1940-05-29 — Page 17

RETREAT

BUT NOT DEFEAT

Mr. Duff Cooper On

Now Situation

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May 28 (UP)-IL will be necessary for us to do our utmost to withdraw our 'army from the positions they now "occupy, but it will not be a de feated army that we shall with. draw."

This statement was made by Mr. A. Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, in a radio broadcast this evening.

No Defeat For Allies LONDON, May 28 (Reuter) —Mr. A. Duft Cooper, Minister of Informa- tion, made a broadcast to-day.

8,000

1

Children

Evacuated

LONDON, May 28 (Reuter). ---The Government has decided to remove evacuated children from areas, whether rura} . or urban, within approximately

ten miles of the coasts of Buffolk. Essex, Kent and part_of Norfolk

No more evacuated to these areas.

The children who evacuated from the London districts num- ber about 8,000.

children will be

They will be moved to the Midlands and South Wales on Sunday.

****

The enemy, he said, had succeeded BELGIAN PEOPLE

In forcing their way through the Allies lines and reaching the sca.

But the Allied armies had not been

defeated.

Whenever we met the enemy on land, sea or in the air," he continued, we have proved our superiority.

our

Must Withdraw Army "It will be necessary to do utmost withdraw our Army from the positions it now occupies. It won't be a defeated Army but an Army wherein every officer and man is burning with a desire to meet the enemy in combat.

"As the danger

Increases qur courage rises. The cause of liberty is sate and the final victory will still be

ours"

DENOUNCE KING

FROM PAGE ONE

to us by those who fought in 1014–10, "Come what may, we shall prove ourselves worthy of them.”

British Admiral's Plon! LONDON, May 28 (Reuter)—Ad- miral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, who was with King Leopold until inte on Monday night, said to-day: King trust that judgment on Leopold will be suspended until all the facts are known."

Premier Loads Demonstrators An Unboaton Force

PARIS. May 28 (Reuter).-M. LONDON. May 28 (Reuter).— There is no disposition in well-in-Hubert Pierlot, the Belgian Prime formed quarters in London to Minister, and members of the Belgian minimise the critical altuation In Government participated which the B.E.F. Ands itself as the demonstration before the statue of result of the defection of King King Albert here this evening. Leopold.

It is

is emphasised that the BEF. is an unbeaten force, Whatever work they have had to do they have done, and they have never been beaten back

broken.

to

Every

ery time they have been askert counter-attack, they have done so effectively, and when they have been asked to withdraw, they have done so in good order and with no loss of

in a big

Black crepe was tied to the base of the statue' and numerous wrenths were laid on it. Thousands of Bel- gions, including groups of ex-service- men, were present.

Amid scenes of great emotion, the national the Belgian crowd sang anthem and Aled past for an hour and a half.

Some young Belgians fixed

the statuc reading: notice

Venerated King who made

оп

ous

discipline and moist the Germans country great. give us strength to

Man for man

the BEF. had proved themselves wash away the shame which your superior to the German personnel. unworthy successor has covered our

Undor Torrific Strain

unhappy Belgium. We

It is pointed out that the BEF.avenge this treason."

have been marching and gliting continuously for

fortnight over a

time

with little rest. During this they have been continually bombed,

Borlin Surprised

Бисаг

to

LONDON, May 28 (Reuter).-The Art German announcement gave an Leopold's surrender had taken Berlin by surprise.

Wednesday,

BELGIAN RED CROSS

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

We are informed by the Belzan Consul General that the Belgian Red Cross Fund, opened on May 19, hos met with a most gratifying sucecis. The total amount, collected so far f $8,312,39,

The generous contributors are the following:

Mrs. Littler 10; Mr. Tan Man Tin $200; Mrs. Goodwill Import and Ex- port Co. $100: Mr. Kam Cheong Yan $100: Mesars, H.K.Canton Export Co. $500 Mr. 1, Vander Btracten $1,000 Manare. C. Ingenshi, Ltd., $500; Mr. A E-Gerondal. 16907 - Mr. Crqulpby $100; Mra. K; de Chalfoy $100; Mr. Tang Man Chiu $80; Mr. II. Alvas $10; Mr. F. A. Xavlar (100) Atellers de Construc- tions Electriques de Charleroi 150; Dr. K. Loeffler #04,09; Mr. El. 11, Corra $501 Mr. Fok Chul Chor $50,

