THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1940
ALLIES REGAINING PRECIOUS GROUND, NEUTRALS PROCLAIM
London, To-day.
THE BRUSSELS PAPER Libre Belgique” writes: After losing the first game, the Allies are hourly regaining precious ground.“ The "Peuple" comments: "Certain neutral journal- ists have reproached the British Admiralty for lack of foresight. Can one reasonably expect them to foresee a suicidal stroke from the enemy, or even if they had foreseen it, to prevent such an act of folly?
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“Information at present received implies that the German adventure in Norway is becoming a veritable disaster.'
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All important papers emphasise, by German troops who landed at Copen- headlines and communiques, the im-hagen at 5 o'clock on Tuesday morn- ing had been waiting in the harbour portance of the Allied successes,
Many compare Norway's attitude of for two days and had arrived the day
before the British mining." deflance with Belgium's in 1914.
In Ankara the newspaper "Cum- huriyet" states: "This German reac tion to the intensification of the blockade should be viewed with sa- tisfaction for it proves to the new- tral states that the present war, al- though apparently directed against the Allies, also constitutes a threat to their existenca."
DUTY TO PERFORM The "Yene Sabah" says: "If all the countries, great or small, grasp the si- their tuation properly and perform duty accordingly, the Nazi plague could be stamped out in a shorter time."
PLAYING ALLIES' GAME The "Gazette de Lausanne" military "One seeks correspondent writes: vainly the advantage of the Reich in penetrating Norway. Detachments which made the surprise. landing at only receive sup- coastal towns can plies from the sea. The Allies much easier support the small Nor- wegian army than Germany her ex- peditionary force. By sending out the Fleet in this adventure, Germany simply playing the Allies' Reuter.
NEW B.O.T. ORDER
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London, To-day.
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The "Ulus Ankara" comments: "The German pretext that they only fore- stalled an Allied invasion, is only com- parable with other specious pretexts for the dismemberment, of Czechoslo- vakia and Poland. The Nazi attack on
A Board of Trade Order was made the Scandinavians was long and min- yesterday prohibiting exports except else the occupation under licence of all goods to Den- utely prepared, could not have been effected so wide-mark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lith- ly and swiftly. Far from contribut-uania, Norway, Sweden and Russian victory of Germany, the ports on the Baltic and Arctic seas, ing to the
the latest developments will contribute to in view of the uncertainties in
military and political situation exist- her defeat.
ing there.-Reuter.
EXTRAORDINARY RISKS
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The Goteborge newspaper "Morgon Post" states: "German occupation of Norway seems to have met with number of reverses," while the "Gote- borge Posten" says: "In any Germany suffered heavy losses the Germans undertook extraordinary risks. The broad and deep Skagerrak currents are bad for effective mine
The many holes. laying net with Germans laughed at the Americans in the last war but an expensive coup de grace can now happen again."
The Goteborg "Handels Tidning" writes: "It seems that the Norwe- glans aro getting necessary arms from England. Their nerves, thank God, hold. The Engilsh Floet's speed and power in an admirable offenalve was as implacable strong as when Nelson's flag from the Vlotory,"
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The Finns of course, changed their Russia mind about isolation when
The crossed the Karellan Isthmus. other Scandinavians undoubtedly will now be more inclined to take a less aloof view of trans-Atlantic matters thanks to his gross indifference to the independence of small nations, Adolf Hitler has helped to swell the tide of American sentiment against --himself."
The Stockholm newspaper "Da- gens Nyheter" points out that the
· lightning- attacks by Germany against small states appear to be last-minute Improvisations but ad- tually are the result of long secret preparation.
Propaganda asserts that the action was taken on account of the tremen- provocation but it appears that
Increased Subscriptions
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An extraordinary meeting of the Kowloon Football Club yesterday, it is decided to raise the entrance fee and subscription to $20 and $3 per month from $15 and $1 respectively.
Mr. B. D. Evans, Chairman, said the Club was facing a deficit of over $2,000 on the year' working through an excess of expenditure over in- come of about $200 every month. the The Committee had looked into question of reducing the expenditure but found this was impossible, and as a result it was now proposed to fficrease the entrance fee and sub- scription.
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