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No. 25483

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1940.

One of the biggest blows of all for the German Navy was the torpedoing of the pocket-battle- ship Admiral Scheer by the submarine Spearfish. Here's the Spearfish on her return-and here are some of her men. The Admiralty communique announcing the Spearfish's success probable that more than one torpedo hit the Admiral Scheer." At least two hits were seen.

said: "It is

4 Thousand BAN ON IMPORTS OF Nazi Troops RADIO APPARATUS Are Besieged Chamber Of Commerce To In Narvik

Make Representations

LONDON, May 6 Renter)—

It is estimated that between 3,000 and 4,000 German troops are besieged in Narvik.

It is officially learned

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SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce is mak- ing strong representations to the Government in connexion that with the new order recently issued by the Controller of operations are still proceeding but Trade, placing a ban on imports of radio apparatus and weather conditions are bad and it motor cars into the Colony except under licence.

would not be wise to anticipate. quick results.

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This decision, it is reliably learned by the Hongkong It is authoritatively stated here Dally Press, was arrived at a meeting of the members held that the statement by the Official yesterday afternoon. The meeting, which was fully repre- Germany News Agency that Bri-sentative of local firms importing radio sets and equipment, tish troops are intending to march only considered the question of imports of radio appara- through Greece is absolutely un- tus. true.

This proportion 13 compared mostly of small cheap sets American manufacture and the will tend to limit the number of new order restricting, their import

persons who would otherwise be

from Allied sources" encouraged to listen-in to war news

In

The decision to.make repre- this connexion Naz pro- sentations to the Government paganda declares that before em- is based on the following:- barking from Aandalsnes British

Only a small proportion of radio officers at a party sang:

apparatus landed in Hongkong re- "Hang your washings or the mains in the Colony, the bulk of it columns of Greece;

being sent on to China and there- "That's the way to rapid victory fore, not coming within the order: and peace."

MORE REINFORCEMENTS

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BERLIN, May 8 (Reuter)-A

High Command communique

and

states that in the Narvik area the

H.M.S. Afridi Sunk

enemy continued to bring artillery reinforcements from the north.

was

LONDON, May 6 (Reuter)-The German fighters. supporting Admiralty announced, in a com- Narvik units. succeeded in hitting munique, that the destroyer an enemy battleship with a heavy (H. M. S. AFRIDI has been sunk. bomb and in an attack on a mill-

Following the withdrawal of tary camp exploded the munition troops from Namsos, His Majesty's depot. From Grong dur troops ships, of which the Afridi have started an advance north- ward,

one, provided the defence for the troop convoy against aircraft and The communique also claims submarine attack, that two British flyingboats were With the arrival of daylight re- damaged by machine-gun fire in peated waves of enemy aircraft: northern Norway and two Bristol kept up an incessant attack upon Blenheims were shot down near the convoy, but the barrage main- Terschelling.

tained by the anti-aircraft guns or the escort was so effective that the troops transports were n

touched.

AIR SUPERIORITY AIM STOCKHOLM, May 6 (Reuter Newspaper correspondents state that the Germans are striving to secure air superiority in the Nar- vik area, claiming that 100 Ger- man aeroplanes were seen going down. north in a single day.

Reports of sporadic fighting are still coming in from Central Nor- way but the only organised body of Norwegian troops is stated to be General Metscher's division. numbering 25,000, in the Narvik area.

...

It is believed that the division

It was in the course of this opera tion that the Afrid was struck by bombs and subsequently sunk Two enemy afrcraft were shot

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FUTURE POLICY OF THE BRITISH

GOVERNMENT MAY BE ADVANCED

BULGARIA AT DEBATE IN COMMONS

WILL STAY

NEUTRAL Too Many Experts Attend War

Cabinet Meetings-Times

LONDON, My Reuter)--A message from Boña states that Bulgaria's delemination to main- tain her neutrality was emphasis- ed by General Daskalov, Minister for War, in speech. at the memorial ceremony for Bulgaria's war dead.

King Borts and members of the Government were present

"We have left nothing undone to ensure that we should always be neutral.", declared General Daskalov.

Spectacular Raid Against Three French Posts Fails

PARIS, May 8 Reuter)-About 800 German shock troops, preceded

by artillery and trench mortar

According to a Reuter message from London last night, | today's debate in the House of Commons will not only pro- duce a full report of recent events but it is expected that the Government's future policy might be advanced.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN, Prime Minister, will open the de- bate on the motion for adjournment and will be followed by MR. C. R. ATTLEE and BIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, "Leaders of the Labour and Liberal Opposition, respectively.