Mrs. A. Dahlmann $100; Mr. Lau Fook 150; Mr. F. The 150; Mrs. A. Middleton- Smith 50: Creelt Foncier d'Extremo Orient $1,000; Br. Nother $10; Mr. E. W. Davies $20; Dr. Li Shu Fan $10.

11.K. Volunter Defence Corps $50; Local Office Stuff, Belgines -Bank 8871 Mr. A. G. Botelho $20; Banque pour

MEtranger (E.0) 8.4. 11,000 Mr. M.

Ubaghs $1001 Mr. P. Mardulyn $100;

BEE De Vleeschouwer 1100: Mr, G. M

Davreux $100; Mrs. Loureiro $100; Mian M. Loureiro ́ $100.

Bir Robert e Tung $100 Mr. A. L Shields 50; me. C. 1. Renner $50; ME. E. OIL. Habode $25; Dr. and Mrs. P. S. Balwyn-Clarko" $32; Mr. K. W. Pedersen $20, Mont. Eondon & Co., $250; Compradore Staff, Belgian Bank 154 Mr. G. Van Wyliek $300; Mr. M. Zak $10; Mr. P. M. N. da Bliva #20: Mears. Ipakdjian Brothers, Ltd... $200; Mesars. 1. M. Gregory & Co., 150.

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. C. North $25; Messrs. Himly Lid. $10; Mourra. Chlauso, Optical Co., 45; Mr. J. M. Noronha $50;

Mr. M. Pirenne 1500; Total $8,912.10.

Further contributions can be made at the offies of the Belgian Consul General, French Bank Building, or at the Belgian Bank, 4A Des Voeux Road, and will be gratefully received.

New Raids On Chungking

"Reuter's" Man Has A

Narrow Escape CHUNGKING, May 28 (Reu- |ter).—A total of 144 Japanese planes intensively raided the city to-day,

Two Blights bombed the residential districts while two other attacks were made on the suburbs.

Chinese casualties are estimated at hundreds but foreign casualties are not yet reported, though bombs fell close to the Foreign Embassies.

Embassy Nearly Hit

All the windows of the French

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London TT Shanghai TIT. Singapore TUT. Japan TAT. India

THY

T.T. Manila

Batavia

T.T.

TT. Bangkok T.T. Saigon -TT-France.c

T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia,

BUYING

1/23% 1/2%

350

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8214

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3014

1491

100%

10:00-

80

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.1/8/

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11.00

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4 m/s L/C U.S.A

4 m/s France'...

30 d/s India

U.S. Cross rate in London 4,02 U.S.. Cross, rain.in N,Y...........3.1744

ONE WORD

KILLED HIM

BRENTWOOD. SIXTY-TWO-YEARS-OLD Albert Bardwell, of Shenfield (Essex), thought that he had been reported Insane.

Before anybody could stop him, ran out of his house and dived into a deep pond. Ilo was drowned.

he

The story of his tragic-mistake- was told at the inquest at Brentwood recently,

It was stated that he had been suffering from a nervous complaint for some time.

"I've Got to Go" Mr. Frank Pickles, Believing Of ficer, said that "Bordwell him with a medical report which

cante to

would admit him to hospital. When

he opened it, Bardwell read it over his shoulder and ran out. He hind

evidently misread one word in the

report.

Mrs. Bardwell said that when her husband came homo he took off his hat and coat and sold, “I have got to go to-day. They think there is something wrong with my brain,"

His daughter caught his arm, but he wrenched himself free and dashed out to his death.

A verdict of suleide while the balance of the mind was, disturbed was returned.

sheiled and attacked by tanks, and impression that the news of King Embassy were broken and the occt- ARMIES TRAPPED

they have not wavered.

