Queen Wilhelmina Of Netherlands Arrives In London: Amsterdam Reports
DUTCH GOVT. TO BE SET UP IN BRITAIN
SPECIAL TO
LONDON, May
THE "TELEGRAPH”.
14 (UP)-Radio-Amsterdam announces that the seat of the Netherlands Government is to be transferred from the Hague to London,
Following the arrival in London yesterday of Princess Juliana and her two daughters, Princesses Beatrix and Irene, Queen' Wilhelmina arrived in London last night.
Her Majesty was met at the
station by His Majesty King House Of Lords
George.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BIGGER U.S. WAR MACHINE
Roosevelt To Make Special Request
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, May 13 (UP) The immediate effect upon the United States of the new phases of the European war is the decision of President a special | Roosevelt to send
message to Congress asking for more funds in order to modernise and enlarge the United States war machine.
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To-day, as a first move in this direction, the Preskiers began series of conferences with the leaders of the principal departments affected, including Mr. Harry Wooding. Wur, Mr. Louis Secretary for Johnson, autant Secretary of War. General George Marshall, deputy Chief of Staff, and Mr. Henry Secretary of The
The Dutch Foreign Minister HALIFAX'S Morgen
and Ambassador
were also present.
Sad And Forlorn
LONDON, May
London
(Reuter).—
Queen Wilhelmina the Netherlands arrived in a special train of only three coaches, escorted by officers
soldiers
Royal iri
and soldiers of the Dutch
and Guard
British battle dress and steel helmets.
She looked sad and forlorn she stepped from the King shook hands with her and
train.
kissed her an' both cheeks.
The
She smiled warly when she saw Princess Juliana and Prince Bern- hard, who both kissed her.
Dutch soldiers stood to attention as Queen Wilhelmina stepped on the platform. British soldiers presented
arms.
The Dutch Minister in London and Colonial the Dutch Foreign and Ministers were also present.
The Dutch Minister in London and
Wilhelmina
JA drove Queen royal car to Buckingham Palace.
12 (Domel).—The PARIS, May Japanese Minister to Belgium, Mr. Shigeru Kuriyama, has decided short- from Brussels to ly to withdraw Östend, avoiding any danger.
The Belgian Foreign Office is still in Brussels.
Refugees In England
(Reuter)
LONDON, May 13 Many Belgian and Dutch civiliun re- Lo arrive in fugees are expected Britain shortly.
Many of them took refuge in Eng- land in 1914, Most of them will eventually stay in private homes.
However, at the moment temporary quarters are being provided in public halls and buildings and the Empire sports bullding at Wembley.
REVIEW
Critical Battle On Western Front
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter). In the House of Lords to-day. Viscount Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, reviewed the latest aspects of the war.
of
of
Lord Halifax spoke of the latest attempt by Germany to strike down two small neighbouring nations with complete and cynical" disregard treatles and assurances and even of
principles the moal elementary inernational prder."
Continuing, he said: "This crime. fallowing close as it does on the heels of a similar crime only two or three and weeks
ago against Norway Denmark, makes plain once more to the whole world what are the forces against which battle is now Joined and what price the world would have to pay for a German victory."
After referring Lo the messages George to King Leopold sent by King
Wilhelmina and the "moving
and Qlles, received from these
two sovereigns, Lord Halifax said the House would be happy to know that Princess Juliana had arrived safely in this country with her two young daughters, (Cheera);
They were accompanied by Prince Bernhard, who intended to return to the Netherlands as soon as possible to resume duties as Aide-de-Camp to Queen Wilhelmina.
Proceeding.
said: critical
Treacherous Nazis France is expecting some 800,000 of
Lord Halifax women and children. They are now on the Western Front a arriving in Paris by truin from battle le at this moment being fought Belgium. They are being distributed out in the Netherlands the Ger- throughout the country.
mans ore making a most determined
on
In Belglum, refugees are pouringstempt to obtain central of the fort through Brussels, and Flanders
resses in Holland by a prodigal use their way from enstern provinces.
of their air force and "pardthute Scones Of 25 Years
troops, and every treacherous device
Treasury.
