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Britain's New
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NO SINGLE DUTCH
MONDAY, MAY." 13, 1940,
AERODROME NOW IN
HANDS OF GERMANS
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· LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)—A graphic description of the thods employed by German parachutists in Holland and of the gallant recapture by Dutch troops of the Rotterdam Airport and Dordrecht, was given today by the Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr.. E, N. van Kleffens, who is in London,
With the recapture of Rotterdam" airport, Dr. Kleffens stated. not one Dutch aerodrome is now in German hands. Heavy losses were suffered by the Netherlanders in the attack and the German troops were annihilated.
ACHIEVEMENT
BY R.A.F. HOME heavily bombed German planes on
COMMANDS
ADOLF LACKS SUPPLIES
LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)
Service that
The Chicago News
·-says---that ---- speculation
Hitler lacked supplies to sus- tain a long war of siege seems to have proved right.
The Gothenburg paper, Go- teborgs Handels Tidning, says that the pressure on the Ger- man people was clearly becom- ing overpowering. They,con ħil not stand another winter. It looked to them to be above* human endarazies to... keep their courage at such a pros- pect. It was necessary to try to obtain a decision before the German people's nerves broke. Hence the attack Belgium and Holland.
The Dutch attacked the Ger- mans at Rotterdam, airport at 8 o'clock in the morning after the R. A. F. yesterday afternoon had
the landing field. At 10a.m. the aerodrome was again in Dutch hands, after" stubborn fighting.
Germar parachutists who had landed here were
NAZIS dressed in Dutch, British, French and Belgian uniforms,
THE COMPOSITION of
LONDON, May 12 (BWS)—A use- Britain's new All-Party
ful achievement by the Home Com Cabinet is one that will give mands of the R.A.F. yesterday satisfaction to all schools of evening was the destruction of nine political thought in the Em-German troop-carrying aircraft on pire and in every country the coast of Holland. Seven of where the essentials of de-these were destroyed by long-range; mocratic government are re-fighters, two by bümbers. cognised and valued. During Leaders of the six fighters des- the momentous days of last cribed how they dived from 5,000 week when the conduct of the feet to 50 feet and riddled the guns they took
Other. Nazis landed In the Estuary and still others came ashore from river barges, 1m- ***mediately seizing control of the
area.
CLAIM SURRENDER OF FORT
on
LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)—A. German High Command munique announces
that
com-
the
Armed with heavy machine-
Up pes:tions strongest fortress of fortifications
war formed the basis for a troop-carriers with 18.000 rounds in the fields and behind dykes, commanding the passage of the
at machine-gun ammunition. demand for -new leadership
When the bombers with escort and a reorganisation of the
ing fighters" approached the point! Government, the eyes of the where troop carriers had been re- world were turned on Britain. ported three Messerschmitt 110 Would the British
people fighters were sighted. Below them emerge with a quick and on the beach. eight miles north of effective solution of the poli-The Hague, they saw nine Junkers tical problem which had 52 troop-carrying aircraft. After arisen, or would party strife the bombers had hit and set on are be allowed to impair the two fighters, they formed a line astern for a ground straffing at- 22/1/31 Nippon Yusen Kaisha smooth working of the demo-
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take of thinking that Britain was on the verge of a political collapse. To his, utter con- fusion he has now 'discovered that his latest show of might provided the very opportunity for the British people to dis- play calm vision and un-1 animity of purpose.
DIVED VERTICALLY One after another, they dived vertically from 5,000 feet flattening out over the beach.
"After the bombers had finished,"
said the Flight Lieutenant, who led the fighters, "we noticed two of the enemy aircraft were on fire. Down we went, one after the other, the front guns blazing at the other enemy aircraft. The Germans re- plled with machine-gun fre from the ground.
from which is was difficult to dis- lodge them.
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Strong Dutch patrols were de- talled to mop up the Germans.
WIPED OUT-
"In the Dusch attack on Dor- drecht, over 1,000 Netherlanders lost their lives, while the German force was completely wiped out The operations were carried out by the Netherlands Navy.
The aerodrome at The Hague was recaptured by the Dutch after it had changed hands three times yesterday.
"
The groundwork for the opera- tions was well and truly laid by the R. A. F.*
British bombers attacked before the Nazis had time to erect anti- aircraft defences. They found the hangars blazing, presumably hav- ing been set on fire by the Dutch before they evacuated.
