Friday,
KONG TELEGRAPH
February 7, 1941.
Broken Ex-Premier Gives Self All Is Quiet On Up To Nazis To See Sick Wife
H.K. Border
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter).—The Royal Netherlands Government announces that it has learnt to-day with a profound sense of indignation that, notwithstanding solemn assurances given to the contrary, Jonkheer Doctor D. J. de Geer, ex-Prime Minister of the Netherlands, has left Lisbon for the enemy-occupied part of the king-Shul to Shataukok border posts of wat oll, 1,500 motor-car tyres, 500 dom in Europe.
He was De Geer, who is 78, was Prime Minister from June, 1939 to September, 1940. head of the Government at the moment of the German Invasion on May 10 last year and he' had an important share in the responsibility for the unanimous decision of the Cabinet to leave the Hague for London with the Queen.
Invaders Lose Heavily In Honan Hostilities
Reports from the Sheung, petroleum, 3,000 drums of train-oil, 900 drums of mobile-oll, 1,680 tons this morning revealed that the tons of salt, two tons of tungsten, 2,000 recent sorties by Japanese naval kan of antimony, 8,000,000 cigarettes, and land forces have been carried 360 tons of cotten cloth, 10,200 pairs out with no effect on the land boots, 1,000 cases of tea, 1.900 kilo- of canvas shoes, 10,200 pairs of rubber border position.
grammes of gun-powder, 16,000 pieces of timber and many quantities of arms, ammunition, clothing, pro- visions and transport materinis,
Soon after the resignation of
The Japancaq have been in de Geer from the Premiership in occupation of the Chinese half of September last year, the Gov- Shataukok for months. No ernment decided to entrust him fresh activity has been discerned with a mission to the Nether-along the border. landa East Indies which would Manoeuvres Not Visible have enabled him to join some members of his family living in that part of the kingdom.
that
former
On K.-C. Railway CHUNGKING, Feb. (Central News),-A Japanese column pushing northward from Shumchun to Pingwù ments has been to pinch the routes eastward following Chinese intercep
The result of the Japanese move-out the Chinese section of the Canton- Kowloon Hallway has been deflected covered by Chinese entering free China along the sea coast, several tion, according to a military report. nities cast of Shetaukok and
Pingwu Recaptured manoeuvren are inking place beyond SHIUKWAN, Feb. 7 (IN.A)—It is the hills at Shataukok and out of reported that Chinese troops have aight of that post.
recaptured Pingwu on the Canton- Kowloon Railway driving the Japan-
the
Thousands of drums of kerosene
CHUNGKING, Feb. 6 (Central News)-Heavy assaults
De Geer left England in November were made against the Japanese falling back from Siping to Sul-
last on the express condition that the ping on the Peiping-Hankow Railway in south Honan. Up till
official facilities granted to him were yesterday morning approximately 2,000 Japanese were killed.
to serve exclusively for the purpose
It is likely that the busy traffic The Japanese to the south-reaching Tangho have been forced to Just mentioned and he himself gave
4 formal underinking to that effect. that has passed this post of recent ese back to Leelong in the south. cast of Wuyang, about 30 miles retreat eastward.
with deep Having
gret months will cense if the Japanese regret mot A thousand Japanese at Shangho- west of Siping on the Pelping-lewan, about 25 miles north of
Prime Minister has remain in possession of the points and petrol were burnt by the Japan Hankow Railway were prac- Miyung west, of the Pelping-Hanków broken this solemn pledge by return-occupied, but it is recalled that they ese as they could not be carried
log 10 occupied territory,
the Royal have previously entered the area, awny, tically all cut off as a result of Railway, are being engaged there.
the "mopped-up" and retired leaving the In east Ionan Chinese troops have Netherlands Government have Chinese encircling attacks and recaptured Shithischo, an important painful duty to make known that they Chinese to return and live there. those driving south-westward Japanese
consider de Geer's conduct a breachi No Influx of refugees is reported. of outpost south-west
Japanese Claims from Wuyang to Nanyang and Pohsien, and Sankuanmino, south of of loyalty and an net detrimental to
nailonal interests. This un- CANTON, Feb. 7 (Domel).-The Shechichen were hotly pursued Pohsien. The Japanese lost 420 men the
fortunate incident, concludes the, an-Japanese surprise actions in south- and 200 rifles. and attacked.
Kwangtung have already Up to noon yesterday most of the west Anhwet where the Japanese are
as an indication of any change yielded tangible results following Japanese reaching Shechlehen had attempting to push into Honan, hag in the firm determination of the Royal pecupation of Tamshul in Blus Bay been annihilated and those invading increased in severity. A Japanese Netherlands Government to continue and Shayuchung In Mirs Day. Nanyang had suffered about 4,000 unit moving south-west of Talho was the war against Germany on the side: The booty which has so far been casualties.
Intercepted 011 Tuesday, Another of her British ally until ultimate taken by the Japanese Includes 7,200 drums of gasoline, 1,300 drums of A Japanese unit invading Tung-unit pushing toward Chichshou, a victory. ylpu, a town between Nanyang and town on the Arthwei-Honan border, Tangho, has been surrounded while north-west of Taiho, is being sub>- about half of the 2,000 Japanesejected to heavy attacks,
Fighting around Talho in not HE/SHE echt, can in no way be ac-castern
Britain To Win Air War
As Prelude To Victory
Wife Dangerously Ill
in
It is learned in Dutch circles Landon thal de Geer decided to go to Holland becalise he was anxious about his wife's health. It is reported here tonight that on arrival In Lisbon, de Geer learned that his wife
as been
An Hollent throughout
11.
war, was der in, London!
