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BRITISH STRATEGY

Will Probably Try To

Tako Bergen

LONDON, Apr. 9 (Reuter)-Nor- way's sheltered fjords are likely to play an important part in the wor if and when an expeditionary force arrives from Britalo, writes Beater's military correspondent.

The combined operation in which army, navy and air force are engaged in the most difficult of all military manoeuvres.

The staff work is necessarily very intricate.

Weather condlilons play a great part in the success or failure of the operation especially at the landing end which depends on sheltered faci- lilles.

Strategical Importanco Tho Norweglun Hords provide ideal protection. No landing of British force north of Hergen would appear probable because of the dif- ficulties of communications and the

distance from Oslo which would certainly be one of the main objec- tives.

Reactions To Invasion

No Blame On

Britain

Italian Sympathics With

Germany

LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuler) —The New Yoric "Herald Tribune" in its the editorial to-day speculates on meaning of the curly news dispatches from Scandinavia and expresses the conviction that America will not ru sard Britain as the aggressor.

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FALL OF

DANISH CAPITAL

Big Economic Schemes

Japan Scoks To Make Herself All-Powerful

TOKYO, Apr. 10 (Reuter)—

April 10, 1940.

SHANGHAI POLLS

Warm, Sunny Weather

For Elections

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

To Be Regarded As

The Japanese Government is SHANGHAI, Apr. 10, (UP). "Second Belgium" contemplating the inauguration-Shanghai went to the polls to- of two major economic policles, day in sunny and warm weather, STOCKHOLM, Apr. 9 according to the Japanese Press. and this factor, together with (Reuter).· Fifty German The aim of the first would be to the intensified campaign activi- military

flew strengthen and stabilise Japan's Four ties, guarantees a record-break- aeroplanes

Year Materials Mobilisaiton Plan over Copenhagen dropping with a view to facilitating her huge ing vote in the municipal elec-

tions. programme, now national defence while leaflets,

German

to-morrow which is planned to be to powerful The voting will end troops occupied the Danish than no other Power will dare tonight,

All American voters have received It also notes that the House of Com-capital this morning.

The second policy will embrace a telegram from the local American mons controversy has drawn from the Chamberlain

The leaflets, printed in Japan, North China. Manchoukuo Association urging them to vote to- Government pretty satisfactory proinise that Danish, announced that Ger- Inner Mongolia with emphasis day and to record their votes only on the objective-an economie bloe for the seven selected Drilish and

American candidates. supporting.

This editorial niso deals with the tangled Asintic sympathies and refers to the identity of the American and British peoples attitudes towards China, Japan and Russia

Britlah moral support of China's re-

sistance towards Japan is not going to be compromised by efforts to win

apanese approval for checks Russian commerce in the Pacifle that serves the red Nazi's war machines."

Reprisal for Reprisal An article in the "Herald Tribune" The occupation of Bergen would on mining in Norway says: "It is true enable the Allies to secure the dan-that International Law allows one gerow upproaches to the Skager belligerent to retaliate for legal acts. The present inove had its counterpart Ruk and to sweep mines which are always the nightmare of these nar- row waters,

Whether A British expeditionary force is despatched or not, Ifitier is now lighting on two fronis.

Events Ware Forescon SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

1018. The present situation is a continuation of the reprisal for re- prisal system in which even the United States partielpated after her entry into the World War.

"Since the entire mutter is but weakly covered by International Taw LONDON, Apr. 9 (UP).-The Ger- ny advice to Americans is not to get Inn move in Scandianvio was fore-ally worried about it from a legal seen by Britain which accounts for the presence of British submarines in the Skager Ruk, declares the political correspondent of the "Even- ing News

"There can be little doubt but that other Allied counter measures have already been put into action," continued

he

"Whether or not Norwegian soil is to be the scene of netual fighting it is still too early to say, but it is certain that the Allies will not permit the Norwegian coastline, particularly handsra,

the

many had occupied Den- mark, and Norway, and ex- horted the population to show discipline and calm.

Many German warships of different categories entered the rondstend

disembarked troops.

and

All Denmark Occupied. BERLIN. Apr. (Reuter). The official wireless claims that at 6,45 p.m. all Denmark was occupied with the exception of a very small part.

Naxi Eye-witness Account

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, Apr. 9 (UP),—The first eyewitness account of the German The "Daily News" publishen a map march into Denmark was given over

Scalinata and curries the bead-the Berlin radio to-night. ne "Now the British Lion is really

"Entirely Legitimate”

violation of

(Reuter)—The

.

menace Japan.

which will be self-sufficient and self-

Largo-Scale Expansion

Later the American Association telephoned all Amerlear giving them the same advice,

The British committee have made similar arrangements, as well as an offer to transport anyone to the polls.