·TROOP FLANES WRECKED
"The result of our attacks was
Scores of German planes, includ. that out of the seven remaining 10g 50 troop carriers, were lined aircraft we destroyed four more up at the edge of the airport, and THE WHOLE political, and the other three were also fid- the British planes dropped bomb strength of Britain is now dled with our bullets. After we after bomb.
The smoke became so thick that welded into one body under had finished strafing, them there the leadership of Mr. Wiriston, was practically no response from the British airmen were unable to Churchill. In addition to the the German machine-gunners. One see the result of the raid, but the responsibilities of his premier- of our fighters made a forced land- damage done must have been con-
ing on the sands. We did not siderable. ship he has shouldered the.;
leave it until we were satisfied the In the first dive bombing attack duty of watching over the pilot and other members of the alone, four Nazi planes were set country's defence measures crew were uninjured.” and of his ability to satisfy the people that everything possible is being done for the conduct of the war there can. be no doubt. The new Prime Minister paid a fine tribute to his predecessor by the in- clusion of Mr. Chamberlain in
on fire.
ALLIED TROOPS GUARD OIL REFINERIES ON ARUBA
the War Cabinet to the office AND CURACAO ISLANDS
of Lord President. It in-
LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)-It is learned in authorita- dicates to what an extent the tive quarters in London that the Netherlands, French and former Premier's statesman- British Governments have been in consultation on steps to ship is still valued by his
be taken to prevent possible German troops to sabotage colleagues. The most inter- esting features of the new important oil refineries in Curacao and Aruba.. Cabinet, however, are the seals
In view of the danger that the
of office given to the Leader local authorities might have in-
and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, the return of Mr. Anthony Eden to the im- portant post of War Minister, the entrusting of the Air Ministry to the Liberal Leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, and the placing of the First Lord's office in the hands of Mr. A. V. Alexander.
River Mans and the Albert Canǝl to West, Maastricht surrendered this afternoon. The commander and 1,000 men were taken pri-
soners.
The communique adds that they fort was put out of action yester day by a special detachment of the air force using new methods of attacks. The garrison is aid to have yielded after the army de-
from attacking
the tachment north "had succeeded in establish- ing contact with the air force de- tachment.
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BRUSSELS, Mayeuter)~-~- communique issued tonight saya:
"During the day, large enemy forces supported by Incessant bombing by powerful formations of aircraft and by tanks, attackedTM in the region of Aoswicht,
They succeeded in gaining's foothold in our defensive positions.
"Our troops operating in Luxem- bourg. continued. their movements according to plan, vigorously hold- ing up the invader.
"Around Liege our positions re- main intact. The enemy suffered heavy losses before certain of our fortifications.
out
"Enemy, aircraft carried systematic bombing attacks in numerous districts in a large part of our territory."
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DETAILS OF OPERATIONS LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry announces that de- talled reports are now available of last night's attack by the RAF. on enemy concentrations between the Rhine and the Meuse,
At the time of the attacks, -strong enemy forces were advane ing across the Rhine towards the Dutch frontier. Hits were obtain-. ed on a bridge over the Rhine near Wesel and on the line of traffic at its approaches.
The enemy's advance was, fur- ther hampered by a series of operations wherein bombs were
sufficient forces as their command FLEET AIR ARM seen to hit important railway and
to deal with such attempts, it was agreed that an Allied force should at orice be dispatched to co-operate with the local administration in the execution of the necessary measures for the security of the islands.
The Allied units have already landed and have been cordially welcomed..
The United States Government has been kept informed of the
ATTACKS ON
BERGEN
road junctions and bridges at Tiidekerke, Geldern. Rees and Goch.
RAF, ATTACK LONDON, May 11 (Beuter)-It is “LONDON, May 11 (Reutér)--An | learned authoritatively' that 'dur- Admiralty communique announcing light and the early hours of ing attacks on Bergen says; this morning the aerodrome at The Fleet Air Arm- made two Rotterdam, already, damaged on further attacks on the enemy of Friday, was subjected to the Bergen, In one ata te navar heaviest bombardment of the war. aircraft obtained three hits on an
The aerodrome was left ablaze
MR. C. R. ATTLEE was last in the Government in 1924, when he was Under-Secretary position by Allied diplomatic re-enemy warship, helieved to be the for War, though in 1931 he presentatives in Washington.
