1940-04-25 — Page 17

BESIEGED NAZI FORCE]

SURRENDERS TO ALLIES

FROM PAGE ONE

is about the clearest of the many reports received from frontier, re- glona.

On Tuesday night, the War Office uld that this resulted from Ger- man counter-nitack, The Gennares themselves any that the engagement Insted for two hours.

Operations in this sector seem to be along the rond and tollway from Namson where the Allied troops have lande:f.

Yesterday the Nazis claimed to the have captured Steinkjer but Allies have once or twice been re purted below this town.

Scak Control Of Road Frontier reports say that Bghting for control of the road in A in progress.

The Germans are trying to stelle north through two valleys running; parallet from the Oslo plains.

A ildird valley, Gudbrandal seems to be completely in Allied hands within a few miles of Hamar.

Here the Allies are reported to he sending a steady stream of re- Inforcement advance guards who came to the assistance of the Nor- wegians at Lillehammer.

west

Nazis Making Progress Further

through another valley the German troops are trying to reach a beleaguered garrison at Trondheim.

The Nazis seem to be making some progress.

The stoutly.

Norwegians nte resisting

It is expected that the Allied troops moving across the country will attack The German troops,

The Germans may still and then- selves cut off from Trondheim by the Allied troops advancing from Storen, which is immediately south of the besieged port

THIS PHOTOGRAPII Blus- trates the Arctic conditions under which British and French troops are fighting in Norway, even though winter is over. This photograph WIS taken ten miles north of Lille Hamar, 5,000 feet above sea level. Lille Hamar, which is near Hamar, was recaptured by the British forces yesterday.

EIGHT MILLION MILES FLOWN

>FROM PAGE ONE

German Counter Attack LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter)Aaval ship has been lost white under

air convoy,

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 25, 1940.

NEW R.A.F. RAID ON SYLT: NAZI BASES DESTROYED

FROM PAGE ONE

One of the British planes detailed for the raid on Fornebu failed to reach Its objective.

Just before reaching Oslo the plane) sighted two

Germon transports steaming nethwards near the mouth of Oslo Fjord,

The plane dropped two salvos of bombs from an altitude of 2,000 feet and then machine-gunned the decks of the two ships from an altitude of

the 150 feet.

Ill

rulda the

The remaining machines of War Office communique says that in Take 20,000 Photographs aquadrons increased the damage to! the Trondheim area the counter-

No less than 400 tours of shing the Fornebu drome.

un Denmark, attack referred to in yesterday's

been made to protect

the communique was delivered by a con- fleets have siderable number of German troops them against enemy planes and U-numerous hits were scored on

Aalbord nerodrome, despite honey landed from ships within Trondheim bouts

Over 20,000 photographs and re- unti-aircraft fire. Fjord.

ports of shilps believed to be Ger- a masquerading as neutrals have been made. Eighty attacks have) been made against the U-boats and

iterally hundreds of mines have earned that the Westerland aerodro- been located and destroyed.

our

After some sharp fighting.

succeeded in re-establishing troops the situation.

There is nothing further to report about operations elsewhere.

STOCKHOLM Hold Ridge

Apr. 24 (Rgüler).- A

the "Afton correspondent of Bladet at Tryssil, north east of Oslo, says that the Norwegians are holding ridge near the Swedish frontier..

Their resistance surprised the Germans, who expected slight resist ance. One energelle volunteer officer inspired the men.

Only two British machines failed

o return during the day.

Continuous Bombardment LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter).—It is

Ime at Sylt was subjected to mm l-

Who's Taking Pleasures Sadly Now?

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reu- ter). The Berlin Radio has announced that pleasure

trips must be completely stopped and that journeys to watering places and spas are only permissible in cases of extreme urgency "tremendous owing to the

task of the German rail- ways."

Colony Ships Requisitioned

The record, incidentally, is getting most continuous bombardment last Fleet Taken Over By better every day.

