Amsterdam, May 8. anxiety about the international situation continues, Holland today quietly continued her preparations to resist any attack. Evidence of the determination of the Dutch people to defend their liberty can be seen on all sides.
On the roads, heavy army transports are seen.
Some of today's newspapers have notices explaining that deliveries may be late owing to the use of the railways by the military authorities.
There is nowhere any sign of undue alarm, but there are many manifestations of a deep national spirit.
Early this morning one of Amsterdam's largest beer halls was packed with young Netherlanders singing patriotic songs despite police orders against. singing in public.
Communications by telephone and teleprinter, which was suspended at 10.50 last night, were restored this morning after being interrupted for about ten hours. The announcement yesterday of the cancellation of leave in the Netherlands Army and Navy took the Dutch people by surprise, as they believed that the danger to the Low Countries had somewhat receded in the past few days.
No detail is being forgotten by the military authorities in their preparations for any eventuality. Military police are guarding all important buildings, armed in some cases with machine-guns. Civilian authorities are ce-operating fully, A close watch is being maintained along the coasts. Sentries are patrolling bridges and canals.
Yesterday's German newspapers spoke in huge headlines of the imminence of new events, The "Hamburger Fremdenblait" said: "Grent decisions are in sight" German propaganda seemed clearly to indicate that the Germans were planning fresh action to "forestall" the Allies. While tension thus grows in all coun. tries surrounding Germany, the Nazi press also appeared to hint last night at the possibility of air raids on shipyards in Great Britain, possibly with the deliberate intention of making British flesh creep.
The Netherlands Inspector-General of Navigation has announced that the mouths of the rivers Meuse and Rhine will be closed to shipping from May 11 to May 13.—Reuter.
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