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FOR
N.E.I. DEFENCE
THE FORTS OF NETHERLANDS INDIA ARE IN THE SKY AND BENEATH THE SEA. AERO- PLANES AND SUBMARINES
For these
They are the first lines of defence. islands, this is no mere figure of speech. They are the first and perhaps even the main lines. Their job is to damage, if not actually cripple, an attack- ing force before it comes within sight of land.
The Indies are banking, Į particularly, on their air maintain command of the air, thus, force.
Having the advantage of near- by bases, they believe they
can
with their submarines, gravely
In some ways, it has been the threatening the troops on shore by pet and darling of both the fight-hacking away at the lifelines that ing services for many years. Glenn feed them and their guns.- Asso- Martin bombers have been pur-ciated Press.
chased from the United States in large numbers. They have a full complement of dive-bombers and fighters, virtually all American- made. The ships are NOW and fast, om haps faster than anything in this part of the workl. navy the Dornier seaplanes, sleek, with wicked-looking machines torpedoes glistening in the under- carriage.
The
Nearly 1,000 'Planes
(Lonesomest ship in the Indies is a German Messerschmidt. was privately owned, belore the
The owner donated it to the army, and it is used for ferrying officers around Java).
war.
The numerical strength of the air force is a well-guarded secret, the but estimates indicate that colony can send nearly a thousand first-line ships into the air, Mili- tary airfields are scattered all through the islands. It is a safe guess that the Dutch have bases concealed than known.
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ing in the training work at both Bandoeng, the army headquarters, and at Soerabaja, the big naval base.
A ceaseless air patrol is main- tained over the waters for ર. 16- hundred miles around the lands, Dutch officers say it
DIRECT HIT ON JUNKERS
IN MIDAIR
Admiralty
An
eommunique states: "A night aiding bomber has been engaged and destroyed by one of H.M. ships.
A direct hit was made on the German aircraft, a JU88, by H.M. destroyer Holderness.
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The bomber Was blown pieces in the air and there were No casualty Or survivors. damage was sustained by Holder- ness. British Wireless.
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HITLER HAS DUCE BEHIND BERLIN
ZOO BARS
Lost year Hitler pre- sented Mussolini with on armoured coach, such as the Fuehrer himself finds advisable. It is now disclosed that
solini's
Mus- coach was constructed from melted down iron
bars, taken from the
Berlin Zoo!
Instead of the Ger- man eagle, they now cage the comparative- ly harmless "inflated bullfrog of the Pon- tine marshes."
Has Hitler a sense of humour after all?
APPEAL FOR COOPERATION IN WEEK-END CENSUS
AN OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN, in a broadcast
would be impossible for a hos from ZBW last night, in four languages, on the
of any size to tile expedition approach undiscovered. Here you have the first phase of the defence plan-to locate and
strike while the enemy is still far at seu. The Dutch are not plan- ning to wait to be attacked. They
will hit out first.
Plan Curtain Of Fire
census said:-
Everyone must realise that in a time of emer- gency, the protection of the general public is of first importance, and Government are rapidly complet- ing plans to provide protection by means of tunnels, concrete shelters, dispersal areas, etc.
The efficacy of this form of sary assistance to make this cen- While dive-bombers and pro-protection has been clearly de-sus a success, in your own inter- bably torpedo-carrying seaplanes monstrated in places such as ests. are working on the approaching | Chungking, and the necessity is ships, the Indies' second big wea-equally a pronounced in Hong pon-subinarines-will come
ment.
into Kong.
etc.,
of
Information Required There may be many managers action. Here, too, the islandsĮ In order that the Air Raid Pre-of firms, hotels and lodging houses, forces are strong. The official to- cautions Department may know owners of shops, factories, tal of undersea craft is given as the number of people in each and others who have control 20. 1 undoubtedly is an inter-district for which protection staffs, who have been kind enough esting piece of official understate- should be provided, and also the to listen to me, and I would make to them to explain to should be an appeal arrangements which Development of the submarine made for the distribution of food, their employees what I have said flect preceded even the extreme etc., it is essential to
and endeavour to obtain their co- interest in aeroplanes. These is- lands, with their shoals and shal-accurate knowledge of the num- operation in this vitally important ber of people who sleep in each low waters, are a natural happy-house, etc. hunting-ground for submarines. The fact was noted, long ago, by Dutch naval strategists. They have the ships and personnel to make full use of it.
of
So In the primary stage fighting, the Dutch plan to stretch a curtain of fire, extend- ing from above the clouds the bottom of the sea, across an Invader's path.
to
have an
task.
Before I close, may I repeat It will be obvious to all that that the information required is the number and nationality of all if this information was. not obtained,
thousands of people persons sleeping on the premises might possibly make their way on that night, including servants. There are three age categories; to a shelter which would only children up to two years of age; perhaps accomr.odate hundreds, adults between 10 and sixty years; whereas - with an accurate
house-
knowledge of the distribution of and adults over 60 years of age. the population, each holder can be given advice as to where he can seek shelter.
For A.R.P. Only
For this purpose.
the
Hong
At the same time, some of the static defences will come into ac- tion. The plan entails mining all the important channels into East Indian waters. In this respect, the Dutch are luckier than the Kong Corps of Air Raid Wardenst British. They can surround them- is taking a Census of the popula- selves entirely with mines, hav-tion on the nights of the 13th, ing no need to leave some ohan- | 14th, and possibly the 15th March. nels open for food-carrying ships. It is emphasised that the
To 'Soften Up' Enemy number of children, adults and aged people and their nationality
in-
Finally, let me stress the fact that this information is required by the Air Raid Precautions De- partment solely for your own benefit, and that it will be a great help to the Warden If you will have it ready for him when he calls.
Thank you very much,
formation asked for, namely, the ANOTHER
They do not expect, with these in each family, is for the use of RAID ON
weapons alone, to halt a strong, the A.R.P. Départment and Food well-prepared attack. But they Controller, and will not be used
do expect to batter it badly, to for any ulterior motive. solten it up for the land defences,
In obtaining this information,,
MALTA
the shore batteries and the troops the cooperation of all house- Enemy aircraft attacked Malta
lying in wait behind them.
no
re-RAF, casualties. A. A. fire dam-
In military and naval circles in holders is requested, especially in on Monday but there were Batavia, it is taken for granded two ways. Firstly, that a that an invader can reach shore sponsible member of the family aged and probably destroyed se-
of the veral enemy fighters... somewhere. There are more than should stay in on one
hax Enemy aircraft approached 2,000 Islands in the archipelago, evenings until the Warden
that he Part. Said and Ismuilla during and they can't all be defended. called, and secondly, But, as the Dutch ace it, unless should give the information ask-Monday night. Some bombs were cd for as quickly as possible to dropped near R.A.F. aerodromes avoid wasting the Warden's time.but no damage was caused. Please give this simple but neces- British Wireless,
the main islands were taken, the fight would only just be begin
HONG KONG.
ning.