NEW NAVAL BATTLE
Nazi Warships Engaged
Off Trondheim
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reu- ter)-A battle between British and German warships is report. ed to be in progress off Trond- heim.
British acroplanes are also re- ported to have attacked German warships and aircraft in Trond- heim Fjord this evening.
An earlier report stated that German warships...there were believed to be bottled 'up by British naval forces.
British Troops Landing STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuler).— According to Information reaching Uddevalle from Ivaler Islands and other placis in outer Oslo Fjord, British vessels have been observed ní several points along the coast AD- parently landing troops,
Holland Excited
AMSTERDAM, Apr. 11 (Reuter). -It is reported here that the great navul battles off the Norwegian const have created high excitement in Hol. land.
The general impression is that the Allies arc winning notable
successen.
over
There is widespread rollet the oction of the British Navy, One Dutchman remarked to Reuter, that "Brittin indiced energeilently fulfilling her role of champion of the small neutrals."
the
This feeling is reflected in strength of sterling which rose 20 points on the foreign exchange inarket from yesterday's rate of 0.54 gulden,
The news that Britain has taken steps
to buy extra quantities of Dutch datry produce has led to un Increase in the price of butter and eggs.
Ghurka Survivors Landed LONDON, Apr, 11 (Reuter).- Survivors of the destroyer, Ghurka, were landed at a Scottish town und entertained by the Inhabitants to-day, They stated that they kept Bring their guns will the water was level with the deck.
Seventy German prisoners also Innded under guard.
Friday,.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
RECAPTURED BY NORWEGIANS
The Norwegian College of Technology at Trondheim. Trondheim has been recaptured by the Norwegian forces, alded by British Marines.
Have Lost
Nazis Have
65
Planes In Air Raids
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Apr. 11 (UP)~The Germans have lost no less than 65 neroplanes in raids over or near Britain since the out- break of the war, It is officially claimed.
In addition, at least 16 have been so severely damaged that it is doubt- ful whether they were ever able return to their bases,
to
announcement The latest offcial
flying revents that another Dornier webunt was shot down to-day by a reconnaissance British
Hudson machine, attached to the constat coin- mand.
Questions On Tientsin
And The Same Old Answers
LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons to-day, Sir: A. N. Stewart Sandeman asked how much longer the present state of affairs was to be tolerated at Tien- tsin where the Japanese blockade of the British Concession had
The British warplane required 35 seconds to down the Nazi machine,
Repressive Measures
Nazis Make Position
Folt In Denmark
LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter). fasted Reports from Denmark in-
nearly nine months, where the re-dicate that the unhappy popula- of tion is being subject to further measures by the
sidents were living
In a state
virtual internment, their businesses repressive
destroyed and they themselves
posed to humillation and Insult.
ex-Nazis.
The Danish people are not allowed In replying, Me, R. A. Butler said, that conversations on settlement of to buy more than four days' supply all matters arising out of the Tien- of food. All private cars must be off tsin situation were proceeding active-he road by 7 p.m. and oil-burning ly in Tokyo.
trains have been put out of service.
All Danish newspapers have ceased Publication.
Watching Closely
KING HAAKON "WANTED"
Some 8,000 A.R.P. Wardens have been mobilised to enforce the black- Boomerang Effect Restrictions on private cars and the
Sovict Connivance MOSCOW. Apr. 11 (Reater) Russia bas fully connived at Ger- STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuter). -It is reported here that the Germany's brutal invasion of Denmark
ami Norway.
Exchange At A Glance
T.T. London
SELLING
1/21
Demond
T.T. Shanghai
.1/2
.350
T.T. Singapore
.521/2
TT. Japan
.023
T.T. India
.82%
T.T. U.S.A.
214
TT. Manila
431
TT. Batavia
401
,150
108
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T.T. Bangkok
T. Saigon TIT.
T.T. France TT. Switzerland
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TT. Australia
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4 m/s D/P
1/34
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
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4 m/s France
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30 d/s India ..........
.8.1
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LETTERS.
Danger To Children To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph.”
are
American Pros Exults
British Navy Lauded
"Spirit Of Nelson Is.
Not Dead"
April 12, 1940. NEUTRALS WARNED
M.P. Points To Lesson Of Scandinavia
LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter). -After Mr. Churchill's speech in the House of Commons to-day the Rt. Hon. A. V. Alexander spoke on behalf of the Labour Opposition.
He warned the people to beware of rumours and said it was much better to hear the truth when it became available.
We are entitled, he continued, to say to the neutrals in the danger Zone what had been uttered by n Turkish source this morning, that events this week prove even more conclusively that
there are only two cholees before
them.
