HITLER'S MAD ESCAPADE
Stands To Lose All By Norwegian Campaign
LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter). -The Gorman invasion of Scan- dinavia is thought in informed quarters in London to be susceptible of two interpreta- tions, says "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent.
The first is that it is only the first instalment of a larger plan of aggression and may be intended to divert the Allies Into a rat hunt through the Norwegian fjords whilst greater armies are set in motion clse- where.
The second is that it is an Isolated move.
If the former conjecture is correct, then itler is obliging the Aliles by undertaking at last what they have always wanted from him, namely, a campaign on two fronts,
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NAZIS TRYING TO CHINESE ARMY SUES
KILL HAAKON
LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reu- ter).The Foreign Offico announces that the Nor- wegian Government has in- formed the British Govern- ment that German aircraft evidently have orders to attack the Klog of Norway personally, as they arc bombing every successive place at which he stays in,
The action follows the re- fusal of King Haakon to negotiate in person with the German Minister at Oslo.
NAZIS ABANDON NARVIK: FACING BIG ARMY AT OSLO
> FROM PAGE ONE
The Allies are ready for Hitlers in Norway is bound to be a nn nn- even if he should break out on several phase of defence," stated Ironis simultaneovaly,
nouncer in an official German wire- tess last night.
Action Of Madman
If the second supposition in right, then Hitler's action acems to be that of a madman. He may have thought that Norwegian ports would offer bases for his submarines, but the destruction of a large proportion of hia fleet seems an absurd price to pay for bases which anyhow cannot be used as freely as Norway's waters while she was still neutral.
Hitler has thrown away a chance of saving his skin by wearing out the Allles patience and has chosen to fight on a naval front on which he is, outnumbered and on which, us the British mine-laying in the Ballic shows, he risks being taken in the
rear.
New Heart
For Norway
Allies' Successes
Stimulate
He was announcing a High Com- mand communique for the first time. The utmost was done to break the Narvik news gently to the German public. The announcer introduced it
by
HONGKONG TRADER
Claim For Return Of $190,000 Upheld By Court
THE HEADQUARTERS of the Fourth Route Army, now known as the 12th Army Group, brought an action
at
April 15, 1940.
HITLER'S BLUNDER
Exports Loso Rospect For Nazi Strategy
LONDON, Apr. 14 (British Wire- |less).~The fact that the Germans are still in possession of Bergen und Trondheim arouses no special anxiety in authoritative quarters. It is r
the Germans
cognised that the Importance of evicting ports, in which they are isolated, is
from thege
of secondary significance compared
against Henri Krebs, trading as Maurice Augsborg and with the task of destroying the Ger Co., before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, the Supreme Court this morning, for the return $190,600 in connection with the sale of 10,000 gasmasks.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., ing- tructed by Messra, Géo. K. Hall Brutton and Co., appeared for plaintiffs. Defendant was ab- sent and it was stated that his solicitors, Мовыга. Deacons, had received no further instruc- tions from him.
Broach Of Contract
Mr. Potier said the claim arose out of a breach of contract-entered into by both parties in 1938 for the de- Livery of 10,000 gsmasks, for which plaintiffs paid $190,000 into a bank on
uchulf of
of defendant.
Exchange At A Glance
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with Germany now seems to be assured.
quarters
ters here. respect for
German naval strategists has been greatly lowered by Insi werk's strik- Ing demonstrations of their failure to understand the basle principles which success In sca warfare board:
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Driven Into Mad Action ? The "Sunday Times" naval corres- pondent says that the prime errors
ivere obvious within 24 hours. The invasion was undertaken across 330 waters, of which the German Navy not only did not have command, but 521%
niso did not .02
have
temporary command; and secondly the invading forces, both naval and military, were divided up
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The defence admitted the breach of saying that "the British attack on contract but did not admit that plain- large senie was repelled by our Lffs were a department of the Re- navy forces at Narvik which succeed-public of China and raised a set-off ed in inflicting heavy losses on the which was struck of subsequently.
