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"Hongkong Daily Press"-May 29, 1940.

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CALAIS STILL IN HANDS OF THE FRENCH

German High|

Command Communique

ARTOIS ATTACKS CONTINUED

BERLIN, May 27 (Reuter --Ac- cording to a High Command com munique the German fortes are continuing their attacks in Flan- ders and Artois."

North of Menin they penetrated deeply into the enemy position and advanced almost to Ypres. The alz force facilitated the ad- vance of the Army. The centre of the air force activities was the area in which the enemy was ringed.

Up goes the dividing barrier at the Belgian frontier, and British soldiers enter once more into Belgian. Their swift and orderly advance was a triumph of smooth-working organisa- tion.

west of Leas by GREAT NATIONAL SPEED-UP

The communique alleges that attacks against German positions "to the north

French Colonial troops were ze». pulsed with heavy enemy losses.

Calals was captured after a grim fight. A German tank fred on ад enemy destroyer, setting it alight.

ATTEMPTS FOILED

British attempts to rescue their hemmed in troops and to take "them home over the channel are bemg folled by German air attacks against the Channel ports, still in the enemy hands

Dunkirk was destroyed by There are no important everes

the southern front.

OF WAR MATERIAL

Nazi Shock

Tactics Withstood

BRITISH TROOPS

STEADINESS

The remarkable steadiness dis- played by British troops in the engagements..during the past few days has made a deep impression on those whose duty has brought. them back to England reports British Wireless.

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Well ordered movements of the troops have withstood the enemy's shock tactics with increasing con- adence and dr-bombing slaughts by enemy aircraft, pre- ceding tank attacks, no longer produce demoralising effects for which they are, in part, designed. Discipline everywhere, is at a high pitch and toch technical re- tirements, as have been considered necessary, have been carried out with precision and in good order. A formal announcement last

PRODUCTION: BIG DRIVE ON night recognising the anxiety with

13,000 Work Over 11 Hours In Armaments Factory

which Britain is awaiting news and emphasising that "we must all- wait patiently and confidently till news can be given with safety" has reconciled the pabute to the starcity of news from the front and has prepared It for continx- ance of these conditions for some

In response to the Government appeal, a great nation-days to come, al speed-up of war material production was launched dur oning the week-end and from every part of the country re

ports show that the response to the appeal was whole- hearted fulfilling the promise of thousands of telegrams from factories received by the Ministry of Supply stating work would continue without interruption throughout the week-end..

The German Air Force also at tacked aerodromes in the vicinity of Paris, and roads and railways south of Reims. Twenty enemy

planes were destroyed on one A report from one ordnance fac- we shall put it up another 20 per

aerodroma.

tory, near

London, says British cent."

The enemy yesterday lest 73 Wireless, Was "We had to put up Typical of experiences elsewhere" planes of which 32 were shop down our production 30 per cent even was that at one armaments factory. in air battles, 18 by anti-aircraft before this appeal was made. Now in the Midlands, which reported artillery and the rest were des

troyed on the ground.

More mountain

trongs were

landed by parachute at Narvik. 255 German

The aircraft-carrier, which was

bombed on May 24 of Narvik, was and

agam bombed of Harstad Planes Shot

was sunk. One warship, LWO cruisers and onë transport were badly bombed..

Last night the enemy continued Indiscriminate bombing of non- military objectives in Western Germany without causing siderable damage.

con-

Down By The Belgians

LONDON, May 27 (Router) The radio in Paris broadcast the following Belgian war communi- que this morning. --

"In spite of many desperate en-

R.A.F. ATTACK sagement, and difficult conditions

'DROMES

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter) The

"throughout - last

the Belg Army is fighting well. the This Army is at present on left flank of the Allied armies.

*Local successes have been gain-

Air Ministry announces ed, everywhere. Yesterday for ex-

night' heavy ample, we took 500 prisoners.

"Our Air Force is attacking Lombers of the RAF continued:

Since the begin- attacks ON eriemy communica-with success.

те tions,

02 hostilities,

have

·Aerodromes occupied by ning

German air- Holbrought down 255

craft."

the enemy in Belgium and

land were also attacked,

that 13,000 men and women worked side by side from 8 am to 7.30 When they finished another shift of 13,000 trooped in to take over the machines. "

Similar reports come from other

centres.

