1940-05-16 — Page 27

Awful Dutch Losses

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPI*** PARIS, May 15 (UP)- Twenty-five per cent. of the Dutch army and 80 per cent. of the Royal Guard were kill« ed in action, according to a statement made to the press by the Dutch Foreign Minis-

ter.

Holland signed the terms of its surrender at 11a.m., this morning, according to a report from the German Command.

The agreement was signed by the Commanders-in-Chief of the German army and the Dutch army and navy.

Lost 100,000 Mon

PARIS, May 15 (Reuter).--Dr. E. N. van Kleffens, the Dutch Foreign Minister, stated this afternoon that one quarter of Holland's army of 400,000 men were lost in the fighting. Dr. von Kleffens Insisted thui

"neither the Government nor the country has capitulated."

Still At War

He said that the Netherlands con- inues to be at war with Germany -and-you-mual-continue-to-watch-iko, map of Holland. We bring immense resouters to

to the Allies and will fight victory."

until

Dr. van Kleffens graphically des cribed how the lost of the Dutch bombers were loaded up, ascended and have rol been heard of sings.

To Be Re-Armed

LONDON, May 16 (Router).—Part of the Dutch forces who on Tuesday night were ordered to lay down their arms in order to spare the civilian population have how crossed into Beiglum.

The Dutch troops will be re- armed In Belalum without delay. The Netherlands Legation ways that they will form the kernet of Dutch force which the Dutch Government u London is considering.

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The greater part of the Duteli navy la at present in the Dutch East and Indies. The part of the Dutch Navy which is in the North Sea is co-operating with the Allled navies. It should be mentioned, says the Legation, that the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies has at his disposal a well-equipped and trained army.

The air force there of bombers and fighters is of the latest American and Dutch models..

Holland's Monarch Donounces Nazim LONDON, May 15 (Reuter)" and my people had always hoped that it would be possible to limit the extent of the European conflict and that a responsible basis for a inating peace could be established in the near future, declared Queen Wilhel ming at 9 p.m. t

Thursday,

· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BELGIAN CARNAGE IN THE LAST WAR

GERMAN BOMBERS ARE methodically and ruthlessly destroying Belgium's famous Cathedral city

of Louvain. The photograph above shows Louvain after its destruction by bombardment in August, 1914. To-day, It is suffering an even worse fate in Hitler's savage tola! warfare.

SOME OF THE LIEGE FORTS are still holding, out against

JAPANESE ROUTED

Important Claims From Chungking

May 16, 1940.

MILLIONS OF $ FOR DEFENCE

Roosevelt Prepares Congress Massage.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 15 (UP)President Roosevelt spent to day working on his defence message which is to be submitted to Congress Thursday..

on

It is understood that the total plogramme involves the expenditure | of 5982,000,000, of which $250,000,000 will be expended for the navy, and He remainder will go to the army. with special emphasis placed on the necessity of training air corps pilots. The President to-day gned two defence measures recently enacted by Congress.

One walves the ordinary enlistment requirements in the armed forces during an emergency period, the other authorises an in- while the crease in the enlisted strength of the Army Medical Corps.

Navy Increases WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuter). The Senate Naval Committee has lasued a report endorsing the pro- posed 11 per cent. Increase in the Navy

and urging the mod

modernisation

of air, naval and submarine bases on bath the Atlantic

tic and Pacife consts. The report says: "Serious con- sideration should be given to the question of 11

possible, places in the

area for additional United States naval bases. A ficet air base In the south-cost corner of the Caribbean would 1413- doubtedly add to the security of that area as well as to the ability of the United States flect to Insure the CHUNGKING, May 16 (Reu-integrity of the Monroe Doctrine." ter).-According to the latest The Committee decided that the Chinese field dispatches, the rout United States-la-not-vulnerable to a of the Japanese army, which direct attack by any means "save

which those with was trapped by superior Chinese modern navy and air force can deal forces north-west of Hankow adequately." last week, is now almost com-

plete.

