"Hongkong Daily Press”—April 8, 1940
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1940.
NORWAY LOSES 55TH SHIP Diplomatic BY NAZI ACTION SINCE & Economic
WAR STARTED Offensive
Sinking's Since January 1
Since Jan. 1, 1940, the following 16 Norwegian ships have been sunk by едету action-
Manx (1,313 tons), Fredville (1,150), Soaga (2,589), Sydfold (2.434), Pluto (1,589), Blarrits (1.752), Gudveg (1.300), Ho- sanger (1,591), Fram (2,760), Tempo (629), Kvernaas (1,819). Nidarholm (3,482). Sangstad (4.297), Eika (1,503), Snestad (4.114) and Steinstad (2,477).
Vessel Torpedoed In Scottish Waters:
All Officers Killed
SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1939, NORWAY HAS LOST NO LESS THAN FIFTY - FIVE SHIPS AS THE RESULT OF ACTION BY GERMAN SUB- MARINES, PLANES OR MINES.
tons.
THE FIFTY-FIFTH SHIP is the NAVARRA, of 2,118
According to a Reuter message from London last night, the Navarra was torpedoed by a U-boat without warning in northern Scottish waters early on Saturday.
The vessel sank within a few] =
NO AUSTRALIAN minutes.
WOOL
FOR GERMAN!”
All the officers of the Na- varra and nine members of the crew were killed, the message adds.
Fourteen survivors were picked SYDNEY, Apr."7 Reuter-The up from the ship's boat by a Government has decided upon neutral vessel and were landed on far-reaching measures to tighten Saturday night. the Allied contraband control.
Henceforth wool exports will be limited to countries which guarantee to refuse their own exports to Ger- many.
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Adding to the ruthless nature of the attack is the fact that, according to the Reuter report, the crew of the Navarra SAW the U-boat which remained in the vicinity of the sinking for half-an-hour without attempt- ing rescue work. a big purchase of Australian wool
The Navarra, which is a stee! and wool export have been used scrend vessel or "zas rest ut antu, on similar terms to several Bal- was built in 1920 by Messrs. Os kans countries, particularly Hun-bourne, Graham and Company, gary and Greece,
Ltd., Sunderland.
Spain has already arranged for
UNUSUAL STREET ACCIDENT
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An unusual accident befella middle-aged Chinese on Saturday when he was seriously scalded by a pot of burning oil in Centre Street
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The man, whose name was not available yesterday, was carrying the oll along Centre Street when he shipped. The oll was poured, over his face and body.
Als
was extremely grave, and he was admitted yester- bay morning to the Queen Mary Hospital almost at the point of death He was not expected to
condition
ve. It was stated.
PRESIDENT RACKIEWICE of Poland reading his speech at the opening session of the Folish Coun-
At his right may be seen Generäl "Sikorski, Prime Minister.
ell.
TWO PLANES TEST CASE
ARRIVE
BUSY AFTERNOON
AT KAI TAK
FOR ALLIED BLOCKADE IN ADRIATIC
The Honolulu Clipper arrived at Special to H.K. Daily Press Kai Tak Aerodrome at 1.30p.m. BELGRADE, Apr. 7 (Havas) yesterday afternoon from Mantia. While decisive measures are being carrying with her a full comple-taken by the Allies in northern ment of passengers. The Clipper Europe. another test case for the was due to leave Kal Tak at 7.30 Alites blockade exists in a.m. today, on the return trip. | Adriatic.
Passengers arriving by the Clip- Continued On Page. 7 Der yesterday were:-.
FROM BAN FRANCISCO TO "HONGKONG! Mr. Mohamzaed Abdul Rashid, who is in the Diplo- matic Service in India, on his way
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GERMAN WAR CASUALTIES
the
By Allies
Conference In London Today
The Allies' diplomatic and eco- nomic offensive which is now under way, fall into three parts.
Firstly, the Notes to Norway. and Sweden about the Allies' in- tention intensity the blockade:
Secondly, the Monnet-Cross conversations designed to tighten the blockade;
Thirdly. the opening of the talks tomorrow between Lord Halifax and the "British Ministers in the Balkans
Reuter's diptothatic correspon- dent learns that the British Notes to Norway and Sweden contain no inimidating clauses but convey a statement and reservation of British rights in dealing with
German attempts to use Scandi- navian waters as a covered way for evading the blockade.
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ALL GERMANS HATE HIM BECAUSE
Totally Blind THEY ALSO FEAR HIM
Flight
LANGLEY FIELDS, VIRG., Apr. 7 (Reuter)-The first totally "blind" flight in the history of aviation was com- pleted when a Army's twenty- two-and-a-half ton bomber landed after a flight from Mit- chell Field, New York,
The pilot took-off, flew and landed entirely by means of instruments.
