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American Press Exults

British Navy Lauded

"Spirit Of Nelson Is

Not Doad"

Was

LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter).--The "Boston Post" says: "The attempted alibi of Berlin that the move dictated by the British spreading of mince off the Norwegian coast is the flimaiest sort of pretext."

the

The "Post" considers the move one of desperation and revealing that Germany in harder hit by blockade than was suspected.

The "Providence Journal" says: "It anything was needed to demonstrate the justice of the war the Allies are waging on Germany, Hitler's Invasion of Denmark and Norway provides it."

Walked into

Trap The Johannes Steel radio commen- now tator says: "It is safe to say that Hitler welted into a brilliantly laid trap. The action of the British Navy shows that the decisive spirit of Nelson is not dead. The Briton naval showing is in keeping with the higher traditions of British mavul power."

The "New York Times" says: "The future

ure of Greenland must excite the keenest interest both in Canada and this country, and the ample harbours 61 its deep southern fjords suggest us- ponsibilities. comfortable

strotekle The Danes have been good aamans- trators. No North American con be indiffernt to the question of their im- mediate sucerssors."

Allies Hitting Back

BATTLE OF SKAGGERAK STILL RAGES: HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES

FROM PAGE ONE

most sincere expression of recom!- tion.

Two wives of the R.A.F. of 12 each attacked two Germun cruisers in Bergen Fjord which were cover- ing German troops that had been landed there. One of the cruisers was hit and we have seen nothing of lier since.

R.A.F. Hit Two Cruisers

"A dusk yesterday evening the

Alr Arm flew

from the Fleet Orkneys and attacked the remaining cruiser in Bergen, securing three hits with their 500-lb, bombs.

"Of 10 machines, 16 returned und a little later when a reconnaissance was sent over, no cruiser was seen where this one was lying, but only u long streak of oll, about a mile long on the surface of the harbour,

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To-day at daybreak, torpedo- carrying aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, 18 in number, attackel

chemy ships in the harbour of Trondheim. We had hoped to capture a "Hipper" est cruiser which was reported to be there, but she had left in the night and all we got was a destroyer which was hit by a torpedo."

Hitler's Error

Concluding, Mr. Churchill said that in the very much smaller forces of the Germna Nayy, the most grievous losses had already been sustained. Norwegian batteries had taken their

"New York toll. In an editorial, the

I considered that litter and com- Times" says: "The Allies are hitting back and fling hard. The Nuzi mitted a strategie error in extcuding Fleet is not what the Kaiser's was, the war zu far north and forcing the although air power now adds an un-Scandinavian peoples out of the their

facter. Whatever the attitude of neutrality, predictable outcome of yesterday's turnus com- Four Genuan ecufsers, nearly half bata at sea, it is plain that the ight-of their total pre-war strength and ing spirit of Nelson and Beatty has more than half their existing strength not deserted the British Navy." In cruisers, had been sunk and a number of German destroyers and several more U-boats had been destroyed, all since Sunday.

The "New York Herald Tribune" says: "The Allied reaction has been both swift and violent, and directed with an necuracy that leads ane to ask whether the surprise was really as complet as it seemed on Tuesday. The German plan appeared to be t all points in the course succeeding of day. However, the British struck heavy what seems to have been blow at the weakest points in the whole German scheme-he water communications over Staggerak.

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"The German plans has not succeed- ed yet. The Allies have flung them- selves at its weakest point with vigour witch seems to show that this fighting Is, for their lives."

Britain Defended- "Pittsburgh,

Post-Gazelle" The says: "A neutral nation, matter what its sympathies or how cautious its attitude, cannot be safe in Europe while the Nazis relam a vestige of power. It may be argued that the British mining of Norwegian terri- forial waters was equally a violation vast of neutral rights. There is

fference, however, between this ac- tion, accompanied by warnings and

of num-belligerents, and the, safeguard deliberate occupation of a nation by an undeclared war.