May Need $50,000,000 During these ducussions the detalla of the proposed building expansion will be worked out.
May 14, 1940.
Allies Winning Battle Of The Skies
DRAMATIC R.A.F.
OPERATIONS
"LONDON, May 13 (Reuter). The Air Ministry announces that intensive operations by the R.A.F. tinue on all parts of the Front.
Manhattan
SHIRTS.
are here for Spring
con-
New styles
enemy
bombers were
New weaves
A considerable number of encountered, often escorted by fighters.
Reports so far received Indicate that over 40 more enemy aircraft of various types have been shot down by our fighters
at very small cost.
PARACHUTE DANGER
TERRORIST WARFARE THREAT
Britain Continues Her Precautions
over
the This striking success fighters defence may explain the fantastic claims made by the enemy in regard to the number of Spitfires destroyed.
Actually, only one Splifire was forced down after the battle near Rotterdam early in the morning in which a fight of Spitfires shot down three enemy dive bombers and at
the leist one of
fighters escorting them.
The Spitfire pilot escaped injured.
Attacks Lose Sting
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The attacks on our perodromes to- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
day have been less intense. LONDON, May 13 (UP)—|
Little dannge has been done to the To-day, Senator Alban Barkley, the Senate majority leader, said he would not confirm or dispute the The German Government has aerodromes and the casualties are
the Allies that "for slight.
The advance of enemy troops has series of success- suggestion that the sum asked for warned might amount to half a billion, every German parachutist shot been impeded by
pri-tul night bombing attacks on bol
sicles of the Dutch frontier.
dollars.
He made this statement after he after capture, ten enemy
been in conference with Presoners will be shot.”
Vice-President Meanwhile, precautions sident Roosevelt,
taken everywhere Gamer, Senator John Bankhead of being
are
The re-occupation of Waalhaven by the enemy has been followed by a in series of bombing attacks.
the Finance Committee and Repre- Allied countries to meet the
Sam Rayburn, touse sentative
menace of parachutists. majority leader.
a
Senator Barkley Added that thei proposed measure might cause short delay in the adjournment of Congres, but he felt that could still adjourn early in June.
Army
Overhaut
In the meantime, it is learned, the Army has begun overhauling its own expansion programme in the light of the European war, and the results will be given to Congress when it conelders that emergency outlays are necessary.
The Army may ask for another 300 planes
to the 200 four- In addition engined bombers already requested.
Another significant move is that by the Treasury Department which has asked for bids chromlum ore.
On
17,500 tons of
The ore is to be added to the existing stores of war materials.
Big
Precious Allocation
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Router). It is announced that President Roose- velt will address a message to Con- gress this week, asking for additional funds for national defence.
It is believed that the new re- quest will be in the neighbourhood of $500,000,000, which will be additional to the $2,000,000,000 already being allocated by Congress for defence needs during the fiscal year begin-: ning July.
"
Ago Repeated
contrary to the laws and usages of War in Norway LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).-Re- war has been exploited by them.
Their parachutists have landed fugees, including women and children, arrived at an cast const port from disguised not only in the uniforms of Holland to-night by a cargo steamer, Allied forces but also as pricats and Besides Dutch women and children, women. They have been supported and ash Norway by enemy within-the- they included English, French
gates and fierce fighting is proceeding. particularly in the Rotterdam oren.
Poles.
Temporary Centres LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).-AT- rangements have been made by the Buthorities for the reception and ne- commodation of refugees from Hol- land and Belgium.
They will be received temporarily in London, Lancashire, at centres
Glasgow, West Riding, Yorkshire, Belfast and Isle of Man.
From these centres they will in due course be dispersed to more permanent accommodation.
