PACE 4-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Allied Stand WANG VISITS South Africa
Supported
PEIPING
PRESS COMMENT ON CONFERENCE WITH
THE BLOCKADE
LONDON, "April 9 (Reuter)-The show decision of the Allies to their teeth is heart!ly welcomed by yesterday morning's British Press (which was still unaware of the greater news to come of the sowing of mineflelds),
Most of the Press comment was devoted to the Allied determina-
tion to tighten the blockade net, round Germany. Without excep- Hon the British Press emphasizes the desire to respect neutral rights within the full limits of reason, neutrals but in plain language are asked to consider the alterna- tive of an Allied victory.
HIS CHIEFS
Is Ready
GEN. SMUTS SPEAKS
GENERAL
LARGE GERMAN
FLEET
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1940.
OFF "NORWAY || STYLISH “TERRY"
MASSING
·USLO, April 9 (Reuter)-Big `warships were sighted yesterday ́`* morning of Bud, on the west coast of Norway, south of Tronb- heim, according to press reports.
Big warships were also seen from Hustadvika, just north of Bud, where five steamers were stopped.
It is reported from Bodce, Uli
ceeding northwards in Kattegat yesterday,
A later report from Oslo is to the effect that it has been con-
ON THE WAR PEIFING. Apr. 9 (Reuter)-- CAPETOWN. April. 9. (Reuter) Wang Ching-we arrived here on In a speech on War questions. North-west Norway, that ordinary a sudden visit shortly after noon General Smuts, the South African coastal traffic was being seen pro- by plane. Evidently his arrival Premier, recalled that already took all but a Yew in the know. 60,000 of South Airlos's small
population completely by surprise.
of Europeans have He is remaining' a few days and volunteered for military service. stated ba an interview Wien There had been no extraordin- Chinese
foreign and journalists in the afternoon that he had come to North China to investigate the situation here and meet respponsible authorities, the Japanese military Commander-in- Chief and others,
Japanese
ary effort required to recruit the men, but if the war became more serious the response would be greater still.
GERMANY, A DANGER
firmed that 90 to a hundred Ger- day morning, steaming north in "man warships were" sighted yester-
Kattegat and the Great Belt "They included several large war-
Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika ships in addition to auxiliary craft
and Kenya" are the outposts of Wang Ching-wel stressed the South Africa and her civilisation.. importance of anti-Communism in "If there is danger we shall be the policy of the new "gover-there. Perhaps we shall have to ment" and expressed conndence defend South Africa there... For
all this we are preparing." that the North China regime would co-operate with the Nan- king government.
"China and Japan have the same goal and surely we can join hand in hand and work for the welfare of both," he said.
THE ANSWER. The answer, the papers suggest, was given on Saturday in the murder of the Norwegian officers and seamen of the Navarra which was sunk without warning by 4 Naz submarine, Perhaps the
most outspoken comment was
thay appearing in the Yorkshire Fost. We fully
Local foreign circles were com- understand the Norwegian and pletely puzzled as regards the Swedish fears of German aggrès- reasons for Wang's visit at present, sion. says "the paper. We are de-particularly its suddenness and termined not to use Nazi methods secrecy. Against them. but we are en-
titled on our side, for an under- standing of our position.
The speaker said that since Sep- temper. 1939, there had been a surge of feeling in favour of Scuth Africa entering the war, "
and armed trawlers,
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PROTEST TO BE LODGED
Americans Do Not Want Articles
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FEAR OF DOING PROPAGANDA WORK
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The Americans are most inter-
LONDON, Apr. 9 (Reuter)--Mr. Duff Cooper, former First Lerd of the Admiralty, speaking in Lon- LONDON, April 9 (BWS)-Ae.don, after his return from a lec- General Smuts went on to say
cording to Oslo reports, the Nor-ture tour of the United States, there is no isolation in the world wegian Government is addressing said that since the war broke out strong protest to the British he had found it impossible to, today. He had not a drop of English blood in his veins but he and French Governments in con-place an article in an American
prevent the did believe that Great Britain "nection with the Allles decision to newspaper.
passage of Tessels our greatest friend and that Ger-
carrying contraband of war ested in Mr. Hore-Belisha's re- many would be a dangerous bed-
through Norwegian territorial signation but Mr. Hore-Bellsha fellow."
