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THE CHINA MAIL

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940.

Allies Answer Belgium's Appeal For Aid

BELGIUM AND HOLLAND AT WAR WITH

NAZIS

BRUSSELS, TO-DAY. PLANES HAVE BEEN

BELGIUM AND HOLLAND ARE AT WAR WITH GERMANY. MANY GERMAN

OVER THE ANTWERP AREA SINCE 4.30 A.M. TO-DAY AND THE BELGIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS HAVE KEPT UP AN INCESSANT CANNONADE.

An official announcement issued by the Cabinet states:

"Our appeal for aid sent to the Allied Governments has been answered and BRITAIN

it is believed that Britain and France are coming to our assistance im- mediately."

It is reported that the Belgian Cabinet has been in session since midnight, having

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been warned of large German concentrations of troops on the Belgian frontier ICELAND

THE PRIME MINISTER, M. PIERLOT, ANNOUNCED EARLY THIS MORNING THAT IT HAD BEEN DECIDED TO APPEAL TO BRITAIN AND FRANCE FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPELLING THE INVADERS. The German forces, using mechanised units, are moving forward in an attempt to cut communications between France and Belgium.

In addition to the deployment of large forces in the border regions, the Germans are dropping parachute troops from planes behind the Belgian defence positions.” Showers of bombs fell in the Brussels aerodrome.

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ARE LATEST INDICATIONS

OF THAT THE INVASION

AND HOL- BOTH BELGIUM LAND BY GERMANY 18 IM- MINENT.--HÁVAS.-

Allied Planes Rushed To Aid Of Dutch Paris, To-day. According to Hilversum Radio people that besides troops in German

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and its vicinity in the early hours of this morn-warning has been given to the Dutch ing. Many houses were wrecked and a large number of casualties include killed and wound- ed.

A message received from Amsterdam, via New York, states that Holland is officially at war with Germany. Reuter..

Air Raid On Brussels

Brussels, To-day. The sound of air raid sirens, and the sharp bark of anti-aircraft guns was the first indication Brussels had of the German invasion.

elgium

Many aquadrons of German planes, were sighted Hying over from cast to west in the. morningBix:/

have been brought'

hours ported

The Germans are dropping parachute troups dressed in Belgian uniforms. Several have been captured, and Bel- glans have been ordered to look out

for others

Over 100 Nazi planes were reported in the Brussels area alone.-

Cynical German

Memorandum.

the German. Government has handed a memorandum to the Dutch and Belgian Governments Informing them that they have proved. that an Anglo-French at- tack against Germany is immin- ent.

News The official German Agency says that the membran- dum notifies the Dutch and Bel- glan Governments that the Allied attack will be carried out through Dutch and Belgian territory.

has

The German Government: ordered German troops to safe- guard, the neutrality of these countries by all means-Reuter.

Parachutists Drop

In Holland (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

ARIS, TO-DAY. REPORTS" "REGRIVED - HERE GERMANS BEGAN THI

RACHULTE IN HOLLAND EARLY

RID” MORNING

uniforms landing by parachute, some of them are dressed in Allied uni-

forms.

Hilversum also announced officially at 8.15 a.m.

London, To-day. The Foreign Office announces that British forces have landed in Iceland.

"The Government has decided to preclude the possibility of a German descent upon Iceland. The Government has given ex- plicit guarantees to the Icelandic Government that the force has been landed to ensure the secur- ity of Iceland and will be with- drawn on the conclusion of hostili-' ties.

"The Government has made it plain that it has no intention or desire to interfere with the exist- ing administration of Iceland." Reuter.

this morning that British, ROOSEVELT French and Belgian planes have been sighted over Holland.

"These," said the announcer, “are our Allied air forces. They are greet- ed with enthusiasm wherever they are seem."--Reuter.

The First News

New York, To-day. The National Broadcasting Com- pany states that Germany has in- vaded Holland. Reuter.

Near Brussels

to

Brussels, To-day.. Parachute troops are reported have landed this morning at Nivelles, south-east of Brussels-Reuter

Allies Answer Call

London, To-day.

It is officially announced that the Allies will render all the help they can to Belgium and Holland-Reuter, All French Leave Cancelled

Paris To-day. The leave of all Erench officers has been cancelled and the men have been recalled:~)

CALLS MILITARY CONFERENCE

Washington, To-day.

President Roosevelt is keeping in in touch with the situation

close Europe.

He has called a conference at the White House this morning, and Mr. Cordell Hull and the Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force will be present.

Fresident Roosevelt has already ordered all Belgian, Dutch and Lux- muter emburg credits to be frozen.

Rush To Schlopol

London; “To-day. According to an Amsterdam de patch, all possible Dutch force in the vicinity Care being - rushed to vicinity of the where German "land from