Either they must make up their minds to accept German domination. which might be permanent, or march with the Allies
Profoundly Reassuring
The Rt. Hon. Sir A. H. M. Sinclair declared that Mr. Churchill's state- ment was grave and measured and on account of those qualifies it was pro- foundly reassuring.
y he
said, we did well
to
re-
and were not alone in nt the castigation which the German aggressors are receiving at the hands of the Royal Navy and Air Force.
He paid tribule to the Norwegian defence and added that it remained for the British Government to see that effective help was sent to them in time.
He did not believe that the people realbed how tremendous was the tosit ahead and thought it was of no service to the people or to the com- mon couse to minimise the effect of Germany's latest step.
Only A Foint? He would say: "don't prophesy. LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter),The Keep a firm grip on realities. Tell "Boston Post" says: "The attempted the people the truth and however alibi of Berlin that the move was hard it
stiffen will only
their dictated by the British spreading of determination to
this ste
thing mines off the Norwegian coast is the through to the end." flimsiest sort of
We could not rule out the possibl- pretext."
The "Post" considers the move oneilty, he sald, that the
of
the
attack
on
t desperation and revealing that Norway was only a felul and when Germany is harder hit by the our attention was distracted there a blockade than was suspected.
German blow would fall elsewhere,
America Impressed WASHINGTON, Apr. 11 (Reuter}, Broadcasts
The "Providence Jou
Journal says: "If
anything was needed to demonstrate the Justice of the war the Allies are waging on Germany, Hitler's invasion of Denmark and Norway provides ." Walked into Trap
of Mr. Winston Churchill's speech have impressed Americans. The frank enumeration of British losses have created an ex-
cellent impression.
de-
The Johannes Steel radio commen- tator says: "It is safe to say now From his restrained description of that Hitler walked into a brilliantly the naval action in Scandinavia, the laid trap.
The action of the British public Infers that events have Navy shows that the decisive spirit of veloped favourably for the Allies and Nelson is
a serious not dead. The British naval that Hitler has made showing is In
strategic error in invading Norway. is in keeping with the high
higher
Canada Cheered traditions of
of British naval pow The
OTTAWA, Apr. 11 (Reuter),—Mr. The "New York Times" says: future of Greenland must excite the Churchill's speech has thrilled and keenest interest both in Canada and cheered Canadians, and it is felt to this
and country, the ample harbours have greatly cleared up the situation. of its deep southern fjords suggest un- comfortable
possiblities, strategic
The Danes have been good adminis- AMERICANS MAY
trators. No North American can be
| indiffernt to the question of their im-
mediate successory."
Allies Hitting Back
la an editorial, the "New York Times" says: "The Allles are hitting ack and hitting hard. The Nazi Fleet is not what the Kaiser's was,
-Bir-power: now-adds-un- un--f
pr
EVACUATE
Scandinavian Residents Given Opportunity
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" _WASHINGTON, April, 11, (UP).— Whatever factor.
the The State Department has arranged outcome of yesterday's furious coin- for the evacuation of all Americans bata at sen, it is plain that the fight-in Scandinavian countries desiring to|
ng spirit of Nelson and Beatty has return to the United States.
deserted the British Navy."
not
of
The "New York Herald Tribune"
2
to
It has been decided to carry out the evacuation through Sweden and Denmark, Germany and Italy Genon, thus obviating the necessity Norwegian coast. of sending American ships to the
There are 3,371
The State Department's decision was reached on the probability of | the Scandinavian fighting areas be- coming wider.
Americans in
Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
STATUS QUO IS MAINTAINED
"In ̈replying to another question by Sir A. N. Stewart Sandemun, Mr. Butler stated that from representa- out. tions made the Japanese Government was well aware of the attitude of the British Government to restrictions on stopping of cll-burning trains cannot British trade and the discrimination Improve Germany's oil position be- Str-Although the P.W.D. C against British shipping..
cause Denmark has to import so much ployee operating the plant protects sys: "The Allied reaction has been on questions on the improvement of she used 70,000 tons of oil.
With regard to the general bearings to keep things going just year that his eyes with a suitable shickt no with swift and violent, and directed effort appears to have been made usk whether the surprise was really an accuracy that leads one to British and Japanese relations, "he The Allied blockade will of course by the P.W.D. to prevent pedestrians as complet as it seemed on Tuesday. sald, His Majesty's Government was stop further shipments, so that what- from watching electric are welding The German plan appeared to be watching the position closely,
пон in progress in ever all Denmark now gets will have operations
succeeding at all points in the course to come from Germany.
Boundary Street.
There
day. However, the British struck Germany, therefore, has actually!
three colleges in this what seems to have been a heavy weskened her oll position by invading Street and during the morning and blow at the weakest
points in the Denmark and Norway.
afternoon practically every student whole German scheme the water passes the PW.D. workmen at work communications over Skagerak. on the new street mains.
