1940-05-11 — Page 21

Ubatry: Supreme Court,

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 11, 1940.

German Air“Blitzkrieg" Extending to Britain and France MANY FRENCH TOWNS BECOME TARGETS

OF NAZI PILOTS: RAIDS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE BLITZKRIEG INVASION OF HOL- LAND AND BELGIUM, GERMANY HAS INTENSIFIED AERIAL. OPERA-- TIONS AGAINST BRITAIN AND FRANCE AND RAIDS ON THE TWO ALLIED COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN GENERAL DURING THE PAST. 24 HOURS.

Paris has been bombed for the first time, according to á “Domei” mes- sage, which quotes the American Ambassador to France, Mr. William C. Bullitt, in a report to Washington.

Mr. Bullitt's repart adds that the Germans have again heavily bombed Dunkirk and Nancy.

Casualties in France are feared to be heavy, and a

large number of civilians, including women and children,

are deal or wounded.

"Reuter" confirms that numerous civilian casualties

have resulted from the raids on France, particularly in the north and north-cast, and in the Loiret and Cham- pagne districts.

Compensation For War Requisitions

New Powers Given

To Governor

Further definition of the powers conferred on the Gov- ernor under the war emergency regulations are contained in £1 new issue of the Hongkong

Government "Gazette."

A series of new regulations sels

Material dainage, says the report, was relatively sanali,

BLACK-OUT

IN PEIPING

Start of Air Defence Exercises

PRIPING, May 10 (Reuter). Open Towns Bombed Bombs were dropped not only on The entire city was blacked aerodromes, railway stations, work-out to-night on the first day of shops and mines, but also on purely the three-day air defence exer-

jcises.

civilian centres.

Among the cities and towns at-

Special measures are being taken facked were Bethune, Choques,

control lights while certain Lens. Dunkirk, Naney, Hazebrouck,to Calais. Abbeville, Doulens, Albert measures are also taken to control traffle in connection with the sound- and Paris, says "Reuter."

ing of air raid alarms.

At least thirty German planes huve, been brought down in various parts of France, says "United Press."

Raiders Repulsed earned authoritatively that quick LONDON, May 10 (Reuter),it is drone Genuine which -

Drill is also being held in towns along the various Japanese-controlled

always in North China.

Anti-Cas Measures

and

incen-

CONFRONTING Germany on the Belgo-German border is this extraordinary steel fence, an unconventional contraption designed to stop froups and to open them to enfilade from the right of the flanks. German ferritory can be seen picture.

the on

ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE QUEEN WILHELMINA

NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuter)—An attempt by the combating gas attacks

To-morrow practice measures for German air force to capture Queen Wilhelmina early this diary bombs will be rehearsed to-morning was described by the Columbia Broadcasting

Company's Amsterdam correspondent. Bether with first aid and drill.

Only offletal cars will be allowed to

severe punishment met squa- day made their first attempt to bomb nerodromes and other objectives in

This correspondent stated that at least 16 large Junker night. force of the R.A.F. in France.

The practice is being held under mer villa at Ruygenhoek, each carrying at least The main attack occurred soon the supervision of the Commandant armed with automatic rifles and machine guns. requlakloned by the Governor under after dawn and its effective frustra of the Japanese garrison in Pejping. tion was due to the smooth and rapid co-operation between the British and

out in detail the obligations of the the zone of the advanced air striking traverse the city streets to-morrow | neroplanes landed at Valkenburg airport near the Queen's sum-

Governor in relation to land, ships,

und planes

his emergency powers.

property,

vehicles

Other would-be verial kidnappers

"Where land or property has been Erich air arms and ground de force in North China are practically landed at Dellt.

requisitioned; compensation payable by the Governor will be computed by adding the following sums:

The rent which might reasonably have been otherwise expected; the cost of making good any damage done by the Governor, allowance for ex- penses reasonably incurred in comme plying with the requisition.

Under this section the taking over of accommodation in a ship or aircraft will be considered a requisition of properly,

fences.