Evidence would
be given, added enemy."
Mr. Potter, to prove that plaintiffs were a department of the Repubile
In and of China £3 such were entitied to sue under their own name.
J. Watson, First Clerk of the Colonial Secretariat, produced The Norwegian naval headquarters document received from the Chinese claim that three German planes were Foreign Oflee at Chungking regard- shot down
down and the crews, numberinging the status of the Fourth Route
Army, ten, were taken prisoner.
Volunteers Arrivo STOCKHOLM, Apr. 14 (Reuter).— The Norwegium General Staff has on- nomeed that Swedish and Finnish volunteers have arrived at the front in Norway.
The Norwegian communique adela that German reinforcements arc being flown from Usto to Trondheim.
Mr.
Colonel's Evidenco Colonel T. S. Wong, of the Fourth Route Army, sald the reps wus established Nazis Occupy Eidsvoll
in 1930. Aoduced SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH four documents from
irman STOCKHOLM, April 14 (UP) of the Military Alassion The Norwegian Command has ad-appointing General Y mitted that the Germans have accu-Commander-in-Chiefdors pied Eldsvall,
ondering him to re
re-organise Carps The Norwegians were also forced and appointing him as Commander- to withdraw from Honestors after in-Cillef of the 12th Army Group,
The Fourth Route Army,
which arce fighting. The spokesman of the Norwegian had since been changed to the 12th LONDON, Apr. 14 (British Wirelegation, commenting on reports of a Army, roup, was a department of lers). Prompt action of the Allied German occupation of Halden, safd the
of China, having its fleets has had an excellent effect in
headquarters and treasury 29 that the district was defended by only own
the whole Norway, where according
of the latest reports reaching Landon, the given up for strategic reasons by the military people are in good heart and the Norwegian Command. morale of the troops in high.
to the a few Norwegian troops, and was well as on in Kwangtung. }
Mobilisation is proceeding solis- factorily despite dificulties and where contact with the invaders has been joined, Norwegian resistance has been stubborn and is stiffening.
Information regarding actual fight- ing is scanty. As la generally known, German, forces exercise effective con- trol over very small parts of the country.
Minister To Return
30 d/s India
WESTERN FRONT
ALGERIANS ROUT NAZIS
Ambush Patrol In No-Man's-Land
LONDON, Apr. 14 ("Reuter's" Mr. Tung-fan Lo, but the Legis-Special Correspondent with the and former legal expert to the Movements Reported Troop SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" lative Yuan at Nanking said he was French Army).-When a 50- of the strong German patrol entered a the position LONDON, Apr. 14. (Domel),-Un-farmillar with confirmed reports stote that about Fourth Route Army and from his village in No Man's Land, they
of It was a department milltary organisation fune- gerian sharp-shooters who had tioning in Canton before the fall of lain out in the flelda waiting for marauders for five successive nights..
70,000 German troops have embarked at Copenhagen in transports.
GERMAN POCKET
BATTLESHIP
ADMIRAL SCHEER
TOKPEDUED
FROM PAGE ONE
The British and French Ministers and their stads left Osio hastily for Sweden, with which communications are for the most part normal, and British Minister, Sir Cecil Donner, is reported to have stated nounced in the House of Commons that when they had replenished their by the Prime Minister. kit, much of which was left behind,
Scuttlings The following known
they will return to Norway,
-Sir Cecil-Dunner-hus-paid-a-warm
le of China. It was the Provided a reward for 20 Al-
the city.
A department of this kind, which was not incorporated, had the right| to sue according to the laws of China.
A German officer fell victim to the
It was not a juridical person because first rifle crack. This apparently dis- it was not incorporated in the Civil couraged his men, who were routed. Code but it was referred to as a Seven took refuge in a loft but sur- public body and as such it was en- rendered when the Algerians en- titled to suc us a department.
tered the village at down.
His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiffs, with costs.
