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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1940.

ABSOLUTE AIR MASTERY, SMALLER

STORMY SESSION

EXPECTED

IN PARLIAMENT TOMORROW

NORWEGIAN LL.G., Will Lead Attack:

MINISTERS

IN LONDON Hore-Belisha To Speak

The Norwegian Foreign Minister,

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Prot. Kont, and the Norwegian De- A most important debate hi expected to take place in Parlia- fence Minister arrived in Londonment tomorrow, stateś a Havas message from London, when, 'accord- yesterday to consult with the Bri-ing to many competent observers, MR. DAVID LLOYD. GEORGE, Prime Minister in the Great War, will lead the attack against the Government's policy in Norway

tish Government.

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With them were the British Min ister to Norway, his wife and the wife of the French Minister to Norway, says Reuter.

Night Traffic

On Danube

Is Forbidden

A stormy session is expected as the 78-year-old former Premier will probably be joined in the attack by:

MR. LESLIE HORE-BELISHA Minister for war who resigned to | Janúary;

MR

A: DUFF-COOPER, former First Lord of the Admiralty: MR. CLEMENT R. "ATTLEE, Leader of the Labour Opposition: SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, Leader of the Libera! Opposition. MR. M. K. MACMILAN, Labour M. P. for Western Isles; and MR. GODFREY NICHOLSON, Conservative M. P. for Farnham, All interpellators will probably were pursued and will demand that

BUCHAREST, May 5 (Reuter-severely criticise the conditions in the war be pursued with the utmost River traffic on the Danube at which the Norwegian operations energy, night time is forbidden by the Minister for Marine.

The reason given is the preven- tion of acts of sabotage on Carna- voda Bridge linking the ancient kingdom of Rumania with Dobrud- ja, and on the oil pipe line to Con- stanza.

ITALIAN ARMY VOTE

ROME, May 5 (Reuter)-A sup- plementary vote for $8,000,000,000 Ire for strengthening the Army is to be put at the disposal of the Ministry for War under

a law which is published today and to which the Financial Commissi Senate gave its approval on March

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MR. LLOYD GEORGE

Opposition circles openly de- clare that the present Govern- ment "lacks dynamismi" and the situation, can only be changed only be a through Ca- binet reshuffle.

Thus, Mr. Herbert Morrison de clared that Labour would not be participating in a Government which included Mr. Chandlerlain, Su John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister,

Political circles, however, are of the opinion that tomorrow's de- bate will not result in a motion of non-confidence as such a solution is rarely resorted to in war-time but a clear indication will be given of the Opposition's desire to see a younger, broader and energetic Ca- binet.

Military Operations Carried Out

By Allies In Norway: BIG PARADE OF Clearer View Possible

LONDON, May 5 (British Wireless)-A clearer view of the military operations carried out by the Allies in Norway and the tactical conception which inspired them is now on certain assumptions possible. The latter were based which it can now be seen did not allow enough either for the ingenuity, thoroughness and disregard of conventiona! restraints of the Nazis, or for the failure of the Norwegian authorities to realise the danger which threatened their country.

With the knowledge that the Germans were practicing amphibious operations the Allies pre- pared small forces, which had been sufficient to forestall the Nazi invasion, had called for assistance to come in time.

POLISH TROOPS

PARIS, May 5 (Reuter)---Some- where behind the Maginot - Line, General Sikorski, Pölish Premier, reviewed the biggest parade yet of troops while in another Polish part of France the Czechoslovak

an air depot.

POPE PIUS

Admonition To Pray For Peace

ROME, May 5 (Reuter)"The hour has come for all Italians to pray for peace in the midst of the troubles of these days," declared His Holiness Pope Pius XII a sermon delivered in the Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rume and which was broadcast by, the Italian wireless stations,

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WAR CABINET REQUIRED

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NOW NEEDED IN

IN FULLEST SENSE Labour M.P. Urges Premier, Simon, Hoare To Consider Resignations

The paramount need for air mastery and for the establish- ment of a smaller War Cabinet is stressed by Mr. J. L. Garvin, Editor, in The Observer, states a Reuter message from London.

