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TUESDAY, APRIL 9,

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The Hounds Of War Are Unleashed In Scandinavia As-

NAZIS INVADE DENMARK, NORWAY

GOES TO WAR WITH

Early Morning Drama On Danish Frontier

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, APR. 9 (UP).-GERMANY HAS INVADED DENMARK, AND NORWAY HAS OFFICIALLY STATED THAT SHE IS AT WAR WITH THE REICH.

THESE WERE THE AMAZING DEVELOPMENTS WHICH OCCURRED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS

MORNING TO FORM THE LATEST DRAMATIC PHASES

OF THE CONFLICT IN EUROPE.

NAZI TROOPS APPARENTLY INVADED DENMARK FROM TWO POINTS. THEIR FORCES CROSSED THE GERMAN-DANISH FRONTIER AT SLESVIG, WHILE THREE WARSHIPS STEAMED UP TO COPENHAGEN, CAPITAL OF DENMARK, AND LANDED TROOPS.

WITHOUT COPENHAGEN WAS OCCUPIED TANCE, SAYS A REPORT FROM NEW YORK QUOTES THE “NEW YORK TIMES.” NORWAY DECLARES WAR

NORW

Military Exercises

Hongkong Forces Take Up Positions

The British army in Hongkong is Colony against an enemy attack. munique concerning the military

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WITH REICH

Shanghai Now Ready To Go To The Polls

JAPANESE CONFIDENT WILL WIN ELECTIONS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".

SHANGHAI, Apr. 9 (Domci).-The Japanese candidates in the S.M.C. elections are confident that they will all be elected.

There are 3,500

It is claimed that the Japanese will receive 3,600 votes. Japanese electors and a further 100 votes are expected from Italian and Spanish residents..

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"" SHANGHAI, April 9, (UP)-Wednesday and Thursday- the two days on which Shanghai voters will go to the polls to return the new Municipal council-are probably the two.. most important days in the history of the International Settlement, says the "North China Daily News" in an editorial this morning. All British and American newspapers this morning urge

voters to support the officially-

nominated candidates.

The Japanese, the "North Ching

Daily News" warns, can be expreted

RESIS- WHICH give the Administrative Services in defence of their interests.

now ready in positions to defend the

This is revealed in an official com exercices which are being carried out to poll almost all their own votes

for their Avo.candidates, this week in Hongkong

"Accidental voters would be well- The communique reads: "The exercises being held from advised to endeavour to equal the April 8 to 12 are designed primarily strength of the Japanese by voting "The seriousness of the challenge and units practice in their war duties. For this purpose, part of the garrison issued by the Japanese is such that can afford to deployed to-day (Monday) and all no reasonable man positions were occupied by o'clock ignore it.

of Shanghai Owing

to the administrative best be protected by ensuring that the seven selected British and Ameri- that there will be little movement, can candidates receive all the British Another Washington report said that the State Department announced that nature of the exercise and to the fact

change and American votes, in addition to Norway is at war with Germany.

the votes of as many other nationals "It will be the task of the adminis-as possible, trative services to maintain the fight- ing troops in these positions with all

The Columbia Broadcasting System also interrupted its programme at 5.40 am. G.M.T., to announce that the invasion of Denmark had been officially confirmed by the Danish Legation in Washington.

"Reuter's" report on the invasion of Copenhagen quotes the "New York Times," which said that early to-day the Copenhagen correspondent of the paper reported that the Germans had occupied the Danish capital.

The correspondent's message indicated that it had been filed just ahend of a suddenly imposed censorship.

CROSSED SLESVIG FRONTIER

Another "Reuter" message from London says that according to a report from Copenhagen, filed before the city was occupied by the Germans, German troops crossed the Slesvig frontier.

The Danish garrison at Sonderburg is moving northwards, Three German cruisers have entered the Middlefahrt harbour. Soldiers were landed and occupied the neighbouring streets.

At least one heavy gun was landed.

Three large ships, probably troop transport vessels, are in the Little Belt.

In the meantime, according to a Stockholm message, a black-out there was followed by

an air raid alarm which lasted half an hour.

NORWEGIANS FIRE ON WARSHIPS

Norway's declaration of war against Germany also coincides with a report, issued by "Dome", that several unknown warships escorting convoy ships carly this morning attempted to enter the West Fjord, and were met with a heavy bombardment from the Norwegian constal defences.

The warships were forced to retreat.

The nationality of the Invading war vessels has not been made known.

According to another "Domei" report from Osto, a big naval battle is expected as an outcome of the Allied naval forces laying mines in the Norwegian territorial waters.

A large German fleet is arid to be hastening towards Norway, while British warships are already in the vicinity.

OFFICIAL NOrwegian STATEMENT

A Washington report from "United Press" states that the State Department has receiv. ed word from the United States Minister at Oslo saying that the Norwegian Foreign Minister had informed him that Norway is at war with Germany,

The State Department's announcement read:

"The American Minister at Oslo, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, to-day telegraphed to the Department of State saying that the Norwegian Foreign Minister has officially informed her that the Norwegians fired on four German warships coming up the Oslo Fiord, and that Norway is officially at war with Germany.”