Some men, still

thoroughly

near Tsaoyang, are making desperate Ministerial

but so far vain efforts to fight their

way through, the Chinese cordon, while two fresh Japanese brigades advancing from the south are trying to relieve them.

The

Disorderly Retreat

remainder of the Japanese

force is stated to have fallen back in disorder towards the south-east after suffering heavy losses,

Appointments

Premier Issues A

Further List

LONDON, May 15 (Reuter).--Fur-

The Chinese High Command states ther ministerial appointments that the Japanese base of Changtai-nounced to-night include: kwan was captured yesterday.

General.

an-

Sir Donald Somervell, Attorney

Sir William

Deliriously General

Delighted Hitler

Talks Of "Unique Accomplishment”

the Nazis, despite the fact that they have been entirely surrounded

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter). since last Saturday and are being subject to an incessant bombard- ment by German planes. This photograph shows a destroyed cupula-Hitler to-day addressed an in one of Liege's fortresses after the German bombardment in-1914.jorder to his German troops.in. Belgian fortifications were entirely destroyed in 1914-16, and were Holland. rebullt and greatly strengthened after the last war, The Liege

to the British Empin a broadcast fortifications protected the right flank of the now abandoned Albert

"To-day it appears that all vur -fervent

prayers in favour of a com-

Canal fortification system.

Germans Concentrating Along Swiss

Frontier

SPECIAL TO 'THE "TELEGRAPH”

Jowitt-Solicitor-

Viscount Cranborne. Fayinaster General.

Mr. R. A. Butler-Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

Mr. G. H. Shakespeare.-Under-

for the Dominioris. Secretary

Mr. G. H. Hall, Under-Secretary for the Colonies.

Mr. Harcourt Johnstone.--Secretary for Overseas Trade.

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Off Holland 7

LONDON, May 15 (UP), The British destroyer HMS. WASHINGTON, May 16 Valentine has been damaged in (Reuter).The Argentine (an air attack off the Dutch const Foreign Minister's proposal to and has been beached, according turn Pan-American neutrality to an Admiralty communique. into "non-belligerency was dis- The Admiralty, denies other Ger- cussed to day by Dr. Espil, the man claims to having sunk British

warships. Argentine Ambassador, and Mr. He expressed to them his thanks

"No British and admiration.

warships have been sunk or set afire, or seriously "Within five days,” he, guld, "you allacked a strong and well-prepared

It is understood that Mr. Sumner damaged since the invasion of the army who were stubbornly resisting

Welles was most reserved and ex-low countries, except H.M. submarine behind seemingly

pressed a desire to have more time Seal," the Admiralty announcement unconquerable

said. barriers and fortlined

to study the proposal, Hines, you eliminated their air force and finally forced them to capitulate.

Great Military Importance "This unique accomplishment is of great military importance which will be proved in the future.

by dint of your exemplary co-operation, the determined lender ship and courage of the soldiers, particularly the heroism of the death. defying parachutists and landing

possible."

LONDON, May 15 (UP).—According to a Press troops, has this success been made Association despatch, the Nazi armies "continue to concentrate on the Swiss frontier."

Holland's Fate -A Warning PARIS, May 18 (Reuter)-"May

Sir Walter Womersley-Minister for Pensions.

Mr. W.

S. Morrison.-Postmaster General.

Mr. T. M. Cooper-Lord Advocate, Capt.-H. F C Crookshank Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd.-Secretary for Petroleum.

Capt. A. U. M. Hudson Civil Lord of the Admiralty.

Parliamentary Secretarios The following Parliamentary Secre tarles are appointed;

Mr. James Ede.-Education. Capt. H. Macmillan. Supply. Mr. T. Williams-Agriculture. Mr. Robert Boothby

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auction.

Food.

J. J. Llewellin Aircraft Pro-

Mr. William Mabane. Home Security.

Capt. Harold Balfour.-Air,

Summer Welles.

It is pointed out that United States

Detalls of casualties in HMS.

neutrality is a matter determined by Valentine have not yet been received the Congress, and it is most difficult but they are believed to be alight."

for President Roosevelt to pariske

in any discussion on a new aspect of neutrality without considering the question

Congress.

of fresh legislation by

The Argentine proposal, neverthe-

Major Gwyllim Lloyd Board of less, is attracting great attention here. Trade,

Sir Arthur Salter.--Shipping.

