Hollanders here scoffed at the idea that the Netherlands would request another Power to protect its Far Eastern possessions, pointing out that counter to the From Tie—The weather is still we have lately had a in for this dry region. Two days ago, I saw ice 14 inch thick, the produce of a single night. Further news quite confirms the serious nature of the defeat lately experienced By the Imperialists in Shense. independence and ce of the Dutch, or the United States, they pointed out, could not place the Netherlands East Indies under their protection unless a request to that effect were made: by The Hague.
The Netherlands East Indies, authoritative sources here said. would remain Dutch territory d-ministration carried on by the Go' ernor-General under emergency powers granted him, even should communications between Batavia and "The Hague be interrupted because an invasion of Holland.—Domei.
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