HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS
JAPANESE TROOPS ARE TRAPPED IN A VAST CHINESE STEEL RING IN HONAN - HUPEH AREA
CHUNGKING, May 11 (Central)—Chinese forces have launched a 'general counter-attack on the Japanese trapped in a vast Chinese steel ring in the Honan-Hupeh border areas.
Braving a driving thunderstorm, the Chinese have thrown their whole weight against the enemy, making sweeping advances." Thres Important towns in south Honan have been recaptured. They are Mingktang, on the 'Felping-Hankow. Hallway, 24 miles north of Sin yang, Miyang, west of the railroad and north of Tungpeh, and Tangho, 32 miles west of Miyang.
Japanese Latest
Reaction To Nazi. Move
TOKYO, May 11 (Reuter) The reaction of the Japanese press to the German Invasion of the Low Countries may be, generally summed up by quoting the Hoch! Shimbun.
The effects of the new German aggression, as far as. Japan is concerned, says the paper, depend on the following points;
FIRSTLY. the attitude which Britain, France and the United States will take towards the Dutch East Indies"depending on the attitude of the United States that there is danger of the waj spread- ing to the Pacifie*
SECONDLY, whether or not the United States will extend its hard. to the Dutch East Indies; it so the issue would become really -serious:
THIRDLY. the possibility of Britain proposing joint "control of the Dutch East Indies by the Allles, the United States and Japan and
FOURTHLY, the necessity for ...the Aliles to concentrate ther influence all the more in Europe.
Concerning the fourth point, the Rochi Shimbun says that for General Chiang Kai-shek the operation will become more dim- cult and the "China Incident" will develop more advantageously for Japan.
The Asahi Shimbun says that the time has now come when Japan should think more seriously about her non-involvement policy
TOKYO, May 11 (Reuter)—At an emergency session of the Jap anese Cabinet, Mr. Arita reported on the European situation follow- ing the invasion of the 'Low Countries and its possible effects on the Netherlands East Indies.
The-Gabinet decided that the attention of the Powers concerned be drawn to Japail's deep concern over any development accompany- ing the aggravation of the war in Europe which might affect the status quo of the Netherlands East Indies,
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LONDON, MAY 11 (REUTER) — Military circles state that Selon, in south" Luxemburg, is reported to
NOTICE TO SHIPPING
LONDON, May 11 (Renter)-- The following message has been addressed to all Dutch and Belgian ships by the Ad- iniralty.
"The following Instructiona are from the Royal Nether- lands and Belgian Govern. ments. Holland and Belgium are at war with Germany and Dutch and Belgian merchant- ships destined for Holland, Belgium or Germany are to proceed to the nearest British or French port for Instruc tions,
"Other Dutch and Belgian merchantships are lo continue their voyages."
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BRUSSELS, May 11 (Router)-- Bombs which fell near, the centre of Brussels yesterday afternoon killed 80 people, including women and children, in the southern Some 1.000 Japanese were slain « suburb and 12 other civilians, in- at Mingklang while the enemy dead at Miyang were 1.883. MI- yang was lost to the Japanese' on May 5. The Chinese columns which recaptured the two towns have effected a Junction and are now sweeping the countryside for Jap- anese stragglers.
JAPANESE LOSSES
The Japanese driven out from Tangho are Beeing in a westerly direction. Part of them reaching the neighbourhood of Sinyeh, near the north Hupeh border, have suffered further losses as a result of a Chinese attack.
On the north Huper front. Chinese units harassing the Japanese rear yesterday "Swooped down on some 3,000 Invaders with 23 tanks and many trucks at Maping, south- east of Sulhsien, in a lightning attack. In view of the torren- tial rain, the Japanese tanks. were rendered Inactive and the enemy anfferd serious losses. Chinese troops are also making sweeping advances" in east Hupen. As a result of a smashing attack Kwanchiao, the Chinese are now rapidly pushing toward Wu- sueh, on the north bank of the Yangtze River below Kichur, Jap- anese communications near Wu- sueh have been severed.
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cluding a six-months old child, were killed on the north-east out- skirts of the city. A hospital is on fire.
Forty Nazi planes bombed Antwerp yesterday morning, des- tröylag the military hospital Brussels, however; was, the main target yesterday and after the one-and-a-half hours rald went into action almost con- the morning. anti-aircraft" guns
tinuously all day.
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LONDON, May 11-Omelal re- HONGKONG- porta deny that the German land. ings by their parachutist troops have so far gained their objective. "On the whole they were success- fully counter-attacked by local troops" says "a French communi-
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to be a heavy one. Insofar as the *parachute stroke" is concerned, it Where the objectives were has now been proved that it can tained, there followed the problem be quickly located and overwhelm- of maintaining the force after ed by mechanised units in coun- landing. Nevertheless the scale un which the Germanɛ have used parachute troops in Holland and
tries which have a network of main roads.
