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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1940.
FIRST ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND
CAVALRY tanks in Franec manoeuvring over the roughest, of country. Note the apparently awkward position of the one down, a steep bank on the right. The tanks are named after famous steeplechasers. The one prominent on the left is called. Ally Sloper
after a Grand National winner.
TROOPS
NORTH
IN
GERMAN
NORWAY REPORTED
OF TRONDHEIM: NAZIS
NEUTRALS REPULSED NEAR NAMSOS
ASKED TO
MAKE STAND Norwegians Holding Out At
ENCOURAGEMENT
FROM ALLIES LONDON, Apr. 19 (Beater) Allied successes in Norway are en- couraging to neutrals and will harden their will to resist, and the press of most countries are asking neutrals to make a stand against aggression.
Among the few countries which have not accepted the Allled successes in the North is Italy
Continued On. Page 7 ***
Trogstad And Hoytorp
STOCKHOLM, APR. 19 (REUTER)-THE" DAGENS, NYHETER CORRESPONDENT ON THE SWEDISH FRON- TIER SAYS THAT THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN BRITISH AND GERMAN TROOPS IN NORWAY was re-
Forts
NORWEGIAN
ported near the Namsos rallhead, north of Trondheim, RESISTANCE
and resulted in the Germans being driven back.
The correspondent adds that the Germans were a de- HARDENING
tachment taken by air from Vaernos Aerodrome, near Trondheim.
PARIS, Apr. 19 (Renter)-Well- In the Oslo area the Germans are now 12 miles from informed military circles, referring Hamar, at Mjoesa, and will spread from there to the west. to operations in Norway, say that It is reported here that "all harbours from Arendal to things are going well. Stavanger are in German hands.
They point out that the Nor- The Germans in Kristian-wegiang have, mobilised sucCCESS- sand to be man-fully and their resistance. is har-
L
ITALIAN Full Details Of Attempts On Life HOLLAND INing retired Norwegian bat dening and added that the der.
ACTION Of King Haakon To Be Published In Norwegian White Book
AGAINST DALMATIA PREDICTED
JF JAPAN ATTACKS N. E. I.
Special to H. K. Daily Press LONDON. Apr. 19 (Havaa)- NEW YORK, Apr. 19 (Reuter) Many quarters in London openly The New York Herald-Tribune." predict Itallang", action against discussing
the position if the Dalmatia within the next few days Netherlands joined the Allies and while the majority of political Japan attacked the Netherlands observers are of the opinion that East Indies, says: Italian action against Yugoslavia would mean a general war in the Mediterranean.
Meanwhile, Berlin and Rome are
"If Japan recklessly precipitates an unnecessary war in the Pacific after all the other tests to which she has put this country's patience,
Official Relates Bombing Of Cabinet Members
A NORWEGIAN OFFICIAL who has just arrived in England from Norway told Reuter, according to a report from Londori, he estimated that about 2,000 German troops were being landed at Oslo and Bergen daily by plane from Denmark.>
The sea was no longer entirely free to the Germans brit they were pouring in reinforcements by air.
The official said that at-
reported to be exerting strong it will be the heaviest strain yet tempts were made to kill INDIAN
American isolationist
pressure upon, Spain, aiming to on provoke a radical change in ment."
Madrid's policy. However, it is generally no believed that Spain
ARRESTED PATNA, Apr. 19 (Reuter)—Mr. He himself spent an hour at Swami Sarasmat, general secre- general headquarters, lying intary of the All-India Peasants' wood near Neubergsund organisation, was arrested under
King Haakon and his Cabinet. Kenti-
AUSTRALIA CONCERNED CANBERRA. Apr. 19 (Reuter)-Aa would forsake her neutrality in large-scale invasion of the Nether only 50 yards from the King, the Defence of India Act. the near future.
lands would inevitably affect the while German planes bombed He recently organised the All- fate of the Netherlands. East and machine-gunned mem-India anti-compromise conference. Indies. declared Mr.. McEwen. bers of the Cabinet and Par- Minister of External Affairs.
Sir Percy Loraine, British Ambassador to Italy, is expect. ed to return to Rome shortly.- He will then question the Italian Government about its Immediate intentions.
