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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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23

June 18, 1940.

Ernie

Bushmiller

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DUO-BRIDGE

(British Mado) ·

The Board for Two Players

MAY-J

Men, women and children reach Britain in last ships out, tell stories of fighting in Rotterdam, of how brave Dutch people faced the invaders

Rescue Ship Ran The Gauntlet

Vivid stories of the invasion of Holland, of mass bombing by the Nazis, of parachute landings, of fierce street fighting, of the -superb courage of the Dutch, and of their own narrow escapes, were told by men and women who, with many young children, arrived in England recently.

Car's Dash Through

Hail Of Bombs

MR. and Mrs. H. Smith, who were going to their parents at Southend, arrived at the rescue ship at Rotterdam with their two-year-old son. This is their story:

"We lived near the Schipal aero- drome, where some of the fiercest fighting has been. Early on Friday morning we heard aircraft and then the bombs began to drop and the guns to roar.

and

The Germans held the bridge over the Mnas. A Dutch ship come up and fired 28 rounds at the bridge before she was hit herself. She went away, came back again, and drove.

Germans off the bridge with shell Are, we saw the Germans trying to

The bridge was blazing. it out, but the Dutch came up again. "The Dutch fought bravely. Bayonets, mobs and rifle fire drove of the Germans. The Nazis did not surrender. They were exterminat- ed."

They Married As

The Guns Roared

"We knew there was only onc thing for it-to get out. We dressed ONE young couple had been end my wife put on a dozen eggs married a few hours after the to boil while I got the car, Sixteen invasion and their honeymoon German planes flew ahead, dropping was spent in flight from salvos of bombs till the place, shook Nazi bombers. and the roar of anti-aircraft guns

was like hell let loose.

DROPPED LIKE FLIES

"We waited no longer. We left

the

For wedding bells they had the sound of bombs, anti-aircraft gun- fire and the rattle of machine-guns. They are 28-year-old Edward

our house and the eggs and made Allen, an Englishman, whose father

bride, Marie Josephine

for the River Maas in our cor. We lives at Woodford, Essex, and his 21- went into the country and the Ger- year-old mans were over again bombing furi- Stolte. ously.

DOW

One of the passengers who Then we saw eight Heinkels, some Mr. and Mrs. Allen arrive said: "The bombing, and after them a number bridegroom came aboard with a car- of enormous planes and from them nation in his button-hole and the the parachutists began to fall.

"They were dropping like files and bride was smiling and blushing as

charmingly.os.you.could wish,“ –

"we made "o" delour deep intoTMTMTM (lie

country and away again. It was just Children Played

n case of go while it was clear; stop

when we saw the planes; wait for On The Bridgo

the bombs; and then on again.

"I can't remember much more,

at last we

but

troops Oghting fiercely. We ran and dropped down every time the fight- ing broke out.

"We saw the parachute troops

Mrs. Berentzen (wearing check coat), Englishwoman married to a Dutchman, when she arrived in London with' her daughters Marianne (left) and Benita. Mrs. Berent- "zen,"`unable to get in touch with her husband" in "Holland,” hopes he will see this picture. With her is Mrs. Bonner, another English woman.

drop. Some of them had boats, go to fetch

French

NO EGG RATION LIKELY

It is unlikely that eggs will be | rationed-because they are not an

essential food.

Lord Woolton, Food Minister, sald; "We have done everything possible to increase our imports of eggs, but; It is

is apparent there must be a short- age later in the year,

"When it comes to considering the question of rationing. however, it has. to be borne in mind that eggs are not considered an essential food."

Lord Woolton had two pleces, of. good news to announce:

There is to be no increase in the price of bread during the next; three

months.

Digers for Victory" cat sell their

surplus produce without

licences.

Lord Woolton said the offer to keep the price of the 2b. loaf

its present fixed price, In spite of increased production costs, had been made to him voluntarily by the trade. The new regulation, allowing sur- plus home produce" to be sold with- out licence, applies not only to vegetables and fruit, but to poultry, eggs, and honey,

Mr. Cyril. Collins, of Dovercourt, Essex, said on the day of the invasion masses of German "bombers dropped salvoes of bombs in Amsterdam. Nazi parachutists and. Fifth Columnists swarmed into the city until every street corner hnd its own battle- ground.

Non-stop Raids

On Antwerp ENGLISH travellers who ar rived in England from Antwerp told of German bombing planes crash diving so low that anti- aircraft guns could not touch them.

An English business man said: "There was no balloon barrage round. the city, and the bombers came in. waves of 20 or 30. The ralds were continuous from 430 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. on Friday, and in our suburb alone, Berchem, 75 bombs were dropped MISS RONA RICCARDO, a dam, where she had a permanent to get through to the

Con-that morning. At least 100 planes to the river and the English acrobatic dancer, who home. He could not let her oulate.

were in the air continually." town was full of Nazis and Dutch arrived with her mother, said: know how he was leaving, nor

We got

"The invasion came out of the blue "The children of the

curetaker sky" said a woman, who with her her because the were among those who escaped, but jusband and 80-year-old mather had there are still some children left to abandon their home built up in the some bleycles, All had guns. Wephones were cut.

