DUTCH ARMY
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1941.
INVADES
NORTH ENGLAND TOWNS Birkenhead And Carlisle Have War Games
TRYING TO KEEP IT HIDDEN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The Vichy Minister for the In- terior, M. P'ucheu, denied report>] that "France was virtually in al state of revolution,” and stated} that this was just a form of pro- paganda which Wis responsible for the allegations against and mass arrests of certain people.
it is stated officially that
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were arrested. anci M Pucheu
Civilians Aid In Defence
DUTCH TROOPS, AIDED BY MUCH OF THE EQUIPMENT OF MODERN WAR, IN- CLUDING ARMOURED CARS, BREN - GUN
"young irresponsible terroriste CARRIERS AND WHIPPET TANKS, WERE "CAPTURED" AT BIRKENHEAD AND CAR- LISLE YESTERDAY MORNING.
charged that Communists sabotag ed production during the Russo-
German pact.-International News,
Service,
This completed a three-day invasion exer- THEY'RE OBSTINATE cise in which the Dutch troops took the part
IN VIRGINIA
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Senator Byrd of Virginia, stands on his charges that U.S. de- fence production is lagging dan- gerously despite President Roose- velt's statement that he had been "sold down the river on figures."
his!
of invaders and the Home Guard that of the defence forces.
BRIDGES CLOSED
most
ever has
It was the largest and realistic test of its kind attempted in Britain and shown the most valuable results, both from the training viewpoint and from the tactical defence angle.
This was a serious attempt at
to
| (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" testing Britain's civilian defence Senator Byrd added that As an aftermath to the burst scheme during which the in- America was producing one-third of terrorist activity in Shanghal genuity of both sides was given the combat 'planes per month as and vicinity, the Japanese au-free play and which lacked much Germany and insisted that his thoristies have closed most of the of the lighter side common statement that no tanks had been bridges over Yangtsepoo Creek, this type of practice_warfare. sent to Britain was "technically inside the Japanese controlled For two days the Dutch troops correct."
area, north of Soochow Creek. prepared the way for their inva- It is believed that special res- sion. They knew what to do, for trictions will be imposed to-day they have experienced the real
prevent further attacks on thing in their own Netherlands. Japanese nationals, the last of
on occurred "Union" (Lt.' which
Saturday
Fifth Column Tricks mill em- R. H. Galloway) is overdue and night when a cotton must be considered lost, said an ployee was seriously wounded Admiralty communique issued in by gunmen.-International News London last night."— Reuter. Service.
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Their cooperating 'planes
bombed and carried out heavy "blitz" methods, even strafing Birkenhead streets.
Dutch Fifth Columnists were active and parachute troops were dropped behind the Home Guard lines.
The parachute troops were not effective, being rounded up every time they wer discharged, but the Fifth Columnists easily proved their value, fighting with regular] Dutch troops in addition to their other various activities.
One clever Fifth Column trick was to invite the public, by means of a loud-speaker car. to an open air meeting on the city's outskirts.
It was planned that the large crowd and increased traffic 011 the roads would cover the move- ments of parachute troops who would be landed in the vicinity of the meeting place.
Alert police, however, arrest-
the ed the occupants of after discovering and raiding the Fifth Columnlets' headquarters, next to the City Hall.
Carlisle "Falls”
car
At Carlisle, the Home Guard and civil defence workers held the city against repeated attacks of their better equipped "enemy." The Dutch called dive-bombers to their aid and finally, after flerce fighting, reached their ob- jective.
Even the fortunate arrival of reinforcements was unable to hold the city for the Home Guard.
Fighting took.
place-upon ground to which war is for from
new as some of the Home Guards'
strongest stands avere made in the shadow of the ancient Em-
peror Hadrian's Wall, built cen- turies ago by the Romans to guard against Scottish invaders.
-Reuter..
THE BEAVER BACK IN ENGLAND
Lord Beaverbrook, has, landed in Britain, says Router · from London, crossing the Atlantic by a Ferry Command: 'plane..
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