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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1941

SURPRISE RAID ON NORWEGIAN PORT Ex-American Destroyer Carries Out Exploit

Complete Success Of Sortie

A FORMER UNITED STATES WARSHIP LED THE RAID ON A NORTH NORWEGIAN PORT EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING, IT WAS REVEALED IN LONDON YESTERDAY.

It was one of the American destroyers taken over by Britain last year, four of which are now sailing under the Norwegian flag.

AMERICAN AID TO CHINA

Early OUNOUNCE - ment of American aid to China under the Lease and Lend Act was indicated by the Chinese Ambassador in Washington, Dr Hu Shih, after attend- ing a conference at the White House yes- terday.

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The Ambassador was accompanied the White House by Mr. V. Soong, China's leading finan- cial expert. ---Reuter.

EXPLOSIVE STOLEN

FROM A.R.P. TUNNEL

For the theft of 45 dynamite from No.

The ruling party were mostly hardened Norwegian authors and fishermen, with a sprinkling of aatiots who know every tjord and to the intricate Nun wegaan

coard

The destroyer crept in during the early hours of the morning, and landed a party of volun. teers Telephone and telegraph wires were cut and local Quis lings and Germans rounded up. Stocks from the fish oil factory Avere seized and the factory des foyed, after which other oil de- puth were disposed of and the herbou works blown up

The Germans were taken completely by surprise and it was not until 24 hours Tater that the Nazis outside the area got wind of the raid. Having done its job well, the destroyer drew off in the early Thorning without a single Albed lows Reuter.

GANG LAID BY HEELS

SNATCHERS WHO HAVE BEEN

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The use of the stirrup pump for putting out incondlary bombs has proved completely successful under the test of grim experience in England, and this equipment is now being strong. ly recommended for Hong Kong. An invitation was recently extended by the D.A.R.P. for applications for the. necessary equipment at low cost. Photo shows a local demonstration of the way an Incendiary is tackled, taken Fast week.

INDIAN TROOPS' GALLANTRY AT MASSAWA

MANY DEEDS OF gallantry by· Indian- troops during the operations leading to the

fall of Massawa, in Eritrea, are described in

despatches received in New Delhi yesterday from Eritrea..

A GANG OF WRIST-WATCH The morale of the Italians began to give OPERATING IN THE UPPER way under the relentless battering to which LEVELS DISTRICT FOR SIX they were subjected.

Indian troops were

MONTHS.

WERE SENTENCED

FROM SIX MONTHS TO ONE

TO PRISON TERMS RANGING quick to seize advantage and to attempt ac- YEAR BY MR. G. T LOWRY tions against odds which normally would be

THIS MORNING.

The gang were responsible for the theft of watches from Mrs.

extremely hazardous.

On several occasions enemy sticks of Ashton Hill, of "Carleon, Pok-machine-gun positions concealed 9 A.R.P

Fulam Road, Mrs. Chau Wun-nin, in wire entanglements were taken Tunnel in Warehai Man Kam.!

at the point of the bayonet, one of No. 1. Hng Hon Road, Mrs. La 26. stone blaster, and Cheng Tak

Chi-kwai, uf No. 84, 24, earth-coole, were remanded | Street, Mrs

Percival sepoy taking such a post single- for 72 hours for further enquiries, No. 1, Beautiful Terrace, and Miss to throw a hand-grenade.

Wu Fung-ying. of handed by crawling close enough

when charged before Mr. H. G| Woo Siu-ying. Sheldon, KC.. at The Central Magistracy this morning.

Second accused was also charg- ed with very ing the dynamite Both defendants pleaded guilty.

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Detective-Sergeant V. Morrison is in charge of the case.

of Queen Mary Hospital, between November last and April 2 this year.

Tsong Wai-pui and Chan Tai- hang were sentenced to one year's hard labour, Yeung Wa-tai, 18, to Six months and Leung Moon, 24, | to nine months' hard labour.

Inspector Hallam prosecuted.

the

unit has arisen from the road Unit. → The dire need for this ing evacuated areas, and the cdisorder caused by people leav- military in cases of urgency. Inaring of the roads for Traffic Control men 'now- on There are over 10,000 of these men are shown under Instructi uty In the British Isles. The Now Traffic Control Army on, fearning various signals etc.

