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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1940.

DUTCH BANKS IN SHANGHAI DOVE ON POPE'S REFUSE PAYMENTS TO NAZIS

THE

DAILY DOPE

FOR

DEUTSCHLAND

Berlin, To-day. A German High Command communique dated from "The Fuehrer's headquar- ters," states: "The attack by the German army in the west was greatly intensified.

"In Holland, German troops ad- vancing west of the Willem Canal have made contact round Rotterdam with, troops landed from the air.

"In Belgium, the Albert Canal was also successfully crossed to the north- west of Hasselt. Our troops are ad- vancing to the west of Liege. Since the morning of May 13 the German swastika has been flying over the citadel. Some of the outer forts are still resisting.

Going Forward "To the west of the River Ourthe

and in southern Belgium the French repulsed. troops were

Our troops here continue to go forward and the advance guards are approaching the objectives assigned them.

"South of Saarbruecken and south- east Zweibruecken we extended

our

positions and took several hundred prisoners. The advance of the army was supported by the attacks of the air force on troop concentrations, marching columns and railways.

Claims Go On

"The air force continued the great struggle in the air in the western re- gion of operations. On May -12 -a total of some 320 enemy planes were destroyed; our losses number 31 planes."

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The communique claims a South- ampton class cruiser and a 15,000- ton transport ship were sunk off Dutch coast, a cruiser damaged bombs and several merchantmen and set on fire.

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It is also claimed that a cruiser and destroyer were bombed and damaged off Norway.

It is stated the German troops were reinforced in Norway near Mosjoen round and Mo and that the troops Narvik are fighting an enemy great- ly superior in numbers.--Reuter.

ENCOURAGING SIGNS

Amsterdam, To-day.

While the situation between Rotter- dam and the Hague is still uncertain, there is an encouraging sign, in the fact that the Rotterdam authorities have called on carpenters, brick lay ers and building workers to start re- pair work,

Earlier, the Dutch authorities had forbidden people to gather in the streets in groups of three or more people. All must have their passes und identity, cards ready to show im¬ mediately, and disobedience may mean instant death.

has told

The Amsterdam · radio people not to accept cigarettes or cho- colates from strangers.—Reuter.

GRAND DUCHESS IN

PARIS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day.

Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxem- burg, accompanied by the Prince Consort and their children, who fled, into France when the Nazi, invasion started, have now taken up residence in Paris-Havasi

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS RECEIV- ED FROM THE HOME OFFICES OF THE DUTCH BANKS IN SHANGHAI, THE NETHERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK AND THE NETHER- LANDS TRADING SOCIETY ARE NO LONGER PAYING OUT MONEY TO ENEMY ALIENS. On Saturday morning Germans rushed to both banks to withdraw money and received every- thing they asked for, since no instructions to the contrary had been received.

The latter arrived during the noon hour on Mon- day, however, and since that time enemy ac- counts have been frozen.

It must be pointed out that since the outbreak of war Germans have kept accounts with Dutch and Belgian banks since they felt neutral banks were safe.

Large quantities of goods belong. ing to German firms were also kept with these banks and these, too, have been frozen, according to en- quiries I have made.

The Banque Belge pour l'Etranger, the only Belgian bank in Shanghai,

has continued

to pay

out accounts since no instructions have been re- ceived from Brussels.

Feeling Running High Meanwhile, feeling in both the Dutch and Belgian communities running higher every hour, and volun- teers are besieging the consulates with requests to be sent to the front.

THRONE

Awhite dove, flying through the open window, sattled on the red velvet hangings of the Pope's. Throne", while his Holiness was addressing 800 newly-married couples.

The Pope had just taken his place, says Reuter, when the dave, one of many which often enter the Hall of Benediction In the Vatican, fluttered through one of the great windows opening on St. Peter's-square,

It stayed above the Papal Throne throughout the Pope's address and only flew off · after the Benediction had been given.,

The honeymoon couples were. delighted at such an augury and many recalled that a white dove figures in the coat of arms of Pope Pius XII.

NAZI AIR DACTIVITY

TRIBUTE TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN

London, To-day.

Sir John Simon, the new Lord Chancellor, who has been made a Viscount occupi- ed the Woolsack in the House of Lords yesterday.

Lord Halifax paid a tribute to Mr. Chamberlain's work. as Prime Minis- ter and said those who were privileg ised to work with him would, have no fear of the judgment which history would pass either upon his efforts to preserve peace or, when the peace was broken, to prosecute the war. (Cheers).

No Instructions have been received In this connection, however. The Dutch Consul-General on Saturday received almost the entire Dutch community at his home to dis- cuss the situation, and from all quar- ters the strongest feelings of solidarity were expressed.-Our Own Corres- pondent.

PARIS RAID ALARM (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

- Paris, To-day..

The air raid alarm was sounded in the Paris region at 6.30 am yester- day; the all clear was given at 7.10 a.m. No enemy planes appeared. Havas,

A foreman of the Sanitary Depart- ment in Belcher Street, Li Lam, was treated at the Queen Mary Hospital. He was suffering from immersion after falling into the harbour off Kennedy Town Praya last night.

His successor had assumed burden of a weight of which House would not be slow to cognise.

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Mr. Churchill brought to his task the particular gifts which had already earned for him the respect and con- fidence of his fellow countrymen. Reuter.

M. DALADIER AT THE FRONT (SPECIAL TO "CHINA, 'MAIL") Paris, To-day. M. Daladier, French Defence Minis- ter, visited the north frontier and Bel- gium on Sunday,

He was heartened by the courage of the populations along the frontier and in Belgium and by the high morale which prevalled exclusively.

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(SPECIAL TO “CHINA, MAIL")

AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY.

THE GERMAN AIR FORCE RE- SUMED INTENSE ACTIVITY OVER HOLLAND YESTERDAY MORNING; THE FIRST AIR RAID ALARM WAS SOUNDED HERE AT 5.05 am. WHEN 17 GERMAN SIGHTED.

BOMBERS

WERE

have

New precautionary measures been taken in northern Holland where the public are prohibited to gather in groups of more than three, and orders have been given for all doofs and windows to be closed. A curfew is imposed from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.-Havas.

FRENCH ATTITUDE ON THE N.E.I. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") -

Paris, To-day. Government quarters point 'out France has already indicated her in- terest, as regards the maintenance of the status quo in the Dutch East Indies.

The French Government's attitude remains unaltered.

The Government has no intention of intervening there and no suggestion whatever'in this respect has been made to France from any source Havas.· ́

Mr. L. B. Warren, of Warren and Company, has reported that while driving car No. 3765 along Connaught Road Central yesterday, he collided He was received by King Leopold with an unknown Chinese who, re- of the Belgians, who expressed his ceived injuries to his left foot, arid satisfaction at the Allled help.-Havas. refused to go to hospital.

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