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TO-DAY, on Page Four, the "Hongkong Telegraph" begins publication of the most dramatic story ever printed in any news- paper in the Far East. To-day, Sir Nevile tells you of his impressions of the Nazi leaders.

ALLIED FORCES IN NORWAY

AT GRIPS WITH INVADER$

INSANE British

FURIES re-take

To-morrow, he will tell First Chapter In

you of Goering's threat to the British Empire.

In succeeding chapters, which will be published daily In this newspapor, you wil learn the momentous nocrets that lie behind the war.

One man, more than any other in Britain, known these secrets.

He la Sir Nevile Henderson, Britain' Ambassador to many till last September,

Ger-

And it is his story-Intimate choptem of living history-that

you read.

REMEMBER, SIR NEVILE'S REVELATIONS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO THE "HONGKONG TELE- GRAPH."

In a Daventry broadcast last week, Sir Novile told of the reasons which have led him-breaking the diplomat's traditional silence-to tell his story,

"It is zo important everyone should underalind," he said.

Sir Nevilo's document, it should be emphasised, is no mere ampli- fleation of his White Paper, pub- lished last September.

It pictures the whole sweep of events as Hitler's plan of a Euro- penn Empire took shape.

Must Flood Norway

Sir Nevile Henderson's dramatic document of events that led to the

war in Europe See Page Four

BIG AIR

Hamar,

report

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 21

(REUTER).

UN-

CONFIRMED REPORTS HERE STATE THAT RECAPTURED BRITISH TROOPS HAVE HAMAR.

The reports are given with reserve, but they

follow a Norwegian official announcement.

FIGHT IN British troops. equipped with tanks and other

FRANCE

British Planes Score

Brilliant Victory

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter),-It

heavy armament, are reported to have come partly by rail and partly by road.

Colonel Weiss, the German commander at Trondheim, is reported to be making hurried preparations to meet Allied attacks from the north and south. NAZIS ATTACK NAMSOS

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter):-An official commu-

is officially nique states that there was considerable enemy air announced that eight activity at Namsos on Satur- British fighters this morn- day.

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"ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" BUT—

WHEN YOU READ a brief official communique stating "Nothing to Report" it is based on action such as depicted

above.

Tommies in the British sector of the Western Front are shown here in a No Man's Land ob- servation outpost a building already ruined by shell fire- on the look-out for... German patrols.Domei.

ing encountered 12 Many bombs were drop- TWO BIG BATTLESHIPS With Troops neighbourhood of Saarlau- ped

Military Successos To

Convince Neutrals LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter).-Two phases of the war in the North were doalt with by two British newspapers on Sunday.

Messerschmitts 109 in the

tern.

Our fighters attacked and two enemy machines were shot down and were seen to crash in Ger- man territory.

A third Messerschmitt was driven down, upparently out of control.

Second Engagement During the afternoon in an engage- ment with a strong formation of Every neutry, Italy part enemy fighters, another British

patrol

one Messer

The "Spectator" says that the neutrals are likely to be convinced

military-succesa.

shot down

from some of the Fascist leaders, de schmitt 110 and one Messerschmitt sired an Allled victory, so that the 109, hails of which fell in French ser- immediate result of a serious sci- Back to Hitler in Scandinavia would

ritory.

Another 109 is believed to be destroyed,

be a pronounced swing to the Allied side.

One of our pilots was allghtly

All our aircraft returned safely.

The Allied troops therefore must wounded during the first action and be poured into Norway until they outnumber any German troops which made a successful forced landing. can be sent there by sea or by air.

"Feint" Warning Repeated The Catholic paper "Tablet" partly

the

Official Communique SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 21

(UF) The

Extensive damage was done to the town but the only Allied loss was one British trawler sunk.

There were no casualties to Allied troops.

Norwegian Communique STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21. (Reuter) An offlela Norwegian communique issued to-day states that on Saturday the Germans attacked our posts o both sides of the lake of Mjoese,

"Our troops maintained their posl-t tions. German planes bombed Lille- hammer and several other places in- cluding Andalsnes Harbour.

German planes passed north "Many

Die district around Trondheim." The lake of Mjoese is just south of Hamar. The town of Lillehammer, İs north of Hamar.

to

Andalsnes is on the west coast south of Trondheim.

FOR

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ITALY SEEN AS QUASI-ALLY OF NAZIS IN WAR

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, April 20 (Domei).-Italy has changed from non-belligerent to a quasi-belligerent ally of Ger- many, the "Times" charges in an editorial to-day.

Her sudden assumption of an attitude opposed to the Allies was adopted as a result of Hitler's interview with Mussolini, at Brenner Pass recently.

