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possibility of Italy entering the war. Under- Sumner Welles, Secretary of State, plated ten days ago that no consideration was being given at the State Department to the issue of such a warning:
Alexandria Precautions CAIRO, May 14 (Reuler)-Civi Inhabitants of frontier town in the western desert are being evacuated where necessary.
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Ardennes, and Dieuse, sectors in an effort to batllank the left wing of the Maginot Line.
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Longwy and in the Moselle sector further mouth; have completely.
OUTWAND MAIL TIMES halled all German thrusis in these
Reaction Of Fear
when He was in Leyden Square.
Registered and Parcel Mails are four German bombero cume over closed 15 minuics earlier than the Longwy, on important steel mill
It was time given below unless otherwise centre, is under direct bombardment. The streets cleared quickly. been broken in Forbach and Wissem-reaction of fear,
Heavy German attacks have also not panic exactly but just the frat stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before Dam. re-
bourg. to
after the planics had gistered and parcel mails are closed Immediately passed, they all came out, got onto a 5 p.m. on the previous day. When on. The maila are advertised to close after and rode the bicycles people of Leyden who were in the 5 p.n.. Registered and Porcel malls streets took their lives in their hands, are closed at 8 pm. for machine-gun bullets flew all over the stre the strecis,
BERLIN, May 14 (UP). The German High Command claims that Nazi forces to-day, carried out a drive Into France in an effort break through the Allied defences and
Ito flank the Maginot Line. It is claimed that the line be- tween Llego and Namur has been passed und that atacicing forces have reached the River Meuse between
Namur and Givet.
The military governor has ordered reservists of the Army and Navy
If this is true, it means that the now on the retired list to hold them- Nazis are in position to threaten the selves in readiness for instant re-extended portion of the Maginot
and southeastern Belgium border.
call.
Great Tank Battle French motorised units are al- ready engaged in the great tank batilo in central Belgium, two thousand tanks being involved in what was the first all-mechanised baille in history.
The French claim to be holding the
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He himself nearly got killed by one."
Was
"The leading Iulian bank'in Al-} Lino which runs along the southern Nuvanparently hope to away was a factory which was being
exandria has paid its employees twa months' salary in advance.
Reinforcement of the feel at
Alexandria by Brilish and French warships continues,
Won't Accept Sterling SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ · LONDON, May 14 (UP). The Italian authorities have Instructed Italian banks in London not to accept Sterling for tourist Lire.
U.S. dollars may still be exchanged for Lire.
Paper Bombasts ROME, May 14 (Reuter)."We are in sight of that decisive, historical phase which will x the fate and fortunes of aux country for future centuries." as the "Popolo d'Italia" founded by Signor the newspaper Mussolini.
"The usunt Land of pacifists, fat, rich
and self-becker's
perverted
friends of the democracles, are a
The same Germon communique stated that the invaders have crossed the Messe on to French soil under the projection of ceaseless German air attacks,
It is claimed that the breach in the Greche Line, southeast of Amersfort has been widened, this being op- parently another flanking attack, and that further territory has been won in the direction of Utrecht.
Naxi Advances Confirmed
Mr. J. Alex Morris, "Unlled Press" Foreign Editor, in his summary of the cables sent from Europe to New York to-day, confirms that the Ger- min my has smashed through to the edge of France,
Hier's motorised legions have sileed through Holland and to the sea, and have broken through the Belgian main defence line and reached Sedan in France.
Triple Movement
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Near Leyden is a copse called the German advance in this sector at Turlemont, Tongres and north of Wood of Leyden, which
favourite walk. Three kilometers The Germans turn the left wing of the Maginot held by the Germans. The factory wood. Line by breaking across the Mouse was being shelled from the
Manila between Namur and Govet, where a lowling shells passed right over the Canton .... salient extends tongue-like into Bel-house which the South African and Japans and Shanglial glurn.
is fellows lived.
