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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 19, 1940.

GESTAPO MOVES INTO NETHERLANDS: DUTCH UNDER HEEL OF CONQUEROR

FLUSHING STILL RESISTS NAZIS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELKONAPH**

AMSTERDAM, May 18 (UP). According to Radio- Amsterdam, the German Commander-in-Chief in Hol- land has issued a Proclama- tion declaring the criminal law of Germany is instituted in all occupied districts.

The people in the districts are forbidden to listen to non- German broadenst.

Persons who possess frearms will be sentenced to death.

It has also been decreed that one guilder is equal to and half Reichs marks.

Flushing Holds Out

one

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** BERLIN, May 18 (UP)-A High Commnand communique states that all resistance in the Netherlands have been subdued except in the island of Flushing.

Two thousand Dutch and French troope

are said to have been captured on the islands of Schouwan and South Beveland.

The outer ring of the Antwerp fortress is sald to have been plerced through at two points.

AIR RAID ON PARIS

Continued From Page. 1.

THE defensive arming of British trawlers against air attack is going ahead daily.

These trawlermen, somewhere on the East Coast, are undergoing in- structions in handling single and double barrel guns.

An expert is explaining how to assemble a gun, and (below) men "It action" in a turrel on`a traw. ter's deck.

uground. Twenty-six German planes THE WAR IN NORWAY

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"Reuter's" Report LONDON, May 18 (Reuter).—

special correspondent with the R.A.F. telegraphs thut the R.A.F. are holding on with deter- mination to their advanced bases in France,

They are holding on despite the severe

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as the result of the the superiority. enemy's

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"SHANGHAI;--HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES

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which

Germans Claim British

Repulsed at Narvik

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S. AFRICA READY TO TAKE BIG PART IN FIGHT

-SMUTS

PRETORIA, May 18 (Reuter),-A reception which General Jan Smuts himself described as being "an ex- perience I have never had before" was accorded the Premier at a United Party rally here to-day.

The crowd, consisting of thousands of people from all parts of Transvaal, cheered General Smuts to the echo.

BLITZKRIEG

CHECKED

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ten additional divisions for such manoeuvres.

General Smuts said the logical progression of events proved

that South Africa's decision to participate in the war was right. Neutrality Is Dead

"Who would dare to say to-day That Hitler and bis Germany are not trying to dominate the world? he. asked, and added: "Neutrality is dead in the world. In half a dozen countries, It has proved a snare and a delusion. I do not care where 1 as 1 fight against Ger- night so long as

Situation Still Sorious An official French analysis of the mlitary situation, however, refuses ferring to the present military

situation in Europe, General Smuts sold: "Knowing what happened in

to go beyond the estimate that the situation continues to be serious. Optimistic German claims to have pierced the Maginot Line, which runs 1914, I had expected very nevern set-. south of the Luxembourg border, bucks at. the beginning of the war. BERLIN, May 18 (UP).—The official D.N.B. agency have drawn prompt French denials. The aggressor always has a great ad.

The Germans claim to have broken vantage at the beginning."

A Word Of Cheor П distance of GO

But, he said, the initial advantage reports from Oslo that Admiral Raeder, Commander-in-through the line for

miles,

but the omelat French analyst

long, "So

"So do not be un- General Smuts stated: "We are

plish air forces completely in as

not bro unys-has many

broken its spirit sea defences including the "Trondheim base which is now points out that the entire operations Preparing now to take our part in or means of retallation.

being developed," from May on the western front are laiding place fight. I had a pretty tough job or

between Sedan and the North Sco, cantsing our defences, but wo While the

and that the Maginot Line begins at now making progress and I do not objectives continues, 4 ALLIED ARMIES 15 to 17.

Afries will once more-do-her-duty, The Admiral also conferred Montmedy, which, les 26 miles east doubt that in this struggle, South

of Sedan.

win through and maintain her honour with Herr Josef Terboven, the

unlarnished " Relch Commissar in the occupied areas of Norway; the Command- Moncornet, ing Admiral in Norway, Admiral

Chief of the German "Navy," has, inspected the progress denies that the invaders have pierced did not last

duly depressed." Name An fierceness to that which broke of the work of strengthening the Norwegian coastal and even an inch of the Line,

and thumbing of themy troops

stated to be suc British fighters are cessfully countering, to a large ex- tent, they waves of enemy aircraft at the head of the German

>> FROM PAGE. ONE tank columns south of the River Sambre.

