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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940.

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SIMON PRESENTS SECOND WAR-TIME BUDGET

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"THIS GANG OF BLOOD-STAINED,

MONEY-MAKING MURDERERS”: MR.

DUFF COOPER'S SPEECH ON WAR

MR. DUFF® COOPER.

Only Three British Ships Sunk In A Week

** LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter)--Only three British' ships were lost last

* GERMANY HAS ASSUMED MANY UGLY SHAPES IN HER PAST, but never has the face of Germany been more vile than under this gang of blood-stained, money- making murderers," said the Rt. Hon. Alfred Duff Cooper, .D.S.O., M.P., former First Lord of the Admiralty, when he proposed the "Toast of England" at the luncheon held by the Royal Society of St. George to celebrate the anniver- sary of St. George's Day, held at Grosvenor House, Lon- don, yesterday.

The Rt. Hon. Winston Chur- today, marching out to fight, he chill, First Lord of the Ad-was reminded of the young men miralty, who was to have pro-who went out 25 years ago. posed the toast, was unavold- ably prevented from attend- ing, and in addressing the gathering Mr. Du Cooper said that the First Lord had sent a message regretting his inability to attend.

Mr. Duff Cooper sald, in' part:— "You were expecting today to hear,one of the most powerful and most popular Ministers of the Instead you see before Crowt you a member of the unemployed. A GREAT TASK

But, added the speaker, if the characters of the men were the same, the mood was different in that the nwood of those who went out today was that of men embittered at the thought that a single nation could plunge the whole world into war.

SIR JOHN-SIMON

British Troops Reinforce Norwegians

In South

£2,667

MILLION PROVIDED

BY THE CHANCELLOR FOR PRESENT YEAR EXPENDITURE

Presenting his second war-time budget in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the £500,000,000 vote of credit authorised by the House had been under spent by £91,500,- 000, according to a Reuter report from London.

It had been assumed by some critics that this unspent residue indicated a delay on the part of the services en-

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gaged in the war effort carrying through their programme. INCOME TAX

7s. 6d.

As foreshadowed last September,

of Commons yesterday that hë pro- posed raising the standard of In- estimated, which come tax from 7/- to 7/64.

£995,000,000 had by £54,000,000

That criticism was not entirely fair because it failed to take account of the differences between closely checked figures of departmental estimates, passed by the House, and the broad generality of the vote of credit which was pri- marily designed to authorise whatever expenditure came to Sir John Simon said in the House be met down to the end of the financial year.

The actual expenditure last year, Revenue was £1.816,873,000, instead of the amounted to emergency budget, estimate oz! been exceeded £1,833,000,000. There was thus a (cheers). PARIS, Apr. 23 (Reuter)--Mill-saving under various heads in last tary circles confirmed that British year's expenditure amounting in had behaved nobly in paying up troops have reinforced the Northe whole to £118,500,000... wegians in South Norway. Their arrival on this front is regarded as a factor of first importance.

POSITION NOT CLEAR STOCKHOLM Apr 23 (Reuter)

It is a mood which is deter- mined that never again shall this be made possible. WHOLE GUILT ON GERMANY Continuing, Mr. Duff Cooper said that not for a moment could "It is a great responsibility to the finger of blame be pointed at propose the Toast of England. "It England or France, for the who.e is a great responsibility to sub-guilt fell on Germany. stitute for Mr. Winston Churchill,” Mr. Duff Cooper "said that todayWhile the position in southern but, the speaker added, to sub-we see the whole of Europe tren-Norway is still not clear it now

On the other side of the account) they might fairly allow themselves some degree of enthusiasm.

stitute for Mr. Winston Churchill | bitng under the terror of the seems certain that Hamar and LABOUR URGE

to propose the Toast of England

was a task too great for anybody.

The speaker then went on to say,

Continued on Back Page Elverum have been in German

week totaling 11,400 tons which however, that when he was asked AUSTRALIA IS

is half the average of losses since if he would substitute for the First the beginning of the war,

Lord he unhestitatingly accepted DETERMINED TO

No neutral ships were sunk because there was nobody he so

which once again demonstrates the much liked to render any service MAINTAIN WAR

EMBITTERED MOOD

safety of the British convoy 579-to, no matter how small. tem extended to neutrals.

German losses include the Tor- genfritzen which is reported t have been sunk off Stockholm, possibly by a mine.

In addition, a British submarine sank one ship, of about 3,000 tons and another of about 6,000 tons. and five others in convoy.

NAMES OF SHIPS British Wireless states that the

INDUSTRIES

For the last disastrous decade,

CANBERRA, Apr. 23 (Reuter)— the speaker went on, Mr. Chur-Unless coal miners

resume work chill's voice had been like one cry- this week and seek settlement of ing in the wildernes, yet from the the dispute

by constitutional day the country was plunged into war, this voice was recognised as one of the most powerful in the land.

means the Government will take steps to reopen the mines, stated Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Australian

Premier, in the House of Repre- sentatives.

