1940-04-30 — Page 27

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 30, 1940.

VIOLENT ATTACK AT ROEROS INDIA'S

EXPECTED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 29 (UP).— MORE

AND MORE GERMAN TROOPS ARE MASSING AT ROEROS ACCORDING TO A RESIDENT OF

THE CITY WITH WHOM A “UNITED PRESS" CORRESPONDENT HAD A TELEPHONE CON- VERSATION TO-DAY.

SOON

NOT SHORT CAMPAIGN

Gormans Warned By Norwegian Press

LONDON, Ápr. 29 (Reuter). THE-Tho Stockholm "Allchanda" states that the reasons for the German attack on Norway can-

THE NEW TROOPS ARRIVED IN LORRIES TO-DAY, ESCORTED BY TWO TANKS. LORRIES ALSO CONTAINED FIELD GUNS.

Considerable German air activity was noticed not have been economic, for over the town yesterday. At one time a squadron of 30 German transport planos was sighted flying

north.

A woman was killed on the outskirts of the town to-day when a German plane swooped down using its machine gun.

Britain can only be blockaded in dinavia does not affect British

the Atlantic-the loss of Scan-

economy.

From a strategic viewpoint, what from benefit can Germany derive bases in Norway when the number

of surface vessels is reduced by 50 -comewhat are cent. There per better possibilities for submarines, at submarine but the construction

a lengthy task, The Norwegian campaign must not

bases is com-be expected to be short and decisive

At night the city is completely blacked out. The "Afton Bladet's" correspondent at Steinkjer to-day reported that according to the Norwegian mander complete contact has been established between! the Norwegian and French troops in this sector.

The commander also said that attack was expected at any moment along the entire where the Franco-Norwegian line is at varying tances from the invaders.

The Situation At Namsos SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, Apr. 20 (UP). According to a private neutral source from Troemgud which is in Sweden opposite Nam905, British forces have landed about 2,000 territorials at Namsos, while the French have landed between eight and ten thousands. More are expected to arrive soon, ho sald.

The same

time.

source

the French are

now building strong fortifications north of Steinkjer, which will cons- titute a line capable of restating the German onslaughts,

Namsos in Ruins

Stalin Learns Lesson

Russia appears to be prepared to j observe the Moscow peace and no a violent German dimeulties remain unsolved between Russia and Finland. Stalin's un- the Finnish pleasant experience in war has taught him to be more care-

front

Nazi Ships Driven Off The Seas

KIDNAPPED GERMANS

SET FREE

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PEIPING, Apr. 29 (UP). Four Germans, captur-

re ed by bandits, have been Icased and to-day returned to Pelping after paying a ransom of cigarettes, food and watches.

The four kidnapped people wore Herr II. Wobser of the German Embassy, together with a woman member of the 'Em- bassy, and Herr L. Haesloop and Hert E. Reimers, both Ger- man employees of Carlowitz and Company.

Bandits kidnapped them In the western hills near Pelping yesterday.

Give Nazis

Warm Time

Skilful Work Of The Coastal Command LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter). dis-ful in future. The Finnish war made-Details of the work of the Itussia more dependent on Germany Air Force on the Norwegian

concluded and immediately the

war Russia became less friendly to Cercoast were given to "Reuter" by

of a a squadron commander. reports many and denied all. Rome-Berlin-Moscow triangle.

stated that a reconnaissance The Swiss Press welcomes the plane observed a U-boat lying at the Swiss trade treaty with France and edge of a flord. The plane flew low England. The "Volksrecht" says: and dropped bombs which found "The news will be halled throughout their mark, and the submarine, if not

and destroyed, Switzerland with satisfaction some relict. There were many damaged. serious difficulties to overcome, but this only makes our pleasure over the final outcome greater."

Hitler's Difficulties

In Norway

Not Getting His Own Way "The Gernions, no doubt, are getting reinforcements up coun- try by air and are putting some shipping across the Skagger Rak, but ter is not getting things his own way.

