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NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG THIRD WEEK IN MAY
(Omitting Honolulu)
Fast through AIR CONDITIONED · trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Ma- jestic Canadian Rockies-Lake Louise, Banff-600 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish.
Then Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking and a cities on the famous St. Lawrence Seaway, quick crossing to Europe by one of Canadian Paci- fic's Atlantic fleet.
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE
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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1940.
GAMBLER'S THROW BY HITLER FOR BIG STAKES
LONDON, TO-DAY. REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT LEARNS THAT NEUTRAL CIRCLES IN LON- DON RÈGARD THE GERMAN INVASION OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM AS A DESPERATE BID FOR VICTORY BEFORE THE ALLIES ARE ABLE EN TO DEVELOP THEIR RESOURCES TO THE
FULL.
German production and strength are at their peak while
those of the--Allies are growing every day.
It is pointed out that like the bold gambler he is, Hitler tushas determined to take big risks because the stake is
immense.
At the same time, it is believed that the growing effective- ness of the Allied blockade, coupled with the Allies' constantly growing strength, must undoubtedly have been an important contributory cause in influencing his decision.
Thanks to the element of surprise and treachery and to Fifth Column áž tivities, the Germans have had considerable initial success in Hol- land and to a lesser degree in Bel- gium.
>>> -Their-yoverwhelming, superiority ́ of <strongth scompared to Holland --- and Belgium- was...-bound.........to tell, --especially -as-excessive:-scruples in -regard to»neutrality had prevented any co-ordination of plans-between
the Low Countries and the Allled
Staffs.
Real Test To Come
The real test is yet to come when the main: battle is engaged with the Allied forces.
2.This will be the first real trial of the qualities of_the_new: German army.
It is not believed by these neutral quarters that any result will be ap- parent for: some days. Even then it will be too early to talk of anything decisive but the reaction of south- eastern Europe will in any case, it is felt, be full of interest. Reuter.
THE DAILY DOPE
Berlin, To-day. · The German Army. High Command announces: "Under the enormous ef- fect of attacks by German power-dive bombers' and the imminent attack of
THE NEED IS
NOW, SAYS MR. MENZIES
Canberra, To-day.
The Premier, Mr. R. G. Menzies, appealed for recruits for overseas service, in a broadcast speech yesterday.
Mr. Menzies pointed out that Aus- tralia's home defence was more assur- ed than a year ago and urged the ne- cessity for the rapid training of troops for overseas.
He declared: "The enemy is not we shall not be waiting and hopes there, or be there too late. I call upon Australia to give him his answer.”— Reuter.
.AIRCRAFT- PRODUCTION Mr. Menzies called for increased Australian production of aircraft and ammunition. The training of forces for overseas must be speeded up.
Meanwhile, the invasion of the Low Countries has stimulated re- cruiting in Australia. Many Belgian and Dutch residents have offered their services to fight against the Germans. -Reuter.
armoured units, the city of Rotterdam"REFUGEES 'ARRIVE
has surrendered and thus saved itself from destruction.”
London, To-day. Several hundred Dutch, Belgian and In London, the claim that Rotterdam British refugees from Holland arriv- has surrendered lacks all confirmation. Jed at a British port yesterday in
three: British ships-Reuter. Reuter.
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