Sunday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 19, 1940.
GREAT BATTLE IN BELGIUM NEARING CLIMAX: FRONT NOW 300 MILES LONG
NAZIS CLAIM SWASTIKA
FLYING OVER ANTWERP
LONDON, MAY 18 (REUTER) .—A GERMAN HIGH COMMAND COMMUNIQUIE STATES THAT THE GERMAN WAR FLAG IS NOW FLYING ON THE TOWN HALL IN ANTWERP.
FORTS BREACHED.
BERLIN, May 18, (UP)—The German High Command declares German troops have broken the Antwerp fortifications and entered into the city.
TROOPS
going on board ship at Algiers, bound for Franco, A sheep
take
as their ma8-
cot.
REFUGEES FROM BELGIUM FLEE TOWARDS WEST
PARIS, May 18 (UP).—Belgian refugees escaping from the German blitzkreig provided a new thrill as they arrived in Paris to-day.
Several cars moved down the
Rue Lafayette completely cover- ed with green, branches and their radiators hidden by green grass.
"United Press" correspondents talk- ed with the refugees in one car driven by a woman, two children being among the passengers.
The woman driver explained: "It is the best camouflage to use on the sinal side roads which are safest to ❘ take since the main roads are being continually bombed and strafed in We have been three days coming
border,
the
the
SEA POWER MUST WIN
Yarnell Envisages U.S. Entry In War
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SPECIAL TO THE **TELEGRAPH" NEWPORT, R.1. May. (UP).-Admiral Harry Yarnell, former Commander in Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet. and now retired, told the graduating class at the Naval
"By swift attack German troops broke through the for- tifications of Antwerp," announces the High Command.
"The German troops have penetrated into the inner city. The German war flag now flies over the city hall of Antwerp.' 48 HOURS MAY DECIDE
BERLIN, May 18 (UP). The battle of Belgium is swiftly approaching its climax. Well-informed. quarters in Berlin estimate the outcome will be apparent in 72 or possibly 48 hours.
After the collapse of the Dyle line and the resultant occupation of Louvain and Brussels, together with the breach of the Maginot Line in the south, the German High Command is exerting incessant pressure on the entire front of almost 300 miles long.
With minimum rest, wave after wave of
1
tanks and
infantry are being thrown against the Allies in an effort to keep the phenomenal advance moving, hoping to turn the Allied retreat into a rout.
Neutral observers expect the next thrust in the north will be northwestward from Malines and Brussels over the Schelde.
Liego And Namur Forts SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, May 18 (UP)-The
Belgian fortresses at Liego and guered fortresses
Namur are fighting`on-smail 15- lands of resistance in the German occupied regions,
radio, which has been Belgian since Friday midnight, re- on the Lille wavelength and to
The
anh tìmè `we saw 'de Közrd » I War College that if the
Uniteded the King's message
Namur
no troops being sent beyond the It said the Liege and Namur fort continental limits of the United resses were still holding out & days compared with only one week States, .....
during the world war.
plane, we drew the car into the nearest green Abrubbery and wait-States enters the war, it should ed there, hoping we looked like the be waged "purely as a war" with rest of the buskes, "Sometimes the planes came so quickly that we never moved at all because the Germans will often return and use their machine guns If.
a car. Yesterday we put fresh leaves on the car, but it is not needed in the -Paris-region
"We crossed severni main roads near the frontier, where we saw cars riddled and burned and the occupants killed
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One of the passengers in a car was an old peasqul,, woman who had
plcked up nesr been Quinton... je
St.
She had been walking day and night to join her married daughter In Brittany,?),
GOEBBELS LOSES
SUEZ SHARES PARIS, May 18 (Reuter)-The Seine Police authorities have issued
on order acquesiraling all money duc on a hundred-shares in the Suez Canal Company which are owned by Dr. Goebbels,
Up to the present, Dr. Goebbels has obtained interest on
the shores through the Luxemburg Blank.
The shares are valued approx- imately at £7,000.
BERLIIT, May 16 (UP)-The German High Command declares that the Germans have mined South African ports.
I
Bear in mind," he said, "sca
The communique sold: "Belgian over defeated any end tomorrow tacus and infleted heavy losses on power defeated Napoleon' and it will troops variously repulsed strong at which will prevent another dictator, the enemy. The operations are deve- who lacks it, from acquiring dominatoping normally tion.""
Encirclement Hopos
It is believed the Germans will now seck to endrele
the British and
He said Americans should main- tain a "healthy dissatisfaction" with the nation's readiness for war and Belgian forces between the main prevent being caught short in new German armies and the sea, and at methods and materials."
the same time seek to separate them from-the-main French forces.
Watch For "Fifth Columnists"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad; May 19 (UP). Legislator Cipriani has asked the Government to take steps to forestali possible acts of treachery and sabotage by "Fifth Columnists,"
Attacks Hold d
was learned in authoritative quarters here this afternoon that the be-
at
Liege and are stintact. A communique from Berlin claims that over 2,000 Dutch and French troops are Imprisoned on the Islands of Schouwen and south Beveland.
The communique niso states that Germans have at two places the penetrated the outside belt of the fortress of Antwerp.
tinues the communique, a German To the south of Maubeuge, con- Armoured Corps has pierced French frontier fortifications and two enemy divisions were destroyed: The Ger mans pursued the retreating enemy; crossing the Upper Sambre River, further to the south, and pushing down to the Upper Oise.River.