Polling Booths Crowded The polling booths were crowded out within a few minutes of their opening, most of the early voters being Japanese.

A large-scale expansion of Indus- trial, agricultural and productive capacity is envisaged in both the pro- Jected programmes, details of which ate expected to be developed in a conference to be held shortly in Tokyo of experts nominated by the China

Bourd Affairs

and the

Japanese Finance. Commerce and Industry, Agriculture and Forestry, War and Nivy Ministries.

The new domestle economic polley ( will

about centre

the existing materials mobilisation programme put into effect last year and which will be broadened to include the acquisi- tlon of a greater number of import-vote, and others advising voters to ant materials, probably to be extend- ed to cover the 1914-15 financial year,

More National Control control will be required to operate A much higher degree of national the policy, the draft of which is ex- pected to be presented to the 70th Diet next spring.

It told of how the German troops were met with cheers by the minority Germans in North Schleswig, and the blank surprise of all the Danes, HOME, Apr. D

Giving his talk in

the present

In addition, con!, iron, light metals, allicin "Stefani Agency says that tense, the narrator said:

liquid fuel, soda, salt, ammonium Italium public opinion, which con- "It is midnight. We are lying in sulphate, gold pulp, machine tools, demned the democratic nowers long columns on the road south of rubber, wael and other articles are

Krass and buds, as already Norwegian Beutrality: Flensburg,

embraced by Japan's card the step taken by Germany well as a few flowers by the wayside materiis nobilisation programme. as entirely legitimate.

show that spring has already come. It is expected that the following The columns lie in the long silent essentints will be included in the blacked-out road waiting for the revised

plan: rice, wheat, mis- command to march. Our soldiers liecellaneous grains, staple foodstuffs, quietly. Some have been in thesperial machine tools, urtificial rubber Sudetenland and some in Poland.

and synthetic gasoline. Front, and they exchange tales. Some have come from the Western

"Suddenly light in the est reveals daybreak which comes sooner than we

we expected. With the sunrise

The blow which the Allies had to strike at Germany has come back against themselves. From

to fall into German hoped ""England's sea power is now com- ing into its own. From the middle of this month unill the end of August Uhere will be no darkness in Norway; It was known at the beginning of Murch that any Allied move to land a Finnish expeditionary force at

Hitler's Blunder

The "Evening Standard's" naval correspondent describes the invasion of Scandinavia as "Hiller's greatest blunder."

strategic aspect, the German High Command is gaining first-class posl- tions for the control of Scandinavin and domination of the North Sen.

"Germany can now control the Scandinavion nines which

will be

cut off from them.

a

The

Norwegian poris would be followed i asored for her wisile Britain will be we receive the order to inarch and by action of this kind by Hitler." "Any Norwegian resistance will be soon we have passed the first Custom test against Anglo-French aggres- Schleswig do not know what is going merely formal us was Norway's pro-house and we are on Danish, soll.

minority Germans in sien."

on but they greet the German troops Brussels Anxious

with loud cheers and great Lic continues: "Germany has BRUSSELS, Apr. 9 (Reuter)~The enthusiasm. made her first big strategical blue situation in northern Europe is being der. She will have to maintain long watched here very closely as it is res lines of communleation and send big garded as being very grave. supplies to equip her expeditionury force in Norway. An immense bur-

den will be imposed on her

sca

India's Dismay

NEW DELHI, Apr. 9 (Reuter). traffic in waters which are difficult Dismay and indignation at the Ger to navigate.

for all man In exchange

action has been expressed in these added responsibilities, Germany Indian Nationalist circles here. can expect no Bnal advantages."

Stock Exchange Know

Another London report indicates that the events of yesterday had been foreseen. It is stated that the authorities in the middle of March warned the

the London Stock Exchange Committee that the war would soon Commu

stage, for

reach a more intensive which reason on March 18, the Com- mittee startled its nembers by

of new set abruptly issuing a minimun prices for British Govern- ment and other gilt-edged securities, the measure being designed to make a slump impossible,

It is the general bellef that the present events in Scandinavia were more or less foreseen, and are not unwelcome to the authorities.

The news of the German invasions eased a moderate rally at midday of War Loans, which rose by 1% to 0034 compared with the recent to tested minimum of 30.

War Council Meeting

Discusses Invasion Of Scandinavia

LONDON, Apr. 9 (Reuter) The following communique was issued from 10 Downing Street to-night:

"The Seventh meeting of the Supreme War Council was held in London this afternoon.

Switzerland's Horror ZURICH, Apr. 9 (Reuter) wave of indignation and horror has swept through Switzerland at the news of the invasion of Denmark and Norway,

Spain Dumbfounded. MADRID, Apr. (Reuter). Horror has been expressed by the Spaniards at the invasion of Den- mark and Norway,

"

Blank Amazement "Everywhere the population stands in the streets, fascinated by this spectacle of the most modern war equipment.