The Premier is expected to give a full picture of recent events which will be filled in by MR. WINSTON "CHUR- CHILL, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the part taken by the Navy,

MR. OLIVER STANLEY,

WINSTON

HURL

WILL ACT HIMSELF

Secretary for War, and SIR BRITONS

SHOCKED

TO CORETM

fire, participated in yesterday's OF BEING

drove off the Germans.

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Special to H.K, Dally Press. LONDON, May Havas)-Mr. SAMUEL HOARE, Air Minis- Winston Churchill' has received ter, will add their voices be- more extensive powers in the fore the debate closes tomor- Government In order to co- ordinate and carry out decisions Frank admission of the setback regarding the conduct of the war. suffered by the Allies in central The paper states that Mr. Church- the Daily Telegraph announced.

Norway, admiration for the con

ill will head a committee which duct

and achievements against will include high officers of the overwhelming odds of the fighting General Stad.

row:

Mr.

spectacular bunsuccessful raid against three French posts in the NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuter)-services "engaged, and renewed When decisions have been ab Barre region.

"The one comfort to be drawn spirit of determination to prose-proved by Government, The posts were encircled but from situation, with which the cute the war with vigour, are the Churchill will get himself on be French dring quads were sum- Norwegian defeat has confronted outstanding features of weekend half of the War Cabinet, moned and counter attacked and the democratic nations, is the fact political peeches and "The new

that

it & last has shocked the paper comment, says British Wire The raids were without strategic British people to the tore of their less Importance, the Germans, regard being." writes Herald-Tribune. ing them as useful training. It is stated that no derman officer is

"Whether they can replace allowed a command, on the West-

Government of elderly and cautious men ern Front unless he has taken

which part in such a raid.

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the

the New York

brought them to this point,

the next few days should tell.

It is headed that Mr Churchill was granted greater powers as a result of the strong criticism Anxiety is, however, shown in all levelled against the Cabinet "for quarters regarding the direction or useless delay between the drafting war efforts and a severely critical of a plan of action and its execu- tone is adopted towards the Gov- tion ernment throughout the press.

Parliament will be informed of

It is anticipated the speeches in the decision during the debate in WESTERN. FRONT "They know now, at least, that commons which opens today will

the two days' debate in the House the House of Commons. PARIS, May 6 (Reuter) It really to a war which they are reflect opinion in this sense which, The French war communique fighting and that war cannot be according to political correspon. states that there was marked won by waiting. If they wait artillery activity and of advanced much longer to find the energy constituencies with which mem- dents, is general, throughout the

unts in the region of the Saar. boldness and imagination, which will restore them the initiative, the Allies are going to lose the

FEELING IN CANADA

*

BUTTER RATION war

REDUCTION

(Reuter)-Lord

NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuter)~~

WAN

bers of Parliament have been in touch during the week-end.

Recrimination over the turn of events in Norway Is less pronounc-

for.

ITALIAN

CHURCH BOMBED

LAOHOKOW, HUPEH, May 6

More than a score of missiles

ed than is the urgency with which (Central)-The Italian Catholic assurances in this field are called Church was partially destroyed by "LONDON, May

bombs when a Japanese squadron Woolton, Minister of Food, stated

The Times, which remarks that raided. Kawnghua, important today, "The public must be pre- "A certain amount "or" dissatis- pared at an early date for a re-

faction with the conduct of the the setback in Norway is happily north Hupeh town, on the east. As already disclosed. the order In

is becoming noticeable in not a national disaster but is a bank of the Han River, near the question is one of the measures be-duction in the butter ration to the ing taken by the Government for former amount in view of the ces- Canada," says an Ottawa dispatch warning and an opportunity. Says Homan border. yesterday after-

to the New York Times,

there is no reason, to doubt that loại the protection of sterling exchange sation in Danish supplies,

"Unless I am quite certain of for that is how the retirement those operations will be a good one, were released in the vicinity of the "The British failure in Norway-the Government's case regarding but it will not apply to radio sets and motorcars destined for other adequate supplies of sugar later in from Aandalsnes and Namsos s Setting aside the purely strategi which was clearly" painted the the year I shall have to reduce the regarded here has increased this aspect of the campaign, pending Italiant dag: Several incendiaries The meeting deelded, in 'making

feeling, but it covers not only the full Ministerial statements, The "I don't think the cold storage British mismanagement, but also Times demands a fresh examina-set fire to rows of houses near by. representations to Government, to facilities

are adequate for the Canada's own war effort.