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Another havildar led a tachment across a bullet-swept area and minefield to cut off 500 Italian naval ratings hold- ing one sector of the line. During the attack on the purl

Indian

led by a company subadar succeeded in rounding up approximately 200 prisoners, aft Europeans, who were preparing to make a stand.

Clever Capture

BRITISH

CRUISER

SUNK

IT WAS OFFICIALLY AN- NOUNCED IN LONDON YES- TERDAY THAT H.M.S. BONA- VENTURE HAS BEEN TORPE- DOED AND SUBSEQUENTLY

The subadar sent a platoon to the flank with orders' to open SANK. rapid fire. eventually effecting a clever capture.

IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED

U.S. Will Protect Shipping

"The United States will protect her merchantmen wherever they go so long as they do not enter com- bat zones proclaimed un- der the Neutrality Act," declared President Roose- velt at his press confer- ence yesterday.

11+ was replying lu a query whether this was the United States Doley.

"It is not a question of policy but of law." he added. President Roosevelt declined to ay whether United States ships. going to the Red Seu would like- wise be protected, adding that he knew of my ships in thise water,

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Questioned on the possibiitty ot aring United States freighters. he said. "There has never been any discussion of that except by Dorators." Reuter.

BREAK IN

RELATIONS PROBABLE

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Diplomatic relations. between the United States and the German-in- fluenced Danish Govern- ment have been virtually severed, with a complete rupture expected at any

moment.

President Roosevelt declared in Washington that the United States would stand fast in its determina- tion to fortify and defend Green- land, despite the repudiation by Copenhagen of the agreement reached in Washington,

Officials in Washington yester- day conceded the

growing pos- sibility of a similar breach with Rome after the State Depart- ment's receipt of a further "most vigorous protest" from Italy over the United States'

"arbitrary"

action in seizing 28 Italian vessels and their crews.

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MONROE DOCTRINE

Indian troops in carriers were THAT A BRITISH SUBMARINE APPLIES

the first to enter Massawa, de- spite minefields crowding the entrance which were easily local ed and disposed of by Indian sap- pers and miners.

As Boon as the

troops were dismissed in Massawa there was a general rush to the sea and, bathing was soon in full swing, though it was nearly midnight. Meanwhile khunsamas were set- tling down to cook an enormous

SANK AN ENEMY TANKER BOUND FOR A PORT IN OCCU-,

PIED FRANCE REUTER,

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President Roosevelt an-

The Admiralty announces that nounced at his press con- H.M.S. Bonaventure was torpedo-ference ed while acting as escort to a convoy.-British Wireless.

10,000-Ton Tanker

in Washington yesterday that he intends to protect Greenland un- til the area is restored to..

meal of celebration over captured H.M, submarine Tigris reported a free and independent

Italian ranges. — Reuter

GAOL FOR OFFER

OF A BRIBE

The Admiralty announces that

she has sunk an armed and heavi- |

Denmark,

ly laden tanker of about 10,000 The President explained the tons which was bound for a port in enemy occupied France.

This vessel was commanded by Lt. Commander Bone, who. has already received the D.S.O, and.D.S.C-British Wireless..

For offering $1 bribe to a Chin- ese. constable, who arrested him for hawking without a licence-in

HEMINGWAYS OFF Canton Rond yesterday, Tam Lok, 31, was sentenced to one month's TO SINGAPORE - hard labour by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon this morn-

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heming- ing.

way left Chungking yesterday Accused was additionally fined | afternoon by 'plane for Lashio en $2 or seven days' hard labour for route to Singapore. Central hawking: without à Ilconce,

News,

United States was merely carrying outh Monros Doctrine.

Meanwhile Denmark has sent-a formal notification, direct from Co- agreement void. penhagen declaring the Greenland

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LEAVING NEXT WEEKS.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Gerald Casement, the U.S. Marine sentenced to life imprison- ment for killing his 15-month-old stepson, Floyd "Skipper" Sebas- tian, leaves Shanghai for McNeil Island on April 22. — Internation....... al News Service,.