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Allied Troops Contact With OTHERS ON THE WAY, SAYS FRENCH PREMIER

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Paris, To-day.

A CROWDED FRENCH SENATE yesterday cheered to the echo M. Reynaud, the Premier, when he gave an account of Allied successes in the past few days.

He revealed that Allied troops have already made contact with Norwegian forces and added: "Others are on the way."

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The first great battle, he said, had, a supply-route; Germany's steel been a naval battle; it was won by dustries work on the deliveries the Allies.

'He went on to deal with some of the results.

Fleet Mutilated

Firstly, there had been a great and irreparable mutilation of the German Flest.

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"Its losses during the action amount to 30 per cent, of its heavy tonnage damaged, 20 per cent. of its cruisers sunk, '25 per cent, of its destroyers sunk and 15 per cent. of its' destroy- ers damaged, without counting several U-boats sunk.

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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1940

Already In Norwegians

HERRING FLEET

GOES TO SEA

Amsterdam, 'To-day.

The Dutch herring' fleet is go- ing to sea again but only half of it will sall, owing to minefields in the North Sea, according to the "Handelsblad."-Reuter.

STRIKING FIGURES OF LOSSES

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París, To-day.

ATTACK ON B.E.F. IN FRANCE

London, To-day.

The Germans launched an attack against a sec- tor of the British Maginot Line early yesterday, telephones Reuter's cor- respondent with the B.E.F.

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The attack was preceded by whistle and crash of shell-fire making

a barrage to the rear.

but the

•German troops then advanced through the darkness spirited defence of the British ‹in- fantry drove them back. ·

Six. German dead were found, and the British suffered some casualties.

Military Setback Thirdly, the Germans will be obliged to fight on a new front. In the meantime, they are forced to use up petrol and wear out 'planes, besides dispersing artillery and men.

The correspondent stated that Ger- Fourthly and finally, there had many has lost 70° to 80 ships and been an immense military ́set-back | Britain 16. for the Germans.

Details of the number of ships and losses since the outbreak of war are as follows:-

The respective present positions of the British und German Fleets, fol---Reûter:·· lowing the encounters off Norway, are:

correspondent outlined by the London of "Petit Parisien.”

Hitler was becoming more and more steeped in crime and had made the fatal mistake of supposing no small

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"Secondly, 78,000 tons of German merchant shipping were sunk or cap-threats. tured during the same period."

Mr. Reynaud added that the loss of, 'Allied merchant shipping in the same period was nil.

Secondly, the iron-ore route had been cut. The fact that the Nazis recognised the importance of Narvik was shown by their action in sending seven of their most modern destroyers to act as watch-dogs. He added:-

"You know what happened to them!"

New Front

The Allies had also mined the Baltic which, for six months of the year, is!

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The result has been an enormous setback for, Germany, and a defeat not only for her navy but also for her pro- paganda:"

BATTLESHIPS AND BATTLE

CAR THIEF SENTENCED

Lieut. E. G. N. Bremner, RN., this morning appeared as complainant, before Mr. Q. ‘A. A. Macfadyen when three Chinese were charged- with

· CRUISERS Eritain 15, lost 1 (Royal Oak); stealing and receiving. Germany 5, lost 3.

After a moving reference to King Haakon, who, M. Reynaud declared, refused to be another Hacha, M. Rey-lost five. naud said Allied troops had disem- barked, and added: "More troops are on the way."

Following M. Reynaud's speech the to Senate adjourned after agreeing go into secret session only on reports by the army, navy and air force com- mittee. The secret session on general policy has been postponed.-Reuter.

Secret Session

Paris, To-day. After a short adjournment the Sen- the ate went into secret session on army "committee report.

The session will continue to-day on the air and navy committee report and will conclude with a public vote on the motion of confidence.--Reuter.

GERMANY'S NAVAL BUILDING

CRUISERS

Germany

6,

DESTROYERS Britain 175, lost 10; Germany lost 12.

SUBMARINES

Accused were -Leung Fook-ki, 30, charged with stealing rattan basket,

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Britain 15, löst none; Germany 2, containing clothing and a pair of shoes; and Leung Long, 32, a marine lost one.

hawker, and Siu Wing, 30, pawn- LIGHT CRUISERS. Britain 43, lost none;

shop broker, charged with receiving * Det-Sgt. J. H\Sykes, prosecuting, said that' Leung-Fook-ki was arrested 22, in Battery Street at 3 p.m. yesterday. He admitted stealing the basket from car No. 6258, parked outside the Gas in Nathan Britain 57, lost 4; Germany 71, lost Company's show-room

Road. He had sold all the things to 50 to 60.

Leung Long for sixty cents, with the exception of a suit, which he pawned for

The property, valued at £12, be long to Lieut. Bremner.

Leung Fook-ki

given oné month's hard labour and Leong Long was fined $10 or one month.

Siu Wing, who pleaded not guilty, was remanded.

"AIRCRAFT-CARRIERS Britain 7, lost one (Courageous); Germany nil, lost none.

Concluding, the correspondent stressed that the above figures do not uncon- include troop transports or firmed losses of the Germans.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FAILURE

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Siu Wing said first accused, told him his master asked him to pawn the suit. att

Hodges, Asia Life Building, was sum- EX-P.C. SENT

TO PRISON

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moned before Mr. H.-G, Sheldon, K.C,, to-day, for falling to supply an ang import declaration of 10-cases of sac- charin to the Import and Export De- partment on February 24,

A former Chinese constable, Leung Defendant said the offence was un- | Sam, 37, (PCC-249), charged with intentional. Usually, the National desertion; theft of an army coat and City Bank of New York received the a mackintosh from No. 353, Prince WASHINGTON, TO-DAY, GERMANY COMPLETED TWO bills of lading and the goods were Edward Road on April 13; and with NEW BATTLESHIPS' RECENTLY taken to his distributor, left Shirley assaulting Wu Ping-hing at Spring AND 18 BUILDING FOUR. MORE, & Company. Recently, however, the Garden Lane, to-day by Mr. E. Hims ACCORDING TO A NAVY DEPART- company made an alteration, and the worth.

·MENT STATEMENT TO THE BEN bills of lading were sent to hím, in- ATE NAVAL COMMITTEE CON- stead of to the bank. He still thought TENDING THAT THE BATTLESHIP | his distributor would supply the de- REMAINS THE BACKBONE OFclaration. THE FLEET.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

The naval authorities are further of opinion that Germany's preponderance In air power has not seriously affect- ed Britain's control of the world sea lanes.

Admiral Stark told the committee that the United States is faced with an emergency situation and declared Congress should appropriate another $45,000,000 for the Navy, in addition to the 965,000,000-already voted by the House. — Reuter

KILLED BY TRAM

An unknown "Chinese, sent to the (ospital with serious in-

JERSEN'S - FINED

The manager, of Jebsen's was fined $200 by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC), this morning, for failing to supply a list of passengers of non-Chinese race leaving on board the s.8.-"Sophocles" on Märch 16,

Dec.-Sgt. J. Allan said accused was arrested in Des Voeux Road Central, on Saturday when going into a pawn-- shop with the army boat.

He confessed that he deserted the Force in 1924, 3

The assault charge was withdrawn as the police could not locate the com- plainant. e-Sentence of three months' hard bour was imposed. gent

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