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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1940.
ImportanceToAllies Of DEMOCRACY'S
Nazi Setback In Scandinavian
London, To-day.
TWO PHASES OF THE “WAR in the North" were
dealt with by British papers.
The War
HITLER'S
The "Spectator" says that neutrals are likely to be UPSET FOR
convinced only by military success. Every neu-
tral, even Italy - apart from some of the Fascist COUNTRY
leaders desires an Allied victory, so that the immediate result of a serious set-back of Hitler in Scandinavia would be a pronounced swing to the Allied side.
Allied troops, therefore, must, be poured into Norway until they out- number any German troops which qan be sent there by sea or air.
paper "Tablet" The Catholic
vlow, but partly supports this
adds the warning against any clamouring for more ships to be sent to the Skager Rak and more forces landed in Norway.
GIGANTIC DIVERSION?
The paper points out that the Alli- the ed general staffs must consider possibility that the German invasion may be intended merely as a gigantic
diversion.
may
be The Norwegian venture merely a feint and the real thrust may be through Holland, Switzerland or Belgium.
Allies must While, therefore, the
of the Germans' take advantage
they strategic weakness in Norway, must be fully prepared for the real theatre of the war being carried else- where at a moment's notice.-Reuter.
GERMAN MERCHANT SHIP HITS MINE
Stockholm, To-day. The. German merchant ship, Jurgen Fritzen, of 4,465 tons, sank yesterday near Landsort, south of Stockholm.
The crew of about thirty was saved. The vessel was bound from Stettin to Stockholm with a cargo of coal.— Reuter.
TORONTO SCOTTISH MOUNT GUARD
London, To-day. Large crowds watched the Toronto Scottish take over from the French Canadians during the changing of the guard ceremony
Buckingham Palace.-Reuter.
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THE OLYMPIAD OFF Helsinki, To-day. Finland will not hold the 1940 Olympiad according to Erik von Frenckell, the Finnish member of the International Olympic Committee: →→ Reuter.
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STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY. THE NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN AND THE LEGATION STAFF HAVE ARRIVED AT MALMO, SWEDEN. AT THE SAME 450 SWEDES WHO HAD TIME, BEEN LIVING IN DENMARK ALSO ARRIVED.
The evacuees from Denmark re- ported that the entire economic life of Denmark is now in German hands. Every day brings new restrictions, and large numbers of Danish workers are now unemployed..
All public meetings are banned, newspapers are allowed to print Ger- man news only, and listening to for- eign broadcasts is forbidden.--Havas.
U.S. NAVAL SUGGESTION
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New York, To-day. The creation of a Pan-American Navy for the defence of the Western hemisphere is advocated by the "New York Herald-Tribune.".
The Central and South American States should, participate in the com- mon enterprise, in which their main part would be to provide naval bases, while the United States would furnish ships necessary for common protec- tion.
Amsterdam, To-day.
It is learned from Berlin that many Germans who had expected the announcement of some great military or
WAR AIM
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, ·Do- puty-Leader of the Opposition, speaking at Wakefield, Yorks, said that the war would end when there was positive proof that ag- grosalon had become an ovit of the past.
"In my opinion," he said, "de- feat la unthinkable. What Is at stake is so precious and so fun. damental that the democratic movement of Britain, nurtured as it has been in a struggle for the freedom of the people, will continue to throw all its falth, all its determination, and all its pow-. er Into this final struggle for the overthrow of the rule of threat and the mailed fist.”
CHINESE
naval success to mark Hit- SUCCESSES
lea's birthday are feeling dis- appointed.
Chungking, To-day. Chinese successes on Central China fronts during the week-end are re- ported in military despatches.
Anyi, the third most important north Kiangsi town outside Nanchang, was Chinese yesterday re-taken by the
other two towns, to Tsingan and Fenghsin, returned Chinese hands recently.
The absence of such a victory has fact impressed the people with the. that the operations in Scandinavia are not going quite as well as was obviously expected at the beginning, while the belated official admission that the British Expeditionary Force has indeed landed and is in action] afternoon. The has convinced the people that Nor- way is not going to be a three weeks' campaign like Poland.
Business man in Berlin are say- Ing that Germany is farther from ensuring her Iron ore supply than before the operations started. Housewives, however, hope. butter and egg rations will be creased following the domination Denmark although hitherto there no sign of any such relaxation of the stringent rationing system.Reuter.
On the north Hunan front, Chinese forces completely disrupted Japanese communications. Three miles of rails were torn up by guerillas.
East of Yoyang, the Japanese drive that southward from Tsungyang has fail- ined. After losing several hundred
of men, the invaders are retreating is Tsungyang.
FRENCH BATTLESHIPS
RUSHED AHEAD.
Paris, To-day. Emphasising the successful speed- up in naval construction, M. Campin- chi, French Naval Minister, interview- ed by "Le Journal" said: The two 35,000-ton battleships, "Richelieu" and "Jean Bart," will be ready for ser- vice shortly.
"We have gained 10 months on the normal construction time on the "Jean Bart," and the two sister ships, "Cle- menceau" and "Gascoigne" are ging ahead rapidly."-Reuter.
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Little activity is reported from Kwangsi. Japanese sappers are en- gaged throwing pontoons across the Watkiang River east of Nanning. Central News.
THROUGH MINEFIELD TO GOTEBURG
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Stockholm, To-day. The first Swedish ship to cross the Allied and German minefields has ar- rived in Goteburg after a voyage from England lasting 17 days.
These is a channel through the Bri- tish minefleld to Goteburg-Havas.
IRON BAR TRAGEDY The body of Cheng Ming-sum was Three Chinese were sentenced to 12 found outside No. 222, Hollywood weeks' hard labour by Mr. T. J. Rond yesterday. It is believed that. Houston this morning, for obtaining Cheng was fatally injured when some money, by false pretences.
iron bars fell on his head from the third floor of that address.
Accused, Lau Chi-kwong, 33, Wong Concluding the paper emphasised that the United States must have a Ying, 38, and Cheung Choi, 36, were navy strong enough for defending the alleged to have obtained a sum of $5 whole of the Western hemisphere and from Yip Yuen-leung by pretending would be perfectly justified in build- that they were collecting funds on ing the world's most powerful fight-behalf of Refugees' School. ing fleet."HavAS,
TAKING NO CHANCES
Washington, To-day. ·
The Federal Reserve Board reveals that European citizens have invested over $1,000,000,000 in the United States under names of other persons for fear that, invaders of their countries «may.
seize their wealth.
Detective-Sergeant Mcvey said that defendant were formerly employed by the School funds. Dismissed a few months ago, they started to collect on behalf of themselves.
KILLED BY COAL
Mok Kau, 40, coolle, succumbed this morning in the Queen Mary Hos- pital to serious injuries received when a quantity of coal fell on him on board a ship in the harbour yester-. day.
SWITZERLAND WARNS
OF DETERMINATION
Berne, To-day.
The owners nationality is dimeult WE ARE FREE AND WE shall remain free!” said the
to trace but officials opine that a large proportion came from Germany and from citizens of countries bordering the Reich Reut
ARTILLERY ACTION ON WESTERN FRONT
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Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Army yesterday. Switzerland intends to remain master in her own house.”“ For that, no sacrifice would be too great. Switzerland, he
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