Earlier Case Recalled
It may be remembered that in July
Other Attacks Repulsed
PARIS, Apr. 14 (Reuter),An
scuttlings last Krebs brought an appeal against official communique Issued to-day tribute to the grit and determination have taken place: the tanker, Ska a decision of Mr. Justice Lindsell states that on several points of the with which the Norwegians are fac-rrak, of 6,044 tons (on being sight-crdering that part of his statement of front west of the Vosges the enemy ed by a British cruiser) and the defence be struck out. That part of Infantry units, supported by artillery, ing the situation.
Norwegians were to-night wel- German ship, Maine (on being sight-the statement in question pleaded a tried to force our lines.
ed by the Norwegian destroyer,set-off in respect of £42,000 which Draug, which picked up some 60 of Krebs said was due to him in con- the crew and conveyed them to anection with the sale of 8,000 75 mm. British po
port),
'shells to plaintiffs. The rug now forms a part of Mr. Justice Lindsell ordered, the the Allied naval forces.
comed to its vast company of listeners by the B.B.C., whose broadcasts in Norwegian and English are their main sources of trustworthy news in the present circumstances.
Italy Ready For Action Significant Comment
By Nowspaper ROME, Apr. 14 (Reuter).- "The war which has fallen upon Norway might fall upon us, but
statement to be struck out on the
It has been reported that the Ger-grounds that it was vexatious, frivo man tanker, Kattegat, has been sunk lous and, therefore, an abuse of the by Norwegians in the Skagerrak. process of the Court.
It will be noticed that no mention Is made of the loss of any U-boats, It would be incorrect to assume that positive
results wore, not attained. Rough Time For Goebbels.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'
BERLIN, Apr. 14 (UP)-Ger- many's Propaganda Ministry is work- ing overtime in an effort to counter-
act the flood of reports from neutral
sources of Allied victories in Scan-
dinavian waters.
But Goebbels has been forced to
if the bugles sound we shall be admit that the British Navy made a the ones to sound them," large-scale attack on Narvik yester-
day.
They were repulsed and suffered losses,
Nazi Communique OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, April 14 (UP).-The Nazi High Command issues the following communique:
It was then stated that the gas- "There has been lively artillery and masks, which formed the subject of shock troop activity at some points. the present action, were actually! "Two detachments of our shock delivered but were not accepted be-troops penetrated the enemy position cause they were not in accordance at dawn and fought several kilometres
Buw with the samples,
across the frontier south-west of Merzig.
” "They annihilated an enemy force, destroyed four dugouts and returned with prisonera,
Six People Die In City Blaze
death
"South-west of Saarlautern, on French territory, one detachment of our shock troops inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and took pri PANAMA CITY, Apr. 14 (Reuter), sonera.
"Shock troop action and heavy -Six people are reported to have declared Signor Assaldo, Direc-The British employed two battle-been burned to
and 10,000 artillery action by the enemy south tor of Count Glano's newspaper, ships, an aircraft carrier, cruisers and rendered homeless as a result of of Zwelbruecken was not successful. "On the Upper Rhine front in the "Telegrafo," in a broadcast to many destroyers," Д communique
region of Istein, scout troops crossed the armed forces..
"Our heavy naval forces were not The entire civilien and military the Rhine and penetrated into the "Italy is preparing for the moment damaged, but the losses on both sides are fighting forces on both sides of enemy autposts on an island in the which will be most opportune," he are not yet fully ascertained." continued, "Such an occasion, whloh ***
the lathmus were mobilised to fight Rhine." the flames. a month ago might have been very
United A communique claims that H.M.S. buildings in remote, may now be nearer than you think. All who believe that Italy Renown was damaged last Tuesday valuable properties,
This lie has already been nailed in an official British account of the short
can draw into her shell and seek
nothing but to make a little money
aro in error."""
Bays.
disastrous fires in the town of Colon last
night.
Lie is Nailed
blew States troops
an attempt to save
Li
Maginot Line to-day.
..