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British subinntines had taken heavy of Germany transport and store

ship,

Churchill's Promise

"All Gernuan ships In Skaggerak and the Kattegat will be sunk and by night all ships will be stuk as the opportunity orcurs. We are not going to allow the enemy to supply their armiles across these waters with impusly. "Hitherto neurly a dozen ships, of hege tonnage, have been sunk some of or captured either in the Kattegat or other parts of the North Sea and to to bring supplies to the attempting force minded at Narvik,

the

"I must consider the German fleet crippled in the Important respects Mr. Churchill fell that audacious and costly operations of the German Navy might only be the prelude to for larger events which impend on land. "But we feel ready to encounter the utmost mallee of the enemy and to devote all our life and strength to achieving victory, which is a world cause."

Faroe Island Occupied

M. Churchill added that Britain "England admittedly is guilty of a breach of technical rights under hat occupied the Faroe Islands, which were a strategic point of high in- International Law. But she acted in

The people of Faroe Is- defending herself against the Nazis, portance.

lands bad shown every disposition to who have broken every known law

receive them with high regard. These governing the relations of nations. selzing territory, bombing civitans islands would be banded back to

Denmark at the end of the wor sinking numberless ships without

The question of Ierland needed fur- allowing crews and passengers to

foot there escape, and destroying by torpedoesther consideration. But no German and mines many neatral vessels with would be allowed to cel

with impunity. the loss of men and women.

NEUTRALS WARNED

"If England has not lived up to the letter of the law, how

many with blame her for what and how she finds it necessary to do in a war against the most barbaric regime the modern world has seen?"

FROM PAGE ONE

source this morning, that events this NAZIS LOSE 18 SHIPS week prove even more conclusively that there are only two choices before then.

FROM PAGE ONE

their Either they must make un minds to accept German domination, which might be permanent, or march with the Allies.

Profoundly Reassuring

foundly reassuring.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

RIOT IN

MANILA

Drug Store Wrecked By Patriotic Chinese

Manila, Apr. 11.

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Pusi to all countries ⚫ suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are dosed 15 minutes earlier than the The third attack within a fortnight, me given below unless otherwise believed to be the result of an anti- tated, and whère mails are advertis- Japanese movement in Manila, oc-ed to close at or before 9 am re- curred day and resulted in four people oeing injured, including policeman.

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stered and parcel malis are closed it 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after pan. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m.

The Incident occurred when 500 Chinese students stormed a Chinese owned drug store alleged to be deal-

INWARD MAILS ing in Japanese goods. The owner, So Pit-huy, said he learned on Tues- Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service." Saa, Francisco day that members of a local Chinese store

date 3rd April ..........................Apr. 12. society planned to storm his

police Air Aal! by "Imperial Airways and he was therefore given

Direct Service" London, date 3rd protection. However, the protection

..Apr. 12 was withdrawn last night and the April

.Apr. 12. Chinese to-day stormed the store. Hulphong

Apr. 12. breaking

king windows and injuring three Saigon

Apr. 12. employees. The police have arrested Shanghai

.Apr. 193. Apr. 13. Canton four rioters.

Apr 13. Earlier this week two other stores Saigon

.Apr. 13. were wrecked for allegedly dealing Shanghai

.Apr. 13. in Japanese goods while another was Shanghai and Swatow attacked because the owner was U.S.A, and Monila (San Francisco date, 18th March).......Apr. 13. to suspected of selling scrap Iron

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Japan-United Press.

Service-London date, Gil April.

Questions On Tientsin

And The Same Old Answers

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Straits and Salgon

Shanghai

Apr, 14. .Apr. 14. Apr. 14.

Shanghai and Amoy

.Apr. 14.

Bangkok and Saigon

Haiphong

.Apr. 16.

Manila

Apr. 15.

.Apr. fo.

Salgon Stralta

Java and Manila

Japan and Shanghai Straits Strails,

.Apr. 14.

.Apr. 15.

Apr. 16.

