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MR. R. H. CROSS SAYS ECONOMIC WARFARE TO UTMOST WILL MAKE WAR SHORTER BY MANY MONTHS

ORIGINAL

LANDING POINTS GREAT BELT Communists

ENTRANCE

Nazi Attack Beaten BLOCKED

Back In Dombaas

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LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter)- The laying of a net barrage block- ing the entrance to the Great Belt-the narrow waterway lead- STOCKHOLM, APR. 30 (REUTER)—ACCORDING TO Ing from the Kattegat to the THE LATEST DESPATCHES PUBLISHED HERE ALLIEED Baltic between the Danish islands TROOPS, ABERILADILY FOURING INTO NORWAY AT of Odense Fyn and Sjaelland-is THE ORIGINAL LANDING POINTS AND FRESH PLACES announced by the German Radio, ALONG THE COAST.

A small passage is left open

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And The Kuomintang

False Japanese Report

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter) By waging the economic warfare to the utmo

utmost, we believe we shall shorten the war by many months," declared Mr. Bonald H. Cross, Minister of Economic Warfare, speaking at a luncheon given by the American Chamber of Commerce in London today.

He said we could certainly claim we had already made Germany feel the pressure of the blockade but one undoubtedly serious leak was the route via Vladivostok through which, 'since the outbreak of war, copper, rubber, tin and other materials had been im- ported in quantities, making it virtually certain that a good part was going to Germany. Mr. Cross continued: "The United States had been the source of much of these war materials and we wonder how far it is generally realised in the United States that important supplies of kawar materi als had reached Germany in this way.

EQUIPMENT OF MODERN BATTALION

MOSCOW, A 30 (Reuter)- It is reported from Namsos that among the Allied through which ships will not be

*piloted, It is added that any The Tass Arey Issues a state- troops are Polish and Czech legionaries.

vessels trying to pass the net ment denying the Japanese report barrage will be fired on, without that the Bolt Ambassador to warning, by the patrolling war- Chima, M Parochire, has handed

to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek LONDON, Apr 30 (Reuter)—Mr. an emphatic erning of possible Oliver Stanley, War Secretary, in conséquences measures taken reply to a question in the House the Chung Goverment fe of Cammans, said the war units

IT IS THOUGHT THAT GERMAN TROOPS are not arriving at the same rate as the Allies, as they are coming mainly in aeroplaries, 30 or 40 at a time, and also the smáli coastal vessels they are reported to be using cannot hold more than 50 to 100-men each.

Latest news to reach Lond don of the situation in Nor-

REORGANISATION way suggests that things are

OF WORLD

going well at Narvik.

is

position The

at Namsos stationary but is in hand and at

ECONOMY AFTER Dombaas the situation is, regarded

THE WAR

IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE Special to H K. Daily Press WASHINGTON Apr 30 (Havas)

eventual distribution of the United" States' immense gold reserves to other countries, in the form of loans, was advocated by M. Paul, van Zeeland, former Bel-

as difficult. In the Dombaas area the Allies, on Sunday night, are re ported to have fought back magni- Acently, beating off a German at- lack and destroying some medium tanks..

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NEW POLICY IN REGARD TO

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garding the relations between the sent to Norway were in possession Communists the Kuomin- of their full and approved" scale

of war equipment.

Mr.

Garro Jones (Opposition the Ambassador has offered advice Labour) asked that having regard

ANNOUNCEMENT The statement also denies that

OF SHIPS LOST regarding the number and quali- to the extreme difficulty of pro-

PREVENTION OF INFORMATION LEAKAGE

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LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter)-It authoritativels learned that

fications of secretaries and tection from air attacks by fight- | employees the Chinese Government ers, were any steps being taken to should select for the stan of the substantially increase the number newly-appointed Chinese Ambas of machine-guns of the establish- sador to Russia

|ment in each und as a protection

against low-flying attacks.

with a view to preventing leakage unconfirmed.