Personal Treason PARIS, May 28 (Reuter)~~~~"King- Leopold's net is one of personal trea- son for which he is alone respon- sible," says military quarters here.

This would not have been possible

Loter it was said that he had asked -but- for the confidence and trust for an armistice and had then ac

posed by the men In their leader's and this confidence would not have cepted the German demand for an existed had not the officers shown unconditonal surrender. all the qualities of leadership and self-sacrifice which have always been the hali-mark of the British Army.

Not only has the BEF. had the normal difficulties of war to contend with but the roads have been block- The development occurred just at the time when the Allies were begin- and ning to ed by thousands of refugees,

score local successes bombed communications bave been and destroyed involving constant re-exemplified by the striking success vision in the

work on the upper reaches--of-the-Lys way The BEF. nevertheless has moved against superior forces.

of staff

as a coherent whole throughout.

Publicly Disowned

In their present position, it will SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" be almost impossible to re-orientate their front to attacks direction at once.

their

Will Continuo The Fight The British Army, with their traitor. French alles, will continue night.

It is pointed out that although the greater part of the Expeditionary Force is in north France, it is not all there.

ag

to

pants of the Embassy were thrown off their feet by the explosions.

A foreign prenas hostel was com- pletely wrecked

"Reuters" representative and his wife had a narrow escape.

Anglo-Italian Relations

House Of Commons Statement

In reply, Mr. R. A. Butler recalled that the Master of the Rolls recently brought back from Italy proposala which are regarded as affording a satisfactory basis for an agreement regarding contraband control.

LONDON, May 28 (Reuter). In the House of Commons to- PARIS, May 28 (UP)-The Bel-day, Col. Rt. Hon. J. C. Wedg from every glon community and refugees

Paris and throughout France have wood invited the Government to publicly disowned King Leupold as, a make a statement in view of our

present relations with Italy. It is officially announced that a Belgian Army will be raised "night on

to victory alongside our Allles."

rump session of the Belgian Parliament has deprived King Leopold of his Throne.

Reaction In Roma ROME, May 28 (Reuter).- to give the French valuable time toIt is felt here that King strengthen their front on the Somme Leopold's surrender may be a When the history of the past fort-determining factor in Italy's night comes to be written, it is de-attitude to the war. clared, this battle will rank as among The evening papers declare the finest feats ever performed by that the surrender will have British arms.

consequences for the

In continuing their fight, the Bri- tish and French allies are serving very use

useful

purposes, one of which is

and the Aime.

Nominal Quotations

serious

Allies.

On Stock Exchange BRITISH CABINET

LONDON, May 26 (Reuter).--On the Stock Exchange (to-day,

quota-

tions widened and were made purely

trading

MEETS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

and

nominal following the Belgian"news. LONDON, May 28 (Domei) —

During the morning trading was a matter of negotiation but subso- Following the Belgian Army's sur quently there was dealing in small reader to Germany, the British War Cabinet this morning convened an parcels of securities and became cas

emergency Cabinet meeting for an cosler.

hour 45 minutes at the official Gill-edged holdings recovered from residence of tha Premier Mr. the day's lowest levels while Winston Churchill, and held import Egyptian bonds improved.

ant consultations regarding the crisis Wall Street was weak.

confronting the Allied forces in the northern part of the Western Front.

Present at the meeting were Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty Mr

N.Y; Exchango Shockad : NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuter)

The capitulation of Belgium, has shocked the Foreign Exchange,

An Eden,

"Sir Ar

Sterling went as low as $3.118, Secretary of State for while the franc again swung from the chibald Sinclair, Secretary of State ngure at which it is supposed to be for Air, Admiral Alfred Found, Chief stabilised in relation to sterling.

of the Naval Staff, and General John Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Start.

