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THE CHINA MAIL
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1940.
NAZI INVASION OF SCANDINAVIA
OSLO CABINET LEAVES CAPITAL: DANISH ARMY RETIRES BEFORE INVADERS
GERMANY'S BRITZKRIEG AGAINST THE NEUTRALS STARTED IN.
GRIM EARNEST THIS MORNING WHEN NAZI TROOPS INVADED NORWAY AND DENMARK AT A NUMBER OF POINTS AND OCCUPI- ED THE DANISH CAPITAL, COPENHAGEN. OFFICIAL CONFIRMA- TION OF THE GERMAN ACTION, WHIch has flaBBERGASTED THE WORLD IN SPITE OF OFT-REPEATED NAZI THREATS TO NEU- TRALS, IS CONTAINED IN A SPECIAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND IN BERLIN.
PRIZE PROVES TREASURE SHIP
London, To-day. The German freighter Uhën- fels, which was brought up the Thames by the Royal Navy, has almost completed unloading at Millwall Docks and has proved a véritable treasure ship.
It is estimated the ship and cargo are worth roughly £750,- 000, including tons of oil çake. and groundnuts sultable for making margarine.
ter.
ATTACK ON
This communique states: "In order to protect Nor-
way and Denmark against hostile action the States, which interrupted its pro-
gramme at 5.40 am. (G.M.T.) saying FOREIGN German army has taken these two countries un- the invasion was confirmed by the der its protection. The German army therefore Danish Legation at Washington. invaded Norway and Denmark this morning:"
British Envoy's Telegram
A series of terse cables received in Hong Kong this evening told the dramatic and pitiful story of this latest Nazi march of conquest against two countries neither of which can oppose the in- vaders with much hope of success. So far there has been no hint of Allied action.
NO DANISH OPPOSITION
A report from the British' Min- ister at Copenhagen has been ra- ceived in London confirming the startling developments. The Min- istor added that German transports landed men at the northern (ex- tremity of Denmark;
RIGHTS
(SPECIAL TO.“CHINA MAIL”) Shanghai, To-day.
Wang Ching-wej's organ, the “Central China Daily News," in an editorial de- clares that "there will be no united country and peace so long as foreign settlements exist.
While there is as yet no official con- firmation in London of the occupation of Copenhagen, there is little doubt but that the report is true, and that "The only question is: Is the time the small Danish forces were either opportune, and do we possess sufficient taken completely by surprise or offer-strength to re-take them?. First indication of extension of the war to Scandina-ed no resistance in what could only be "Our answer is: Yes!
via came in a message from Copenhagen, stat- a futile struggle. ing that German troops had crossed the Schles- wig frontier, with the Danish garrison at Sonder- burg moving northwards before the advancing enemy. The Danes retreated after a 30-minute parley with the German commander.
Norway Declares War
The sudden imposition of a black-
"We must take back the conces sions which are being used by far- eign powers to Intervene in China's foreign and home policies to pull the strings of their Chungking puppets. “Chiang's manoeuvres are detrimen-
out in Oslo first told the outside world tal to the country? that surprises were to be expected in Norway. Simultaneously telephone communication' with ̈ Stockholm was cut. The black-out followed an air
Three German cruisers simultaneously entered raid alarm lasting half an hour.
While New York and San 1
Francisco Middlefahrt harbour, where German troops reports state that Norway has declared were landed and occupied a neighbouring war on Germany, only news of actual street. At least one heavy gun was put ashore Sighting comes from Washington here. Three other large German ships, believed to be transports, are in the Little Belt, between Jutland and Funen Island.
The American State Department. revealed that the U.S. Miniator in Oslo had been told by Dr. Koht, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, that Norway had fired on four German warships which were en- tering Oslo Flord.
War is possible only because the for. eign settlements exist! --- Heyps.
200 GERMANS DROWNED
OSLO, TO-DAY. TWO HUNDRED MEN ARE ^ RE- PORTED TO HAVE GONE" DOWN WITH THE UNIDENTIFIED GER- MAN SHIP WHICH WAS BUNK BY- THE ROYAL NAVY OFF" LILLE The State Department also revealed | SAND YESTERDAY.
It is stated that 88 men were saved and that 27 bodies have been covered.-Reuter.
Other German forces were landed in areas in the
Sound and occupied the Danish capital, Copen-that the Norwegian Government has hagen. News of the occupation was contained left the capital and has gone to a town
in the centre of Norway. in a despatch from the "New York Times" cor- respondent, while the Copenhagen wireless sta-port that in reply to a British request tion, in a message to the Mackay Radio (New York) said the station was closing down as it had been "occupied by German troops."
The US Ministar added in her re-
she has tèken charge of British Inter- este.
Oslo Radio announced briefly that' German troops had landed af 2 370 wegian port this morning bfrom: Havas, and Reuter
ENEMY PLANES DOWN AT SCARA FLOW
The San Francisco, radio, in a broad-| hagen unopposed.
cast announcing the German Invasion Confirmation
Denmark, said the German troppa alao's received fro tered the neighbourhood of CopenTM Broadcasting System in the
iny: the
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