He added:

Mr. Duff Cooper said that he be- British losses cre the Swainby longed to the generation upon

"The Government (4.935 tons), the Mersey (1,037) whom the brunt of the last war is determined to maintain war in- and the Hawnby (5.380). »

rell. When he saw the young men dustries and essential services."

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FULL STORY OF ATTACK BY SECOND DESTROYER FLOTILLA ON GERMAN FORCES IN NARVIK: GLOWING PAGE

ADDED TO BRITISH NAVAL HISTORY

LONDON, APR. 23 (BRITISH WIRELESS)—A GLOWING PAGE IS ADDED TO BRITISH NAVAL HISTORY IN THE RECORD OF THE ATTACK ON THE GERMAN FORCES IN NARVIK on April 10 by the Second Destroyer Flotilla, consisting of H.M. destroyers Hardy, Hotspur, Hostile, Havock and Hunter, The account is based on pre- liminary reports to the Admiralty of the surviving.officers of the Flotilla leader, HM.S; Hardy (Capt. Warburton Lee) which at 4 p.m. on April 9 landed two officers at a Nor- wegian pilot station at Tranoy near the head of the West Fjord. They learnt that Nar- vik was strongly held and that in Ofot Fjord there were at least six German destroyers. larger and more powerful than the Hardy and her consorts.

EIGHT NAZI

hands for severas day. ALLIANCE OF

The rumours which have been

current here regarding the pre- DEMOCRATIC

sence of strong Allied forces in

these regions, seem to have been PEOPLES

exaggerated and that the figure of

Income tax and

surtax payers

65-

so promptly the increased SUMS demanded of them. The timates last September of both income tax and surtax had been fulfilled practically precisely: £390,000,000 was produced by in- come tax and it was the largest

First Raids Since December

amount of income tax ever si JAPANESE ACTIVE | OVER SZECHUEN

ed in a single year.

In the Dist-year-of-the-last-war--and

year

the total income taf was: 269 CHUNGKINGRÅT, 13 000,000 compared with the pre-

The Japanese air force yeste šent ... £380,000,000 Last

day resumed "ietivity over Sza- the surtax produced £69.750,000 chaen. the raids being the first while the super tax in 1914-15 since December, 1939. 750 men, given as the advarice LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter)-An produced £10,000,000,

It is ofBcfally confirmed that guard, constitutes that total Anglo- | alliance of democratic peoples is Death duties were over £2,000-Yiping (Sufu). In south-west of French troops in this region at the urged by the National Council of 000 up upon the estimate.

Bzechueri, was bombed last night when more than 30 Japanese air- Labour consisting of executives of present

National defence contributions craft raided the town twice. De- Swedish correspondents say the the Labour Party, the Parliamen-produced nearly £27,000.000 com tails are not available. Germans. who are northwards towards Rena, 20 miles Union Congress in a statement to-

advancing tary Labour Party and the Trade pared with £25,000,000 estimated.

An official communique publish- Excess profits duties had already ed by the morning papers gave above Elverum, àre meeting with day. only slight resistance from the

contributed Its first trickle of The statement declares that

no details regarding yesterday's £40.000. Inland revenue had pro-raids, merely stating "an unknown neutrality ceased to have any duced. £587,000,000 instead of the number of aircraft headed west- The Germans are methodically meaning for the Nazi aggressor: estimated £578,750,000, closing all roads leading into it has no guarantee of a nation's and excise produced £400,000,000

Customs ward yesterday morning.TM Sweden. The Tidingen's Oslo security and British Labour is co-which was £27,500,000 more than

"The machines flew at a great correspondent says that fresh vinced that the way to freedom'

height and only the sound of the estimate. German troops are constantly lies in an "alliance of all democra-

their engines were heard, Chien- arriving there.

This surplus was chiefly due to chiang and Pengahui, south-east tic people whose liberty and in- The German Minister in Copen-dependence is as much at stake the exceptionally large yield, from of Chungking, reported the sound hagen has been appointed "Pro as those of the democratic coun-articles on which he had increased of aircraft engines. Later the tector" of Denmark and Hitler' tries who are already involved in duties last time.

machines disappeared in 811 personal representative.

Continued On "Page"? easterly direction."

Norwegians

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PARIS, Apr. 23 (Reuter)-To.. day's War communique states there was nothing to report.

the war.

