1940-04-23 — Page 27

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 23, 1940.

DRAMATIC STORY OF THE INVASION OF NORWAY TOLD IN WHITE BOOK

LONDON, Apr. 22 (British Wireless).A translation of the White Book issued by the Norwegian Government on April 14 became available in London last

night.

The White Book tells in impressively simple language the story of the German aggression against Norway.

This account of the events which compelled King Haakon and his government to leave Oslo and finally to set about organis- ing, from an undisclosed centre, the resistance of the Norwegiana to the German attack demon- strates clearly how the Norwo- gian Government went to the ut- most limit of conciliation.

R.A.F. RAIDS ON GERMAN BASES

LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter).-It is understood that

in the course of last night's air raid on Aalborg numerous

How Invasion Started. hits were made on the landing ground with high ex- The White Paper open with a statement that on April 9 at 5 am, plosives. Six fires, started by incendiary bombs, were The German Minister or left blazing in different parts of the aerodrome.

Brauer. came to the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs and pre-| sented to Prof. Koht a number of demands from his government. It

One pilot, approaching from aj height of only 100 feet, found

that most of the searchlights before these de-could not be depressed to such a mands were presented, German low level and he was able to forces had already attacked Norway place an accurate salvo of bomba About midnight, it was learnt that foreign warships, had passed Fatrder on the road

and had entered Oslo Fjord, and three quarters of an hour later, a report was received that an exchango of fire took place between these war- ships and

and the Norwegian foris of Bolearne and Rauer.

About 2 a.m. it was learned that

tower.

near

the control

A powerful force of long-range bombers raided Stavanger aerodrome, One of the raiders dropped ten bombs from a low altitude on a group of about 15 enemy aircraft, of which at least six were destroyed. The

are believed

Ave large German warships had pas5- others d.

ed the outer fortineations at Bergen. "At 3.30 am. It was reported that two warships had passed Andenes

NAZI AIR TERROR DESCRIBED Norwegians Fleeing

THIS JAPANESE photograph claims to show some of the war materials captured when the Japanese recently invaded the Chung-

shan arca.-Domei

Fire And Marine Insurance

Dovastated Towns Companies To Pay Dividends

LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter),!

A credit balance of £302,045 1s. 6d., after providing for the

to be badlyThe following message comes dividends for the year and after transferring £30,000 to the

to be presented at the ordinary yearly meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 3,

One machine in a low-level attack from Reuter's special correspon- underwriting suspense account is mentioned in the annual report sowed a line of high explosive bombs dent on the Norwegian-Swedish of the Directors of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. and had entered Trondheim Fjord. cross the aerodrome and also started frontier.

"At Die same time, the warships several fires with incendiary bombs. Mat had entered Oslo Fjord-four Another plang machine-gunned a large warships and number of line of enemy aircraft, two of which smaller ones had reached Filtvedt, burst into flames. and soon afterwards fighting beran between these warships and coastal forts at Oskarsborg.

"Fighting was thus already in full swing, and begon also inediately after this outside Bergen.

Naxi "Justification" The White Book then gives a very full summary of the communication made by Dr. Brauer to the Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs in which the German Government sought to justify its clatins upon Norway by the pretence that it possessed proof of an Intended Allied occupation; an-

demands.

Only One Plane Lost LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter). The Air Ministry hos Issued a statement that only one plane is missing from the rald on Aalborg and none are missing after the attack on Stavanger,

10

Curfew in Denmark

I returned here in the early hours of the morning after a 100 mile drive into the Norwegian war zone. I came back with two vivid Impressions the formidable nature of the German nerlal attacks and the terror on the fuceu of the villagers fleeing from bombed villages,

After & drive across a rough trock over the wild mountain height of Bradfjell, I drove into the little town of Grong (north of Namsos) to find everything in utter confusion.

Terrified Villagers

The Marine account shows that the nell premiums for the year amounted to £1,009,237 2s. 6d. and claims and expenses to £540,124 129, 7d. The balance carried forward, including the ariditional reserve, amounted to £803,112 95. 11d.

