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LATE NEWS Freedom Of

Press Comments

On Norway

LONDON.Apr. 25 (Reuter).--Tho attention of British newspapers to- day reverts to Norway.

Expression

Nood Emphasised By

April 25, 1940.

China's Role

In Future ALHAMBRA » THEATRE

To Assume Leadership

her vast area and population, and even more, by reason of her culture and genius for deve- Party lopment in modes of pence.

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In Far East Mr. A. Greenwood

LONDON. Apr, 24 (Reuter)-Mr. LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). Que Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador London, speaking at the British Although official information is-Mr. Arthur Greenwood, De- Association for International Under- necessarily fragmentury, the Nor-puty, Leader of the Labour standing, sold that leadership in the wegian campaign is seen. ng being Party at a luncheon speech to- Far East will inevitably fall to Ching satisfactorily conducted.

The view is expressed that it may day emphasised the need for by reason of be a long and a hard task, but bellef freedom of expression. in an ultimate Allied victory remains Stressing that the Labour

stood 100 per cent. behind any effort, unaltered.

Note is taken of the fact that necessary for the successful prosecu- "I can entertain no, strong German counter-attack in the tion of the wur, Mr. Greenwood saldas regards the redemption of the

first capital Trondheim sector has been repulsed that Hiller made his and that the situation there has been blunder when he decided on the in-Japanese people within a practicable Emeasure of time from the domination vasion of Denmark and Norway. of the military caste with their re-ustablished.

That blunder proved that Corporal

and

over the Western Partne mastery fer could never have been a sailor, programme of legemony in East Asia

Inreps.

TO - MORROW said Mr. Qun. he said,

Not Vory Flattering ·

He added that Chan had on Im- "I should like to be able to read portant part to play in Anglo- relations because the Admiral Raeder's diary," he said. "to American

the

Satisfaction is equally expressed at the far-reaching exploits of the B.A.F., which carried out on Tuesday night and early on Wednesday the biggest series of night raids on enemy serodromes since the war began,

The "Daily Telegraph" writes: "We

have every reason to be satisfied with the speed and daring of campalgh and with the results up- hieved. The campaign is still only In its early stages. The Allies have been racing to frustrate the German plans and so far they are ahend.

"The command of the sea has been moke tardings brilliantly used, in aver a long stretch of the Norwegian ruaal. The persistence and energy of our bombing command has restricted the capacity of the German Air Force, "The German troops must rely on the

Nazl ur strength to obtain success. One of the first objectives of our forces must be to establish bases in Norway from which our benbers and tighters can deal with the German forces faithfully."

its

The "Daily Express" assteres renders that "tler will be fired. with fallure in Scandinavia."

Tig News Chronicle" says. "Britain's bombers are warming things up for Hitler's air buses."

The Daily Mail": "The Royal Air Force has carried out the greatest raids of the war."

The "Manchester Guardian": "Wel must to prepared for a hard task In: Norway. On the whole, we have good cause for sailsfaction. We also

have managed to entrench ourselves in Norway and we, unlike the enemy. have a feet at our back. For the first time Germany has found something) hard to take and while the legend of invincibility fades her supplies of ol and netrol are also being consumed."

Balkans Feel Imminent Peril

LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter)-The Balkan countries are on the alert,! writes the Balkans correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph."

un-

"A feeling of imminent perl has developed out of the general castress which has prevailed in the

few weeks.

past

"There are no definite facts to ac-. count for this sudden development but it exists.

"The Insolent German press at~ tacks on Swedish policy are thought to herald, perhaps, a new move by Germany or Soviet Russia-perlaps by boli.

The question now being asked is whether the Balkans might not be- come involved, either simultaneously or immediately afterwards,

"A puzzling feature of the situation le that Russia is known to be digging vigorously on her side of the Dniester | River, which is the boundary between Rumaola. Bessarabla and Soviet Ukraine.

new

for "Materials, presumably fortifications, are being rushed by the Russians to Die Rumanian frontier by day and by night. No civilians are being allowed access to the frontier aren."

optimism

Sweden Floats Now Defence Loan

cee what he thinks of his beloved strategle and commercial interests of Icader. I should not think the diary Britain and the United States were would be very flattering."

parallel in the Far East, Discussing the neutrals, Mr. Green- wood said that even the United States heavy bill for was having to pay, a armaments not because she herself! was threatened but because to one knew how far this war would extend.

He would not plead with the neu-floathy 500,000,000 kroner (about trals to join the Allies as the powers £30,000,000) Defence Loan, bearing were amply Interest at four per cent, and redeem- already on their side

able in five years. sufficient.

STOCKHOLM, Apr., 24 (Reuter). It is announced that Sweden

EMPIRE HAS 2,000,000

MEN UNDER ARMS

LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter). It is authoritatively

learned

that the British Empire now has 2,000,000 men under arms exclusive of the Royal Navy, Marines, the Mercantile Marine; Air Force, the Police and civil defence services, all civil transport personnel organisations, workers in war industry and all other public services. The armies in France and the Middle East are being stendily

augmented.

The average age of the British soldier is now 26.

A large number of volunteers from older age groups are still being accepted for the Army and for every three men so far called up two such yolunteers have been enlisted.

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