BATTLE OF NARVIK
NAVAL GUNS GO INTO ACTION
FROM PAGE ONE
The Germans Issue out at sea and methodically poured a
Their Version
hall of heavy-calibre ahella into the German positions.
on
The aerodrome, which is some miles from the city of Stavanger, in LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).
n plateau facing the sea, The Berlin High Command The only buildings in the Im
oro hungars have fasued their version of the mediate vicinity
and officer, naval battle at Narvik, describ-
One of the planes of the Constal ing it as the "full story of the Command co-operated with the Navy herole fight of light German in the bombardment of the airport, peting an "spalter" for the warships naval forces off Narvik."
This version states that German signalling by radiophone as cach shall
burst,
destroyers commanded by Commo- The warships were able to find dore Bonte (who was subsequently
fires which were reported to
the their target by entered to be killed) West Fjord in darkness and most earlier storted by incendiary bonibus
dropped by British planes. unfavourable weather.
On April 0 at the appointed time Narvik. they were in position at
The bombardment lasted allo- zether for 80 minutes, Ая the British warships were bombard- ment ended they were attacked by German bombers. One British
Two Norwegian armoured ships in harbour disobeyed the German ordersteuning away after the not to resist and opened fire against the Germans. They were sunk.
British Ships Sunk Then under cover of the destroyers, German troops landed.
Enrly on April 10, British cruisers and destroyers for the first time pushed forward against Närvil. The attack was repulsed after
Berce 12 battle. Three British destroyers were sunk and another was badly damaged. Two German destroyers were so seriously damaged that they had to be abandoned the following morning. The German destroyers, which had to stay in harbour to refuel ond for repairs, repulsed further British air attacks.
On April 13 British forces, which meanwhile had been heavily rein- forced, started their main attack. The German ships accepted the struggle.
cruiser was hit by a bomb and was slightly damaged. It managed to continue home without help.
Earlier, R.A.F. muighines bombed Trondheim nerothome, dropping heavy bumbs and starting o fre. An adjoining Nazi scaplane base War also bombed.
Nazis Admit Bombardment SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Apr. 18: (UP)-DND leially confirms the British naval bombardment of the Stavanger aero- drome in the following words:
enemy
Friday,
HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH
THE LESSON
OF NORWAY Invasion Is Warning To Other Neutrals
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Router): -Commenting on the lesson which Norway has provided for the other neutrals, the "Man- chester Guardian" says that wo have been astonished at eventa in Norway, at the treachery of attack from within and at the ensy seizure of important points because no one thought it neces sary to protect them.
The "Manchester Guardian” also mentions on order which was pur ported to have come from the Nor weglan Foreign Minister which caused the Norwegian fleet to land its crews, offer no resistance and throw the strong defences of Oslo Flord.
Fjord.
Just because the Norwegian ex- pedition was sheer madness the Nazis were able to surprise us, says the | Manchester Guardian," and were able to land unopposed and to dl themselves in.
The paper admonishes the other neutrals to heed the warning.
Thought They Had Found Treasure
Chinese Take Money From Junk
"During the morning hours, British sea forces bombarded Stavanger from
considerable distance.
German
reconnaissance planes determined that the British cruisers look
after the westerly course Then Thoy Rotrested bombardment, and German
pursuit vnita, Not before the last shell had been planes attacked
The finding of $270 Chinese cur- fired did the German ships withdraw easing them several lossca.
Simultaneously, an additional Bri-rency under a chattey in a derelict
Junk in Aberdeen, led to the appear Into an interior part of the Fjord.
waters further unce of seven Chinese before Mr. Now the German ships concentrated tish naval force in on saving as much material and as/north was attacked by German planes. Housion, at the Central Magistracy
"The vulnerability of English war- the many soldiers as possible for
ships
to air attack is a bitter dis, this morning charged with the theft
of the money. defence of Narvik.
Defendants were Fung Fat, fisk In order to cover the disembarka-appointment to the English public.
married dealer. Chan Su.
across
the
tion of the German
crews, une destroyer was placed narrow fjord and this, under heavy fire of the unciny, used the remainder of the ammunition to keep the enemy back.
"The superlur enemy forces, there fore, were unable to sink a single German ship so long as the had not fired the last round of ammunition," the communique stated.
Policing The Danube
Decision Welcomed
In London
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)---The
decision of the International Com-
"They were deceived by the alleged
forcing of the Singgerak. In reality: however, the British Admiralty receives reports of the losses of in- dividual units operating on the ex- tremely long Norwegian sea coast.
