1940-04-26 — Page 27

Budget Reception

GOVT. IS

Friday,

HEAVY FIGHTING SATISFIED CONTINUES IN

Reply To Amery's STEINKJER AREA

Criticism

LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter), -Satisfaction at the reception of the Budget was expressed by Capt. H. F. C. Crookshank, Financial Secretary to the Trea- sury, in the House of Commons Budget debate.

Capt. Crookshank said that cri- tielsma had not been very loud and had been on an extraordinary line for the Common-that we had not spest

t

enough and that taxes were not high enough because everyone wanted vigorous prosecution of the war,

Sounds Like Propaganda

Alluding to the statement of Mr. L. S.. Amery that Germany was spend-

ing £3,000,000,000 a year on the war,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ANZAC DAY IN LONDON Conotaph Ceremony &

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 25 (REUTER). HEAVY FIRING WAS CONTINUING LATE LAST NIGHT IN THE STEINKJER AREA

Church Servico. LONDON, Apr. 26 (Reuter). The landing of the Anzacs in Gallipoli was commemorated to day by wreaths being laid on the Cenotaph and by

service.

a Church

BETWEEN. ADVANCED BRITISH UNITS AND Subsequently, a lunchton was held HEAVILY ARMED GERMAN TROOPS, SUP-by the British Empire Service League which was presided over by Field PORTED BY TANKS AND ARMOURED CARS, Marshal Lord Milne. ACCORDING TO THE “AFTON BLADET.”

The paper adds that the Germans were sup- ported by the guns of a light cruiser and two destroyers, which penetrated the innermost part of Trondheim Fjord.

A War Office communique issued to-day states that no further fighting is taking place north of The enemy now appears to be dig-

which was more than Britain and · France together, Capt. Crookthink Trondheim. said he did not know the source of

that figure, but it might be part of German propaganda. Anyhow it was not only the British and French Bgures that had to be considered, but the whole Imperial figures, including the Dominions, India and the whole Colontul

Empire.

Moreover, our war effort included the potential production of ather countries which we could use on the cash-and-carry basis.

Many Imponderables

The war effort of the Allies could not be measured with Germany's on A pound for pound basis. On our side we had a great many imponder- ables which were of enormous value, such as the rightness of our cause, the undragooned belief of our people in the freedom and justlee, ond also support of the whole Empire and the certain knowledge of all independent nations that we were really fighting for their survival as well as our own.

Navy Dept. Is Upset

Shocked By Admiral Taussig's Opinion

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 (UP),-- Admiral Taussig, who this week created a dramatic scene at a sitting of the Senate Naval Affairs Com mittee by predleting that war be tween the United States and Japlin

ging in just north of Steinkjaer.

area.

In the south, increased enemy pressure has neces- sitated the withdrawal of the Allied forces from positions which they previously held near Lillehammer.

There is nothing to report of activities in the Narvik

ALLIED WITHDRAWAL

LONDON, Apr. 25 (UP).—The War Office announces that the Allies have withdrawn near Lillehammer.

The communique says, "There has been no further fighting in the area north of Trondheim, where the enemy now appears to be digging in just north of Steinkjer.

"In the south, increased enemy pressure necessitated the with- drawal of the Allied forces from the positions previously held near Lillehammer.

"There is nothing to report in the Narvik area."

The Air Ministry officially denies German High Command Britain has allegations that opened unrestricted sir warfare.

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The attack on Sylt was direct- ed at the Westerland airdrome. R.A.F. machines did not attack Helde and the communique re-

is inevitable, and by his declaration calls the civilian casualties in the

that Japan's promises are worthless, Orkneys.

Meanwhile, authoritative sources has shocked the United States Navy

Germans and say the British Department. To-day,

Compton, engaged in a fierce battle in special absistant to the Assistant Mieri aren, 50 miles north of Trond-

Louis Mr.

Secretary of the Navy wrote a letter hele Germans are digging in to Representative Louis Ludlow of the House Appropriations Committee Steinkjer and the British near Mieri, saying that he was shocked at Ad-about 35 miles south of Namsos.

miral Taussig's testimony before the

committee.

Mr. Compton

The British are in the area of Olta, about 25 miles southeast of Dombaas. declared: "Mr. Fresh Norwegian troops at Narvik

Edison, myself and the Navy De-ure gradually closing in on dificult partment disapprove of the views positions.

which Admiral Taussig expressed,"

Defence Programme

Steinkjaer Bombardment LONDON, Apr 25 (Reuter),--As-

Steinkjer was

T.T. France T.T. Switzerland. T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

Spontaneous Reaction

In the meantime, the Navy Decording-to-reports-from-a-Swedish Sweden And Invasion partment has asked for bids on correspondent, materials for defence nets for use heavily bombarded up to late on

at Pearl Harbour, the Panama Canal,

the Golden Gate and Guantanamo,

The nets will be made at the Mare Island

navy yard.

