THE CHINA MAIL; MAY 13, 1940
THE CHURCHILL TEAM Seven Further Important Ministers Announced Sir Kingsley Wood
Chancellor Of The Exchequer
Wood Now
London, To-day.
MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, the new Premier, is
GERMAN
announcing his Government by degrees, the PARACHUTISTS
names of Cabinet Ministers outside the War Cabinet being announced in London last even- ing.
Sir John Simon and Sir. Kingsley Wood both have
WARNED
Paris, To-day.
TURKEY
TAKING PRECAUTIONS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Istanbul, To-day.
The Turkish fleet, Including submarine squadrons, has left its bases for manoeuvres In the Sea of Marmara and the straits lead- ing to the Black Sea.
The manoeuvres are scheduled to last till May 22; merchant ships are forbidden to navigate In the zone of manoeuvres- Havas.
It is officially announced QUEEN OF
posts, and among the newcomers are Lord Lloyd that Germans wearing any (as Secretary for the Colonies), Mr. Herbert other uniform than their HOLLAND'S Morrison, the dynamic leader of the London own, who may be found in
County Council who, as expected, becomes France, will be immediately MESSAGES Minister of Supply, and Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, for-shot.
In Berlin
the official Nazi news
mer First Lord of the Admiralty and one of the agency comes out with this one: "Im- Conservatives who rebelled against Mr. Cham-mediate and most violent reprisals for berlain, who becomes Minister of Information.
any ill-treatment of German para- chutists" will be taken.
Amsterdam, To-day. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands has sent mes- The Nazi agency says the para- Sages of thanks to the King Consultations are still proceeding | ference to the new Government "in
chutists are "part of Germany's re- of England and the President with regard to other posts to be filled its effort to secure a swift victory and gular troops," and adds: "Their spe- of France for their messages in the Government, and it is expect a just peace."-Reuter.
cial uniform is not camouflaged and ed a further announcement will be
cannot be mistaken for the uniform of made to-day."
Toreign armies or civilian clothes!”—
Reuter.
is:
The full list, as announced so far,
* Premier and Defence Minister
Mr. Winston Churchill,
* Lord President of the Council
Executives Agree
London, To-day.
The action of the Labour leaders in joining the Government has been ap- proved by a joint meeting of the Trades Union Congress, the National Executive of the Labour Party and * Lord Privy Seal-Mr. C. R. Attlee. | the Executive of the Parliamentary * Foreign Secretary-Lord Halifax. | Labour Party. * Without Portfolio-Mr.
Greenwood.
Mr.. Neville Chamberlain.
Arthur
Admiralty Mr. A. V. Alexander. War-Mr. Anthony Eden. Air-Sir Archibald Sinclair. Lord Chancellor-Sir John Simon.
Colonies-Lord Lloyd. Exchequer Sir Kingsley Wood. Home Secretary-Sir John Ander-
son.
Supply-Mr. Herbert Morrison. Information-Mr. A. Duff-Cooper. Board of Trade-Sir Andrew Dun-
can.
* War Cabinet.
Likely Candidates Meanwhile, several of the Govern-
A statement issued after the meet- ing records approval of the decision of the leaders. "in their efforts to strengthen the machinery of govern- ment for the purpose of bringing the
war to a successful conclusion." Reuter,
STATUS QUO IN DUTCH EAST INDIES
London, To-day.
ment supporters who voted against Authoritative circles state His Ma the Chamberlain Government are ex-jesty's Government have previously pected to get office, including Mr. L. C. expressed their interest in the main M. S. Amery, Mr. Richard Law (son tenance of the status quo in the Neth- of the late Bonar Law) and Mr. Ro-orlands East Indies. bert Boothby.
Dutch Protest
The Hague, To-day. German invaders, both land troops ing Dutch uniforms, says a Govern- and parachutists, have been seen wear-
'ment statement.~
Protesting against this, the state- ment calls attention to Article 23 of The Hagit Convention which ex- pressly forbids such action.
The statement adds: "This violation of the laws of war does not stand alone. The Germans have not hesitat- ed to put.captured Dutch soldiers into their front line." Reuter.
ALLIED AID IN D.W.I.
LONDON, TO-DAY.
of sympathy.
in her message to King George, Queen Wilhelmina says that the mes-. sage he sent proves that in this grave moment the King and the People of the British Empire are ready and anxious to give Holland every pos- sible help.
:
and armies are fighting side by side "I am happy that our people, fleets
against ruthless aggression," she con- cluded, "and I feel certain our cause will triumph.”
The message to M. Lebrun was in similar terms.-Reuter.
PARIS PRECAUTIONS
Paris, To-day." The Military Governor of Paris has requested everybody to exercise the utmost vigilance and report promptly any appearance of parachutists enemy planes attempting a landing.— Reuter.
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Despite energetic action alreadycognised by medical science as most be appointed to posts among the ter.
taken by the Governor, it was con- efficacious in the treatment of kidney, junior Ministers.
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$2.00 and obtainable at chemlate and Gov-Department Stores or from
It is understood Mr. Hore-Belisha (former War Minister) and Sir Samuel Hoare (ex-Air. Minister) will not be included in the new administration.
NE.I. SENDS ROYAL MESSAGE
Batavia, To-day.
Labour Resolution
Meanwhile it is officially announced that Mr. Attlee will move at the La-
A loyal message was broadcast by bour Party Conference at Bourne-. mouth to-day a resolution endorsing the Netherlands East Indies to the unanimous decision of the Na-home country yesterday, in the follow- tional Executive Committee that the ing words:-
the
As soon as the Netherlands ernment is satisfled that security has been fully established, the Anglo- French forces will be withdrawn. Reuter.
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