This was of vital and im- mediate concern to Australia. Mr. McEwen welcomed
liament.who were hiding in the woo
Full details of these attempts.on Mr.the King's life with other inforina- The uncertainty of the Italian Cordell Hull's statement on the tion will be given in a Norwegian attitude explains the drastic pre-matter and said that the Allies White Book which is being pre- cautions taken by the Allies all were ready to meet an attackpared in London and which will along the Mediterranean, part-through the Netherlands or Bel-be.available today. cularly in Egypt and Allies protec-¡glum. torates and mandates.
See Page 7
ALLIES MAY EMPLOY TACTICS OF NORTH-
WEST FRONTIER
LONDON, Apr. 19 (Reuter)-Reuter's military-corres- pondent writes: "Reports state that the Norwegian forces at Staenkjer, some 70 miles north of Trondheim, have con- täcted with the British and that the German General Weiss has thrown out three defensive lines in the direction of Namsos.
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PAGE 2-Interport football team; Boftball tomorrow; Colony tennis tourney; Yauristi School sports.
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Coming events,
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The Germans frst bombed the
Government King and his
at
Now the Government was estab- lished in a more convenient place and was in complete control of the
STATE OF SIEGE
The Prime Minister of Holland
announced in a broadcast yester-
captured
H
-The Germans have thus made
terles and mounting new bat-mans bave made little progress in
the aist 48 hours, t teries. They are also report- ed to have advanced 35 miles According to available informa~ northward from Kristiansand tion, the Norwegian defence line and reached the important now runs through Elverum, Hamar and along the banks of Lake road junction at Evje.
Mjcesen to Sprillen, north of The Norwegians are holding out
Hoenefoss. day afternoon that the state of in the fortresses at Trogstad and alege had been extended to the Hoytorp rear. Fossum whole of Holland, says a Reuter The situation at Bergen is re- no perceptible advance, northward.
ported to be unchanged.
The position in the south is re- message from The Hague.
"According to reports reaching garded as not unfavourable. The speech was addressed to
here a detachment of Germans listeners in Holland and Dutch marched southwards from Trond- territories overseas.·
helm but was unable to progress Exhorting the people to keep and returned to Trondheim. calm, he said: "We have already + HOLDING FORTRESS test cur neutrality should be vio-Hegra fortress where air attacks The Norwegians are holding the
"PARIS, Apr. 19. (Reuter)--The lated, inspired a tendency to aban-troubled them little as the fort is successful conduct of war opera- don it by an understanding with made of thick granite. The Ger- tions by the Allies in Norway has the belligerents,
mans bombarded the port with strengthened M. Beynaud's 'Gov-
seen
how
exaggerated anxiety,
*The mission of our people at present is to serve neu»- trality. We are ready at any time to place our services at the disposal of the belligerents if they wish to avoid the Continued on Back Page
T
1:
Reynaud Govt. Strengthened
ernment in France.
feld guns but. made slight im- pression.
Correspondents of Swedish news- After the meeting of the Senate papers report, that sabotage is yesterday, in which his speech frequent around Oslo. Organised was enthusiastically received, the military resistance has ceased but Premier, M. Reynaud. appeared in there are detachments of Nor- the Chamber of Deputies this wegians armed with old-fashioned morning which went into secret weapons in the woods.
Bession to discuss the conduct of the war.
LINE ESTABLISHED
Narvik Fjord Battle Told LONDON, Apr. 19 (Reuter)—The
By H.M.S. Hardy Seamen: Dying Captain's Last Words
LONDON, Apr. 19 (Reuter)-Almost the last words of Hamar, then at Elverum and final- Capt. Warburton Lee, after he had been fatally wounded ly at Neubergsund.
on the bridge of the destroyer H.MS. Hardy, were: "You can swim for it now, boys." He died later on the beach.
This story of the Narvik Fjord battle was one of many told by survivors of the Hardy as they passed through a northern station today on the way to London, Mobilisation was proceeding well
Able Seaman Dunn said the and young men, caught in Ger- man-occupied towns, were not at-Hardy led the Second Des- tempting to escape to join the troyer Flotilla into action in a snowstorm-about-4-a.m.-on Apr. 10.
administration.
colours,
'GREAT STRENGTH Although the loss of Olso, Ber- gen and Trondheim was a deep blow
"EVANS OF THE BROKE" FOR NORWAY
· LONDON, . Apr. 18 (BWS)-It ta The destroyers torpedoed every-understood that Admiral Sir Ed- to the nation, the great strength thing in the harbour, four German Ward Evans has been appointed of Norway lay in the countryside destroyers and a number of Ger- additional Naval Attache in Nor- and it was there that the Govern-man merchant ships being sunk. way.