April

20

NAVY OF FRANCE AMSTERDhe possibility of a DEATH OF FAMED

PARIS, April 21 (Router)—Emphasising the successful speed-up in French naval construction, M, Čampinchi when interviewed by the "Journal" disclosed that two 35,000 ton battleships, the Richelieu and the joanbart, would be ready for service shortly.

"We gained ten months on the normal construction time on the Jeanbart. The two sister ships, the Clemenceau and Gascogne, are also forging ahead rapidly."

Fresh Precautions By Germany's Neighbours

organisation, which pretends to be a

new tripartite treaty between Soviet Russia, Germany and Italy is envisaged in the German Press.

This treaty, if effected, would re- sult in the division of the Balkans Into And south-eastern Europe spheres of influence,

SCIENTIST

|Mr. A. Cort Haddon, The Eminent Ethnologist

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)—The death is announced of Mr. Alfred World Domination

Cort Haddon, F.R.S., M.A., D. Sc., a ROME, "Apr. 21TM (Reuter)—Signor famous ethnologist.

of Giovanni Ansaldo, editor of Count Mr. Haddon, who was 95 years Clano's paper, "Telegrafa," delivered age, became a University lecturer in another broadcast to the troops to-Ethnology in 1900 at Cambridge. Nine years later he became a Reader day

ile said that he had nothing to add in Ethnology and a lecturer on the to or withdraw from last Sunday's same subject in the University of

London. speech, and added:

Carried Out Expedition

"Losers in this war will become as slaves carning only enough to

He made zoological and ethnogra- eke out a bare existence, while the

consider themselves phical investigations in Torres Straits, masters of ait and will seek to ac-in 1888 and the following year or- ganized and conducted. the Cambridge quire world domination." He concluded by saying that the Anthropological Expedition to New only sure guarantee that Italy, would Guinea and Sarawak,

victors will STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21|ten," which asserts that the "Cube" (Reuter).-Fresh precau-sports and physical culture associa tionary measures were an-on, actually exists to spread Nazi

doctrines among Swedish youth. nounced to-day.

Swiss Warning BERNE, Apr. 21 (Reuter), ----"We

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have three dangers at our door," declared General Gulsan, the Com-

Gorman Claims BERLIN, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-A supports this view but adds a warn following is the text of the omcial High Command communique states ing against any clamouring for more communique Issued by the Air that enemy naval forces bombarded ships to be sent to the Skager Rak Ministry to-day. and more forces. Landed in Norway.

Narvik on April 20 and that they "The offensive against enemy air inade no attempts to land troops The Government has asked The paper points out that the forces and air transportation services Allied General Staffs must consider operating against Norway has been

German troops in the Narvik region Parliament to enforce the law possibility that the Germon In-further developed during the captured 8,000 rifles and 315 machine concerning compulsory labour

paat guns. vasion may be inte

be intended merely as a night and this gigantic

diversion.

In addition to a successful attack further

this morning.

German troops in the Oslo region, Bervice which was originally

reinforced, continue to passed for use in an emergency. The Norwegian venture may be on the Germans at Aalborg in

It has also requested credit for merely a felnt and a real thrust may Northern Denmark, already reported, advance quickly in all directions.

mede through Holland

and the I.A.F. last night bombed air-Norway continued materned 65,000,000 kroner for artillery and Switzerland or Belgium,

dromes now occupied

cupied by the Germans extent. While therefore the Allies must at Kristiansand and Stavanger.

"Nazi Espionage The actions of strong air force] advantage of Germany'a માદ is now known that in the at- units against enemy attempts to land More "Nazi Fifth Column seilvity"

bomba

were at Namsos and Andalsnes on April is revealed by the "Social Demokra-sabotage or propaganda

Nazis Trapped At Narvik

be

tako

strategic weakness in Norway, thestack upon ow height and dam- 20 were remarkably successful,

must be fully prepared for the seal dropped from a theatre of war being carried on claenge caused to a hangar. where at a moment's notice.

Artillery Action

On West Front

One

nircraft, after dropping Its bombs, attacked with machine- STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21, (Reuter), gun fire a German transport aircraft In the past few days, half of Trond- which was about to land at the base, helm's 70,000 Inhabitants have hills outside the Fires were also started at one air- evacuated to the drome by other aircraft which follow- town. ed."

Round Narvik German forces are 'Drome Set On Fire

said to be virtually trapped.

PARIS, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-TO- clay's communique says that there LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter).-Fur- was artillery action in the neighbour-ther detalls of the raid on Christian hood of the Blica.

PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

All Not Well For Hitler In Norway

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NAZIS LEARNING THE BITTER TRUTH

AMSTERDAM, Apr. 21 (Reuter)It is learnt from Berlin that many Germans, who had expected an announcement of some great military or naval success to mark Hitler's birthday are feeling disappointed.

A constant stream of German sero- planes is seen flying towards Narvik.

It is believed that they are taking provisions rather than troops as food is very short there.

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Unscrupulous Propaganda

German Canard About

Haile Selassie

· LONDON, Apr. 21 (Router),~~A German broadcast to South Africa Parachute Troops

which was made last Thursday STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21, (Reuter). provides a good example of the un- -Fighting is reported to have scrupulous decolt of the Nazi pro- occurred at Namson between the Ger man and Allied forces.

paganda machine.

South Afritas listeners were re-

|mander-in-Chief of the Swiss Army,

said to-day.

"There is external donger-don't let us talk about it. There is internal danger arising from the fact that certain foreigners here fall to under- stand that we will not tolerate any false news.

or

not be dragged down was strength of her arms,

in

the

In 1005, he was the President of Section H (Anthropology), British Association In South Africa,

Envoy's Urgent Trip

At one time he was also President ROME, åÐг. 21 (Reuter)-11 is of the Royal Anthropological Institute the Cambridge Antiquarian

now revealed that the German Am-] and

Von Mackensen, Society, bassador, Herr flew to Berlin yesterday by a special plane' at the urgent sum-; mons of Ulter,

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MUSSOLINI'S 29 WORD SPEECH The third danger comes from some ROME, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-Signor of our own people who fall to under- Mussolini made a brief statement in stand the gravity of the situation and connection with the foundation the necessity for sacrifices. We are Rome and Labour Day, He sold: free and will remain free," he con- "At the present moment, I have only cluded.

COMMUNAL RIOTS

Eleven Killed In New

Disturbances

of

one word to say. Work and arm for the greatness of the nation. That is the watchword for the whole Italian people."

FOREIGN PLANES OVER BELGIUM

issued

BRUSSELS, Apr, 21 (Router)-An official_communique

to-day states that planes flow over Belgian It is understood that the Germans galed with what purported to be a RANGOON, Apr. 21 (Reuter), territory yesterday. This morning, dropped a number of troops by letter written by Halle Selassie, the-Eleven were killed and 69 states the communique, several were parachute.

exiled King of Abyssinia, to King

recognised as being German planes, This dificult operation is believed Haakon of Norway. This letter re-injured in an outbreak of com- while two were identified as being to have been undertaken because the buked Norway for resisting the munal disturbances here.

British. Germans have falled to obtain porses- Germans, saying that King Haakon

Anti-aircraft defences took vigor- sion of the town of Grong which is himself was a vassal of England.

Trouble began yesterday of our action and protests will be made 25 miles cast of Namsos.

the ove of the celebrations in in London and Berlin.......... This failure is rendering railway

The Roal Truth

jhonour of the prophet's birthday. transport impossible.

The real, truth was revealed in The newspaper

Svenska Dag-another German broadcast which was Six Stabbod To Death BRITISH CRUISER. bladet' states that the Norwegians subsequently given in another still hold he refused the Gerasime it appeared that the to restore order after six people had

Troops and Police were called out SUNK SAY NAZIS heim. They have man effort to open a porley on the letter hdd

This

BERLIN, Apr. 21 (Reuter). The subject of surrender,

appeared in the Italian been stabbed to death. newspaper

Regine · Fasclata”.

To-day the Police fired on a mob of official news agency asserts that a Now Gorman Claim .

Haile Selassie was not even men-Hindus and Moslems in the streat.

British heavy cruiser" was hit amid- BERLIN, Apr, 21, (Router)—The tioned. It was obvious that the and are in action, has convinced the butter and egg rations will be increas

yesterday. ncar Tships by a bomb [official now®- poople that Norway is not going toed following the dominations of Den-German troops, advancing rapidly campaign now being waged by Dr. from gunshot wound...

It is learned that one person died. Andalanes and that it heeled over and agency claimed that German broadcast was part of a

began to sink. ben_three wedłu" campaign like mark, though hitherto there is no Poland,

I sign of it.

The crew took to the boats, it is Sporadic ansaults occurred through- Goebbels and his propaganda ma- chino against King Hankon.

out the day.

added.

The absence of such victory has Business men are saying that Ger- Impressed the people with the fact many is further from ensuring her that the operations in Scandinavia are tron not going quite as well as was

ore supply than before the obviously expected at the beginning, operations started.

Housewives, however, hope that

while the belated ometal admission

that the British have indeed landed

PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

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