Everywhere the big drive is on.

BLINDED

DIVISIONS!!

We have read, recently" of the use of German "Blinded Division" and feel sure that the general public cannot possibly "interpret 2 sensible meaning to this expression.

the The term comes from French "Division. "Blindee" which means an "Armoured or Mechanised Division.” The latter

of consists

tanks, vehicles, etc.

CURFEW ORDERED

Strange Convoy Brought IN MALTA

Through Plunging Seas:

Warm Tribute Paid To

•

Canadian Destroyer.

nizm invest addition to Canada's destroyer flotilla. Assiniboine.

while on patrol with a British warship in the Caribbean, sighted the German steamer Hannover.

The German vessel had been set on fire by the time the two ship had got to it and the problem of keeping the Hannover afloat was solved by the larger warship taking the captured vessel in tow while the Assiniboine, keeping to the windward, ran alongside with her battery of hoses playing.

For five days, as a result of fine seamanship; this strange con- voy was brought through plunging" seas to Kingston. 'Jamaica.

The captain of the cruiser paid warm felbute to the value of the work done by the Assiniboine "without whose assistance "it" ta most unlikely, the German ship would have been saved.

Great credit is due to the commanding officer who showed initiative and sbility and handled his ship with great skill thrọnghouf the opera- tion.”—(British Wireless),

MALTA, May 27 (Reuter): -- The Governor has ordered a cur- | few from 11 p.m. to 5 am, 'as from tonight...ag', a defence measure against parachutists.

The public is informed that if they fail to observe the curfew they will risk being shot.

CRIPPS VISIT

TO MOSCOW

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)

A reply has now been received by the British Government from the Bovlet.. Government about

the

visit of a British mission, headed by Sir Stafford Crippa, to Moscow to discuss Anglo-Soviet trade re- lations.

There is no reason, says Reuter's Diplomatie Correspondent, to be- lleve that this reply in unfavour÷ able to such a visit, but there "are certain formalities which wil have to be examined.

There is, however, ample evidence that Bimpe the cur täin of silence the Allied armies are fighting doggedly, coolly and resourcefully, and with magnificent herols. There is general recognition - of the fact that the main interest and importance of the present battle lle not in the present sitar- tion but in that wen 15 likely shortly to develop.

The Times says 'Neutral corres- pondent, who have been in con- tact with German commanders in Belgium, declare that the enemy. is now playing all his trumps 30 that, if he should fall to win now, he will and himself left with a barren hand. We should beware of giving credence to such reports which are often spread by the object af putting us of our guard. UNLIKELY" TO MAINTAIN "Nevertheless, in the broadest sense, the statement probably con- tains a large element of truth. Germany has put forth an effort, which even her resources are un- likely to be able to makritain for, a. very long period or to repeat on the same scale, Enormous expenditure of air power would in itself, do great moral damage if time were afforded for true information be circulated and to sink into the consiousness of the German nation about the extent of the losses sus- tained,

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GIGANTIC GERMAN EFFORT:

SMALL TERRITORIAL GAINS WITH ENORMOUS LOSSES

Bottle-neck Between

Between Amiens And Bapaume Narrowed By

Gallant French Attack

CALAIS REMAINS IN the hands of French troops. According to latest Reuter reports from Paris, fighting in the north is increasing in violence. A greater part of the German Army must now be committed to this one battle.

In Flanders, the German General Staff is repeating the tactics it adopted at Verdun in the 1914-18 War.

Men and material are being hurled * forward in ever-increasing masses, with out regard for losses, with the purpose of obtaining swift and decisive results by sub- merging the Allies, defensive positions u der human waves.

POLICY-MAKER ROOSEVELT "... We won't abroad."

send

troops

(Broadcast by Mr. Roosevelt appears on Page 7).

PRINCE WILHELM KILLED

BERLIN, May 27 (Reuter) Prince Wilhelm, the eldest son of the ex-Kaiser of Germany, died as the result of wounds received in Flanders, according to port issued here today.

