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TWO HOURS! THAT SHOULD'VE TAUGHT 'EM A LESSON!
BRITISH 30 MILES DEARTH OF Chief Justice Rigorously Cross-Examines Doctor
FROM TRONDHEIM
STOCKHOLM, April 22 (Reuter).—Accord- ing to newspaper reports, British troops havo reached the strategic railway junction of Storon, which is 30 miles south of Trondheim. They arrived in trains.
It is also reported that Nazi Naval
fighting occurred at "Vaer- dalsoera, which is north- east of Trondheim.
The Germans have repeat-
Losses
edly bombed the roads and Compare Unfavourably railways linking Namsos With Those Of Allies and Trondheim, but reports
LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter). indicate the railway bas -German naval casualties since suffered little damage the outbreak of war total 24 though the telephone lines without including the large num
ber of submarines sunk by Allied action.
In the same period, Britain lost 13 und the armed merchant cruiser Rawalpind!.
have been broken.
The papers report that the Norwegian forces are concentrat-
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DYING MAN REMOVED KING'S War In Norway FROM H.K. HOSPITAL Chinese Discharged On JAPANESE
LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reutter). The dearth of official news from Norway gives little scope to the British press for comment to-day.
Most of the leading articles abstain from discussing the main tople.
Russia, Italy, the "Fifth Column" and Imperialism are discussed but not Norway.
Manslaughter Count
AIR RAIDS
Further evidence regarding the circumstances under RESUME
The Times" sums up the dimeut-which a dying man was removed from the Tung Wah ties about getting a complete picture Eastern Hospital to the Queen Mary Hospital was given
of what is happening in Norway n
a leader entitled "Waiting for News." at the Criminal Sessions this morning at the trial of Li
Waiting For News
Waiting for vital newn, says this Kam, 25, paint. scraper, who was charged with the paper, is not easy. Waiting is always necessary until the issue is decided manslaughter of Lee Kam-ho.
or the situation clarified unit in-
formation can be put out without profitting the enemy not possible to
In Norway withhold news
the extent which
Li was alleged to have killed Lee by hitting him on the head with a bamboo pole at the Tai Hang Refugee Camp, Jar- dine Hill, on February 21. He pleaded self-defence, and the
Several Szechuan Cities Bombed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Apr. 22 (UP). -Fifty-four Japanese, bombers raided districts in Szechwan this held in dark suspense for five and evening when Chungking was
ing round the town of Steink, warships, including Ave submarines may be desirable. Reports get across Jury, without retiring, returned a unanimous verdict of not a quarter hours until 11 p.m.
jaer, north-east of Trondheim, which is burning as a result of heavy aerial bombardment.
The Brush air attacks on two serodromes in the Trondheim area are making it more difficult for the Germans to organise their air at tacks. While the Germans clalin to be at belween mer,
15 which and Dombaas, a British ad- vance guard of 75 have arrived there and have been followed by more from Andalane, on the coast."
According to other reports the rail- way from Andalencs to Dombans and thence through the valley of Gub- brandsdal, which is one of the most strategie valleys, 18 entrely in Allied
hands.
All the railway tracks and roads are strongly.. guarded and the Ger- man attempts to cut the lines by parachute troops have falled.
Allios In Hamar ?
One capital ship has been lost out of 15 such ships completed before the beginning of the war
One aircraft-carrier out of seven has licen lost.
No Cruisers Lost No cruisers have been lost. It is added that even if Germany naval losses, the had suffered no vast preponderance of the naval force have been possessed by Great Britain over Ger-
would scarcely affected by these losses.
many
But Germany has suffered losses While the strength of the British Navy, It is pointed out, is being constantly increased as the result of huge war- ship building programmes,
the frontier Into neutral Sweden..
But "The Time" warns that much of the reports from Sweden have not been altogether reliable in the past and it would be unwise to place complete condence in what is coming through now.
"We may think we have enough material for putting together the general outline but it is possible that important gaps are not filled or the importance of some of the details.
the paper. supplied may exreed reality."
guilty.