He reported that last week the

"You don't sen many of his Nazis Inflicted great damage Namsos and that all the most im-trines now, and so far, not one of portant buildings have been razed to, convoys has been hit" the ground.

Trickory And Treachery LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter).--The

Ho

WAS certainly badly

Coastal Command planes have thoroughly investigated and photo graphed every fjord, and much good work was done in dropping light and Incendiary bombs.

a

were

BIG WAR EFFORT

Money, Men And Arms Supplied

LONDON, Apr. 29 (British Wireless). The scale of India's war effort is most impressive when its many manifestations over the past eight months are seen in perspective,

Khe

men

Regular units of the Indian Army are now serving overseas in France, Malaya, Aden and Egypt. Indlan Territorials

of the Auxillary, forces are serving in India by the side of their professional comrades, The Army is being steadily expanded in all branches of service.

And apart from the growth of the regular units, eight new Territorial Battalions have been formed and more are contemplated. Pilots and Mechanics for the growing air force requirements are being systematically recruited and trained in India, and in addition five new auxillary volunteer tights have already been brought into being,

Successful Recruiting Recruiting has been so successful that the authorities have had to slow up the rate of volunteers which come from every class. As temporary measure, 25,000 recruits were medi cally examined, attested and placed on the walling list for gradual absorption.

Indian Princes, true to their tradi

overwhelmingly tions, have been generous. Two examples may be

10 as typical. In addition furnishing troops for garrison duty in British India and making liberal con- tributions to Indian War Funds, his Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad £100,000 to His Majesty's gave Government towards the costs of an RA.F. Squadron, which bears his

cited

name.

St.

and others,

to

Its Highness the Maharaja of Bikaner offered the personal services of himself and his only surviving son, a large sum from his private purse, six battalions of infantry, his famous Camel Corps doubled in strength, and Very Small British Losses

a large quantity of state products for SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Several German machines, includ-use in munitions manufacture. categorically

LONDON, Apr. 29 (UP)—

Messerschmitt 110,

Special Fund Opened denied reports that the French force parties of experts to prepare British Press yesterday was mainly ing

concerned with events in Norway. destroyed or

or damaged at Norwegian

So many contributions in money or "The Times," for instance, says air bases, and a number of petrol in kind, from rich and poor nlike, In the Namsos region, or anywhere else in Norway Includes members of the war for land and air opera-

tions have been landed by R.A.F. that it has now been proved beyond dumps were set on fre, though have been sent to the Viceroy that he the French Foreign Legion.

It was further revealed that the Sunderland flying-boats accord-doubt that Gemony owes her present generally speaking the work of the found it necessary to open a War

gains on Norwegian soil to

unit was to get more ng deterrent Purposes. Fund, total of which is ap- Germans yesterday brought tanks and

trickery and treachery that met her than a destroying force. armoured cars into action for the first ing to a flying boat pilot in

statement made to-day to the

half way from the Norwęglan side-It- The Brilish machines' losses dur-proximately £000,000. Nor has India's liberally been confined to the central self.

ing the last busy month were sur fund, for generous donations have However, the French anticipated press.

After speaking of various forms of prisingly amull.

also been made to Indian Red Cross, and

guns this action

unu-tank

"There is practically no shipping)

now help that the Quislings in. Norway Glving an example of the initiative,

John's Ambulance Associati m surrreded in repulsing the attacks.

