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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Britain's War Honours

Only Two Tako No

Regard Of Rank LONDON, (UP). Out of the 26 honours to be won in war time, there are only two given with no regard to rank, class, or income. They are the Victoria Cross and the Empire Gallantry Medal.

Alert P.C.s Foil Thieves

Wanchai Pickpocketing

Escapado Thwarted

April 15, 1940.

COLDLY CORRECT

Nazi Treatment Of British Legation

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

policemen who were watching yester- The alertness of two plain-clothes day for plek-pockets among a crowd

THE HAGUE, Apr. 14 (UP). gathered around the booking-office at Squadron Leader Michaels, the main entrance to lie Oriental who arrived here to-day with the Theatre, Wanchal, resulted in the arrest of two men who appeared be- British Legntion party from fore. Mr. Sheldon at the Central Copenhagen, told a dramatic Both these medals may be awarded Magistracy this morning,

story of the German invasion of posthumously, and the Empire Gal- The men, both well-dressed in Denmark. fantry medal is the highest award Eurovean clothing, were Lung Kau, "Our departure from Copenhagen gallantry other than the Victoria 20, and Trang Kwok-kcung, 20, both was somewhat dramatic," he told for Cross.

unemployed. Lungt was charged with "United Press." The highest honour for service is, the attempted theft of a wa

wallet con-

"I must say that the German treat- strictly speaking, the Order of Merit. taling $0 Hongkong and $5.40 Chin-ment of us at Copenhagen, as well as Then follows the Order of the Bath.

from Cheung Sau, 36, Next, The Order of the British Em- schooter, and Tsang with alding was correct-let me say coldly cor- white we were en route to The Hague

Dutch frontter. us on arrival at Bentheim, reet. This same courtesy was shown on the

pire with its various divisions. Mem- bers of the merchant navy have been

ese

Moving Leave-Taking "Before our departure, King Chris-

and abetting. wallet in his hip pocket and fastened Cheung said he had replaced his made ofeers of this order.

There are two awards which are the pocket button after purchasing a exclusively naval. One is the Con-ticket when he heard a cry of "Plekt- spicuous

ous Gallantry Medal, the other pocket!" He turned around and saw the Distinguished Service Cross, Lung in a mon's custody. On feeling Lan of Denmark gave an audience to

The question of awards for their hip pocket, he discovered the merchant service has raised a pro-wallet was still there but the button blem. The Germans must not be had been unfastened.

лет. given an excuse for saying the mer- chant service is part of the navy. therefore, lest merchant seamen fall

Acting Suspiciously

into enemy hands, they must not be Lung and Tearg acting in a suspicious Detective Wan Tong sald be noticed

given a naval decoration,

the British Minister. I understand there was a moving leave-taking,"

Mr. Ronald Turnbull, the Britialt Press Allache at Copenhagen, said: "The German Invasion was n com- plete surprise lo everybody. become engaged to the daughter

"I came on the day after I had

el

"I was with some friends when we

Naval decorations are to be wither. They were perping into the Brazilian Minister to Copenhagen held from this order but it has been people's pockets and exchanging re- and, naturally, at that moment I was

mark. He decided that they should be able to

Lung approach thinking of things that had no con- quality for the Order of the British stun, stand behind him and unnection with a Nazi Invasion.

the man's hip pocket. He was Empire in the civillan divisions,

ubout to seize Lung when Tsang were warned that the Germans were was brought back by District Watch-coming. mwi No. 91.

made immediate enquiries, and Defendants denied committing the learned that others in the Legotion arceny but were convicted, Del.-Set-had already been taken into custody V. Morrison produced previous con- by the Germans. victions against them.

Norwegians Resisting

London, Apr. 14.

The close contact which the Nor- wegian troops are keeping with the German forces In shown by a report received in London this afternoon thud south-east of Oslo the Norwegians blew up a bridge just an the Germans were crossing. Many Germans were killed.-Reuter.

Cermans Retreat

Paris, Apr. 14. According to a Stockholm de patch, following the fighting at Eidsvold, 40 miles north-east of Oslo, the Germans are reported to have been forced to retreat southwards.

Lung was sentenced to months' hard labour and Tsang to two months.'

"The British Minister, Sir Nevlile three Bland, and Lady Bland were taken by motor-car to the Citadel, as were the French and Poilsh Ministers.

Taken Into Custody

RATIONING IN DENMARK

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' LONDON, Apr. 15 (UP)-Radio- Copenhagen Announces

"As suon us I made mysch known to the authorities I too, was taken into custody.

"I must say we were tronted with courtesy, and were allowed to bring along what we wanted from the Legution archives.

"Our departure from Copenhagen Danish Trade Minister has issued a way station was full of Danish police that the was a very formal affair. The rail- decree stopping the manufacture of and the public were not admitted. margarine and lard for the time be-j

ink.

All further sales of margarine will Over 1,000 Norwegian refugees be rationed as from to-day, crossed the Swedish frontier beyond person to receive half a pound per Cach Kongsvinger during the night.-Reu-day until May 1,

ter.

Norwegians Attack

London, Apr. 14. The Exchange Telegraph's Stock- holm correspondent reported that

20,000 Norwegians attacked the Ger- nian forces at Oslq,-United Press.

TWO BIG ATTACKS

Park, Apr. 14.

dlawn the

The Western Front saw two big attacks yesterday. At Germany launched a well-prepared onslaught with a whole company. It was preceded by heavy artillery preparation Including large calibre mortars and extended nearly a mile of front. The altackers reached barbed wire entanglements near the French linca where they were benten off with heavy losses by French artillery and infantry fire.

West of the Vosges a flying squad delivered a bold attack and captured a German post. Details of this feat are not yet available,

There was

also ari engagement

yesterday between French and Ger- man detachments who met in an abandoned village on the Nied front. The body of a German officer who led yesterday's attack on an island In the Rhine has been found.- Reuter,

LATE NEWS

DANISH VESSEL COMING Nazi Demand Ignored

DESPITE THE SUGGESTION CON. TAINED IN A "UNITED PRESS" MESSAGE FROM MANILA THAT: THE DANISH STEAMER PANAMA

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LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter)--The

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Leave For Brussels SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" THE HAGUE, Apr. 14 (UP),—The British Legation party from Copen- hagen left here for Brussels this morning.

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War, Paper Warns

LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter);—The Dutch newspaper "Volk”. In discussing Mr. Winston Churchill's speech, says: "It is the British soberness which appeals to us Netherlanders and arouses

confidence."

Tribune," "The fate of Greenland

Agreeing with Mr. Churchill's con- brings the war to our very doors. It viction that Hitler committed a Holland is invaded the fate of strategical error, the "Handelsblad Curacao and the Dutch West Indies says:

"It looks as if the growing would bring the war within a stone's persistence in Norway, might be a throw of the key of

defence, danger to the Germans who may be Panama.

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"To-day, as in 1917, the people

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threatens American interests. The

papers.

war

The "New York Times" says, "The only thing that can check It is art alone in overwhelming victory for the Allies warring nations are not beileving that their existence depends and the defeat of Germany.

to protect her

own

on the outcome of this war. Every

"The United States must obviously neutral country, no matter how far face the possibility that it may and from Europe of how determined they itself forced to join in the fray as the are to stay out of this war, must reassess its position in the light of the only way

interests. result of the German drive. Ger- nany has now shown that she will not hesitate to crush any neutral In her path if by that she will gain a alrategic advantage.".

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