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ARRAS IS RECAPTURED BY FRENCH AFTER HARD FIGHTING
FRENCH PREMIER'S BROADCAST TO PEOPLE
"IF WE HOLD ON FOR ONE MONTH AND WE SHALL HOLD ON-THEN WE SHALL HAVE COVERED- THREE - QUARTERS OF THE ROAD TO VICTORY
A note of confidence was sounded In the French Premier's broadcast address to the French people yesterday morning which was received in London as eagerly as in France, says British Wireless.
In the course of it. M Paul Reynaud said, "I have just seen General Weygand who was home from the Front. He told me he was confident nothing was lost if everybody does his. duty.
The civil population must not be errorised by the mechanised onslaught of Germans. They must stay at home quietly, and work.
"Weakness and disorder would seriously hamper the success of our arms. Orders to this effect have been given to the military authorities.
"I repeat that if we hold on for one month-and we shall hold on then we shall have covered three-quarters of the road to victory."
LIKE EVERY 20 Heinkels "HOLD ON FISH STORY Tackled By AND WIN"
THIS ONE EXPANDS R.A.F. Pilot WATCHWORD OF
WITH TELLING
LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)-The)
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an
Decisive Battle To
Be Fought
BERLIN, May 22 (Reuter) -General von Reicheneau, Commander of the Sixth Get- man Army, an interview given to forel press corres- pondents at his headquarters, stated that the decisive battle
Success Has Heartening Effect In London
IMPORTANT COUNTER-MOVE BEGUN UNDER WEYGAND
Y...
A French official communique reveals that Arras, into which
of the war has yet to be the enemy succeeded on Tuesday in pushing his advance elements,
fought.
He added that so far preliminary is in Allied hands..›
encounters. had been made. He
said that the Allies had two army corps facing the Germans in the present sallent.
King Leopold
At Le Havre FRENCH PRESS. TOKYO. May 22 (Reuter)-The PARIS, May 22 (Reuter)-"Hold Belgian Ambassador, M. For
the
and win seems to "be" "thethomme, communicated to watchword of the French press Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, at 5 this morning.
p.m. today that King Leopold
"Merely a school of porpoises-story of how a single R.A.F. fighter nothing to be alarmed about," was pilot tackled 20 Heinkel bombers the remark made by a hardy mat single-handed last night was told iner who was one of the mans in London today. people gathered on the waterfront The bombers passed over Calals
M. Charles" Morice. in Petit has taken refuge at Le Havre to yesterday afternoon, off the Hong-heading for England while the Parisien, attempts to describe the where the seat of the Belgian kong Club..
Dghter was on patrol." He selected
confused situation, The German ferred. Thinking that I would see someone which he pursued and fred advance, he hopes, has been car 'really big follow: I ambled over all of the eight guns at 50 yards ried out in such conditions that but awing to the large number of range. The Heinkel's under car- people that lined the Prays, it toorlage fell off and the smoke poured the weak points will soon be dis- me some time to see that the ob- Jects of so much curiosity were not the "Loch Ness Monsters" of 10 fect. as reported by an evening. contemporary, but comparatively small ones, some five feet long. But of course, like every good fish story, this expands with the tell
ing.
Summing up my best Chinese,
I got into conversation with an old sen dag who appeared to be mak-
from the engines.
covered.
Perinax, writing in L'Ordre, de-. The fighter tackled the second clares that the Franco-British or bomber, using up the remaining ganism will resist the test which ammunition and causing smoke German Army is putting it
from the engines.
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Satisfied that both were disabled, the fighter returned safely to the base after successfully evading an attack from a Messerschmidt.
BRIDGES BOMBED LONDON, May 23 (BWS)-The ing quite an impression with a sec-Air Ministry announces. "Dense tion of the 'onlookers.
traffic moving over the enemy's "Atya" he said. "no blong good communication systems was again -business. This fashion fisheë, he heavily attacked throughout last bring too muchee bad luck. More night by large bomber forces of better chop-chop za homeside the R.AF." The objectives included chin-chin jossee.”
rallway junctions. marshalling
I also learned that the Chinese yards and bridges over a wide regard porpoises as harbingers of area in Germany radiating east- Il-dmen and when I reminded the ward from Aachen. sage who was balaing forth thay
"Similar targets in the time- we had a visit from an exception diate rear of the battle area were ally large school of porpulses in also heavily bombed, notably roads late 1918, his weather-beaten fea-and bridges across the Meuse in tures wrinkled up as be smilingly the region of Namur and Dinant."
time
NO CASUALTIES replied. "My thinkee this more bad luck for German!”— The Air Ministry and Minister J.E.F.
