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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1940.

GERMANS SOUND AIR RAID ENGLAND'S WARNINGS TO PREVENT PUBLIC SEEING WOUNDED

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PARIS, TO-DAY.

BRITAIN

GERMAN LOSSES OF MEN HAVE BEEN SO GREAT IN THE

THAT THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES HAVE

ADOPTED ALL SORTS OF MEASURES TO KEEP WAR ZONE

THE POPULACE AWAY WHEN WOUNDED ARE RUSHED THROUGH, RELIABLE NEUTRAL OB- SERVERS FROM BERLIN REPORT.

London, To-day.

PARA- SHOOTERS

London, To-day.

Sir Edward Grigg, War Of- fice Parliamentary Under- Secretary, in a broadcast on the task allotted to the Para- shooters, said:

"We want first of all correct in- formation of any enemy landings from the air.

"After that, it is the duty of those on the spot to see that the enemy gets The German drive on the no cars or means of transport, and to

In certain towns, these observers report, the air-raid French coast is being watch-bar his progress by any and

ed by the British public with sirens are set going to make people seek shelter anxious steady gaze and un- instead of coming out and looking at the flinching resolve.

wounded!

LABOUR

SUPPLY BOARD

London, To-day. The

Board, Labour Supply whose formation was only an- nounced over the week-end, has already held its first meeting at the Ministry of Labour under the chairmanship of Mr. Ernest Bevin.

The board will carry out ne- to ensure the cessary, measures labour supply and make the full- est use of the manpower and wo of the country.-

man-power Reuter.

VERDUN TACTICS REPEATED

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every

means at their disposal.

"All strategic points should be strongly guarded, especially at night, to ensure that such points cannot be rushed.

Sir Edward disclosed that over 400,- 000 volunteers have been enrolled of which a large proportion have already been armed.--Reuter.

of

There is full appreciation of the fact that the British islands are now While, in spite of the seriousness right in the war zone but this has of the situation, neither in France,

done nothing to shake the faith of the Britain, Belgium or Norway nor

British people in ultimate victory. from among the refugees

Belgium

That faith is grounded in the con- the immense economic reserves and northern France is the morale

for the British Empire and the firm be- low, the contrary applies to Germany. fidence of the superiority man

The bombing raids of Allled man of the British soldier over the lief in French powers of endurance.- 'planes, say these observers, has enemy, the strength of the British Navy, created alarm in certain towns In central and western. Germany.

For four days, petrol dumps in Hamburg were on fire and it was im~ possible to deal with the flames. Havas.

APPEARANCE OF CALM NORMALITY

· LONDON, TO-DAY.

MEN BETWEEN 18 AND 19% NOT YET LIABLE TO. MILITARY SER-. VICE WILL BE ACCEPTED AS MEM- BERS OF THE HOME DEFENCE FORCE.

Intensive preparations are pro- ceeding in a spirit of eager determina- tion, concealed under an outward ap- pearance of calm normality.

In London, there are few apparent signs of the preparations. Transport services are completely normal and there is less interruption of civilian activity than in the first weeks of the

Typical of this seeming contrast was seen on Sunday when factories were

Paris, To-day. French military circles de-war. fine the offensive launched by the Germans for the past working at full blast and churches two or three days in Flan-were crowded to overflowing for the Day of National Prayer-a striking ders as a repetition of the demonstration of the spirit in which tactics used at Verdun dur- the people of Britain are facing the ing the last war.

The German General Staff is push- ing forward ever increasing masses of men and material without any heed to. losses with a view to obtaining de- cisive speedy results in submerging our positions under virtual

waves.

human

grave times.-British Wireless.

RIDICULOUS RUMOUR

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY, RUMOURS CIRCULATED IN German losses have been enormous.

THE JAPAN- Chlef German attacks were launched SHANGHAI THAT

150,000 against the sector held by the Bel-ESE HAVE DESPATCHED gian troops In the direction Menin and Courtral.-Havas.

GIBRALTAR IMPOSES

CURFEW

Gibraltar, To-day.

of TROOPS TO HAINAN ISLAND PRE- PARATORY TO INVADING THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARE SEEN BY MILITARY OBSERVERS AS UNFOUNDED, SAYS THE "SHUN PAO."

It is officially announced that the curfew will be imposed in Gibraltar from to-day between 11.30 p.m. and

5.30 a.m.

Only members of His Majesty's forces and men in uniform will be per- mitted out of doors between these hours. Reuter.

ROOSEVELT GOES FOR A CRUISE

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Washington, To-day. After delivering his speech to the nation President Roosevelt boarded his yacht for a cruise on the Potomac. The White House announces that the President is not returning before next

-Havas.

It is pointed out that after the de- feat at the hands of the Chinese in Honan and Hupeh, the Japanese have found it hard to call reinforcements, much less to send a reserve of 150,000 troops to Hainan Island, the paper says.Reuter.·

ALLEGED DISCOVERY IN MOSLEY'S HOME (SPECIAL TO “CHINA_MAIL") London, To-day. According to reliable, semi-official quarters, many prominent Britons have been implicated by documents found in the home of Sir Oswald Mosley, head of the British Union of Fascists, who, it will be recalled, was promptly arrested when Britain's new measures against "Fifth Columnists" were put into effect-Havas,

British Wireless

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