1940-04-19 — Page 12

NARVIK

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1940

NAVAL BATTLE

How Goebbels' Machine Dressed Up Disaster-

Nazi Version Makes

A Good Story

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE BERLIN HIGH COMMAND HAS ISSUED THEIR VERSION OF THE NAVAL BATTLE AT NARVIK, DESCRIBING IT AS “THE FULL STORY OF THE HEROIC FIGHT OF LIGHT GERMAN NAVAL. FORCES OFF NARVIK.”

The Nazi version states the German

destroyers,

commanded by Commodore Bonte (subse- quently reported killed) entered the west fjord in darkness and most unfavourable weather.

WANG HAS HOPES

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shanghai, To-day. "The European war gives us the best opportunity we have ever had of getting rid of the semi-colonial status imposed on us,” declares the organ of Wang Ching-wei,

On April 9 at the appointed time they were in position at Narvik. Two- Norwegian armoured ships in harbour disobeyed the German order not to resist and opened fire against the Germans; they were sunk.

Then, under cover of the destroyers' fire, German troops were landed.

Early on April 10 British cruisers and destroyers for the first time push-

ed forward against Narvik; the attack was repelled after a fierce battle.

were

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Three British' destroyers sunk and another badly damaged. Two German destroyers were Berlously damaged they had to be abandoned the following morning.

Air Attacks

"The European conflict certainly

The German destroyers, which had will have repercussions in Asia which

to stay in harbour to refuel and for will create a difficult situation for us, but simultaneously we must take ad-repairs, repulsed further British air

the vantage of the situation while big powers are busy elsewhere to re- take the concessions and abolish,un- equal treaties.

attacks.

Tein-

Mr. Wong Yee Wah and Miss Chân Tin Chee, whose wedding took

(King's place yesterday. Studio).

ALLIED SEA SUPREMACY

New York, To-day.

The "New York Times" comment- ing on Admiral Stark's evidence be- fore the Senate naval committee, says: "In the Admiral's opinion there is no evidence that Allled supremacy on the seas is threatened.

"Of naval losses in the war, aircraft have been responsible for only one sinking, that. of the British destroyer Gurkha. A British super-dreadnought was hit by a bomb from the air but the damage was negligible," ter.

TRAFFIC OFFENCE

Reu-

and

. P. J. Green, of Butterfield Swire, summoned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, for leav- ing his car unattended in Chater Road on April 6, was fined $5.

BRITISH SHIPPING

IN STRONG POSITION

London, To-day. SIR ARTHUR SALTER, of the Ministry of Shipping, stated last night that allowing for new construction, capture and purchase, Britain has well over 99 per cent, as much tonnage as at the outbreak of war.

Our average monthly rate of loss, from distant countries and less than hitherto has been 88,000 tons,. com- they otherwise would from the greatest pared with 154,000 over the whole industrial country on one of four years of the last war.

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shortest ocean routes,

the

Sir Arthur Salter also warned the audience against assuming that losses by enemy action would always be as low as they had been during the last 4 weeks.

Losses to the German merchant navy by capture, sinking or scutti Ing have been three times a great as British losses, and amounted to one-tenth of the German total ton On April 13 the British forces, which

nago.

Referring to Danish ships, he said Danish vessels in Danish ports had that those which obeyed German or- meanwhile had been heavily forced, started their main attack.

The German ships "accepted the fallen under German control but the ders would be seized and confiscated. last great bulk of Danish, ships and al-Danish ships coming voluntarily to Al- struggle, and not before the of

shell had been fired did the Ger- most all Norwegian ships happily lied ports would be treated gener- without

In- were elsewhere and can continue on ously and compensated. man ships withdraw into the

their lawful. occasions, terior part of the fjord."

"We must establish Sino-Japanese co-operation for the exploitation

natural resources China's nefarious foreign interference."-Reu-

ter.

EXTENSION OF BLOCKADE TO PACIFIC (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) London, To-day. The question of war contraband reaching Germany via Russia is of par- amount importance and may prompt- the Allies to extend the blockade to the Pacific, informed circles again stated yesterday.-Havas.

WEAKNESS AFTER FEVER

When your temperature begins to fall and you feel you're getting better, then is the time to start to rebuild your wasted nerve and muscle tissues.

Now the German ships concentrated on saving as much material and as the many soldiers as possible for defence of Narvik.

in order to cover the disembarka- tion of German crewa, one destroyer was placed across the narrow fjord and thus, under heavy fire by the enemy, used the remainder of Its the enemy ammunition to keep back. "The superior enemy forces there- single fore were unable to sink a German ship so long as she had not fired her last round of ammunition."-- Reuter.

CONFISCATIONS IN MANCHUKUO

(SPECIAL TO. "CHINA MAIL")

Hsingking, To-day..

The police have confiscated 1,200 carloads of cereals which merchants tried to smuggle through North China. The cereals included kao-liang, millet and malze, for which regulations insist on a severe export contról. Havas.

CURRENCY CONTROL

RELAXED (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”) Pelping To-day.

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As to Norwegian ships, the Allies We were bound to take measures were cooperating with the Norwegian to prevent German orders being Government and owners in enabling obeyed and Danish ships earning these to sail under our flag upon their money for the Germans.-Reuter,

proper work. He mentioned, as an example of Allied aid, that arrange- made to provide ments were being valid insurance, British. Wireless.

Few Exceptions

Sir Arthur Salter reviewing the of effects of the first seven months

on Britain's mercantile war at sea marine, said the enemy had tried every known form of attack, by U-boat, by raiders, by floating and Magnetic mines, by bombing and machine-gunning from air.

He has been restrained neither by the rules of law nor considerations of humanity nor with a few exceptions -by the honourable traditions of seafaring men.

JAPANESE BRING

ONE BENEFIT

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(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Pelping, To-day. Peiping's telephone system, generally conceded to be the worst in the world, is at last being reorganised, and 10,- 000 brand-new automatic telephones have been ordered by the Japanese- controlled North China Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Work on a new telephone exchange

And what was the result. "The Ger- to man Navy was weak in relation ours last September; it is now much weaker-especially since the operations of this last week, The German mer-has already started. Havas. cantile marine has been swept from the ocean of the world and is now | RUMANIA AND RUSSIA sheltering in neutral ports or shut within the Baltic.

But even this has not given it safety. About one tenth has been captured. Bunk or scuttled-three times the pro- portion of loss sustained by our own mercantile marine though the latter has been freely sailing in all seas ex- cept the Baltic.

One Problem

Doctors have proved time'

· and time again that Horlicks is not only easily digested but stimulates your faded appetite and rebuilds your exhausted body. You gain weight almost at price, - You Peiping authorities reduces from $800 all there by new building, capture

feel full < of strength and vita Get Horlicks to-day

store.

A new decree promulgated by the

to $200 the maximum cash allowed to be taken by 4 sengers on ships plying between North and Central China,

The amount. class pa

In this seven months, the enemy have destroyed less than 3% of our ships and we have replaced nearly

and purchase.

In one respect the Allies wer

No off in regard to importing tity than last tim allowed to third | pay, cash for purchases States whi forced, the

REACH AGREEMENT (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Rome, To-day. Reports reaching here state that So- viet Russia and Rumania have com- pleted an accord making it possible for the troops on both frontiers be withdrawn a distance of 10 kilo- metres-Havas.

SINKINGS ON SIGHT

(BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAYARA

to

Paris, To-day. According to reports reaching here, commander, of the U-boat which the British ship, Stancliffe told aw that from May onwards every aighted

be sunk, and that

e would be mared.