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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PRESS COMMENT

HITLER DEBATES FATE OF SWEDEN

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AMSTERDAM, Apr. 24 (Reuter).-Sweden is 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 rudlo, 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 shelved. Thus no explanation will be offered even for the landing of two Nazi planes on the fortified island of Got

GERMANY,

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 reach the Swedish naval base of Karlskrona in little more than ten minutes' dying 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 An early objective.

STOCK EXCHANGE

REMAINS FIRMTM

BEF STILL 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 are landing at Namsos and Andalenas and proceeding inland. German air activity continues with intensity but it is known that the Nazis have lost many planes.

May Have To Transfer War

To Sweden

Allies' Prospects In

Norway

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

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

Hold Strategic Railway The Allies are now in control of the rallway south of Trondheim to Lillehammer. This of highly

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Hitlerism Is Bolshevism

*---WHERE!"

WESTERN FRONT

Patrols Are Successful

Latest Activity On Western Front

April 25, 1940.

By Walt Disney

YOU KNOW, NOW, BUDDY!

Ministry Of Information's New Task

Sir Walter Monckton As Deputy Chief LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). PARIS, Apr, 24 (Reuter),~A, com-In the House of Commons to- .munique issued to-day says that wo patrol encounters east of the Moselle day, Mr. Chamberlain announced that Sir Walter Monckton has turned to our advantage.

During the night of April 22-23, been appointed to be Deputy our aircraft made many long-dis Director-General of the Ministry tunce reconnaissances, penetrating many hundreds of kilometres over of Information. enemy territory. They flew over the

Prague region.

MANILA

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(1-3 LBS. EACH)

50

PER LB.

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Who's Taking Pleasures Sadly Now?

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

Fight Aboard Ship

Norwegian & Chinese In Quarrol

Two seamen off a Norwegian ship, ane a mess boy and the other an en- gineer were charged before Mr. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon that 'pleasure

Magistracy trips must be completely

this morning with behaving in a dla erderly conduct by fighting on board stopped and that journeys

ship. to watering places and spas are only permissible in

urgency

cases of extreme owing to the "tremendous task of the German rail-

ways." Up to the present, Sir Walter hus been Director General of Press An enemy reconnaissance plane Censorship. was brought down within our ter- ritory on the evening of April 23.

Hitler's Big Norway Bluff

Gambling Adventure Ends In Failure

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

The changes will take effect im- mediately,

New Functions

Awards For Gallantry

Five Naval Officers Decorated

WIT!

The men wero Sung Shick, 38, and L. Hage, 23.

Det. Sgt. Shaw said about 2.30 p.m.

a report was made at the Shamshulpo Police Station that two mea

were fighting on board a Norwegian ship

wharf in Lai Chi Kok. lying at

Covered In Blood The Police arrived and found Sung then covered in blood. Hoje had gone nahore.

The two men were said to have fought over the price of beer. Hage is alleged to have gone to Sung's cabin and there started an argument. A fight ensued and Sung got the worst of it!

The New York. "World Telegrum" says: "The obvious truth is that

Mr. Chamberlain said that In the

Hage alleged that Sung attempted to strike him with a chopper but the Hitlerisin is Bolshevisin-a revolution

light of experience it had been de- against capitalism, against the posses- sons and against the very life of all

cided that the Ministry of Informı- LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). Chief Officer snatched it away from

him, tion should resume the functions at

A number of awards for nations which, like this one, prefer

Sung appeared in Court swathed present performed by the Press and gallantry at sea have been an-with bandages around his head; he democracy and freedom. The British

LONDON, Apr. 24 (British Wire-Censorship Bureau. and French are fighting for the same

in the "London also displayed a black-eye. Hago suffered only a few scratches on the In order to strengthen the llaison nounced Sir Archibald Hurd, the well-known between things that Americans would fight less) a letter to the "Times,"

the Service departments (Gazette."

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

They include a D.S.O. for Lieut. Binding both defendants over for said that as stiegic importance since it cuts off"After the World War. Norway, signicance of the German adventure the Ministry's point of view in ade-1

number of Comunander Hugh Percival Price and $30, Mr. Macfadyen

for there were no witnesses he could only one route by which the Germans at Sweden and Denmark came to the in Scandinavia as a ganible under-quately presented, the

5 at rescue by taking thousands of Ger- taken in the belief that short range Senior Service officers attached to a Distinguished Service Cross Trondief might have been na children in their homes, feeding use of ale power could neutralise the Ministry is being increased and Sub-Lieutenant Edward Perry Rea, bind them over to keep the peace for inforced.

superior sea

representatives of the Ministry are both of H.M.S. Gleaner, for destroying a year. While the troops at Trondheim may them bountifully and lodging them. locally sup

Germany's gross mis:epresentations being attached to Service départ an enemy submarine. Some months before war broke out hold out for some time their ultimate in 1939, the Hitler Government spon- of the sinking of British ships, hements. position is regarded as hopeless if

Mr. Chamberlain explained that An O.B.E. has been conferred upon sored large-scale parties of young men mys, are intended to mistend neutral

Lieut. Commander Michael Southcote SHOP WRECKED- they have to rely entirely on aerial who had spent part of their childhood opinion for a sufficient time to en-Sir Walter Munckton's appointment Townsend and an M.B.E. has been

In 1910 and 1920 in Scandinavian abic Germany to reap the benefit of to be Deputy Under-Sceretary for conferred on Acting Sub-Lieutenant THEY SLEPT ON aid from the south.

