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TO-DAY, oll 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.

To-morrow, he will tell you of Gooring's threat to the British Empire.

In

succeeding

chapters,

which will be published dafly in this newspaper, you will learn the momentous secreta · that lie behind the war.

One man, more than any other in Britain, knows these scereta.

He is Sir Nevile tcnderson, Britain's Ambassado, to Ger- niony till last September,

And is his story-Intimate chapters of living history-that you read.

REMEMBER. SIR NEVILE'S REVELATIONS ARE EXCLUSIVE ΤΟ THE HONGKONG TELE- GRAPH

Daventry broadcast lust week, Sir Nevile told of the reasons which have led him-breaking the diplomat's traditional silence--ta tell his story.

"It Is so important, everyone should understand," he said,

Sir Nevile's document, it should

be emphasised, is no mère ampli-

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INSANE British

FURIES re-take

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

war in Europe See Page Four

BIG AIR FIGHT IN FRANCE

Reation of als White Paper, pub. British Planes Score

Ishes last Beptember,

I pictures the whole sweep of

events as Hitler's plan of a Euro- pean Empire took shape.

Brilliant Victory

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)--It is officially

Hamar,

report

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 21 (REUTER) - UN. CONFIRMED REPORTS HERE STATE THAT BRITISH TROOPS HAVE RECAPTURED HAMAR.

The reports are given with reserve, but they

follow a Norwegian official announcement. British troops, equipped with tanks and other

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 comniu-

British Fleet announced that eight nique states that there was considerable enemy air

British fighters this morn-activity at Namsos on Satur-| *********

Sunk Again!ing

Nazis Being Fed On

Wishful Thinking

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

encountered 12 day.

TWENTY FIVE years ago men

of the Welsh Guards vallantly defended a village" "somewhere in France" in the face of a ter- rific artillery bombardment which practically. demolish- ed all the buildings in the vicinity. To-day, on the same site, men of the same regiment stationed in France are training for the campaign on the Western Front, this picture show- ing two Welsh Guardsmen imaction in one of the half- destroyed buildings— Domel.

NAZIS ATTEMPT MASS AIR TRANSPORTATION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON. Apr. 21 (UP).-For the first time in history, mass movement of troops by aeroplanes is being attempted by the Nazis,

It is reported that Germany is now flying 2,000 soldiers to Norway daily from the Aalborg aerodrome,

Messerschmitts 109 in the Many bombs were drop- ALLIES LAND 50,000 which to-day was subjected to intensive raids by British

neighbourhood of Saarlau-ped.

tern.

Extensive damage was done

•

Our fighters attacked and two to the town but the only Allied TROOPS IN NORWAY

enemy machines were shot down and were scen to crash in Ger-

loss was one British trawler sunk.

There were no casualties to Allied troops.

BERLIN, Apr. 21 (UP)-mun territory. German propaganda is still busy | A third Messerschmitt was driven sinking the entire British Grand down, apparently out of control.

Norwegian Communique Fleet.

Second Engagement

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21 (Reuter)- During the afternoon In an engage-

An official Norwegian cominunique Apparently though, the Nazisment with a strong formation of do not feel they should hurry my fighters auther British issued 10-day states that on Saturday "the Germans attacked our posts on patrol shot down onc Blesser- about it, because the notorious selamiit 110 and one Messerschmitt both sides of the lake of Mjese Nazi news agency, DNB declares 190, both of which fell in French tertions. German planes bombed Lille- that "the destruction of Britain's ritory.

so-called Grand Fleet has begun Another 109 is belleved to be step by step."

dralroyed.

One of our pilots was slightly One such step, according to DNB is wounded during the first action and

a series of ahnitoring attacks on tour) made a successful forced landing,

British cruisers and five, troopships)

which were attempting to land inore

Brilish expeditionary forces,

However, even the official Gennan:

All our aircraft'returned safely.

Official Communique SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 21 (UP)-The

news agency hasn't the gall to sug- following is the text of the ometal gest the precise effect of these communique issued by the "shuttering attack".

However, it does go go for claim that the British navy been forced Into open battle".

Land Oporations

Ministry to-day,

"Our troops maintained their posi- hammer and several other places in- cluding Andalsnes Harbour.

"Many German planes passed north to the district around Trondheim."

The lake of Mjoese is just south of

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Apr. 21 (Domel)-According to reports received in New York, the Allies have landed 50,000 troops in Norway.

Thoy comprise two British and one Franch divisions. Landings have been made at Narvik, Namsos and at two other places, while German forces have been continuously transported to Norway by air,

Both the Allied and German forces are now attempting to occupy important cities in the interior in order to conso- lidate future operations.