Norwegian coast along the

St. Dunstan's, the Lord Mayor's

Fund This same informant stated that no

that the moral for, neutral states is commander mentioned a sergeant front hnd yet been established In the/except for our own worships," he gave to Germany, "The Times" says resource and pluck, of his men, the perfectly obvious and measures are pilot who had lost contact with the

grint Namsos region in the true sense of declared.

being taken to effect it.

squadron. He made a lone raid on In the Industrial field, the

Ordnance factories of India are pro- the word, although

If one wishes to prevent the de- Stavanger, destroyed one plane and

ducing munitions at a speed and in a struction of a country's Independence damaged two. by Nazi violence one must prevent it On the way home, he spotted a quantity which a few months ago, from being under-mined by Nazi German seaplane lying in a flord. He would hardly have been contemplated. When the expansion schemes are stealth.

few low and dropped his remaining Discussing Sweden, the "Daily Ex-bombs on it, apparently damaging it. complete, it is anticipated that India will become an impor.ant centre of Drove Off Junkor sub-press" quotes a passage from "Mein

the munitions production, able not Later he was intercepted by a Kamp!" I which Hitler said that a clever conqueror will always impose Junker 88, which he drove off and re-only to meet her own needs but to an The pilot described Namsos as his demands on the conquered by in-turned safely to his base,

appreciable extent those of the Allied When the petrol tank of another forces abroad. Most of the damage was caused earing "ike those pictures of

Possibly Hiler is using this techni- British plane was perforated by mess during a raid on April 21 when five, pres in the last war." He added:

against Sweden.

bullets from anied along the Sweden, of course, is entitled to Captain of Flight French soldiers were wounded and "ney certainly have made a

of that town, seven killed. An undetermined

Estonian Warning

decide on her own polley and to plane and stuffed plasticine in the number of British troops were also

LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter)-As Judge her own interests for herself. holes, enabling the machine to reneh killed and wounded in the same ac-

announced yesterday, the German She has one trump card to use the its base 400 miles away. tion,

Messerschmitt Vanquished The Germans scored direct hits on radio on Sunday night issued a warn-moment Hitler declares war.

LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter).— from two danger areas off the east wrecked. This is why Hitler hopes Air Ministry announces that a Sun- will not be rationed at present den- the Hotel Grand at Namsos, killinging to German ships to keep away Swedish iron ore mines could be

LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter).The Lard, cooking fats, cheese and eggs three prominent British

to conquer Sweden without fighting derland dying boat of the Coastal The first broadcast made it appear two Army captains named Lindsey coast of Germany.

pite the cutting off of Danish sup- The Daily Mail" feels that a Command of the RA.F. recently en-

plies. and Fleming, and a naval captain

as though it was an official German though more men and equipment named Blake,

announcement but subsequently the should be sent to Norway without countered and shot down a Messers-

chmitt 110 fighter. War Office Communique German radlo said that the informa- stint or delay the war will be finally

The Captain of the Sunderland, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" tion had come from an Esthenian won only in France,

"flying battle (UP).—The radio at Tallinn. LONDON, Apr. 29

On the other hand, the "Dally which is known as

a warship in a was aboard note that one Herald" says that the campaign in lord was the Sunderland was at British War Ofice to-day issued a communique in the following terms of these areas is at the mouth Norway is of first importance and tacked by half

1 dozen Junkers "The position in the Gudbrandsdal of the Esthontan port of Bultiskt any inclination to regard it as it valley remains unchanged. Heavy which is now a Soviet naval base. sideshow must be laid aside.

Captain rowed in a dinghy to The other is off Helsingfors. enemy air attacks were carried out

The "Glasgow Herald" The offlcin German explanation is similar view to that voiced by the bombs dropping around. He taxled flying boat and got aboard with to-day on the towns of Andalanes and Molde..

that these waters were mined by "Daily Mail." It says

that the re "There was patrol activity in the Finland during the Soviet-Finnish sult of the campaign in Norway will the glant machine about to dodge the not be a decisive factor between the bombs. He dually rose into the air, The mines became frozen in the ice Allies and Germany although it will engaged a Messerschmitt and shot i but are now coming loose.

certainly influence events elsewhere down.

The wreckage of the German plane' was found by a ground party.

officers

Namsos arca.

"There is nothing further to re- port from Narvik."

