1940-05-31 — Page 12

CAPTURE OF Vivid Description

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1940.

NARVIK

Of Final Attack On Town

French, Poles

SHANGHAI

NOT KEEN ON

And Norwegians DAYLIGHT SAVING

Close In

LONDON, TO-DAY. "EYE-WITNESS,” TELEGRAPHING FRÓM “SOME- WHERE IN NORWAY,' DESCRIBES HOW IN THE FINAL ATTACK ON NARVIK, WHICH WAS CAPTURED FROM THE GERMANS ON WED- NESDAY AFTER AN ASSAULT LASTING 24 HOURS WHILE BRITISH WARSHIPS SHELLED THE GERMAN POSITIONS, FRENCH, POLISH AND NORWEGIAN TROOPS CLOSED IN ON THE TOWN FROM NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST. A British fleet was assembled before Narvik on Tuesday and began the bombardment at 10.20 a.m. At 10.45 a.m., French troops in military landing craft crossed the fjord under fire and successfully landed on a headland near Narvik.

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SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME COMES

INTO EFFECT THIS EVENING WHEN SHANGHAI CLOCKS WILL

BE PUT FORWARD ONE HOUR.

The Customs, it is believed, will not accept the new scheme while banks, brokers and the Stock Exchange have not made up their minds, though it is believed they will make statements this evening.

KEEPING IT IN

THE FAMILY?

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Shanghai, To-day.

Eight out of the 11 existing gambling dens in the west- │ern district are to close to- night upon the orders of the Japanese authorities.

One

Among them are most luxurious establishments, some of them having been open only a few months..

of the three dens exempted Public utility companies and most from the order is reputed to be own- firms announced in the press thised by the brother-in-law of Wang morning their intention to adopt the Ching-wei. The den in question is new scheme.

called Yu Yuen and is situated a stone's throw from St. George's. Our Own Correspondent.

Shanghai sportsmen are rejoicing over the new scheme which was last tried in 1918, when it proved a failure. ---Our Own Correspondent.

THIEF

protected

THIEF

They deployed in the hills and at-

Polish troops, similarly tacked through strongly defended by the Navy, crossed the hills south wooded country while the British of the port and opened a vigorous kept up a bombardment of such tar-attack. gets as presented themselves.

SOVIET AND

Meanwhile the Norwegians were working in from the cast. Occasional Very lights told the Navy of the positions of the Allied forces and barrages were laid down accord ingly.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT

NAZI CANARD

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Paris, To-day. The French Ministry of Information One month's hard labour was im- brands as absolutely untrue German posed on Leung Wo, 28, unemployed, allegations that Nazi airmen and army by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the officers taken prisoner were ill-treat- Central Magistracy this morning, fored in their concentration camps. stealing a fountain pen and a wallet, the property of Miss Cheng Tsi-ying,

ITALY BREAK Narvik was finally taken at 11.20 of No. 24, Kennedy Road.

CONTACT

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GENEVA, TO-DAY.

on Wednesday morning.

Bodo Fighting

British forces south of Bodo, 120 miles south of Narvik, who are op- posing the northward thrust of the Germans from the Namsos area, kept

DIPLOMATIC CONTACT WAS up magnificent resistance in the best ESTABLISHED RECENTLY BE-traditions of the British Army. TWEEN MOSCOW AND ROME

Irish Scottish, Welsh and

regi- THROUGH THE GOOD OFFICES OF | ments were concerned, GERMANY, THE NOUVELLE The Germans sustained very heavy GAZETTE DE ZURICH ANNOUNCED | casualties and are nursing a healthy YESTERDAY,

respect for the British troops.-Reu- ter.

Bombing Of Bodo

The paper sald that Italy asked Russia to give an asaurance that she would not intervene in the Mediter- ranean should italy be engaged in parts of that sea.