The Admiralty, which brought the ships from their hiding places for the operations against Norway, appears to be worried about the secrecy of their -western evidenced by their announcement of the minefeld uff the Firth of Clyde."
harbours,
$2
MORE BRITISH TROOPS LAND ALONG THE NORWEGIAN COAST
mission to Institute special precau-trops,
FROM PAGE ONE
including Canadian
ski
is
tions to control the traile on the parties, hunded at a fjord north of Danube has been well received here Narvik, from which there are good write Reuter's Diplomatic Corres-ommunications to the south. pondent.
It is important not only from un economic unii maritime point of view but also because of political Implien-
The British had artillery, which the Germans in Narvik are known to lack.
No Clear Picture LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-News An important decision affecting the of fighting in Norway arrived in common interests of the States alon London to-day from many sources,
tions.
by
thu river was reached unanimously but there is still no clear picture the Hungarians, Rumanians, Yugo-especially as many of the messages slava and Bulgarians in defence of are based on hearsay,
their rights In their own waters, and Apparently there has been little the determination to keep them free change in Southern Norway where the from the influence or actions of the Germans are making small progress belligerents.
around Oslo. Indeed at present they The agreement is a distinct move to seem to be consolidating their maintain pence
south-eastern positions. An
There are Europe,
reports regarding Bergen.
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woman,
Tsul Tam-on, So Tsat, So Lul-kok. LI Ching and Cheng Ming, hernen. The complainant was So Wo
It was said that complainant was robbed while sailing In Long Shui He Wan and his junk taken away. returned to Hongkong when he and his crew were picked up by junk.
Celebration Feast
Fung found the Junk in Cheng Mul and employed the rest of the defen- dants to bring it to Aberdeen, The junk was beached and for two days it was not claimed, Chan went on board and f nd $270 umler a chat- tey.
The money was handed over to Fung who invited the defendants to a dinner, and spent $40 Chinese cur- rency for the feast. The balance of the money he divided among the de-
fendants.
de-
few days later contplainant found the junk and reparted to the police. The police arrested the fendants and found they had taken the $270. Part of the money was re- covered.
Defendants were brand over in $100 each to be of good behaviour for a year. Mr. Houston said they had no criminal intention, and thought they had found a treasure,
April 19, 1940.
5 DIE FROM SLOW AIRCRAFT
STARVATION AND
THIRST
FROM PAGE ONE
"One of the chaps died that night, and another died on Sunday morning.
SCORES
British Planes Tako Heavy Toll
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).
tho
"TIVO more died on Bunday night. We were all so exhaustedAn official Admiralty.com-
that in Bat we did not have the strength munique states to put their bodies overboard course of the last two days "Eight men died' after we landed." highly successful operations Another survivor, Robert Evans (the Second Engineer), maid: "I was have been carried out by aircraft on duty in the engine-room when we of the Fleet Air Arm. were torpedoed.
The explosions killed 14 Officers
and men.
Only Two Officers Saved "When the U-Beat come alongside our lifeboat, the Commander asked for our 'Kapiton' or officers. We told him all had been killed ar drowned,"
On April 10 enemy shipping was attacked off Bergen and one transport was sunk. In addition a submarine on the surface was aftacked, and one
it was obtained.
Two Nazi Planes Downed On April 17, our aircraft repentedly engaged enemy aircraft which were A. M. Dummol, the Fourth En-endeavouring to attack H. M. ships gineer, said: "The exposure in the on their return from the bombard-
lifeboat
was terrible. We were ment of the Stavanger Aerodrome, openent and in a state of complete | dend collapse
ollapse when we landed.
Evans and myself are the only
officers saved.
ген-
"Five of the scamen died από after another just before the
beals arrived. They had cuing become victims of sea madness"
Unrestricted Warfare SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr, 18 (UP)—Accord-
Association, ing to the Press Commander of the U-boat which torpedoed the London steamer Stan- cliffe warned the survivors that Ger- many was about to embark upon un- restricted warfare against all ship- ping.
the
"Germony," he told
a survivor, "will sink ni shipping at sight after the month May. Nobody will be spared."
One Heinkel and one Dornier fly- ing boat were shot down while two more Heinkels and another Dornier were damaged.
All our aircraft returned safely. It is further notified that the cruiser
announced yesterday as damaged by an air attack after the bombardment of the aerodrome has reached her base.
Spent Assn's Funds
Youth Sent To Prison For A Month
After making this statement, says
Charged with fraudulent convers- the the Press Association report,
lon of $316 from the Hongkong und Havo the sur-
500 Kowloon Tenants Association be U-Boat commander vivors a bollie
of rum and
tween October 1939 and March this Ersatz cigarettes.
Was
Body Found At Deep-Wtr. Bay
Identified As Mr. L.
year, Tung Chung-yin, 23,
sentenced to one month's Imprison- ment by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning.