It is interesting to

war,

AMERICA SENDS Russia Shows

WARPLANES

WASHINGTON, Apr. 29 (Reuter) -Aircraft exports for the first quar

ter of this year were valued appro ximately at $00,750,000, representing 225 per cent, over the an increase of 225 corresponding period

Just year, ne- cording to a statement by the De-

partment of Commerce.

cent. of the total.

000,000.

Others were

New Spirit

Meets Britain Halfway

For Trade Pact

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

stalments.

The

Lakes 3

A Soldier's Indiscretion

the

plane, the

Strengthening The Axis

Significant Appointment Of Italian Envoy

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War Office Denies Wild Reports LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter).

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 29 (UP)--The War Office has made the Ten at 70 purchasers took 94 per Russia has gone a long way following announcement:

ROME, Apr. 20 (UP)-The France headed the list with pur- towards meeting Britain's trade "The statements made that the appointment of Signor Alfieri as has Ambassador, to Berlin is regard- chases totalling approximately $33.- wishes as a result of a visit paid (British Commander at Namsos

Australia to-day to the Foreign Office by been superseded by the French are ed in political circles as $7,750,000; Ualted Kingdom $7,500,- the Soviet Ambassador, M. Ivan

untruc.

strengthening of the Rome- 000; Canada, $4,000,000; Finland

"The statement that our men were Berlin axis in line with the ans who $3,000,000; Sweden $2,250,000; Turkey Maisky,

delivered the untrained and without reserves ia

nouncement recently made by $1,000,000; Norway $1,500,000; China Russian reply to Britain's earlier nonsense. $1,250,000; and Dutch East Indies note.

"As in previous exaggerated state-Signor Grandi, President of tho $750,000.

based Chamber of Fasces Corporations, The note contained the following rents, the reports have been March exports totalled $2,750,000, which is the third largest monthly points on which the Soviet is agree-on conversation with n soldier in and the Under-Secretary of the

fluenced by his own personal ex- able: total ever recorded and

Guildi. only by those of last December and tiste a reciprocal trade agreement.

1.The Soviet is willing to nego-perience during the heat of battle and Interior, Signor Guido Buffarinl without knowledge of the situation as

circles Kiross that These same January.

a whole."

been No Salonga Condition

It is understood that the statements Signor Alfleri has long 2-The Soviet will refrata from referred to are made in a report that partisan of closer Italian-German co Dull Day On The ships Selenza and Mayakovsky a making thià release of the Soviet

has been circulated in America. operation. The Press Minister 'is' airessing propaganda favourable to Stock Exchange

exceeded

{ condillon- for negotiation.

3--The Soviet has indicated 良 readiness to discuss Bussia's exportation of Rumian imparts.

re-resuming Anglo-Italian

negotiations.

economic

Germany.

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This announcement was made to- day by the Ministry of Food. The Ministry also said that still plenty of eggs on the market.

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LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter)-The

If these talks progress favourably Stock Exchange to-day was dull

The Bovlet refuses to negailata apart from gut-edged holdings which regarding the export of Russia's own a delegation will be sent to Rome.

Eito Discusses Trade Pact were higher on small steady lovest-products to Germany which, in | claims, she recognises as s neutral ment mupport.

LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter)-Scan Industrials were irregular and right.

Leamass, the Eire Minister of Supply, ed by Britain as favouring a modern- gold-mining securities were moder- An official spokesman to-day con- and Mr. Ryan, the Minister of tion of Anglo-Italian relations. Some ately steady despite small trickles of rmed that Viscount Halifax and the Agriculture, have arrived in London circles suggest that Signor Attollco selling order.

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NEW YORK, Apr. 29 (Reuter).—Mrs. Roosevelt, mother of President Roosevelt, became indisposed while returning to her New York home by automobile to-day.

She was treated at a chemist's ship, where she stayed two hours. Blie was then escorted home by a large number of Police who kept away, Inquisitive persons.

Mrs. Roosevelt blamed her indisposition on sonis penches she had eaten.

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