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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

TOUNÍK) 1881

No. 18153

五拜禮號七十月五英港香

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1940

日一十月四

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NAZI BLITZKRIEG HELD

BIG COUNTER-ATTACK BY BRITISH TOMMIES FORCES GERMAN RETREAT FROM LOUVAIN: ENORMOUS LOSSES

Miracles Of U.S. To

Heroism

Worthy Tribute To- Belgian Troops

BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuter).-M. Delfosse, the Belgian Minister of Com--

munications, sald in

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broadcast to-day that the Belgian troops have been performing miracles

heroism,

of

He gave an instance in which a Belgian major with three privates recaptured a pill-box fort after a hand grenade charge.

For the past three days, he said, the Belglans had been resisting their second line positions.

"Be Firm And Confident" A great number of British and French troops were com- ing up each hour to support them with admirable equip ment.

"Be firm and confident,” he said. "The aggressor always has the initial advantage but + everys bour, our defences be

Ger- Tome more effective,

many could not face n blockade nor withstand a long The Allied power and resources are greatly superior to those of Germany."

war.

GALLANT LIEGE DEFENDERS

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Build Another

50,000 Planes

GREATEST AIR FORCE IN WORLD

By LYLE WILSON ("UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT>

WASHINGTON, May 16 (UP)—Amidst tremendous ap- plause President Roosevelt to- day proposed his U.S.$1,182,- [000,000 emergency defence programme. He asked for 50,- 000 planes to meet the threat of modern war.

The President hinted at future~requests for more arms but he left the question of how the bill is to be paid entirely to Congress.

of

He said the people of the United States will have to start a new line jot thought regarding matters

national defence, due to the changed fifth methods of warfare such columns, parachute troops and attacks.

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Bo-called-impregnable -fortifica- tions no longer exist, he asserted. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans no bar- longer form adequate defence riers because of aircraft, he said, and elted the possibility of attacks Alaska.

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the very "Adequate defence, by inature of attacks, requires equip- iment to attack the aggressor on

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Surrounded Forts route before he con establish strong Continue To Fight

By WALLACE CARROL "UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT)

boses within territory of American

President vital Interests," the clared.

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Thus he implied his disavowal of the old defence irinngie policy.

"There are islands in the south Pacific not too far removed from the

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LONDON, May 16 (UP)-West Coast of South Amerlea to King Leopold of the Belgians, prevent them becoming bases like his father in 1914, has called enormous 'upon the commanders of his attacking forces," he said.

forts to resist to their uttermost.

strategle advantage

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Stupendour Expenditure The longer the Belgian resist WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuter), the longer the Allies will have to-President Roosevelt delivered strengthen the Belgian second speelui defences message to Congress

personally to-day. line of defences past Brussels. He asked for $1,182,0000,000

Each Liege fort has a deep anti-cash tunk moat. The garrisons live under- around as they do in the Maginotj Line, Between the forta there is a chain or pill boxes for a continuous network of fire. Inside this ring of modern forces lles a chain of twelve old forts.

Finally, inside this line, which is six miles from the centre of Llege. there are lines of all boxes covering the roads which wind between the high cliffs into the city.

From scattered reports reaching here from the front it appears certain that new efforts are being made to withstand the Gemsn pounding.

However, when the Germans cross ed the Albert Canal on Saturday they succeeded in opening a way westward to Brussels.

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MUSSOLINI MAY DELAY ACTION FOR FORTNIGHT

ROME, May 16 (Reuter).-There is a widespread feeling here to-day that even if the Government has decided upon eventual belligerency, the present state of alarm may continue for some time,

The sailing of the Conte de Savoia is taken as an indication of at least a fortnight's peace since it is thought that Italy and contract authorisations for will not care to risk the seizure of this ship in the Atlantic. PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.

Meanwhile the Press continueste give whole-hearted support to Germany.

DECLARE WAR NOW

Frank Suggestion By U.S. Paper

It is nevertheless clear that anxiety ls growing daily among the masses regarding present operations and many a prayer is being uttered that Germany shall be speedily crushed.

Roosevelt's Appeal FARIS, May 16 (UP)—All after- noon papers in Parls devoted promin ent space to the message from Presi-

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter),dent Roosevelt to Signor Mussolini, and also to the new American de The "Herald Tribune" says; fence appropriations. The United States must ind

It indicates the fervent hope that unity and foresight to analyse Mussolini may be prevented from

entering into the hostilities. the situation,

"It is quite probable that the teast-costly solution-in-both-life and welfare would be to declare war on Germany at once-to SIMLA, May 16 (Reuter)-Two help defend, in other words, the thousand Mahsud tribesmen in the line which the Allies are now main area of Razmak have Informed holding at such a sacrifice."

Indian Cloversment that they Cormany's Big Problem

the

dre ready to give active masivtanco should India: he, attacked.

Hungarian Fears BPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHI BUDAPEST, May 16 (UP)—The fcaling that the war will soon involve the whole of Europe is growing here. President Roosevelt's incasage to Mussolini is taken as an indication that Italy is contemplating entry into the war on the side of Germany.

Italians Quitting

The Boston "Providence Joumal" CAIRO, May 16 (Reuter)-Italians Musa Khan, the noted Mahsud Bays: "Bofore the war · Germany leader, has sent a separate letter to imported 60 per cent. of her motor are being quietly advised by their

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NAZIS USING

STEEL DARTS

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter).The Germans have gone back to, a World, War I weapon, attacking fishing craft with steel darts three inches long.

The crews of two fishing smacks in the North Sea were attacked with darts and machine-guns by. Nazi planes. They got home safely without loss of life.