waters Norway; It is stated, ru was also unable to place an article serves her rights. The Norwegian in the US, press, so strong was Minister called at the Foreign the American fear of doing Eng- Office this afternoon.
lish propaganda. ITALIAN REACTION
Britain was doing too little in ROME, April 9 (Reuter)-The acquainting Americans with the evening papers say that the true
while the Germans facts, MOVEMENT
Allled action of mine-laying in were most successful with their SIANGYANG. HUPEH, April 3 KWEILIN, April 9 (Central) Norwegian waters is a breach of propaganda. (Central)-Chungstang. Kingshachthese troops on both sides. of
Norwegian neutrality and in this and Yingcheng in centrol Hupeh the Nanning-Pinyang and Nan connexion, the Tribuna, in a brief have been subjected to attacks ning-Yamchow highways are de-comment, says the "British who EDUCATION HEADS by Chinese forces during the past veloping a pincer movement with protested against Germany's mine
TO MEET bax- Nanning as the converging point, warfare, describing it "The Chinese pressed to the divert Chinese attention
barous have today adopted the CHUNGKING. April 9 (Central) immediate environs of Yingcheng. Japanese unit has crossed the Tso
same arm against neutral-The Ministry of Education will on the Hankow-Tchang highway, River,
summon the second Conference on country." a tributary of the Wat 52 miles northwest of Hankow, on River.
Higher Normal Education from at Lungtau, which is Sunday. Japanese barracks and situated west of Nanning, and is
April 9 (Reuter)April 25 to 27. Presidents of supply depots there were all set pushing northward. It has been
Reuter learns that the Premier, various universities and normal on fire.
MI.. Neville
will schools will attend the Conference repeatedly intercepted
JAPANESE ARE
REPULSED
OBSERVING THE LAW. The paper recalls that Saturday the Norwegian. Foreiga Minister sald that Norway would defend her territorial waters against anyone who violated them.
few days.. If Norway could and would fulfil that pledge. comments the Yorkshire Post. we might reason- ably be conten. We do not want to interfere with the neutrality of others: all we ask is that neu- trality should be genuine. To ob- serve the strict letter of the law. while the enemy tears it to tatters to his own advantage would make the law tulilled to wrong purpose. Laws are made to curb the gang- | repulsed. ster, not to protect and reward him.
MORE SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN
(Reuter)-
NAIROBI, April 9 Kenya is preparing to produce more wheat. flax and beans for Britain on the advice of the East African Trade Delegation, now Visiting London. Kenya is also planning a war time supply of hay to the Near and Middle East.
GERMAN TANKER
SUNK
HANDFJORD. April 9 "Reuter? The German tanker. Posidonis was torpedoed off Rauer Islands, at the mouth of the Oslo Fiora, according to Customs officials who witnessed the incident from the shore
The entire crew was rescued by a Norwegian torpeus boat,"
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CHINESE PINCER
A concerted attack" on Machin-way. wan by Japanese infantry and artillery units a few days ago was
FIGHTING NEAR HANGCHOW
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on
the
ANOTHER SHIP
GOES DOWN - CHRISTIAN IS., April 9 (Reu-. ter-Another German ship, the name or which is not yet known, KINHWA, April 9 Central)-In-was sunk by gunfire off Lillesand. termittent fighting has taken place. Some of the wounded German In the Hangchow-Kashing-Wuhing seamen were brought" ashore, area in north Cheklang.
Last Saturday, Chinese units at- tacked the Japanese at Yenshan, Kashing Changhinig and other places, Over 100 Japanese were killed when a Japanese motor, caravan was showered with grenades. by Chinese troops Wuhing some days ago.
BOGUS UNIT REVOLTS
CHINESE TAKE PRISONERS IN CHILIN LOYANG. April 9 handsome 300 Japanese
(Central)- were killed near and over 10 taken prisoners in a Chinese, attack on Chilin, a small town south of Linhs'en in north Honan, recently. In addition, the Chinese captured seren. motor lorries.
HSUCHANG, HONAN, April 9
A Japanese cavalry unit was (Central) A bogus peace preser-attacked by the Chinese at Chill- vation unit in Sinyang.. on the chien, north of Tainyang, south Felping-Hankow Railway in south west of Po AL last Friday. Honan, rose against the Japanese and joined the Chinese side last Saturday. It is now under organisation.