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"In a second attack, complete surprise was achieved, Enemy fuel tanks were attacked and heavily
after a series of raids lasting pear- ly six hours, during which several hundred high explosive bombs were dropped.
Wave after wave of ́RAF. bomb- ers registered direct hits of the
group of buildings in the north-
· MANY SUCCESSES
east corner of the aerodrome, "Since May 2 the Fleet Air Arm When at last the British raiders
many others on the ground.
re-
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Cabinet he and his colleague perience to help him to under- damaged, Two of the largest were Mr. Arthur Greenwood will stand what the public ex-set on fire and flames were seen hangars and the airfield and a
from Britain's sea to spread have every opportunity for pects Company, 4A, Des Voeux Road, The Fifty-ninth Ordinary Gen. The Fifty-Ninth Ordinary preventing the recurrence of power. Central, Hong Kong, on Tues eral Meeting of the Company Meeting of Shareholders will be those mistakes of the past
BRITAIN thus faces the day the Fourteenth day of May, will be held at the Offices of the held at the Offices of the under which he has so violently future today under & Govern has shot down 20 enemy aircraft flew off in the early morning Dres aerodrome, and through, the drift- 1940, at noon for the purpose of | Genera; Managers, Messrs. "Jar- signed on. Wednesday, the 22nd criticised. Mr. Eden, who at ment which is, the very em off Norway, besides accounting for were raging in all parts of the A further 51 enemy aircraftį ing amoké, 20 four-engined air- receiving the Report of the dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. May, 1940, at Noon, for the member of Mr. Churchill's Spirit and will of the people; have been destroyed by anti-aircraft could be seen blazing force
the age of 42 is the youngest bodiment of the national Board of Directors and a State Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on purpose of receiving the Report Government, though not in- a Government which will give craft fire of the fleet."
jy, ment of Accounts for the year Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at of the General Agents, together cluded in the War Cabinet, the people the assurance they
No losses were sustained by the NAZI PLANES" BUSY ended 31st December, 1939, and moon, for the purpose of receiving with a statement of Accounts for will be able to shape the policy have asked for, that the war
STOCKHOLM, May 11 Reuter) RAF.
It is authoritatively announced. of electing Directors and Aud the Report of the Directors, pass the year ended the 31st Decem of the War Ministry to the effort will be prosecuted with The "Bvenska Dagbladet" lors.
ing the Accounts, and electing ber, 1939,
desires of the people for more all the vigour and energy the ports that there has been increas in London, says Reuter, that Essen The Transfer Books and Re-Directors and Auditors.
command; aing activity by German aircraft was not among the objectives at- The Share Register and Trans. vigorous methods. Sir Archi country can gister of Members of the Com
or Friday night. The Transfer Books of the ter Books will be closed from bald Sinclair, who so severely. Government, in short, that attacking the British naval force tacked by the RAF or Saturday Company will be closed from the the 8th May, to the 2nd May, con el Ministry, has been people. With this solid poli- The correspondent tay the
condemned the handling of has the full confidence of the in the Narvik region 23rd May to 13th June inclusive. 948, both days incfusive,
given charge of that respon- tical front, Britain, already French aircraft attempted to de- By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON & sible office and will doubtless united in spirit and arms with stroy Nordals Bridge.
"Several German planes flew off wield his power to bring the her Allies of twenty-five years their course and were warned off CO., LTD., JARDINE, MATHESON &
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1940,
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Hong Kong, 1st May, 1940,"
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fire,
role in the operations and Mr. strength and determination to Wounded Germans state that no A. V Alexander, as First Lord, bring the vicious Nazi doctrine German reinforcements. had ar- an office which he held in to heel and to restore peace rived at Narvik itself by the para 1929-31, has his previous ex- and stability to the world. chutists dropped north of Narvik.
...on.
A pretty wedding was solemnis- ed before Mr. J. Reynolds, at the
Court Supreme
Registry Saturday when Miss Doris Ben- Jamin, daughter of Mr. J. Ben-.- jamin, of No, 37 Hillwood Road, Kowloon, WAS married to {Mr=" Leslie Edwin Humberstone, of the Royal Artillery..