SUDDEN DEATH: Five Of Most

M.P. TOOK ILL

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British Navy To Be Reinforced By Powerfully Armed Protected Battleships

IN COMMONS And Strongly

LONDON. ADT, 23. (Reuter)---Sir Nairne Stewart-Sandeman. Bt., M. P for (C) Middleton and Prest- wich Division of Lancashire since 1928, was taken ill in the "House of Commons today and died be- fore reaching the hospital,

Sir Nairie, who was born in

King George V Type Near ATTACK ON

"Unsinkable" Ideal

SHIPS SUNK face of these strong German alone. At first nothing but a mer- 1876, was Director of Dawnay, Day to be reinforced by five of the largest, the most powerfully

AT NARVIK

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This intelligence was com-fully accomplished and about 4.30 municated to the Admiralty am. the Flotilla was off Narvik, who thought the attack in the The Hardy entered Narvik harbour forces so hazardous that at 1 chantship near the entrance could and Co., Ltd.

be, seen. When the Hardy had a.m. on April 10 Capt. War- passed the ship, however, a mass burton Lee was told he must of other shipping came into view, LONDON, AμT, 23·(Reuter)—The be the sole judge of whether including a large German destroy- following German ships at Narvik to attack or not and that theer. The Hardy at once turned to on Apr. 9 are believed to have been Admiralty would support him port and fired torpedoes, at the sunk:-

whatever happened..

same time increasing her speed to The oil refinery ship Janweller

Capt. Warburton Lee replied he 20 knots. As the Hardy was swing- (11.775 tons), Negenfels (8.096), Intended to attack at dawn high ing under her helm, two more large Aachen (6,388), Altona (5,892) water. At 3 a.m., the Hardy, Hots- German destroyers came into view. Heinhoyer (5,836) Bockenheim pur, Hostile, Havock and Hunter Torpedoes were fired at them and (4.902), Martinhendrikasser (4879) proceeded into the narrow charinel the Hardy opened Are with her leading into Ofot Flord. There suna At that moment there, was was a slight-east wind. It was a loud explosion and a sheet of red It is learnt in Naval circles in misty and snowing heavily. Visi flame from the Arst German des- London that, no: one Britishbility was so low that fog lights rover, and thousands of rounds of expeditionary forces to Norway has had to be used to enable the ships tracer ammunition began to go off to keep touch. The Hardy led the in the air looking like bright stars

and Frierinhaus, (4,339),

BRITISH TRANSPORT

been sunk.

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A German High Command.com-Flotilla. The narrative of one of

FOUND ITS MARK, munique had clamed that one her officers states, "We never sawi One of the Hardy's torpedoes had British destroyer and transport|elther side of the Fjord except found its mark and one of the were sunk by the German air force early when we nearly hit it once." enemy ships had been accounted off the west coast of Norway.“ The passage was," however, success- Continued on Back Page

PAGE 2--Inter-school sports heats Colony tennis dou- bles: U.B. baseball: H.K. basketball criticised, PAGE 3-Coming events:

Radio programmes. PAGE 4-Early cables: Cross-

word puzzle. PAGE SE.C.R. and Regis- trar annual reports: Colony trade: Manslaughter trial enda."

PAGE 6-Leading article. PAGE 8-Rotary tifin talk PAGES B and 10-Finance and

commerce,

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter)—The British Navy is about

armed and the most strongly protected battleships. "In the world, states Hector Bywater, the News-Chronicle naval cor- respondent.

These vessels, named King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Jellicoe and Beatty, are now undergoing trials...

SWEDEN

PARIS," Apr. 29" (Reuter)-UR- easiness is felt in military circles here about Sweden:

"It is feared that the coming days may все, я development, such as a German attack on, or landing, In Sweden as the Ger- mans are said to be making all preparationIS,'

The speed of this class ex- ceeds 30 knots and the steam- ing endurance is expected to be far greater than that of their predecessors,

Their 14-inch guns have a high

Mr. Bywater states that, Each will carry three aircraft they are the largest battle- and 15,000 officers and men. ships ever built in Britain and

STILL VISION are exceeded in size only by While the "unsinkable" battle- a vision, the Klug the Lion and Temeraire and ship is stul· two others, yet unnamed, George V. type approaches this which are under construction ideal more nearly than any earlier and will displace at least vessel, The percentage of the rate of fire with a superior range 40,000 tons.

weight entailed by under water to the 16-inch guns of older bat- defence against torpedo is much tleships and can penetrate thick- The King George V and the four increased and, if the belt and decker armour, consorts differ almost in every res armour are included, the total A dve ships were launched in pect from any previous British weight of defensive elements is 48 an unusually advanced stage of battleships. They mount ten 14 per cent. of the full displacement completion and their completion inch guns in two quadruple and of the ship, namely 35,000 tons willliraise but strength to capital one twin turrets. 16 B1-inch and This is believed to be a world's ships to 19 more, and at least four many lighter, guns.

record.

more, are building.