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1940.
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WHITEAWAY'S'
BRITISH DESTROYERS SEND ANOTHER U-BOAT TO BOTTOM
YOU HAVE ASKED-
What in Hitler's strange power
oner his followers?
Why did Ribbentrop, the man
who wanted war, attain such ascendancy in the Nazi cóun- ucls?
What was said in thone mo
monious talks between Chanj- berlain und Hiller?
THE answers to these ind
other riddles of the war will be disclosed to you next week by Sir Nevile Hender- son, British Ambassador in Berlin until last September.
Sir Neville has written the FULL story of his two years as our emissary to the Court
of the Nazi Kaiser,
the
His historic narrotive will appear serial exclusively in "Hongkong. Telestraph," "beglaning on Monday, April 22.
Sir Nevile will Rive you int mate pictures of the Fuehrer's astonishing moods.
GOERING. GOEBBELS. RID- DENTROP, HIMMLER, AND THE REST OF THE NAZI LEADERS WILL ALL BE DEPICTED IN THEIR TRUE COLOURS.
MORE than any
other
Englishman, Sir Nevile Henderson, is intimately ne-, quainted with the secrets behind Anglo-German relu- tions in the past two years.
His full story, appearing exclu- sively in the "Hongkong Tele- graph," will be the biggest news- paper scoop of the war.
The official White Paper which Sir Nevile complied in September became a world best-seller, though it was necessarily brief.
The narrative which he has pre- for the "Hongkong Tele- " will reveal not only the startling background to the White Paper, but the whole sweep of events in Berlix from 1937, 16 September 3, 1939.
FIRST CLASH BETWEEN
NAZI AND BRITISH FORCES
Germans
driven
back from Namsoe
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
STOCKHOLM, APRIL 19 (UP).— IN RE- PORTING THE FIRST CLASH BETWEEN BRITISH AND GERMAN FORCES IN NORWAY TO-DAY, THE FRONTIer corresPONDENT OF THE "DAGENS NYHETER" STATES THAT THE BRITISH 'TROOPS DROVE BACK A GERMAN DETACHMENT AT NAMSOE.
The Germans, said the correspondent, left | Hardy Survivors Tell Their Story many dead and wounded on the field. A number
of prisoners were taken by the British,
In an effort to reinforce the Germans now facing the B.E.F., German transport planes are
FLEET AIR ARM
carrying detachments of troops to the neighbour- DID GRAND WORK:
hood of Namsoe from Trondheim. RESISTANCE STIFFENS
SPECIAL TO
THE "TELEGRAPH"
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 19 (UP)-Reports from the Norwegian border to-day state that German troops are continuing their northward advance in the Oestfold
district.
However, the reports add that the Norwegian resis- tance has stiffened. Skirmishes, including machine-gun fire, are audible on the frontier.
Bridges-Blown-Up-
The German advance is be lieved to have been slowed up by the Norwegians blowing up
TREASON bridges before they retreated.
CHARGE?
Arrest Of Pro-Nazi Serbian Diplomat
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BELGRADE, Apr. 19 (UP) Dr. Milan Stoyadinovitch, the former Yugo-Slavian Prime Minister who was an Anglophile and Francophile until 1932 and then veered suddenly and violent- ly towards friendship with Italy and Germany, has been arrested and interned in a small forest village near Rudnik.
It is understood that Dr. Stoyadinovitch will be charged with High Treason.
latest sensational This the development In the measures now being taken by the Yugo-Slavian Government to insure Internal and external security.
It is reported that, as a sequel to the arrest of Dr. Stoyadinovitch, the Yugo-Slavian Government is calling up all air force reserves,
Dr. Stoyadinovitch was born in Serbia in 1908. He was Finance Minister in Serbia during the 1914-
an
German engineering corps have been, immediately put into action repairing the damage and are now busy along the Flisa and Glommen rivers,
The Germans are reported to be udvancing along the eastern banks of Lake Mjoean, although there is no reliable confirmation from Hamar,
Some reports say the Germans have captured Hamar while others claim it is still in Norwegian hands.
Nazis Held By British SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LULEA, Apr. 19 (UP)-It is re- ported that a pincer movement of special German troops striking along the Tromsoe Road have reached Grantangen where the advance guard of British troops is reported to be holding them.
19
THRILLING EPISODE
BURNING OIL and a thick smoke pall are proof that another U-boat has gone to the bottom. This picture, taken from a British patrol vessel, shows the end of a successful hunt for the enemy craft. Destroyers dropped depth charpes, As the submarine 1003 blown to the surface. escaping off eaught fire.
