SWISS
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 16, 1940.
COMPLETE
MOBILISATION
Berne, To-day.
MOBILISATION HAS BEEN completed and all
LOUVAIN
troops are occupying positions assigned to them. SUFFERS
Positions on the frontiers are strongly held, and
in the interior large forces are ready to main- FROM NAZI
tain the security of Switzerland.
Nazi troop movements are reported from Freiburg KULTUR
along the north-east border of Switzerland, and
manoeuvres on Lake Constance.
Passenger train services
to
and from Germany via Basle have
been suspended in both directions, ex- HUNGARY
cept for those with diplomatic pass- ports.
rumours
The Swiss radio denies spread by "certain sinister sources" expressing doubts about Switzerland's neutrality.-Reuter.
All Railway Traffic Brought To End
Berne, To-day.
MOBILISES TROOPS
Budapest, To-day.
The mobilisation of two Hungarian army corps was Passenger trains between announced yesterday. Switzerland and Germany
It is officially stated this cannot be regarded as any threat to peace. The have been suspended in both mobilisation is for the purpose
of directions except for travel-training men from the territories re- lers with diplomatic pass have not yet done service in the Hun- cently incorporated in Hungary who ports.
Traffic in the German station of Basle has been almost wholly suspend- ed. Reuter.
University Closed
Berne, To-day.
The University of Berne has been provisionally closed for a fortnight and students who have not been mo- bilised have been asked to put them- selves at the disposal of the auxiliary services of the Army.
The Swiss public has been anxiously watching every phase of the cam- paign in Holland and Belgium, and the newspapers warn the public against premature conclusions from the capitulation of Holland.--Reuter.
ROOSEVELT CHANGES
PLANS
Washington, To-day.
to go to North Carolina and Mississippi' after Congress adjourns in June; an- nounced yesterday his plans were pro- visionally suspended owing to the European situation.-Reuter.
garian army.
A few motorised and cavalry bri- gades have also been mobilised for the same reason,--Reuter.
NAZIS BOMB (TALIAN SHIP OFF HOLLAND
Paris, To-day. Louvain, whose irreplac- able international treasures were burned by the Germans in 1914, is again passing through martyrdom, accord- ing to a French correspon- dent with the Belgian armies. The correspondent writes that the results achieved by the German air force against purely military objec- tives are in no way discouraging to the Allied armies, whose concentra-
tions are proceeding without damage
and in perfect order, but the brutal tactics of terrorising the civilian po- pulation, and massacring without mercy show the Germans more than ever are faithful to the pitiless pre- cepts of Clausewitz.
The correspondent says there was distress on the faces of Americans who
FASCISTS STOP
VATICAN PAPER
London, To-day. ...London clroles in close touch with the Vatican state that re- cent measures by the Fascist Par- ty have rendered the distribution of the Vatican newspaper "Osser- vatore Romano” Impossible.
The measures coincided with the Pope's messages to the Sover- eigns of Belglum, Luxemburg and Holland, it is added.--Reuter.
ITALY
WILL NOT
BE TAKEN
BY SURPRISE
Rome, To-day.
"Il Duce's orders will be accompanied him at Louvain at obeyed in all circumstances,” the sight of houses gutted by aerial | declared Signor Venturi, torpedoes and the bodles of mur Minister of Communications, speaking in the Senate yes- terday.
dered women and children.
Louvain was largely rebuilt through
American generosity after the war-Reuter.
last
ALLIED MANOEUVRES IN MEDITERRANEAN
Cairo, To-day,
London, To-day. German aircraft yesterday afternoon attacked off the Dutch coast
the Italian steamer Foscolo from Ant- werp. The Foscolo sent out an S.O.S. The Allied Flest has put to sea from stating she had been bombed and Alexandria for manœuvres, according
to programme-Reuter.
was sinking-Reuter.
NOW A
ROTTERDAM
CITY IN RUINS
London, To-day.