Security Home "Enemy aircraft jettisoned bombs CANBERRA, May 22 (Reuter)-in two districts in south-east Eng- Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Premier, land last night. Some bombs fell announced in Parliament today on land and others in the that Australia was raising a Anti-aircraft guns were in action. third division of troops imme-There were no casualties and no diately for service, abroad.
damage is reported."
for
announce,
sea.
R.A.F. CASUALTIES
TOTAL 216 LONDON May theater) - Twe hundred-and-sixteen names members of the Royal Air Force
00
of
the Alr Ministry No. 31 01 casualty communique. which "48 were killed, or boileved dead; 135 missing and 33 wounded or injured...
through and that there will be appear rapid change in the course of everts, since behind the French and British, vast resources are mobilised against the invader.
Creed Of Nazism Must Be Denounced As The
The communique, according to British Wireless, states, "Enemy pressure continues in the direction of the coast in the form of raids by small motorised detachments. Arras is now in our hands.
"In Lorraine, the enemy have bombard- ed three towns behind our front. We have FIGHTING retaliated by bombarding three towns behind IN REGION the enemy front."
OF ESCAUT ·
News of the French recapture of Arras after hard ghting had a heartening effect in London and consider- ably lifted the public's spirits, says Reuter.
It was interpreted in some quarters as an indication Line Of Somme
that the French, under the new and inspiring leadership of General Weygand, have begun an important counter-move.
DOCKS AT CALAIS BOMBED
COMMUNIQUE BY HITLER'S H.Q. BERLIN, May 22 (Reuter)—| A communique dated from the Fuehrer's headquarters says, "The breaking through of the German troops to the Channel coast continued yes- terday to the north-west of The destre expressed by the King that Sunday, May 26, St. Pel and Montreall-sur- be observed as a day of national prayer has been warmly Mer. approved by the English Catholics, says British Wireless.
Arch Enemy Of Mankind
Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of Westminster, recalls in
a letter to The Times, that, in this month of May, Catholics are urged by the Holy Father to pray for a just, honourable ( and lasting peace, and adds that Catholics will not fall to observe the directions of the Pope nor to fulfil the desires of the King.
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- He proceeds, "But I feel "bound to urge something
more. In the name of all we hold sacred, I appeal to Catholics to condemn by
ITALY WILL NOT BE BYSTANDER :
PRESENT EVENTS FOLLOWED 'IN GREAT VIGILANCE
ROME WITH
ROME, May 22 (Reuter)
"Tension subsists but no
NAZIS NOT excessive alarmism can be justified," states the officially INTERESTED It would be an error to draw conclusions, from Court
Inspired news-sheet, Informationidel Giorno.
Ciano's speech in Milan, which did not arise from the
IN N. E. I. speech.
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"Italy's position as regards TOKYO, May, 22 ́treuter)-Ger- many's reply to the Japanes; note the present conflict remains; regarding the Netherlands East as originally fixed. Indies says that Germany fe not Italy sought to prevent the
interested in: the problem of the N.E.I.
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outbreak of war. and then to localise it and has so far preserved The reply was handed, to the a vast zone in Europe. Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. "That does not mean she can Arita, by the German Ambassador become a bystander in the present tri a 40-minute Interview this events which are being followed in morning.
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CHURCHILL THANKS SHANGHAI
Special to H. K. Dally Press SHANGHAI, May 22 (Havaa)—— Rome with vigilant attention, or Reciprocating the wishes extended cease to consider her rights as a LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)-The sovereign State, have been called to him by local British societies Foreign Office has not yet received into question by the naval blockade upon his assumption of the Pre- miership, Mr. Winston Churchill the Soviet reply regarding trade in the Mediterranean." "
wired to Shanghai the following negotiations alleged details
message:-
of making them prevall depends
of "Ehe can but maintain ber which were given by Moscow, says neutral aspirations but the method Reuter's Diplomatic Correspon dent. Hence, the Foreign Office is unable yet to comment on the matter.
on the turn of events.
It is, therefore, premature to make forecasts."
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Firmly Held
While it would be wrong to
PARIS, May 22 (Reuter)- take too optimistic a view of the success and how, it was The situation, as it stood last recorded experts consider it night, was summed up, by a may be the first move towards French military spokesman, checking the Germans des- as follows:
In northern Belgium. combats perate thrust for the coast
between the French, Belgian and through Abbeville.