RECAPTURE OF

The correspondent says that 200 resistance Germans have been killed in this Shochen, sector since yesterday,

Nazis Advancing STOCKHOLM, Apr. 24 (Reuter). -Latest newspaper reports state that the German centre to the north of Oslo has reached the neighbourhood of Koppang, 50 miles to the north of Elverum.

The Alles are rushing troops to meet this advance.

KAIFENG CONFIRMED

FROM PAGE ONE

Est Tsingyiklang

night.

The bombardment lasted for minutes.

100

This was the Arst raid made on this aerodrome.

During

aerodrome

Shipping Ministry

Shooting Of Civilians

German Methods In Norway

LONDON. Apr. 24 (Router). In the House of Commons. to- [day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was questioned regarding reports of Germans shooting civilians in Norway.

Mr. Butler replied that it appeared, from official German broadcasts on.

Allen Solly

April 12 and 10, that the Germun SOCKS

High Command it Orto had declared that any persons found fighting the German forces would be treated as

frutictiteurs and would be shot. Some for Summer

persons were already shot on this Hround.

Shot On The Spot

every They also declared that civilian carrying arms or committing acts of sabotage would be shot on the spot. They had In addition admitted having forced Norwegian civilians to drive German soldiers into the ring line in commandeered

cars.

Comment on such methods of war was superfluous, said Mr. Butler, but he was glad of the opportunity to make the fuct known,

defences,

British anti-aircraft which are gradually being reinforced, have taken toll of some planes while others have been forced down by the severe weather.

ANZAC DAY OBSERVED

FROM PAGE ONE

are men who sealed the heights of Gallipoli once already, and who are once more giving testimony to their readiness to fight for right.

Respectful Gathering

It is no wonder, then, that the thoughts of Australians arc

again overseas to-day-as were the thoughts of the

respectful.

gathering of about 250 people which assembled 'nt the Cenotaph this morning.

Hongkong's community had additional support of an Anzac detail

the

of about 80 men and officers from twe Australian uxiliary cruisers who marched to and from the scene and formed a guard while the bugle calls were being sounded and the wreaths Inid.

The entire Fleet of the Indo-

The ceremony began when two China Steam Navigation Com-Royal Scots huglers mounted the Faid 0:1

Stavanger pany Ltd., Yangtse River vessels Cenotaphs base as the hour neared shortly before

dawn excepted, is to be requisitioned cleven and sounded the "Last Post." A minute's silence followed, broken about 20 enemy aircraft were heavily by the Ministry of Shipping on bombed and a number are believed to

by the sounding of the "Revellie." have been destroyed or badly dam- May 1.

Wreaths were then laid by Mesora. und aged

W Hughes and

nd T. J.

J. Neill on be- half of the Australian and New Zealand Association, and by Lt. on behalf of the

This information was, made 'oval- High explosive bombs played new lable in Hongkong this morning.

It understood that the Ministry Chinese troops have heavily dum-havoc with the already crater-pitted) uged the Julchang-Yangsin bighway, aerodrome surface.

of Shipping will One raider maiting a dive bombing charter hire later. running from north-west Kinngsi into

No further information is at pre- South Hupeh. The Japanese forced juttnek at low level released a heavy Chinese civilians to repair the read, salvo which was scen to burst near sent available.

dis- the side of the main runway. but they were

attacked and

persed by Chinese regulars,

Three Killed In Durham Explosion

A.

decide rates of Richards. Klers' and Salfors Im

A strongly burning fire was repor135 Danish

ed by one of the returning

Raiders centrated

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Christiansand

cun-

011 the runways and aerodrome buildings and evaded a barrage put up by ground defences. They registered many hits.

