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April 17, 1940.

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BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY FAROES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Apr. 16 (UP).—A British expeditionary force has landed on the Faroe Islands and the Governor of the Faroes has agreed to grant them facilities to prevent a landing of Ger- man forces,

This announcement was made by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons to-day.

Mr. Buller would make no com- ment on the reported intention

Greenland with Canadian

Occupy troops,

The Minister for Economic War-

fore,

DELUDING PUBLIC

Nazis Kopt Ignorant Of Narvik's Loss

LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).--The

Mr. Ronald Cross, sald Unt Germon pubile are still being told every posible step was being taken to that the Allies have not landed prevent supplies from Los Angeles Norway and that Narvik is still in reaching Vladivostok if there was evidence they were intended for

that Germany,

British Protectorate SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" THORSHAVE, Apr. 16 (UP),~The Faroes have calmly agreed to become British protectorate.

Two British destroyers arrived here Just, Friday.

Blackouts have been instituted each night.

Greenland Occupation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (UP). The Secretary of Stute Mr. Cerde!! Hull, has told the press that he has not discussed with Japan the status of the Dutch East Indies."

German hands although the, German propaganda squad is careful to hint that something is afoot.

Official statements maintain that the situation of the Germans in the far north is unchanged but they go on to say that the Allied ships are for an attempted standing ready landing.

Proparing Way For Bad Nows By delicate steps the Nazis are pre- paring the way for the bad news.

Meanwhile it stressed that the German Navy is meeting with dit- ficulties in an attempt to prove that Narvik is useless anyway.

This, of course, is far from the case for whoever holda Narvik holds buth the inward and outward routes to the

iron are mines.

tie also disclaimed any knowledge confirmed by a

The capture of Narvik has been special Norwegian the United States to any plans by protect Greenland or of Canadian broadcast from the B.B.C. which

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iroops landing there.

The

British

Ambassador

Washington states that

.10

the

reveals that matters of detail have a ready been arranged between neither Ailles and the Norweglons,

For instance the Norwegians have Britain nor Canada plan to occupy nccepted British and French colnage Greenland unless Germany attempts while prices have been fixed for

He said he billeting rates at the British level. to set up bases there. bellevey Greenland comes under the

More Sops For Reichlanders scope of the Monroe Doctrine,

LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter).—The German Press has been encouraging its readers by talking about the

House Of Commons Statement

Islands.

on

LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter), military and air bases Germany will the House of Commons to-day, Mr. have in Norway from which to bomb R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Britain. Foreign Affairs, stated that e British

Actually Stavanger is the only force had landed the Faroe properly-equipped military field.

Milltary observers point out that Mr. Butler added: "On April 10. It is futile to threaten air raids from the Governor of the Faroe Islands, in a-bure which is continuntly under reply to

communications from His attack. Majesty's Government, agreed under It is, of course, quite likely that the present circumstances to grant the Germans are seeking new bases facilities as His Majesty's In Norway, but it is also quite likely Government might require to prevent that the Allied Expeditionary Force German forces estabilshing them-has its plans well laid. The Allied A bases in Norway may well become the Faroe Islands. selves in British force has been landed." Important and strategie factors in the

Mr. Butler concluded that he had war. no statement to make at present

such

about Greenland.

Lord Lothian's Assurances

WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Router).

-The British

Ambassador,

Lord conference Lothian, at а Press following a conversation he had with State Department ofeials, stated that Canada would neither Britain nor

move into Greenland or Iceland un- less it seemed certain that Germany was about to seize them.

Scandinavia's Gold Stocks

Sir John Simon Says

Fate Unknown

ACTION ON HAINAN FRONT

THIS photograph of Japanese troops in action was taken in

PRESS COMMENT

DANGER OF THE ENEMY WITHIN

LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter}. -One foature of the German invasion of Norway which has attracted special attention is the use of Norwegian Nazis with- in the country.

"The Times" heads un, article with "Quislings Everywhere" and goes on to explain this by saying that there are Quislings in every country of Europe who have been primed beforehand to prepare for Nazi inva- sion.

The "Glasgow Herald" says that Russian Bolshevism first developed this system which the Nazis have now developed.