750,000 DEAD IN FIRST WEEK: STAGGERING AIR LOSSES BY BOTH SIDES

By RICHARD MCMILLAN "TUNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT)-

WITH THE B.E.F. IN BELGIUM, MAY 16 (UP);—GERMANY'S- BLITZKRIEG, UNLIKE ITS PREDECESSOR IN 1914 WHICH CARRIED THE GERMANS TO THE GATES OF PARIS IN THIRTY-TWO DAYS, IS® ALREADY COMING TO A HALT.

The German advance has completely halted east of the dent which the Germans succeeded in effecting in the French lines at Sedan.

British troops launched three successive counter-attacks in the Louvain region this morning and in the third succeeded in completely driving the Germans from the Cathedral city, which they had entered yesterday.

B.E.F. CONSOLIDATES

The British have consolidated this afternoon by entrenching five miles north of Louvain

Germany is pouring hundreds of thousands of fresh reinforcements into this sector in order to break the British resistance and the fight is hourly growing in intensity,

Casualties are tremendous and it is estimated that already three million men have fallen in Holland, Belgium and France. quarters of a The German losses are by far the heavier, due to the fact that they have been on the initiative since the invasion started.

The exact number of-combatants engaged in the battles-between Zeeland in Holland and the Franco-Luxembourg frontier are unknown, but it is estimated that the ratio is 10 to 6 in favour of the invaders.

German casualties during the past 24 hours have oeen enormous in the Louvain, Namur and Sedan regions, and they are throwing infantry into the battle with a reckless disregard for lives.

Casualties in the aerial encounters which have been continuous since Friday last week are also staggering.

The Royal Air Force is bearing the brunt of these losses, due to the fact that every possible machine available has taken to the air to strafe the German lines of communication and the German concentrations.

Although heavy German at-} tacks are being launched on the British positions at Louvain and on the French positions south of

Sedan, the Blitzkrieg pile-driver has definitely slowed up, the Germans now resting along a line stretching from Antwerp along the dyke southwards positions to Namur and Sedan,

Forced Back From Mauso

SITUATION SERIOUS

R. A. F. Still

Scoring

Nazis Lose Heavily

In Night Raid

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter). The Air Ministry states that the damage inflicted by last night's bombing operations on milltary objectives was exten-. sive and covered a wide area.

The majority of aircraft-the largest force of R.A.F. bombors yet employed-found and bom-:: BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuter). bed their targets. They caused -M. Paul Spank, the Belgian widespread damage and many

explosions and fires broke out.

Belgian Minister's Frank Speech

No opposition was offered by enemy Sghters but the ground defences were activo..

It appears that the Germans have been forced to re-cross the Foreign Minister, to-day de Mouse between Namur and Sedan,clared that the situation was and the left bank is now stated to serious. be completely in Allied hands.

He said that the German plan Military sources tell me that the

on Direct hits were scored positions now held by the Belgian, consists in attacking only on a

are limited front on which they pile main road and railway line. Other forces British French and

Direct Hits

the

Belgium's strongest and main line of up such' quantities of material planes successfully bombed the roads defence, which has been secretly and support their attacks with PLEASE Turn To Page: 7. constructed since the beginning of auch large air forces that the

the war.

- Marked` Improvement-

task of the defenders becomes extremely difficult.

This plan allows the German High| PARIS, May 10 (Reuter)—A spokesman of the Ministry of Command to ensure territorial gains Information stated this afternoon bul at a cost of enormous losses of that a "very marked improvement" men and material.tec

At certain points, he said, the front has taken place in the situation with

retaken.

taken and

THE TOTAL LIE regard to the penetration of a Ger- had been successively

armoured column.

bombers had surpassed Hoaps Of Destroyed Tanks. everything it was thought possible

There wore lerálly great heaps of FOR TOTAL WAR

for them to do during the past 24

****destroyed tanke the Government, offering to raise fuel from this hemisphere boldes local Consulated to leave Egypt

americans are being unomically LONDON, May 18 (Reuter)-Inouti,

Similarly the German air force 20,000 men. It required::

10 per cent. from Itumania and two por cent. from Russis. She has lost advised to be ready for possible connection with the totally faiso

The spokesman explained that a

continued to take forces twice or before had elapand not believed

evacuation,

short Ume 100 per cent. It is not

The Egyptian authorities have be-German radio claim that the King of England and the President of France sho can replace. It from her two re-

colunin owing to

the Becomity of and are making enormous sacrifces. However, he said, the Alller which is a suburb of Cairo. Alexan- because they feared Invasion, semi-collating reports of their progress in maining outside sources plus hun evacuation of areas at Hellopalla, are, preparing to leave for Canada measures were taken to deal with this [thrico, superior to those of: the Allies | Vinmestic manufactura-infrom Ugglicarte Tiefghbourhoods-of-assodrome" + auth"ALETILIN-Mera "point"out-that fordulato~rnake-the-counter-blow, og ["ppeared to have grown used to some

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Tit to the Germans zinatiecka the Inception of total war SINGAPORE May 16 (Reuter) Meanwhile the

Jand other milliary targets.

propaganda of this sort will no doubt are possible. raised her annual

and to a war of movement in which to have Reports reaching here from Batavin is o

their be multiplied in the coming weeks; Battle Of Sedan than 30: pér state that 25,000 stipeeta, including roxatz7% by more

PARIS, May 18 (Heuter)—All Total War the begun, they point of 10 Router)-Up forces were most often attacke German and Dutch citizens: of: Naal cent. sympathlas, have boas detained by "Germany is using up her ol buses disappeared from the streets ther poller in the Netherlands East reserves at a dangerous rate and of Paris today. They were required out, and so Germans propagande is to late this evening the following was Dealer Abeletalismo, M. Sonak

now telling a total lle. kek, cannot entirely of at the trend. for the transport of refugees.

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