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HITLER DEBATES FATE OF SWEDEN

AMSTERDAM, Apr. 24 (Reuter).—Sweden is a prominent subject in the War Councils which are held daily in Hitler's Chancellery. "Reuter" learns.

But in the officially inspired newspaper campaign against the Swedish press and radio, there is no indication yet of the lines which events will develop.

In reply to her protest yester- day, Sweden was to-day politely but vaguely told that German planes had "not violated her neutrality on purpose."

Quietly Shelved Neutral circles observe that the

question will be quietly sheived. Thus no explanation will be offered even for the landing of two Nazi planes on the fortifled island of Got-

GERMANY,

ALAND

ISLANDS

OLAND

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land, Stockholm's first line of defence from the sea and which is hundreds of miles from German or Norwegian territory,

Meanwhile it is rumoured that the Danish island of Bornholm, from which Nazi planes could

reuch the

Swedish naval base of Karlskrona in little more than ten minutes' flying time, is a hive of military and aerial activity.

It is feared that the Aaland Islands, which are jointly administered by Sweden and Finland, may be 2017 early objective.

STOCK EXCHANGE

REMAINS FIRM

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PRESS COMMENT

May Have To Transfer War

To Sweden

Allies' Prospects In Norway

--WHERE!"

WESTERN FRONT

Patrols Are Successful

Latest Activity On Wostern Front

BEF STILL says: "The arrival of the English turned to our advantage.

LANDING

Big Army Concentrates

Around Trondheim LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). The strength of the Allied forces in the Trondheim, region is increasing daily as the troops

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). -The Gotenburg "Morgon Post" has greatly strengthened morale. If the Norwegians can resist for In short time, increasing English forces could destroy the isolated Germans at Trondelagen.

"We have been cut off by the German occupation of Norway, and Denmark, If the English can win in Norway, the barrier fails, but we must be prepared to transfer the war to Sweden."

Hitlerism Is Bolshevism

April 25, 1940.

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LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). PARIS, Apr. 24 (Reuter)—A com-In the House of Commons to- munique Issued to-day says that two patrol encounters cast of the Moselle day, Mr. Chamberlain announced that Sir Walter Monckton has

37-Armist During the night of April 22-23, been appointed to be Deputy our aircraft made many long-dis- Director-General of the Ministry tance

reconnaissances, penetrating) many hundreds of kilometres over of Information. enemy territory. They flew over the Prague region.

An enemy recommissance plane was brought down within our ter- ritory on the evening of April 23.

Hitler's Big

are landing at Namsos and The New York "World Telegram Norway Bluff

Andalsnas and proceeding inland. says: "The obvious truth is that German air activity continues Hitlerism is Bolshevism-a revolution with intensity but it is known that the Nazis have lost many planes.

inforced.

This is

[ur

Gambling Adventure

Up to the present, Sir Walter has

Director Generat been

of Press Censorship.

He will also be additiunul Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

The changes will take effect im- mediately.

New Functions

Air. Chamberlain said that, in the; light of experience it had been de- cided that the Ministry of Inform tion should resume the functions at present performed by the Press and Censorship Bureau.

against capitalisin, against the posses sions and against the very life of all

Ends In Failure nations which, like this one, prefer democracy and freedom. The British and French are fighting for the same LONDON. Apr, 24 (British Wire- Hold Strategic Railway

In order to strengthen the falson The Allies are now in control of things that Americans would fight less)-In a letter to the "Times,"

|Sir Archibald Hurd, the well-known between the Service departmenta the railway south of Trondheim to

The "Minneapolis Journal" says: naval authority, comments on the and the Ministry and to ensure that Lillehammer.

of highly

World War, Norway, sigafleance of the Geinsan adventure the Ministry's point of view is ade- strategie importance since it cuts off "After the

number of the route by which the Germans at Sweden and Denmark came to the in Scandinavia as a gamble under-quately presented, the

re-rescue by taking thousands of Ger- taken in the belief that short range: Senior Service officers attached to Trundheim might have been man children in their homes, feeding use of air power could neutralise at the Ministry is being increased und

them bountifully and lodging them.

representatives of the Ministry are em.cally superior sea power.

to Service depart- Germany's gross missepresentations being attached While the troops at Trondheim may hold out for some time their ultimate Some months before war bike out position is regarded as hopeless if in 1839, the Hitler Government spon- of the sinking of British ships, he ments.

