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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 15 1940.V/

Japan Bamboozled by Chinese Strategy.

ALHAMBRA

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NEW 4th ROUTE ARMY PLAY HIDE &

CHUNGKING-From behind the

Unes

of Japan'a· invading ver machine, Gen. Yeh Ting, Commander of the new Chlueso Fourth Army", brings to this remote capital a moving description of the way China- using age-old devices to defend it slender hold on freedom.

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General Yell'usually is out of rench and out of sight as he secretly directs his army within territory claimed by the Japanese. In rare interview he told how his ammunition must be smuggled part vigilant Japanese sentries.

With other guerrilla chieftains, his tasic is to strike swift blows at the invader, and then vanish with his army Inlo the surrounding country- side.

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Although a comparative newcorner omong China's guerrilla leaders, General Yeh has already mude name for himself. His exploits rival those of the veteran Eight Route Arny that surged out of South China in 1932 for the fellet of bekaguered. Shanghai.

Disrupt Japanese:

The Japanese months ago occupied

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north.

Another exploit carried out with beguiling secrecy was the stoppage of tralle on the most important rail- ay in Japan's hands. This is the short the down the southern bank the Yangtze River from Nanking 1. Shanghad.

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Poignant Message

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LONDON, May 14 (Reuter). Queen Wilhelmina, broadcast) from here to-day to the Dutch people,

"As soon as it became certain that we and our Ministers could no longer freely direct our country in Holland," she said, "we decided, much against our desire, to transfer the seat of Governmeril

erit abroad.

Exploits cheer the guerrilla soldiers, but they lead hard life. Recently teral Yeh had to leave his army behind the Japanese outposts, while he hurriedly crossed over to the Chinese capital at Chungking. HUS funds had been running low. Supplies "As soon as the situation permits

ere not coming through as they

we shall return to Holland. The should. His soldiers complained of Government is now in England, | miserably clothing and poor unus.

Our Cause Will Prevail Looks Like Merchant

Be assured that our cause will The Netherlands' General Yeh stayed at one of the prevall.

High least pretentious of Chungising's Command still makes alt military hotels. No sentry guarded his room, decisions. und the lowest of hotel boys could

"The local Counells must do all him have

the in without they

judge necessary approached difficulty. Such accessibility is public interest. particularly striking in China, where "My heart goes out to my 'com sentries and guards are everywhere. patriots in the Fatherland.

The General is a well-built, rather stocky Cantonese. His black hair, which is cut short, has a few gray streaks. His eyes are alert and his face smooth, and he looks more like Cantonese merchant than a guerrilla Icader.

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"With God's help we shall win Remember the olden days. It will be so again. Do all you can to help our cause."

Proclamation LONDON, May 14 (Reuter) —A

to proclamation the Netherlands people has been issued by Queen! Wilhelmina in London.

ATTACK ORDERED

7,000 Nazi Planes To Attack Belgium

PARIS, May 14 (Reuter).— The German High Command has ordered its 6,000 or 7.000 planes on the Relgion front to attack ruthlessly both civil and military objectives, says a message from Brussels,

"Since yesterday," says the] = dispatch,

been "there have numerous attacks on open cities and huge fires have been caused by bombs on Namur.

"Part of Liege has undergon intensive bombing for 12 hours.

Evacuees Pursued

"On the roads, motor care carrying evucutes are pitilessly pursued,

"The Brussels' banks this morning declared moratorium

with- drawals.

On

of

"On Post Office Recounts only 5,000 Cranes fortnightly con be withdrawn. "Long queues are waiting before the Bank of England offices and the post offices but there is no sign of panie. General Yeh commanded the troops

"Although the people are prepar

at ing to leave the capital

short which participated in the Ul-fated Canton Commune, after the failure

The proclamation states that the oilce, it is not through fear of which he went into exile. He left Dutch Government, which is now in danger as the population has shown both the Communist Parly and the England. is not prepared to capituremarkable courage since the invasion Kuomintang, feeling that neither tale and that therefore all territory began:" could succeed in solving China's of the Netherlands, which is in Dutcht The Delgians prefer to risk great problems.

At the present time, he hands in Europe, and the East and danger on the roads and railways! still does not belong to any political West Indies forms a sovereign state rather than the horrors of German party. After visiting Russia and able to keep its place as } ឆ

Occupation." full mem- Germany, and travelling through ber of the community of states and Europe, Yeh settled down in Macau, to join in the deliberations of the Portuguese China, and lived quietly Allies. until the outbreak of war called him

In those parts of the country where home.

The New Fourth Army has grown the usurper has established domina- from 10,000 to 30.000, General Ych tion, the local civilian said. It has no difficulty in obtaining of the population for the mainten- must do all they can in the Interests recruits. For every rille many step forward, Furthermore, the army has ance of order.

Remember the calamities which established a training school for com- manders and political workers, which occurred in the past centuries, con- in three or four months trains a class is the Queen's proclamation, and 600, After a political the repeated resurrection of our coun- worker is trained, he is assigned to try. That will take place again. one of the army units, and Is expected

Queen To Roturn educate his to

LONDON. May men politically, to teach them the meaning of war, to build up their morale, and to see to that they behave properly towards the populace.

of

500 or

The New Fourth Army fights many battles. but few of them, are on a large scale. "We do not engage the Japanese-In-major battles," Generat Yelz.said, "but we achieve our pur- pose by piling up many small ones, in which we are Kure to be victorious."

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It is well known' that on several occasions confllets of various sorts have occurred between the New Fourth Army and the regular armies. Asked it such conflicts were serious, General Yeh answered "Such Incidents as have taken place have been of minor importance."

NEW VOLUNTEER FORCE FORMED

LONDON, May, 14 (Reuter)—It is officially announced that a new force will be created known as "Local Defence Volunteers."

The force will be voluntary und unpaid, and ages will be between 17 and 65 years,

The volunteers will be named und the force will be used mostly in small towns, villages and other sparsely populated areas,

authorities

14 (Reuter).

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PARIS

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