Once a German parachutes soldier Sandakan Shanghal landed only 100 yards away. An this end In order to nitain
There WILE flerce skirmish and he anon Germans will have to carry out a; was "destroyed"
At last came Instructions, the triple movement:
1.Strong columns will probab-Hilversum station telling all British ly attempt to drive westwards subjects to report personally to the across the Meuse River between Brilish Consulate as soon as possible, the Namur fortifications and Givet: They left Leyden next day taking 2.The Germans in the north alde roads because the main highway will attempt to contact the columns was being bombed. now operating around Sedan, in
·la reach the confluence of the order la Meuse and Chiers_rivers;
3-Columns will probably move southwards in the direction of Dontmedy and Longwy.
The Germans are already in pos- session of
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And Ponco
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On one hand they saw lovely bulb fields all aglow with colour. On another road were two baral oat' buses-a-ear-on-lis-nose-and a bomb crater.
Amsterdam had four air raid warn-
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a certain port they were put on a British cargo-beat. They slept эти д strawy in the hold, passing a serve-wracking night
of the east bark of the Meuseings when they get there. On each Liege, occasion they had to leave their taxi A gigantle test of the strength-the several points between battle of the River Meuse-may de- Narnar and Dinant and heavy reinfor- to take shelter.
cernents, which French military in- tempting to launch a campaign toeide the war in the Low Countries. unsettle the Fascist conselence.
The Germans claim that their telligence reported to be moving up To-day-oly-can-pretend-to-be-armies and air force everywhere-are-through Luxembourg, probably rench- ignorant of the precise directives of making lightning progress, well aheated the river last night.
Bitter fighting is reported to be in Haly in the European conflict. of schedule in the drive designed to Fascist
"Those who continue to profess seize Dutch and Belglan bases for a progress near Dinant.
will be treated on theizkrieg" attack on England, and Ignorance enemy, of whom they are potential possibly an assault on the Maginot heraniplices."
Line.
Allied Consideration PARIS, May 15 (UP). The Italian attacks on the Allied blockade polley prompted the French Ministry of In- formation to-day to publish a state- fact that the ment stressing the Alles has always shown the greatest consideration for Italian Interests in applying the blockade.
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Despatches from Allled sources con- firm much of the success claimed by the German High Command.
History's Greatest Battle
However,
these reports added that tremendous Allied power is being thrown into the struggle be- tween modern mechanised unlis and experts describe this as
beius perhaps the greatest battle of
bring
all history.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers
WASHINGTON, May 14 (UP)—and many thousands of aeroplanes Mr. Cordet Hull to-day indicated that American nationals in Italy hat been advised to leave at their earliest convenience.
He said that he believed the American Ambassador, Mr. William Phillips, was issuing a notice to this effect forthwith, although he had not advised the State Department speci-
and tanks are engaged, but the con- flict has spread so widely, and the German thrusts have been so rupid that accurate estimates are at pre- sent impossible.
between
the
In swift succession the Germans have claimed to have broken through the "fortresses of Holland and the interior fortified defence area, slashed fically.
a path through to Rozendaal near the However, the general stiustion Insouthwestern Dutch Coast Italy, said Mr. Hull, indicated the Rotterdam and Antwerp, and to have
and to probability that such advice has advanced Rotterdam
Utrecht already been issued.
Briton Insulted
It is also claimed that the Germans ROME, May 14 (Router).Lord have broken through the Belgian de-. Hardwicke, а friend of Bruno fence line and forced the Belgians Mussolini, had his face slapped last into reirent in a westerly direction. night at a cabaret show because he. anti-Brilish poster off his
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threw table.
He was then detained for a couple of hours in a police stailon on the ground that his papers were not in order.
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Brussels, Antwerp in Danger
If he is correct, both Brussels ----and Antwerp are threatened; how- ever, the German poaltions are by no means clear. The Nazis also boast that they have broken through the combined Bel- gian and French defences south and west of the fortified city of Llege, and
Sedan Situation
At Sedan the French forces have retired to the southern bank of the Meuse, where the French lines arc completely protected by heavy guns of the Maginoi Line.
Although most maps show Sedan as being Inside the Maginot Line, it is emphasised that the Germans have at no point along the entire French frontier pierced the strong French fortification system.