Later the Hardy was driven Sir Edward Is popularly known “At all costs, Gen. Welssment had control," and recruiting
aground.
as "Evans of the Broke,” owing wants to control the Trond- was proceeding.
Capt. Warburton Lee and other to a brilliant engagement in the heim-Oslo railway but, before The Norwegian official said that he can do this, he must defeat too much attention had been paid officers were fatally wounded The last war, and is as well known, and the Norwegian forces at to the alleged treachery by Nor- survivors Jumped from the ship as well liked in Norway as in his Staenkjer which is Norway's wegian officials. Much of this was the capsized and swam about 200 own country.
Aldershot.
"It is possible that the Allies: may employ tactics of the North- west Frontier in their offensive, As a coluinn moves, it sends pickets: to guard the hills on each side of the road and such positions are
PAGE 5 Sino-British Culturalheld until the column passes,"
ROADS FORSAKEN
Continued on Back Page
S'hai Dock Strike
yards through ice-cold water to the shore.
FIRED ON IN WATER "The Germans were firing on us
25 we swam. When we -SW SIA
He speaks Buent Norwegian.
Economies In A.R.P. Cost
ashore we made for three cottages on the cliff where we were kindly LONDON, Apr. 19 (Reuter)The treated and some of us were, sup- Home Becretary, Bir John Ander- SHANGHAL, Apr. 19 (Reuter)-plied with all sorts of clothing. son, speaking to Renter's Lobby were including some women's wearing correspondent of economies he is "Should resistance be met the Shipping repair facilities
as several hundred apparel
effecting in the cost of A. R. P. PAGE 6-Leading article: Volun-roads are forsaken and the entire hampered
teer orders.
force endeavours to outflank its workers in the International Dock,
The survivor then walked about services, sala the reorganisation enemy by skilful manoeuvre. This at Pootung. went on strike yes-15 miles to a village which was would reduce the paid nucleus and can only be accomplished when terday.
reached
about nightfall, the appealed to the public for unpaid guides, who know every inch of the As a result of the new strike wounded being carried in im-volunteers,
Sir John stated that the savings country, are available.
|British-owned dockyards are at aprovised ambulances. To keep one The B.E.F. is fortunate in hav-standstill. The'r Yangtsepoo plant man warm he was wrapped in win-would amount to £5,000,000 of the ing these among the Norwegian workers have been on attike for dow curtains and part of women's present cost of A. R. P. Which is forces,"
over five weeks.
corsets.
°£30,000,000) yearly,
Association meeting: Airport news; Court cases.
PAGE 8-Church
announce.
ments; Newsettes. PAGES 9 and 10-Finance and
commerce.
PAGE 11-New vessel for China
coast.
Norwegians are reported to have established a line running east wards from Namsos to the front- ier to stem the advance of the Germans who are believed to have landed by parachute.
Continued on Page 7
M. Reynaud winds up the de- bate in the Chamber to end to- nigh, and the Chamber has agreed to limit each speaker to 20 minutes in order to complete the session today.
The Senate yesterday did not vote on the Army, Navy and Air 'Force Committees reports.
"LAST QUARTER" LEADS THE FIELD WITH SELECTIONS FOR TODAY'S
· RACE MEETING /
The final selections for the Fourth Extra Race Meeting, to be
held at the Race Course this afternoon, are as follows:—
RACE 6 (4.30 PM)
RACE (5 P.M.)
RACE I (2 PM) Distinctive Time ........
1
Arabian Cat
Gay Star Eve of Folly
2
Lancashire Chap....
3
March Brown
* RACE 2 (2.30 PM)
Franklin
1.
Fair Chance
Twilight Star
2
Piccadilly Jim
Centre Court
3
Income Tax
RACE 3 (3 PM)
Clember
White Diamonă Possible
3
RACE 4 (3.38 P.M.) '«
Avon Bear Claw
2
Conquering Time.
RACE 5 (4 P.M.)
Portrush
Willynilly Smiling Time
RACE 8 (5.30 F.M.)
Jennifer
Lancashire Laas
Blue Diamond
RACE 9 (8 P.M.)
Double Finesse -Derby Day
Flying Dutchman
DAILY DOUBLE PORTRUSH and FAIR CHANCE