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Counzei, prosecuted, and the following com prised the Jury: Mesura, R. H. Wild (Foreman); Wong Kam-poon, Poon Kei-young, J. Harrop, A. R. Kinross, E. C. Hanscomb and Teol Pak-hang. Doctor Cross-Examined
At the previous hearing, Dr. Y. F. Yip, of the Tung Wah Eastern Hos- plai, said Lee was admitted to the Hospital about 2.30 pm. on February says 21, suffering from a serious scalp wound. He was then in a dying
Yugo-Slavia Jitters Campaign Against Foreign Spies
The cities ralded included Chengtu and Kikiang 50 miles. southwest of Chungking.
A baby girl was born in the Chinese Foreign Office dugout during the air raid warning.
A doctor happened to be in the dugout. Mother and child are both reported bo dolag well
years.
Nazis New Boast
A German engineer, H. M. Nielson, nged 71, died from heart failure: at SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH noon yesterday when he was shelter- BELGRADE, Apr. 22 (UP). th in a dugout. He had been a resident of Chungking for the past 17 "If the people are eagerly waiting condition but the Police later re--Yugo-Slavia is now taking for news, concludes "The Times," moved him to the Queen Mary Hos-strict precautions against what Cities included in last night's air "they are doing so in a spirit of calm pital, though he himself thought much has become known as the "Tifth raids wore Sulfu, Luchow and Paisha
Le Yugo-Slave all on the Upper Yangiso. feeling that this crisis has been com- a procedure was unsafe.
Further questioned by the Chief Column" petently and rapidly met."
Would-Be Quislings
Sir Atholl MacGregor, this nationals with pro-Nazi sympa- The "News Chronicle does not morning Dr. Yip sald he gave Lee thics and other foreign spies. Fantastic Nazi. Claim think much of would-be Quislings in two stimulants at an interval of ten The Milltary Commander, General
Im- minutes. His condition then Berlin, Apr. 23 (Reuter)-No less Britain.
bo very caroful regarding thun 80 Brilish naval vessels have Discussing the agitation in certain proved but he was still unconscious, Simavio to-day warned the population
His Lordship: Dr. Grimths said
foreigners. been sunk, damaged or captured dur-quarters about the possibility of' a
"The largest number of them," he ing the past 12 days, claims the "Fifth Column" in Britain, the paper that when Lee was admitted to the takes the view that the Communista! Queen Mary Hospital there was no
"are sples and foreign declared. German High Cominand.
The same source claims that on are being so stupid that they can hope of recovery. That was at agents."
He emphasized that even. the LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter) The Sunday night, German troops cap- quite safely be left at liberty to com- p.m. Do you say that after the in- Allied forces in eastern Norway are tured Lillehamme, which is on the plete the ruin of what reputation rejections his condition was better?-lightest details regarding the coun- His condition improved at that mo- try's defences might contain valuable, belleved to be fighting at Hamar and railway from tlie coast to the Aliled mains to them.
Recent bye-elections, in which the ment. Elverum against German detach- troops on the Hamar-Elverum front.
Did
you think he had a reasonable accrets, and he asked the populace to Fascist and Communist peace group
report anything auspicious direct to In my his office. ments from Oslo.
that the British,
candidates participated, have shown chance of recovery?—Not is-small enough to opinion...
In that case he was dangerously. French and
be safely both Hamar
indeed decreasing.
. Why then did you allow him to He added: "Much has been written
The Labour paper. "Daily Herald" be moved? Would not such action about those who betrayed the country. They are isolated and misguided per-approves of the Government's wil make him more ill-It patient's There are no parties now in lingness to talk about trade with condition was at for removal then we
are Norway. We all only Nor- Russia providing that Moscow reallowed him to be moved.
Was he fit then?-At that moment, furnishing Hitler with frains from materials of war. Partial confirmation of this may weglang,"
Battle Near Trondhicim be the fact that Andalsnes has been
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" bombed.
Reports-poralian troops have
red
and the Norwoglan Minister in London in that their suppo and that they are
However, these reports a broadcast. should be treated with reserve.
Other reports, which seem to be more reliable, state that the Allied troops have reached Hamar by reli- sons, way from Andalanes.
Four large Nazi bumbers were re- ported to have been shot down dur- ing on attack on one station on the railway line from Andalsnes to the cost.
The Norwegians have rounded up 50 German parachutists.