British Allies and the Germans Announcement of the recapture are continuing in the neighbour- of Arras led to a alightly farmer hood of Escaut. Near Cambral, trend
Stock Exchange the battle went on ebbing, first. which earlier had opened unsettled one way, thet the other, and it is and there was an appreciable re- covery in leading gilt-edged stocks.
the on
Woolwich Arsenal Explosion
noteworthy that the situation in Arras is again under control.
North of the Somme, the situation remains confused on account of the presence there of small light German detach- ments. The Ene of the Sɔmme is firmly held by French troops: This applies also.. to the Alme. and the entire fine from the Aisne to the region south-west of Sedan. and the Maginot Line along its LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)-A entire length to the Swiss tron- slight explosion occurred about am, G. M. T. in one section of Woolch Arsenal, It is understood that one man was injured.
The are brigade quickly sub-
er.
All along the Maginot Line there is nothing to report.
The harbour and docks at Ostend, Calais, Boulogne and Dieppe, were successfully at- tacked again by the German Air Force.
AT FICARDY "In Flanders, the enemy re-
Interest is now focussed on the sisted toughly to cover their re-
situation at Picardy, north of the treat on the Scheldt. Ar attack dued the outbreak.
The general output and work Somme line. There has been ut- word and deed the dastard- is stubbornly progressing near
against French has not been seriously interfered the news of this sector today but
Continued on Page 7 with. ly invasion of Belgium, Hol- Valenciennes
Continued on Page 7 land and Luxembourg by merciless Nazi hordes." "The crucial time has come. the name of reason and of faith In the cause of humanity and of religion, the creed of Nazism must be denounced as the arch enemy of mankind.
INGLORIOUS PASSAGE
In
"Tanks and bombs, fire and ruthless destruction mark the in- glorious passage over the coun- tries, which the Nazis'' dominate and. the same blessings await yet other regions which the Nazis may engulf in their declared lust for world domination
Awake, or be crushed, by the unleashed forces of evil.”
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Claim That German Air Supremacy Has Nullified British Sea Power Predominance Conclusively Disproved
LONDON, May 22 (BWS)--A summary of actual results escort vessel, Bitter, was-lost-10- of constant air bombing by the Germans of units of the the harbour, The Bittern was not British Fleet operating off Norway has conclusively dis-gunk as the result of a direct hit proved the claim, so desperatively insisted upon by German but fered damage and was sub- propagandists during recent weeks, that aerial attack has sequently destroyed to prevent her a great superiority over naval defences and that German becoming a danger to navigation. air supremacy has nullified the predominance of British of four trawlers lost, two pos
sibly three also bombed in the sea power.
barbour and afterwards sunk by During the Norwegian cam-es were subtained by the trans-
Journey home across the North. paign, apart from attacks on ports. High level, medium level as being unfit to attempt the
Bea convoys
trawlers, HM.and dive bombing attacks were or
made.
Was Infinitesimal PAGE 2-Baseball notes; Water-ships either singly, or in com-
pole; Training gallops; League pany, were constantly sub-The result.
Jected to bombing from the compared both with the claimspaign. were, therefore, three des tennis; Lawn bowls teams.
made by the German High Com-troyera, one escort vessel and four
tawlers. air. Certain ships were bomb-mand and PAGE
might with what ed continually from dawn to reasonably have been expected.
FLEET AIR. ARM The losses sumeres have already On the other hand, aircraft of sunset.
the Fleet Air Arm shot down, 20 In one particular instance, re-been announced.
INCESSANT ATTACKS. enemy aircraft off Norway during ports received indicate that 40 delivered on one
and the period April 3 to May 11 be- attacks were
destroyera, : Afridi ship and 156 bombs dropped. No Bison, were sunk while escorting sides accounting for many others the ground They also hits were registered.
a convoy during incessant attacks on
3-Radio programmes: Coming events.
PAGE Early. cables; Local
opera; Crossword puzzle. PAGE 6-British Relief Unit en- tertained; Retreat at HK.C.C.; Toll of road; Chinese society and Registry weddings; Jap: anese gaoled..
PAGE 8—Colonial development; PAGE 6-Leading article,
Barbariam denounced; Good work by RAP. PAGE 9-Canton Ins. Co., annual
meeting.".
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Two
Total losses during this cam
With regard to the attacks on by enemy aircraft in an area con-wrought great damage to many convoys after evacuations from taining a large concentration of oil tanks, hangars, transports,
store ships and tankers Aandeles and Namsca, both shipping.
The Polish destroyer, Grom, was A further enemy aircraft convoys were subjected to almost incessant aerial attacks for sunk when engaged in operations were destroyed, by gunfire of the
The Fleet, whole day and no bits or casual of the Norwegian coast.
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