Escaped Captain Tells Graphic Story
HOW TRONDHEIM FELL TO NAZIS
NEW YORK, Apr. 25 (Reuter).-Captain McHale, skipper of the 5,000 ton American freighter Mormacsea, arrived here to-day from Trondheim.
He revealed that he slipped from port on the day after its capture by the Germans.
Hidden in the ship's hold was over £1,000,000 of Swedish few owned gold which he took to the town of Hummelvik, a miles from Trondheim, and handed it over to the Norwegian authorities.
Without Shot Fired
A later message gives graphic story of how the Nazla captured Trondheim as told by Captain McHale.
He said that he went on deck at. dawn on April 9 and saw soldiers 011 the dock and aboard ships. He then spotted a Nazi cruleer, the Admiral Hipper, with crowds of soldiers sboard.
He realised that the port had been captured without a shot being fired,
I.R.A. BOMB
IN CASTLE
Dublin Shaken By Explosion
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" DUBLIN, Apr. 25. (UP).—A powerful land mine exploded at
A German officer came aboard & a.m. to-day in the lower yard Captain Mellale's ship and told him of Dublin Castle which is in the that there were 2,000 German troops heart of the city.
in Trondheim
Gallant Action
His ship, apparently the Admiral Hipper, had a night outside the har- bour with a British destroyer which was sunk in ten minutes.
The explosion has been attri- buted to the IR.A.
The city was severely shaken. Many historie rooms in the castle Sixty prisoners were taken. The were damaged and stained glass British fought gallantly but had no windows were shattered. chance against the Admiral Hipper mid the four destroyers,
"We are here only to proiret Nor- way against the English," declared the German officer.
had
He added that the Germans
Mr. Eamon De Valera, the Prime Minister, was among those carly on the scene together with numerous police and military units.
A policeman who was in the castle yard at the time of the explosion was of slightly injured.
been ordered not to bother about neutral ships; especially American nationality.
those
Exhibition Extended
Stained-Class Windows
In Chapel Shattered DUBLIN, Apr. 25 (Reuter).A large area of Dublin was shaken by an explosion early to-day when a
Dublin Castle.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 26, 1940.
NAZI WARPLANES AT STAVANGER BASE
THE SEAPLANE BASE AT STAVANGER, photographed by the R.A.F. This exclusive photo- graph shows more than a dozen Blohm and Voss seaplanes, which were soon afterwards bombed the R.A.F. aircraft, whose crews, thanks to the aid of this photograph, were able to attack
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NAZIS
HAVE LOST CABINET
RESIGNS
41 TRANSPORTS
LONDON, Apr. 25 (Router),-An official spokesman in London, commenting on the German claim that Germany can safely despatch troops and materials to Norway, says that be- tween April 9, when German troops first landed, and April 22, 26. German transports and supply ships were sunk by Allied action, ten others were torpedoed and probably sunk, one was ....................................*** set aflre and four captured.
Although not all were carrying
Belgian Government's Split On Education BRUSSELS, Apr. 25 (Reuter). Belgian Cabinet has The resigned.
The resignation of M. Lubert Pierlot's Cabinet followed a vote
budget, which was passed by 120
bomb or a land mine exploded in troops, the lives lost in their destruc- DROVE 180 NAZIS in the Chamber on the Education tion must number several were TO THEIR DEATH votes to 45, with 45 abstentions.
The explosion took place near the The exhibition of paintings by Mr. Lin Fon-ming, now
being held headquarters of the special detective at the Hongkong University and brunch.
Considerable damage was done to which has been so well attended dur Ing the past few days, is going to be the Chapel Royal and the valuable extended for one day until Sunday. windows in the building were shal- The keen appreciation of
artist's tered. the work will be gathered from the fact that over
worth $1,000
One detective was slightly injured. A later report states that five de-1 ously, in the bomb explosion.
pictures ponsible for the exhibition in the absence of the artist, who is in Chungking, has made it known that half of the proceeds from the sales of the inst day will be devoted to wor relief purposes both in England and in China.
has been sold. Mrs. Lin, who in res-tectives were injured, but noi seri-
FIRST NIGHT AIR BATTLE
LONDON, Apr. 25 (Beuter)-It is authoritatively stated that during the raid on Stavanger on Wednesday, British bombers met Messerschmitts for the first time at night.
number of It is also stated that enemy planes on the ground flamed
up after bombs were dropped from
£2,000,000 Damago
Three German dead washed ashore in Oslo Fjord.
Great quantities of arms, ammuni- tion and supplies were also lost to the invaders.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" DUBLIN, Apr. 25 (UP) ~~The mine contained about 50 pounds of high explosive and caused damage 20 estimated at £2,000,000.
0.16
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Wulls, three feet thick were wreck- ed in buildings which, in working 9.30
house hours,
hundreds of girl employees of the elvil service.