It is not denied that the Allies in this region are hard' pressed and an NFANTONE, ""Emanating freen twe

dish sources, states that the Germans are in possession of Stoeren.

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In the Narvik area the Allied gian Premier and economic ex-troops have been reinforced and pert, during a dinner given in his are closing in on the town.

A report states that the property honour by American section of the International Chamber of Com-of an ore company is burning either as the result of German He added that he would allow bombing or Allied artillery fire. " the smooth functioning of a gold

merce.

NAZI TROOPS MEET

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The" Agency: adds: “The Ja- panese report dies mot, contain a single word of frath and is nothing but fabrication.*

Anglo-American Relations

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Mr. Cross who was the guest of honour, in the course of his ad- dress was loudly cheered several times. He paid a tribute to the fine work the Chamber had done in cementing Anglo-American friend-" ship.

Mr. Cross said that the Chamber had lang slace be- come one of the main Hnks” of Anglo-American [relations and he

ssured his hosts. that Britain was

very conscious of

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

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the assistance ·EL RH, Field-Marshal the Duke given by the of Connaught, K. G., P, C., K. T. Chamber in allK P, G. C. 8, LG, CM ɑ,

MR. CROSS

matters of mutual concern.

SYMPATHY RECIPROCATED.

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GC. 1 1, G., C. V. O., G. BE. V. D. T. D.. the only surviving The Minister said that it was will be 90 day

son of the late Queen Victoring

commonplace that the relations be-

Mr. Stanley replied that the tween a neutral and a belligerent. At Aldershot yesterday, accord-

a Reuter message from equipment of a modern battalion differences in the state of minds of London, the Duke

are never easy. The inevitableng to

inspected comprised of a very large number the Governments converted is Canada's oldest regiment he

Intai 21 ASYA Agency adda of BrinLISTE Lor information likely sto be untuk pengarang kini sa report erron

to Germany there has been a eously stated. that the Soviet change in policy in regard to the Ambassador suggested that Com- procedure hitherto adopted by the munists should be appointed as Admiralty in publishing details of secretaries in the Chinese Embassy

shipping losses each week. .“

In future, the total number of ships lest and the total tonnage will be announced seven days in arrears.

It is stated that during recent operations heavy lossed were in- ficted on the enemy. by British

in Moscow and that concessions should be granted to the Com.. munists.

Two British Submarines Missing

DETAILS OF LOSSES WITHELD

SONIÉSIRDS VODY" "Pronounced and the Royal Canadian Regipert assured his lateners that just as The Duke of Connaught, who the American people were sym-was Colonel-in-Chief of the Re- pathetic towards the British, thegiment 15 years ago when he was latter fully appreciated the posi-Governor - General ok.. Canada tion of their cousins across the (1911-1916), celebrated the 60th Atlantk."

anniversary of his entry into the "You will understand that the British Army in June, 1928. Minister .of Economic Warfare wields a weapon of war," said Mr. LONDON, Apr 30 (Reuter) Cross, adding that this weapon News has reached Czechoslovak had the same effect 35 2 circles in London that demon-blockade. It is a weapon, he said, strations have taken place in Ger-that has figured prominently in many because details of losses in the history of modern warfare, Norway have been withheld.

and added that it played an im-j These are stated to have oc-portant part in the last Worid curred in many towns, especailly War.

in the Austria. and Sudeten re- glors:

REDUCING DIFFICULTIES

Cargo Seized

As Prize

Ronald Cross,, Minister of Econo- LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter)---Mr.

mic Warfare, stated in the House of Commons that, since the Ger-

standard and stressed that the BERLIN, Apr. 30 (Reuter)-A Naval forces' and the result of future of civilisation depends to a German High Command communi-mines laid in the Skagerrak and great degree on the role played que announces the German troops other Norwegian waters but it was ty the United States in the re-advancing from Oslo and Trond- impossible to obtain full details organisation of world. economy helm, respectively, met this mora- apart from the ships actually after the war,

ing at the railway line south-west sunk.

