1940-06-07 — Page 101

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1940.

VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS FLEET

London, To-day. A BRIEF TALK ON THE Netherlands Navy was broadcast yesterday by Mr. Van Sloos, a Dutch journalist, who has just visited the Dutch Home Fleet at anchor in a naval base “Somewhere in England."

His listeners, he said, could imagine the feelings of a Dutchman, completely cut off from his Mother Country which is now under the heel of an in- vader, to see the Dutch "Red, White and Blue" fluttering from the masts of Dutch men-of-war. He was deeply moved and he felt very proud.

There they were at anchor. A few were battle-scarred, but that only seemed to make them look more de- flant than anything else.

He went on board some of the larg- er ships, and it was curious, in a

·British naval base, to hear Dutch bugle calls and Dutch commands be- ing shouted, and then, in British home waters, to hear the proud, ringing cry of "Long Live Queen Wilhelmina!"

Ships In Action ·

SOVIET MOBILISING PARTIALLY

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA. MAIL") Moscow, To-day. Well-informed quarters state a small scale mobilisa- tion is taking place in Russia.

All soldiers who fought in the Po-

When he said that he had visited the Dutch Home Fleet, he was actual- ly, exaggerating, he went on. A great part of the Home squadron left har-lish and Finnish campaigns are being bour some time ago, and these ships are now in action at the side of the navies. British British and French

him and French naval officers told that the Dutch ships were doing very well and taking their full share of the work.

again called to the Colours and youths leaving school are being mobilised be- fore the normal time."

Moscow and all neighbouring sta- tions are busily dealing with milltary transports both of troops and mater- For obvious reasons, he could not fals which are almost exclusively indicate how many Dutch warships heading south, towards the Rumanian

Allied border, Crimea and the Caucasus. are now fighting with the

Reason for the movements is navies, but he could say that their y number is considerable

that known; Soviet propaganda is silent on there are several important units the subject while still remaining

frankly hostile to the Allies.-Havas.

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and

are

At the base itself, the crews working night and day to make their ships ready for action. No urging is needed, for all the officers and men

are eager to meet the enemy for the second time...

Their spirit is like that of the men of the B.E.F. who have returned from FlandersWe have not finished with the Germans yet, by no means!"

Twigs Of The Old Broom

The name of "Tromp" lives not only in the annals of Dutch maritime his- tory; his British listeners would also know the reputation of the Dutch Navy and of the man who hoisted a broom to his mast as a sign that he had swept the enemy from the sea.

REPLACEMENT OF LOST MATERIAL

Ottawa, To-day.

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Mr. C. D. Howe, Minister of Muni- tions, stated yesterday the Canadian motor industry was in a position to begin immediate replacement of the vast quantities of supplies and me- chanised transport lost by the BEF in Flanders, and conversations on the subject were now taking place with the British Government;

Mr. Howe estimated. Canadian fac- tories could produce equipment like gun-carriers, trucks and other vehi There is no admiral named Tromp | cles at the rate of 60,000 a year. at present in the Dutch Navy, but Reuter.

there are many who are descendants of those 17th Century Dutch sailors. They also have ships named after their naval heroes.

"These are now added to the Allied Navy," he concluded.

"They will be additional twigs in the broom with which our enemy is to be swept off the sea."-Reuter.

RAID ON OIL TANKS AT GHENT

London, To-day.

When aircraft of the R.A.F. Coastal Command again raided Ghent yester- day, the pilots not only bombed the oil tanks which the Germans had' captured there but also flew low and machinegunned their targets.

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Direct hits with heavy bombs were made on several tanks. Blazing oil could be seen many miles away. The flames were so bright that one pilot evading the searchlights, was able to climb to 8,000 feet and still see the target plainly.

He dropped another salvo and started more fires. Then he dived to- wards the tanks again and when only 400 feet up opened fire with his front gun. The rear gunner took up the fire ns, they passed the target. He saw tracer, Bullets

tting the oil British

515 FASCISTS

UNDER ARREST

London, To-day.

The Home Secretary stated in the Commons that 515 persons had been detained up to Wednesday night un- der Regulation 18B of the Defence Regulations, amended on May 22, en- abling the Home Secretary to order the detention of members of organisa- tions which may be used for purposeg prejudicial to the national security.

Captain Ramsay, M.P., Sir Oswald Mosley and leading Fascists were ar- rested under this regulation-British Wireless,

STERLING SOARS

New York, To-day, Sterling soared on the New York foreign exchange market yesterday on very heavy short covering due to re- ports that Britain is planning to abolish the free market.

If all sterling is put on the official rate, short-operators are obviously confronted with sever loss. Forward sterling business wa almost com pletely suspended.

The franc following: sterling walle other currencies were Meless,