No serious damage

casualties reported

R.A.F. from

any were

Muny bombs were dropped, but mainly of a small size. Big French "Bag"

nerodrome.

During the various engagements, five Dorniers were shot down and un- other four so broken with machine- gun fire with the members of their crews killed or wounded that it is un- fikely that they were able to return to their home stations.

As the activities of the Chinese air

nil, the Japanese are having complete mastery of the air. The reason for the exercises is slightly obscure.

Defence Reserve Assignments

The plan was to cut off The Rogue ; only for a few hours from the re- mainder of the country and capture the Queen and Government.

n

of

20 soldiers-

Infamous

Memoranda

Nazi Duplicity Is Unmasked

ON PARIS

Germany Closes Hungarian Frontier MOBILISATION BY SWITZERLAND

SPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH"""

The German Government has suddenly, and without explanation, closed the German-Hungarian frontier, says "Domei".

A "Renter" message from Stockholm states that the Swedish Cabinet held a very long session this morning. Switzerland has ordered General Mobilisation of all forces, says "United Press,"

The Swiss Army is being massed on the German border. No German civilians are being permitted to enter Switzer- land.

"Reuter" quotes from Berne

a brondeast made by the Presi- OFFICER

dent of Switzerland,"

He called on the country to keep

calm and warned the people that the situation was dangerous.

The war, he said, had seized upon

new and pitiful victims.

Three friendly countries had been dragged into the war.

GUILTY

Manslaughter Verdict Returned By Jury

Safe For Present

Kenneth Duncan Bruce, 25, en- Switzerland was at present still gineer oficer of one of H.M. ships, safe but he emphasised that the was found gulity by a Jury yester altuation created by the Invasion of day of the manslaughter of Lam The Lowlands was serious.

Shing-chi, a rleksha coolle, on April "We must be ready," he said. The 4. The Jury returned a majority entry of

will foreigners be more verdlet of 6-1. The case was tried strictly watched, passenger and goods before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl traile will be strictly controlled and MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions, the Swiss Army on the frontiers will Sentence was deferred until Tuesday. be placed on a war footing on Satur- It was alleged that a car, driven by Bruce, knocked down und killed "You will understand and

in Hennessy Road, Wanchal, preciate these precautions," he con-about 2.30 am on April 4. iinued. "They are absolutely indis- Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown pensable. The troops will do their Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu- duty whatever happens, the civilians tion, assisted by Trame Inspector 8:

C. Saunders. will do theirs."

Bruce was defended by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jnr.,. instructed by Mr. D. B. Evans,

day.

חי -ןןה

Spain's Assurance A "Reuter" message from Paris states that assurances have been received by the French Govern ment that General Franco intends to remain neutral.

Typical Nazi "Explanation"

How Attempt Was Foiled Describing how he encountered pitched battle on the outskirts Valkenburg, the correspondent says that hundreds of Dutch soldiers were The following persons have been sent out in high-powered cars and re-assigned from the Key-Pasts armed with Automatic rifles and Group to the General Group for machine-guns, while anipors, using SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Essently Services in the Hongkong tracer bullets, set on, fire a number

tracermati planes at

BERLIN, May 10 (UP)-It Defence Reserve:—

of

has been learned that memo- Messrs. W. A. Ahern, L. R. An- drewes. W H. Bailey, H. Barrett, C. would-be kidnappers were killed. randa were presented to the Bel- Cairns, D. G. Culins, V. H. W. Chit- The correspondent adds: "From gian, Netherlands and Luxem- Crushed With All Means tenden, B. 11. Church, A. G. Clarke, what I saw, the Dutch mobile de-bourg Governments on May 9. An attempt to bomb the Lyons air-

f. E. Colledge.

"J Davidson, J. fence was effectively handling this

D. the regulations as any land used as port was inade by a lone German Dickson, A. B.

land, or raider, which was brought down in Fitches, HG,

O. F.

Jackeup, J.-Jolly, E. L...

