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BIG SUCCESSES BY THE R.A.F.
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Military Expert. On Lowlands Invasion LONDON, May 26 (Router). A broad analysis of German strategy and tactics in the in-
LONDON, May 26 (Router).—The Air Ministry states-that-between 5.30 and 9.30_this_morning, R.A.F.vasion of the Low Countries was squadrons shot down at least 20 enemy bombers and given to-day by Captain Cyril fighters, and put another 20 out of action.
There were only five British casualties.
A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Cainis and Dunkirk.
were
Falls, the military correspondent of "The Times."
Summarising briefly what had happened, Captain Falls said that the French and British troops moved in- to Belgium when the invasion began and took over the southern part of The pilots reported that "the air was filled with aircraft.”
the main Belgian life of defence battlefeld in Belglum Troop- trains and important; the
which runs along the Meuse from the French frontier, to Namur and then railway junctions in north-weat heavily bombed in the afternoon.
Air Ministry Report Germany and enemy occupied) areas were successfully bombed Air Ministry announces that heavy dous attack on the
LONDON, May 26 (Router)The cross to Antwerp.
The Germans launched a tremen- Mouso from southwards. crushing and during Friday night's extensive bombers of the Royal Air Force car- Dinast
ried out further extensive operationsolating the French troops at Valen- operations.
at against the enemy throughout last clennes and leaving the British right Attacking the acrodromo
Bank uncovered. Flushing midnight, the R.A.V. night,
Targcia successfully attacked in caused considerable damage to the
Rhineland Included railway hangars, They dropped Incendiary the bombs which started many fires junctions, aldings and marshalling These from were still burning two yards hours later.
also_bombed.
Many important objectives on the The bridges over the canal which enemy's lines of communications were Inks the Meuse and "Rhine rivers were bombed from a low altitude and were badly damaged.
Other aircraft were heavily bombed in north Geldern, a few miles from Germany.
Trains Dostroyed
A troop train and a goods train were destroyed.
Ten machine-guns on the roof of the train opened Are.
crew
A member of the bomber Bald,
"We run through a curtain of green tracer bullets and dropped
salvo.
Dumps were exploded and supply depota sot on fed.
Two of our bombers were lost in these operations.
Medium bombers operating from south Britain and France again made successful attacks by day and night on enemy armoured vehicles, am- munition dumps and artillery. Four of these aircraft are
missing. Severo Gorman Losscu Fighter activity was less intense yesterday owing to the weather con- aditions, but some 20 enemy aircraft were shot down with the loss of four
To-day over
aircraft 40 enemy have been destroyed or seriously damaged while seven of our Oghlers
Four of our fighters reported miss-
Wel British fighters.
"The noise was deafening. naw large bits of the carriages and trucks flying in all directions."
Railway junctions Jemelle, Libramont and Recogno were at are missing:
tacked.
bo large explosion followed then on Thursday have since returned dump safety to their aerodromes in France.
of an ammunition
and a petrol depot.
A train was bombed on a vinduct near Namur. A direct hit caused halb of the train to disappear.
Many other convoys were bombed; and machine-gunned.
Reconnaissance alreraft of the Coastal Command found oil tanks in Rotterdam still burning this morning after the recent bombing attack.
They took the opportunity to bomb
several more and set them on fre.
Railway Junction Afiro Red-Crosses
The railway Junction at Louvain
was set on fire. The railway Junction
nt San Quentin was heavily bombed
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Take Unusual Step his return
that he had seen a blazing fire on
the Ruhr. This showed that another
raider had found his target.
Saturday's Activities
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Gaps Not Yot Closed
That gap has not yet been closed., To-day it extends from the south- cast of Arrus to Amiens. Through it German mechanised troops have pro- eceded to the coast.
Now what was the broad-outline-of the German aim? How did they set about it?
Personally, Captain Falls continued, he thought that the enemy expected the Allies to march into Belgium. He did not try to stop it. He carried out some bombings but not enough to interrupt the march.
The idea seemed to be to separate the British and Belgian troops and certain French units from the main French armies, just as the Germans had already separated the Belgians and the Dutch troops.
The other part of the aim was to reach the Channel ports,
Hand-Maid Of Tactics Captain Falle said that he was not particularly criticising Dur own if we were to be loyal to be principles,
our
Strategy, although it sounds more scientific than tactics, was really a hand-mald of tactles.
The Gerinan plan would have been reth to the point of craziness if it had not also been supported by the power of assisting weapons and the system of co-ordinating them.
Their bomber planes, which have done work which the heavy artillery cannot hope to keep up, have been used to blast a way through which the tanks can proceed.
Only Tactical Dofest Perhaps we should have realised this after the war in Poland,
We did realise it but we did not
That is the black side of the same time, the
PARIS, May 26 (Reuter)realise its terrific scale. The red-crossed painted roofs
of American ambulances operat-picture. At the
On Saturday, the RAF hit hard ing in the war zone have been set used to any form of sur-
in a series of daylight raids.
The raids took place over a wide
removed.
poise attack.