Of the large force of aircraft

Ships Held

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** LONDON, April 24 (UP).--Since

employed on last night's widespread the German vasion of Denmark, 135 operations two failed to return. ships totalling between 50,000 and 60,-

-Fornebu- acrodronie—-was--oise 000-tons-have--been--detained--at- heavily bombed,

British ports throughout the Empire,

Nazis Take Stenkjer STOCKHOLM, Apr. 24 (Reuter).— According to reports reerived here

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter)— this afternoon, Stenkjer is now in Three men were killed, 18 injured German hands, but the Allies hold and many others slightly hurt as the strong positions six miles north of resuit of an explosion at the Imperial the town, against which a German Chemicals Works at Billingham, on offensive Is expected.

One aircraft which was detailed Britain intends to use the Danish the River Tees, Durham, German planes and German des-

An official statement by the firm to attack Fornebu did not reach its ships for the duration of the war, troyers in Trondheim Fjord made

damage to buildings and objective as it sighted-two enciny alter which they will be returned to rays that Important contributions to the fight-nachinery was alight and that seri-ships steaming north near the head Denmark.

The Danish merchant fleet totais WAY uus interference with production is of Osin Fjord. It dropped two salvos

of bombs which burst close to the approximately 725 vessels with a total not anticipated.

lending vessel and then descended to tonnage of 1,150,000 gross. within 150 feet of the water and machine-gunned the leading ship at

All railway

Inground Stenkjer. stations north of Stenkjer were re- peatedly attacked from the air, but bridges and tracks are intact as ther are situated among steep precipices,

Damage Is Slight SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, April 25 (UP).—An ex-

making them diMcult targets for the losion in the coal grinding section of made for the shore.

German airmen.

Civilians Flee

the boller house of the Imperial Chemical Industry's plant at Billing

Full Moon Aids

The fourth successive attack on

Fatal Accident In Kowloon

A

League of Australia. wreath "In remembrance of an old friend, the Rev. Canon David J. Garland, late Dean of Brisbane, Aus- tralia" was laid by Mrs. A. Howarth. After the ceremony the men of the Anzac detall and other Australians were entertained at the Hongkong Cricket Club by Mr. A. W. Hughes.

Debating Position Of Greenland

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter).—The position of Greenland since the occu- pation of Denmark is still being con- sidered by the United Kingdom and Canado.

This was announced in the House of Commons yesterday by Mr. R. A. Butler Parliamentary Under-Secret- ory of State for Foreign Affairs.

There was a cloudless sky and a full of 191 Apliu Street, was sent to the

The body of a small boy, Lal Ku. SHOP WRECKED- For the first time no enemy aircraft Kowloon Public Mortuary yesterday; THEY SLEPT ON

nicon.

The civilian population of Stenkjer ham-on-Tees killed three people 10-Aalborg was made in perfect weather. have fled to the mountains, where day. they are reported to be suffering Nineteen others received burns. from insumclent clothing und food." The damage to the plant is reported The important railway function of fo be light and will in no way bamper Steren, south of Arondhjem, is con-production.

trolled by the Allies, and both rall- ways south from Trondheim to Oslo,

Oslo, are now in Allled hands.

as well as the line from Fagernes fo

German airman are continually bombing Oserdal and Gudbrandsdal.

seen

was

on the aerodrome butle was knocked down and killed by powerful ground defences were alert a lorry at Keelung Street near Nan- and the raiders were met by a bar-chang Street.

Spain To Maintain the porten atentionsget area and carried out by the enemy, because one Zouch." Leicester hire, and mushed

Neutrality

the persistent attentions of a ring of of the R.A.F. pilots reported lights in searchlights just outside the

nero-the hangars and flares around the drome.

boundary of the aerodrome.

These were exlingushed as the British machines neared their objec-

High level bombing attacks were Dombang is reported to be ablaze LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter) “The made and many hits were observed and parachute troops have been ob- British Government is convinced that on the aerodrome. served north-east.of the town.

PRISON VAN IN COLLISION

One

..