Foreign Affairs was in order to pro- Vernon John St. Clair-Ford, both of countries, en visils to their former her bluff. hosts to renew the ties with them and Trying To Convince Italy

vide the necessary collaboration be HMS. Viscount, for saving many also to brush up the Innguage.

A six-wheeled lorry crashed into a Sir Archibald Hurd continues: tween the foreign division of the lives at sea on the occasion of the Diabolical Plot

"In particular, it was hoped to con- Ministry, which is responsible for enemy bombing the steamer Demala. shop in Bath-street, Ashby-de-la-

countries, and

Zouch, Leicestershire, and smashed vince Italy, which is interested in publicity in neutral the

the Department of Enemy Pro- "This diabolical plot was

of circumscribed

The D.SO. has been awarded to the door, the plate-glass window, and suspected by the trusting Scan Mediterranean, that bombing acro-paganda under the Foreign Omee. Lieut. Commander Roy Berrymanja glass show-case inside the shop,

The Department of Postal and Edwards of H.M.S. Watchful, "for But Mr. and Mrs. W. Gadsby, who dinaviany."

a relatively The Brussels paper, "Gazette de small feet, can gain

planes

supported by

the command of Telegraphic Censorship, formerly courage and skill in securing and were asleep on the premisen, were Charlerol," remarks on the change of those waters. We may be assured under the War Office, is being trans- skill in securing and stripping live not disturbed.

They slept on until aroused by the tone in the Italian Press and says: from what has already happened in ferved to the Ministry of Informa- enemy mines regardless of his own "This return to a more healthy con- Norwegian waters and on land that tion.

police half an hour later. Inception of Scandinavian events can a supe

be attributed in part to the real and a superior sea power with the aid of effective Allied reply. The hour wit an enterprising Fleet Air Arm and the during! pilots of the R.A.F. will dispel soon strike when Italy must choose."

such illusions.

CHAMBERLAIN'S ASSURANCE

Will Go To Aid Of All

Attacked Neutrals LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Neville Chamberlain was asked if he would give an assurance that in the event of further aggression against

possessions of such States would not Le permitted to be used as bases for encing artion.

neutral European states, the overseas

Mr. Chamberlain replied: "In the hypothetical circumstances referred

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter) —On the Stock Exchange to-day, gilt to, such action would be taken as edged securities and Kaffir were the interests of Allied security strong owbig to the market's view quired." that they will stand to benefit from

the Budget.

Industrinis were hesitant owing to dimetalties of re-adjusting values following the limitation of dividends together with the prohibition of scrip bonus Issues during war-time.

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

Wall Street was narrowly irregular.

not

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arcas

the

"I suggest that, except as an exten- ston of the power of active navies and armies, the acroplane is morely

FOOD SHORTAGE an intrument of terror and destruc-

IN NORWAY

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

Dutch Army Leave led areas,

Restrictions

scared.

Orlo is suffering from a rerious shortage of wood which was the chief THE HAGUE, Apr. 24 (Reuter) material used for heating.

Dutch Army leave on a more restrict-

tion, and cannot achieve decisive re- sults in adequately defended coun- iries."

THE SHIPS THAT SWEEP THE SEA

(Continued from Page 6.)

ed scale than previously will be put all farmers to bring in more supplies Practically the entire mun power of

into force after Saturday.

to the towns.

How eager the men are for service is seen by the ready response inade recent Admiralty appeal. The radio announcer appealed to to the

the drifter-feels volunteered.

Bolt them

a gun-any sort of a gun-in the bows, and

and they're ready for off: a little more proudly, per haps, than usual because of the dingy White Ensign astern. It is same- thing to them to be

ATTREPULOS SAY

器

SEASON'S OPENING

SUMMER NIGHT DANCES

COMMENCING

SATURDAY, 27th APRIL, 1940

EXTENSION 2 A.M.

(Thereafter Nightly from 9 p.m. till 1 a.m.)

IN THE

NEWLY AIR-CONDITIONED RESTAURANT BALLROOM

WITH

!!!

THE LIDO'S NIGHT-CLUB DANCE ORCHESTRA

COVER CHARGE FOR NON-DINERS $1.00

FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 31221

THE LIDO

REPULSE BAY

and monit miterozig ዛሓት

wania red wand tobolat tends to win? mal, bhut.

King's

men

again, though they never remember having left off being men fighting for King and country, since even a King and country must be fed.

Drake God speed our dritterment learnt his trade amongst their an- cestors; and a lot of Drake's indomit- the able spirit still survives in Trude.

92 SHIPS IN THE

CONTROL BASES

safety.

SUN

KIST

THE MOST DELICIOUS

FRUIT and VEGETABLES

IN THE CANS WITH THE RED LABEL.

INSIST ON SUNKIST

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter),--On W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

Tuesday 92 ships were in British

contraband control bases in

United Kingdom.

the

22

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

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

The total includes nino Danish ships..

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