Agricultural Land Where agricultural land is involved further compensation will be paid to the amount which might reasonably have been expected in addition ta rent. Agricultural land is defined by

French Aghter patrols were also equally successful and claim that total of six were killed."

Raider In Flames

It is believed that A number o!

auble, menous or past market flames without inflicting any dam-w.

G. Hicks, wii Hin new

ype of blitzkrieg.***

At the garrison in Nancy, however, Jones, K. Keen, D, Kossink, W.

Most were civilians.

16 were killed and about 30 injured. Lambert, Il A. McKay, W. L. Morri-

areas used for poultry gardens nursery grounds or orchards.- age..

No compensation will be paid for any appreciation of value due to the energency or to diminution of value ascribable only to loss of pleasure or amenity,

O. AG. Parker, H. A. J. R. Moss, A. G. son, There was intense anti-aircraft freV, Pearse, A. L. Powell, R. Roskruge,

were in Paris, and there

Sone W. S. Smith, C. G. Sollis, G. Swan, j

H. G casualties in the capital from falling T. Tallon, B. A. Trengove, shrapnel,

Wallington,

J. P. Whitefield, D. N. Some damage was caused in Calats. Willis, J. R. G. Wyatt. There

As far as can be ascertained, the special compensations for main- tenance work performed by the places bombed in northern France

can be regarded as military objec dwner. In any case of tuinl

"Reuter". the lives, says compensation will be paid to

Simultaneously with the raids on

Compensation for the requisition of ships, planes and vehicles will be computed on a similar basis.

loss

value of the vessels, vehicle or nir-France, German planes have again craft inediately before the occur- rence of the damage which led to the appeared over England. Anti-air- craft fire has been particularly active loss.

over Essex and shrapnel fell in several streesis.

There are no reports of any dam- nge or casualties.

Total loss under the regulations is deemed to have the same meaning as it has in insurance law.

Rights Defined

The regulations define the rights

France has reserved the right to

take appropriate action" If elvilians

of charterers, lessees and other per-jare bombed, says "Reuter." sons entitled to the use of vessels, or space in them.

Oppositionists Arrested

Tollengere and Granmens, tre also

War Risk Rates Doubled

Nazi-Reverse

In Norway

Troops In Bad Plight

and to cut off the

Resistance Will Be

The

following comprised the Jury: Messrs. J. F. Lawrie (foreman), V. P. Santos, J. Mar, Chan Hung-ching, B. A. Young, Wong Shiu-wa and J. W. Bundred.

Ribbentrop Tripe

He "Explains" The Invasion

BERLIN, May 10 (UP).—The

German

The text consists of a proclama-. BERLIN, May 10 (UP).-The tion by Hitler which reads as follows: High Command, in special re-

"The hour of decisive combat for the future of the German nation is ports dated May 4, made the following is the text of a state- now-at-hand-For-three-centuries. It charge that Belgian fortificament issued by the

Foreign-Minister:- has been tho

the goal of

of the British and tions since the world war had

"The gentlemen of England prevent been directed exclusively against every real consolidation of Europe Germany, whereas the French France have now let the mask fall. Scandinavia but above all to keep Germany weak

eak frontier had been totally unforti- failed the alarm in the Mediterranean and powerless. To this end alone,

This great camouflage France in the past two centuries has fled.

French

Governments

to

thrust in After their

came,

and

dectured war on Germany 31 times. The Ometal News Agency states, manoeuvre was intended to disguise For decades, however, it has also firstly, that Germany did not over-England's true alm: an attack on the been the goal of British 'world rulers' rate the protection of the neutrality German Ruhr area through Belgium

from

uniting of Holland and Belgium, secondly, and Holland. to prevent Germany

This attuck had long previously German Government ha under all circumstances to deny the that the

small states,

enmity towards

the

British

the

coin

In the North

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, May 10 (UP). Military circles continue to re- port that Norwegian troops at Reich every possession necessary for sent a memorandum to Holland and been accretly prepared with

the maintenance of a nation of 20 Belgium giving incontrovertible knowledge of Belgium and Holland Bjoermfel have succeeded in 400, people.