Spain is determined to maintain her The raid on Westerland aerodrome tive

Westerland was approached from Won't Surronder

neutrallly and the neutrally of her at Syll was carried out by a large various directions. There is no doubt STOCKHOLM, Apr. 24 (UP)-possessions," declared Mr. R. A. Butler force of long range bombers. Although they are apparently reduced in the House of Commons to-day. hongat was hit several times and but that this method of attack took the enemy by surprise, for the first belleved This remark was made in answer to another is

10 be badly to dire straits as a result of the kur-

bomber to reach its objective en- The runways were suc-countered only moderate A.A. fire, render of their battalion at Gratangen, debate on the Anglo-Spanish trade damaged.

cessfully bombed and fires started on the Germans in Narvik itself still agreement,

the aerodrome.

Opposition Increases show no signs of surrender.

The Arst bomber met only a The opposition increased in inten- The fighting at Narvik is continu-- ing without any special vigour on the

moderate fire but as the attack deve-slly, however, as the attack develop- part of the Allien, whose forces are

loped pom-poms placed round the ed, and poin-pom guns around the concentrated at Fälgarness and on

aerodrome maintained a steady bar-aerodrome were soon maintaining a

of fire.

constant barrage. the slopes of Falgarness Mountain.

War's Greatest Air Armada

While these raids were in progress, The British forces wish to

same Jother R.A.F. bombers of the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Narvik the horror of bombardment,

were command

the carrying out LONDON, April 24 (UP). The customary security patrol over and appear content to wait until the Germans are starved out.

not Road yesterday. A report was British raids on Sylt, Denmark and North Sea. made to the Police by Chan Kuen, Norway to-day' were carried out by One of the planes' patrolling in the driver of the cat. Slight damage gyhat was probably the greatest Heligoland Bay was fired on by two was done to both vehicles.

armada of warplanes ever to take to German naval auxiliaries. the sky for actual bombing opera-

spure

One Battalion Surrendors The surrender of the German battalion in Gratangen is the first victory neliloved by the Norwegians in this sector.

The strategy leading to the capitula- tion was entirely Norwegian.

The Norwegian troops formed n trap into which they lured the Nazis: and then cut off their retreat.

The Germans were reduced to such

a state of weekness that they had no choice but to surrender.

Mountaineers Fight Nazis

A prison van and a car were in- volved in a slight collision at the Junction of Caine Road and Arbuth-

DANES ARE NOT

ENEMY ALIENS

Ship Bombod

the

Diving from a height of 4,000 feet It is unofficially estimated that nt least 100

British machines partiel-down to 1,500 feet in the face of in-

tense A.A. fire, the Britinh pated in the raid on Sylt alone,

bombed one of the ships, The Air Ministry admits that the

The anti-aircraft fre

plane

consed

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter)rald on the Westerland base was abruptly and, according to the report Capt. O. Teake, Under-Secretary of carried out by a large force of long-of the pilot, the ship disappeared. State for Home Affairs, and to-day range bombers,

Another plane patrolling a nearby that it was nut proposed to treat One hanger in the aerodrome was prea soon after midnight came under Danes resident In Britain aa chemy hit several times and another is bes are from two large motor-boats. The juttens. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

leved to have been badly damaged plane immediately made a low-level STOCKHOLM, Apr. 24 (UP). Many of them were anxious toby a bomb which fell between it and bombing attack, dropping six bomba Picked Tyrol mountaineers, Nor-assist Britain in the struggle against the runway. wegian alpinists, and Canadians from PEEICssive tyranny, of which Den- the snow-lands

opposing the mark has been made a victim. German forces in

ore

heights of Rombak.

In quicfc succession. corner of the tri-

Turning back to observe the re- WAB. RISO

pock-sults of his action, the R.A.F. pilot could see only one bont in the water. German Report

A six-wheeled lorry crashed into a shop in Bath-street, Ashby-de-la-

the door, the plate-glass window, and

glass show-case inside the shop. But Mr. and Mrs. W. Gadsby, who were asleep on the premises, were not disturbed,

They slept on until aroused by the police half an hour later.

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