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter)-It Once peace is concluded, serious of Stoeren:

On the other hand, by an-

The demonstrators * demanded Our purpose, since the begin-man invasion of Norway and problems will face the world” and; It added that connexion between nouncing the names of any Allied officially announced that the that the names of those killed inning of the War, has been to do Denmark, no shipping has been It will be necessary to create Oslo and Trondheim has thus been ships sunk by enemy action, Bri-two Eritish submarines. H. M. S. Norway should not be concealed. everything in our power to reduce allowed to proceed to German oc- broader economic groups than established.

tain has been giving Germany in-Tarpon and E M. S. Sterlet, are

the dinculties caused to neutral cupled ports,

• The demonstrationA in many those existing with a

trade by the war and Mr. Cross view of

formation which she was possibly overdue and are presumed lost, places gained large dizzensions making possible, freer exchange

The Tarpon is commanded by especially when the news was said he wanted to take this op seeking. It is emphasised that the of goods..

decision is not adopted with any Lleut. Commander H. J. Caldwell spread about the sinkings of tran-portunity of assuring the Ameri- desire to hide losses but purely to and the Sterlet by Lieut.-Com- sports in the Kattegat and the can people that Britain will do all

Skagerrak. prevent useful news reaching the mander C. H S. Haward.

Continued on Pare"

CROSS FRONTIER STOCKHOLM, Apr. 30 (Reuter) The Swedish authorities have in- He lauden Mr. Cordell Hull's formed the British Consul that 150 reciprocal trade British seameri from Narvik have programme of agreements which would reduce crossed the frontier. customs tariffs.

Statement On

Norway

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter) Asked, in the House of Commons,

by Mr. CR. Attlee, Leader of the

Labour Opposition, when he would

enemy.

Soviet Reply To British

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Trade Memorandum

Considered Unsatisfactory

IN

LONDON

REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT be able to make a statement on LEARNS THAT M MAISKY, SOVIET AMBASSADOR, called on Lord Norway, the Prime Minister, Mr. Halifax, Foreign Minister, on Monday evening and handed him a 'Neville Chamberlain, said that he written reply from the Russian Government to the British memoran- desired to make a statement as dum of Apr. 19 on the subject of the resumption of trade talks." soon as possible and, while not The reply states that any goods] from Great Britain would be wishing to be pledged, he expected imported by Russia, under the worthless unless accompanied by

agreement with to be able to make a statement trade

Britain, guarantees against export to. Ger-

this week.

would be exclusively used for do- many of equivalent supplies from mestic consumption, but the Soviet Russia of the same product. Government cannot accept to dis- cuss any Umitation upon her rights to export. Russian products to any country with which the Soviet has trade relations.

MUSSALMANS' INTERESTS

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OWN PRODUCT

In making any war trade agree- ment the British Government al- ways takes into account exports of NEW DELHI, Apr 30 (Reucer)

the country's own product, the Bri- A resolution, characterising the

Reuter's diplomatic correspony tlah object being to induce peutrals Muslim League's partition scheme dent understands that the reply is to reduce those exports by an Ra impracticable and harmful to not considered satisfactory in Bri- agreement to the lowest possible the country's interests generally, tish circles although the position, figure. This is regarded as a legi- and to Muslims particularly, har ne it stands, is under consideration. timate quid pro quo for the supply been unanimously passed by the

Any promises from the Russians of valuable materials produced in All-India Independent Muslims not to re-export goods received the British and French Empires Conference:

The Conference also passed a

resolution demanding a

CON

atiti uent assembly on the lines N.Z. OVERSEAS

demanded by Congress in which Mual'm-members should deter- mine safeguards for protecting the rights and interests of Mus- salmans."

PARIS Apr. 30 (Reater) To day's War communique states that there was nothing to report.