Chamberlain explained that sored large-scale parties of young men says, are intended to mislead neutral they have to rely entirely on aerial who had spent part of their childhood opinion for a sufficient time to en-Sir Walter Monckton's appointment in 1919 und 1920 in Scandinavian alle Germany to reap the benefit of to be Deputy Under-Secretary for aid from the south.

countries, on visits to their former her bluff.

Foreign Affairs was in order to pro- hosts to renew the ties with them and Trying To Convince Italy vide the necessary collaboration be- of the also to brush up the langungo.

Sir Archibald Hurd continues: tween the foreign division Diabolical Plot

Ministry,

which is responsible for "In particular, it was hoped to con-publicity in neutral countries, and

which is interested in pub vince Italy,

Enemy Pro- the Department of suspected by the trusting Scan-Mediterranean, that bombing acro- Paganda under the Foreign Office.

The Department

und of Postal

CHAMBERLAIN'S ASSURANCE

Will Go To Aid Of All Attacked Neutrals

"This diabolical

dinavians."

plot was

not the

arens

Mr.

of the circumscribed

planes, supported by a relatively The Brussels paper, "Gazette de small feet, can gain the command of Telegraphie Censorship, formerly Charleroi," remaries on the change of those waters. tone in the Italian Press and says: from what has already happened inferred to the Ministry of Informa

We may be assured under the War Office, is being trans- "This return to a more healthy con- Norwegian waters and on land that tion. LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter).Inception of Scandinavian events can the House of Commons to-day, Mbe attributed in part Neville Chamberlain was asked if he would give an assurance that in the effective Allied reply. The hour will soon strike when Italy must choose." event of further aggression againal

neutral European states, the overseas

possessions of such States would not

the real and superior sea power with the aid of an enterprising Fleet Air Arm and the daring pilots of the R.A.F. will dispel such illusions.

"I suggest that, except as an exten- sion of the power of active navles

be permitted to be used as bases for "FOOD SHORTAGE and armies, the aeroplane is merely

enemy action.

Mr. Chamberlain replied: "In the

LONDON. Apr. 24 (Reuter)-On hypothetical circumstances referred the Stock Exchange to-day, gilt-i

to, such action would be taken as edged securities and Kafirs were

the interests of Allied security re- strong owing to the market's view

quired." that they will stand to benefit from the Budget.

IN NORWAY

Industrials were hesitant owing to Dutch Army Leaves and

dimeultles of re-adjusting values following the limitation of dividends together with the prohibition of scrip bonus Issues during war-time.

The P. und O. are maintaining an interim dividend of two per cent, on deferred stock.

Wall Street was narrowly irregular.

OSLO, Apr. 24 (Reuter).The radia here, which is controlled by the Germans, says that there is a short- age of potatoes and eggs in German Cabbages and fodder are also very scurce.

is suffering from a terious Oslo shortage of wood which was the chief THE HAGUE, Apr, 24 (Reuter)-material used for heating. Dutch Army leave on a more restrict- The radio announcer appealed to ed senie than previously will be put all farmers to bring in more supplies Into force after Saturday.

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THE SHIPS THAT SWEEP THE SEA

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How eager the men are for service

I seen by the ready response made the recent Admiralty appeal. Practically the entire man power of the drifter,feels volunteered.

Bolt then a gun-any sort of a gun-in the bows, and they're ready for off; little more proudly, per- haps, than usual because of the dingy White Ensign nstern. It is some- тел King's thing to them to be again, though they never remember Inving left off belig men fighting for King and country, since even a

tel. be King and country must

God speed our drifternen! Drake learn his trade amongst their an- cestors; and a lot of Drake's indoint- the able spirit still survives in Trade.

92 SHIPS IN THE CONTROL BASES

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter).-On Tuesday 02 ships were in British contraband control bases In the United Kingdom.

Of these, 37 had been brought or detained by order of the Ministry of Economic Warfare.

of the This was done in view situation in Norway and Denmark.

The total Includes nine Danish ships.

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