Overworked In Factory

Heavy Fine Imposed

On Manager

Towever, there is a stendly stream of Occidental voters,

The British and American presR The Br to-day carry many pages of adver- tisements sponsored by local election committer, some urging everyone to

boycott the Japanese candidates. are.

The British election committees again predicting a victory for the although they admit that "it will be British and American candidates,

Very close."

Fire Makes 800 Homeless 1,000 Pigs Die

Devastating Blaze In Shanghai Village

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQNAPH" SHANGHAI, Apr. 10 (UP). Eight hundred people have been rendered homeless and removed to refugee camps as a result of swept the a huge fire which Kaokakoh village, which is situated off the Yu Yuen Rond yesterday,

One thousand pigs were also burned tu death in the conflagration, .

No less than 150 straw huts were NO

SORI razed to the ground and a factory was damaged by the flames.

The Are Oghters were impeded in their work by accing villagers and the hapless pigs which darted among the legs of the escaping residents.

Most of the pigs perished in a huge the centre of the sly located in

A fine of $200 was imposed on the manager of the Ying Yuan Paper company, of Sai On Lane, by Mr. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy this morning for allowing 55 women to work in the factory. at 11.50 p.m. But around us all is normal.in contravention of the Factory und Farmers, on their way to the fields, go Workshops Ordinance, on March 26, about their everyday work,

and employing 10 children under the "We roll along and the countryside ages of 9 and 13 to be working there. becomes flatter. We take out places

Mr. D. W. Phillips, Assistant In-village. in a column behind a heavy anti-spector of Factories and Workshops, aircraft battery.

said he visited the factory and found "Everywhere we meet expressions the women and children sorting old of blank

The workers should

that the despite the fact newspapers.

of our murch have have finished work by 8 p.m., and the manager was not allowed to em- ploy children under 11 years old.

been proclaimed over the radio and hung everywhere on placards, as well as being scattered on leaflets from aeroplanes all the morning."

Turkey Criticises Nazis

"Protection" Promises To ANKARA, Apr. (Reuter)-AIL

Denmark By Nazis BERLIN, Apr. (Reuter). -- The Turkish circles here strongly criticise the German

action. They say the wireless states that General Kau-

of pilsch, commanding:

the

German Nazis realised that a tightening

blockade would have had a rapid force in Denmark made a broadcast and deadly effect on Germany hence to-day in which he declared that the the leaders "under a Satanic spirit German forces would take good care that not a single Englishman showed himself in Norway and Denmark during the war.

have undertaken another mad and desperate adventure which will in- disputably dig their Own graves

deeper."

Asserting that Mr. Churchill "s the greatest warmonger of the cen tury" who had prepared blow

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Sha-U-Chung Bombing

Four More Chinese In Kowloon Hospital

PSYCHOLOGICAL against the Norwegian causts, he de- border

EXPLANATION

Swedish Press On British Mine-Laying

not

clared that Danish and Norwegian government were neither willing nor able to offer effective resistance to " Brilish Invasion."

with it which will maintaln the

Furthermore, Sweden must who were accompanied by Sir Alex-forget that Germany recently lold ander Cadogan, Alr Chief Marshal mines in Swedish waters in a manner including fishing boats and other Sir Cyril Newall, Admiral Sir Dudley.crlously Pound and General Sir Edmund shipping. Ironside

"France was represented by M.

inconveniencing

neutral

Paul Reyarud, M. Edouard Daladier, STOCK EXCHANGE

Danish ports.

Suffering from shrapnel wounds said to have been caused by the bursting of aerial bombs during the bombing of Sha-U-Chung across the on Monday, four Chinese were admitted Into the. Kowloon Hospital

yesterday They were Lam Wah-sang. Li Foo, both natives of Walchow district, Cheung Shiu-hong and Li Mo, both coolies residing in Hongkong.

Two other men were also sent to the hospital for treatment, but they were not detained.

Half A Million Chinese For New Offensive

Shanghai, Apr. 10, (Reu- ter). A total of 500,000 well-trained and well-equip- ped Chinese troops and several mechanised units have been dispatched to the front, states a Chungking military communique to tho "Sin Wan Pao."

The units were sent to the Hunan- Hunan Kwangsi, Kweichow areas where the Chinese are expected to launch a counter-offensive.

Found Asleep. On Ferry

Polica Carry Out An Unusual Raid

One has aften heard of police raids being carried out on-houses, huts and In partitioned of sections of streets utilized for gambling, but seldom does one hear of raids being con-

Assures Danes of Freedom General Koupisich stated that the German Command has established LONDON, Apr. 9 (Reuter).--The and intends to reach an agreement contact with the Danish Government Stockholm "Social Demokrater" con- siders it psychologically comprehensi-Danish peoples their freedom and the ble that Germany's repeated violations future independence of the country. of International law should have

invading Germans hurried about the The remainder of the proclamation business, of occupying the city. brought about similar action on the follows lines of that addressed to Few detalls have come across the other side.