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.Apr. Apr. 16. Apr. 10. LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter), --In

.Apr. 17. the House of Commons to-day, Sir A. N. Stewart Sandeman asked how Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser

vice"--Paris date, 10th April. much longer the present state of

Apr, 17. affairs was to be to rated at Tien-

.Apr. 17. tsin where the Japanese blockade of Haiphong...

lasted U.S.A... Honolulu, Japan and Manila the British Concession had

the re- (San Francisco date, 19th March). nearly nine months, where

state of

Apr. 18, sidents were living in a stote

Apr. 16. virtual internment, their businesses Japan and Shanghai

..Apr. 18. destroyed and they themselves ex-Japan

Minila

Apr. 18. pused to humiliation and insult.

.Apr. 18. Shanghai...... U.S.A.. Honolulu and Japan (San

Francisco date, 13th March).

In replying. Mr. R. A. Butler said conversations on settlement of all matters arising out of the Tien- isin situation were proceeding netive-

in Tekyo.

Watching Closely

Apr. 19.

OUTWARD MAILS Friday, Apr. 12

.....2.30 p.m Manila. Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 23rd April

In replying to another question by ¦ Fort Boyard Sir A. N. Stewart Sandenon, M Butler stated that from representa tions made the Japanese Government was well aware of the attitude of the British Government to restrictions on British trade and the discrimination

British slipping. nruinst

With regard to the general bearing on questions on the improvement of

British and Japanese relations, be said, His Majesty's Government was watching the position closely..

KING HAAKON “WANTED”.

STOCKHOLM. Apr. 11 (Router). -It is reported here that the Ger- mans were ordered to secure the per-

All cats bu falled.

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of King Haakon of Norway at

HOW QUISLING CRAWLED IN

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Router)

Parcels Rist. Ord.

K.P.O.

G.P.O.

Parcels

4 p.m. .5 p.m. .5.30 p.m.

.4 p.m.

p.m.

7 p.m.

Reg. Ord. Stralis, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcels--due London, 21st May

K.P.O.

Parcels

Reg. Ord.

G.P.O.

Parcels Reg.

Ord.

.4 p.m. .5 p.m.) .5.30 p.m.

April 12,

1940.

A Look Through The Telegraph

50 YEARS AGO

April 12, 1800. Japan continues to eat an example to Chin. An electric tramways the latest innovation in the capital, The Tokyo Electric Light Company have Already commenced-the laying of a line Uyene from Buribachlyama to the front of the Daishi Temple, and its completion was expected to take place About the 8th or Dih inst.

25 YEARS AGO.

April 12, 1916. At the Supremo Sitting in Prize Court, this morning, Sir William Rees Davies (Chief Justice) continued the hearing of the Crown application to have the .. Paklat condemned on the grounds of being an enemy ship, having taken part in war operations. The agi- plication was made by the Attorney General, Bir. J. 11. Kemp, and was op- posed on behalf of the owners by Mr. Eldon Polter, instructed by Mr. Bhen- ton, of Mezars, Dencots, Looker, Deacon and Harstan.

10 YEARS AGO

April 12, 1930. It is undornicod that the draft Im-

regarding agreement plementing the rapitals ships provides that the iritish Empire will scrap the "Marlborough" "Emperor. of Indly," "Benbow" and "Tiger" The United States will scrap the ship Ferida" and "Utah".

The following ships are to be relainet for training

namely purposea United States "Arkan" and British "Tron Duke" and the Japanese "iyei".

the the

These ships will be rendered unless for warlike service within 12 months of the Treaty in the case of the United States and the British Empire and within 18 months in the care of Japan. 5 YEARS AGO

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April, 12, 16. I learned in rellable sources in France that both Britain and Italar Governments have agreed support the French appen to the League of Nations protesting against Germany's | unilateral denunciation of the diarma. inent elausen of the Versailles Treaty.

According to a message from Stresa, the French draft resolution, if adopted hy the League of Nations Council, will

apart from the moral con Include, ilemnation of Germany's re-armament, n proposal to establish a Committee f Three whose task will be to seek suit- able methods for preventing any for ther unilateral deanneintion of treaties. y the enforcement of economie and Banrial penalties.

The Italian and Abyssinian Govent

had

10 submit their agreed 121474

a Committer of frontier dispute to Conciliation, which will probably be appointed by the League of Nations.