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NAZI PRESS ON JAPAN
AS AN ALLY
Special to R. K. Daily Press AMSTERDAM, Apr. 7 (Havas)— The German press continue to publish lengthy articles trying to demonstrate to the German public that German will at the decisive moment, get a precious ally in the person of Japan "whose aspirations are fundamentally identical with
those of the Rech"
Allies Have Not Killed
Neutral Sailors
LONDON, APR. 7 (REUTER)—THE STOCKHOLM SO- CIAL DEMOKRATEN POINTS OUT THAT MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL IS THE MOST HATED MAN IN GERMANY BECAUSE HE IS THE MOST FEARED.
It is difficult to say as yet whether Mr. Churchill's in- fluence will strike neutrals, but in any case. Germany's res- ponsibility for nearly 1,000 neutral sailors' deaths deprives her of any moral right to comment on the Allied viola-.. tions on neutrality who have not caused a single neutral sailor's death.
It is to be hoped that Britain keeps her promise to respect neu- tral rights in the blockade inten- sification, but one wonders why Britain should observe rules that are systematically broken by Ger- many.
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TO STOP EVERYTHING The Gothenburg Ny Tid says it is dimcult to know of the blockade effectiveness, but descriptions from Germany show that the position there gradually worsens.
The Allies intend to stop every- thing to shorten the war and the
decision means that neutrals" arc threatened on both sides.
The Rhelwestphalische Zeitung, in an editorial, says "Japan is in- We must, acknowledge that the terested in a German victory and. threats are worse from Germany it understand; its true interests as the Alltes' methods are much better for neutrals than the sink- The Koelnishce Zeltung, deve-ing of ships and killing of seamen.
declares
M. Monnet, and Mr. Cross bave already agreed the blockade had some holes in contraband control will give us open support."
The Foreign Ofice conference with the new Government trad-loping the same thing. ing organisation behind 1 will that Japan is threatened by the discuss how best trade in the United States.
"American naval manoeuvres in Balkans can be directed to the Allied adran and to divert the Rasic compitoja – Pirota. every ton of vital material that tion for Japan. The island em might help Germany to prolong pre mast look upon these man-
oeuvres, in the light of Mr. Roose velt's aggressive policy, as a syrp- tom of American determination to. The corresponderit further learns that the conference will oppose the formation of a face the prospect that Dr.order in Asia," the paper adds.
the war.
DR. SCHACHT
Schacht may be brought back from seclusion to try to head off the Allied intentions but the Al- les are not worried by the pro- spect because the Allies possess the money, machinery and deter- mination which
make will their policy effective and no financial wizard, it is contended, can resist this pressure
with blocked currency and barter as the only weapons.
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DEATH OF GEN.
SIR FELIX READY
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ENTERED ARMY IN 1891 LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter)
The Ministries of Supply and Economic Warfare are as much The death has occurred of "General concerned with the proceedings Bir Felix Fordati Ready, G, B. E.; of the diplomatic conference as C. B, C B. L. C. M. G., D.8.-O., the Foreign Office itself and the Colonel of the Royal Berkshire Ministers from the Balkans will Regiment since 1930, at the 38 find themselves co-operating in of 63 years.
An
enterprise that
far
exceeds
"
He was quarter-Master General the bounds of diplomacy as it was to the Forces 1931 until 1935 when
he retired formerly understood.
M. Monnet is the French Minister of Blockade and Mr. R. H. Cross the British Minis- ter for Economic Warfare.
SEARCH RECALLED
„GERMANS HATE HIM......
-TREY FEAR HIM.
WUYUAN IS RETAKEN BY CHINESE TROOPS
General
Fu Receives Many Congratulatory Messages
CHUNGKING, April 7 (Central)-Much significance' is attached by Chinese official circles to the recent recapture of Wuyuan which occupies a strategic position in western Sulyuan.
Besides Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Mr. Tai Chi- tao, President of the Examination Yuan, Dr. Chu Chia- hua, Director of the Organisation Department of the Cen- tral Kuomintang: Headquarters, and other high officials have sent congratulatory messages to General Fu Tso-yl, Chairman of the Sulyuan Provincial Government, who directed the operations.
A Shiushul message states that The Chinese launched an attack
·several directions. After Chinese troops won a victory over from hsin, 23 miles west of Nanchang in fences, they engaged in hand-to- the Japanese southwest of Feng-breaking through the Japanese de-
Kiangsi, yesterday.
hand fighting with the enemy and drove them away. Over 200 Jap- anese casualties were inflicted.