"The German plan has not succeed- A large proportion of the children,{ed yet. The Allies have flung them- aware of the danger to their eyes, scives at its weakest point with stand and watch the electric welding vigour which seems to show that this This conclusion is to be drawn from operations,
Bghting is for their lives." Isn't it compulsory for a notice brandcast by Radio Moscow of a
Britain Dofended
In the election here, the "status quo" lengthy article appearing in the board to be fixed in King At Eleverum
a prominent
The "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is maintained. paper, "Izvestin," the oflent organ of position warning of the danger to
All the Anglo-American LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter)-Un- the Central Executive Committee of the eyes? Or
aren't the eyes of says: "A neutral nation, no matter confirmed reports received here state the USSR.
pedestrians important enough to war what it sympathles or how cautious candidates were that the Norweglon Government is The article, which is pro-German, Tant this elementary preostation. Its attitude, cannot be safe in Europe record vote of 13,098. now in a town northeast of Elverum
while the Nazis retain a vestige of and 10 miles from the Swedish
power. It may be argord that the border.
British mining of Norwegian terri- 8 P.M. Closing
torial waters was equally a violation Sit-Your Correspondent "Anti-jof neutral rights. There is व vast Humbug" is right. Anyone walking difference, however, between this ac- Onown Nathan Rood after 8 o'clock sition, accompanied by warnings and nhht now would he pardoned. for safeguard of non-belligerents, and the imagining that Kowloon was having deliberate occupation of a nation by a compulsory "black-out". Hong-an undeclared war. kong is dead enough at any Uime
switched T,
mon were orderal to secure the per- son of King Haakon of Norway ut all custs but failed.
It is reported that King Haakon is still at Elverum.
HOW QUISLING CRAWLED IN
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuter),
leaves Russia where she was before.) showing that she has no more dis- position than before to run any risks for German interests.
Prices Advance
Stock Exchange
I.C.
LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter).The without having at the shop light England admittedly is guilty of u
Stack Exchange reports that
all
An indication of how M. Quisling, the sections of the market have sharply puppet leader of a puppet Govern- ment set up in Oslo by the Germans, advanced on the growing confidence made his preparations for the German of investors which is reflected in an Invasion is seen in the fact that while increased volume of Inquiries.
This revealed an
extreme rc- on the part
of
the Arst German troops were ad- luctance to sell vancing into the country, Germans, wearing the uniforms of Norwegian holders. Consequently the market officers appeared at various barracks closed strong, and ordered the soldiers to return to
their homes.
Medal For Panay - Survivors
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI WASHINGTON, April 11, (UP). The US. Senate has authorised the Secretary for the Navy to issue a Naval Expeditionary Medal for the, 21 civilians aboard the U.S.S. Panny when she was bombed and sunk by Japanese planes on the Yangise Niver in 1937.
Wall Street was firm.
Swedish Border
Town Evacuates
Moby HOAD,
NO BLACK-OUT TO-NIGHT
Several people appear to be under
of technical rights under International Law, But she noted in defending herself against the Nazla, who have broken every known law governing the relations of nations, seizing territory, bombing civilians. sinking numberless ships without allowing crews And passengers to escope, and destroying by torpedoes and mines many neutral vessels with the loss of men and women.
"If England not lived up to the
SHANGHAI, Apr. 12 (Reuter).--
camp
a
returned with
the misapprehension that there will tetter of the law, now Many THERE'S ALLURE IN Lijas.
be another blackout exercise to-night.blame her for what and how she finds Actually, the A.R.P. communique, it necessary to do in a war against the stated that the blackout would take most barbaric regime the modern plice during the night of April 11 work has seen?" jand morning of April 12, so that the
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHU exercises concluded early this morn- STOCKHOLM, April 11, (UP),—A | ing. partial evacuation of the Sweden border city of Gothenburg has com menced.
Women, children and aged persons are leaving for the interior.
OBITUARY
Nazi "Concession"
To Danish Ships
South Africa To Train Airmen
CAPE TOWN, Apr. 11 (Reuter),~- General Jan Smuts, the South Afri- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
can Premler, announced in the House Among the recipients of the medals
BERLIN, April, 12, (UP)—DNB of Assembly to-day that the British will be Mr. Weldon James, the
reports that the Danish Ministry of Government had accepted the Union United Press correspondent; Mr.'
WASHINGTON, Apr, 11, (UP).-Commerce" as lifted the ban on Government's Invitation to train Norman Alley, Universal News-reel. Major General David C. Shanks, 70, Danish shipping leaving port and has British nirmen in South Africa. photographer and Mr. James Mar- retired, died yesterday at the Walter permitted frame to open with Ger- The British would bring their own shall, Colliers Magazine writer. Reed Army Hospital.
machines and instructors.
inun ports.
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