Mr. Alfred Y. Hon pleaded guilty on behalf of defendant. -
It was alleged that accused was employed by the Assoelation to collect G.ent and in doing so, had spent the money instead of handing it over to the Association,
H. Peris De Silva The body of Mr. L. G. HI. Peris de native of Galle, Silva, aged 27, a Ceylon, who was employed by Messrs. | A. J. Windsor and Co, of Hankow Road, Kowloon, was found by the Water Police at Deep Water Bay yesterday afternoon.
The deceased came to Hongkong precisely two years ago as a jewellery salesman, and he had bec missing since Saturday fast, which was his birthday.
A unique Buddhist ceremony in the Sinhalese language will take place at the Colonial Cemetery, and the cortege will pass the Monument at
5 p.m. to-day.
Basketball
Three Games For Visitors
Mr. Hon sald that what happened was entirely the fault of the Assocl- atlon us such a responsibility as collecting rents should not have been put into the hands of such a young
753/13.
ROOSEVELT TO
GO "HOME"
i
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (UP),~~
will Roosevelt
leave President
White House" at Warm Springs. Washington to-night for his "summer
It is revealed, however, that special train will be held in readiness, day and night, at Warm Springs, In order to bring the President back to Washington should the aftuation in either Europe or the Pac
Pacife worsen. During his final Press conference to-day, President Roosevelt recalled telling correspondents a year ago that he would return to Warm Springs "if we don't have war."
"I was criticised for saying that."
NOT BLOODLESS- CAPITULATION Danes Fought Until Ordered To Stop
18 (Reuter). Oxed. The proceeds will go to the Army sur-Chinese Wounded and Refugee funds. Madame Sun Fo will start the game
-The-Chung-Hwn-Girls-Basketball-he said. “I—don't—feur-similar- team, the Philippines all-Chinese | criticism this year from persons who team fouring Hongkong, will play have information better than their first game to-morrow against own." un All-Hongkong girls' team at the Chinese Y.M.C.A.
PARIS, Apr. denint that the Danish
Now Pravision. BUCHAREST, Apr. 18 (Reuter).—— In the centre, the Germans are try-rendered without fighting was made In connection with the agreementing to establish themselves at Trond-by Princess Margaret of Denmark, covering the policing of the Danube heim to control the railway to the who is at present in Paris,
One of the Jutland regiments by the states bordering the river, a Swedish frontier. new decision has been reached which North of that, most of the messages fought a rear-guard netion, she says,
are concerned with Narvik, where and lost many men. is of particular interest.
they report much activity,
All ships and crews must produce evidence of their bona fides,
This agreement has been widely hailed as a sign of agreement existing between Rumania, Hungary, Yugo- Slavia and Bulgaria.
official
The crder to stop resistance took There is no indlention of any battle several hours to reach some regiments front heing formed as yet in that area. which were standing up to an enemy
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" superior in numbers. BERLIN, Apr. 13 (UP).The DNB | Her nephew
comunanded the I communique on the operations Palace Guard, which opened fire at in Norway claims to-day that the the approaching Nazis,
Danish Army Dismissed
According to
German troops have completed the
BELGIUM RUSHES occupation of the entire area South- COPENHAGEN, Apr. 18 (Reuter).
NEW DEFENCES
east of Oslo to the Swedish frontier.
Fifty Norwegian Officers and 1.000 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" soldiers who opposed the invaders in EUGEN, Apr. 18 (UP).-Delgium this area were taken prisoner, the is rushing ahead with a considerable German report claims.
Strong! Norwegian units crossed the extension of the fortifications on the eastern border of Llege Province, frontier
Into Sweden, where they were necessitating the evacuation of interned.
numerous inhabitants or the blow-
DNB states that all fortified post-
ing up of houses obstructing sites, tions in the aren are in German bands.
which has resulted the closure of
several roads.
The area affected runs from the Luxemburg frantler to
British Forces Move South
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).—
received a
the official German news agency, the whole of the Danish Army has been dismissed except for the small detachments required for guard and patrol duty.
The training of officers and N.C.O.'s will continue,
$964,000,000 For U.S. Warships
7.30
commencing at
עות
Three matches have been definitely STOLE WAR DEPT.
to-morrow,
Thet team comprises Alice Chen (Capt.), Sally Wong (V. Capt.), Victoria Tan, Helen Chen, Priscilla Aug. Lillian Kwok, Cary Ong, Joseta Go and Kattle Chen.
Mr. C. C. Lim is manager, Mr. W. K. Wong is adviser and Mr. Martin Dino
amelal conch. is the Inters
rviewed, Mr. Wong said that all girls teams in the Philippines play under the boys' rulea, and it will be
them something new for
to play under girls' rules. However, they will give of their best.