Navy circles here also predict that the bulk of the navy bulding pro- gramme, including eight battleships. will be completed about four months ahead of schedule.

aircraft-carrier Wasp The

WRS formally placed in commission at the

Wednesday night.

A

At this luncheon there were number of Gallipoll veterans, includ- ing Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, General Ian Hamilton and four recipients of the Victoria Cross

Special reference was made to the gallantry of their then Turkish fous and a mention of the Turkish 'com- mander was received with cheers.

Fought Like Holl

Slr Stanley. Bruce, Australian High

quoted telegram which was exchanged to-day between

Commissioner,

the Australian and New Zealand com-

manders and the Turkish army. The reading of the telegrams was received with enthusiasm.

the Sir Stanley Bruce said that Australians in the last war fought the Turka ke hell and conceived for them great admiration and respect.

He pointed out that in the last with the population under 5,000,000, Australla had sent out 450,000 troops and the Dominions as a whole had sent out over 1,000,000.

Since then Australia's population had increased by 50 per cent, and the population of the remainder of the Empire had also greatly increased.

This meant a corresponding in- crease in military contribution which the Dominions were able to make in the present war.

Moreover in the last war Australia contributed 600 flying officers who bought down 300 enemy planes, But under the Empire Air Scheme for the present war the Australian contribu- tion would be 14,000 pilots, 10,000 other members of air crews and 27,000 ground personnel.

30,000 Flying Officers The net effect of this would be a total of

30,000 Australian nying officers as against 600 in the last war. Similar progress had been made in Canada, which has a much greater population than Australia.

New Zealand and South Africa too had progressed and there could be no doubt that the contribution of the combined Dominions to the war effort would be even more effective than in

1014-18.

Sir Stanley said he believed that the Dominions and the outer parts of the Empire would again be one of the determining factors in achieving victory for the Allies.-

Celebration In Desert CAIRO, Apr. 25 (Reuter)-The booming of artillery, rattle of rifle fire and the bursting of verey lights heralded the arrival of Anzac Day in the desert, where New Zealand troops made Anal attacks before dawn in the monoeuvres now taking place.

The manoeuvres are based on un attack by an enemy force which had crossed from the other side of the

Nile

New Zealand's young urmy is showing good sense of tactles.

After breakfast, the New Zealand army assembled for the

biggest Anzac Day parade here. Messages of friendship exchanged between Of Norway

General Freyberg, Commander-in- Chief of the New Zealand troops, and STOCKHOLM, Apr. 25 (Reuter).

Chakmak, General The Germans here were supported-Dealing with the German altitude Turkish General Staff, were issued in Chief of the by tanks and armoured cars as well to Sweden, the Swedish newspaper the New Zealand Army orders to-

now "Social Demokraten" as three warships, which are

usks whether bottled up in Trondheim Fjord by Germany is incapable of understand day.

ing Sweden's natural reaction to- the British Navy,

At Narvik the Germans are sald wards the invasion of her neighbour to have fallen into a similar trap as Norway.

"The Swedish feelings are quite that which caught the Russians in

spontaneous," says the paper, and Finland.

The

Extension Of

Norwegians fell back for 18 are not the result of foreign propag- Export Credit

Baston navy yard in a ceremony to miles and the Nazi detachments fol-anda ing the Nazi denials that

day.

Newfoundland Artillery

First Contingent Now In England

LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter)-The first contingent of Newfoundland Artillery to arrive in England were welcomed at a north-west port by Mr. Anthony Eden, Minister for the Dominions.

The Newfoundlanders were ac- companied by a further contingent of Canadians.

The Newfoundlanders are all volun- teers and will serve with the Royal Artillery in a unit which, Mr. Eden assured them, would bear the name of their country,

The Gunners number 100. A lotul of 1,375 have been recrulled and. when the full complement arrives,

jowed

them. The Norwegians then surrounded civilians had been fired on, the paper them and sniped at them.

says that a new light has been thrown After holding out for six days the on this subject by the machine- Germuns surrendered after 150 had guning of Swedish ships within been picked off.

Swedish territorial waters. By this manoeuvre the Norwegians reduced the Nazi force at Narvik by 2,000.

Nazis Sill Advancing

The "Social Demokraten" says that will not be prevented from publish- ing news which it considers true.

