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The China Dail

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940.

ASSISTING THE ALLIES

must warn you that it will be some, 150,000 tons of German shipping necessary to continue to pay, atten- seized in the Dutch East Indies and tion to the map of this country." West Indian ports when Holland be- stated the Dutch Foreign Minister at came involved in the war. The ships a press meeting shortly after the col- seized number twenty-nine. lapse of Holland. "The Netherlands," To all intents and purposes Holland enemy-oc- he said, "continues to be at war with proper is now treated as

must Germany." The Dutch flag still flies cupied territory. Its people over the East and West Indles and suffer the rigours of the Allied block- as the Minister told his hearers, "we ade, but these are unavoidable con- bring to our Allies immense resources." sequences of a misplaced" confidence Those five short days during which in Hitler's promises. The fight, how- Holland resisted and succumbed to ever, will continue to be fought un- once the German hordes-acting unfortun- til the people of Holland can ately within as well as from without again breathe as free people-freed domination and —were packed with deeds of heroism from the yoke of as well as treachery, of achievement aggression. and frustration. To-day, beyond snatches

NAZĪ GRATITUDE of meagre

called through German sources,

Norwegian observers have nothing of what is happening.

attention more than once to the use But Hitler could not lay his hands made by the Nazis, when invading on the Dutch Empire-an Empire of Norway, of the Germans and Austrians which the Queen is the uniting face who had been given hospitality in tor and the Kingdom of the Nether-

the years that country during lands as such is in no way affected famine. Children who had been fed by the temporary enemy occupation and sheltered in Norwegian homes of Holland. Its constitutional organs have returned as enemies, disguised continue to function;

Govern-

the

information we know

of

the

ments of the Dutch East Indies and often in Norwegian dress and using their knowledge of the language and the West Indies are able to carry on.

the country to take their late hosts their work legally and uninterrupted- ly and the Government established by surprise. Holland has had within the shelter of Britain is able same bitter experience. The "Central European Observer" quotes from a to continue its task of governing.

Nor is this all. Scattered units of broadcast message to Germany from the Dutch Army who left Dutch soil, a Dutch journalist who describes the are now being reformed and joined lavish generosity shown by the Dutch by recruits from amongst the Dutch to German children after the men domiciled outside Holland, in war. Europe and the Indies.

last

Tens of thousands of these children were taken in, given milk, The Dutch Navy remains practically cheese, and the best food in order to intact. Its main part is stationed in save them from rickets. These chil- the East Indies, while a small, but dren have turned into Nazi soldiers, back to by no means negligible squadron parachutists, spies coming from Holland has joined the Allied Holland, and they have treated their fleets. They are patrolling the seas, former hosts with all the brutality of and help in the task of guarding the Nazi methods of warfare. It is not surprising that M. von Blankenstein British coasts.

The contribution which the Nether- asked at the end of his speech, “What lands Empire can still make towards will happen to the name of Germany?" the war, is considerable. It has been The Nazis despise the African peoples pointed out that no contribution of as belonging to an inferior race only be fit to be governed by the methods any other European ally could more powerful and comprehensive, made notorious by Dr. Peters. One of is their complaints against the democro- The overseas empire of Holland

are not brutal amongst the richest in the world; it cies is that they supplies the most valuable raw ma- enough in their treatment of their as African subjects. Yet it is safe to say terials for war industries, such

that a philosophy or religion that rubber, oil and tin.

acknowledges no obligations of hon- our, even from former refugees to their benefactors, would outrage the sense of many savage tribes. of chivalry An African chief, a desperate fugitive flying from white enemies, once risk- ed his life to protect a white man who had trusted him. The Nazis would be

British and Dutch authorities are now co-ordinating, their nations' war efforts in every sphere. The Dutch Government keeps in constant touch with the Administration in the capitals of the East and West Indies; and not only the organisation of supplies from the Dutch colonial empire, but also

a monetary agreement has been reach- surprised to be told that Lobengula's ed by Holland joining the Anglo- standard of honour was infinitely

| French monetary pact. This is of higher than their own

immense advantage to the Allies with

respect to payments for Dutch

Co-

lonial products. The resources of the WAR MEMORIES

Indies will be widely thrown open to Allied requirements.

This does not mean that the Indies intend to neglect their regular cus- tomers. Their trade with the United States will gain in importance insofar as it brings welcome currency within the Allied monteary area. Equal im- portance is attached to their trade with Japan, the maintenance of which is in the interests of all parties. The Netherlands East Indies certainly de- sire to keep up their present relations of neighbourly friendship with Japan. Comparatively little is known about the Dutch West Indies, yet the ports of Curacao and Aruba, situated on two neighbouring islands, form toge ther one of the most important har- bour units in the world, coming in rank immediately after New York as regards total tonnage handled. For Curacao, the total in 1938, was over 28,500,000 tons, for Aruba, over 20, 500,000 together more than 49,000,000 tons, Indeed, Curacao and Aruba are, from the commercial point of view, the Singapore of the Caribbean. Off and petrol account for by far the greater part of the imports and exports of the Islands, where

the largest oil refineries in world are situated.

Bome the

OF 25 YEARS AGO

(From the "China Mall” files), June 21, 1915.

Fighting is general on the Western Front. North of Arras, the French have advanced east in the direction of Souchez. A violent attack in the West- Argonne has been repulsed, many prisoners being taken.

North of Arras, the French progress towards Souchez has resulted in the Capture of several trenches. The Ger- mans counter-attacked with violence on the heights of the Meuse, but we maintained the previous day's gains.

Experts are of the opinion that the enemy advance west and south-west of Hawarusaka initiates a great turn- General Mackensen is fighting for ing movement north of Lemberg. Lemberg, while Zolkien and Rawarug- ska are in our hands,

The Kaiser is reported to have taken over the supreme command in Galicia (where, as reported. yesterday, the German people are being encouraged to expect "great things").

General De Wet has been found guilty on eight counts charging hlin

not

the with treason, and

remaining

He has been two

In shipping Holland's contribution o the Allied resources will probably prove to be in the neighbourhood of sentenced to six

,000,000 tons. To this can be added and is fined £3,000,

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