Windows were sinushed in an area 500 yards square,
Dublin Castle now presents the appearance of a building after an air rukti,
and
with is littered glass and masonry.
The roof of the sleeping of the Special Branch
10w level. They were stil blazing was blown off entirely. after the raiders had left.
Car Overturns In City
Mr. D. P. Nelson, of
the Indo-
China Steam Naviation Co. office in
collar-bone and
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CLOSE WATCH ON
THE I.R.A.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 25 (UP).-The
Hongkong, sustained n fractured special branch of Scotland Yard is
minor
abrasions closely watching I.R.A. organisation when a Riley sports ear which he and so far during April has deported was driving overturned in Chater 18 members, Road shortly after i am. to-day.
Two passengers in the car with Mr. Nelson were uninfured.
The accident occurred near Statue Square.
Perkins
10.44 4. V. Greover, J. W. Mayhew. 10.40 IL. Gordon, J. R. Callis. 10.32 R. J. K. Walker, J. B. Ilarrison. 13.50 D. W. Stout, J. Redman. -11.00 Capt. Thuraby, Lieut. Carter,
11.04 Major Harvey, I. P. Tamworth.
NEW COURSE
LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reu- ter)-Among the tales of Norweglan heroism tho latest is the most specta- cular.
Three
bus Norwegian drivers drove their vehicles over a precipice and lost their lives but so did 180 Germans who were passen. gers in the buses.
Liberals Vote Against
But all members of the Liberal group in the Chamber, except two, including M. Jaspar, Minister of Public Health, voted against it, it is believed, owing to their disapproval of the Government polley with regard to the linguistic question,
The Liberal Party holds three out of 14 seats in the Cabinet and a total of 33 seats in the Chamber out of 202 memberi
Why Liberals Opposed
The Liberals opposed the proposal of the Minister of Education to put *** | duplicate employees in certain high posts of the Department, where the present holder speaks only one of Belgium's national languages,
Nazi Charge
Denied
No Unrestricted Air Warfare By Britain'
LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter).-The Air Ministry declares that the German
The
M. Pierlot, the Premier, made, the motter a question of confidence.
The Tientsin
Blockade
High Command communique allega- PEKING, Apr. 20 (Reuter).-Well- lon that Britain had opened unres-informed foreign circles here are of Steelstricted. air warfare by attacking un- the opinion that not too optimistic defended places with no military hopes should-be placed-on-the- objectives is unfou
is unfounded.
cessation of the Tientsin blockade directed even if the present negotiations on attack on Sylt was against Westerland Aerodrome, which the silver question and successfully.
The Japanese controlled
Chinese is an important military objective, and one ot
most heavily defended newspaper in Tientsin, the "Yung Pao," In a special article stresses that places in Germany.
The Air Ministry adds that it will the blockade concessions are a war- time measure and therefore the lift- March 17. be remembered that on enemy aircraft dropped bombs on the ing of them is a question for Orkneys causing casualties to civi- Japanese army alone to decido,
9.24 J. G. Jensen, Miss Cuthbertson. 932 8. H. Dodwell, T. E. Pearce. 8.40 D. Black, A. A. Bremner. 10.40 Mes, Greaves, Mrs. Steelo Perkins.
It is now becoming increasingly LONDON, Apr 25 (Reuter),-The diffleult for 1.R.A. tupporters to en- War Once announces that the offcial ler England, and several weeks have description of the British Expedition- passed since the last IRA. bombing ury Force in Norway is the North outrage in London.
Western Expeditionary Force.
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DNB Allegation
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
the
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 28 (Reuter). -Detalled instructions for the evacuation of Malmo were brandcast
BERLIN. Apr. 25 (UP). The to-day. DNB to-day alleges that the recent British bombings of non-military objectives show "a certain amount of system."
The report openly threatens to re- turn "bomb for bomb" should the Brlilsh continue with the practice.
AMSTERDAM HAS'
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THE
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AMSTERDAM, Apr. 25 (Reuter). 101-KWAN BLDGA DESVOEUX RDẶC,
-Air raid airers walled throughout Haarlem this morning in the first full
dress A.R.P. practice.
In a few minutes the sireels were except for the police
rdens.
and
Motor cars, omnibuses and other vehicles came to a starkistill as the passengers
and
drivers sought
conducted
refuge in nearby houses.
School children" were from the schools to houses in the vleinity.
Army Leave Restriction AMSTERDAM, Apr. 25 (Reuter). -In future not more than one-tenth of the 350,000 men serving in the armed forces will be on leave at one time. This is the effect of the now scheme,
Before the recent cancellation of Jall leave, one-seventh of the total {strength wna nway at one time.
The potenilai strength
of the army, navy and air force combined is estimated at 800,000..
Checking Anti-War Activities
LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter)—in the House of Commons to-day, Sir John Anderson, the Home Secretary, announced that he was considering strengthening the Defence Regula-
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