SHIUHING SKIRMISH
Bon of the late Colonel J. T. Ready of Hawkurst, Kent, Sir Felix served in the Soudan 1898–99 and in the European War, 1914-18, He was General Officer Command-
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ing 1st Division, Aldershort, from Softball surprise
It was reported by Reuter on 1929 to 1830. He was promoted || Cricket Mar. 23 that according to reports | General in 1934, after having en-League football from Gibraltar, the Italian linertered the army in 1891: „ Conte-di-Bavola (48.502-tond) - was
FAMOUS JOCKEY DEAD LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter) The thoroughly searched in an a death has occurred in Australia of tempt
to And Dr. Hjalmar Frank Wooton, the famous British Schacht, the Nazi financial ex-
jockey. pert, who was rumoured to be on board" en route to the United States.
TRADE WAR held up for 13 hours and
WORRIES NAZIS LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter)—
The ship's captain was alleged The New York Herald-Tribune to have stated that Dr. Schacht has received a dispatch from was not on board Berlin headlined “Nazis wor- ried by trade war call Allied competition unfair."
The article speaks of the concern felt in Berlin'over the future of the Reich's export and import trade and quotes. the Deutsche Volkswirte, des- cribed as the leading economic weekly, as listing weak spots in the German armour against the Allied blockade.
on
to his home, in Indore. Travell- PARIS, Apr. 7 (Reuter)-A mes- ing with Mr. Abdal Raahid were saze from the German frontier
· Capt. Rajendra Singh Namți, Mrs. Jays that 15,000 German castal-
In an editorial, Sitzkrieg Tilottama Bingley and her sons, tles from the Western Front were
versus Blitzkrieg, the paper says Masters R. Bingley and W. B. sent to hospitals in Bohemia, ......-- Bingley...
that the Allied strategy is Bitzkrieg The majority of them suffered to be waged as intensively as geo- FROM MANILA TO HONG- from frozen limbs and many with graphy permits until France and KONG: Mr. George Scholey, con- amputated Umba, in consequence Britain has caught up and out sulting engineer for Messrs. Niei- of the damp of concrete in the matched German air power and son & Co.. Manila, Mr. Delfin By Siegfried Line during the intense have armies to back up the air
Continued on Back Fage gold."
threat.
Nazi Plan To
Is
LONDON. Apr. 7 (Reuter)—The Air Ministry announced, that air- men's children's allowances will be on the same scale as the Navy and
Army.. J:-
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Sports meeting.
Radio programme,
Coming events
Crossword puzzle
Early cables
Extra Race Meeting Leading article Billiards league Hockey tournament Yachting
League cricket Finance, commerce
Europe
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From Shluhing it is learned that street' aghting again took place at Kongmoon on the night of April 2, Page after the Chinese had broken into the city in' a sudden rald. The headquarters. - of the Japanese
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Subject Of Coloured Poster!
THE NAZI TEN-YEAR PLAN TO CONQUER EUROPE, which was first discovered by the Czech police during a raid in 1938 on the Henlein headquarters in Prague, has been issued by the Ministry
of Information in the form of a coloured poster, says a Reuter message from London, The programme of acquisition, according to this document, is as follows:---
1938–AUSTRIA and CZECHOSLOVAKIA,
1939–BUMANIA, YUGOSLAVIA and BULGARIA;
1940 DENMARK, HOLLAND, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND, UKRAINE and NORTH FRANCE; 1M1-8CANDINAVIA;
"PORTUGAL later; and
BRITAIN before 1948.
Coples of the timetable were sent secretly to Nazi Party organisers in Austria and later to Cze- choslovakia with detailed instructions to select their tools and foment campaigns of disobedience to the ruling Governments, adds the Ministry of Information.
gendarmerie was attacked.
JAPANESE PLANES
DESTROYED
CHUNGKING, Apr. 7 (Central)— The National Relief Association has addressed a telegram to the Chinese Air Force congratulating it on the destruction of about 30 · Japanese grounded aircraft during the raids on enemy aerodromes at Yuncheng, in south Shank, and Yoyang, in north Hunan..
In addition, the, “Association "ap- propriated $5,000 as a comfort fund,
DOUBLE DISASTER /.
SOMEWHERE IN SHANTUNG, Apr. 7 (Central)-A Japanese rall- itary train on the Kiaotsi Railway ir Shantung. suffered a double disaster west of Kiachsten on the night of March 28, when, after having been blown up by a mine, it was attacked by Chinese gueril- las lurking around:
The locomotive was completely wrecked by the explosion and Are coaches were derailed. Many Jap
anese soldiers were killed and wounded and one was taken pri- soner.