Broak-Through Effort Fails SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, April 14 (UP)-Military battle between H.MS. Renown and cially stated that the fire was crash the advance posts of the Firo Under Control.
observers agree that the Germans MANILA, Apr. 14 (UP)-Colon made an unprecedented effort - to "Such a programme could not be the German cruiser Scharnhorst and carried out by a little country like another vessel. The British report completely controlled at midnight.
shows that the Scharnhorst was Approximately 10,000 Norway. How could it succeed in
But all heavy German thrusts have our case, who have common frontiers several times by the Renown's and 36 wounded, the number of been repulsed.
dead being unknown. Twenty-five with the belligerents, and
The climax came with a German Mediter powerful broadsides. The Renown rancan interesta?"
was subsequently hit by a bomb but city blocks were destroyed and the attacks along a malle front in the sector
enst of the Moselle River. her thick armour plating withstood, damage has not been estimated.
Nazl heavy artillery and patrols Losting and rioting which started
military patrols.
INGENIOUS MOVE
BY SWEDES
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 14 (Reuter), Swedish authorities have adopted an ingenious device to prevent enemy planes from landing in Sweden.
hit
are home
the shock and there were no casual-with the fire was brought to a halt by routed French: advance posts before
that
Other German claims state threo British zubmarines have been destroyed in the Skaggerak,
REFUGEES POUR INTO SWEDEN
even
up into small raiding parties
nimed, as the Norwegian communt- at no fewer than makes clear, at eight different
points, distributed over as much as 1,000 miles.
It is charitably assumed by slu- dents of naval warfare here that Hitler was driven into action by the need to supply his public with new sensations and that the German naval staff cannot. have failed to warn
him of the danger of the enter- prises.
The events are regarded as lending colour to reports, hitherto treated with reserve, that Grand Admiral Raeder, the Nazi naval chief, has
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the big guns of the Maginot Line forced the Germans back with heavy losses.
DIVORCE DECREE MADE ABSOLUTE INVASION BECOMES
The deerce nisi granted to Mrs.
DUTCH FEAR OF
HEIGHTENED
Motor vehicles are being spread over the aerodromes, and diese, will
· OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** Phyllis Gibbons in her petilen for prevent planes from landing. How- STOCKHOLM, April 18 (UP)-It the dissolution of her marriage with ever, they will not stop Swedish is reported that over a thousand Mr. James Henry Gibbona, was machines from
taking off Norwegian refugees have crossed the made absoluto by the Chief Justice, of reinforcements have arrived in landing of as when such occasion is required, Swedish frontier from Oestfold. Sir Atholl MacGregor, In the the coastal areas. "
motor vehicles will be driven to They are being accommodated in Supreme Court this morning. The Hague was cordoned off by the edge of the Bolds, and after private homes, schools, and pubile The ault, which won not contested, trooss throughout to-night. Swedish planes have landed or taken bulidings.
was brought in September last and was based on the ground of cruelly the fields.
and, alternatively, of desertion.
the
off, the cars will again be placed on
·
Most of the refugees are women And children.
All other important towns through but the country have been ringed by soldiers, who are also patrolling the
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Another Raid
On Stavanger
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, April 18, (UP),—DNB|· reperis that the demobilisation of the Air Ministry announces that at dawn LONDON, Apr. 14 (Router) —The Danish Army has commenced,
Important coastal points, in Den-again to-day British alreraft made a mark have Been prepared against a drome, the hangar and runaway.
How flying attack on Stavanger acro- possible Allled attack, the report
A number of enemy aircraft were adds.
damaged.
A further
Marsmans Inv. (Long) 87.14 SECURITIES FOR enemy in Hattfjord whemade on the
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ber of seaplanes which were moored on the water were machine-gunned. The enemy machine-gun post was silenced.
THE TREASURY main roads and manning all bridges By an order just issued, 117 first vesting order issued in respect
LONDON, Apr. 14, (British Wire- with machine guns,
"United Press" was officially in- U.9.A. dollar securities are formed that all there measures are ferred to Treasury control. purely precautionary.
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