THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 9, 1040
EARLIER DEVELOPMENTS
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ALERT
SCANDINAVIA
Military Precautions Taken
ENERGETIC STEPS IN S. SWEDEN; LIGHTS OUT
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LONDON, TO-DAY.
LATEST STEPS IN THE TENSE SITUATION ARIS- ING OUT OF THE ALLIED SOWING OF MINE- FIELDS IN SCANDINAVIAN WATERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE COUNTRIES MOST DIRECTLY CONCERNED NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
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Messages received in London from Stockholm reveal that the Swedish General Staff has ordered im- mediate strict military measures to face any situation. Especially energetic measures, it is added, have been taken in southern Sweden, presumably in case of an attempted German landing.
In Norway (states an Oslo telegram), the authori- ties have issued orders to the Norwegian Fleet to concentrate in the northern harbour of Nar- vik.
(The Norwegian Fleet is built for coast guard duty and consists of four small cruisers, five destroyers and nine submarines, manned by only 850 men).
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-The Norwegian Government also ordered the authorities at Nar- vik and at Bodoe, which controls the southern entrance to the channels be- tween the Lofoten Islands and the mainland, to close the harbour to all west-bound traffic.
LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED In Oslo, well-informed circles state that the Norwegian authorities have ordered the stopping of all iron-ore shipments through Narvik,
The Norwegian Admiralty last night ordered all lighthouses between the Swedish frontier and Merteinen, hear Bergen, to be extinguished.-Havas,
IMPORTANT DECISIONS EXPECTED
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Paris, To-day.
Important decisions will pro- bably be taken at noon to-day at a meeting of the War Cabinet under the chairmanship of Pre- sident Lebrun.
General Gamelin and General Georges (Chief of Staff) wore present at a preliminary meeting yesterday.-Havas,
DUTCHMAN FINED
NAZIS CLOSE THE DUTCH FRONTIER
(SPECIAL TO "CHÍNA MAIL" Amsterdam, To-day. Apparently fearing espion- age, the German authorities have practically closed the German-Dutch border.
German visas are granted only, in exceptional cases and even German women, married to Dutch subjects, cannot visit their relatives in Ger- many.
The few Dutch workmen em- ployed in Germany are being close- ly watched.
Eye-witnesses report that many people try to talk to their relatives standing on the other side of the bor-
A 43-year-old Dutch merchant, Pieter Poulous Dobbe, residing at the der near the frontier posts, but the ed before Mr. R. Edwards Arlington Hotel, Kowloon, was charg- | Nazi Storm Troops. put an end to
at. the such conversations. Central Magistracy with failing. to
report change of address on April 4. Defendant pleaded guilty and was
fined $10.
On a similar charge, Hendriena
same
Van Laer, 25, spinster of the address was also fined $10.
Detective Sergeant J. Headridge conducted the prosecution.
CRACK NAZI SQUADRON GIVEN HOT RECEPTION BY THE R.A.F.
Havas.
ANSWER THAT, GOEBBELS
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA' MAIL") LONDON, TO-DAY. THE MINING OPERATIONS JUST CARRIED OUT OFF NORWAY BY THE ALLIES MAY GIVE MUCH FOOD FOR THOUGHT TO THE GERMANS AS TO THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPAGANDA, OFFICIAL CIRCLES HERE, COMMENT,
For several months now, Dr. Goeb- bels has been claiming that the Ger- man Navy had become absolute mas-
ter of the North Sea and neighbour-
down the minefields, announcing be- fore-hand in what areas they would
The Allied ships, however, could lay
be operating:
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The whole operation was carried out
the Allies Navies, working in perfect co-operation. Haves.
with maximum speed and precision by
London, To-day. EIGHTEEN OR 20 MESSERSCHMIDT fighters were
involved in Sunday's furious battle with a muching waters. smaller force of Hawker Hurricanes; the Nazi planes were of the single-engined 109 type, of which the wreckage of one, which was brought down at Boulay-Moselle, within a mile or two of the Maginot Line, has been found. Another was seen to fall, appar- ently crippled, but no wreckage has been located within the Allied lines to confirm a definite "bag."/
In recent actions, the twin-engined The King yesterday inspected mill-cannon-firing Messerchmidt 110 had tiamen at Aldershot who had been been tried out. recommended for commissions from the ranks.
KING AND QUEEN AT ALDERSHOT
London, To-day.
At the same time the Queen in- spected two Canadian regiments, one being the Toronto Scottish, of which the Queen is Colonel-in-Chief. Her Majesty recalled to the Colonel that she had presented new colours to the regiment in Toronto during the Royal Tour of Canada eleven months ago.
British Wireless.
PROPAGANDA WAR
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London, To-day. Britain has decided to give wide publication to a map setting out plans for German expansion (already re- vealed), which the Czech. authorities found in a search on Henlein's head- quarters in 1938..
No less than 300,000 copies of the map will be placed in clubs, restau- rants, hotels and other public places. -Havas.
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GERMAN PLANES OVER BELGIUM AGAIN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") * Bruššole," To-day, Foreign:planés — some of which were 'Identified as German-flow over. Namur and Eupen yesterday at a great height, dropping pamphlets printed. In French.
Havas.
GIVEN HOT RECEPTION
The change-back to the earlier and less powerful Messerschmidt 109 is evidently a sequel to the hot recep- tion the 110 was given.
Gooring at this stage of the war can. better afford to lose the mass- produced 109, of which ho hau plenty, than its more exclusive big brother.
This squadron was probably moved specially to the Western Front to create a big impression and whip up the waning enthusiasm of the other fighter squadrons. Doubtless it was out of
THE BALKANS
expected to take the heart NEXT?
pilots flying the single-engine Hurri- canes and the French fighters but if so, it has failed to do so.-Reuter.
SOONG SISTERS VISIT WOUNDED SOLDIERS
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Chungking, To-day. The three Soong sisters yesterday visited the "Friends of Wounded The switchover may be only tem- Soldiers" Hospital, paying special at- porary but while it lasts the crack tention to five Japanese soldiers, giv- squadron to which the 110's are being them packages identical to those
leved to have been attached will be received by the Chinese wounded. thinking hard.
Havas.
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(SPECIAL TO "CHÍNA MAIL")- LONDON, TO-DAY. THE ATTENTION OF THE WHOLE WORLD IS FOCUSSED ON SCAN- MACY CONTINUES TO PREPARE DINAVIA, WHILE BRITISH DIPLO-
MEASURES FOR STOPPING THE ENEMY'S ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN THE BALKANS.
Yesterday morning, Lord Halifax conferred for more than three hours with the British envoys to south-east Europe, Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister of Economie Wartare, being present,
Sir Percy Loraine, British Ambassa- dor to Rome, was received by the King---Havas.
CONFERENCE ON BALKANS OPENS
London, To-day.
The British Ministers from the Balkan States and the Ambassadors from Italy, Russia and Turkey met at the Foreign Office for over three hours yester- day afternoon under the chairmanship of the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax.
The meeting got to grips with the co-ordinated policy of counteracting Ger- many's economic pressures in south-eastern Europe and the development of Bri tish trade.
It is understood the meeting will last at least a week and no official state ment will be published until its termination. Reuter.
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