A prominent sitid,
Tung all and tungsten consigned to the United States were seized by the troops. The ores are greatly in demand in Japon for the manufac- turo of heavy armaments.
Takong Attacked YUNGYUAN, Feb. 7 (LNA.).— Japanese troops north of Canton at
acted Takong and Sunkal on Febru- ary 3, while other units Innded at Sankong on the West River della. In all these attacks, the enemy was repulsed.
Thousands Of Americans Now Serving In Britain
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter).-Thousands of Americans have come here in Canadian uniform, declared Mr Robert Hutchison, President of the American Eagle Club, speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in London to-day,
De Geer has been feeling nd- vancing age for long time and has been pining for his family. He has. LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter).-"Britain must win the air war grown feeble and trail. In peace- time he was an admirable Prime as a prelude to victory," declared Air Commodore Goddard in a broadcast to-night.
He disclosed that since June Bri-Minister but he was not the man for He added that the recent lull tain had "collected" over 140 night such a vigorous task as prosecuting 7.000 or 8,000 Americans in
meant that the German air force down in the sea. British night gun- bombers apart from those brought had been having difficulties, Weners had shot down most of them. had got through the winter
pretty well. Over 480 enemy Commons Interest
aircraft were destroyed in last two months.
the
In Shanghai
the war.
STOCK EXCHANGE Markets Close Steady
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-On the Stock Exchange to-day, hesitant conditions prevailed at the outset and The ratio of British sucresses 10
LONDON, Feb.
(Reuter) soine marking down of prices oc- losses in December and January was Invited to make a statement "on the curred, but in the absence of any three to one. Forty enemy planes outbreak of rulantem in the Inter-celling pressure, markets closed more most of them the much vaunted Ger- national Settlement in Shanghai,"į slendily. man dive-bomber-had been shot Mr R. A. Butler (Under-Secretary for Industrials, especially tobaccos, down near Malta in the Inat two Foreign Affairs) said: "While Mr were dominated by fears of taxation, months with only two British losses. Eden has some preliminary informa- Olis occasionally were a shade off.
tion on the nttempt at arson at the Kafirs cloned stendy. Was 1 Brand beginning. Since June, R.A.F. squadrons in the Shanghai Race Club and the bombing Among foreign bonds, Japanese Middle East hnd destroyed over 350 of the Special District Court, he is holdings further hardened. Brazilian Italian neroplanes in the air and not yet in a position to give n detail and Belgian issues also improved. probably as many on the ground. ed ometal account of these incidents."
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Mr Ronald Cross, Minister of
Shipping, speaking at the same
look forward with confidence to the luncheon, sald: "I feel that I may
day when I shall know of the speed and scale of American shipping as- sistance.
Mr Cross recalled that recently he told American Journalists that he hd cast a covetous eye on the enemy ships tied up in the ports of America.
because
Willkie On Inaugural Flight
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Router). | The Dixie Clipper with Mr
He added, "The song and dance Wendell Willkie aboard has which then emanated from Berlin hind for me high entertainment value alighted at Bolama, West Africa, of its bogus qualities. I announced Pan-American Air- would only say now that the ships ways. are still there and that I still have The machine is inaugurating a new an eye, and that I am still capable homeword course for American clip- of that te spiritual delinquency to pers from Europe. This is the first which I have already confessed,”
time that an American commercial aircraft has visited an African port and the first time that any part of Africa has been linked with the United States by air.
Safe Cities For Children
Portuguese Initiative LISBON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-A pro- ject for the centralising in Portugal of international efforts to protect children from the consequences of aerial warfare, is to be made oficially!
Eire Fears Bombing
Evacuation Plans
DUBLIN, Feb. 0 (Reuter),~The
by the Portuguese Government to all Government of Eire is arranging for belligerent Powers.
the voluntary evacuation of children
Borough in the event of a situation arising which would render such a course advisable.
A was unofficially put forward from Dublin city and Kingstown recently in the newspaper, "Diario de Nalleins, urging the establish ment of. "safety cilles" in all coun- tries at war where children would be! guaranteed freedom from bombard
The scheme covers families whose incomes do not exceed £300 a year,
all
who intend to Let us centralise in Portugal and evacuate, whether they come within co-ordinate the magnificent work of the government scheme or not, have International Red Cross units,” wrote to register.
The schemo will be put into opera- the newspaper, "This generation re- presenting the Europe of to-morrow tion only it and when the Cover- cannot be held responsible for the ment decide that safeguarding the bloody confilet
children in lives of women and now proceeding Europe. It is a question of saving absolutely necessary. from the dread and fear and inevit- uble physical debility of thousands of children-English, German, French, Hallon, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian and Greek without distinction.
Young Germans Moved MADRID, Feb. 9 (Reuter)--Pro- ress in the evacuation of Berlin children to destinations ent and south of the capital is referred 10 by the Berlin correspondent of the newspaper, "A.B.C.
He says that it is hoped that the evacuation will be completed by February 20.
The same correspondent quotes reports that the Pope will send a message to Berlin and London, ex- pressing a desire for more humane aerial warfare.
Australian Cabinet
Consultation
MELBOURNE, Feb. 6 (Reuter).- In a joint statement after a meeting of the War Council to-day the Acting Prime Minister, Mr A. W Fadden, and the Labour Leader, Mr J. A. Curlin, declared.—"There is no doubt of
of the seriousness of the inter- national Bituation, as it affects Australia.
"The Council discussed develop- ments in the Far East and called into conference Vice-Admiral Colvin and Air Chief Marshal Bir Charles Burnett, Chief of the Australian Air Force
the
"The War Council realisea necessity for taking all possible steps and calls on each individual for his . maximum "effort,”
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