LONDON, Apr. 19 (Reuter).-The important role BRITISH played by the fleet Air Arm in the battle at Narvik Fjord DESTROYER on Wednesday, April 10, was revealed in London to-day with the return of the survivors of H.M.S. Hardy. DAMAGED
On the day before the attack, machines of the Fleet Air Arm launched bombing attacks on the German destroyers, two of which were hit, one of them twice. At the same time the planes carried out réconnaissances which were of first-class value.
HOLLANDE
TAKES NO CHANCES
Further Extension Of State Of Siege
the
THE HAGUE, Apr. 19 (Reu- ter).-By an extension of state of siege, Holland has taken drastic action against "Fifth Column" plots.
The proclamation will enable the military authorities to take what measures they think At regarding foreigners.
A ban on the Noz! Party is not ex- pected unless definite subversivo activities are unearthed.
t
three of Count
He's 51 To-day
No Survivors In H.M.S. Hunter On Wednesday the Second LONDON, Apr. 19 (Reuter). Destroyer Flotilla, led by H.M.S.An Admiralty communique Hardy, went Into the Fjord-and issued-to-night-states-that as the attacked.
result of a near miss during an
was
Since that time, bombers of the enemy bomb attack some days F.AA. have attacked and destroyed ago, the destroyer Eclipse German planes on the frozen lunds damaged but is now safely at her
Entire Crew Lost SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Ground Narvik.
Landing Party Captures Nazis
base.
After the Hardy had run 'aground,· LONDON, Apr. 20 (UP).-So fari the survivors made for the shore, as is known, there are no survivors swimming through icy waters. It is of the crew of the British destroyer believed that one party landed from Hunter, which was sunk in beats, captured 120 German sailors harbour during the Arri British at- and turned them over to the Not-tack on the Norwegion port. wegian Police at Narvik.
H.M.S. Hunter was under the com-
Narvik
Apart from the Hardy the other mand of Lieut Cmdr. Lindsay de Vil- British loss was H.M.S. Hunter, with llers, Lieut. Commdr. L. de Villiers in command.
Warrant Engr. Geo. A. Bowen, who was among the crew lost in H.M.S. Thistle, was formerly attached to China Station In H.M.S. Regent.
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COLONIAL, SECRETAny's Department,
So far nothing is known about the survivors, although it is possible that some of them had reached the shore.; Signs of tightening of control on
-Since that time the Fleet Air Arm the home front have been increasing-
has continued its fine work up and visible this week. Two speeches by Dutch Nazi leaders were banned
down the const. On Thursday night, in three days, though in the second
during Nazi air altäcks on British Trondheim As Battle-Ground
case prohibition was partly relaxed.
warships which were shelling Stavan- Police Activo (Reuler) LONDON, Apr.
F.A.A. brought down twoo 434.-It Is hemby notified for geurral, luformation, that the Kingslom, of ger, the News of the fighting in Norway The Police yesterday spent.
bombers and badly damaged three others. They were protecting the which comes from correspondents' hours searching the castle who are many miles from the actual Dapostrophe Ansembourg, National- TO-DAY, Nazi Germany is to damaged British cruiser, which was a scene of events must be treated with Socialist member of the Second celebrate the 51st birthday of target for 115 bombs, only one of reserve until official confirmation is Chamber. Other house searches are the man who plunged the world
likely to follow. forthcoming.
At tho
Meantime at the frontier there is into war... ports that Trondheim may become an no relaxation in the examination of important battle centre and it may credentials of foreigners and people well be correct for Trondheim is one about whom there is the slightest of
best
communication doubt are simply turned back.
State Of Siege from Oslo. apart It has a definite patriotic associa-| SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
same time, Stockholm re-
centre Way's
.
Dark, excluding the Kugdun of leolitul..the depeliues of Cygenland and the Faroo. Inlentle, is territory, the occupation of a Power with which He Majesty in pi war and is flierefore using terriury tar all paivoses under the Trading with des Enomy, legislation. With nyand to individuals, however, nilionals of Dewark 270 001
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17th April, 1940,
Colonial Beanitary).
-from to-day's "Government Gazetto"
DANISH COMPANIES IN HONGKONG TAKEN
OVER
A "Government Gazette" issued to-day states that branches
which scored bit.
Rousing London Welcome As a birthday present, Ger- LONDON, Apr. 10 (Router). many is giving the Fuehrer all Several thousand Londoners gave a the scrap Iron it has collected, rousing welcome to about 60 heroes of H.M.S. Hardy when they arrived) during the past three months.
here this evening, A Save Scrap Iron for Hitler's
They came from a north-west 10 War. Until 1932 he was very
tion too for the Kings of Norway THE HAGUE, Apr. 19 (UP)-A Birthday Present campaign has been friendly towards Britain. Sub- are always crowned
there. Trond-State of Siege has been proclaimed in progress throughout the country. Scottish port at which they had sequently, however, he flirted with helm is on the edge of Norway's bis- throughout the entire Netherlands. An amazing variety of, old metal landed previously. both Italy and Germany, a move that toric battle ground.