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Sedan is actually on the northern bank of the Mense River and at this lation and, at the same time, ald point the Maginot Line extends the Belgians by covering their
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(FULL STORY-PAGE 2) Consul's Comment Mr. D. G. E. Middelburg, Acting Consul-General for the Netherlands In Hongkong, told a "Hongkong Telegraph" representative this mom- ing that he had not yet received oficial information from Holland or Indies con- Sedan is Just Inside the French the Netherlands East frontier from Belgium and is five cerning the latest developments in xnlles north of the Maginot fortifica- Holland, but he gave a timely cul tions. The city has no milliaryle of the position as it affects the significance in the present battle.
Netherlands Kingdom.
The Germans in Sedan thus face the guns of the Maginot Line on the other side of the Meuse.
down in our territory."
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Students Demonstrato Anti-Allied student demonstrations were also held in various provincial to have driven across the Meuse in Ion in Belglum and the line of the those sections of the Netherlands
the Dinant area to strike at France. towns, including Milan where the
state that a great Paris reports Prefect appeared on the balcony of the Prefecture and acknowledged the battle between mechanised forces is In northwest cheers of the demonstrators, and at ruging around Sedan Naples where thousands of students France in the Verdun sector, and that Germans suffered tremendous with Italian and German flags and the pictures of the King and Duke loss of life in their advance across marched to the Palace of the Crown the Meuse towards the Maginot Line Prince cheering the House of Savoy defences which are behind the river. and Il Duce.
London Admission The demonstrators laler
LONDON, May 14 (Router)The Bang patriotle songs outside the offices of Germans have made rapid progress the Commander-in-chief of the Army with a large force and armoured and Navy.
columns in the Ardennes region in Belgium.
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Ord.. of the
Meuse.
The
Ord., great battle of the Meuse can the status of colonies; so that
begun yesterday evening be said to have
To-day will probably see the nd- vance guard of the massive German forces attempt to cross the Meuse,
The situation in Holland is describ- ed as extremely grave.
The Germans have advanced in the Arnhem region and
are pushing Hercely towards Rotterdam where they may be Joined by the. troops who are holding out there, Courageous Dutch Resistanco
arc still The Dutch
resisting strongly with splendid courage.
The most reassuring factor that the bulk of the British and man, as Commander-in-Chief of the French forces are continuing to Netherlands Army, could negotiate take their positions north of centrala peace with Germany, Mr. Middel- "No. He is the Milltary Beltium without being appreciably burg sald: disturbed by the enemy,
Leader in Europe, but he cannot bind Fighting continues east of the line the whole Kingdom, That is a mat- Govern Netherlands on which the Allied Command inter for the
battle. give
ment" All day yesterday a
great battle was waged between French and Ger-
ran armoured columns.
holding out. The Liege is stil great battle in that region has not yet commenced.
..7.15 am.
0,30 a.m.
Friday, May 17 This Kingdom comprises Battle Of Meuse Is On
the Netherlands Indies,. Surinam Parcels only for Tientsin
.....Noon. ..1230 pm. Germans are stendily battering at the the West Indies, -PARIS-May-14~(Reuter). The
(Netherlands) Guyana,
yana, and Curacao Shanghai-uni where the Shanghai
.....2.30 p.m. whole of the 250 mile front,
The most important part of the Governor-General and the Gover-U.S.A., Centrol and South America and Canada via San Franciso. (No well-informed will continue their administration
Parcels for Canada), front, according to
The
What peculiar position military circles, is the Ardennes reg-as usual.
Kingdom outside Holland have not a certain part of the Netherlands in Europe is occupied by the enemy the Canton condition has no legal consequence Dairen and Parcels only for Tientsin In the remaining unoccupied parts of
for Shanghal and Purcels only the Kingdom."
.1.00 p.m Tientsin Mr. Middelburg made special re- ference to the Netherlands Indies, Stralis, Ceylon, India, E. and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe which, with its population of 00,000,—
vin Marseller and London Parcels. 000 Netherlands subjects as against
GP.O. & K.P.0. aid. Holland's 8,000,000, was,
.....May 18, 3 pm. very important territory. "Germany
... May 18, 5 p.m. cannot, by reason of her success in Holland, claim possession
May 10, 6.30 p.m. Dutch Indies," he asserted. "Nor can Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct.
Service." sho claim the release of German
GP.O. & K.P.O. ships at present held there."
