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Will

Will Hitler Come To

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NOW

STIRRING ADDRESS BY CROWN PRINCE OLAV

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Norway Will Not Die S.E.

"Ons nation will not die. With our blood we hope to occupy a place of respect among the free nations of the world," said HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCE OLAV OF NORWAY when he spoke in London last night." Prince Olav gave a graphic description of the passing of Norway Into German hands after several weeks of re- sistance by the Norwegian and British forces. Norway, he said, did not give in without resistance as everyone knew.

the south of Norway was euated.

Crown Prince Olav.

eva-

For five more weeks the cam- paign was carried on. In the north in close co-operation with the British and French. We needed ammunition and more planes and more ships but as öur Allies were anable at that time to provide us with these the fight had to be abandoned. Everyone must realise. that there was no other alter- native.

DOING OUR BEST

"We are now waiting and lend- ing our ald · here in London to Britain because we want to con- tinue the fight for the freedom of Norway. Our countrymen should realise we are doing our best. -

"We have army detachments here in Britain and a small force In Iceland. Soon a squadron of Norwegian airmen will be going

He related how the Nor-Tinto active service. For the pre- wegian Navy, consisting of "a sent the resistance of our people few obsolete ships, had gal- Norway must remain passive.

"We are not standing alone in

a

lantly defended their shores this struggle. We here have and how the shore batteries great respect for the British peo- at Tromsoe had sent two ple. We have watched with en- large German ships to the thusiasm the young pilots of the bottom.

This resistance by the navy and the fighting forces had been helped by Britain and when things had

R.A.F. time after time drive off

German raiders. We have a deep respect for the people of London for the gallant way they are standing up under the German

gone hard for them this resistance raids and for their friendship and had given the King and the Gov-kindness to us. ernment time to leave. Oslo. Most

Navy.

the

We are proud to be included in

of the Norwegian Fleet was now the armies of the British Empire. co-operating with

British

GALLANT GREEKS "Our hearts go out to the gal- His Royal Highness stated that lant people of Greece who are de- the Norwegian Army was not mo-fending their soll against foreign bilised until the German forces despots and we are also deeply had started their invasion. The grateful for the support we have German got possession of the

|received from the United States of radio station and kept on telling America. the people that the mobilisation orders had been cancelled.

GREATEST WEAKNESS

Europe?

LONDON, Nov. 25 (Reuter)-Speculations as to whether Hitler will come to the assistance of Mussolini in South- East Europe and whether Yugoslavia can and will resist if invaded continue to be the theme of editorials and mili- tary experts in the Press.

THE TIMES, in an editorial, says that while Hitler may not be sorry to see Mussolini taught his place and made to realise how helpless he is without German assis- tance it is improbable that he would allow his Axis partner

Admiral Sir Andrew Cunning- ham in command of the Bri- tish Mediterranean Fleet, Ele took part in the brilliant

exploit at Taranto.. -

ARMED ANNAMITES CAPTURED

(Reuter)- TOKYO, Nov. 25 "I should like to take this up from Hanoi state

Japanese dispatches received here that azmed portunity of sending our greetings Annamites who attempted a riot on behalf of Norway to the "Our greatest weakness was the Head of the United States of Chinese

and surrounded parties of Indo- lack of anti-aircraft defences," America.

garrison troops nesr President Roosevelt. said Place Olav. We had chance of hiting back, Britain die. came to our assistance but the We are working in close co- It is reported that an official position became untenable and we operatiori for the re-establishment communique regarding the incident had no way of protecting ourselves of the principles of social Justice declared

that the riots were against the German bombers and throughout the world."

caused by "Communist agents."

Detention Of American Vice-Consul

tured.

to be too seriously humiliated, but intervention can only be carried out by violating Yugo- slayfa or by inducing Bulgaria to admit his forces and, per- haps, attack Greece or Yugo- slavia herself.

