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Massive Intervention By Allied Air Force To Save Northern Armies FRENCH ACTION

ON SOMME

PARIS, TO-DAY.

WITH THE LEFT WING UNCOVERED THROUGH THE CAPITULATION OF THE BELGIAN ARMY, NEW DISPOSITIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE BRITISH AND FRENCH FORCES IN THE NORTH. While beating off German attacks they are man-

oeuvring to the front in every direction from FATE OF NAZI

which danger threatens.

· Massive intervention by the Allied air forces to as- sist the movement of the troops was reported last night.

British and French airmen are going into action with all means at their command to relieve the Ger- man pressure.

In the other war zones the Allied operations are having favourable re- sults, especially on the Somme, where an important movement is being car- ried out.

The military spokesman said some indication of the nature of this move- ment may be given to-day,

It is estimated that some 300,000 surrendered In consequence of Leo- pold's decision.

Although Leopold's action opened

the road to Dunkirk to the Germans,

the Allied Command has never lost its coolness for a moment. The watch word was immediately circulated "The British and French go on fighting."

-Reuter.

French Communique A communique said the decision taken by the King of the Belgians permitted the enemy to increase

north, where pressure in the British and French troops are fighting with the same resolution.

the the

HEAVY NEW · TAXATION IN AMERICA

Washington, To-day. Administration and Con- gressional leaders have agreed to raise $3,000,000,000 in new taxes during the next five years to defray the costs of national defence.

President Roosevelt has ratified a plan which provides for the immediate financing of defence by the sale of special national defence obligations valued at $3,000,000,000.

PARACHUTISTS

London, To-day.

The number of German parachutists

AIR RAID WARNING IN KENT

London, To-day. The Air Ministry announces that an air raid warning・・ was sounded in East Kent shortly be- fore noon and the raiders pass- ed signal half an hour afterwards. Towns as far inland as 20 miles were warned.-Reuter.

landing in Holland was probably 10,000, HOLD ON

LIKE HELL

of which 7,000 were shot or killed in other ways, according to two Dutch gentlemen who visited the House of Commons yesterday at the invitation of Lt.-Col. Sir Walter Smiles, Con- servative Member for Blackburn.

London, To-day.

The immediate reaction of They stated the parachutists were military quarters in London to King Leopold's grave deci- sion was a renewed deter- mination to continue the

armed with sub-machine-guns and au- tomatic revolvers, and each carried sufficient tabloid foods to last seven days.

Many were killed and others had their legs broken through heavy land- struggle at all costs. ings.

Reuter.

SLUMP IN STERLING IN NEW YORK

"Hold-on like hell," is our motto, declared a military spokesman to Reuter.

Competent quarters do not attempt to disguise the seriousness of the situa- tion involving the sudden and unfore- warned capitulation of an important section of the Allied line.

New York, To-day. The capitulation of Belgium shocked

The problem of supplying the Allied the foreign exchange market yesterday. forces in Flanders with food, arms and its lowest level at fuel has long been the object of close Sterling went to 3.118 while the franc again swung study, and the authorities are prepared. Additional taxes. amounting to be- from the figure at which it is supposto face the increasing disadvantage of tween $600,000,000 and $700,000,000 ed to be stabilised in relation to Sterl- supply by sea with the fúli co-opera-

tion of the Navy.—Router. will be levied annually and the pro-ing-Reuter. Engagements, which are develop-ceeds used to retire national defence Ing favourably for our troops con-

obligations and pay interest thereon. tinue on the Somme.

Reuter.

still

Our bombing planes continue their action against enemy aerodromes and columns day and night.

There is nothing to report on the rest of the front.-Reuter.

Progress on Somme (SPECIAL TO “CHÍNA"MAIL") The French military spokesman stát- ed last night that the French opera-

14 AGAINST 44

London, To-day.

A Reuter correspondent

tions on the Somme were developing with the R.A.F. describes how rapidly from local engagements into operations of considerable importance. 14 Hurricanes engaged 20 Preliminary reports from the fight-Messerschmidts and 24 Hein- ing zone indicated that the French kel bombers.

drives were 'making steady progress.

Havas.

DUTCH INSURANCE

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...

Nine Heinkels were shot down and two so badly damaged it is believed they crashed. One Messerschmidt was chased and almost certainly des- troyed.

The Hurricanes suffered no loss of even damage.

During attacks behind the enemy's lines, three aerodromes were attacked and large fires caused. Direct hits were ed from the Department of Commerce also made on railway lines and a via-

that, according to a telegram receiv-

in Batavia, the Netherlands Indies duct.-Reuter.

Government has, in connection with

the discontinuation of re-insurance by the Home Government, formed Government institute for re-insurance. named "Zeluva."

This institute will underwrite new

HEAVY A.A. FIRE OFF

ENGLISH COAST

London, To-day.

German planes off the South-East bombing

marine insurance policies for Nether-coast of England, bent on lands Indies interests, analogous

to shipping were met with the heaviest

Reuter,

the former arrangement in the Ne- barrage of anti-aircraft guns yet heard therlands under the Marine and Air on that part of the coast. Insurance Act.

RUMANIA ADDS TO PETROL DEPOTS

Bucharest, To-day.

ITALY MAY TAKE CUE FROM LEOPOLD CAVE-IN

Rome, To-day. Leopold's surrender, which the even- entails serious

The immediate construction of addi-ing papers declare tional petrol dépots at various strate- consequences for the Allies, may be

has a determining factor in Italy's atti points throughout Rumania

gic

ways having supplies-Reuter..

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