"The Belgians are resisting man- fully behind their forward defences and heavy Bghting is going on north-west of Liege against Ger- man forces which have succeeded In penetrating scross the Meuse in:
this area.
to
In
are al-
"Every effort is being made support the Dutch and Belglans their struggle by sen, land and air.
forces British and French ready engaged with the enemy, and It is hoped to accommodate a large Allied air forces are operating in sup- proportion of the refugees in private port of the land battle against the
houses.
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German columns, and many enemy alreraft have been shot down.
Situation In Norway
U.S. Embassy To Stay - BRUSSELS, May 13 (Reuter)|
"In Norway, operations against the no drcumstances will the United)
Bre pro- States Embassy leave Brussels, it is enemy in the Narvik area
ceeding and our forces further to the understood here.
It is recalled that during the whole south are in contact with the enemy
lost
when Brussels was in war,
NAZIS
LOSE
TRANSPORTS
STOCKHOLM, May 13 (Reuter'},——
A Norwegion High Command com- munique states that an allempt wosi made by the Germans to disembark troops in south Tromsoe Province.
Several transports were sunk and the forces which have been landed are surrounded.
In the Gratanter region north of Narvik, the Norwegians announce a slight advance.
Proclamations have been issued by the Commander of the Paris Defence
Headquarters, warning the public to be on the qui vive.
the
Daylight bombing attacks baye been successfully carried out against the enemy columns in Belgium axi Luxembourg.
Intense opposition was encountered resulting in some loss to our bomber
In London, all able-bodied Ger- squadrons.
The Coastal Commond Alecraft Dutch const have mans and Austrians between
several Aghters. accounted ages of 16 and to have now been Patrolling the
attacked. rounded up.
for
..
It is officially stated that prac-Enemy patrol ships have also been tically all the German parachutists
The Waalhavon Raid who
were dropped behind the Allied lines during tho opening
ότι allack the of the phaser Maginot Line have been rounded up.
It has been disclosed that many of the parachutists dropped in Belgium and Holland were dreased as women. Highly Trained Troops They appear to be highly trained troops and are armed to the teeth. They fearlessly leave their planes at extremely low altitudes, and many were killed in landing. There have been instances where
were met by parachutes columnists", who directed them their objectives..
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).-Fur- ther details of the RA.F. attack on Waalhaven on Sunday night discloses that British aircraft swooped on the aerodrome in the dusk and took the Germans by surprise.
They met with no opposition of my kind,
The attack lasted for 20 minutes.
Britain's The aircraft
included best light long-range Latest and bombers--Beauforts.
over
Huge Nazi Losses PARIS, May 13 (Reuter)-The 400 aeroplanes thGermans lost
during Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning, according to an offelo! estimate,
to
Britons Warned LONDON, May 13 (UP)Further reminders of the possibility that Hitler may attempt a suicide landing in England by parachute troops was conveyed to the British public to- day;
It is estimated that between 17 and 20 fully-equipped soldiers con be parachuted from the big Junker planes, which Germany is now cm- ploying in parachute operations in Belgium and Holland.
Standing By For Invaders LONDON, May 13 (Reuter) Britain is still continuing to adopt measures to deal with parachute troops.
Parachutists Rounded-Up
Belgium And Holland Take Swift Action
LONDON, May 19 (Reuter). -German parachutists ara being landed in small parties behind the French and British forces advancing to the help of the Low Countries, it is reliably
All stralerio points are guarded by troops and protected with barb-reported.
ed wire.
In many towns, the N.C.O.'s, even when off duly, carry rifles and am- munition. The police stations have supplies of arms ready to distribute in an emergency.
Sabotage and espionage are the chlef tasks set to the men of these "suichke patrols."
A man in workman's clothes wos to-day discovered tampering with
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communications near an important More Extravagant Nazi Claims
railway Junction.