Hamar. The town of Lillehammer 13 Fresh Precautions By Nazis' Neighbours

north of Hamar.

Andalsnes is on the west coast south of Trondhelm.

German Claims BERLIN, Apr. 21 (Reuter).-A Airgh Comunand communique states that enemy naval forces bombarded Narvik on April 20 and that they made no attempts to land troops.

German troops in the Narvik region

on to The offensive against enemy air as forces and air transportation services operating against Norway has been

So far as land operations in Nor-

night and this morning.

on

EVACUATION OF SWISS

FRONTIER TOWNS

GENEVA, Apr. 21

machines.

A joint communique issued by

the Admiralty and War Office | THE WAR in China- says that considerable enemy uir activity caused extensive dam- age to Namsos yesterday.

Many bombs were dropped but the only Allled loss was one tanker sunk. There were no casualties among the

JAPANESE DEFEATS

Allied troops, this being the first Chinese Scoring_In_C.

China Campaign

alleial reference indicating that the British are at Namsos.

Aircraft Successes

Many Chinese successes on

The Air Ministry announced: "Our Central China fronts during the aircraft last night successfully attack-week-end were reported in mili- the, nerodrome at. Aalborg in tary despatches received in northern Denmark-the first bombing Chungking, according to “Cen- of Denmark-which serves as a Ger tral News." man buse against Norway."

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Climaxing last week's opera- The communique ruded that bombs tions, Anyi, the North Kiangai damaged a hangar and a German town outside Nanchang, was re- transport plane, while British planes taken by the Chinese yesterday machine-gunned the aerodrome.

It is also reported that British afternoon. Anyl is the third machines bombed the Kristiansand important town in the province (Domei).-Switzerland has erodrome for the first time, and that to have returned to Chinese Stavanger was attacked from the air hands: the other two are Taing- for the eleventh time,

further developed during the past captured 8,000 rifles and 315 machine ordered the evacuation of inhabitants from the frontier

guns.

German troops in the Osia region, areas bordering belligerent States, and the withdrawal "In addition to a successful attack

reinforced, continue the Germans at

to of all commodities available Aalborg in further way are concerned, the DNB contends Northern Denmarit, already reported, advance quickly in all directions, itself by claiming that Narvik is still the R.A.F. last night bombed air-

Transports of men and material to for military use. held by the Nails, and adds that a dromes now occupied by the Germans Newly continue to un increased Norwegian woman and child were

extent. killed to-day when they refused tot Kristiansand and Stavanger.

take shelter during a bombardment, tack

The actions of strong air force

The order has been made by COMMUNAL

the Swiss Government as a pre-

by the combatant countries.

Compulsory Labour STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21 (Reuter). Fresh precautionary measures were announced to-day.

"It is now known that in the at-units against enemy attempts to land caution against the possible vio- It is officially admitted that the dropped from a low height and dam-

upon Aalborg bombs were at Namsos and Andalenes on Aprillation of Switzerland's neutrality British have landed troops north and age caused to a hangar.

20 were remarkably successful, south of Trondheim.

"One aircraft, after dropping Nazis Trapped At Narvik On the other hand, it is claimed its bombs, attacked with machine- STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21, (Router). that German troups have reached gun fire a German transport aircraft In the past few days, half of Trond- Lülehomme after a "sledge-hammer which was about to land at the buse. heitn's 70,000 inhabitants have advance, which is rapidly assuming Fires were also started at one air-evacuated to the hills outside the the character of a pursuit" of the drome by other aircraft which follow-j town. scattering Norwegian defenders.

Round Narvik German forces are said to be virtually trapped.

It is also reported that the Germans huve almost reached Aamot and have

ed.**

RIOTS

Eleven Killed In New Disturbances

The Germans

grounded their an and Fenghsin.

Chinese Jorges are now concentrat- planes, where they were bombed.

Many bombs hit the Stavanger hg their operations on Nanchang and aerodrome's runways and ex-Yungalu, 30 miles north of Nanchang. plosion was also caused in the acro- Their vanguards are reported to be drome.

only a few miles from their ob- tectives.

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British plants aftacked a seaplane close by, and after their explolts, the. British machines returned safely to their bases.