The German planes made no mistalte last 15 years. "At last we got to the river and saw some racing along over the Maas

He believes he saw Scheveningen, about letting us know that they were "When we heard the anti-aircraft found our way to a ship. When we bridge on their cycles. They were in got on board we were told that the Dutch uniforms, but you could tell near The Hague, ablaze. "It was like there. Several bullets went through guns firing on Friday moming we

the Consulate windows.

thought it was just practieo and it Germons held one bank and the they were foreigners because they sunset," said Kathleen Drummond,

"We saw the Durch set a bridge was not until we turned on the radio Dutch the other. The ship was stopped at every street-corner and his partner.

abloze and Germans landing by sen- at 6.30 am, that we learned the going to try to get through. We looked at the names of the roads." "Once we were aboard-there were plane. We also saw the Germans truth."

"On the bridge we had to cross 150 of us and we were told there attacked by a Dutch destroyer. The

Their Second Flight twice-we saw the planes swoop! were 1,500 Britons. In Holland who Dutch are fighting splendidly." down with their machine-guns going wanted to come home; I know one

The arrival ranged in age from an like "posite us a Dutch ship with

11-month-old child to a 12-year-old a car engine racing. There English girl, the wife of a Dutch test- Machine-Guns On Roofs one gun was firing at the waves of were children still playing on the pilot, who is just expecting a baby, Mr, Finch, of the Rotterdam Con-man. This is the second time since he bombers. A Dutch liner was ablaze. bridge, women walking about-but and she didn't get away we had a suinte, who arrived with his mother, was 50 that the man has been turned out of Belglum. He fled from Ant- Then we set off. It was night now) the Germans didn't stop.

service; and that did a lot to steady said that before leaving he had got werp in 1914 after he had lived there us. We just prayed for the crew."

for 50 years.

could go or stay. We stayed.

DUTCH SHIP ON FIRE

and the bombing and gunning were maddening. A Heinkel flew ahead

of the ship as we passed down the river.

"We have nothing but the clothes we stand in.

Wounded British

Airman's Story

MR. CATCHPOLE, of Brad- ford, said: "As the ship was leaving an English airman scrambled on to the ship. His hands were burnt and he was wounded.

it

THEY LAUGHED

"We got aboard the ship at nine] Nazis Tried To

In the morning. It was swelteringly

hot, but we had to stay below with!

made a lot of difference to us.

"We also laughed when

kicked

no

Their

Was

I still

Into touch with the Consulate,

"They had posted machine-guna on Mrs. Hilda Hindley was another the roofs and a big Dutch liner was who was making her second escape ablaze opposite. Our ship was fred from Belgium. She is the last ship on by on isolated German machines that left with refugees in the last

the

in

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50 YEARS AGO

June 16, 1890.

In the match between the Australians and Yorkshire, the former, in the first! Innings scored 7, and in the second innings made 14 with the loss of two wickets. Their opponents made 101 in their first innings The Yorkshire team won the match "Egainst the Australians, with 7 wickets to spare.

Von Moltke, in the German Nelchstadt, staled that the next European avar would be of long duration.

•

.

On the opening date of a match between Nafts and Bussox et Nottingham on May

is a very extraordinary display of bat uns was fiven by Gunn and Shrewsbury for the day. runs, and were not out when play craved

25 YEARS AGO

who compiled no than

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H.K. Society for the Protection "of Children WE ARE AT WAR ammunition"

June 18, 1015 Any European desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for per mission to do so to the Provost Marshal Head Quarters Ofices at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, elving name, nationally, age, sex, height. complexion and occupation of the appll- cant and xiating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train } by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in perro

for their passes to the Provost Head Quarters Offices between the hours;

Dam, and 1-p.. and to 4 pen dally.

10 YEARS AGO

June 18, 1930. England_scored a magnifcent victory in the first Test match against the Austra

fans when, despite a noble effort by D. G. OUR a wonderful finish for 335. runs, winning Bradman, they missed the vision in by 3.79 match ended an hour before slumps were due to be drawn. When Bradman's wicket fell when he was 131 a victory for either side or a draw seemed equal chances.

5 YEARS ACO

June 18, 1035. 1 la believed here that the French Government has sent a chilly reply to Great Britain's naval note. It is under-

adhere to an agreement in preparation

consists of HONG KONG DOLLARS AND CENTS It is running low. Please send un new supplies.