It is also true that the English who is

Norway by General von Falkenhorst water separating Malmo from Copen-

commanding the mining is harmless for Norwegians troops in Norway.

German hagen, but it is known that three the Germans' ruthless

Danish soldiers were shot by the "Great Britain was represented by whorena

Ships Can't Leave

Germans during zin incident Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord Hali-methods consist of attaching cargo

LONDON, Apr. D (Router)-A Copenhagen. fax, Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. steamers,

deeree unnounced by the Danish radio The German invading troops con- Oliver Stanley and Sir Samuel Honre,

station, which is now in Germansisted of artillery, Infantry, air force ducted on a ferry. But this happen- hands, states that Danish ships, and marines,

ed last night when the "Dally Stor" and One hundred Afty Danish of the Star Ferry Company WDB amall craft, are forbidden to leave troops crossed Into Sweden. The invaded by detectives.

Major commanding them declares

Their ages ranging from 17 to 37, Second Belgium

that they hope to join the 'Swedish

thirteen men were arrested, having LONDON, April 10 (UP)-The Army,

been found sleeping on board, the official British spokesman kaid to-day Nazi Espionago Centro

ferry. think

Most Copenhagen citizens only The charge laid against them when Denmark as enemy occupied terrliory, learned of the country's plight when they appeared before Mr. Himsworth placing her under the same category they read the leaflets which German | at the Kowloon Magistracy his morn- LONDON, Apr. 9 (Router)—The na Czecho-Slovakia in the current planes showered upon the city,,

ing was one of unlawful boarding. Stock Exchange remained steady and Belgium in the Great War. Copenhagen was a centre of Nazi seven of them had previous con- despite the Northern European de-; The occupation, said the spokes-espionage even before the war and victions for unlawful

bonding, far- velopments.

man, casta no slur on The Dankak is full of Nazl agents.

ceny, loitering and trespassing. At prices were precaution-people. arily lowered, but a partial recovery

The Gestapo is reported to be

Because of their convirtions, five already working and seting on the Aubsequently took place, and the

were fined, with anal quotations were mostly only well-informed quarters in London, it

basis of the lists of names compiled of the defendants were ordered to be prison terms, and the remaining one, slightly below. yesterday's close. Js felt that the position in Denmark

Of Paper

Pak Shul. 20. unemployed, was re- Scandinavian Issues were Dominal but no selling pressure was

WASHINGTON, Apr. 0 (Reuter). may be considered as that of an visible. The extension of hostilities bui-enemy-occupied area similar to

manded for 24 hours for further in- of Czecho-Slovakia although the out that only a year ago Germany lishly influenced the free commodity legal position caused by the German concluded

a later date.

They do A statement is also kely to belon of their country has benefitted made with regard to the status of Germany strategically. Teeland and Farco Islands, which are linked with the Danish slate. Populace Stunned

accompanied by M. Corbin, Admiral Darlan and General Koell.

In Full Agreemont

"The Council met to consider the situation resulting from the German Invasion of Norway and Denmark.

whole

"The replives of the two countries reviewed threement upon the various measures, military and diplomatic, to be taken to meet This Intest act of German aggression." His Majesty the King received Mr. Chamberlain at Buckingham Palace to-night.

Nazi Envoy Sees Molotov

HOLDS STEADY Great Britain would regard

Iceland's Fato

expelled, seven LONDON, Apr. 0 (Reuter)In

in advance.

A

quiries.

anti-war agreement More False Reports

markets. Tin, rubber and cotion; invasion will doubtless be made plah with Denmark: ceel that the occupa

were all very firm on general buying; | nt'

Wall Street was irregular · and were subsequently higher..

1

not

The Norwegian Minister expresses surprise at the turn of events, point- ing out that Norway has been trying to uphold her neutrality and live in peace. Norway wants nothing from

BERLIN, Apr. 9 (Reuter) —Ac- cording to a Moscow message tho PARIS, Apr. 9 (Reuter)-A secret German Ambassador there had a session of the French Senate, origin- MALMO, Apr. 9 (Reuter)-A long conversation with M. Molotov ally scheduled to meet yesterday, ban tragle air of bitterness and humilin to-day,

been postponed until this afternoon, tlon hung over Copenhagen as the anyone.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUDAPEST, Apr. 10 (UP)—Nu- mours flint Germany has issued demands on countries adiacent to the Danube River for the right to police the Danube are authoritatively de- nied in the capitals of all the coun- tries concerned.

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