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KING'S COUSIN

MISSING

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)

"Even as it is the superiority of the R. A. F. pilots and aircraft. and those whose heroism and efficiency have won the admiration Lord Frederick Cambridge, cousin of every British server, must have begun to make a serious un- pression upon the minds of the men who have to face them."

On Other-

Pages

PAGE 2-Open lawn bowls rink. arid pairs draw; D. S. base- ball: Fassengers: Netherlands. Royal Decree. PAGE 3 Radio programmes,

Coming events; Dionne Quins'- birthday; Crossword puzzle. PAGE 4R. A. F. bomb muni- tion" dump:” Chinese troops approach Tsaoyang; Berlin Iles denounced. PAGE 5-China Ehnporium annual meeting; Weddings at Registry, and announcements; Juck Robbery: Theft Races: Round the Courts, PAGE 6-Leading article, " PAGE 8 Murder charge acquit- tal; Police Reserve orders; Crown land sale,

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of the Eins, who has been serving with the British Army in France, is reported missing.

Lord Cambridge was born in 1907 and is the heir of the second Marquess of Cambridge, G.C.V.O.

EIRE ARMY AT

German losses are enormous,

THE MAIN GERMAN ATTACKS ARE BEING LAUNCHED AGAINST THE SECTOR HELD BY THE BEL- GIAN TROOPS ON THE LYS IN THE DIRECTION OF MENIN AND COURTRAI.

Despite the gigantic effort at the cost of tremendous losses of lives the Germans yesterday registered only feeble gains in territory.

The Lys front is taking the platoons of German armed forces brunt of the German assault. lying grouped in

battle

order They were

The Germans are reported around their leader. to be hurrying reinforcements literally mowed down by machine- from positions in the Siegfried gun fire.

UNABATED FEROCITY

Line and the Swiss frontier. This indicates the gigantic A spokesman of the French War scale of the battle, raging in Ministry stated that yesterday northern France.

morning the battle was resumed

During the night the French with unabated fierceness... withdrew without being troubled by Another big German effort was the enemy and re-established them-made in the Valenciennes sector. selves on a new line. This with-French troops here stopped all Ger- drawal had been decided upon by man attacks on Sunday, inflicting. the French Command as the troops, heavy losses. which had victoriously defended this sector, were too far forward in relation to the general line of the Ailled armles in the north.

COMPACT MASS

Continued on Page 7

230 British Casualties

LONDON, May.. 27 (Reuter) Two-hundred-and-thirty

names

German soldiers, said the spokes- man, flung themselves forward; in a compact mass in the face of con-- centrated. fire from artillery and automatic arms with what was either the courage of automatons are given of the fifth list of war or a docility difficult to understand. casualties issued by

While advancing on the upper Office. Argonne. the spokesman

It includes six oncers and 224” French officers sild over thousands men killed, wounded, missing, or

sald

of corpsea. Here they saw entire captured, by the enemy.

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Temporary

the

war

Internment

WAR STRENGTH Of All Austrian And

DUBLIN, May 27 (Reuter)—The Elre Army has been brought up to wir strength and on a war basis.

Army reservists and volunteers have been called up..

SECURITY PLAN

DUBLIN, May 27 (Renter) — A local security plan designed to prevent a surprise attack from the air and to counter treasonable activity in the country will soon be put into operation throughout the State,

Volunteers enrolled in every dis- trict will collaborate with : Civil Guarda.

Black-out

will arrangementa be restored to effectiveness in all towns and cities and held in suspension., ready for immediate operation

German Women Between The Ages Of 16 And 60

LONDON," MAY 27. (REUTER)--THE HOME OFFICE HAS ORDERED THE TEMPORARY INTERNMENT of all Austriań and German women between the ages of 16 and 60 who, nỷ to the present, have been allowed freedom under certain re- strictions.

They will be interned in the Isle of Man and, if they wish. can have their children, under 16 years of age with them."

EIGHTY DETAINED

اية

Over a score of people have been added to the 60 detained following policë visits to, the headquarters of the British Union of Fascists "knd the Emperial Fascist Lènguo.

Inquiries are still proceeding regarding other organisations and some of their members.