A campaign against Yugoslavia, is never one to be lightly under- taken, but a combination of a Ger- man offensive from Hungary and a Bulgarian thrust from the east would almost reproduce the methods by which Serbia Was over-run in the last war.

There is no certainty that Bul- | garla wil lerid herself to such ignominy and back the wrong horse for the third time. success- fully, but we have seen elsewhere what an unscrupulous minerity, backed by a Nazi Influence. is zapable..

The season is impropitious and Hitler would doubtless prefer th awalt the spring if the Italian,need is not too pressing.

IMMENSE EFFECT

The DAILY TELEGRAPH MINI- tary correspondent, Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles Gwynn, says that the

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STATE FUNERAL

FOR SAIONJI

TOKYO, Nov. 25 (Reuters-The „ Emperor has accorded: a - State funeral for Prince Balonit, who died last night at the age of 91. years. He is the 11th person - to be granted such an honour.

death of Prince Salonjt want Japan's guiding star in her present period of darknes and confusion, says the TAKUNG- PAO...

With the OUK

“WE HAVE HAD PLENTY OF GOOD NEWS AND HEARTENING Greek victories had an immense NEWS IN THE PAST WEEK, BUT WE ARE TAKING IT IN effect on the strategic position of USUAL WAY; as none of us have any delusions until our task is Yugoslavia. A month ago Yugo-completed, "said MR, CYRIL LAKIN, political commentator on car. slavia could hardly have dared to rent events, when he spoke in London on Sunday night. stand in the way of the Dictators. Now the situation has changed Immensely.

The Italian Army is no long-.. er a threat and the fact that the Greeks have closed the roads through Monastir into Western Macedonia gregzilý: reduces ine chance of Yugosiasialbeing-cut- off from Saloníka or atfacked from the rear.

**THERE IS STILL THE SUB-" MARINE MENACE AND THE NIGHT BOMBER and it would be absurd to minimise these "threats,” he continued, "but at the same time, there is not a man or woman here who is not confident of our victory. We are confidefft, although we' know it will tax our limits of sacrifice.

"Is. the urge to assist her ally

AXIS IN TROUBLE sufficient to induce Germany to force an issue with Yugoslavia? The Axla partners, од

the whole prestige of. „Signor Mussolini is at stake.

The life of the Prince reflected

Japan.“ "The question is what can he do the modern history of to restore his prestige? He would During the Melji Reform and the like his army to strike back at period of struggle for constitu- the Greeks, but the activities of the British air force are serious

tionallam, Prince Salorifi, who had learned democratic ideas in Paris, was an active participant, TWO ALTERNATIVES”

When he was at his prime, **There is a way out of it for him and that is to turn the Greek Japan was a flourishing country... resistance by marching through But constitutionalism is deterioras- ing now in Japan' and the cour Yugoslavia. That would involve à

the clash with Yugoslavia and the try is confronted with a crisis in-

no Freedom and democracy shall not Saigon last night have been cap Strategically. I should say it was other hand, are in a big trouble. Yugoslavian soldier is a formid-precedented in her history, az- not If Yugoslavia risted, the Signor Mussolini is getting able one as Signor Mussolini will result of her unrestricted aggTĖL advantages that. Germany gains nothing away from the Greeks find if he attempts this move.ve ambitions,

Asked if the two Americans are

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night, because they hope to „escape' contact with our ma-

'chines.

for being quick to see novelties and to make use of them.

from her neutrality would be lost and from ourselves. He has had "There is another alternative Lauding Prince: Balon)! as a her share of Yugoslavia's pro- over half a dozen bard knocks and that is to ask Herr Hitler for champion of freedom, the paper duce and the protective neutral from the air and sea and he must help, even though that may mean said that though China and Japan screen to the Rumanian oll sup-be in, an awiul dilemma.

loss of more prestige for Signor are now at war with each other, plies and the winter campaign