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ROME. May 11 (Reuter)-Lead ATTEMPT TO BLOCK CHINESE ing articles in the press develop the argument that neutral coun- Reinforced by more than 1.000 tries were bound by force of eir-men, the Japanese at Wahu im, cumstances to become the battle portant Yangtse River port in Vatican organ, field." In no paper outside the south Anawel 70 miles above Nan- king. commenced a drive toward mano, does one word of sympathy Tsinglungshan nearby (on Tuesday: for the Belgians and Netherland- Their objective was to block the ers appear
Chinese who recently defeated the Japanese in a southward pushy and are now advancing north to the river bank. Fighting is reported still in progress on that sector.
A correct report of the situation Belgium is surprising. No dout of the fighting on land" will be In north Hunan the Chinese they banked of the sheer audacity | dimcult tố obtain in the early have cleaned up the Japanese at of the plan to infuence their stages of the battle. The opera- dropping Fangaotung, northeast of Yoyang. | strategy. Parachute troops on the Island Two batches of Japanese rein-
All Governments and armies are province of Zeeland, on the west forcements were sent there th an coast on Friday night. Later an attempt to regain the lost post-acutely vulnerable if taken in the Air Force Station bulletin an- tion but were repulsed with losses.
rear. The Dutch, and Belgians did well to detach the troops to deni nounced that parachutists were It is estimated that the Japanese
with this threat for, as in Poland. being dropped in southern lost about 300 men and more than
It is at Slerck that the Maginot the German object was to seize all Holland, near the Belgian fron-100 army horses in the operations.
aerodromes in the first few hours fine bends sharply towards the of their attack, In this they have west to conform with the Luxem- been unsuccessful and so far from bourg frontier, and the Germans, aircraft, they have encountered it artillery into enfilading positions from which they could damage the in strength. **
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LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) — The Dutch radio announced that German planes began
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tions in Luxembourg seem clear: the German attack extends up to the region of Slerck and slightly to the east of the koseure.
THE LINE BENDS
CHINESE PRESS COMMENT ON paralysing resistance from Allied no doubt, hope to get their heavy
be in. Allied hands. German forces THE EUROPEAN SITUATION
are reported to have reached the outer defences and crossed the-Al-
News of Germany's Invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium
HEAVY TOLL
The country on either side of When official figures are avail the Moselle is thickly wooded and
bert Canal at Maastricht and mak- were splashed with glaring headlines in practically all Chinese able, the total of the German air- | offers concealment for heavy bat-↓
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papers in Hongkong on Saturday, says Central News,
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Most of the paper devoted their front pages to the startling craft lost in one day will prove teries.
'news, relegating Chinese news to places of secondary prominence, and played up in the local pages the communique Issued by the Netherlands Consulate in Hongkong regarding Germany's Invasion of the Netherlands.
The main German advance ap- pears to be to the north of the Rhine towards Almelo, Hengelo and Arnhem where a fight is pro- ceeding. German troops are re- ported to have penetrated as far north as Groningen.. The Ger- mans, as far as is known, have not Kung Pao, the Sing Tao Jin Pan
debouched southwards from the Luxemburg frontier.
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In Europe were carried in the Ta
the Lh Pao, and several other papers.
Turning to the Far Eastern situation, the paper sald that as a result of the German invasion of the Low Coun- tries, the Netherlands Indies has been placed automatically In the same position as the British and French Colonies in the Far East and their in- terests are indivisible.
The paper believed that the
The Allied advance is proceeding
The Ta Kung Pao said that the according to plan and yesterday's German invasion of the Nether- operations are regarded as satis-lands and Belgium has apparently factory. During the advance Bri-two main objectives: to gain w tish troops were bombed but with-passage for a flanking attack on out 'serious casualties. The Allied the French Maginot Line and to. air forces retaliated by bombing snatch the Netherlands. and United States will not remain in- German troop concentrations and Belgium-air and naval bases for différen, to the Far Easterzi. an offensive against England. If situation in view of the New BLITZKRIEG DOOMED the German strategem should ma- development in Europe, The US. terialise, there is danger of the Government's order to its navy to Military circles state that an contact between Alata torces pe- remain indefinitely in the Pacific. essential feature of yesterday's ing cut.
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while land fighting does not ap- pear to be developing on the scale However, the paper observed, The Bing Tao Jih Pao believed New Style Ready Made Dresses anticipated. It is suggested that the invasion of the Netherlands that as a result of the the German biltzkrieg tactics may and Belgium will prove to be none velopment in Europe the
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long. Information reaching London in-standing army of avour' 80,000 dicated that all parachutists drop-strong but can be increased to The Lih Pao said the future of ped around The Hague on Friday 600,000 at war time, and has a the Netherlands East Indies were dealt with but more were strong defence line. Moreover, the hinges less upon the Netherlands dropped this morning and there, is Allies are reported to have con- involvement in the European war no Indication yet regarding their sented to send troops to aid the as upon the attitude of the alt- fate. Parachutists are alzo re-invaded countries, where the ed States. It believed that Japan Mon. ported to have been dropped be-entry of their troops will involve will not dare to make any dra- tween Brussels and Louvain.
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