ALLIES' TASK AT NARVIK
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It will be extremely difficult
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RESCUE KING HAAKON
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Stockholm, To-day. King Haakon had a narrow
for the Allies to attempt to escape from falling into Ger-
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tack but it is also well-nigh motorised column pushed impossible for the Germans swiftly through the moun- to reinforce or supply theirtains some ten days ago, it is forces there otherwise than cables the parachute, by Havas correspondent on the Narvik front.
Sea access to Narvik is practically impossible; all piers have been com- pletely destroyed by Allied bombing and the entrance to the harbour is entirely blocked by the wrecks of 28 ships of various nationalities sunk
there.
Finally the Garmans have install- ed powerful coastal batteries at the entrance to the west fjord and have mined the approaches.
On the other hand the British com- pletely control all routes of access to Narvik on land and sea.
Large Scale Operations
and
The Allies are now preparing large- scale operations in northern Norway. The 6th Norwegian Division, com- manded by General Fleischer British, Polish
and supported by French troops, is being assembled north of Narvik and around the area under German occupation which ex- tends approximately:-40 miles_to_the east along the railway from Narvik
to Sweden.-Havas.
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sided resisted as long as they could
but ran short of ammunition.
The Sovereign's fate appeared to be scaled when British troops, warn- ed by wireless, arrived and routed the Germans..
The King-was-taken on-board_a British warship and landed in another part of Norway.-Havas.
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Saigon, To-day.
Hong Kong were defeated in the Interport game with Saigon yes- terday by three goals to one. The game
was exceedingly rough, but no-one suffered any serious injury.
Saigon's victory was largely due to the marvellous goalkeeping -of-Boissezon, the former: Shang- hai interport player, who kept Hong Kong out in the first half when they were definitely on top.. As it was the sides reached the level, Interval with the scores one all. Fung King-cheong netted for Hong Kong. Saigon pressed hard in the second half.
Hong Kong fielded the. follow- ing eleven: Tsang; Lee Tin-sang, Hau; Guy, Bright, Forrow; Yeung Shui-yick, Fung King-cheong, Fox, Pryde and Ip.
Hau, Bright and Pryde were the outstanding Hong Kong players. -Our Own Correspondent.
London, To-day. The Foreign Office announces that British forces have landed in Iceland.
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-"The Government has decided to preclude the possibility of
Iceland. German descent upon The Government has given plicit guarantees to the Icelandic Government that the force been landed to ensure the secur- ity of Iceland and will be with- drawn on the conclusion of hostili- tles.
"The Government has made it plain that it has no intention or desire to Interfere with the exist- ing administration of Iceland."- Reuter.
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PARIS, TO-DAY. ACCORDING TO SENSA- TIONAL REPORTS RECEIVED HERE THE GERMANS BEGAN DROPPING PARACHUTE TROOPS IN HOLLAND EARLY THIS MORNING. NO OFFICIAL .18 'YET CONFIRMATION FORTHCOMING.
ARE OF HOL. 18 IM-
LATEST INDICATIONS THAT THE INVASION BOTH BELGIUM AND LAND BY GERMANY MINENT HAVA8.
artillery.
The remilitarisation` was affected with the tacit consent of the Soviet for protection of the islands against attack by a third party.
Sweden also agreed to the decision. The Finnish General Staff announces that the waters around the Aaland Islands have been mined and are dan- gerous to navigation-Havas.
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London, To-day.
A mesage from Berlin says that. has German Government handed a memorandum to the Dutch and Belglan Governments have informing them that they proved that an Anglo-French at- tack against Germany is immin- ent.
The official German News Agency says that the memoran- dum notifies the Dutch and Bel- gian Governments that the Allied attack will be carried out through Dutch and Belgian tèrritory.
has The German Government ordered German troops to safe- guard the neutrality of these.. countries by all means.-Reuter.
New York, To-day. The National Broadcasting Com- pany states that Germany has in- vaded Holland.-Reuter.
Chungking, To-day.
The decisive battle for posses- sion of Siangyang and Fancheng, in the Han River Valley, was ex- pected to start last night or early Chinese this morning, said the military spokesman.
Four Japanese columns are converging on Fancheng; they had to effect a junction in the plains on the north bank east of Fan- cheng and were closing in from all directions.
The Japanese advanced in four columns. On May 1 the first co- lumn set out from Changtaikwan, on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, north of Sinyang; they first went north-east and then turned to the north-west and crossed the rail- way, pushing along the highway towards Miyang, which they oc- cupied on May 6.The Chinese troops withdrew to positions north of the highway while the-forces south of the highway attacked the Japanese flank, and other troops east of the Railway attacked Changtaikwan, in the Japanese rear. By the night of May 5 the Japanese pushed westward and captured Tangho but after two hours fighting the Chinese recap- tured the town, the Japanese withdrawing to positions south and south-west of the town,
A second Japanese column pushed westward on May 1 from Sinyang, on the PHR., towards Tungpeh along the highway.- Reuter.
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE INVASION OF BELGIUM IS FORESHADOWED BY OF- FICIAL GERMAN CIRCLES, IT -18 LEARNED IN LONDON.-
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