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DAYS.. NEW VICTIM OF AGGRESSION
THREE more days-
Saturday, Sunday, Monday-and then, there begins in the "Hongkong Telegraph" the most grip- ping story that any news- paper has ever published.
It is a story that will dis- close to you the tremendous secrets that lie behind-the
war,
The author is a man weho kunes more of these acerets than any ester Englishman....
Be is Sir Nevile Henderson, who was Britain's Ambassador in Ber- În until last September,
HIS STORY—THE FIRST FULL ACCOUNT OF TWO UNEASY YEARS OF PEACE-WILL AP- PEAR EXCLUSIVELY IN THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPİL"
SIR NEVILE HENDERSON
believes that the way to prevent war breaking out again is
"first to give the Germans a thorough thrashing on the field and show them that aggression does not pay and that Hitter has led them on a path of destruc- tton."
He thinks the victorious Allies should march to Berlin..
Once there they should negotiate "without rancour and without pettiness, a fair honourable`pdace,
pence that will be genuine and lasting, one that will free the Ger- man nation for ever from the curse of Nazidom."
Sir Nevile will tell you-from his long experience of the Nazi leaders why he has come to these con- clusions.
A
LONG QUEUES lined up at the polling booths in Shanghai for the Shanghai Municipal Council
Anglo-Saxon bloc." This photograplı, elections, which resulted in an overwhelming victory for the just received in Hongkong, shows some of the voteris.--Domei
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Nazi Spies In INCREASING U.S.
United States ATTENTION TO
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BREAKING THE DIPLOMATS More Active Than They ORIENT AFFAIRS
TRADITIONAL RESERVE, HE WILL GIVE YOU THE INSIDE STORY OF THOSE THREE DRAMATIC MEETINGS BE- TWEEN CHAMBERLAIN HITLER.
AND
Were In Norway
18.
WASHINGTON, Apr. (Reuter), Mr. Martine Dles, Chairman of the Congression- #l Committee Investigating
Communist
MORE U-S. PLANES-American activities, stated
FOR ALLIES
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Houter). -Mr. Arthur Purvis, head of the
Purchasing Anglo-French
Com- mission, has announced that contracts were signed in New York yesterday. for "huge quantities" of Curtiss pur- sult planes and Douglas bombers,
He added that another contract, was concluded and would be signed im- mediately for a type of plane which Mr. Purvis did not identify but which is one of the remaining late types of planes released for foreign sale by the War Department last week.
that Nazi and agents, for the purpose of nabotage and explonnge, have penetrated key American in- dustries "vital to the country. in case of war and also to the Allies If large shipments to them are planned.”
Mr. Dies said that his Com- mittee was looking into the situation and added: "I am going to show that in the United States we have a Tro- jan horse situation worse than Norway's."
MORE BRITISH TROOPS LANDED IN NORWAY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter). The importance the United States attaches to the maintenance of the status quo in the Pacific is becoming increasingly clear. The developments of the past 24 hours have served to focus attention on the American naval manoeuvres now being held west of Hawaii under conditions of the utmost secrecy.
It is believed that they arej taking place farther from the
American shores than ever be JAPAN AND
fore, and it is stated that for the first time there are no journalists or photographers with the fleet. It is also pointed out that it is unusual for the Secretary of the Navy to go so far from home to watch "Wai Games."
Well-informed circles believe that
TSINGTAO
Commons Concern Over Trade Discrimination
FURTHER PRECAUTIONS BY NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
LONDON, APR. 18 (REUTER).—FOLLOWING MR. CHAMBER- LAIN'S STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON, “REUTER” LEARNS ON RELIABLE AUTHORITY THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO FEELING IN LONDON THAT THE BALKAN COUNTRIES ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF ATTACK, LITTLE DOUBT IS HELD THAT ALLIED FORCE WOULD, IF NECESSARY, BE USED TO PROTECT THE
· INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF THE BALKAN COUNTRIES AGAINST ANY THREAT THAT MIGHT ARISE.
·
IT IS POINTED OUT THAT DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT WILL BE FORTHCOMING FOR THE BALKAN ENTENTE IN ITS ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH BULGARIA AND TO DEVELOP THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE BALKAN COUNTRIES.
