is devote lengthy editorials to the fending is sacred to my countrymen Nazi invasion of the Low and share the unshakeable con- Countries. fidence which your message expresses in the free and independent future of our two countries."-Reuter.
YUGOSLAV TRADE PACT WITH SOVIET
Belgrade, To-day, Yugoslavia has signed a trade and navigation pact with Soviet Russia; it is designed to increase their trade with the next two years by over £1,000,000.
Unanimous contention is that the German attack was long expected and surprises nobody.
The "North China Daily News" asserts Hitler had to strike now and could not strike otherwise. He wishes to get at France through the Low Countries, and at Britain through bases in Holland.
The German move indicates the The Allies desperation of Berlin. can withstand any push through the winter which Hitler so much dreads.
At Last
Russia will buy copper, tin, lead, zinc and lard from Yugoslavia and Yugoslavia will buy farming imple- The "Shanghai Times" denounces ments, paraffine oil and cotton. Each Germany's, explanation of the inva- country will maintain trade delegasion and adds Germany must act tions in the other's capital.--Reuter,
promptly mainly because she is short of oil. German attacks on the Bal- kans, to seize the Rumanian oil
GERMANS TRY COUP AT wells, would be too risky and next to
THE HAGUE
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") The Hague, To-day.
impossible.
The "Journal de Shanghai" stresses that the long awaited offensive has started at last. The necessary de- fence measures were taken long ago and the Allies know how to face the
Havas.
A daring attempt by German resi-situation. dents of The Hague to stage a mass formation march towards the centre of the town was foiled by Dutch troops who compelled the Nazis to seek shelter inside a building. The Germans surrendered fired on by soldiers and police. Havas.
when
BISHOP YU-PIN LEAVING FOR FRONT (SPECIAL TO "OHINA MAIL": Kweiyang, Yesterday. Bishop Paul Yu-Pin is leaving here for the front to-morrow to convey to the messages of encouragement Chinese troops on behalf of Chinese Catholics..
This evening the Bishop is mak ing a radio broadcast to the Chinese nation. Havas.
MR. CHURCHILL AGAIN SEES THE KING
London, To-day.
Mr. Winston Churchill had his se- cond audience of the King since he became Prime Minister at Bucking- ham Palace last evening.-British
·Wireless.”
DRAGGING OUT OF AN OLD ALIBI
New York, To-day.
The columnist of "The Sun," Dave Boon, says: "As the Nazis choose to start a blitzkreig against Belgium and Holland in a religious season sacred to millions, they go out of their way whom to shock sensibilities. Those the Gods would destroy they first make Dictators, and the sound from heaven as of a rushing wind is not Hitler's air fleets but the rising in-
Boys of the Norway B.E.F.-sleeping soundly during the voyage--
(Copyright, Fox).
sure of the Navy's protection.
H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester in her oapacity as Air Comman- dant of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force visited an aerodrome in the Midlands on April 24. Photo shows the Duchess-in her W.A.A.F. uni. form Inspecting the_W.A.A.F./'s. (Copyright, Fox).
HILLIER STREET BUILDING BADLY BURNED
A three-storeyed building, No. 5, Hillier Street in the Central District, was badly damaged, by a fire which broke out in the premises at 6.40 am, to-dayzde
dignation of the civilised world you would think Adolf would stop dragging out that old alibi about the Allies being about to do the invading first. Any moment now von Ribben- trop will have a White Paper with All fire, engines: from the Central a bedtime story. about the Belgians Fire Station were sent and had the and Dutch being in deadly piril of outbreak under control within half everyone except the Germans."Reu-an hour.
No persons were injured. ter.
CHOLERA INOCULATION
Throughout last week crowds have been flocking to different Govern- ment dispensaries and hospitals to secure inoculation against cholera.
"The response," state the Medical. authorities, "has been very satisfac- tory."
It is again stressed that those who can should obtain inòculation from their own doctors, in order to leave the public dispensaries to those who have not the means.
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