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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1940.
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Fifth Column's Part In Holland's Collapse
UTTER CHAOS AT THE HAGUE
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DESPITE THE DRASTIC MEASURES TAKEN AT THE LAST MINUTE BY THE
PARIS, TO-DAY. DUTCH AUTHORITIES, THE NAZI FIFTH COLUMN PLAYED AN IMPOR- TANT PART IN THE OPERATIONS IN ́ HOLLAND AND THE FINAL COL- LAPSE OF RESISTANCE.
A grim report just received in Paris from the Havas correspondent in Am- sterdam reveals for the first time the full extent of the activities of Ger- mans within Holland.
MECHANISED ARMIES IN GREAT CLASH
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Brussels, To-day. The greatest mechanis- ed battle in history is now being started and the Bel- gians are entering it with good chances of with- standing the terrific push
So great was the confusion in the big Dutch cities that the Havas correspondent, together with the French, British and Polish diplomatic missions and residents in Holland were forced to leave. The party crossed the capital, The Hague where a
state of utmost confusion prevailed. Nazi guerillas, the correspondent states, were ac- tually in possession of a large part of the city and were firing from the roofs of buildings around the Government offices.
A Frenchwoman in the cor- main prongs.
NAZIS MASS
ON SWISS FRONTIER
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Zurich, To-day. tions of German troops Important concentra-
are reported on the Swiss frontier. There are no details. Havas.
ITALIAN SOLDIERS ROUT DEMONSTRATORS
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Rome, To-day.. Soldiers yesterday routed a mob of demonstrators headed for the British Embassy in Rome with a mock coffin. Both the French and British diplo- The three-pronged push used in matic headquarters are being guarded Poland and Norway is achieving by troops and police.
German troops are advancing from
respondent's party was shot Liege towards Waterloo and Brussels. through the head by a stray
bullet.
Yesterday's demonstrations
were
The Government was compelled, similar success in Belgium, says the so serious was the situation, to re-communique, and the "Allies are re-principally by students who had been call one division of troops from the treating, everywhere."-Havas. front to fight the local Germans.
In Rotterdam also, German residents
of the German war ma-played an important part in seizing chine, in the opinion of key positions in the city and the air-
military experts.
The German aim seems to be to seize Brussels as soon as possible and crush Belgian resistance in the Ar- dennes and so reach. the French fron- tier.
The Germans thus are driving in the general direction of Antwerp, Louvain and Charleroi.
Allied resistance is being organised behind the Meuse and Sambre Rivers.
Late last night the Belgian news agency confirmed that the Belgian Ilne nowhere had been broken and the Army Command has the situa- tion well in hand,
port.
The local Germans,acted before the Dutch High Command aven knew the country was at war with Germany.
The Havas representative confirms that the Dutch set fire to all stocks of petrol rather than surrender them to the Nazis.-Havas.
German Communique (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Berlin, To-day. The German troops in Holland yes- terday reached positions enabling them to compel an early surrender of the Netherlands, military quarters in Ber- lin state.
An official communique stated:
It is repeated that the Allied Eme are behind the main lines and in bassles do not intend to evacuate Brus-- sels-Havas.
Covering Action
London, To-day.
The present phase of the struggle in Belgium is recognised in London as a covering action, the prunt of which
is being borne by the perole Belgian
a position to compel an early surren- der."
In Belgium, the communique says, German troops are advancing in three
between the Allied and Bolglan High Commands.
t
The full weight of Allled support in
terms especially of mechanised troops army pending the main encounter be tween the German and Allied troops could not be brought to bear on the which cannot be said yet to have be-early phase of the operations. gun:
The Germans were able to choose their own mament for thể attacks and Balglen neutrality preoludad” any advance contact
It will, however, thanks to the de- termined delaying tactics of the Bel- gians, be available in the critical stage of the battle which is now developing.
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