Details of to-day's operations are with the Germans not yet available, but one patrol of

schmitts and shot down six.

To-night it was claimed that a handful of British pilots have brought down 50 more enemy craft of different types,

No Retaliation

LONDON, May 18 (Beuter)1 dicking into account the

A

The French spokesman correctly

No Underground Forts

The chain of fortifications between Moatmedy and the North Sea are not part of the real Maginot Line, but are merely a recently completed It

pro- longation of the fortified chain. contains none of the great under- ground casements which comprise the real line.

This extension consists only of blockhouses, tank traps, ditchies and minefields. It was this pro- longation which was plerced by the

German armoured divisions.

PREPARED FOR HITLER

FROM PAGE ONE

the

are

Even chattering

silent passengers. office girls are silent.

Oldsters discuss newe ог bury their faces in newspapers.

Two cockney girls looking at the The Allied High Command made headlines cxclaimed; "Looks bad,

six Iturricanes engaged 40. Messer which is 21 miles north-east of Laon von Bochn and the Commander and less than 100 miles from Paris.in-Chief of the armies in Nor

French Communique

of way, General von Falkenhorst. Vervins, 12 miles north-west

Battle For Narvik air-Mencornet is also in German hands. The 515th French war con uniqu

*BERLIN,

(UP). The May

10 snys: "The battles ure

been violently in the regions already in- following Communique has

in last night's communique. issued through DNB: officially announced that despite the

general "The enemy landing at Narvik reg- German air force's wanton repeated altuation, the Allied forces in Bellon was attacked.

a retiring attacks an undefended towns in Po-

"One heavy hit was scored on glum have carried out land, Norway. France, Holland and

British Government movement from Brussels, and are heavy cruiser.

large transport was Belgium, the steadfastly adheres to the policy of now along a line west of the Belgian

bit

mans had driven into the British ductors said, "Looks bad, don't it, Relentless Encirclement "Our air force violently attacked refraining from bomblog non-military objectives.

and bombed enemy columns through-

PARIS, May 18 (Reuter).-An

The withdrawal took a day and a Statements that the RA.F. have de-out last night."

attempt by the Germans to relieve

without ilberately bombed elvillan or поп-

Not Catastrophic

Narvic by sen from Trondheim hat and was completed

interference from the enemy, military objectives are completely

The situation is still said to be been repulsed. untrue and are obviously designed to prepare the way for an extension. to serious but not catastrophic. Britnin of the inhuman methods the Germans used in other countries..

King's Message

capital.

"Onc

way

the decision yesterday to withdraw don't it? also

area

to lines west of Brussels to suppress dangerous salient which the Ger-

front.

Strategic Withdrawal Admitting that the retreat was for strategic reasons, official Allied analysis insist that there was no German victory because the troops In that sector never camo Into contact during the whole opera- tlon.

Usually wise-cracking tram con-

mate."

Hitler's Optimism

ROME, May 18 (Reuter)—Ac- cording to information received in German circles here, Illier held a recent conference with high Nazi officials and promised them peace. by August 15,

It is stated that this date is being widely spread among the German people.

The economie situation in Ger- many. It is stated, is growlur worse dally and their only hope is a quick and successful end to the

war.

German transports have been sunk The Germans are launching very for captured by Allied warships, statesi strong attacks in the Vervins area, a dispatch from the Narvik front,

Refugees arriving at the Swedish bul lave made no impression on the

frontier say that the superiority of Allled lines. LONDON, May 18 (Router).—Hls

Strong German attacks have been Allied alr forces in the. Narvik Majesty the King has sent a message

in the Montniedy sector, over the Germans is very marked.

of an air battle, to the R.A.F. The message states:

German machines

were A British "During my visit to the Head- where the rent inginot Line begins. In the course

G.H.Q. communique several

The action which may eventually quarters of the Bomber Command to-

There is now only one day, I was able to hear more of the issued by Lord Gort to-night says: brought down.

by prove to be the decisive phase of the "Successful operations were car- which the Germans might escape epie deeds of the bomber force in ried out by the B.E.F. yesterday. recent weeks.

