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MONDAY, MAY 27, 1940.

日一廿月四

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GILMAN'S

CENTRE OF INTEREST SHIFTS SUDDENLY TO

BELGIAN FRONTIER AS NEW TACTICS REVEALED

Germans strike northwards in drive to

new

circle allies

THE BLINDED DIVISIONS (PANZER MECHANISED UNITS) OF THE GERMAN FORCES WHICH HITHERTO HAVE BEEN PUSHING THROUGH THE BREACH AT ARRAS TOWARDS THE CHANNEL HAVE SUDDENLY SWERVED NORTHWARDS BEYOND ARRAS.

messago The manoeuvre is clearly designed, says a “United Press” from Paris, to turn the right flank of the Dutch, Belgian, British and Fronch forces in the north and to attempt to encircle in a new pocket a section of these troops before they can effect any juncture with the crack French forces who are holding the southern lines.

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NAZI BLITZKRIEG COMPLETELY HELD

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, May 26 (UP).—For three days Hitler's great blitzkrieg machine has hurled itself against the greatest defensive wall of man-power and steel the world has known in a fruitless effort to break through the cordon General Weygand is slowly but surely drawing around the "bulge."

The Allies lines last night, after further counter-attacks had succeeded in taking back at the terrain lost during the past 72 hours, were almost identical with the positions held last Thurs. day,

The Blitzkrieg, which started to battle in mass formation in the on May-11-with-the-invasion of effort to break the stalemate the Lowlands and Luxembourg, continue the bulkrieg."

According to Berlin re- ports, these Panzer Divi- sions claim to have reached Bethune and La Basste, via Lens, in their drive to the north.

On Vimy Ridge

A further Paris message ad- mits that the Germans might be able to claim local successes at Courtrai, Valenciennes and Arras, and the Germans appear to have planted their forces on

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which the plain

of Douai-and the coalfields of

Lens-and-which was the-scene

of such bloody fighting in the from towns NEAR, CIANO'S

last war.

Simultaneously the Girman forces striking southwards through Belgium claim to have pushed past Courtrai towards Mein, the obvious Intention being to attempļa Juno- ture with the Panzer units in or: near Lille,

Back To Sea

If this new manoeuvre could be

coast EDITOR SAYS

on coast

Latest Precautions By

British Authorities

THE WAALHAVEN · AIR-·· PORT. at Rotterdam after the first mass R.A.F. raid-when-the Germans were: in possession. The picture does not show--the- full extent of the damage, but the hangars and buildings in the north-east corner are completely: demolished and are still burning. Only the framework of the three hangars remains. There are

bomb" approximately thirty

craters on and close to this corner of the airport. British Oficial Photograph,

By REYNOLDS-PACKHARD. (UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT) ROME, May 26 (UP). "The hour draws near" for By Air Mail.

completed it may compromise the LONDON, May 26 (Reuter) Italian action in the Mediterranean. position of portion of the AlliedThe Government has decided| forces in Belgium, who would be that D3 Holland, parts of

a circular temporarily surrounded in

pocket. At the same time, the

This declaration was made by Signor Giovanni Ansaldo, re-Belgium and northern France editor of "Il Telegrafo", the mouthpiece of Count Cinno, in a mainder of the Allied forces in the are in enemy hands, the follow-radio broadcast to two million Italian soldiers to-day. north would have their back to the ing towns on the south-cast In addition, Signor Gayda, North Sea along a line extending coast will become evacuation editor of the "Giornale d'Italia"

from the Dutch border to Ghent, thence southwards to Lille. If the areas:

reach Lille, Panzer divisions southern flank of the Allied forces in Belglum would be facing the line of Nazi mechanized units which stretch in a thin line from Arras to the Channel.

boasted that even under its BOULOGNE the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Felix-policy of non-belligerency Italy

stowe, Harwich, Clacton, Frinton,

has forced 1,200,000 Allied Walton Southend, Margate, gate, Broadstairs, Sandwich, Dover, troops to stay along Italian

borders.

The Allied forces, however are well aware of the Nazi designs and have

at fought off five violent German

tacks.

Between Couriral and Lens the Germans must fight their way through tremendous opposition, and there is no pessimistic feeling in Paris at present regarding the out- come of the new mangeayre.

Gorman Claimi

Deal and Folkestone.

Rams-

Arrangements are being made for Meanwhile Mussolini to-day re- children, whose parents wish them to viewed 25,000 members

of tho

go, to be sent to safer districts in the Fascist youth and blockshirt Ballilo Midlands and in Wales.

next The movement wli stort Sunday.

SWISS HEAR BIG GUNS

The

ence

CITADEL FALLS

PARIS, May 20, (UP), The French High Command has admitted

the that

Germans have captured

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LATEST

HONGKONG ON ALERT

Fifth Columnists In The Colony

aged six to 18 years.

youngsters shouted "War! Boulogne.. Wor!" as they marched past the raluting base holding bared doggers The cltadel was taken after des aloft.

perate street fighting. Roma The Japanero Mission to

However, they claim that the Ger-

Warned by the fate of Norway and were given a place of honour on Il

man drive to the sea through Flan Holland and encouraged by the firm Duce's right hand.

stalled by furious action of Britals, the Hongkong su- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Earlier Mussolini was in confer- ders has been

with

thorities Intend to Itt no grass grow the heads of Italian arma- Allied resistance... BERLIN, May 27. (UP)-German military sources claimed last night

ment works on the new artillery

A military spurce kald the Nazi under their feet in dealing with Firth troops had elected a

programme. He then received his

losses have been tremendous is the Column activities or in preparing for SPECIAL TO THE, "TELEGRAPH" that Nazi crossing of the La Bassee Canal at

four leading Generals for talks on oder unleashed major attacks in the remote posibility of a parachute

invasion. were ro the village of La Bassee, south-west

BASLE, May 26 (UP)-The military questions.

The Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. of Linie.

Orders have been issued, effective Avo scolors, all of which

R. A. C. North, declared that as yet The report claims that the Allied rumble of heavy artillery was

burning vehicles without permits, So deadly has the French artillery he was not able to outline the action troops attacking from the south are clearly audible in this Swiss as from June 1, banning all petrol pulsed. only 18 miles from the German forces frontier town to-day as the Also all wool and cotton supplies are between the Aisno, and Mens which the authorities intend to take in the Courtral sector.

French in the Volkensburg must be registered within 15 days been that "whole sections of German with respect to these problems, but It is admitted by German military

ments in Europe had made them circles that the Allied resistance in sector, four miles from the The Tunis correspondent of the Infantry have been mowed down," he he. Kave an asurance that develop northern France

is "extremely border, blasted the Stein acetoroicial Stefani, news agency, clalma said.

that the French authorics are mis- treating Italian nationals throughout violent fighting continues on the

To-night's official communique said: more alert than over, “

He added at no internment had stubborn" and that the lightning pro- of the Siegfried Line.

The village of Etringen has been Tunisia.

Somme where we have accentualed yet been made at La Salle College. The one man dilated soon after the Italians Negative On greatly slowed down.

evacuated. greas of the German foreta has been

of the College · `for re-preparation of The only specifle advance in the

French artillery also shelled the

Talks With Britain

The French Fremler proceeded to

was an alien north claimed by the Germans on railway centre by Badenes, the market|

He had been over military je.. But Allied artillery and warplanes Sunday was from Courtrai

town of Macrity and the entrance to

ROME, May 20 (Domel). Despite London this morning to confer with internment pumpses..........

the Colony under has been completely stalled after have raked these German reinforce rogham, where the Germans claim Ankender Valley,

the British Government's announce the British War Cabinet.

certain restrictions, but, his subse- 14 days of fighting.

ments with shell and bomb on a scale

to have advanced a depth of between

ment of progress in the Anglo-Italian He returned to Paris this evening, allowed to live trade negotiations, Italian Govern-

quent conduel was considered hos- Compare this achievement on never before witnessed in battic. six and ten miles.

Yesterday's

tile. He was illil' In police custo Mr. Norlia declared, however, the part of the Allies with the Yesterday's unofficial reports that

the Allied forces operating in the mand communique claims that, the

this man could scarcely be consider- last war, when the Kaiser's war north-had made contact with the Germans are constantly narrowing

ed a Fifth Columnist in the - strlot machine was not halted until 28

sense of the word, which implied an days had elapsed and the enemy

element of teachery. No suspected Broadcasting a nation-wide: appeal had reached the very gates of

LONDON, May 20 (Domei).-M. Firth Columniis had yet been taken on behalf of the Red Cross War

Hubert Pierot, Belgian Premier, ne-in Hongkong... Paris and the Channel.

Fronch Army Dige in'

companied by M. Paul Henel Spack,! Hitler's commanders are making:

"If we turn away from the need of But the French army in the south

Rellef Fund, Mrs. Roosevelt said:

PANAMA CITY, May 28 (UP).-Foreign Minister, Lieut-Gen. Henri desperate and suicidal efforts to con

others, we align ourselves with those tinue the advance and avoid the st has dug in along the Somme and has

forces which are bringing about this Ten men were arrested to-day on Denis, National Defence Minister, Its bridgeheads at Amiens,vances and apparently implies that daveloped trition of trench warfare, ** In 13 boxes; the German losses; us Ham and Peronne, permitting addi- there is tremendous fighting along the suffering and which we must even charges of attempting to promoto a and M. van der Portes, Home Minis afternoon arrived in Lon tually try to defeat #

Merevolution.

ter, this more and more men have been thrown Lional pressure against the thin Ger- entire front.

She appealed to Americans lo They include the Oppositionist dotri, It noteworthy that the.com-

"give as never b into his battle with a rocklem diare-man Uries to the coast, en espe

The Belgian party is expected to r:before,” adding). "One lender, Francisco Arias. gard for Ire, are coumpulled to have In an attempt to widen the danger-munique does not mention Calais.

It is reported that home made hold consultations with the British exoneded the total for the entire, 1iously narrow gap through which their Authoritative sources in Berlin dis-great commandment that religion

mechanised uniu are pouring to tho

troops has given us, Love thy neighbour as bombs were seized in a house of a Government regarding measures to credit reports that German

thyself', has been forgotten?”.v locally known Socialist Marxlst be taken in the future. troops have been thrown in- PLEASE Tun To Page 2. have entered the city.

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German High Com MRS. ROOSEVELT ment circles declared that Iinly un French forces in the south and so the rings are any od led AND RED CROSS closed the gap were prematuro, and there was no progress in shutting the gap yesterday,

forces" In Flanders.

The communique also admits that "enemy' resistance Is fleren,

The oficial report is the briefcat issued by the German High Command German ad- not indicate any new since the blitzkrieg started. It does

WASHINGTON, May 20 Router)

PANAMA REVOLT

CRUSHED

our advance

Belgian Premier In London