Mussolini. Can Herr Hitler refuse we cannot help expressing our

races in Europe in terrain present-

RECEIVING GRANDI

BERLIN,

whead Spitfire

Pilot Who “Baled Out”

RA.F. COMMAND

LONDON, Nov. 25 (BWS)-The story is told of a Spitfire pilot who

"He recently spoke angrily of

war.

e indulged in a great deal of intimidation, tacties, which were really of great value to Herr Hit- ler in getting a part of the Bri- tish navy, into the Mediterranean and he is still waiting for his re- ward. Herr Hitler, however, while he Is "bargaining with Vichy over France, cannot afford to give his partner any of the French colo- nies.

A SHEER GAMBLE

he appears to be considering ways

and means of getting Bulgaria to help.

*Abalt has already been

held out to Bulgaria of an out- — let to the Aegean Sea, but 37 Bulgaria moves. the Turks might move on the side of Greeer. It must also be ré- - winter, is not suitable country membered that Bulgaria, in

for mechanised warfare, One thing, however, seems certain and that is that, the Turks will move if the Greeks are attack ed either by the Germans or the Bulgarians or even if the Greek-line is attacked, through Bulgaria."

MISS. F. PERKINS.

BMA RESIGNS

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Renter

..

CHINA RECRUITS LEAVE

Tientsin Official's Son For R.A.F.

TIENTSIN, Nov. 25 (Renter). Another batch of young Britons from Tientsin has just left to Jom [His Majesty's" forcek -

This latest detail of recruits to leave the north comprises R. G. Banderson, J., B. Polkinghorn, H. E Turner, D. J. Feeney, H. W. Howell,

LH McKenzie, D. W. J. C.

and R. Macveign.

H. E Turner is the son of, Mr.

against one of the anest fighting the pacifists in Italy, because they this help? As a matter of fact gorrow at his death,' ing many difficulties, especially to showed him that they were war mechanised forces, is not a pro-weary and disappointed. Signor mising prospect."

Mussolini really expected to help himself to Tunis, Corsica and Nice after the collapse of France. None Nov, 25 (Reuter) of these things have materialised TOKYO, Nov. 25 (Reuter)-

Hitler is receiving Bighor Grandi, for him so far and he has re- Questime were asked at the For-

There is the tricycle under-farmer Ambassador to Britain, at all the diplomatic support he gave Italian. Minister of Justice and ceived nothing tangible as yet for eign Office in a Press conference "That shows the way designers carriage, for instance. They are noon today. In the new Chan- Herr Her when he entered the today, concerning the detention in Germany are working. They using it for pushing up wing cellery. by the Japanese at Halphong on are working on high flying aero-weights. Speed in the air goes up Nov. of Robert Linden, the planes, fast flying aeroplanes and as wing loads come down-and the United States Vice-Consul at on' night flying aeroplanes. That smaller the machine, the quicker 11 Hanol and Melville Jacoby, the constitutes a challenge to our own will go. The tricycle undercar- American newspaperman.

dealgners. Our people are themi-riage makes landing and take-off They were arrested, after Jacoby selves better engineers than the easier and allows wing-loadings had photographed the Japanese Germans. They have already to be used. This under-carriage encar-ment, and later turned proved it and must do so again therefore is of the highest impor- over to the French officials.

and I think they will do that. tance--it is of greater importance

STILL HELD

"There is still the problem of than the retractable under-car- the night bomber. Recently peoriage. There is no doubt that still being held, a Foreign Office ple have been showing a lot of in- this development will be of the ut

terest in the night bomber, but most importance to us in meeting spokeman replied that the latest the solution of the problem is not the next phase of the air war." dispatches indicated that they are yet in our hands.

