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FOUNDED- 1731 No. 10110
-拜望 號八月四英港香
MONDAY, APRIL 8,
1940.
日一初月三
Terror of threatened 'Blitzkrieg
9
LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter),—If and when the Gorman Western Front "Blitzkrieg" comos, the blow will be of terrific violence, warned the mili- tary correspondent of the “Times" in a B.B.C., broadcast to-day.
He added that though it may well be that the Allies could ask for nothing better than to inflict a major defeat and thus reach a decision, the Allied Command has not under-rated the formidable nature of the task it may have to face.
The general public should not do so either, warned the speaker. It will be a
fierce and grim struggle.
We may be confident, but it will not be in our favour all through.
WESTERN FRONT
BORG PERL
RMANY
SIERCK
SIEGFIDED
of
LINE SAARLAUTERN
IMAGINO:
LINE
SAARBRUECKEN
The auxious hours March, April and May of 1918 will be repeated.
Those people who are sure that Germany will or will not attack in the near future are either very bold, or very foolish- perhaps both.
The commentator himself doubts whether those with the best informa-j tlon are certain one way or the other, and he thinks that possibly the Nazis themselves have not made up their minds.
The other day Field Marshal Goering said that a German victory would be won lu the West. Obvlaus- ly the Allies would not base" their pians on this statement, but nonethe- jess it has brought the problem into the foreground again.
are
including
FR
WARFARE LIVENS
AS BIG
GUNS ROAR
Ready For Offensive
LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter).— There is every Indication that
Reuter's correspondent From arrangements for à German offensive oita laste scale are ready. All along with the French Army comes the the French, Luxembourg. Belgian news that increased liveliness บก the and Dutch, frontiers, the German has been noticeable Army is massed. All the best troop Western Front during the past formations
there, mechanised, and motorised divisions. two or three weeks, but whether Significant perhaps is the fact that it is a prelude to sterner action the latter two crack units are facing remains to be seen, neutral countries. Plans have been drawn up and ammunition dumps are full. It will only need a few days for the final preparations to be made. There will be no further warning to the Allies, or, at most, only slightest warning.
A notable intensification of artillery action has occurred at the western end of the front and probably three or four times more shells are being used now Yet this concentration is natural than a month ago. and does not mean that a assant is certain, The
the
muss Nuzl threat must
be kept up and that Allies faced. Furthermore,
Observation posts on roads and of the even in villages in No-man's-land- for a long time more or less immune German
railways are no longer quite na from destruction are now receiving effective as they were and, therefore, unwelcome attention.
stocks must be concentrated because
otherwise they could
centrated quickly.
not be con- į
Colossal In Weight
11
Make no mistake: the attack, should come, will be colossal in
German Command Tho weight
the knowa
technique well. has studied every possibility and tried to find a weak point.
not
and
Gerinan artillery is "Arst class" and of exceptional range. If Hitler! deeldes to attack, he will be making result a gambler's throw since the will decide the issue of war, if
therefore, immediately. Everything, would be thrown into the balance.
It might full on Belgium Holland, or against the Maginot Line; but wherever it falls, the blow will be one of terrific violence. Though it may well be that the Allies could better to inflict a ask for nothing major defeat and reach a decision, the Allied Command has not under-1 rated the formidable nature of the tank it may have to face.
Casualties Will Bo Enormous
Enterprising Patrola
Working parties are more constant- ly interrupted in their Inbours and caution than have to show more formerly,
One feature common to uil escorts is the increased determination of the patrola both in their attempts to cap- PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.
Eliminating The Jews
Revelations Of Nazis
.1939 Consus
*PECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP).-Prelimin- ary returns of last year's census re- veal that the number of Jews in
The general publie should not do Germany have decreased by 301,000
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Wang Ching-wei's Mouthpiece Fears Alliance, Says-
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EXTENSION OF WAR TO FAR EAST NOT UNLIKELY
AN AERIAL VIEW of the Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania," which is reported in a “United Press" despatch from Honolulu to have obtained clearance papers for Hongkong. No reason is given for any such move, and hitherto it has been believed that the new liner was en route to Australia.
Nazis
Ten-Year
Plan To Conquer Whole of Europe
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Apr. 7 (UP).-Germany has already redrawn the map of Europe at least on paper. According to this map, photostatic coples of which have been distributed by the Minis. iry of Information, Germany will control three-fourths of Europe, not to mention the British Empire.
This alleged time-table of ag-
gression, brought to London by BACK TO NORMAL
one of the British observers in
Diplomatic Relations
Sudetenland, shows the follow-Reds And Finns Restore ing ambitious programme.