Mr. Garvin says, "We require, above all, two things. First, a supreme effort for absolute air mastery and, second, we require a smaller War Cabinet com- posed of a few men free from departmental routine who will give their whole minds to higher direction of the war.

way."

"It is certain that until we have both these things our cause will not make head-

Regarding the air, Mr. Garvin says that the Govern ment ought, from the outset of the war, to have taken measures on a larger scale and driven them forward with the dynamic vigour that Mr, David Lloyd George applied twenty-five years ago to the Ministry of Munitions.

The Alles cause demands noth- ing less than air supremacy of two to one against Germany in view of the "other contingencies.

Referring to the War Cabinet. Mr. Garvin declares that there is no movement for personal reasons against Mr. Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister but it was incum The sermon was delivered at the bent on him to provide an invigor

Jusion of a Solemn Mass mated Government and a more effi- Connexion with the proclamation clent system of war thinking was of St. Catherine of Stena as one planning and war waging that the nation demands and the Allies of the patron saints of Italy and

cause urgently claims. the admonition to pray for peace

Returning to the same subject in Was the Pope's concluding remark.

another column, Mr. Garvin de- clares we now need a National Government in the fullest sense of the word with the adhesion of Labour, Sir Archibald Sinclair's Liberals and Mr. Lloyd George.,

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BRITISH AIR ACE MISSING LONDON. May 3 (Reuter)- Squadron Leader Kenneth Doran, first British

MR. CHAMBERLAIN

"IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO air ECC

of the war, is reported to be missing. Squadron Leader Doran led the famous Kjel raid at the beginning of the war and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

LESSON TO SMALLER NEUTRALS

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)-The Sunday Times, referring to the air. problem in Norway, says the Nor-. wegiens were unforturiately neither able to hold their aero-. dromes nor destroy them.

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It was a lesson to other small neutrals that If they cannot do the first, at least to make sure of the second.

PREPARING TO FIGHT

A Reuter message rom Belgrade states that the Sokol (Youth) or- ganisation has issued a proclama tion to its 300,000 members warn- ing them to prepare to fight for the country. -

BE ABLE TO RECEIVE

BLOWS. WE MUST GIVE THEM”

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MR. MORRISON

LONDON, May 5 (British Wireless)-In speech at Southampton yesterday, MR. HERBERT MORRISON, Labour M. P. for Hackney and former Minister of Transport, sald the recent events in Norway constituted a setback which it would be self-deception to hide and cowardice to evade deprecated attempts to present these events as a British victory.

of pre-war foreign policy for landing ng into a war which collective organisation of peaco could have avoided.”

"It is of real Importance that our people should be able to take blows and at the same time to keep up their morale," he said. "I UNKNOWN PLANE

believe they are so able, But it is not enough to be able to receive OVER SHETLANDS blows. We must give them. We must vie them

"Speed and yet more speed is LONDON, May 5 (Reuter) Heavy anti-aircraft gunfire, appa-ministration and military effort of what we need in government ad- flag went up for the first time onrently over the Thames Estuary all kinds. We must not always was heard on the south-east coast fear to take the Initiative. We last night, but no arcraft were must reject the silly superstimtion seen and no air raid

warning that democracy is incapable of sounded.

The firing

speed. That is a dictatorship le." Mr. Morrison strongly eriti cised Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Sir John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare, who he said were, in his view, "primarily responsible because of their weak conduct

WAR ON SEA

stares

20 minutes.

lasted for

A message from Malta that a British destroyer has been presented to the Polish Nayy by Rear-Admiral Ford who said that An unknown plane, believed to this was being done to gratify the be German, was seen flying at wish of the Polish Navy to take an immense height over the Shet- an increased share in the war on land Isles, British Aghters

cended. No bombs were dropped.

CONTINUED FIGHTING IN OSLO

The force provided for the, a scale "sufficient to carry the sea.. purpose of establishing a pro- through unopposed landing tecting ring round ports, such but were insufficient to do, as Stavanger, Trondheim and much more than had been Narvik, behind which rein-planned for them, forcements and supplies could

The rapidity with which have been landed, and Germans established themselves in through which larger forces key ports, by attacks treacherously could have passed when executed and treacherously aided necessary to the assistance of by elementa suborned within the the Norwegian Army, were on Norwegian defence organisations,

Major Battle Imminent

Near Hankow

the

presented the advance partles of the North Western Expeditionary Force with problems quite different from those for which they had been prepared." This force, it will

be recalled-like the force prepared. for Finland before it was held in

VALLEY: HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES

Illuminating German Communiques

turing sugar coating in preparation for unfavourable news he might soon have to give,

men.