rendering hundreds pf point out that the greater part of worst conditions that may come.

people "There are complaints in many

homeless. radio apparatus imported Into We have started to bulld cold unofficial quarters that there is a

Earlier in the morning, the Hongkong is exported to China and storage facilities in eight widely too lackadaisical spirit in Canada

same raiders attacked the eastern therefore, the order will create the separated places throughout the as well as complacency over Bri-

suburbs of Kwanghua, killing three axen and destroying number of houses.

places, through Hongkong.

Continued on Back Page

Purpose

sugar ration, «

country'

tain's defeat.”

Of British Relief Unit

Going To Central China Explained By Mr. Evert Barger

Mr. Evert Barger and Mr. P. R. T. Wright, members of the British Relief Unit which is proceeding to Central China, were guests of honour at a reception given by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, at Govern- ment House yesterday evening.

There were about 150 people present. Mr. Barger, who was introduced by His Excellency, said he was extremely grateful to Sir Geoffry for affording him the opportunity of explaining why he and his friends were going to China. - Mr. Barger sald:--Some of you but at a time when the horrors or "may have been a little puzzled to war are being burne, in on those hear that, at a time when we had of js whose homes are in Europe, entered on a life and death sirus- we are particularly conscious of area but otherwise is complete. result of the Mediterranean ten£le in Europe, a party of English- the ties of sympathy telt between It is claimed that the division sion experts are examining the men were being sent to do what human beings even in distant baru. hemmed in and disposed of 1.000 possibility of strengthening the tile they can to relieve distress of the world. Germans in the Gratanger Valley. Suez Harbour owing to its strate-'n a d'st;n't and separate theatre -WIDE-SPREAD SUPPORT According to Oslo reports, the gical importance in time of war, of war.

“That is why, in Great Britain Germans hold 10,000. Norwegian A plan is being drafted for the The work of the Red Cross in where the British Reller Fund has prisoners who will be used in the doubling of the Cairo-Buer Rail- relieving human suffering has | received: wide-spread, support ever agriculture industry in Norway» way.

never been restricted by frontiers: Continued On Paro 6'

sent 2,000 men to the Trondheim

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On Other Pages

PAGE 2 – K.KFA. Council sults; EKRA shoot: US. meeting Macao Race re-

baseball.

PAGE 3 Radio programmes;

Coming events.. PAGE 4-Crossword puzzle; Fighting in Hupe; Early cables.;

PAGE 5-Murder trial at Ses- sions; Crown land sale; BW.OF. donations: Police Reserve orders. PAGE 6 Lending articl PAGE 8-Broadcasting report:

Passengers.

PAGES. 9, and 10––Finance and

commerce..

tion of the methods for the best direction of public determination,

The machinery at the Gov. ernment. "is too cumbrous for rapid and vigorous initiative. The War Cabinet is still too Continued on Page 7

RESTORATION OF FREEDOM

OF POLAND

Special to H. E. Dally Press

Church building, on the roof of

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Next Stage Of Norwegian Campaign

LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)- BUENOS AIRES, May 6 (Havas) British Ministers will have frst -Poland's national holiday was hand assistance. In deciding the celebrated here today,

next stage of the Norwegian cam-

M. Pygik, head of the organisa-paign in the persons of Prof. tion for Poles living abroad stress Koht, Norwegian Foreign Minister, ed the sufferings of the Polish and Col. Ljungberg Norwegian Defence Minister, who are at pre- people,

He expressed the assurance that sent in London for conversations Poland would soon recovered her with Government officials. freedom and her place in the family of nations."

The British Ambassador, Sir Esmond Ovey, and the French Envoy attended the function.

SEVERE RATIONING Special to H. K. Dilly Press · BERNE, "May 6 (Havas)—The German authorities in Poland have imposed a severe rationing system upon the Polish population Germans are not affected by the regulations.

The British Government · will also have information on the mill- tary situation from: Lieutenant Hambro, son of the Speaker of the Storting, and the son of the Nor- wegian Minister to London, who have also arrived here,

SIR P. LORAINE LONDON, May 6 (Reuter)--The British Ambassador to Rome, Sir Percy Loraine, is en route to Italy and is expected in Rome tonight.