"When the Italians attacked Miss Francis Perkins, Secretary James Turner, Chairman of the still under detention,

"baled out" over the Sussex Coast Greece, it was not certain that for Labour and the first woman British Municipal: Connell, with Querlioned whether the United "Here again I want to point to

Mr. Stewart, in conclusion, re- after the machine was hit by they did so with the agreement of member of the United States Ca- the exception of H. W, Howell, who States Embassy in Tokyo

binet, haa tendered her resignation is en route to join the Indian the question of range raids vs mass ferred to the recent changes in the cannon fire. bas

the Germans. One thing is cer ralds, The weight of the German R.AF. command. He paid a fine closer to us. Night defence, there was until recently Commander-in-away from a second combac. launched such. B

Dover and was hit after breaking the Germans would never have to the NEW YORK TIMES Pointing out that the case was than to the Germans. We must and who is now going to America the beat of the engine could be sheer

campaign with fore, is of more importance to as Chief of the Fighter Command. Mames came from the extrauss and such little preparation. It was a a very simple one, the spokesman and the answer first, for while we probably to help in the technical felt in the cockpit.

gamble. The Italians. hoped the matter could be settled can still attack the Germans far co-operation to which the speaker!

fhagined that the Greeks would locally.

strrender immediately, but none away, they can attack us near at had already referred. Bir Hugh I gave full throttle" and climbed į hand.

| Dowding o was succeeded by Air to 2,000 feet and rolled the air and as far as one can see it of these expectations came true

Marshal Douglas.

craft over on its back and baled Greece is one of those countries Mr. Stewart commented on the out, said the pilotag excellent co-operation being main- tained now between the air forces craft blew up. and the navy and the land forces. The creation of an Army · Co- Operation. Command in the Royal Air Force was an excellent move and the appointment of Air Mar- shal Barratt who had a wide know- ledge of the army's air needs, to The Wah Yan Past Students

Association will fold its 7th less in an attempt to explain the that post was a sound step. -----

That is the position in the air annual general meeting at Wah defeat of the Italian forces says today as I see it," said Mr. Stewart Tan College, on Saturday, at 830 that Italy was not fighting the "We are particularly lucky in Emphasis on our technical struc- Dm. The meeting will be imme- Greeks but the British Empire The suspects were arrested yes this country that the United ture against the designers and diately followed by a reunion and that naturally it was a task terday after the discovery that the States is co-operating with us so engineers of Germany and Italy. A ner to which members and non- that would take a long time theft var committed on Saturday- closely. Several of their planes lot depends on the way that phase, members are welcome. Sunday night fee

which they are sending to us show of the struggle goes and if we The Journal of the Association, AB the suspects xão employees of advancement in design, The succeed, we shall be strong in long The Bridge," will be issued at the the shop concerzsed.

Americans have always been noted range attack 7

taken any action in the matter, attacks is heavier because they are tribute to. Sir Hugh Dowding, who The pilot had been fighting' of taim, however, and that is that ito President Roosevelt, according |Army, the recruits are destined for

the spokesman replied: "I don't think so."

$400,000 Robbery

SHANGHAI, Nov. 25 (Reuter)--- Arrested on suspicion of being in- volved in the robbery of $430,000 | worth of jewellery from a shop ́in Nanking Road in the heart of the International Settlement, 17 men were remanded in the First Dis trict Court here, today,

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defences, therefore, must be maintained in a high state of efficiency and the im- mediate problem turns again to our engineers, designers and scientific workers. The pilots and crews of our aircraft have done their work magnificently, Now it is the turn of the office. workers. They have to fight the next big battles of the air.

U.S. CO-OPERATION-

A few seconds afterwards the air-have played no part whatsoever where Fifth Column activities

WAH YAN PAST STUDENTS:

mseting

The Norway technique has failed completely in Greece and now Signor Mussolini is in the horns of a dilemma.

The Royal Air Force has been helping the Greeks to a consider- able extent and the Italian wire-

"What has happened, how- ever shows that Italy is val nerable" continued Mr. Lakin, *“She feels it very strongly and

Ithe RAF