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四拜雞 號三廿月五英港香
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940,
日七十月四
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Commons Passes Drastic New Measure:
Man-Power And Property To Be “Socialised”
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German Hopes of Channel Victory Fading?
of BIG BATTLE
FOR
entire wealth of CAMBRAI SWINGS nation to win war IN OUR FAVOUR
LONDON, MAY 22 (REUTER) —TO-DAY IN THE HOUSE OF COM- MONS A STATEMENT ON "THE GRAVE SITUATION” WAS MADE BY THE RT. HON. MR. C. R. ATTLEE, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE HOUSE.
The statement was made after the questions had been put forward. “I rise to inform the House," he said, "that the present situation is so critical that the Government is compelled to seck special powers from the House by a Bill to be passed through all its stages in both Houses of Parliament to-day.
“The situation is grave.
"Every Member is fully aware of that and every Member is aware of
the issues at stake.
Pilots Describe Nazi Thrust, Tell Of-
ON
UTTER CHAOS O WESTERN FRONT
LONDON, May 22 (Reuter).—An Air Ministry bulletin describing Tuesday's attacks on the spearhead of the German thrust, says that from the air the head-of- the German advance presented at times a picture of utter chaos
Often bombing was made im possible because of the difficulty of identifying the enemy columns among the stream of refugees overtaken by the enemy's rapid advance,
On one enemy road, 40 to 50 j***
German lorries were seen to be
hopelessly intermingled with TERRIBLE-
pedestrians, ambulances, civillan
cars,
tradcemen's vans and
blcycles.....
Armoured Lorries Bombed
A convoy of arrnoured. lorries three miica long was bombed by two low- fying, Blenheims and fires were seen i
break out among the vehicles.
columns of light
to
Fast moving armoured fighting vehicles, escurted by motor cycle combinations, were inlercepted on the main road north ol Abbeville and successfully at- tacked.
of armoured
Another column vehicles partially hidden in a wood near Abbeville was heavily bombed by a formation of 11 Blenheima, More than 100 bombs were dropped on this target and salvoes were cen to fall close on each side of the column.
Strategic Points Attacked
Main roads and railway bridges at strategic points were also bombed With the object of Impeding supplies and reinforcements to the enemy's Ddvanced posillons,
EFFICIENCY
OF R.A.F.
CRITICAL WEEKS "A great battle is now proceeding. Our men at sea, on land and in the air are fighting with splendid courage, devotion and skill."
Cheers)
Continuing, Mr. Attlee said,! "Our men are accompanied by freedom loving people who are our Allies.
"The result of that battle · we -cannot-know, but-it-must be clear to all that the next few weeks are critical.
Juthless enemy. .who Is restrained by a considerationsmal Law, Justice or International humanity, is throwing everything into scale to force a decision.
"We are resolved that he shall not
⚫ succeed.
LONDON, May 22 (Router).— The "Tribune de Genovo" says:
"The propaganda manoeuvre of
glorious disparaging the
bes haviour of English soldiers is probably ascribable to the Ger- man amazement and anger at the terrible efficiency of the British
air force.
obtain
"When the Allica numerical superiority in aerop lanes, the Germans will have to abandon all-idea of air mastery. "This is one of the reasons why the German High Command is hastening to inflict a decisive blow. before it is too Iste.”
BARBARITY OF NAZIS
To Mobilise All Resources "The-Government is convinced that now is the time when we musi mobilise to the full the whole resources of this country.
"We must throw all our weight Into the struggle. Every privats Interest must give way to the urgent need of the community.
"We cannot know what the next few weeits or even days may bring forth, but whatever may come, we shall meet it as the British people In the past have met dangers and overcome them.
Complete Control "BatIL is necessary that the Government should be given DOM. plete control over persons and 'pro- perly. Not Just some persoTAS. .Or some particular clam. of the COM- munlly but over all persons, rich or poor, employer or worker, man or woman or properly.
"It is for these powers that I am asking the House to-day.
of
"I do not ask for them in a spirit
panic. There
There is no need to panie. but we are asking that in this emer- gency we should be given the res quisite powers that may be needed. "In order to pass the Bill through all stages it is necessary to move the procedure motion without notice..
"The Government has asked the House to acquiesce this procedure
in In view of the
in which perit grave the nation stands to-day.
"The resolution is in precisely the same form as that which was moved in August last year for the purpose. LONDON, May 22 (Reuter). of passing original Emergency Powers formations of the Royal Air Force-Horror at the "barbarity and Defence Bill through all its stages in attacked military objectives and inhumanity" of the Germans the same day."
Throughout the day opposition was encountered frorn anti-aircraft bat- teries and pom-pom guns operating 'from mobile platforms, and also concentrated rifle fire..
Kay Points Bombed
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGNAPH"?
LONDON, May 22 (UP)-Large
Horrifies American Ambulance Worker
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By MILES HANDLER (UNITED PRESS STAFF:CORRESPONDENT)
PARIS, MAY 23 (UP) —ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY YET TO PROPHESY, IT APPEARS THAT THE GERMAN BLITZKRIEG TO THE COAST HAS BEEN HALTED ALMOST WITHIN SIGHT OF ITS OBJECTIVE.
This hopeful news comes three days after the earlier drive on Paris had been halted and flung back at the Aisne. ISOLATION THREAT
The German mechanised forces which pushed ahead of the main army at Cambrai is now reported to be facing the threat of isolation as a result of the re-capture by French troops of
the bomb-torn city of Arras.
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Picked shock troops participated in the counter-attack on Arras, which is 55 miles from the coast and 40 miles from Abbeville, the nearest point the German mechanised vanguard succeeded in penetrating towards the coast. CHAOTIC BATTLE:
A chaotic battle is now raging still further in the interior around the strategic city of Cambrai. A large-scale counter-attack in this sector was ordered by General Wegyand, the “hero of Verdun” and new Supreme Commander of the Allied forces, after he had personally flown over the German lines to inspect the situation.