Facilities

STOCKHOLM. Apr. 25 (Reuter). NO NEW TRADE lon created by war conditions.

--German troops are reported to have taken Roeros and to be press-i ing on towards the railway junction at Stoeren, which is stated to be in Allied hands,

Battle At Roros. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" FJAELLNESS, Apr. 25 (UP)

LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, in reply to a question, sald that the export credits guarantee department, on instruc- tions from the Board of Trade, had been actively considering the situa

He said that they had also consi- dered the question of extending transfer cover, at present available LONDON. Apr. 25 (Reuter),-In | tu exporters. reply to a question in the House of It has now been decided, he said, Commons to-day, Mr. Ronald Cross, to make important extensions on Minister of Economie Warfare, sald existing facilities.

AGREEMENT

that no negotiations for a new wor With a few exceptions, the pro- Is reported at Flueliness which is on trade agreement with Japan had portion of transfer risk guarantee the Norwegian-Swedish frontler, that taken place.

would be raised from 75 per cent, lo. a battle is under way at Roros.

He said that there had been ex- 00 per cent, and n catastrophe, auch Many young Norwegian civilans changes of views in Tokyo in rispect as war or an invasion, would be who had taken refuge here are now of contraband bound for Germany, expressly covered, rushing to Roros armed with weapons He was considering whether any taken from weary Norwegian soldiers further steps could usefully be taken who have been forced to take refuge in the matter. here. Allied troops

According to a Stockholm report, from Dombaas have:

they will form two regiments of reached the vicinity of Roros and are

heavy artillery,

Mr. Edon's Welcomo Mr. Eden addressed them and after referring to their traditions of the

last war, said that they were again showing

their readiness to sci've voluntarily in a noble cause,

occupying hills dominating the town, while the Germans are rushing un troops plong the Rena rallway.

Holding Out Grimly

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 25 (Router), to

French Score At Skagger Rak

April 26, 1940.

A Look Through The “Telegraph”.

50 YEARS AGO

April 20, 1800. So keenly are the oplum merchants a Dombay feeling the competition of native oplum in China, that they have gene petition to the Marquis of.,

begging him to reduce the export duty. on the drug. •

Lansdowne, Governor General of India,

The population of England is estim ated at 28,000,000,

25 YEARS AGO

Paris

April 20, 1015. Reuter's

nt correspondent states that a communiqua reporta that fighting in Belgium continuas, under conditions favourable la the Allies.

Paschendaele and Brodeunde, were

Allen Solly

SOCKS

Two German attacks, debuuching from for Summer stopped by the British. The Germans violently bombarded Ypres.

We progressed along the right bank of the Yeer canal by means of vigorous counter attacks.

We ropulsed an attack at Notre Dame de Loretto. The battle on the Heighte of the Mouse le developing.

10 YEARS AGO

April 20, 1930. After a conference with the Hankow and Wuchang Divisional Commanders, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the Presi dent of the National Government, lett this nfternoon for the Honan-lunch frontiers to inspect the Nationalist troops and the Nationallat defences. Marshal Chiang is understood to have brought with Kim $5,000,000 from the Nanking Treasury to pay the Na- lonalist Commanders fighting on the

upch borders.

•

Recent changes and appelntments of China Const oflears:

Captain J. Beck, from reserve, has gone master, Poyang. Captain J. K Nabet, of the Poyang, has gone master Ningpo. Captain J. Taylor, of the Ningpe, is on reserve,

Captain A. Von Winkler of the Changsha, la ou reserve, Captain J. W. Jenkins, from reserve, has gone acting master, Changsha,

Captain J. McCulloch, C. N. Co., is on Home Leave.

Captain Y. N. Campbell, from special

has

Kono acting ninslor, duty, Wanhalen.

Mr. D. C. 9lm, second officer, Chang- ha, has gone acting chief officer, ilsin Peking. Mr. J. Robinson, chief acer, Hain Peking, has gone chlef ofeer, Soochow

Mr. W. A. McDonald, chief officer, C. N. Co., is on special duty.

Mr. S. L. Garrett, second offear, Wanliu, has gone second officer Yun- |

942,

Mr. R. W. Forster, from rocorvo, has gone acting chief officer, Wanbalen.

5 YEARS AGO

April 30, 1936. Germany will immediately publish a now Defence Law providing compulsory Army service, as her first reply to the League of Nations Council's vote of

will condemnation. This

be looked upon as a challenge, or gesturn of de- Banco against the League,

It is further learned, that the Reichs- minister of Defence has reported to Chancellor Hltler that he has nearly falshed the draft of the law which will entry out Reichfuehrer's decree of March 16 providing Germany with an Army of 000,900 Sighting men.