LETTER'S

Danger To Children

To The Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph."

Sir. Although the P.W.D. cm- player operating the plant protects

p.m. his eyes with a suitable shield no .5 p.m. flat appears to have been minde p.m. by the P.W.D. lo prevent pedestrians Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu from watching electric are wetting no! in progress in and U.S.A., by the "Pan American operations Airways Direct Service"-due San, Boundary Street. Francisco. 19th Apell

K.P.O.

Rec. Ord.

Ref.

There are fitree colleges in this street and during the morning and Apr. 12, 5 pmfteraven pratically every student 1.Apr. 12, 5.30 pa poses the PW.D, workmen at work

G.P.O.

An indication of how M. Quisling, the puppet letter of a puppet Govern- ment set up in Oslo by the Germans, made his preparations for the German Shanghai invasion is seen in the fact that while Fort Bayard, Hollow and Haiphong the first German troops, were ad- vancing into the country, Germans, wearing the uniforms of Norwegian oleers appeared at various barracks and ordered the soldiers to return to their homes.

Anny

Apr. 12, 5 p.m. Ord.............Apr. 13, 7.30 a.m.,

Saturday, Apr. 13

8.30 a.30.

i .ni. 2.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Always Direct

Service" due London 21st April. G.P.O, and K.r.O.

...Apr. 13, & p.m. .Apr. 13, 5.30 p.m. .....5.30 p.m. Parcels only for .5.30 pr. 5.30 p.m.

...0.00 am.

Rck.. Oril.,

Shanghai and

Tientsin Salgon

Prices Advance On Manila and Straits

Stock Exchange

073

Canton

.8.30 am.

the new street aming.

A large proportion of the children, turare of the danger to their eyes, stand and watch the electric welding operations.

a notice Lar't. It inpulsory for

fix in a prominent board to be position warning of the danger to eyes of the eest De aren't the podes.irions important enough to war-

at this elenirotary precatition. 1.C.

.1.00p.m.a

& P.M. Closing

Sunday, Apr. 14

Sic-Your Correspondent "Anti- Polish warships

Anyone walking were participating

Honbag" is right. LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reater) →→The { Shanghai alongside the British fleet, he atided.

Stork Exchange reports that all

down Nathan Road after & o'clock at Monday, Apr. 15 Comparative Losses

.7.15 9.m. night nam would be pardoned for The I. Hon. Sir A. H. M. Sinclair sections of the market have sharply 11 (Reuter).- LONDON, Apr.

imagining that Kowloon was having accurate comparison of related that Mr. Churchill's state-advanced in the growing confidence Saigon and Bangkok While on

compulsary "black-out". Hong- Briti and Gema loser in this ment was grave and measured and on of investors which is reflected in an taigh.

increased volume of inquiries.

Shanghai and Jupan 1.30 p.m. kant is dead enough at any time re-Shaghai week's naval battles is imble avent of those qualities it was pro-

extreme This revented an

.2.30 pm without having all the shop fights of to sell Juctamen

the part

Haiphong the mannt, a wurgh calculation bear

3.00 p.m.witelied off. the market Canton

7.00 p.m.

Moby Roan, out Mr. Winston Churchill's opinion that the "German Fleet is eripiled ini

holders. Consequently

Tuesday, Apr. 16 red strong. hupurtant respects."

res have

Wall Street was firm.

Mania, Makassar, and Sourabaya four 1.. - 1

8.30 a.mi, i The Geraions cruisers out of the pre-war strengt

Fort Bayard, Hollow and Haiphong. 1.00 p.m. of eight, three destroyers and f sibly two or three others out of 30,

Parcels unly for Tientsin...30 .. several submarines and about a dozen,

Air Malt for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 24th supply ships, while a German battle-

April. ship, a cruiser and several destroyer. have been damaged.

The British have lost four destruy- ers nut of the pre-war strength of

British about 160, while twa

it battle-cruiser stroyers sl donged, the latter sightly.