It is recognised in London that the independence of each country is of common interest to all and anything that can be done to promote real Balkan solidarity will be done.
TRADE ASSISTANCE
It is understood that the work of the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation will be directed to supplementing rather than supplanting the existing channels of trade; SAN
The purpose is to develop commercial exchanges on a permanent basis.
It is understood that this involves assistance to, the Balkans to develop their own resources.
NAVAL GUNS GO INTO ACTION
Stavanger Shelled From The Sea
To a considerable extent the trade will likely be on a barter basis and the question of enabling the Balkan countries to buy production goods on a kind of instalment SINCE 1918 BRITISHI_NAVAL system and paying for them with their own products ACTION AGAINST AN OB- would receive the most sympathetic consideration.” SWITZERLAND PREPARED
FOR THE FIRST TIME
GUNS HAVE GONE INTO
|JECTIVE-ASHORE.
Recalling the bombardment of Gallipoli just twenty-five years ago this month, the guns of ZURICH, Apr. 18 (Reuter).-"We will attack ener HLM. ships off the Norwegian getically everywhere" are the words in a decree signed coast poured a rain of shells into the Nazi airport outside Stavan- by M. Marcel Pilet-Golaz, President of the Swiss ger at dawn yesterday, accord- Confederation, and General Guisan, Commander-in-Chiefing to a "Reuter" message. of the Army, regarding arrangements in case of a surprise invasion.
Soldiers on leave, except those
with the Trade Agrements Bill LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter). abroad, and all military vehicles T
Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, is likely to devole increasing attention to Far Eastern affairs.
Widespread Approval
measures
day, Captain Alan Graham asked mediately mobilised. whether the Asia Development The decree envisages Board was responsible for dis-against parachutists, saboteurs and propagandists serving the enemy, and crimination against British enjoins the civilians to obey the WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter). shipping in Tsingtao and else military authorities, -Mr. Cordell Hull's "Hands Of the where.
"
The decree is not due to a deteriora- tion of the situation, which in con-
Dutch Indies" statement has "rung In a written reply, Mr. R. A. Butler (sidered to have improved slightly.
the bell" in the United States.
arc
"United
It is generally felt that no single said: "I do not think it would serve statement by a high United States any useful purpose to assess the official for months has evoked such responsibility for discrimination of widespread
anti-British interests to any particular Typical
adlines States Bars Japan from the East Japanese agent. LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP).-"The landing of British Indies" and d "Out of Dutch Indies, "Wherever Buch discrimination troops in Norway continues. Contact is being made with The pan."
Sun," "while declar- the appropriate Japanese authority or Norwegian forces and operations are proceeding," states outside European entanglements, adds to the Japanese Government itself.” an Admiralty.communique to-day.
British Ship Sunk
Hull tells
ing that America should still remain
that it is absurd to say Uhat the United States is not interested in the
and lin.
occurs, representations are made to
Typical Examplo
Swiss Mobilisation SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
called up
ZURICH, Apr. 18 (UP).—The Federal Council has 55,000 more territorials of which about 32,000 will be called on May 6 and June 17.
Miss Florrie Forde Dies
Turkey May Be Dragged Into War
SPECIAL TO THE ""TELËGRAPH"
ANKARA, Apr. 18 (UP). -A French military mission has arrived from Syria to commence talks with the Turkish General Staff.
Meanwhile, the return of the
British envoys to their Turkish
and Balkan poats from the con-
ference in London is expected to mark new and firmer Allied policies towards Germany.
An Easy Target
The naval bombardment was pro- ceded by two heavy aerial attacks by British bombers. The main aerial raid was carried out at dawn, the British planes thoroughly bombing } the runway and some transport
planes on the edge of the fold.
Simultaneously with this aerial bombardment, the guns of the British warships went into action.