Germany to take Austria and Czecho-Slovakia by 1938,
Peland and Hungary by 1039, Rumania, Yugo-Slavla and Bulgaria by 1940,
Dentrark, Holland, Belgium, Swit- zerland, the Ukraine and the north of Franco, by 1941,
Scandinavia
and Britain, Portugal before 1948.
Serious Crisis In Orient Feared
Special to the "Telegraph"
SHANGHAI, Apr. 7 (UP).—The international situation in the Far East is heading for a serious crisis and if the present trend is not checked the European war may spread to East Asia, declares the 'Central China 'Daily News", organ of the Wang Ching-wei regime.
BIG AIR BATTLE
North Sea And Western Front Encounters
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP).-AC- cording to the D.N.B. (Official German News Agency), a big air battle took place over the North Sea to-day, when a "swarm of German pursuit
planes" attacked -24 British bombing planes, 99 miles north
The paper said it is not impossible for Germany, of Sylt. Italy, Japan and Russia to form a military alliance.
"One thing is definite-as sOON
as these countries reach a mili- tary understanding, the Far East will be involved in the European conflict.
"The international situation has its origin in the unsettled conditions in China and Japan. If the Sino-Japanese dispute was thoroughly settled, the situation in the Far East could be led into a different channel," the paper| asserts,
Russian Activity
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Neutral Comment
Appreciate Blockade
Realistic Attitude
Is Revealed
LONDON, Apr. 7 (British Wire-.
The Germans claim that two British machbes were brought down and the others driven off.
According to the British Air Minin try, two British planes failed to re- turn in the course of a long-distance reconnaissance flight, and that us n result at a battle, one German machine was destroyed and another one damaged.
During to-day the air raid alarm. was sounded in the Orkneys, but no. planes appeared.
Big Naxi Losses
There have also been big air battles on the Western Front according to. reports from France.
One report states. that aghting
שמן
brought
less). A survey of world comment planes from both sides engaged in a on the war, issued by the Ministry of series of battles at a great height near Information and based on telegraphie Metz to-day. reports, contains extracts from Nor- One German plane was
but there were
British wegian and Swedish Press which re-down, HEIHO, April 7 (Domel).-With Beet appreciation in those countries losses:
Another Paris report announces the thaw approaching, Soviet military of the necessity for increasing the authorities have started
vigorous severity of Allied economic measures that five German planes were downed
on. the Western Front to-day. work on the reconstruction of the against Nazi Germany,
It was added that fighting on land pill-box lines along the 5,000-kilo- Thus the Bergen newspaper, "Mor-
quietened down metre border between Manchouluo genavisen," reacting to the latest had suddenly
day. and the Soviet Union Into permanent German attacks on Norwegian ves fortifications,
Lose Two Planes 'Each LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter),--The
1
the
10-
sels, writes: "The Norwegian Gov- This action is regarded by mill-ernment ought to let the German
patrol over the North enemy fighters
One enemy aircraft was destroyed
tury observers as a preliminary to Government understand that we may Air Blinistry announced that during
Soviet advance in the Balkans be forced to revise the whole of our and In the Near East, following standpoint-to Germany, including were encountered.. termination of the Soviet military commerce and passuge questions operations against Finland, as well as some arrangement is not arrived at and at least one other is believed to constituting an attempt by the which Improves the conditions." Soviet to secure a sense of safely in its Far East national defence.
NAZIS RUN BLOCKADE
Tons Of Iron-Ore From Narvik
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
-NARVIK. Apr. 7 (UT)
Britain's Determination
The Stockholm "Tidningen" inter- prets Mr. Churchill's new position is proof that "Britain is to act with full determination and will exploit her vast resources. We have no rea son to expect a British attack, but
be we must
prepared for strong pres- sure and trade restriction."
The "Social Demokratener
per- tinently observes.
wonders why Britain should observe the rules systematically broken by Germany," and adds, "Pessimists predict that the war will last five years, but it is possible that the tremendous Allied
According to a private, but well-elfort will crush Germany economie- Informed source, 15 German ally sooner than many think." iron-ore ships, carrying nearly 98,000 tons of iron-ore sailed
from Narvik to Germany during
March.
The figures show an increase of Imore
ions
the than 7,000
over February exports.
During the first week in Murch alone, five German iron-ore ships came into Narvik a little above the weekly average for the rat three
Linonths of the year.
