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DUTCH

LAY DOWN ARMS

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Amsterdam, To-day.

At 11.30 last night General Winkelman, the Dutch Com- mander-in-Chief, broadcast the following message to the Netherlands people:

"I am informing you we have been compelled to lay down our arms. The troops fought with indomitable courage but the fight was too unequal.

"During four days' strug- gle our forces suffered such losses that they were unable to do any more to protect our civilian population.

"I do not feel free to sacri- fice the civilian population. We shall bear the present trial with the same courage that we defended our coun- try.

LOW

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1940.

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London, To-day,

"Long live Holland and the A VIVID DESCRIPTION of conditions in Holland

Queen,' Havas.

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Earlier Message

The last previous message issued by the Dutch Command stated:

Amsterdam, To-day. According to the Dutch Commander-in-Chief yester- day, the military position in Holland was as follows:-

The northern provinces are in the hands of the enemy. Attempts to at- tack the dam across the mouth of the Zuyder Zee were frustrated.

in the last few days is given by a young South African who was a student at Leyden and has now arrived in Britain.

They were awakened at a few minutes after 4 o'clock

last Friday morning by the sound of 'planes and anti-aircraft fire, he says, and realised that the war was on. Anxiously, they waited round the wireless, listening to reports of German 'planes and the dropping of parachute troops.

Meanwhile, they packed as much of their possessions as they could carry, leaving the rest with friends, who hope to be able to send it to South Africa in the "one day.”

Rotterdam, on the northern side of the River Maas, was in, Dutch hands. Helder, an important base Hook, was in Dutch hands.

They waited around like this for The position in Brabant was un- two days, listening to the radio and certain. Zeeland was in Dutch hands. watching from their windows Ger- The Dutch frontier troops had with-man parachute troops dropping here drawn to the Water Line. Air defence and there. organizations were still working, des-

Occasionally, they dared to ven pite serious losses.

He was in a Leyden square when four German bombere came over. The streets cleared quickly. It was not a panic, exactly, but just the first reaction to fear. Immediately after the 'planes had passed, they all came out, got onto their bicycles and rode on.

He concluded: --

"The struggle is difficult. - but the fight is worth while! It is a fight for our independence, and existence, for the freedom won centuries ago by our Prince of Orange."-Reuter.

Shanghai Doubts (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shanghai, To-day. Some doubt still exists re- garding the situation in Hol- land and the report that the Dutch have laid down their arms.

The local Dutch author ties declare the situation in the Netherlands is confused, and suggest the broadcast at- tributed to General Winkel-

ture

out.

The people of Leyden who were in the streets took their lives in their hands, for machine-gun bullets flew all over the streets. He himself nearly got killed by one.

Amsterdam radio station.

Wood Of Leyden

Near Leyden is a copse, called the "Wood of Leyden," which is a favou- rite walk. Three kilometres away is a factory, which was being held by the Germans. The factory was being shelled from the wood, the howling shells passing right over the house in

which the South African and his fel- lows lived.

HOLLAND'S

BELATED WARNING

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

London, To-day. "May our example serve, although belatedly, to warn all neutrals who are neigh- bours of Germany," an im- |portant Dutch personality

here told Havas yesterday.

"In order not to provoke Germany we refrained from contacting the Al- lied General Staff. Only a week ago we refused to communicate to the Al- lies our mobilisation plans and to in- form them of our air rangements.

force er-.

"Meanwhile, legions of German sples infested Holland and communi- cated all our secrets to Berlin, Once, a German parachute soldier'

"We refused a military agreement. landed only 100 yards away. There was a fierce skirmish and "he was des-even with Belgium and took no mea-

sures against the Nazis. 'The, invà¬_ troyed.”

At last came instructions from Hil-sion was our reward."—Havas, versum telling all. British subjects to report personally-to-the British Con- sulate as soon as possible.

They left Leyden at 4.45 a.m. the next day, taking the side roads, be- cause the main highway was bombed.

being

ILLEGAL FACTORY PREMISES

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The managers of the Kwong Chow A Grim Contrast

Wan Electro Plating Company, Sai On the one hand they saw the lovely Ho, was summoned before Mr. H. G. bulb fields, all aglow with colour. On Sheldon, K.C., this morning, for us- They also suggest the mes- the other, the main road, with two ing the premises, not registered,

factory. sage may have been broadcast burnt-out buses and a car on its nose

in a bomb crater. from another station with the Amsterdam wave-length and call letters. Havas.

Capitulation

Manila. To-day.

the

Amsterdam had four air-raid warn- ings when they got there, and on each

occasion they had to leave their taxi and take shelter.

Af a certain port they were put on a British cargo-boat,

They slept on straw in the hold, passing a nerve-wracking night. The cook only had rations for the crew,

Mr. D. W, Phillips sald he found and over 70 the place operating as a factory, Work had been carried on at the employees working.

premises for some time. Defendant was owner of other factories.

He was fined $200.

was amazing.

At last they arrived in England,

man (announcing the Dutch It is officially announced that

Dutch armies have capitulated, ac- surrender) was actually made cording to an Associated Press re but the good humour he displayed spending a night in comfort and securi- by the Nazle, who seized the port from Amsterdam-Router,

when people asked for water and tea ty, the Brat in four days,--Reuter.