The Nasis caplured a farm but the
Norweglans. crenades and machine-guns, forced the Germans to surrender with the loss of 25 Ilves.
using
hand
Apart from automatics, the Gep-| mans had with them folding bicycles, radio sets and even gas welding ap- paratus.
Nazi Communique
If Russia Interids to live as a peace- ful neutral, mutual trade would be LONDON, Apr. 22 (UP)-Ex-[of advantage to both countries.
reports from chunge Telegraph" Gothenburg state that British and German troops are engaged in a big battle north of Trondheim.
The reports added that Verdal soeren, north of Levanger,, is in flames and that fighting is also ported at Tangen, south of Hamar.
yes.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 22 (Reuter), -Mr. Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secre- tary of State, said to-day that the to Goverment would not undertake "dictate to the Philippine Legislature
П
cut
Big Air Successes Claimed
on
the
come enomy
A Toast To England
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Apr. 22 (UP)—–— Having wiped the British Grand Fleet off the seas, as claimed by the official news agency yester- JAPAN AND THE day, the Nazis are now boasting
of complete air superiority. PHILIPPINES
To-day, DNB claims the following: "It is now determined that eleven enemy planes-nine British and two French-were shot down on April 21 No Chance Of Recovery'
fire and pursuit by anti-aircraft planes, But Dr. Griffiths said his condition
"Two British planes were shot was so serious a few hours later that Imperialism
there was no bope for his recovery, or bring pressure to bear on it in down during an attack on the airport The mounting of the guard by the When you saw him at 2.60 p.m. did connection with Japan's objection to at Aalborg, and four others word Japanese imml-brought down off the German coasts.
"Others were 'downed French Canadian troops at Bucking you think then he had a chance of the proposal to limit
gration to the Philippines. ham Palace gives "The Times" on reenvery? Na
Then why did you allow him to The Japanese Ambassador to the Western Front over opportunity to discuss Imperialism.
is difficult to appreciate the full be moved?-In our hospital the only United States, Mr. Kensuke Horinou- territory. re-significance of the French Canadians thing we have to do is to render chf, had asked Mr. Hull on Saturday
Arst aid
and so long to intercede in the Philippines, where
as generally, taking over this duty from the Irish
which legislation of a
would we do not endanger the life of Guards. Considerable Success
Let those who see it as nothing patient, we would have him trans Japanese immigration to 500 persons
a year is now pending. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" more than a matter of military rou-ferred. We do not take Police cases. In other words, since he was dying LONDON, Apr. 22 (UP)—A com- tine try to imagine a Bohemian re-
him to anyway you sent
Queen munique issued late to-night by the timent speaking Czech and mounting Mary Hospital to die. In that the whore application the man was re- War Ofice states that the British guard at Berchtesgaden. troops in Norway have achieved con- They may then estimate the worth policy of the Turig Wah Hospital?-- moved, testified that when he arrived, at the hospital the doctor told him siderable success in the face of great of those who represent the war in Yes.
Dr. C W. Lam, former medical Lee's condition was very serious but
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BERLIN, Apr. 22 (Reuter)-Anculties after landing in many neutral countries as a struggle be
superintendent of the Tung Wah there was no suggestion whatever places."
Eastern Hospital, said that before that it would be unsafe
LONDON. Apr. 22 (UP)-Mr. official news agency commentary on the High Command communique
Winston Churchill's speech to be the appointment of the Tung Woh him. Hospital Committee in 1938 the ques- Fa Lordship: Am I entitled to delivered at 2 p.m. G.M.T. (9 pmy mentions violent Norwegian' resist
tion of Police cases was unsatis assume that it is the practice of the Hongkong Time) on Tuesday, on the ance to the north of Oslo, but says
WATCH R.N.
factory.
After that there was a Police to be guided by the medical occasion of the anniversary of St. that the resistance was fruitless and
George's Day is to be relayed to definite understanding whereby the officer in charge? We have to be. was "brokea with bloody losses for
Following evidence for the prose North America on the 16 metro wave- -the
enemy."
MANILA, Apr. 23 (Reuter).-Two Hospital could treat Police coses, but It claims that the fortified post-
The report claims that the British United States warships have been in cases of a serious nature, if in the cutien, Li mado a statement from band over station G.S.V. tions on the heights of Lindhacdgo
forces who have landed at Andalsnes dispatched to "keep an eye on a opinion of the medical officer the the dock, saying that Lee and another However, the broadcast will not be were stormed after bitter fighting.