Miss Florence Horsbrugh Health.

Mr. David Grenfell.-Secretary for Mines.

The Marquis of Dufferin and Ava,

who

mon understanding between nations CIVILIAN POPULACE EVACUATE BORDER have proved futile. After the ruth- less aggression, against progressive and democralle Norway, an even more cynical, if possible, procedure was followed

in respect of Holland and Belgium,

Futile Gesturca "Both countries had shown to the utmost their power and their stead- Jost determination 10 preserve neurality and had offered more than once their good offices with the view to re-establishing contact between the belligerent powers which might have led to the cessation of hostilities. "To-day we have to admit that no happiness can bo expected in this world if those who are solely respon-

MORE FIREMEN our experience serve as a lesson for who was Under-Secretary of State for sible for

all neutral countries who are neigh-the Colonies, and Mr. Alan Lennox- the present situation are

W&A Boyd,

Parliamentary á tending not defnitely checked in their courre

FOR BRITAIN bours of Germany," said

arewell moss Secretary to the Ministry of Home of unscrupulous destruction and utter

Dutch personality

Security, asked to be excused from disregard of law and most elementary

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)-Bri-age to a representative of a French office because they are of military principles of morality...

age: Our Spirits

Unbrakon

tain's fire fighting services are to be newspaper to-day.

"In order not to provoke the

House Of Lords Loader. strengthened.

Germans our General Staff strictly "After heroic struggies, my nation

Lord Caldecote (who was former- A scheme is to be introduced in refrained from any contact with the that has attenpled everything to From Rome comes the report which members of the public, work-staffs of the Allica," he said.

ly Sir Thomas Inskip) will lead in maintain peace is being over-powered that the Swiss Minister to-daying in small teams, will, in an emer-

"Only eight days ago wa declined the House of Lords. by sheer force, but morally we can lodged a protest against the geney, act on firemen in their own to inform the Allies of our plants of The new government comprises 20 never be conquered. Our spirits will remain unbroken because our insults by Fascist youths who streets.

Over 30,000 stirrup pumps will be "Having sacrificed contact with our Liberals, one National Labourite and mobilisation and aerial preparedness. Conservatives, 11 Labourites, four Simon Liberals, three Opposition pasted anti-British posters on issued for this purpose. conscience is clear.

natural friends abroad by declining "I pray God that our pilled cause the Swiss Legation walls. of the day, when freedom will be tion of the border cliles of Zurich, Dended..

Evacuation of the civilian popula- Basle has been almost wholly sus-by staff consultations, we then had seven national representatives like to sacrifice our liberty of action Lord Hankey, Sir John Reith, Lord restored to the Netherlands and all Berne and Basie began to-day.

against the enemies within-Dutch Beaverbrook und Lord Woolton.

Notable among previous ministers Logations' Precautions

Varlswho are protected by Berlin. other victims of general aggression;

who have not yet received new ofices The police aro examining all: SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH be near."

ore Sir Samuel Hoare, the Marquis refugee cars due to rumours of "fifth:

British and French Legations in TWO MURDERED of Zetland, and Earl of Stanhope, column" activities.

Arrangements will have ก made to And a seat for non-member Mr. Harcourt Johnstone, who is a supporter of Sir Archibald Sinclair. Mr. Johnstone is the new Secretary

may be blessed and that the dawn

New War Cabinet

For Australia?

A Parla report says that rail traffic both for passengers and freight between Switzerland and Germany has been suspended in both directions.

.

IN SHANGHAI

No Dutch Oil

that the

Switzerland have destroyed elphers Swiss Watching Anxiously and confidenial documents as a pre-

cautionary measure against any. aur BERNE, May 10 (Reuter) The prise German parachute invasion of SHANGHAI, May 16 (Reuter)-A alenally closed for a fortnight and the thecount TREKANTA'American-sailor named O'Donnell and or Overseas Trade.. University-of-Berno-has-been-provi- CANBERRA, May 16 (Reuter) students who have not been mobilis-

Mobilisation Completed A Russian cabaret dancer were mur- Mr. H. G. Menzies, the Prime Minis-ed have been asked to put themselves Mobilisation here has been completed Concesalon.