£1,500,000 For The

Red Cross Fund

LONDON, May 23 (Router)The Lord Mayor's Red Cross Fund for the war sick and wounded' has now reached £1,500,000,0002′′

The latest contribution include a further £2,000 from the Jamaica War Amistance Committee,

This brings their total to £

£24,000. Tlicte will be a dance at the Cheero Club this evening at 8.30 pm. Musie by the Omeraw Dance Band All

́arávicomon "and their Wiv{"w&lcom

Mr. Butler added that the British and Itallon representatives are now

working out the detalls of the ple posals in Rome. While these dis cussions were proceeding, he said, he was unable to make any further statements on the matter,

FROM PAGE ONĖ

declared military spokesman to "Reuter" to-day.

Competent quarters do not altempt to disguise the seriousness of the situation involving.

sudden the capitulation of an important section of the Allied line.

The problem of supplying the Allied forces in Flanders with food, orms, und fuel has long been the ob ject of close study. The authorities are now prepared to face the increas ing disadvantage of

of supply by sea co-operation of the with the full Navy.

German Reports SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, May 28 (UP)-—Naz!| sources claim that the surrender of King Leopold and the Belgian Army has opened a clear path to the sea for the German Army in the north.

It is claimed' in Berlin that the "entrapped Allies must surrender or

hopeless fight." be destroyed in

German High

Command claims that the German forces are

only seven miles from Bruges. The ociol that La Vassee, Merville, Haze- communique claims brough, Bourgville, Dount and Orchich have been captured.

now

German military sources admit, however, that there will be a "bloody northern front.

May 29, 1940,

B.E.F. NOT BEATEN

Military Spokesman Remains Confident

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!

LONDON, May 28 (UP).—A British military spokesman de- 'clared to-day: "The B.E.F. is not

beaten. Not once in this have the Germans succeeded in beating us back in battle,

wor

"Every time wo have ordered a -Counter-attack-it has been-carried out

successfully

A military source, in Paris denies German claims of half a million Bel- glan prisoners of war, and points out) that the maximum Belgian force en- gaged on the 'Flanders front 300,000 mon.

H.K. Stock Market

WOB

The following quotations were tssued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- kcet this morning.

BANKS

Mercantile, A. & B. £.

Mercantile, C. £..

East Asla $.

INSURANCES

.1,340 b.

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eg.)

£..04 n.

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.30%

.12% n.

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85 cts.

.180 n.

140 n.

PAV N.

11 n

100 T

Canton $.

Union $.

China Underwriters $ H.K. Firo $.....

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STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons $.

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TRAWLERS SUNK struggle" before fighting ends on the ditional petrol depots

BY BOMBERS

Gorman Claims

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BERLIN, May 28 (Domel).—A LONDON, May 28 (Reuter).—The German communique claims that Admirally Unbounces that the Nazi vanguards which to-day crossed trawlers Melbourne and Cape Passaro the Scheldt Canal have entered Lille

and Dount bombing attack.

have been lost in a heavy enemy

Four ratings on the Cape Passaro

were lost. There were no casualties COUNTER-ATTACK

nboard the Kelbourne.

Coastguard Control

Transferred

> FROM PAGE ONE

dern will join the main German army.

Meanwhile, General Weygand has LONDON, May 28 (Reuter)The received on assurance from the Bel-

Admiralty has made an order trans-gian Government that as many Bel- ferring from the Ministry of Shipping gian soldiers as possible will join

Allies management | the

in the Somme. to the Admiralty the and control of Ilis Majesty's const Simultaneously, a new Belgian Army

rapidly receiving... training guard.

Is

in

The order came into operation to-France, and will join the Allies os day.

Fire At Rubber Factory

SMALL SHIPPING Kung Road, inte last night

LOSSES

LONDON, May 28 (Router)The Adiniralty announces that the mer- cantile shipping losses due to enemy action during the week ending Moy

19

were:Awe

carly as

as possible. This new Belgian-Army-will-hum- ber 500,000 men.

Army Without Officer

It will be an Army without officers and with Brush and French equip- ment because, under the terms of the

BUCHAREST, May 28 (Reuter) — The immediato construction of ad- at various strategle points throughout Rumania has been decided, ensuring that the army will always have supplies.

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