Changes In War Cabinet
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)-A Petain Recalled As
Belglan communique, issued to-day from somewhere in Belgium, states that the operations mentioned in si previous communique are proceeding normally.
Belgian troops have held up at tempted attacks by the enemy at many points on the front.
Vice-Premier
-ང་་་
PARIS, May 18 (Reuter). Changes in the French War Cabinet were announced in Paris this afternoon. they repaired the German attacks
Petain, was and inflicted heavy losses on
'on the at- Great War and until to-day was Am- tackers.
to Spain.
becomes Vice- The morale of the Belglas Army |
In the Antwerp province especially
BRITISH TROOPS FOR NORWAY
TOURIST
BRITISH EXPEDITION TO NORWAY,Troops who travelled over to
Norway on a liner.
HOW THEY LATE
ADVANCED
Clly
IN 1914
Liego Liege Forts Louvain Matines
Brüssels:
Occupied
by Germanis
4th day 7th day 15th day 16th day
16th day
Sambre River crossed 17th day
Luneville Dinant Namur Baccara
Charleville Cambra!
St. Quentin Rethel
Olso: crossing
-18th-day 19th day 19th 19th day
20th day
21st day
22nd day
25th day 26th day
Copelane
27th day
27th day
Antwerp outer forts
28th day
Chatons
30th day
Antwerp
35th day
Ghent'
38th day
Bruges Ostend
42nd day
243rd day.
inander-in-Chier during part of the Cup Soccer
D.W.I. Precautions WILLEMSTAD, May 18 (UP).—It is learned from an official source that remains good, and the soldiers show, Edouard Daladier, at present the Dutch and French troops In no of being discouraged. War Mister, becomes Foreign Minis- Aruba in West Indies are defending
expressed themselves
and the Eagle Company under the Lagu and Transport Company when they were ter, a post previously occupied by the
a interviewed. Dutch command.
The patriolic, feeling of the pepula- tion remains high. The civilians are showing stoical courage-despite the air raids,
The British troops operating under Dutch command in Curamo have wireleased to Queen Wilhelmina ex pressing their loyalty to the Dutch cause.
Jane
2,000 Prisoners LONDON, May 18. (Neuter).—11
COMOYS
GRAND SLAM:313.50 COMOYS VIRGIN BRIAR 117.50
ROYAL COMOY=-388.—.
C. INGENOHL'S CIGAR STORES LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE
and at other tobacconists:
Reynatad. ( 1
A. Reynaud takes over the War concurrently with the post
omce of Premier. M. Georges Mandel, Minecr Colonies, is appointed Minister Interior
of
Third Round Results
LONDON, May 18 (Reuter).—The
following were the results of matches ployed in the third round of the Cup
2 Notts Forest Fulhain of
Everton
Stoke *Huddersfield
Coventry
M. Louis Rollin, Minister of Trade and Industry, replaces M, Mandel at the Colonial Ministry,
J. Barety M.
Leon Minister of Commerce.
Barnsley
appolated Arsenal
+ Blackburn Marshal Petain, who will be Newcastion Minister without Portfollo at Vice After, extra time. Premier, is 84. He is one of the outstanding fure French nubiläufe
84-Year-Old GOM
West Ham
D West Brom-
wich
0 Blackpool
1 Birmingham
9
0
3
3
Sunderland
2
1. Bristol .
0
Fourth Round Draw LONDON, May 18 (Reuter)-The following is the draw for the fourth round, which will be played on May
V. Everton
PARIS, May 18 (Router)-The 25: reshuffle of the French Cabinet marks
Fulham
a further strengthening of the Blackburn V. West Bromwich
cils the
Governmenmatic change is
The most inclusion of "Grand Old Man" Marshal Pajala, who is fomurkably active despite his 34 years
M. Reynaud at the War Ministry will have the benefit of his help and sage advice on viibimatters,
On the whole the new danges foreshadow, the implementation "ot new revolutionary measures-brepast by MPR
Blackpool! V. Newccstle Huddersfield v. Birmingham
or West Ham
Light Blues
Beat Rivals
7
Prince Bernhardt succostes over Oxford University to-
In Paris naiset BAR At Dre quartak
PARIS, May 10 (Reuter)-Prince Bernhard, husband of Princess Juliana is now in Paris.
LONDON, May 18 (Räuter).--- Cambridge, University scored two
|day, winning the Inter-varsity jathlètics'ns wöll ́ahs lawn tennis, '..
The Light Blues won by 67 points to 40 at athletics. They won nine) oventy to Oxford's four
In the Tennis contest, Cambridge- won by 11 matches to four. The match was played at Cambridge.o
The Light Blues won five singles and lost one, and won six doubles to
Oxford's three.
Hospital Ship Takos Them Back To Blighty LONDON, May 10, (Reuter)
PARIS, May 18 (Reuter)-It is Woundednembsly of the British unbunced that all factarick working peddlond, BORONG, ATTIVE":"1644 for the Af Force will Worley for. 12 -right" on n' hospital boat and were hours, daily, including Sundays; whill
taken to Birmingham, de V
{further ordern,;
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