HITLER OUTDOES OLD
DOC. GOEBBELS
In connection with instructions to
Civilians tried to attack him but he people to report the landing of para- chute troops to the nearest pullee was saved by soldiers who took him station Immediately, it is pointed out away,
distinguish-
and spics
"Firth Suspected that as a rough guide for
the
are being rounded up Troops Withdrawn
ing
erew of an R.A.F. plane Columists"
to prevent information which might have to bail out and vigorously
the largest reaching the enemy of the plans of
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).-A Berlin High Command STOCKHOLM, May 13 (Reuter) parachute troops, that An indication that Germany is bring number which will drop from British aerial action.
Dutch Measures
communique, issued from "The Fuehrer's Headquarters,” states ing troops back from Oslo is contain- British plane is six. ed in a report received to-day.
3,000 Allons Rounded Up
AMSTERDAM. May 13 (Reuter). that the German Army in the West has been greally intensified.
The cruiser was damaged by The report came from the corres-
The work of rounding up 3,000-Lorry-loads of Dutch Nazis are
In Holland, German troops ara.
and several merchantmen newspaper "Afton
revolvers to Police Headquarters. advancing west of the Suhr-Willem bombs pondent of the Bladet" who reports that a German enemy allens under the recent order being conveyed by Police armed with
They have made contact were hit and set on fire. advancing from Namsos."
The mopping up of groups of Canal.
It is also claimed that a cruiser and us the Campania is almost completed.. Lord Halifax said he appreciated ship, described
They range between the ages of 18
destroyer were bombed and damaged and 60 and are living in an area German parachutists continues, and round Rotterdam with the troops who
off Norway, right down the east coast from In- Dutch detachments are watching all have been landed from the ali,
Groups of more than
In Belgium, the Albert Canal was
It is stated that the German troops near verness and across Kent, Sussex and main roads.
three civilians have been banned.
Mosjoen and Mo and that the troops Hampshire.
They are being sent to internment The people are forbidden to walk also successfully crossed to the north-were reinforced in Norway
about the streets with their hands in west of Hasselt.
Our troops, continues the com-round Narvik are fighting the enemy. their pockets.
of Liege. munique are advancing to the west
German hands, the, United Stalca the opportunity of conversing with whose loss as a result of striking
i
of the Embassy remained and the America the Norwegian Foreign and Defence mine was announced yesterday, was Minister rendered his services to 9P-Ministers, who had now, returned to transporting troops from Oslo. pressed Belgians and Allied subjects, Norway, and he assured them
thot and made strenuous but unavailing this new threat which Britain had ROME, May 13 (Reuter)-The efforts to secure
reprieve of how to meet as the result of the Italian Minister in Cairo was received Nurse Cavell....
German aggression against the yesterday by the Egyptian Primc Netherlands and Belgium would not Minister. They
the
BRITAIN'S UNITY
COMPLETE
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter). The "New York Times," in discussing the situation, says that the national unity of Great Britain is now complete in form and fact.
and
A long had In any way affect the Allied deter cordial interview, it was announced. mination to give all possible assist-
ance to the Norwegian Government German menace.' and people in the north.
British troops which landed at
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Big Attendance
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter}~~~~Tac
camps.
All male foreigners in these areas, numbering about 11,000, have had drastic restrictions imposed on their
German ground
WOS TC-
movements,
"Harass Civilians" Order LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).—A message from a Iceland had been well received by the House of Lords was far more nummer-sintion to a Nazi aeroplane has been inhabitants.
any Intercepted by the R.A.F. ously attended to-day than on Jungle Methods
Occasion for a long time past.
The text of the message "More than once in these past The House unanimously agreed on years we have been reminded that
motion introduced by Lord Halifax leased by the Air Ministry this after- the only alternative to the organisa- and worded similarly to the resolu-The message, which was in German tion of an international order based on moved in the House of Commons. but not in code, said "Note civilian on respect for treaties atid law was
Tribute To Chamberlain refugees and also the roads." Harass LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)In these as much as possible." jungle. With that we now find our the House of Lords to-day. Lord The plane acknowledged receipt selves face to face. "In Nazi Germany the whole em- Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, paid of the message which was transmitted phasis of developments in the Inst a tribute to Mr. Neville Chamber- carly this afternoon,
Large-Scale Raids He has already shown that he is few years has been to exalt the value lain's work as Prime Minister.