BERNE, MOY 10 (Router)dered this morning in the French ter, told the Australian House of Re-at the disposal of auxiliary services by all troops occupying the positions

It is reported that they were shot presentatives yesterday that the for- of the Army.

by a Russian who was a jealous ad- mation of an Imperial War Cabinet

The

Swiss public

been assigned to them. has was under

der consideration,

anxiously watching every phase of

The positions on the frontiers are mirer of the girl.

After shooting the couple, the The Goverment spea

speaker urged the the campaign in Holland and Bel- strongly held. ́formation of a·

In the interior large forces are ussian turned the revolver on him- national government gülm but the motion was talked out.

The Swiss newspapers warn the ready to maintain the security of self and committed suicide. Mr. Menzies said he was willing to

public against premature conclu- Switzerland, work with a National, Government, alons from the capitulation but Mr. John' Curtin, Labour Opposi- | Holland. tion londer, said that he did not see any practical necessity for this change.

LONDON, May 10 (Reuter)-On Tuesday, the British--Co-operative movement rejected the "stop the war" resolution by a majority of over 10.to

Significant Precaution

of

az from Freiburg along the

Contraband Base In Honduras

troop movements have been north-east border of Switzerland.

services from Passenger train Germany

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH!! Basle have been sus→ via BERNE, May 15 (Rouler)-Pas-pended in both directions except for MEXICO CITY, May 10 (UP).-

1 Brlü senger trains between Switzerland those with diplomatie passports. It is reported here that and Germany are suspended in both The Swiss radio donion rumours Contraband Control base is being

minister sources; established at British Honduras directions except for travellers with spread by certain

exprssing doubts about. Swlizer.

British troops are reported, to have diplomalle passports,

Prafie in the German station of Innd'a neutrality.

been landed there.

For Nazis

be.

Contraband Bases Closed

LONDON, May 15 (Reuter)---The Ministry of Economie Warfare off- cially stated to-day that the contra-

Kirkwall ore being closed.

HOW THE HAGUE band control bases at the Downs and

CAPITULATED

LONDON, May 16. (Reuter)~A German mechanised column entered The Hague about 8.30 am, according

message from Hilversum.

to

It is stated that the inhabitants were awakened about 5.a.m. by low flying aircraft.

A skeleton staff may be kept at Kirkwall.

An official: explained that the new position in the shipping world re sulting from the Germen invasion of Norway and the Low Countries wes responsible.

Much of the shipplag of thetic countries was not available to the

Half an hour later German troops | Allies, were taking up positions in the Lange Voohout near Parliament Buildings in the centre of the city, SQUALUS SAILS AGAIN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI PORTSMOUTH, N. H, May 18. (UP)—The U.S.S. Squatus, which sank a year ago, off Portsmouth and was subsequently raised, was re- commissioned to-day.

Survivors of the disaster slood at attention on the foredeck of the 'submarike tiring the ceremonies,

Dutch Troops To

Fight On

LONDON, May 15 (euter)An LONDON, May 18 (British Wire-authoritative Dutch source In London less)The majority of ahlps of the states that certain contingents of Dutch troops which crossed the Dutch Navy, which have left Holland,

Belgian, frontier will ho're-assembled, are now either in the North Ben or in British ports.

to serve as the nucleus of a new On the other hand, a considerabie Dutch military force, the formation amount of Dutch army material must of which is

1. now being considered. have fallen into German hands,

It is understood that much of the

Jim TO- LONDON, May 16 (Reuter), considerable supply of patrol in day. Queen Wilhelmina gave a broad- Holland has been destroyed..: cast from Buckingham Palacer. At Tuesday, the important all the conclusion of the broadcast, the tanks in Flushing were still burning. Dutch National Anther was played.

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