"Several enemy aircraft were shot from Narvik towards the Swedish Whole battle of the Meuse occurred "Coupled with the arduous and un-

blocked by the Allies at my moment. morning between the two branches casing duties of the Constal Com- down by AA. fire and small arms frontier, and this hole is likely to be yesterday, last night and again this NO ARMS ALONG

YUNNAN RLY. nand and the heroic exploits of the are, in addition to the successes ob- The town itself is virtually in the of the Oise River with a few miles of the Belgian frontier-the axis of bands of the Allies, North of the

German

(Reuter)With Fighter Squadron in this country and tained by the R.A.F.

town, the Allies are pursuing the erman drive east and west be- PARIS, May

and Verving,

reference to o report fasued by Germans in the direction of the frogween Avesnes and

This baille. attained frantic viol Japanese news agency on May 15 tier.

Allled pressure on the town grows ence as the German General Staff alleging that the transit of arms to throw into operation practically all China from French territory has been Naval units maintain steady their available armoured division resumed in increasing volume, it has about half Germany's total motor been authoritatively stated here that and acroplanes y divisions of which the others

are "In November 1937 the French Gav-; andfernment deelded to ban all transit of arms by the Yunnan Railway. Since Two other divalons were seri- then there has been none." rously out: up in an earlier nelion and are believed to have been sent to the rear.

In France, they make an immortal story-a story which is the whole Empire, whose sons are now fighting

The morale among the British Iroops is the highest,"

Fighting On The Oiso PARIS, May 18 (Reuter).----An official communique issued to-day daily stronger. "I congratulate the B.A.F. with all states that the fighting has continued

In all three branches, with gratitude and admiration.

my heart and I wish them good luck all day with the same violence, bombardment

chiefly in the region of Guise, which over the town continuously, and continued success."

is on the River Oise and east of St. Quentin, and Landrecles, which is

Nazis Must Make north of Guise.

More Sacrifices

Despite

the considerable losses enemy is attacking in that area in a westerly, direction with powerful

resources.

com-

were

HALF WAY TO PARIS?

› FROM PAGE. ONE

and German armoured corps have penetrated to as far as the tipper Oke. "Armoured cars have penetrated to within 80 miles of“ Paria

the

atill

nt Brussels engaged

Antwerp.

18

LONDON, May 18 (Neuler)-It was announced to-night that Mr. The battle was a sco-suw affair Winston Churchill will lead the until, anally, this morning thera House of Commons as far as his was a definite stabilization In the duties permit In view of the Allied operations without allowing pressure of events he has asked the Rt. Hon. Mr. C. R. Altlec la act as the Germans the slightest gains.

Doputy Leader.

Battle Of Tho Tanka

LONDON, May 17 (Reuter)—

On the remainder of the front, there Germans were told of the necessity in nothing of importance to report.

Our for further heavy crifices In an

bombers, says the oMetal broadenst.

munique, havo continued to harass The announcer declared: "We are the enemy's motorised columns which

LONDON, May 18 (Router),- fully aware of the difficult tasks still have suffered heavily. have to be performed. These tasks Numerous recontiniasances

Meanwhile, the Germans have Chicoring lustly and singing populer will heavily tax the self-sacrifice carried out and numerous enemy

started a swift drive at. Vervins. wonge, the Sixth Contingent of volun- both of the army and the home front, planes were brought down by our whole corps of motorised Ger- They made some progress before teers from Newfoundland for tho but we know that no stcrifice for the mail-aircraft are and fighters.

man troops made an advance through they were checked leat night by the British Navy arrived at a west const Favourable On Whole

French forest west of the Meuse. Intervention of French tank columns.ort to-day. sake of Germany's victory will bo.lob great for them."

PARIS, May 18 (Reuter)The As they advanced German infantry Three thousand lanks were en-

to remained in contact, following clowly gaged in the whole baille.

Kival columns met In the open LONDON, May 10 (Router)-It is general impressión croated by

'Neld" which allowed thêm to` stage: officially-announced that Lord Tyron day's news from the west is described behind the motorlied units,

f has been appointed to be First Com- by French military spokesman as missioner of Works. Mr. Frederick favourable on the whole.

North of the Sambre,

the Allies German attacks were not of so grest Montague has been appointed to be

great strategient movement continues violence as they were yesterday. **** Minkler:of Transport without hindrance of bieny pressure-to-thought-thakatha, Garmana PARIS, May fo (Router)--The Between the Sambre and the Alane, may be faced with ripply, dificulties round owing to the energetic, action taken General Arce fighting took place Guillaumat. He was 70 years of age. Avoines and west of Vervins, but the by the Allies.

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**** [10,000 children from the south-east While the tank balife was at ite and east coast towns to new recop- height, the Aliled air forces carrieur lion areas In Water Un Monday.

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