The contact was broken off when the Italian press started to discuss the Dardanelles question.

of

London, To-day.. In the recent heavy bombing Bodo, although the town was badly damaged, civilian casualties, were much lighter than at first thought possible. This was principally due to the gallantry of British rescue parties. the German warplanes set fire to must take steps to safeguard her in-hospital and machinegunned wounded terests in the event of extension of the as they were being evacuated, also European conflict in this region putting fire engines out of action. Havas.

Moscow stressed that Italy should not have interest in this problem while Russia is very much concerned and

LORD FREDERICK CAMBRIDGE KILLED

London, To-day, Lord Frederick Cambridge, who has been reported "missing" in France, lo now known to have been killed in action, He was a cousin of the King and brother and heir to the Marquis of Cambridge, who is also in service In France-Router.

FRENCH CALL UP 1920 CLASS

London, To-day. According to a French wireless an- nouncement, France has just called up all men born between October 1, 1919, and March 31, 1920-Reuter,

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Hiring a motor-boat from the Jordan Road wharf yesterday, a 36-year-old Chinese woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the harbour. She was rescued by a seaman employ- ed on the boat..

The behaviour of the Norwegian nurses earned the highest admiration of the British troops.--British Wire-

less.

FRENCH GENERAL IN COMMAND

It was stated that at 2.45 am. to day, defendant was caught in the act of stealing the articles from a cubicle. Defendant was also ordered to be expelled from the Colony.

WOMAN INJURED IN TRAM ACCIDENT

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The Ministry also emphasises that even though the French authorities may learn about German ill-treatment of French war prisoners, the French will not adopt similar barbarian tac- tics.--Hayas.

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SEAMEN ACCUSED

Two unemployed seamen, Yung-sang, 31, and Pau Yung-oi, 41, were before Mr. R. Edwards this with A 29-year-old Chinese woman sus-morning, charged with assault tained injuries to the back when she intent to rob at Wyndham Street yes- alighted from a moving tramcar and terday. fell in Des Voeux Road near Centre Street yesterday. She was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital.

They were remanded 72 hours for further enquiries. Detective Inspector O'Donovan is in charge of the case.

UNIFICATION OUT

OF WAR STRESSES

London, To-day. SPEAKING AT A CROWDED and enthusiastic meeting in the Isle of Thanet, which is one of the districts recently made the subject of special protective measures, the Under-Secretary for Air spoke of the unity of the coun- try in the face of the present danger.

The present Government, he said, was wanted by the coun- try, and he described as a token of insignificant past differences that those hitherto political opponents were now working in concert and harmony as colleagues.

Freedom, he said, had been given by the British people to the State in or- It is learned that a French der that it be returned unimpaired and general commanded the Al-secured by the otherthrow of those

threatening it. lied troops which captured Narvik

London, To-day.

Several hundred prisoners were tak- en and those Germans that got away retreated down the railway towards 'Sweden.

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Naval circles in London say that the Germans have once again shown ignorance of sea warfare...

The purpose of the German occu- "pation seemed to be to tie up Allied detachments In Norway which would be needed on the Western Front and then surround and destroy thom.

The Allies defeated both plans, be cause of their control of sea communi- cations which enabled them to land and withdraw at will. Reuter.

"Perhaps we needed," some 'tre- mendous upheaval in our lives Iko this trial to bind us together as one community instead of all us leading

sectional lives.

TEA MERCHANT FINED

Chow Cho-yui, alias Charles H. Chow, described as a tea merchant, residing in the Gloucester Hotel, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards this morning, with a breach of the De- fence Regulations on May 27.

Perhaps we needed the war to make us simple and purge us of prejudices A code book was found in defen- and over-developed material ambi-dant's possession in room No. 723, tions.

Gloucester Hotel,

He was fined $25.

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It is a wonder whether this coun- try has ever been more united than on Sunday morning, when we had Day of National Prayer and millions of citizens, led by the King, prayed that we may have help to survive the dangers that surround us and wisdom in remaking the world when we have emerged from our Wireless

FOUND HANGING

Found hanging from a tree near the Pak Sha Wan Fort, the body of a... ordeal."British | Chinese was removed to the Public

sterday