He

B.B.C. Warns Norwegian Skippers

"I have the suspicion that these

Special to H. K. Daily Press LONDON May 5 (Havas)—A three

are also primarily warning to Norwegian skippers not responsible for the relative weak- nese of our war effort," said Mr.to obey orders.which they may receive from the Oslo broadcasting Morrison. "I urge them to constation was given again today by sider whether their best services the B, B. C.

to the country would not be by way of resignation.”

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According to reliable informa- tion, the skippers may be ordered by the German authorities to scuttle, their ships in order to

NO NAZI NOTE prevent the Alles making use of

TO SWEDEN

them, the B. B. C. „added."

King Boris yesterday. saw Bir STOCKHOLM, May 9 (Reuter)-Hughe Knatchbull-Hugesson, Bri- A foreign press report that Ger-tish Ambassador to Turkey, who is many sent Sweden a Note, de- visiting Bulgaria, states a Reuter manding delivery to the Reich, or report from Boha. Sir Hughe was a major portion of exports on formerly British Ambassador to credit till the end of the war, and China. that she should employ German. NAMSOS TAKEN

technicians in her mines, and BERLIN, May 5 (Reuter)-A transport" organisations, is declar- High! Command communique ed by authoritative circles to be states that strong enemy forces without foundation.

LONDON, May 5. (Reuter)-Most of 'today's news about supported by planes repeatedly

readiness against the eventuality the fighting in Norway comes from Sweden.

of a call for help from the coun- try for which it was destined.

Increased activity in Narvik area is reported and més- sages also speak of continued fighting in Oslo Valley where CHUNGKING, May 5 (Reuter) British and French, ald. unlike small bodies of Norwegians are inflicting heavy losses on --Chinese dispatches state that a German "protection," is not given the invaders major battle is imminent in Hu-unasked nor does it take the form

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attacked our position in North' Narvik,

The attacks were "repulsed in collaboration with German fighter)

planes.

ditionally,

CANADIAN FORCES INSPECTED

colours and

LONDON, May 4 (BWB)-The From Steinkjer, our troops ad- Earl of Athlone, who is Governor- peh, to the northwest of Hankow, of forceful seizure of ports and German communiques are also illuminating.

vanced northward and Namsos General Designa of Canada, tom but only minor engagements have aerodromes of the country it pur- They say the Germans into Germany unless the population and Grang were taken. The com- day visited Canadian regiments in taken place hitherto,

ports to be defending. Troops were tend to liberate all Norwegian co-operates and prepares places to mander of the Norwegian forces training at Aldershot. He saw the The Chinese claim that their derived from formations gathered prisoners of war under the keep them and helps to look in this sector surrendered uncon- ceremonial parade by the High- air force heavily bombed the Jap earlier to go to the assistance of age of 16 and perhaps prison-atter them.

landers with their anese base at Chungtstang and Finland but much of the equipers over that age who are on material for home consump

kuited Pipers. Twenty British planes were set are to large supplies of muni-ment of the Finnish Expeditionary

farmers...

tion, the Nazis burst into a spate found on an aerodrome at Lesjes-| dispersed tions brought from Hankow for Force had been

The High Commissioner for the Japanese offensive.

among this unfortunately as it. After admitting that the civilian of claims of successes in sinking kogan, south-east of Aandalmes Canada, Mr. Vincent Massey, and a large portion of the British Fleet. It is added that no resistance proved in the event a considerable population is giving trouble, the

Mopping up operations are now Mr. Ridgers, the new was encountered and all Chinese part of the provision of anti-air- communiques threaten that the On previous occasions this was in progress in the area round Defence Minister, were also pre-

Continued on Paze 7.

sent, aircraft returned znfely.

Norwegian prisoners will be taken a sign that Cloebbels was manufac- | Roeros and Trysil.

and

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