THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 3, 1940
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FOUR-FIFTHS OF B.E.F. SLIP TRAP
LONDON, TO-DAY-
MR. ANTHONY EDEN, SECRETARY FOR WAR,
BROADCASTING LAST NIGHT, SAID THAT IN SPAIN,
·MADERA
THE BATTLE FOR THE CHANNEL PORTS GER- MANY HAD
GREAT STRATEGICAL GAINS.
The loss to us in equipment and material had been heavy but the bulk of the B.E.F. had been saved.
“We have been able,” he asserted, "to bring tens of thousands of our French allies with our own men. Four days ago none dared to hope that the isolated armies could have fought their way to the coast.
"The vital weapon of any army is Ours has been tried its spirit. and tempered in the furnace. It has not been found wanting. This refusal to accept defeat is the guarantee final victory.-British Wireless.
"The
Command German High proudly announced that they were surrounded but the British troops proved themselves superior to the Germans whenever they met.
"On
at least two occasions at Arras and the Ypres canal German losses were, enormous.
"The German strategy was foiled despite the surrender of the Belgian
ariny.
Four-Fifths Saved
Four-fifths of the B.E.F. has been saved. Their spirit has won through."
Mr. Eden added that at one time nine British divisions held a front of 80 miles.
He concluded with a call to the peo- ple to work as they had never worked before.-Reuter.
Four days ago not one of us would have dared to hope that the isolated Allied armies could fight their way through the bottleneck to the coast. It is the spirit of the B.E.F. that has won through. These men have marched a hundred miles. They have fought countless actions with an enemy that hemmed them in, pressed upon them, from three sides.
Rearguard Actions
of
King
-After-describing the sequence. events since, at the call of the of the Belgians, the B.E.F. advanced into Belgium and took up its position on the River Dylf, and telling the story of rearguard actions by which the force fell back on the ports, Mr. Eden said:
"From the moment of the collapse of the Belglan Army there was only one course left to the "Allied armies.
SLIP FROM THE NAZI GRASP
of
New York, Yesterday. Commenting on the eva- cuation of Allied troops from Flanders, the "Herald- Tribune" military corres- pondent writes:
ITALY, GIBRALTAR
Paris, To-day.
A Madrid telegram. declares that according to authoritative, Spanish circles, Italy's entry into the war would not alter Spain's position of non-belligerency.
It is stated the anti-British reactions regarding Gibraltar were merely an expression of youthful feeling and should not be interpreted as public approval of Italy's attitude-Reuter.
THE POPE'S APPEAL
BRIGADE COMES THROUGH EVERYTHING
London, To-day.
It is learned authoritative- ly that a British infantry brigade which embarked yes- terday morning from a beach north of Dunkirk had been in the midst of the fighting in Flanders throughout.
The brigade was among the troops which led the advance into Belgium. It fought in the rearguard from the furthest point reached by the BEF. to the gates of Dunkirk.
The Brigadier when he landed in England Bald: "My men never once gave way. They beat back every Vatican City, To-day. German attack and every time they retreated it was when ordered and The Pope yesterday ad-
only as far as ordered.". dressed an appeal to all bel-
In one day the Brigade marched ligerents to respect the laws over 40 miles in 24 hours.-Reuter. of humanity and internation- al rules in their conduct of the war.
He referred particularly to the treat- ment of non-combatants in countries invaded by Germany.
SON FOR CROWN PRINCESS OF GREECE
Athens, To-day. The Crown Princess of Greece yes- terday gave birth to a son. Both are doing well-Reuter.
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He spoke also of the unavailing ef- forts he had made for the mainten- ance of peace and expressed the earn- est hope for a peace that was just, | honorable and lasting.
The Pope was replying yesterday to TO DEMAND INDEMNITY the congratulations of the Sacred Col- lege of Cardinals on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Eugene, his patron. saint. sea
"It is three days since the Germans proclaimed the destruction of the Allied armies to be a matter of a few hours; it is a week, since the German official communique was
by discussing the evacuation with the confident remark 'Our dive bombers will take care of that.'
"But the evacuation proceeds and the dive bombers are not tak Ing care of it though they are try ing very hard.
"The German air force is unable to stop the withdrawal because it is being adequately opposed.
"In Norway and Poland the Ger- man air force accomplished wonders because there. was no opposition worthy of their name."-Reuter,
to hold the line round Dunkirk, KILLED IN ACTION: DUKE
the only port that remained and to
embark as many men as possible OF NORTHUMBERLAND
before their rearguards wore' over- whelmed,
Thanks to the magnificent, untiring. co-operation of the Allied Navios and air Forces, we have been able to embark and save more than four-fifths of that B.E.F. which the Germans claimed to
have surrounded.
The armies' debt to the Royal Navy, the merchant navy, the Royal Als Force and the French Navy can never: be forgotten.
Seasoned Veterans
London, To-day.
It is announced that the 27- year-old Duke of Northum- berland has been killed in action. ― Reuter.
GERMANY CALLING FOR AIR REPLACEMENTS
London, To-day. Reuter learns that for the first all "We have been compelled destroy time since the outbreak of war
German stations are broadcasting an We have much valuable material suffered casualties,
appeal to German youth to enlist in Once again our ally has to bear the invasion of the the air force as pilots, wireless operators and gunners. Recruiting sacred soil of France..
But the Germans, in spite of the offices have been established in Ber- huge losses we know they have sutlin, Vienna, Hanover and Munich, fered, have failed in their main off- Ject to surround and annihilate "the
Allied Armies in the North
Reuter.
TWO BOMBS DROPPED
*** The B.E.F. still exists, not zarlama IN NORFOLK
handful of fugitives but kê achody na
of seasoned veterans. We have had
› London, To-day, TherAir Ministry&announcesvi tarday morning an" unid
His Holiness drew a tragic picture of the horrors and sufferings of the war in Europe.--Reuter.
OFF THE RECORD
Here's Luck
Buenos Aires, To-day.
The Argentine Government has de- cided to demand satisfaction and an indemnity from the German 'Govern- ment. for the sinking of the steamer Uruguay, by a Nazi. U-boat-Reuter.
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