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THE, CHINA-MAIL, APRIL 19, 1940.
LESSON FOR
OTHER NEUTRALS
London, To-day. Commenting on the lesson. Norway has provided for other neutrals, the "Man- chester Guardian” says that we have been astonished at the events in Norway, at the treachery, the attack from within, and at the easy seiz- ure of important points be- cause no one thought it ne- cessary to protect them.
The "Manchester Guardian" also mentions an order which purported to come from the Norwegian Foreign. Minister and which caused the Nor- wegian Fleet to land its crews, offer no resistance and throw away the strong defences of the Oslo Fiord.
Just because the Norwegian expedi- tion was sheer madness, the Nazis were able to surprise us, concludes the "Manchester Guardian,"..to land unopposed and dig themselves The paper admonishes other neutrals to heed the warning. Reuter.
DANISH
ARMY DISMISSED
in.
Copenhagen, To-day. According to the official German news agency, the whole of the Danish Army has been dismissed except for small detachments required for guard and patrol duty. The training of officers and N.CO.s will continue. Reuter.
Paris, To-day.
A denial that the Danish Army surrendered without fighting is made by Princess Margaret of Denmark, who is at present in Paris.
ANDERSON SHELTERS FOR 12,000,000
London, To-day.
Over a quarter of the people.in England to-day now have private A.R.P. shelters, announced Bir John Anderson, Home. Secretary, Minister of Home Security, and Minister in charge of Air Raid Precautions, In the House of Com- mons. yesterday.
Nearly 2,250,000 steal shelters had been delivered, capable of accommodating 11,500,000 people, apart from public shelters and reinforood cellars and basementa in private offices and houses. A | very high - percentage of gity dwellers, now have protection. against air-raids—Reuter.
QUIET DAY
ON
THE WHOLE
PARIS, TO-DAY. LAST NIGHT'S FRENCH-WAR COMMUNIQUE SAID THERE WAS A QUIET DAY ON THE WHOLE.
A diver has identified the wreck of a German submarine which
at- tacked one of our sloops a few weeks ago and the destruction of which then appeared uncertain and was not offl- cially announced by the French Ad- miralty.-Reuter.
ARTILLERY FIRE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL");
Paris, To-day. There has been some artillery fire on the Alsace/Lorraine front and one local attack. There is practically no air action over the Western Front.-- Havas.
"GALVANISED INTO ACTIVITY”
London, To-day.
A military correspondent saya a consequence of the German invasion of Denmark and Norway is that the entire Western Front has been galvanised into activity.
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One of the Jutland regiments fought a rear-guard action, she says, and lost many men. The order to stop resistance took several hours to reach some regiments, which were standing up to an enemy superior in numbers.
In operations on the Western Front, Her nephew commanded the Palace it is a test of the brain power and Guard which opened fire on the ap-initiative of commanders and imagina- proaching Nazis. Reuter.
INAUGURAL DANCE
tiye "action as regards Staff officers. The routine movements of fortress warfare have been replaced by intelli- gent improvisation.--Reuter.
The Chinese Australian Association are holding their inaugural supper CANADIAN DEFENCE dance at the Roof Garden, H. K, Hotel, MINISTER IN LONDON to-morrow. evening.
Mrs. Percy
Chen, Miss Bonnie Ching, "The
London, To-day. Chickadees" (Doreen Ma, Frances Mr. Norman McLeod Rogers, Cana- Lee, Herbert Tong, George. Chow,dian Defence Minister, has arrived in Thomas Lee and Teddy Yip), Miss England to discuss with members of Gloria Yee and Mr. Thomas Lee will the British Government various fea- provide the cabaret entertainment. tures of Canada's war effort-Reuter.
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