Powerful Antidoto

Both "The Times" and other papers see the Allied military action as a powerful antidote for fear among the ncutrais of the Nazi threats.

"The Times" also comments that

a wrecked town on Hainan Island, where the invaders are still opposed by a considerable force of Chinese regulars and guerillas. Russia has done Germany a bad turn

Domei,

BATTLE OF WITS IN SHANGHAI CONTINUES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI, April 16, (UP).—The battle of wits for the mastery of the Shanghai Municipal Council entered another round this morning, when it was discovered that an old rule is still legally existent whereby rate-payers may demand a general poll instead of a "show of hands" at the annual meeting of the ratepayers.

This discovery has greatly hearten- ed the "Anglo-Saxon Bloe," which feured that the Japanese by sheer weight of numbers, would be able to swamp the meeting.

annual meetings of Previously, rate-payers have been conducted on the principal of "show of hands," with each individual obtaining a single vole.

will prove

Rate-payers, it discontented with this arrangement, may call for a poll. entitled to whereupon each person is the number of votes his taxes permit. This type of voting resulted in an the recent Occidental victory at

and it is now Municipal elections, generally belleved that the Japanese. efforts to defeat important measures at the forthcoming general meeting unsuccessful. Attendance Forecast SHANGHAI, 1 Couter).

American, of British, Thousands Japanese and minority nationalities in the Settlement are expected to Municipal turn out for the annual Council Ratepayers meeting this afternoon at the Race Club, at which the Japanese are expected vigorously to oppose the Municipal Budget providing a 50 per cent, tax increase. If the Japanese succeed in stopping the passage of the Budget measure, the Municipal Council will be faced with the task of revising the Budget and will have to seek other means besides taxation, to defray expenses However, an easy passage of all

the resolutions is forecast in offein

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, April 16 (UP),—The for the year. British Government has no know- Greenland, he said, might make #ledge of the tale of the gold stocks good air base for Germany, but they held by Denmark and Norway at the eould never maintain it. We could time of the German invasion, alve them a knock-out blow there This announcement was made in very easily."

Lord Lothian expressed the belief that Greenland clearly comes within the Monroe Doctrine, being within the Western Hemisphere.

the House of Commons to-day by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, in reply to questions.

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The reply apparently disposes of reports that the Bank of England Lord Lothian predicted that the assisted both Denmark and Norway navicert system might be extended to to rush their gold by airplane to the Pacific in order to prevent sup-London just prior to the invasion. plies from the American Pacific coast Denmark's gold stocks totalled reaching Germany via Russia, (about £13,000,000, whlia Norway had between £10,000,000 and £20,000,- Mr. Hull's Statement

It was reported last week that the WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (Reuter). When Mr. Cordell Llull, the U.S. Norwegian Government had succeed- ed in removing its gold stocks to n Secretary of State, was asked at П Press conference to-day whether the place of safety:

Big Cold Holdings United States would extend' ་ ༽ tectorate over Greenland, he said that LONDON, Apr. 16 (British Wire-

lens)The Chancellor of the he knew of no plan to do so.

Ifc, however, cited the President's chequer stated in the House of recent description of Greenland as Commons to-day that according to land of the Western Hemisphere, the latest returns, the gold holdings thereby implying that Greenland of the National Banks of Denmark comes within the scope of the Monroe and Norway amounted to £13,000,000 Doctrine.

£10,000,000 or £10,000,000 respectively.

pro-

and

Ex-

Icoland Independent

Sir John Simon was unable to say SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Apr. 10 (Domel)-Den-whether the Germans had seized any mark hun informed Japan, through part of these holdings or what part her Minister to Tokyo, Mr. Lara, was being held outside their own Tillitse, that Iceland has become an countries at the time of the Invasion. Independent nation.

The step was taken in accordance with the decision of the Icelandle Government, which deprived King Christian of Denmark and Iceland of hia sovereignty as a result of the German occupation of Denmark.

··· LONDON, Apr. 10

Norwegian Rural Party's Appeal

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH" STOCKHOLM, April 16 (UP)— (Router)-It The Agrarian Party has published an re-appeal to the Norwegian rural party, gistration date for the 27 Class will appealing to oil Norwegians to sup-

port the Government,

is officially announced that the

bo May 25,

circles of the Municipal Council.