TRADE

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter)

It is pointed out that Germany. has always been boasting that her trade agreement with, Russia will enable her to break the blockade with Russian assistance and, there- fore, any trade agreement entered into would have to take this fact Into account,

Figures of New Zealand overseas - Thas the question of export of trade for the financial year just Russian products to Germany and ending show exports exceeded im- the re-export of imports from parts by £14,000,000 against other countries would have to be Es.500.000 for the previous year. dealt with in any negotiations.

The Admiralty also announce that two trawlers-Bradman and Cape Siretoko-have been sunk by bombs No loss of life is reported. NORMAL COMPLEMENTS

The Tarpon (1,090 tons) had a normal complement of 53 and was a sister ship of the Trident. Triton and Truant, British sub- marines famous for their exploits during the German invasion of Norway.

She was also of the same class as the flast in June, 1939). Thistle, which was recently presumed lost. The Sterlet (670 tons) was of the Shark dass and had a normal complement of 40

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dio programmes. PAGE 4 China war news:

US plane exporta PAGE 5-NAyal wedding at.

St. Joseph's, Chine Clipper arrives Cheap cables to Forcen

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PAGE 8 Newsettés, "PAGE 9 —— HK Telephone'

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PAGE 10-Finance and com-

merced

MONEY

REQUIRED FOR WAR RELIEF WORK

Christian Council Sends

Out Urgent Appeal

Cargoes in ships destined for Denmark are seized as prize, The disposal of cargoca destined for Norway, is decided by the Nor- wegian shipping and trade mis- sions in London, in consultation with the British Government.

AUSTRALIA N.Z. AIR SERVICE WELLINGTON, 'Apr, 30' (Reuter); The Empire flying-boat, which reached Wellington today, com- pleted the first air service between New Zealand" and· Australia, «

The flying-boat carried nine

CHUNGKING, Apr, 29 (Central)—An appeal issued by the Na-passenger and a large amount of" tional Christian Council to England, the United States as well as mail. Christian organisations in China says.

that approximately U. S. $1,200,000 or 300,000 is needed for relief in China in 1940."

Of this amount. U. S. $360,000 or £90,000 is needed for relief in North China, where war, flood and insect pesta have reduced, large numbers of people to poverty and destitution,

Drugs and hos- West China needs U. S. $416,000 or £104,000, pital supplies are wanted for fifty hospitals to combat malaria and for treatment of victims of air bombing).

WAR MEASURES IN

S. RHODESIA

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter) The Southern Rhodesian Government" has undertaken to Contribute

cost of the war, which is largely to

The remaining U. B. $424,000 or £106,000 is required to meet£1.500.000 annually towards the the, demand in other parts of China. » Available appropriations in January amounted to U. 8. $100,000 or £25,000. Therefore U. 8. $1,100,000 or £275,000 is required.

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AIR ALARM IN

be spent on war measures inside the Colony..

BOXER INDEMNITY SCHOLARSHIPS

A regional conference of the National Christian 'Counci in Cheng recently decided to em phasize rural reconstruction and service for the wounded in the

CHUNGKING, Apr. 30 (Central) work of the Christian churches in

-xamination for the eighth West China. In this connection CHUNGKING," Apr 30 (Central) batch of 30 British Boxer Indemnity the formation of a ChristianTwo Japanese air aquadrons scholarship students will be held rural service fellowship by the again raided several points in the next

CHUNGKING

August “simultaneously at

different church units was planned. vicinity of Chungkin and Klang Chungking" Kunming,

Shanghai

A special committee consisting of pei early this morning. A number and Hongkong, it is announced educators, agriculturists, doctors. of bombs were dropped, the air here today.. nurses and co-operative and rural men using fares to aid visibility, economy experts was set up as the The alarm brain trust of the fellowship. Chungking at 2.30 o'clock and the British Boxer Indemnity Board from May 15 to. June 30 next, at Ways and means for close co-lifted at 4.53 s.m. operation with the Institute of The raiders took off from their the Board's offices in Chungking O

and Shanghai. base in Hupeh. Continued on Back Fars

Applications for entry in the was sounded in examination will be received by

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