He said that those who were BPECIAL TO THE **TELEQRAPH" reviving the Lloyd George tradition of physical and material strength to
Sciences privileged to work with him would
German aircraft yesterday
In the coming months, says the paper, it will be an asset of incal culable value to the whole of the Allied cause.
Mr. Winston Churchill has let a breath of fresh air into the British Government, continues the "New York Times,"
ACTION
to return to the methods of the
con-
Railway traffic, telephones and telegraphs are Interrupted and Use post is available only for post-corda and letter cards,
Stock Exchange Is Quietly Steady
"We're Winning Everywhere"
ARE YOU NERVOUS ?
If you jump at the least nolie, if Since Monday morning, the German
You tvorry swastika has been dying over the you are reliable and steepless, it over trifles, then you citadel.
will find
Some of the outer forts are still realsting.
berbs,
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To the west of the Ourthe River of the business community, sacrificed
and in southern Belgium, the French both soothing and beneficial. the Whitsun holiday to-day.
The market was quietly steady troops were repulsed.
from nature's Prepared with glit-edged bonds leading and Our troops here continue to go
forward and advanced guards are carefully selected and blended by Golden home Industrials moving higher.
Olla also recovered while Kars approaching the objecilves assigned to expert European chemists.
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several hundred prisoners.
The advance of the army was sup- windows.
One Heinkel bomber crashed in ported by attacks of our air force on
troop concentrations which marching in columns. the main street of Rotterdam.
Saveral Ares are burning on Nooner The air force, continued a great struggle in the air in the western_re- gion of operations.
on as an energetic leader in time of war the expulsion of all others.
and learning have been harnessed for have no fear of the judgment which Unued their large-scale raida
that history would pass ellier upon his French, Belgian and Dutch air units U.S. TREASURY the production of everything
could subserve to this gospel of phy-efforts to preserve penes or, when and bases, says "Dornei."
peace was broken, to prosecute the A German communique claims that sical force,
30 machines were destroyed on the Christian virtues and Ideals have war (Cheers).
His successor, Mr. Churchill, had vireux airdrome, 30 at Orleans, SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" been derided, suppressed and threat-
maumed the burden, the weight of which further 64 were shot down Island. WASHINGTON, May 13 (UP)-thed with extinction.
"We and our Allies shall doubtless which the House would not be alow in nerin combat.
Mr. Churchill brought The Germans admit that they have The Scerelary of the United States) Treasury to-day issued licences re-suffer heavy material damage in the to recognise
The bombing of Rotterdam was re- leating funds held in the United struggle against this danger. But I to his task particular gifts which had lost 35 planes. Slates for the Belgian and Nether-hope we may feel confident that in already earned for him the respect.
our doing so we shall save souls, and confidence of his fellow-country-sumed at 400a.m., says "United
Prem." governments:
Air raid alarms lasted throughout. The effect of the action is to without which there is no advantage men,
·Sir John Simon In Lords" exempt the Government, as well as even if we gain the whole world.
"The formation of a new governs LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).Sic the day and explosions were audible several Dutch East Indies banks, to which licences have been issued, ment and placing of all parties in the John. Simon, the new Lord Chan- in various prats of the city. from President Roosevelt's recent de state is the immediate answer to the cellor, occupied the Woolnack In the
new truths on the nature of the House of Lords. cree for freezing deposits,
lands
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French Act Quickly
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" PARIS, May 14 (UP)—Acting on Government orders, the Franchi Police began to-day to comb the country for uspects.
All Germana and Austrians were ordered to report at two suembly points for verification of their status. The damage, however, has ap-All suspect and persons of irre- parently been limited to shattered gular status are to be interned.
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