Sea Traffic Stopped With sea traffic allegedly stopped by the reported Allied mine blockade of the whole German and Danish RANGOON, Apr. 21 (Router). coast, the Alt Ministry claims that The Government has asked Parlia-Eleven were killed and 69 the R.A.F. has struck at some of the ment to enforce the law concerning compulsory Jabour service which was injured in an outbreak of com- remaining routes whereby German reinforcements and supplies may be 'Dromo Sot On Firo

emergency.

|munal disturbances here.

Bent to Norway. A constant stream of German zero- LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter).-Fur-

It has also requested credit for Trouble began yesterday on Because of this, Germany is now brcupied Glocvik, 30 miles east of ther details of the raid on Christian-planes is seen lying towards Narvik. $5,000,000 kroner for artillery and the eve of the celebrations in flying 2,000 soldiers to Norway daily

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Nazi Espionago

honour of the prophet's birthday, from Aalborg. is very, short there.

Six Stabbed To Death Parachute Troops

More "Nazi Filth Column activity" STOCKHOLM, Apr. 21, (Reuter).is rovealed by the "Social Demokra- Troops and Police were called out! NAZIS WESTERN -Fighting is reported to have ten," which asserts that the "Cubo" to restore order after six people had occurred at Namsos between the Ger-orgonisation, which pretends to be a been stabbed to death, man and Allied forecs.

sports and physical culture associa-

Lillehamme.

All Not Well For Hitler In Norway

NAZIS LEARNING THE BITTER TRUTH

AMSTERDAM, Apr. 21 (Router).—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 aro feeling disappointed.

The absence of such, victory has Business men ure saying that Ger- impressed the people with the fact many is further from ensuring her that the operations in Scandinavia are Iron, ore supply than before the not going quite as well ng was obviously expected at the beginning, operations started.

while the belated oficial admission

Housewives, however, hope that that the British have indeed landed and are in action, has convinced the butter, and egg rations will be increas people that Norway is not going to od following the dominations of Den- ho a three weeks' campaign like mark, though hitherto there is no Poland.

sign of it,

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It is understood that the Germans tion, actually exists to spread Nazi dropped u

of troops by doctrines among Swedish youth. number parachule.

This dimeult operation is believed to have been undertaken because the

To-day the Police fired on a mob of Hindus and Moslems in the street.

It is learned that one person died from gunshot wound.

Swiss Warning...

Sporadic assaults occurred through- Germans have failed to obtain posse have three dangers at our door"

BERNE, Apr. 21 (Reuter)"We out the day. alon of the town of Grong'which is

declared General Gulsan, the Com- 20 miles east of Namsos.

FRONT CLAIMS

Sabotage Activities

On the North Hunan front Chinose forces intensifled their sabotage acti- vities on the railway north of Yoyang. and have completely disrupted Japan- PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

LATEST

JAPANESE NAVAL MANOEUVRES IN SOUTH CHINA

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGNAPK” KWEILIN, Apr. 21 (UP),~AC- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" cording to Chinese military reports, big scale Japanese naval manoeuvres BERLIN, Apr. 21 (UP),An off- are being carried out in the South cini Nazi communique respecting to- China Sea, covering an area from the day's activity on the Western Front Paracel Islands to Hainan Island, the declares:

Amoy const and the Gulf of Tonkin.

The reports add that 85 Japanese thrust back with considerable enemy warships from the third and fifth Imperial Japanese fleets are parti- lasses, but no German loses south-cipating in the war games, and that west of. Saarlautern and southwest the mancouvres are intended to pay SHANGHAI, Apr. 22 (Reuter).of Bergzabern.

This failure is rendering railway mander-in-Chief of the Swiss Army, Gift To Chungking Enemy scouting petions

unid to-day.

Iransport Impossible.

The newspaper "Svenska Dag-

subject of surrender.

"There is external danger don't

Government.

were

particular attention to the movement

bladet" states that the Norwegians lot us tall: about it. There is internal still hold Hegre Fort, cast of Trond danger arising from the fact that heira. They have refused the Ger- certain foreigners here fall to under. Liu Fou-hsien, a 78-year old Chinero "On the German-French frontier, of British and American naval craft. man effort to open a parley on the stand that we will not tolerate any resident of Johannesburg, has contri-roveral air bailles developed on sabotage or propaganda or false buted £900 to the Chinese National April 20. One German plane crash- Now German Claim BERLIN, Apr. 21, (Router),~The The third danger comes from some Government, states the "Sin Wan od in fumes. Five enemy planes of various types were shot down by official nows agency claimed that of our own people who, fall to under- Luis native of Melhsien, German pursuit planes, and by anti- German troops, advancing rapidly stand the gravity of the alluation and Kwangtung Province, and has lived aircraft fire over German and French

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