Now 7 Wocks' Trip
REDS LOST REDS
240 PLANES
IN
FINLAND
Paid Heavy Price In Aggressive War
This would indicate that Germany LONDON, Apr. 7 (Router)– has not ordered the shipments of iron The Finns brought down 240 ord from Narvik to be stopped, and
has not called back the ships which Russian machines during the УЛГ declared are en route up the Norwegian coart. Finnish-Soviet
According to reliable sources who Lieut. Colonel Lorentz, Com-
do not wish to be quoted, Nazi vessels
take an average of two to three weeks mander of the aghter squadron
have been damaged.
As
Two British aircraft failed to re-.
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NAVAL RATING CONVICTED
to wind up the tortuous coast to of the Finnish Air Force in an `OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Apr. 7 (UP)-Narvik, and in some instances they interview to-day.
Licut. Colonel Lorentz added
Leonard Traylor, 19, of one of H. The "Sosuli Demokratti" 10-day re-have required a month to complete poris that diplomalle relations be the voyage.
Counting a week in harbour for that until the middle of January M. ships in Hongkong harbour, was Sheldon at tween Russia and Finland will be loading, the Gordian ships thus re-the Russian bombers understood convicted by Mistracy
the Central Magistracy this morning resumed this month.
The report adds that M. Ivan quire from five to seven weeks for a
by fighter aircraft. This made property owned by Mr. T. A. Hudson, the task of the Finnish fighters officer of a British ship now in port.
Traylor, according easier.
police evidence, was unught red-handed at the Sailors and Seamen's Institute at 3 o'clock this morning.
and Zotov, at present Soviet Minister to round trip which, in peace time, takes that the raids were not escorted fat the lareeny of a jarket and other
Riga, is to be appointed to the Soviet, less than a fortnight. Legation at Helsingfors, and that M. Paaslidivi will become Flonish Minis- for to Moscow.
Gifts For House Of
no elther, it will be s feree and since 1933, and that last year they France and most of Spain; except for agreed to M. Zatov's appointment Commons Speaker
be con-numbered 930,892.
our
Peland
to
Italian Sphore Of Influenco
Finnish Losses Small The map shows Italy, southern: The Flans are reported to hove
During this period a hundred
In recording the conviction, the bombers were shot down. the northern coastline, shaded in the while M. Paasikivi is believed to be grim struggle. We may
Afterwards the fighters came over Magistrato asited defendant, if he had fident, but it will not be in
This Ogure includes the Jews in some pattern, which presumably is acceptable to the Soviet Union.
M2 Pansikivi is still in Moscow to: LONDON, Apr. 7 (ficuter)-Four with bombers and the Finns were anything to say.
"No, I don't want to make a state- favour all through. The anxious Austria and the Sudetenland, but not intended to indiente that these urenS
ment," Traylor replied. hours of March, April and May of Danzig or the occupied areas of would be left to Italian influence, take part in the anal pence, discuss valuable pieces of ivory, bequeathed up against heavier oddn.
to the Speaker of the House of Com-
Despite this, however, 140 Russian Lt.Cdr. G. H. Greenway told the although thia 1010 will be repented.
not specifically stone.
mona by a Shropshire lady who led planes were brought down during the Court that defendant's character was From the German point of view,
The Jewish population of Sudeten-stated. casualties will be enormous. It has
In a statement to
The One-man Exhibition of Chinese last. December, will join in tre latter half of the war. The losses in not good. He has probably been newspapermen
from the Finnish Oghter force were infinite-drinking a great deal," said Lt. Cdr. yet to be proved, that German morale land decreased by 00 per cent, while
Greenway. cun face these casusities. They may in the old Reich of Austria they de- to-day, the Ministry of Information paintings by Mr. Kwan Shri Yuct, aures which have passed an
The places include figures of Maryly small. bo no great as to make it not worth creased by slightly more than 50 per declared that coples of the mapped which has been held at the Kam Ling Speaker to Speaker.
Lime-table were smuggled to the Restaurant up til Sunday is now queen of Scots, and Quem Elizabeth
The Magistrate remanded Traylor CAIRO. Apr. 7 (Router)--Queen'in naval custody until Friday: Only seven German cities have Nazi Party's organisers in Austria extended for two more days until to and a choice statue of Charles 1 on it will be in sheer desperation. We more than 5,000 Jews, Vienna has end to German agents in Crecho-morrow. The Inspection hours will an ebony globe, which opens to show Farida, of Egypt, has given birth to "I want to consider the cace," he
PLEASE Turn To Pago 7, be from 11 am to 10 pm,
said, Ja daughter,
while.
If the Germans.start such a drive.. -pro-ready to face the attack.
eent.
191,000 and Berlin 89,000.
the scene of his execution.
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