The aerodrome provided on easy target for the warships, which stood
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BRITISH FORCES MOVE SOUTH
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter),—— "Reuter" Icorns that the Norwe- The Admiralty also announced that on Wednesday the Fleet maintenance of a regular flow of
Mr. Robert Morgan declared that Air Arm repeatedly engaged German planes trying to attack essential commodities such as rubber the Japanese authorities in Tsingtao
This may inspire German mili- gian Government has received British warships returning from the bombardment of Stavanger
|central Sweden, it seems certain that tionist if we have the mind to, The can corporation why it shipped
"As to rubber, we cannot be isola- recently asked an important Ameri- Mado "Tipperary" War tary action in south-eastern report from the Norwegian Com airdrome.
Europe when the Allied plan be- mander in North Trondelag that Song Famous
comes effective.
the Norwegian forces have made British troops have landed at Nomsos. facts are against Isolationism," adds | argoes in a British vessel and was
contact with the Allied forces by the poper,
Informed that if further shipments Miss Florrie Forde, the music situation in which Turkey will find
Some quarters even predict sea and air. Ono Heinkel bomber and one Allied Offensive Predicted
arrived in other than Japanese vessels
North Trondelag is a section of Dornier flying boat were brought STOCKHOLM, Apr. 18 (Reuter). Tension Not Anticipated they would not be accorded the same hall singer and actress, who that she can no longer remain aloof down and two additional Heinkels German troops in the Trondheim SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
favourable importation facilities as made the song "Tipperary" from the war, despite the current the country which extends north of and one Dornier were damaged. region are making hasty preparations
All the British planes returned to meet the expected attack by British MANILA, Ápr. 10 (UP)-Indleat- they would if their cargoes were in famous during the last war, has Italian manoeuvres in the Mediter-Trondheim for 150 miles. The northern extremity of North Tron- died in London, according to in- ranean. safely, the announcement said.
and Norwegian forces, according to a ing that the United States does not Japanese vessels.
Two Germans were expelled to-delag is about 250 miles south of It was further announced that the telephone message from Nordll. anticipate any immediate tension in Mr. Morgan suggested that this formation received by "Rou- day.
Narvik.. Brish steamer Swalaby (4,035 tons) The messago states that reports the Dutch East Indies, the Asiatic case be taken up with the Japanese ter's."
Turkey's Precautions was sunit by a U-boat 20 miles off that British units have landed at Fleet is carrying out its routine num Government as a typical example Miss Forde will long be remem- the coast of North Scotland. The Namsos 80 miles north of Trondheim mer trip to China.
of the Japanese policy of strangling bered for giving wide popularity to ISTANBUL, Apr. 18 (Reuter) — crew of 30 have been landed in life have caused great optimism through- The fingship Augusta, fully repaired Bellish trade in the Far East." such songs as "Down at the Old Bull A Bill ensuring "national safety from
Jout Central Norway,
the recent damage sustained Landings Continue
Reports from Central Norway sug- when she struck an underwater pin- In a written reply, Mr. R: A. Butler and Bush," "Has Anybody Here Seen within" will shortly be introduced in
Bubbles."
Kish Parliament, it is reported from LONDON, Apt. 18 (Router)Agest that an Allied offensive may be nacle in Philippine waters, will go to aid that Lord Halfax's attention had Kelly" and "I'm Forever Blowing the National Assembly by the Tur
Shanghai carrying High Commis-been drawn to the report in question Bu War Office communique says: "Land launched in a matter of hours.
ovidence but confirmatory
could Sho was born at Melbourne in 1870 Ankamą. Mobilization of Norwegian forces sinner Francis Bayre. ing of British troops in Norway cong in this rainforcements are being are already off the China const and to have been a number of instances 18 years of age. There she appeared at each army corps headquarters for area is stated to be complete. The Canopus and six submarines not be obtained. But there appear and went to London when she was Military courts will be established Linues Contact liña boon made with
German the Norwegian forces and operations rushed to national defence; fourthly, divulg-
lant transport planes.
route to China before the end of next to ship by other than British vessels and in a pantomime which followed category of, firstly, espionage; second-ing military socrets.
Those found guilty will be liable to Namsos Landing
British planes are reported to have week, leaving only a few destroyers, and the whole matter, sald Mr. Buller, she was given the part of "principal ly, knowingly spreading falso news
detrimental to the country's interests; severe penalties from which there STOCKHOLM, Apr. 18 (Hauter)-destroyed five German aircraft in six submarines and 19 patrol bombers was now receiving active considera-boy
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