Another "Reuter message from New York, quotes the "New York Times" as saying that the Copenhagen wireless station in a message to the Mackay Radio (New York) sald that the station was closing down, adding that “it has been occupled by German troops"

DANISH TROOPS WITHDRAW

A "United Press report from Stockholm, states that the British Legation said that German transports landed troops on the northern end of Jutland, and also Invaded Denmark across the Slesvig frontier.

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the situation will not materially from day to day.

that they require until the end of the exercise."

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"TELEGRAPHS” SOLD OUT

This afternoon's news of the grave turn-of-events in Europe created an unusually the heavy demand" for **Telegraph.". The Final Edition was rushed and a large number of additional These, copies published. however, were quickly sold out, hence this "Extra."

NAZI NAVY

ON MOVE

New Threat

By Wang

Nanking May Seize Concessions

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!! SHANGHAI, April 9. (UP).♫ The remarkable suggestion that Wang Ching-wel, alded by Japan, should choose", the mo ment when Britain and France are pre-occupied in Europe. to take over all foreign concessions in China was advanced to-day by Wang Ching-wel's mouth- piece, the "Central China Daily News."

Nanking, says. Wang's newspaper,' ! is now strong enough to take over the concessions,

Britain and France, it points out, are pre-occupied, and the United States could not oppose any action taken-by-Wang Ching-wei, because her fense relations with Japan and

of

Four Squadrons On Soviet Russin.

Way North

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

XMHA Interference SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Арг SHANGHAI,

D (UP).-

very Despite American protests, strong interference from an identified station continues to blanket

LONDON, April 9, (UP)~! the programmes emanating from the American-owned radio station over The Copenhagen Correspondent (Reuter).which American commentators

the Municipal of the "Daily Telegraph" con- Kenya is preparing to produce more urging voters. In wheat, flax and beans for Britain is elections to boycott the Japanese firms that, four German naval squadrons passed through the the advice given by the East African candidates,

Campaign managers this morning Kattegat last night, proceeding Trade Delegation which is now visit-

predlet an almost certain victory for northwards. in London.

Kenya is also planning a war-time the British and American candidates. The disenfranchisement of several supply of hay in the near Middle

PLEASE Turn To Pago 3. East.

NAIROBI, Apr. 8

The total strength of the

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Nazis Lose Warship, U-Boats And Planes Says Report

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, APRIL 8 (UP).—ALTHOUGH NO OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY EITHER THE BRITISH OR NAZI ADMIRALTIES, IT NOW AP- PEARS THAT REPORTS OF A BIG NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE SKAGER RAK ARE CONFIRMED!

A BRITISH NAVAL VICTORY, THE GERMAN EARLY REPORTS LOSSES BEING A WARSHIP,TWO U-BOATS AND A NUMBER OF AIRPLANES.

The battle appears to have been the Initial clash following the departure of the Ger- man Fleet from its base at Kicl.

ANNOUNCE

A Norwegian, ship has arrived at Lillesand with fifty German and British survivors of the battle. Most of the survivors are from two Nazl U-Boats, which appear to have been early

victims in the encounter.

SWIFT ACTION: FOUR

NAZI

SHIPS SUNK

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, April 8 (UP). Scandinavian newspapers

The pilot of the ship said they

had narrowly escaped the battle, which took place in the Skager Rak. Part of the ship's side was blown away.

A large number of bodies are being washed ashore at Kristiansand. Naxi Float Off Norway Unconfirmed reports from Stock-i

aro Issuing Extra editions as events move to a crisis in Nor-holm stale that the German Fleet is wegian waters.

The British Navy has moved swiftly following the mining of Norwegian waters.

Four German steamers and n

The German losses are:

expected to arrive off the Norwegian coast at 7 pm. It is confirmed that the Nazi warships have pussed] through the Danish Straits.

› Tho 2,305-ton steamer Kresta, for-

An Extra Edition of thei "Allehanda” quotes reports from Nazi U-Boat are the first vic-pedoed by a British submarine off

Allied... warships, sub- Arendal;

The B,600-ton German transport Copenhagen stating that the German The Legation added that Danish troops which were landed on the frontler withdraw when tims as

marines and airplanes carried Rio de Janeira, also torpedoed off | fleet intends to mine the Skago Bak from the Norwegian coast to Den- the Germans entered, keeping within a mile of the Invaders.

Arendal.

PLEASE Turn To Pago 3. A London report from the same agency says that all telephone circulls with the Scan-Europe's war into the Skager

Rak. dinavian capitals are broken.

PLEASE Tum To Pago 3.

"The recovery of the concessions Is equally as important as the re- covery of the Japanese-occupied arens," the paper added.

LATEST

NORWAY'S INVADED

PORTS

OSLO, Apr. (Reuter)-The Oslo radio station announces that GermÄN. troops commenced landing at Nor- wegian ports at 3 o'clock this morn- Ing.

thal Another London report says the whole of Scandinavia. has been cut off from telephonic communicą. tion with London.

All telephone calls between Scan- dinavian countries and London pass through Copenhagen.

The London-Copenhagen radio- telephone service normany opens at 6 a.m. GMT., but London operatora falled to get any reply from Copen- hagen.

NAZIS CONFIRM REPORTS

LONDON, Apr.- (Reuter).--Ger- man wireless reports confirm that German troops have invaded both Norway and Denmark.

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