that the Allies intended an and a known to the Reich Govern- BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuter)

Peace Efforts"

immediate attacks against the Relch ment,

"The reports of the past few days Rexist (Fascist) Party Leon Degrelle, Leader of the Belgian driving off Germans while at

"What they wanted to hit was al-over Belgium and Holland, and, and Decler, tempting to dynamite the rail- Leader of the Flemish Nationalist way line from Narvik to the ways the German people. Their re-thirdly, that the German Government of the transport of English troops sponsible leaders to-day admit this had sent a memorandum to Luxem- towards the Dutch and Belgian har- Swedish frontier," Party, were arrested to-day.

Two Flemish Nationalist Deputies, i

Indisputable Proof The reports indicate that the Nor-openly-that Germany is to be de-bourg to the same effect and stating bours speak in plain language."

tection of the Luxembourg.

"Yesterday" "the Relch Government wegians are working to a close pro-feated and divided into a number of that she was forced to take over pro- reported to have been arrested,

kramme with the Allied pincer mova- "On these grounds they repulso all The German memorandum to Bel- learned that England had advised ment bearing down on Bjoermfell from the north and south, intendingy peace efforts and on September glum and Holland warned the Bel- Belgium and Holland of the im a. Just year, they declared war, gian and Dutch governments that any mediately impending landing of Eng- completely to surround Narvik from The German people has no hate or resistance would be "crushed with lish troops on Belgian and Dutch

Belgian and territory The means.' and every

This communication mans from the only possible line of French, However, the paramount Dutch Governments alone would bear cides with the indisputable proof in conse-the hands of the Reich Government tion before the German people question

ople the responsibility for the whether it will live or be sub-quences and for the bloodshed which about ille advances of the English and French armies and an immediate In a few weeks our brave would then. become unavoidab merged.

impending attack on the Ruhr region. Cerman Vorsion of soldiers overthrew their Polish oppo-

"The Fuebrer has decided to take nents set against us by the British LONDON, May 10 (Reuter)—A and French, thereby checking any German news agency statement says: Belgian and Dutch neutrality under German air his protection ainst English and At dawn to-day the il may consider appropriate m case Black Sea the rate has been increas- WASHINGTON, May. 10 (Reuter) danger from the north. Special tribunals will be set up to of bombing by the adversary of the ed to 100 per cent. from 60 per cent.-Owing to what was considered as Your Hour Has Arrived" force started the attack in the west French aggression.

"It is all the 'same" to "the" Reich civilian population, whether France, Britain or countries aided by In

an Impressive showing of air power LONDON, May 10 (Reuter)-Thein Norway, the United States Air has also nipped this attempt in the ous units on

"Since April 9 the German Army with strong units and landed numer-

Dutch and Belgian Government whether this new act of which criminal high handedness Norwegian Foreign Minister, Pro-Department latends to make a special hud. Now, what we have seen benerodromes.

their "The aerodromes and

sur-forced Germany into this war fessor Kolit, the Norwegian Minister grunt of 500 new far-engined tore us for many months on a threat in London and the Military Attache ing Fortesses" costing £00,000. This to my hus ocurred. The Bri-roundings fell into German hands in whether the new set is one of des

and visited the Foreign Office för an hour is anuotinced In

peration by the rulers of England "New the

York tish and French are attempting under a short time. this afternoon..

"The aerodromes in cast and cen-France secking to save their Cabinets cover of a gigantic feint to south-

the tral France were attacked by sur-which are menaced by previous enstern Europe to thrust into

German bombers which tollures. The German Ruhr area Dirough Holland and Bel-prise by

destroyed the aerodromes and aero will speak with the English and gium.

"Soldiers on

the western front: planes, and caused considerable fres. French in the ouly language

"Aerodromes at Saldtomer. Vitry present rulers appear to understand with the your hour has now arrived."

