THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 2, 1940.
AEROPLANE
VERSUS
WARSHIP
Washington, To-day. "The aeroplane has a tem- porary advantage over the warship," said the Secretary for Navy, Mr. Charles Edi- son, on his return yesterday from the naval "war games": in the Pacific.
He added: "This can be neutralised
changes in the structure of existing warships and a basic change of de- sign for future warships.
BRITISH SHIPS' OFFICERS' NARVIK
ADVENTURE
London, To-day.
LYING IN A SWEDISH HOSPITAL, suffering from frost-bite, Chief Engineer Dobson, of one of five British merchant ships in Narvik harbour when Germany invaded Norway, tells of the captivity of British sailors in the port.
by design. There must be minor The five British ships were just coming up to the pier
to load iron ore when German destroyers enter ed the port and Nazi sailors swarmed on board. "Insufficient attention has. bean The British were "arrested" and guards. The cold was acute and they paid to the protection of. mon and taken to a school.
were tired and frozen. weapons above docka.”
The next day, five British destroy- Changes advocated by Mr. Edisoners entered Narvik and a great battle included the elimination of all gear ensued, and the British captives, were likely to splinter when struck by moved to a cafe on the waterfront. bombs or shells.-Reuter.
By this time, the Germans were running short of food and the prison- ers got only bread and water.
ELECTORAL TRUCE
London, To-day.
PIERS BLOWN UP On April 13, they heard gunfire at
destroyers. sea. Dobson saw three sunk. Later, the Germans blew up the iron-ore plers and most of the waterfront.
On April 23, a German Army com- At the Labour Party meet-mander ordered that they be sent to Sweden.. Two batches, set out, walk- ing on Whit. Monday, it is ing along the railway with German expected that some organiza- tions will try to bring the "electoral truce" to an end.
The Labour Party Executive made
it clear yesterday in the annual report that this would be opposed. Apart from the war issue itself - a matter of the life and liberty of the British people the Executive is convinced that the interests of the Party demand adherence to the electoral agreement.
Reuter.
During the whole 36 hours, the only food they got was one cup of coffee and some dog blsculta. At the frontier, they were handed over to the Swedish, authorities. Dobson says that about 30 of various nationalities have sent to the bottom in Narvik bour.
ships: been har-
USED. AS. SCREEN
Jesse Jones, A.B. of the Mersing ton Court, was taken prisoner with 50 others when the Germans entered
the port.
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JAPANESE PUSH IN SHANSI
CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. OPERATIONS INVOLVED IN THE SOUTH JAPANESE PUSH INTO
SHANSI ARE BELIEVED TO BE ON A SCALE SELDOM PREVIOUSLY
WITNESSED IN THE FIGHTING IN
NORTH CHINA.
The Japanese front extends from a
point in south-west Shansi near the
Shansi border to a point in south-east Shansi approaching the border of Honan. As the Japanese forces, with
bases at Hukwan, Changtse and Chungchi,
advanced southward, reaching Chingchen, the Chinese right
wing at Lingchwan advanced in two columns. One column heading north- eastward towards the Japanese base reached Yingcheng on April 28 while another advanced westward on Ching- chen. In south Anhwel, after the Ja- panese had captured Tsingyang they continued to push south towards Lin yangcheng. The Chinese forces are now advancing north towards Tungling, on the south bank of the Yangtse River above Wuhu.-Reuter.
then photographs taken and
kept below; the ship was used as a screen during British attacks.
They were released the next morn- ing, presumably because by that time the Germans had found themselves He says they were lined up on the too busy looking after themselves to deck of a "prison ship" to have their bother about anyone elsel-Reuter..
U.B
BEER
LEY AGAIN
BERLIN, TO-DAY. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HE CAME TO POWER, HITLER DID NOT MAKE A SPEECH ON “MAY· DAY." THERE WERE ALSO NONE OF THE USUAL PROCESSIONS AND MEETINGS.
Shutters on the shops and no news- papers were about the only signs of the holiday.
The German workers continued 1 working all day, but Dr. Ley, the Nazi Labour leader, tried to cheer them up by assuring them that they are the real rulers of Germany under the Nazi- regime.--Reuter.
EMPIRE TROOPS ON THE SAME FOOTING
London, To-day. Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, Colonies Secretary, replying to 2 Commons. question, yesterday, said it had been arranged that members of the forces serving in Palestine will be granted the same customs and duty conces- sions as members of the B.E.F. Francé. He added Dominion soldiers would be covered by the decision. Reuter.
HWA MEI WAN PAO SUSPENDED
in
Shanghai, To-day,
A widely circulated vernacular, "Hwa Mei Wan Pao" was ordered to suspend publication for three weeks by the Shanghai Municipal yesterday.
Council
It is alleged that the paper, contrary words to regulations, used certain
of an anti-Japanese nature in an ar ticle printed in yesterday's edition.--- Our Own Correspondent.
It is announced: that: Imperial Aires ways are reverting immediately to previous schedules. Services, there- fore, will arrive in Hong Kong-on Thursdays and Sundeys and leave on Wednesdays and Sundays
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