Mr. Churchill' will propose a "fonat | The agency says that the mopping have suffered heavy losses as a result British warship reported to be patient was fit for removal, he would man named Wan attacked him first, relayed to South America.
operating in Philippine waters, 30- be moved to Queen Mary Hospital. Lee and Wan chased him with poles, Loft To M.O. In Charge
and after running some distance, he io England In the course of the cole- up of Norwegian patrols around of Nazi air raids.
The report claims that the Nazis cording to the "Mantia Bulietin," Stavanger continues.
His Lordship: The whole thing is picked up a pole, turned round and brations by the Royal Society of St. how mopping up Norwegian quoting "reliable sources,"
George. Describing the air raid on Namsos, are
This action has been taken in se left to the medical omcer in charge? defended himself with it. it says that the bombardment of remnants around Stavanger.
DNB claims that two British trans-cordance with neutrality regulations. Yes. British positions lasted six hours.
the paper German aircraft attacked continuous-ports were sunk in the air raids on
Andalanes and Namsos,
Local
radio programmes have been The medical officer in Uiis caso ly in successive waves.
Two British warships received interrupted during the past three the mat. Can you explain why the
days d
by naval authorities recaliing patient was moved-It may have direct hits," the report claims.
Britisis Troops.
os Advance
personnel to ships,
been unsale to move him at first, but The naval authorities explained the after treatment he may have im- STOCKHOLM, Apr. 23 (Reuter), British forces north of Homar and reason for this as "special exercises." proved to such an extent that be
It is learned that last week af was fit for removal, the Elverum line have now reached British warship requested a coaster to
Do you mean to say that it is Lillehamme, according to despatches verify its nationality at a point be possible that, having been critically from the border.
"The number killed could not be oscertonied," It goes on, and claims that the railway station was com- pletely destroyed.
Naxi Troops Recalled STOCKHOLM, Apr. 23 (Reuter) Reports received this evening indiente that the Germans have been reculling their troops along the railway linking with Swedish mines..
Namsos In Flames ?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
BERLIN, April 23 (UP)-Last night's DNB report of the operations in Norway states that Nampos sa flames following heavy German air force attacks.
The advance guard of Allled troops on the llamar-Elverum line are now reported to have been reinforced and
Na free posted at tjoernfjell, concentrated.
near
the Swedish frontier, is re- ported to be cut-off. Its position is regarded as hopeless, and the force is expected eventually to cross the Bwedish border,
A fierce battle is reported at a pint some 45 miles north-east of Trondhelin.
tween rival imperialisms.
U.S. WARSHIPS
05
tween Manila and Northern Luzon.
SWEDEN'S NEW DESTROYERS
said it would be unsafe to move
at 2.30 p.m. and beyond human
ald at. 0.30 p.m. the patient could have so rallied in that short space
Don't you think it would have
British
to move
Mr. Churchill To Be Relayed To-Night
Planes Again Base
Attack German
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Apr. 22 (UP).-British bombing planes
of time as to make his removal sate? again attacked and extensively damaged the German base been better for the patient, to be at Aalborg in Denmark last night, declares an Air allowed a proper period of complete Ministry announcement. CARTAGENA, Apr. 22 (Reuter). Four Nazi Transports Sighted
destroyers, which Sweden rest so as to enable the Injections to STOCKHOLM, Apr, 23 (Heuter) bought from Italy in December, have have the fullest effect? Yes.
Don't you think it would have According to a message from Gothen-arrived en route to Sweden,
The squadron, which includes the heen better to have left him where
he was? Yes. LONDON, Apr. 22 (Retuer).The burg, 20 German transports, ne-
have Allied Governments
taken companied by four destroyers, were transport ship. Patrisin, will proceed vigorous action for the battle to be sighted off the coast on Sunday night, to Sweden after two destroyers, which
collided, hays been repaired. declared opparently bound for Norway, fought on Norwegian coll,"
Norway To Fight
Folico Gulded By Doctors Sub Inspector W. Ni Darkin on
"Several fires resulting from earlier attacks were still burning in the nerodrome" added the communique,
"One of our afrèratt is missing."
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