The Japanese Residents Associ-

ation met last night to plan opposi lion to the Budget and the tax in- crease measures.

MAN CHASING

A TIGER

(N.B. The Tiger Has Gained A Lap)

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, April 16 (UP). ---The old cartoon showing a man chasing a tiger with the tiger close on his heels (the tiger has gained a lap!), is brought to mind by the latest DNB report from the"

Narvik área.

"German troops, pushing inland from Narvik, have reached the Swedish bor- der," says the DNB report.

"Norwegian troops were driven across the frontier." DNB does not mention that the Germans themselves are close pressed and, unless will speedy help arrives, have no option but to cross the frontier and be interned by Sweden.

aver this because the Allies could not have sent a trained expeditionary foree so quickly if one had not been prepared for Finland some months ago

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men were

stating that they were attached to

official missions,

In Yugo-Slavin a number of arrests have

been made of people suspected of being connected with the Gestapo. "The Times" comments that the Yugo-Slavian police seem to be as alert as the police of Turkey where the paid agents of the Reich. have taken on the guise of harmless bust-

nessmen.

| BRAVE WORDS BY

BELGIUM

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BRUSSELS, Apr. 14. (UP).---- Speaking in the Senate to-day. Foreign Minister Spank reiterated cannot Belgium's neutrality. "We accept any suggestion entailing the abandonment of the route which the Government has chosen." he declared. mid that Belgium wants posee អង្គ chiefly so that she will not become Europe's battlefield.

He said, "The destiny of Belgium then would be more tragle than for any of the belligerents. We follow with emotion Norway's efforts, since *** | she had been pacific and loyally

neutral.**

Cable And Wireless Fight On One Condition

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BRUSSELS, Apr. 18 (Reuter).-

Enthusiastic cheers were accorded M.

"One condition. on which we should go to war would be to save our in- dependence," he declared.

Paul Spaak, the Foreign Minister, in LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).Ona speech in the Senate in which he the Stock Exchange to-day the main emphasized that Belgium would de- quiet markets fend herself ir

herself if attacked. Counell oficials are confident that feature of to-day's

Javanese the

opposition w!] be was the sharp advance of Cable and overcome because a large turn-out of Wireless ordinary stock from 61% to

and British

American sotera is 63% on the announcement that the

If Belgium were dragged into war, assured as at last week's election of total distribution of the year is four the Counell members.

per cent., empared with the 34th would undergo hardships

trugle than those of uny other bel- If the Budget resolution in defeated per cent, of the previous year.

Of the commodities, tin was Arm-gerent nation. He pledged to do Belgium that by Japanese voters, It Is probable that

. confusion in

the Municipal er owing to active covering induced his almost to spare

misfortune, which she did not de- Government would result. Only by by indications of reductions in ware- passage of the measure can the Coun-house stocks.

ell raise funds to pay the Police, fire- Wall Street was irregular. men and other pubile services.

If the resolution is defeated, it la

serve,

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Nazis Interned SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" BRUSSELS. Apr. 16 (Domel).-It believed that no bank would advance LONDON, Apr, 10 (Reuter)-Mr.is understood that the Belgian Gov- errnment is establishing an asylum a loan to keep the Municipality run-Neville Chamberlain is not now ex- ning another year unicas assurancespected to make a statement on the for political offenders at Ruysselede,

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AIR FIGHT OVER BELGIAN TOWN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BRUSSELS, Apr. 16 (UP)—A Belgian soldier is reported to have been wounded by a machine-gun bullet from a foreign plane when Belgian anti-aircraft RUBS brought into action to-day during a dog-fight between German Allied planes over Huyin.

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It is officially announced that two people were injured and one killed when a French plane crushed in dames after a fight with superior numbers of German machines over German territory.

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PARIS, Apr, 18 (Router)—A fresh AMSTERDAM, April 10 (UP) Police round-up of Communists has Radio-Stockholm announces that areaulted in the arrest of 58 men and German bomber made a forced land- women in Paris, Rouen, Houlon and ing to-day In Grum Bord near

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Large printing presses were seized. Fifteen men and 13 women were Isurprised at a sceret meeting in Parle.