In announcing this latest develop-has been collected,
Thousands of people waited enger- carned him great unpopularity with
The country north of Trondheim ment in a broadcast to-night, the
B.
It will be very welcome in Gerly to greet them at Euston Station the Yugo-Slavlan people and Jed, in
is a comparatively flat area which Premier said the measure had been mony's foundries, which are hard- and a band of the Royal Marines March, 1930, to aliempt to
in Hongkong of the Danish firms, the Northern Feather Works even pressed to meet the demand for more rendered musical honours. gives a better scope for military adopted in order to ensure assassinate him.
operations,
more complete neutrality."
U-Boats, more warships, more planes, Therefore there seems to be some
Crowds of office workers on their Ltd., the East Aslatic Co., Ltd., and the Great Northern Tele- Holland, he declared, did not ask and more guns and tanks with which Popular demonstrations against his
way home waited La Trafalgar graph Co., Ltd. formerly controlled from Denmark, have been pro-Fazelst and pro-Nazi polley led degree of probability in the Swedish for, and was unwilling to receive to feed the German war machine.
It is even more needed now that Square to cheer them. As the buses placed under the control of the Custodian of Enemy Property. to his resignation in February last reports that operations can be ex-assistance from any third Power for
which were carrying the men to the neeled between
and the maintenance of her neutrality. Trondheim
After the invasion of Denmark and Narvik is in the hands of the Horse Guards Parade came into sight They are authorised to carry on year..
80 miles Belgium On The Alort
Alles, and Germany's Iron Namsos, which is some
business men waved umbrellas and business except with Denmark and Norway, traffic with those two coun-- northi
BRUSSELS, Apr. 10 (Reuter)~ route from Sweden is threatened. Swedish reports_niso state that a "Not knowing with certainty what to- No Hongkong Monsago This Year, handkerchiefs and scarves in greet-
newspapers and office girls flourished, other territory under enemy control, tries and with Sweden was cut off, "We have been treated with great but communication with Sweden was bitter battle near Elverum is also tomorrow will bring, let us prepare
consideration by Hitler's birthday this year will
the Hongkong restored a low days ago. The Com be expected' ne 'the Nazis seem to be both for peace and war," declared differ from the fiftieth birthday in
Government," Mr. Churchill's Tributo,
one Danish firm pany will continue to operate in the bent on strengthening their positions, the Primo Minister, M. Lubert
told the Telegraph”: to-day%
normal" manner. ΟΠΟ respect. In that region.
Plerlot, in a speech here to-day.
There will be no congratulatory In welcoming the men at the Establishod Since 1869
Another big Danish firm the Nor- Norwegian Defences Increase Speaking of Belgium's anti-allen messago. from the Naxi. Pariy in Horse Guards Parade, Mr. Winston The Great Northern Telegraph Cothern Feather Works Ltd. has its
measures; M. Pierlot Baid SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" thousands of foreigners had been
Hongkong.
Churchill, Firat Lord of the Ad- has been established in Hongkong Far East head office in Hongkong and STOCKHOLM, Apr. 19 (UP)The Interned, while the personnel of the
Last year the loca! Nazis sub-mirally, said: "You are actually since 1869 when It started a cable Norwegian Legation has contacted the Surete had been reinforced and scribed, together with Nazis in other foreign communities) to buy. Hitler Prefects of various north and central strategic centres guarded. provinces in Norway, who declared He reaffirmed M. Paul Spark's an old kuasion crown for his birth- that the Norwegian defences through=| recont declaration that Belgium day.
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
Subsequently, he went into political exile when he was expelled by his parly.
Rome's Intentions
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apt. 10 (Domel),- London newspapers are featuring reports that Italy has decided to occupy Yugo-Slavia. If Germany or Soviet Russia move into Rumania,
The opinion is gaining strength In well-informed.circies that the strain ed situation in the Balkans and Mediterranean is rapidly coming to a head.
would defend herself if attacked,
that
art
the vanguard of the armies which service between the Colony, and ranches in Canton and Shanghal. wo and our French alles will use Shanghai. The Danish Company now The East Asiatic Trading -Com- daring the summer to purge and operates a cable service between (pany, which owns tio: East Asiatic cleanse the soil of the Vikings, ie the Far East and Northern Europe Line's fleet of motorships, has bran-
Iches all over the world. vla Biberia, PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.