Then
too the great difficulty of The American Ambulance Com-long-range operations keep up the area and they also bombed-pontoon mittee stated: “All our drivers agree | Impetus." and road bridges along the Beigin that these Red Crosses only excite We have had tactical defeat and
Two hundred bombs were dropped the upon a long column of supply larries German flyers. near Boulome.
front.
malevolent attention or the have suffered reverse but the cam-
palm is not over.
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Deliberate Attacks
to 90 "In the last ten days. German planes have been bombing
Then the attackers dived feet and scaltered smaller bombs.
and
our ambulances The main road and bridge over Lys machine-gunning were demolished and two pontoon even when flying as low as 60 feet was when a mistake is out of the -bridges were attacked. One wrecked and the other was badly question." damaged. The approaches to the bridges were blocked.
There is still 110 NCWG
two of American ambulancea whici entered Largo bodies of German troops Amiens on May 19 when the town which were massing to the rear of was violently bombed.
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Our hopes still lie in the fighting qualities of our land, sea and air troops and the skill and wisdom of General Weygand. We shall not be conquered even we lose this phase of the campaign.
King Stays With Troops Belgium To Carry On Her Defence
LONDON, May 26 (Reuter). The King of the Belgians is in the midst of his troops and the Government is remaining with their Sovereign, declared M. Hymans, former Belgian Foreign Minister, in a statement to the Belgian news agency.
M. Hymans added that when the German attack began on May 10, the Belgian Army, which had been on guard at the frontler for six months, amowited. to 700,000 mon and all
called mn up to 35 were
up in addition,
Large numbers of young Belgions, imhed with the highest patriotism, were now receiving military train- ing on French soll, and as a result the total Belgian military strength would ultimately amount to 1,000,000 men, he said.
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Dolgian Ministers In London LONDON, May 20 (Router)—The Belgian Prime Minister, the Foreign and the Ministers of the Interior and Defence arrived in London yesterday. flere they were met by the Minis- ter of Finance who has been in London a few days.
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The Prime Minister, M. Pierlot, and the Foreign Minister, M. Paul Spank, visited Lord Halifax,
the British Foreign Secretary.
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yesterday, Liu Shek-shing, 22, employed, stole his fountain pen from hid Jacket pocket. Liu was caught when You felt a tug on his jacket.
Before Mr. R. Edwards nt the Central Magistracy this morning, Liu was given six months' hard labour. For returning to the Colony after be had been banished for ten years, ho was sentenced to six months' hard
•Inbour." - Inspector F.B.D, Tuckelt prosecuted,
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Japan's War Supplies May Be Cut-Off
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Itester)The defence quirements of the United States threaten to cut off the supplies of war materials to Japan, in- cluding scrap mefal,”
The House of Representa- tives has already agreed to amend the Military Defence -- Bill authorising the curtail- ment of military equipment, machinery, and munitions.
The passing of the amend ment by the Senate is regarded as practically certain.
Gave False Information
Cock And Bull Story To Police Costs $50
May 27, 1940.
WOMAN IS MENACED
Stiff Prison Sentence
For Assallment
"I shall do what I can to dia- courago such victimisation of wo- men," said Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy this morning. when
he sentenced Loung. Tol- ngau, 32, unemployed, to six months hard labour" on a charge of demand
in Wan-
ing $4 by means of
of menaces from Lu! Kam a 21-year-old chai on May 24
woman,
On a further charge of assault, further Loung was sentenced to three months* hard labour.
Lai said that same days ago, Leung had demanded $20 from her as a fee She for joining a certain society. did not have the money, and after go- Ing away, Leung returned and struck her a blow. On May 24, he again approached her, and she handed him $4. A few hours later, defendant re- turned and accused her of falling to give him any commission for bring- ing a European customer to her. He then struck her a blow.' She report- ed the matter to the Police, and Leung was arrested the following day.
Why She Paid Money Asked why she had given $4 to Chan Hung, one of two men who were charged before Mr. Q. A. A defendant, Lai said she did-so-in Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis-order to avoid further trouble.
Another woman, Chan Pik-wan, tracy to-day with misleading the Police by giving falso information said she saw the assaults by Leung was toed $80 or a month's hard on Lal, and also heard him demand $20 from Lai to join u Trind Society. labour.
Wong Pul, 30, denied the charge and was discharged as his plea was acceplet...
On Leung being convicted, Det.- Sgt. J. Bentley told reports were made day to the Police in Wanchat regarding such cases of assault under threats.
PARACHUTISTS OBLITERATED
Tried To Get Moncy Inspector A. E. Carey Bald on Saturday morning Wong took Chan to the Hungham Police Station to see a police officer, and they were in turn uken to the Youmati Police
LONDON, May 20 (Reuter),—A Station. There, Chan made a slate wounded soldier who has just re- ment to the effect that he knew four turned from the Front tells how his men who were going to commit a unit turned Bren machine-guns on Hunghom German parachutisis as they floated district. Subsequently, Chan con-down. robbery in a house in fessed that this story was not true. A score of them were dead before
Inspector Carey said Chan did this they hit the ground.
Chon and this as a dozen women's clothes," to get money. ready paid out $1.
he said. "We got them all,” -
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