It la understood that the First Class of conscripts will ho called on August 1.

Elimination of all serious competi- tion with the Nazi Party press is ex- pected to be effected by a new low promulgated to-night.

Its most important provision prohl bits the publication of newspapers by faint stock companies, public, profes- sional co-operative or similar organisa. tions or any nón Aryan. The result will be that newspapers can in future only be published by individuals but the Nazi Party and persons and cor- porations whom it specially authorises,

re-exempted.

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Senator William E. Borsh, Republican from Bolas, Idaho, will seek_hls party's nomination for the next Presidential olection and will attempt to defeat President Roosevelt's faction with a re-

vived "Republican war party" behind him,

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*

There was on advance of 1d. in the sterling rate of the Hongkong dollar

the this morning, bringing

official quotation to 2s. 6d. Since Monday, the dollar has risen 3d, and there are prospects of a still further advance.

Today's rate of the dollar is the highest seen since 1924, in which year the quotation rose to 2s. 6d. Leaving out 1024, we have to go back to 1029 to discover a rate of 20.* *bd.

+

Meants. Short Brothers, well-known seaplane contrustors of Rochester, have received from Imperial Airways an or der for a "composite seaplana" for ox. perimental use, with a view to a trans- Atlantic air mall service inauguration, The craft consists of two four-engined monoplanes on a flying boat which will! carry a heavily loaded mail sexplano Into the air where it would be released at a considerable height, thus over- coming the taking of dimeultios.

They Died For Their Country

Air Ministry's New Casualty List

ALLIES BUYING

LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter): U.S. PLANES --The Air Ministry casualty list WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 (Reuter). published to-day contains 113 Contracts for $200,000,000 worth of names, including an aircraft- American aeroplanes and engines woman who died on activo ser- have been signed within the past vice. PARIS, Apr. 25 (UP)-According fortnight.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAP{"

an official statement by the This was announced by the Allied --at Steinkjer. the Allies are stated Minister of Defence to the Chamber purchasing mission,

Battleships To Be against a wave of German attncies,

Distorted Facts

Among those missing is Acting |Filghi Lieutenant R. P. A. Harrison, who took part in the RAF. England- Australia formation fight in 1937.

Aircraftswoman Killed

Queen Of Denmark accident in England, and was buried

Has Accident

to be allowing the Germans to ex of Deputies Finance Committee, The contract includes large quan- Many were aiready in the RAF pand their strength on attempts to French destroyers sank two German titles of Dell and Curtis pursuit Some had flown over Germany,

Wells, storm strong positions.

French sub-planes, Douglas bombers, patrol ships, while Newfoundland lumberjacks and sallors were already britain ent- Allehanda"

The Namsos correspondent of the marine sank a 750-ton German U- Allison, Wright and Pratt-Whitney

says that

the Allied boat in the Skogger Rak.

engines. aged on tusks vital to the war effort. defence lines just over 1 mile north He said that the French unila sus--

of Steinkjer are holding out grimly tained no damage although they were

altacked by light aircraft.

LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter)-Alarger force pushed forward towards

from the direction denial of reports that The British Trondheim force in

been cut to Namsos. The Germans, moving re- Norway has

inside NEW YORK, Apr. 23 (Reuter) pieces and forced to withdraw in inforcements by water The House of Representatives' Naval disorder was Issued by. the War helm Fjord, threatened to cut off the Committee have approved a bill mux, Office, which

the state-advanced troops from the main body. thorising the modernisation of the ments as a distortion of the facts. They therefore withdrew, but were battleships New York, Texas and -Ar- "The account presumably relates not followed by the enemy, who are kansas.

to an incident already referred to in now reported to be digging in at the The bill provides for expenditure a recent communique. The facts are head of the fjord. Our troops suffer-

ed some loss. totalling $5,723,000,

that an advanced detachment to a

Modernised

describes

Trond-

The woman is Aircraftwoman D. E. Calder, who was killed in a motor

with military honours.

The names comprise five killed in action; five others previously report- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ed missing, now presumed killed in BERLIN, Apr. 25 (UP)--Accord-action; four, wounded or injured in ing to DNB's Copenhagen correspon-action: 10 missing, believed killed in dent. Queen Alexandrine of Den-action; 65 missing: mark slipped on the Palace staircase active service; one missing, belleved two to-day and broke a bone in her foat. killed, on native service; alx wounded

However, she has received medical or injured on activo, service; attention and will soon be able to died of wounds or injuries; and eight

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