May 18. 5 pm. Rez., Winkel- Asked whether Lt.-Gen.
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GP.O. & K.P.0, Parcels., Reg Ord., Mr. Middelburg disclosed that on
Sunday, Mar 19 Nay 11 the Government of the Dulch
Shanghal East Indies had initiated exchange
Monday, May 20′′ regulations tending to safeguard the
Africa
.8.30 a.m. Java Guilder. He had also received Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South instructions to stop German balances held in Netherlands banks, but this Fort. Bayard and Hoihow....Noon. .Noon. instruction was of little consequence Parcels only for Haiphong
12.30 pm. a Hongkong where Britain had al-Shanghal Haiphong
.2 p.m. BRUSSELS, May 14 (Reuler)-ready stopped German credit,
Amby Piquant Situation
Canton PARIS, May 14 (Router)-To-Many local engagements at various points were announced by the Belgian
The German offensive
against day's communique says:
communique Holland has placed Mr. Middelburg High Command in Issued at noon to-day.
in a truly piquant situation. pi The Bolgian, troops, sald the com- unique, were resisting the pressure of enemy forces
They have been opposed by French cavalry and Belgian Chasseurs but, late yesterday afternoon, the German advance guards reached the Meuse at a number of points.
Further German forces continued to rive throughout the night and they have probably now reached the river at all crossing points."
The spearhead of the German drive in this region is towards Sedan. Most of their armoured units have-tends been directed towards Sedan.
These met
the French advance units yesterday near Sedan and there was an extremely sharp engagement. The German units were backed by low flying aircraft and artillery.
The secondary German drive is being made towards Dinant.
French Communiquo.
"In Belgium north of the Meuse wo continued our advance move- ments and our organisation according to plan.
The enemy has attacked our actual front at two points. He was repulsed with heavy loss to his tanks. On the Meuse, south of Namur, the Germans attempted to cross the river at several polnis. We launch ed counter-attacks and fighting con- tinum, moro especially in the region of. Bedan where the enemy la making a momentous effort with furious obstinacy at the expense of heavy Omavaltics.
"German local attocks in the region of the Moselle were repulsed with
losses,
and
"Our aviation powerfully emelently Intervened in the battle. clever manly Merial reconnaissances were made during the night of May.
"Bombing expeditions have been auccessfully carried out on strategic points and on military convoys.
During these aerial encounters, 15 enemy planes have been brought
Belgians Resisting
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During the night, advance-Belgian troops retired..
Since September Mr. Middelburg. Instructed by his Government, has been in charge of German Contalar Interests in Hongkong-In this position he has received a host of In central Belgium, the French
Inquiries from Germans concerning rnechanised units inflicted heavy
property which they formerly held on German mechanised
faithfully In the Colony and ham losses columns zouth east of Tirlement and
watched their interesia. "Letters still come to me," he said St. Trond.
Desplle enemy claims it was by no this morning, "but now I merely open nears clear whether or not the de-them and Ale them. Holland, BA a seutral, undertook to watch German fences of Liege had fallen.
Interests; now, for from being neutral, The Allied troops had not been she is hostile to Germany. I am successfully hampered from taking waiting for some neutral government up positions in north and central |!o take over"
Mr. Middelburg concluded: "I ww fighting splalim. They wore cast of the line on which the Allied felicitate myself that my country is aligned with the Allies. Until Command intends to give battle, now we have been unable to co-
The strong resistance put up
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Chan-Fat-wing,-31,
1. -- partner........of trading Junk No. T-903 II, reports that about 4
abolam,, on May 11, while hin Junk approached Sam Mon-kwal, ashing. Junk approached them and fired over 100 rounds.
Four members of the Junk's crow were killed on the spot by the rife- are, wille a foki was injured by a now receiving treatment at the Kowloon Hospital... --Chan Fat-io, brother of the : com- plainant, is alleged to have jumped into the water and has not been scen since.
the Belgians when they took the rat operate in the work for the British-bullet splinter and is shock of the invasion had; enabled War Organbation Fund. Now we the Allied forces to join up without jare able to do so and it is a token dimculty.
Reinforcements, of men of our satisfaction that my wife has and material were arriving steadily, already gone to a working parly this
morning. concluded the communique.
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