FURIOUS ATTACKS
The furious Allied-attack-on- launched from two directions.
·Cambrai--is--being
The French forces are attacking from the south and west.
Simultaneously, the British and Belgian forces which the Germans earlier claimed had been effectively sur rounded and bottled in the Valenciennes area launched a large-scale attack from the north, smashing into the right flank of the invaders just north of Cambrai." SITUATION · SUMMARISED
The situation is therefore as follows:-
Far from surrounding the British and Belgian forces in the north, the Germans who have pushed west of Cambrai are now in imminent danger of being pinched off and surrounded.
MAP ILLUSTRATING yesterday's fighting. The German mechanis-
The German lines to Amiens and other points west od vanguard is reported to be still at Abbeville, where it is cut off from
narrow the German rear. Aris has reverted to the Allies and bravy fighting is laking place around Cambrai, which the French are attacking from the of Cambrai are being maintained through this 1 south and west and the British and Belgian from the north. As a com- parison, the situation on the previous day is also shown by the black por- bottleneck which is being threatened on both sides by the tion of the map, which represents the point of extreme penetration of the main German forces, following the mechanised units which had penetrat Allies...
éd firstly to・ Arras and, secondly,through Amiens to Abbeville.
As
can be seen, the heaviest fighting (around Cambral) is now further from NAZIS 'CUT OFF both the coast and Fo},
RUMANIA
key points along the Rhine and in was expressed by Colonel James | Terms Of Now Bill ... CALLS UP
East Prussia last night, according
to
on announcement by the Air Minis-Sparkes, Commander
of the
Defence The Emergency Powers United States Ambulance Corps Bul to which Mr. C. R. Attlee fe- There were also large-scale in France, in a microphone ferred was published this afternoon. It extends the powers exercised by bembing attacks along the main interview on the Paris radio.
Powers Defence Act of 1938. "German"line-of-communications
utter chaos among the
Refugees Slaughtered Col. Sparkes declared that he had
daire
RESERVES
1,300,000 Men “Under Arms
GERMAN AIR RAID ON OSTEND
As a result of the recapture by the French of Arras, the small detachment of German troops operating west- wards in the vicinity of Abbeville are, says a French report, already sliced off from their rear.
The French report claims that the left bank of the Somme be low Amiens is now being Armly held behind fortified positions
Reports from Berlin claim that the German
forces possess a 30 mile foothold along the English Channel
The Germans admit that
LATEST
FRONT HELD EVERYWHERE
was learned in London "to-night that: Allied the B.E.F. front bas been held every",
African-Ministor. It states: "By reason of the de through Namur, Dinant, and Aachen] Col. Sparkes wald, the Germans
of hostilities, since that
Under Fire areas the amouncement and deliberately attacked his ambulancevelopment
Five British planes failed to return although they were plainly mirkod date, it has become necessary to ex-
LONDON, May 22 (Router) with the Red Crom, and although fand the sald powers, in order to
PARIS, May 22 (Reuter)-AA Nazi bomber attack on but this is regarded sceptically in LONDON May 28 - (Reuter) li from the day and night bombing his people had made it a practice of secure that the whole resources of operations.
mediately available when required telegram from Bucharest says Ostend was described to-day by neutral quarters. Pilots returning from the raids on attending to German wounded when the community may be rendered im- the German spearhead advance. said, they encountered any.
for purposes connected with the de- that the majority of Rumania's the South African Minter pressure In the Cambrai sector is where and that the casualties are not they saw
realin fence of the 35 réservists are ordered to refoin the Netherlands and Belgium on pervert, but deny, that Arras has been heavy. advance troops
The Order-in-Commcil may 'TE-
Douai The resulta Allied It is admitted that the They said bombing was often im-
He and his family had 10, le on
ad this encounter are not yet known. possible due to the difficulty of die also been terribly shocked, to see tho No persons to placó thúznsolvensikeir units within 24 hours, fhis arrival in Londonhover{ recaptured by the French,
services and their property si - The measure does not affect inguishing between German columna Germans attacking long line of the disposal of the King for scour workers on fortifications, rail- the floor of their hotel, the windows armies are exceptionally strong and of
Include some of France's best The Belgain, troops, launched counds
ter-attacksajulfate, sånt on Kretnina There were thousands Not fetugees and hordes of refugees
unhappy refugees streaming along
lag public safety, defence of the way and road construction for of which were all smashed,
troope who had crossed the Scheldt In They said ther
suc- the roads."
realm, maintenance of pabile order
Official French Report-iwo places. Botira, counterattacks cossial attacks. DA
or emfoleat prosecution of the war engaged in the oil and coal in Belgium and Holland, he said, and equipped elite troops." fast moving
were successful Eng 3 columns
and is for maintaining supplies industries, on their way to Trance from Ostend strong forces of moto low over these people, bogabing and
“or setrvloom; umenial to the life of It je istimated 2 that 1.300,oop they found the roads simply covered
with women and children? on the main road not machine-amping them mercilmily. Abbeville
"Whatever "we Americana/con" da
All Lamipped Eleven Blennaun bambers heavily as a mark of our Indianation Labourites Approve
HAREST, May $2 (Heuter) Falded another columns of armoured against these barbarians and to help On behalf of the Labour Party, Mr. vehicles, parially hidden in if wood there, people, we should do and IL B. Leer Smith, Leader of the Op- All lowve for the mumsilen Army has
DEN LEASE-Tum-To-Parede bren [Col: Bourkera
out
Prek CalArmoured" "vehicles. He had seen German planes fying |
PARIS May 27 (Rauter) EXG
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