The Danger Of Communists

Round Up Reds

The net premiums in connection Why France Has Had To with the Fire insurance amounted to s. d. and claim 10 £501.423 £207,393 49. 4d. After taking into account"

commission, management and Fire Brigade fees.

reserve,

expenses

mounts

01 PARIS, Apr. 22 (Reuter).— Why France aimply had to adopt measures that she has the

adopted against Communists is explained in a letter to the British Labour Party from the Secretary of the French Socialist and Party.

to

LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter).—Ac- cording to the German-controlled Terrified villagers carrying bundles and adjusting the reserves, a profit Copenhagen Radio, a curfew was im of clothes were fleeing in desperate £50,000 has been transferred to

profit

and loss account. The fund at posed at Aalborg to-day, following panic.

The Germans have bombed us the end of the year, including the two Air Force raids on the airport

Bald andditional We are leaving the lown,' there.

No civilians, except persons going

have £150,134 05. 10d. nounced the seizure of strategic or coming from work and doctors

Norwegian. "There Young

Accident As regards the been many English soldiers down points; and formulated u series of

and nurses, are allowed in the streets here. They are now fighting the General account, the nett premiurns

Many former Communist Deputies Germans down south," he added.

amounted to £202,723 12s. B. and It is interesting to note that the between 9 pm, and 4.30 um,

are now in prison in France for vio- £171,387 10s. 1d. After German Minister in Norway was cog- The Copenhagen announcer

I called at the local Norwegian claims to Kave nisant of the fact that a German detailed instructions as to what to do military headquarters and found them taking into account commission and the decree of lust September, In his letier, the French Socialist expedition had left home porta before in the course of an air raid and warn-working by candle light in un

in

the reserves, a profit of £5,000

what many April 8 and made no attempts to re-ed listeners outside Aalborg that a provised air raid shelter in a celint. expenses of management, and adjust-making the Communist Party illegal. Namsos In Flames

has been transferred to profit and loss Secretary crophasizes sent the German action as reprisal state of air raid danger might be de- for the British mine-laying.

clared in other parts of the country.

magnitude of the Communist danger account. The fund at the end of the people elsewhere do no realise the year, including the additional reserve, to France's war effort. amounts to £170,405 10s. 11d.

Commensurato With Dangers

present

A characteristic detail of the Nazi technique

White In the appears

rest of the Book's necount of the interview with Dr. Brauer. When Prof. Koht sald that he must consult the whole government, the German Minister replied that a decision must be taken urgently "because German netfon had alrendy advanced so that if it were to be arrested, the Cerman demands must immediately be accepted.'

fur

There was little delay in giving the reply. "The Norweglan Government quickly decided that no independent country could accept such demands." In informing the German Minister, Prof. Koht "reminded him of the statement recently made by the German Fuehrer that a people who humbly submitted to 11 aggressor did

WESTERN FRONT

Nazi Attack Repulsed

Im-

A Norwegian officer told me that Namsos was in flames and very badly damaged,

a

He said that the British troops, had already captured Steinkjaer und battle was in progress south of that

town.

PARIS, Apr. 22 (Reuter)-Tadded. day's communique says that east of

A final dividend of 12s, Od. per share, payable on May 3, is recom- mended by the Directors.

showe

The sovere mensures taken are commensurate with the dangers they are designed to meet, he says. The China Fire Insurance Co,

Communist Party had made itself the French, Norwegian and English

The annual report of the China mouth-piece of a foreign government troops, he added, were now in com- plete control of the railways and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., to be pre which was the associate and accom- communications south of Greng and sented at the ordinary yearly meet-plice of a country at war with France. The issue was clear. France had to on both sides of Lake Snaasa Ing on May 3 at 11.20 am.. "(south of Namsos).

that the amount at the credit of the decide whether or not that a

party, "There are many British troops and Profit and Loss account, after pro-which was directed and financed by their number is increasing daily," he viding for the dividend for the year, Foreign Power, should take part in

Is $880,060.11.