Y.M.C.A. Wind Up Hockey Season On Saturday
PROPERTY
Three men appeared before Mr. Himworth at the Kowloon Magist- the racy this morning charged with larceny of War Department property from Sha Tin Camp on April 17,
Lo Cheung-tong, 28, unemployed was charged with the larceny of
rods.
and Pun Cheuk, 39,
engine and Pun Shing. un-
employed, were charged with the theft of three colls of barbed wire.
All defendants pleaded guilty. Lo was fined $10 or one month's hard labour. Pun Cheult and Pun Shingt
each were bound over on $12
and ordered to be expelled from the Colony.
Super-Warships
Of 52,000 Tons
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).
THE Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY CLUB'S season is coming to a close ls Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of Saturday with twa Intra-Club | Naval Operations, addressing the to-day, matches on the "Y" ground, where Senate Naval Committee the Eugen "Reuter" learns that the Norwe-A Bill appropriating $064,000,000 permits, and photographs taken.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter), tea will be served. if the weather said that America contemplates build- district facing Alx-In-Chappelle.
ing super-dreadnoughts of 50,000 to Approximately 400 people have glan Government has
for the United States Navy during the i Tho first match will start al 52.000 tons as an answer to Japan's been evacuated from the Eugen report from the Norwegian Com Fiscal year beginning on July 1 was o'clock, and will be between the "X" reported construction of 43,000 ton district alone.
mander In North Trondelag that passed by the Senate to-day and Ladles (Caer Clark Champions for ships. Towns Evacuated
the Norwegian forces have made sent back to the House of Represen- the fourth successive year) and the At the same time, said Admiral SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" contact with the Allled forces by tatives for action on minor amend-Men's 2nd XI
Stark, the United States Navy has BRUSSELS, Apr. 19 (Domei)-Insea and air.
The second match will be between | renewed its efforts to obtain Con- vlow of
of the increasingly tense situ- North Trondelag is a section of
The measure includes funds for the the Civilian and Service members of gress approval of the construction ation along the Belgo-German fron- iler, the Belgian High Commanding the country which extends north of laying down of two new battleships the 1st Team; Service members are of a large submaring and air base on
vhich may be as large as 50,000 tons asked to wear white shirts. The which stationed large forces in the sector northern extremity of North Tron-
Trondheim for 150 milca.
The teams are as follows: extending from
Eight other United States battle.
Civillans: Benwell; A. N. Other the Luxembourg delag is about 250 miles south of frontier to Attchen.
course of and Yourieff; ships are already in the
Kempton, McLellan Belgian citizens in this sector have Narvik.
construction.
and Broch; Smith, Colledge, Taylor, Gilchrist and_Bates.
been evacuated westwards,
Buildings, trees and other obstacles
to defensive bombardment are being ORIENTS HIGHEST removed by the Belgian milltary SCHOLASTIC HONOUR
WON BY C.B.S. BOY
authorities.
PLANE CRASHES
IN FLAMES
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" OSLO, Apr. 18 (UP)—A British war plane crashed in fames here to day and started à conflagration.
Nine houses were destroyed and 20 damaged while one person was killed, and many wounded,
ments,
Chinese Railways To Re-Open
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, FROM PAGE ONE
Apr. 16 (UP) Chinese reports stato that the Japanese military authorities have playing inside forward for the Hong-lagreed to permit unrestricted passage kong Football Club,
He has also gained recognition by of Chinese citizens on the Nanking Shanghal and Hengchow-Shanghai the local FA, being chosen to repre- Railwaya ng from May 1, sent Scotland in the International The Chinese popers state that the Charity Cup, for the Civilinns in the move is designed to create the im Lat Woh Cup and for the H.K.F.A., prension that peace and order have In the Governor's Cup.
been restored in the Nanking area.
Inson;
Servicen-Dove: Jordan and Tom- Coombe, Pennington and Waldron; Highlands, Gemmell, White, Corser and Walls,
2nd XI-Millington; Killeen and Grant; Ireson, Smits and Jeffrey Banks, Dormer, Stone, Greenberg and Bevan.
CABARET DANCE Members and friends are reminded that the Club's end of season cabaret dance is being held in the Peninsula Hotel to-night, when the proceeds will go to the B.W.OF.
Tickets-33.50 double and $2.00 single-may be obtained at the door. Non-members are welcome.
the island of Guam.
$40,000,000 Offer For Greenland
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (UP).—A was introduced in the resolution House of Representatives to-day, nu- thorising President Roosevelt to offer Denmark US$40,000,000 for transfer of sovereignty over Greenland.
The measure is sponsored by Mr. Hamilton Fish, Jr.
President Hoosevelt refused to comment on the proposal.
The United States purchased Alanka, In this fashion from Tanrlat Ruskin.
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