NEW NAVAL BATTLE

FROM PAGE ONE

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dairy produce has led to an increase In the price of butter and eggs.

To-day, he said, we did well to rejales and were not alone in re- icing at the castigation which the German aggressors are receiving at the hands of the Royal Navy and Air Forge..

He paid tribute to the Norwegian defence and abled that it remoinvet for the British Government to see that effective help was sent to them in time.

He did not believe that the people realised how tremendous

Was

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the

task ahead and thought it was of no service to the people or to the com- mon cause to minimise the effect of Germany's latest step.

Only A Feint?

He would ray: "don't prophesy. Keep a firm grip on reallites. Tell the people the truth and however hard It will only stiffen their determination to see this diln through to the end."

We could not rule out the possibi-

attack that the lily, he said. Norway was only a feint and when our attention was distracted there a German blow would fall risewhere.

America Imprcised WASHINGTON, Apr 11 (Prater). ať Mr. Winston Churchill's speech have Impressed Americans. The trank enumeration of British losses have crested an ex- vellent Impression.

Churka Survivors Landed LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter}~ Survivors of the destroyer, Ghurka, were landed at a Scottish town and entertained by the inhabitants to-day. They stated that they kept firhit their guns until the water was level--Broadcosts with the deck.

Seventy German prisoners also tanded under guard.

ware

STATUS QUO IS

MAINTAINED

SHANGHAI, Apr. 12 (Reuter).-

In the elcelion here, the "status quo"

Is maintained.

camp

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All the Anglo-Amerlen candidates were returned with record vote of 13,008.

!

From his restrained description of the naval action in Scandinavia, the publle infers that events live de- veloped favourably for the Allen and

striun that Hitler has matle strategic error in invading Norway.

Canada Cheered OTTAWA, Apr. 11 (leuter)--Mr. Churchill's speech has thrilled and checred Canadians, and it is felt to have greatly cleared up the situation.

South Africa To Train Airmen

CAPE TOWN, Apr. 11 (Reuter).—- General Jan Smuts, the South Afri- enn Premier, announced in the House of Assembly to-day that the British Government had accepted the Unton | Government's invitation to traini Brush airmen in South Africa.

The British would bring their own machines and instructora,

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Ofileial Summary Issued yesterday says:

A good Ine of Unitans changed hunds at $490, 11.K. Banks, Docks, Hotels, & Electries were in fair de- nland, but the rossense was not free. Tlayers

1. Hanks $1,485) 11. Fire In, 8171 Docks Rs. $101 H.K. Resilien 14.00 Tramways #1714 Yaumati Fertien 128 Mocno Eletele $21 Wm. Powell $1 Entertainmentli #0.50

Sellers Fincks Cuin Rix, $23 Electrics $8321 Telephone $20.00

Rnies

HIC. Banks $1.455/02\/ Union In. $400 11.K. Fire I. $17315 Wharves $100

Docks Com 1918. $21 11., Holol $5 Tramways $17.40 Electricn #05

Reg.

Ord.

K.O.P.

...Apr. 16, 5 p.m. .Apr. 10, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

neg.

.Apr. 16, 5 p.m. 'Ord.

Apr. 10, 7 p.m. Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralla by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"duo Sydney, 22nd April. {

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Reg. Ord.

Straits

Apr. 16, 5 p.m. ..Apr. 16, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Apr. 10. 5.n.m. .Apr. 16. 7 p.m.

..... p.m.

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America vin Vancouver B.C. (Parcel for Canada only)-due Vancouver B.C., 1th May.

Purcels,

Reg. Ord.,

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

....Apr. 18, 5 p.m.

Apr. 17, 9.15 am.. „Apr. 11, 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17 Air Malt for Indo-China, Tran, and

Franco (Parks and Northern Pro- | vinces only) by the "Ale Francs Airways Direci Servica" Karls, ath April,

Reg

Ord..

ICR., Ord..

K. P. O.

.Apr. 17, 3.80 pin. .Apr. 17, 5.30 pm. G. P. O.

Apr. 17, 5.00 pmt. ....Apr. 17, 7.00 pm.

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