the work of the French Assembly and Walking inter through the deserted

The

nett premiums in the Marine be given information of the military the Moselle we repulsed, by our fire, streets of Grong, I met a Norwegian account

for 1030 amounted to and diplomatic position and secret the attack of un enemy detachment soldier who, on being asked if there $2,210,048.84 and claims and ex-details of the defence of France. which did not succeed in approaching were any British troops in the neigh-penses to $1.101,427.83. The balance our outposts,

During the night of April 21-22, bourhood, entered my car and direct-carried forward, including the addi-

cd me to a remote farm house.

tional

After reserve, amounts to $1,518,- claims to £38,539 130. Od. Gotting

Under the Fire account, the nett taking into accourit commission and There in the Bickering light of an During the morning of April 22,

justing the reserves, there is a crcålt in the course of an encounter with oil lamp on a Norwegian house, I had premiums amounted to $088,862.01xpenses of management, and

After balance of £1,125 which has been remy first meeting with the British and claims to $442,406.53.

of management

The fund at the end of the Indeed," one of them said, but Wil Brigade fees, and adjusting the re- year, including the additional te

Serves, there in a credit balance of serve, amounts to £37,001 7a.

has been trans- is the devil" ning peralatent bombing and machine gun- $83,301.34 which

ferred to profit and loss account- The day before, he said, he had The fund at the end of the year, government of Kuusinen in Finland. Hitler Wanted Quisling been in Namsos and German planes including the additional revenue,

"Dr. Brauer declared that he was had been over the town continuously amounts to

$558,101.50. prepared to make concessions to from 10 am. until p.m.

without the slightest resistance not deserve to exisi."

Gorman Embarrassments

.

several deep reconnaissances had been carried out by our.aviation.

882.35. Along Very Woll

one of our patrols, an enemy The later section of the White Book connaissance plane was shot down officers attached to the British ex-taking into account commission, ex transferred to profit and loss throws revealing light on barrassments in which the Nazis be- and fell in Belgium.

the

en-

not very

came involved by their tot precipitate attempt to emulate the happy example provided them by the with Germany and composed of other Soviets in setting up the puppet persons than those mentioned,

On the evening of April 9, a tele-

day

at

the

peditionary force.

"We are getting along

very well

penses

and Fire

.count.

Nett premiums amounting

to

adi-

ac-

HERBAL HELP

FOR ACHING BACKS

grum was received at Elverum, to which King Haakon, the Government the membership of the government, The town had been badly smashed $500,300.00 and claims to $345,453.70 For people who are troubled, with and the Storting had moved after but Herr Hitler insisted that Quisling and was blazing furiously in many were transacted under the Accident pains in the back, disordered kidneys, meeting of the Storting earlier in the must be the Prime Minister." places. But, he said, there had been

and Hamar had confirmed

Thus Hitler refused, as usual, even few casualties and as far as he knew and General Account. After taking catarrh of the bladder or other all-

EX- menta of the urinary tract, into account commission Government in office after learning of to negotiate and preferred a breach there had been no loss of life among penses of manngement, and adjust- its actions.

with Norway and all its sequences to the British troops. This telegram asked King Blaakon!

The soldiers

which has and civilians alike ing the reserves, there is a credit abandoning the demand for Quisling. to receive the Germm Minister in In the end he had been forced sub-were being machine-gunned, he said, been transferred to profit and loss

balance of $10,084.03 audience to discuss certain proposals. sequently to discard Major Quisling, in furlous air attacks on all roads,

account. The fund at the end of During the night, a German detach- but the episode shows once more that villages and towns in the district.

the year, including the additional ment began an advance on Elverum even when dealing with countries

reserve, amounts to $323,507.83, and the King and Government, ex-against which he had по grudge, cept Prof. Koht, left there. However, itler la incapable of negotinting or

the German attacks were repulsed by of making the least concession. Heavy Toll Of

the Norwegians and this Kingj Some hours later, the German Hankon was able to return and, after Minister received a reply that the nil, to receive the German envoy at King could not appoint a Quisling Elverum on the afternoon of April Government.