Destroy Ship our life-belts on. A dear old moni

OTHER passengers told with white hair called out: 'Even stories of their steamer being unit landed by parachute about war and she went back to Belgium we sink it doesn't matter:

16 miles off the left bank between in the frat passenger ship at the end have my umbrella! That ittle joke machine gunned and bombed as the Hook and Massluis village.

of 1918. they left the Hook of Holland. "We saw German planes at the en-, An Englishman said: "The raids someone! Only through the skill and daring trance to the Maus Channel. None were continuous in the afternoon and during the night, when the Germans up a row because there were of the British captain of the ship of them hit us." tablo nopkins.

were they, brought safely to England.

tried to bomb British ships which "We were told that we should be German foreca

were pouring into the country. were on the left Hid. In Dug-Outs escorted from the Hook-about half bank of the River Mans, but under For Two Hours

The response of the Belgian Air an-hour away; but we in our cabin cover of darkness the ship raved

·was magnificent. Within ten MR. ARTHUR FRANKS, a minutes of the first air attack Belgian reconciled ourselves to die. We through a hail of machine-gun bul-translator, and his wife and 10-aghters were up. When they found were given n tot of gin-Bols gin lots. "He told us that he and his crew the Dutch national drink. We called German planes attempted to bomb year-old daughter, left Rotter-they were outnumbered they laid had brought down four German

(heavy smoke screens. planes, damaged two others and then it Dutch courage' although there the ship as it steamed on a zig-zag (dam in a car.

They deserve all the praise possible no ponte. That was course, and all the passengers, who practically no were themselves badly hit.

little children,

They were bombed as they made and so do the British Army authori- caught fire and they jumped one of the things that staggered us; included 20 planc In their parachutes. His parachute the lack of panic, even the lack of youngest 19 months, were kept beter way to the ship and had to hide fles, for the first British troops were

realisation that war had come.

entering Belgium within half an hour dug-outs for low.

two hours. caught fire.

Miss Elleen McFarlane, a private of that first attack." The Dutch people just stayed out One of the passengers said that the secretary to a Dutch firm, said: "The The airman landed in the water,

made their way Germans bombed indiscriminately,

Internad Officer. put out the flames and got ashore, in the streets looking at 30 or 40, Germans, as they He scrambled around till he found men dropping out of the sky. They along the River Mass in rubber boats, The British will have to be ruthless, Is Home Again how to get ashore and have bombs began to drop, and took no led residents, some-in pyjamas, who judging by what I saw. The Dutch interned in Belgium since January his way, to the ship. All he wanted didn't even get under cover when the brazenly waved their hands to start as the Germans will stop at nothing i

An I. A. F. officer who had been notice

though oll the sirens were stood watching on the quayside,

were wonderful"

after making a forced landing was n waited for the black-out A Many Trapped In

Mr. F. C. Clarke, of Enniskillen, passenger in one of two Belgian air woke up crying. › Planes werej

sold the journey down the river was liners that reached a South Coast air-

· British Consulate

the note points out that an increase in circling over; us all the time. We

made in 45 minutes, compared with port during the week-end, He is the German fleet to 15 per cent of ule former high sherif, and D.3.0. of A WOMAN who lived near the saw one aeroplane come down and

MISS H. L. Coates, a secretary the usual

British tonnage would create a grave pro- the last war, worried because he had senmanship.

blein for Germany's Continental neigh-| As soon as he arrived he phoned his

bours. Also it would upset the equiu- to give up hunting for health reasons chute. As darkness fell, we started." terdam, told how some of the le priests, the Rev. L. Hatfield, of planned.

Three young English Roman Catho-fances and un early wedding is brium established by the Washington and shot himself recently.

Treaty, France andı. "I knew we were marked down Air Force, stationed at Waalhaven, door Bg.firing went on.

In this event, France could not submit door of his home and at the inquest, He was found dead near the side of Man- A Dutch pilot who brought his air by the Nazis. We used to fly the Reiterdam's airport."

to the limitations of the Waibington chester; and M. G. British flag on holidays and public

ham, had to cycle about 160 miles to British newspaper this week-end a birthdays, and when the bombers Thay Prayed

Only Ave people got out and about Rotterdam from a village near Breda. photograph of a bomb explosion in 20, including the Consul, were left Some English dancing girls ran the Dutch town where he lived. but for a young man from the Con-

behind.

from their lodgings through streets, The photograph showed his own sulate who got us away in his car ber of another dancing team, tough spot right by the Mana Bridge roads was a battledeid, to get to the children safe the day before, to haveing into the harbour to-day, it is learned emment is providing them with an oper

"The Consulate," she said, “la In a where every corner and every cross-house, where had loft his wife and as the Nazis on the other side of the in-left his mother in Amster-We hope that all of them will be able-ship: street-shook-their-fists`at"

another go,” "Nazis Shook Their

Fists At Un"

baby

British Consulate in Amsterdam! a body fall out of it without a para-[in the British Consulate at Rot piece or two hours. It was a great |Flying Officer C, M. Kempster.

said:

stood the Government neither refuses in

D.S.O. Major Found Shot

in London nor astents to the understand- ing on which it is bosed. It is belleven Ingarnby Old Hall, Leicestershire, Major John Ellis Viccars (58), 'ot

"My finner is a pillot in the Dutch staff. escaped through the back Birmingham; L. Try, of Eves. [liner to the same airport saw in a 1 Treaty, and would have to resume liberty when a verdict of "suicide while tho

started we would have been caught For tho Craw

MR. NOEL BARON, a mem-

of action with regard to warship con-balance of his mind was disturbed" struction.

was recorded, it was stated that be

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