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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1940.
NAZIS ARREST 19 BRITONS
IN OSLO
Nineteen British volunteers to сисаре Finland, who failed to from Oslo when the Germana marched in have been arrested on the grounds of sabotage and. espionage, and are to stand trial, states a message from Stockholm.
The names of some of the ar rested man, according to privaté sources In Stookholm, are:-N.- Munro, L.. H. Tosh, C. R. Averill, J. Smith, --he Young, H. Geo, T. J. Beccombe, H. A. Oliva, W. H. Low, J. H. Munday, R. H. John- stono, - Stevenson, Hender- son, G. Tarwithen, P. Sarragup, Owbridge, Thompson, and
J. H. Ford.
LABOUR AND THE WAR
BRITISH SUBMARINE LOSSES
London, To-day.
Since the beginning of the war, Britain has only lost 7 of the 57 submarines she then had.
This figure includes the two latest losses; the submarines Tarpon and Sterlet, reported yesterday evening as overdue.
One of these seven submarines was sunk as a result of an accident. +
This is a remarkablé. figure in view of the many dangerous opérations the submarines of the Royal Navy have been called on to perform. The
well damage they have inflicted is illustrated
British by,
Admiralty figures showing that in the last three 40 weeks the Germans have lost transport_and supply ships.
Of these, 28 were sunk, another was scuttled, one was set on fire, and another 10 were hit by torpedoes and probably sunk. There have also been an unknown number sunk by the mines in the Skager Rak.
GERMAN STORY
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT- TEE OF THE LABOUR PARTY, The Germans themselves admit off- AFTER DEALING WITH THE PRO-cially the loss of 11 ships, but claim GRESS OF THE MOVEMENT SINCE | that these were all small ships, carry- THE FOUNDATION OF THE LA- | ing not over 300 men, and that there- BOUR REPRESENTATIONS COM- fore the total loss of men could not MITTEE FORTY YEARS AGO, be more than 3,000. DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE RISE OF THE DICTATORSHIPS WHICH IT DESCRIBES AS. BEING “FOUND- ED ON THE PERSECUTION OF ALL WHO CHERISH FREEDOM."
Trade Unionists, Socialists, Co- operators, Jews and liberal-minded Christians, the Report continues, have been treated with cruelties hitherto associated with mediaeval times...
Speaking of Hitler's Germany, it points out the conquest of mind as a result of which Austrians, · Su- detens, Czechs and Poles have been subjected to Nazi tyranny under the guise of territorial rectification:"
that have
Unofficial German sources and neu- tral sources, however, believe Allied mines and torpedoes taken a much greater toll of trans- ports and supply ships and that troop losses are in the "many thousands." -Reuter.
INVESTMENT SUPPORT ON STOCK MARKET
London, To-day. Gilt-edged securities and Indian loans were bought on investment sup- port on the Stock Exchange yesterday "This threat," the Report continues, owing to the release of funds following "must be resisted if life throughout payment for United States securities Europe and the world is to offer any recently requisitioned by the authori- hope for advancement. As far as ties. Elsewhere movements were irre- British Labour is concerned the chiefgular but gold-minings finally turned aim of the present struggle is the brighter on stronger support. age-old claim for simple human
Wall Street was irregular.---Reuter. rights."--British Wireless.
GROWING SHORTAGE OF GOODS FROM NORWAY
CHARTER SHIPS (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Tokyo, To-day.
London, To-day. According to a parliamentary answer, so far as is possible licences will granted freely for the importa- tion of goods from those parts of Norway not under enemy control- British Wireless.
EXTENDED TERM -
As a result of the growing shortage of chartered vessels, which is being felt in Japan as well as the rest of the world, major shipping firms are an- nexing smaller concerns, while several small companies have merged. Lately
· London, To-day. there have been no transactions - in ships and the lack of balance between Mr. Herbert James Stanley's term Southern charter and freight or passenger rates of office as Governor of
until induces shipowners to operate their Rhodesia has been extended
April, 1941: Reuter: own ships-Havas.
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