.10.

Moro Demands

whether "Dr. Brauer asked

this

Transports

3,000 Tons

GOLDEN GRIFFIN BACKACHE AND KIDNEY TEA

This famOLUM

The Directors recommend a divi-is of tmmense value. dend of $12 per shore and a bonus į European, herbal remedy is obtain- dividend of $0 per share, payable on ablo in two sizes, $0.75 and $2.00 at May 3.

Chemists and Department Stores or from G. T. FULFORD CO., LTD. (of Canada) Proprietors.

British Tradors' Insurance Co.

A dividend of seven shillings per share will be recommended by the Directors of the British Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd., at the ordinary yearly meeting to be held at 11.25 um. on May 3 at the Union Build-

meant that Norwegian realstance British Submarine Sinks There were conversations first be-against the German invasion would tween the King and Dr. Drauer, and continue, and the Foreign Minister

possible.". Jater in the presence of Prof. Koht, replied: "Yes, as long as

declared The German Minister that the situation was now so alter-ment agreed upon a proclamation to WO5 and ed that the demands presented in the Norwegian people, which the memorandum of the previous day Issued the following morning, could no longer satisfy., The Ger- started the organisation of military man Government must now demand resistance against the attack." the creation of a new government in Planes Pursue Govt. which Germany could buve

The White Book records that during fidence, making possible amicable the following days, the Government collaboration between Norway and had to move from place to place be- Germany.

cause they were pursued by German

LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter),he Directors report that On the same evening, the govem-

con-

the

GOLDEN MEDICINAL

PEPSODENT

GRIFFIN

TEAS

-H.M. submarine Sea Lion has amount at the credit of the pront 3rd Flr, St. George's Bldg. returned for a rest.

and loss account, after providing for

Tel, No. 20358, She has sunk 3,000 tons of the dividend, is £66,002 128. 2d.

The nett premiums for the year. Fulford Co. Ltd. sell a separate blend German transports in Norwegian under the Marine account, amounted of Golden Grime Medicins less than twave waters.

to £247,328 78. 1d. and claims and Each Tes contains not less

distinct ingredients; and they are soki The under a money-back guarantee. to £122,078 03. Dd. expenses Norwegian Ship Sunk

balance carried forward, including LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter)-The the additional reserve, amounts to The German Government demanded aeroplanes everywhere they settled, Norwegian steamer, Bravere, 1,459 £174,450 0s, 4d.

The Fire account shows that the that Major Quisling be appointed and particularly on April 11, flerce tons, was sunk after an explosion off Prime Minister and the Ministers to bombardment took place in Trysil the mouth-cast coast of England to nett premiums amounted to £137,-

890 179. 11d. and claims to be the man he had chosen for his against King Hankon and the govern-day.

Twenty of the crew of 24 are fear-23, 7d. After taking into account Government, possibly completed by nment.

latan), expenses

of manage few other personalities."

It concludes: "The barbarous war-ed to have lost their lives. The four

and Fire Brigade tees, After the King and Prof. Koht had fare the German authorities have survivors were landed at a south-east

adjusting the reserves, there is pointed out that Quisling was quite thus started has compelled the Nor-coast port

Dutch Ship A Victim credit balance of £11,500 which without the confidence of the Norwegian Government temporarily t

has been

en transferred to profit and wegian people, "the Foreign Minister conceal their residence. But the fight

AMSTERDAM, Apr. 22 (Reuter)-loss account. The fund at the end declared that the Nygaardsvold Gov-will be kept up, and the Government

Bernisse, 951 of the year, including the additional | ernment had declared themselves has been promised military help from The Dutch stemmer, willing to realgo, and he asked whe- the Allied Western Powers. They tons, homeward bound with a cargo reserve, amounts to £75,464 Oa, 3d. ther the German Government could feel confident, in collaboration with of Iron sank off the Norwegian coast. not consider the creation of a friendly these states, that they can save The crew, numbering, 18, were General account, the nett premiums government which could collaborate Norway for the Norwegian people." saved.

201,700

and

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