Le Grahcols and Metz were destroy and finally settle with these rulers"

A communique issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states. In the case of requisitioned geods The French Government, which in i, 1939, to the Governor will pay only the sum its reply of September which the owner might reasonably President Roosevelt's appeal, gave un have been expected to have obtained assurance that its air forces had re- by sale al that thne. Where theceived orders ruling out the bomb- owner or the manufacturer or pro- ducer compensation will be assessed as the production cost plus reasonable profit.

Special Tribunals

settle any claims arising out of dis- puled compensation,

The Shipping claims Tribunal will consist of a president and two other members appointed by the Governor. The preshfcut, and one other mem- ber will be members of the legal

LONDON, May 10 (Reuter).-The ing of civilians and uniting bombing underwriters have doubled the exist- to strictly military objectives, wishes int insurance rates of ships sailing publicly to announce that it reserves to Belgium and Holland: For ships the right to resort to such action as smiling through the Mediterranean or

France."

BRITISH WAR profession with special knowledge of CABINET MEETS

third

the

commercial and admiralty law; the

person appearing to Governor to have special qualifica tions as an average, adjuster or uc- countant.

LONDON, May 10 (Reuter).-Im- medlutely after the invasion of the Low Countries it was learned In London that the War Cabinet was A General Claims Tribunal of not summoned to meet at 8 a.m. The less than three persons appointed by Chiefs of the staffs of the three Ser- the Governor, one a Judge of the vlees' attended, Supreme Court, will hear disputes

Re-Assembles other than shipping. There may be

LONDON, May 10 (Reuier).The several divisions of this tribunal but War Cabinet and Chiefs of the staff none will be of less than three mem- of the three Services reassembled at bers,

| | 11.30 n.m.

These tribunnis will have power to make rules for the procedure of notifying, presenting and bearing elaims and to order persons to attend and give evidence. They will also assess couls in matters brought before them.

Compensation under these reguln- tions will carry interest from the date It accrues until payment at a rale not exceeding 5 per cent.

The regulations pro deemed to have come into operation on August 24, -1939,

US. Envoy Sees Count Ciano

ROME, May 10 (Reuter)The United States Ambassador was sum- moned urgently to Chigi Poluce to- day and suw Count Cinno, the Foreign Minister.

No information is available regard- ing the subjecte discussed,

retreat to Sweden.

U.S. TO BUILD MORE PLANES

Tienes."

BELGIUM'S SUDETENLAND:~llero lɛ: a view of Liege, one of the largest towns in Belgium, which has also come under the fire of German air raiders.

Dutch Resources

For Allies

LONDON, May 10

ed.

...

"German air attacks were extended

to Dutch and Belgian military ob jectives as the Belgian Government had called British and French troops into the country and the Dutch Gov-

(Reuler)—ernment had declared a state of war Broadcasting from Londou to-night, between Holland and Germany.”

Dr. E. N. van

Kleffens, the Dutch Foreign Minister, said: "Our country

his a

More Nazi Claims

LONDON, May 10 (Reuter)-A a vast empire overseas and con- German High Command communique siderable resources. These resources announced this afternoon:

the

we now put at the disposal of our "German troops.crossed the Dutch, romRION entire--destruction of the Luxembours and Belgian frontiers at German spirit of wanton aggression. 5.30 am.

broken

I can assure you that Holland will "Enemy resistance was continue to fight until together we everywhere energetically, often in have won,"

close co-operation with the air force, "A German U-boat sankt a British The Australian Cabinet will meet submarine off Terschelling. on Monday to discuss the distribution "A German speed-boat nánic an of the Commonwealth's home defence enemy destroyer by torpedo action forces.

during operations in the North Sea."

army

or

now

their

Hitler Gives Away His Iron Mongery

LONDON, May 10 (Reuter)-Hitler, who is reported to be on tho Western Front directing

has operations,

already started to distribute iron- mongery.

He presented fron crosses. to two officers yesterday.