President Roosevelt, who intended ROTTERDAM HAS BEEN practically destroyed, and the fact that Utrecht was threatened with a simi- lar fate was the last straw which forced the Dutch Commander-in-Chief to order his Army to lay down its arms, Dutch circles in London state. On Tuesday morning, Dutch troops had re-occupied Rotterdam for the second time, but the city was so badly damaged that the people had to leave
MEALS WITHOUT
MISERY
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it.
ARGENTINE'S PROPOSAL FOR NEW ATTITUDE
Instead of enduring the pain and discomfort any longer, take a few doses of Maclean Brand Stomach
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. Powder. It will bring freedom for THE ARGENTINE FOREIGN you as it has for thousands of sufferers: MINISTER'S PROPOSAL TO TURN who have written joyfully of their re- | PAN-AMERICAN NEUTRALITY IN- lief. Their letters tell how all sorts of | TO "NON-BELLIGERENCY"! WAS stomach trouble, from a frequent touch DISCUSSED, BY DR. ESPIL, THE of "wind" to the painful gastric or ARGENTINE AMBASSADOR, AND duodenal ulcer, have been entirely MR. SUMNER WELLES, UNDER- driven away.
SECRETARY OF STATE, YESTER
There is no secret about the won-
He added Italy will not, in days to come, be taken by surprise whatever might be the events, certainly glorious, that the country, rallied round II Duce, might have to face.
Signor Venturi referred to the "in- tolerable conditions" which he said were imposed on Italian seaborne traffic.
He added in the present war, con- trary to the war of 1914-18,, vessels were even stopped in the territorial waters of non-belligerents, thus not holding up supplies for the enemy but
also limiting or holding up supplies for non-belligerents. Reuter,
Test Mobilisation
Rome, To-day. The Italian Minister of Communi-
cations has told the Senate that Italy has made a test mobilization of her
transport facilities.
No less than 2,449 · Italian ships
had been either stopped or diverted
from their routes by the Allied con- traband control.
These Dutch circles also point out
Seven ships had been sunk in the that the main water line from the North Sea, with the loss of 34 lives. Zulder Zee down the Maas was never-Reuter. broken; Germans who got into the country from the south threatened it from the rear: Reuter.
BELGIUM STUBBORN
Brussels, To-day. A Government proclamation says: "The defeat of our northern neigh bours will not discourage us.
"Our army, supported by our Bri- tish and French allies, is stubbornly Belgium cannot be, de- afeated."
derful effectiveness of Maclean Brand it is understood Mr. Sumner Welles resisting.
DAY.. Stomach Powder. The perfectly balan- ced alkaline formula of this famous was very reserved and expressed
remedy has long been used by desire to have more time to study specialists and medical men with com- the proposal. plete success. The first dose brings you rellel-and a short course will have lasting effect. But it must be MACLEAN BRAND Stomach Powder which is only genuine if it has the signature "ALEX. C. MACLEAN" on bottle and carton.
He also pointed out that United States neutrality is a matter deter- minad by Congress and it is very difficult for President Roosevelt to -partake in discussion on a new aa- pect of neutrality without consider- ing the question of fresh legiela | tion by Congress. The gentine less, is attracting ZAPBIO **** | tention here.
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roposal, neverthe
great deal of at-
The Brussels radio announcer said the Government had not left the capi- tal where the Allied embassies also rÉ” main. Reuter.
MOTORING OFFENCE
U.S. TO REPRESENT BELGIUM IN BERLIN
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”).
Washington, To-day. The United States has accepted a request to represent Belgian Interests In Germany, the State Department spokesman. announced yesterday.
He added the United States Ambas- sadors in Belgium and Holland would remain in Brussels and The Hague.
The American envoys would re- present all the Allies' interests there in case of capture by the Germans of the two capitals-Havgs,
NEW POST IN BRITISH GOVERNMENT
The post of Secretary for Petroleum in the Churchill Government has been newly created, and, in view of the in- Mrs. A. Raymond, of No, 39, Stubbs creased importance and perplexity of Road; was cautioned by Mr. H.- Gduties in connection with coal and Sheldon, K.C., to-day for failing to oil tively under present condi-
stop close to the side of the road in tions, it has been decided to divide the Des Voeux Road Centrali on.
hitherto discharged by the Se cretary for Mines—British Wireless,