Solution No. 577
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GENERAL SUNG'S FUNERAL
CHUNGKING, April 9 (Central) -Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek yesterday sent Mr. Tso Ming-tao,
of the National Military Affairs Commission, to Menyang to help
ACROSS: 1, Barge. 5. Astir. 8. Repel, 9. Offer. 10, Loads. 11. Air. 12, Stem. 14. Totally. 17, Grouse. in making arrangements for the 19, Access. 22, Asunder. 25, Major.funeral of the late Gen. "Bung 28, Mop. 29. Doubt, 30, Alder. 31, Cheh-yuan, who passed away there Tunes. 32, Delay, 33. "Swell,
on April 5.
DOWN: 1, Blows. 2. Rife, 3, The Standing Committee of the Errands. 4. Spurts. 5. Allot, 6, Kuomintang Central Executive Trawl. 7. Rusty. 13. Terms. 15, Arc. Committee yesterday sent a mes- 18, Lasso, 18. Umn. 20. Compass. 21, sage of condolence to the family Ermine. 22. Alded, 23. Üsual. 24, of the deceased. Ditty. 26, Judge. 27, Rural.
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STATEMENT BY PREMIER? LONDON,
Chamberlain,
nake a statement in the House of with Mr. Chen L-fu, Minister of Cormons today on the questiun. Education. as chalinan,
In Norwegian
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mine-laying
waters.
KING INSPECTS MILITIAMEN LONDON, April 9 (BWS)-Els Majesty the King yesterday in- spected the militiamen at Alder- shot who had been recommended for commissions from the ranks. At the same time the Queen in-" spected two Canadian Regiments, one being the Toronto Scottish of Colonel-in- which the Queen is Chief Her Majesty recalled to the Colonel that she had to pre- sent New Colours to the Regiment in Toronto during the Royal tour of Canada eleven months ago,
„LONDON GAZETTE
COLONEL OF THE ROYAL SCOTS
The War Office announces that the King has approved of the ap pointment of Colonel J. H. Mac- kenźle, C.M.G.. D.S.O retired pay 25 Colonel, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), with effect from July 22, 1940, in suc cession to Major-General G. G. Loch, CB, CMG, C.BE., DBO., retired pay, who attains the age limit for the appointment on that date.
WAR OFFICE ORDERS
LIST OF PROMOTIONS ·. The following, list of promotions has been issued by the War Office: REGULAR ARMY
The follg. Cols, remain on full pay:-K, J. Martin, D.8.O. (Nov.
18 to 23, 1989, incl); H. B, Wood- house, T.D., T.A. (Jan. 17)... ROYAL ARMY ́MEDICAL CORPS Capt. factg. Lt.-Col.) J, W. Orr. M.C., M.B., to be temp. Lt-Col. (Dec. 23, 1939),
ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE
CORPY
Maj. (O.M.E. 2nd Cl. (act.
| LE~Col. (O.M.E. 1st CL)) J. M. R. Ditmus, M.A Eng.), A.M.I Mech.Eto be temp. Lt.-Col
(OM.E. 1st -CL) (Dec 3, 1939) ;" Capt. (OME 3rd C) (actg. Maj: YO.M.E. 2nd CL)) W. C. Grigor, B.Sc., (Eng.), AMIMechE, to-be temp. Maj. (O.ME. 2nd C1.) (Jan; 25):
WAR OFFICE, MARCH 26
"REGULAR ARMY
Col. C. R. C. Lane, Ind, Army. granted temp. rank of Brig whilst empld as Cmdr. (temp.), Jan. 18.
ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY Major G, E, Prismall placed on |h.p. list Kil-health), Mar. 27,"
ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS Lt. Col. G. P. Pavey placed, on h.p. list (-health), Mar. 25. Major A. J. Hannah retires on ret. pay. Mar. 25. Major W. H. G. Kogers to be Lt. Col.. Mar. 25.
'ROYAL ARMY SERVICE
CORPS...
Capts, to be Majors, Mar, 23: W. J. J. Allen, A., Grieve, Capt. (Mechst. Off.) F. J. West to be Major (Mechst. Off.), Jan. 1.
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