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AIR FORCE SMOKES OUT NAZIS

Heavy Raids On German Bases

A Look Through The "Telegraph”

50 YEARS AGO

May 4, 1000,

The King of the Haiglane proposes that the Congo become a Belgian Colony.

Income tax next year,

Saturday,

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH

PREMIER'S COURAGE

Praiso For Chamberlain, But Rome Forecasts Fall

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ROME, May 3 (UP)-Rome Mr. Goschen hints at a reduction of the believes that the latest develop- ments in Norway may bring about the fall of Mr. Neville Chamberlain

Premler of England.

*

as

LONDON, May 3 (Reuter).— Authoritative statements made Major Fitzgerald's 10 marrel machine to-day disclose that the R.A.Fun is shortly to be tested.

Baren, Nordenskiold, the intrepid and Arctid traveller and have smoked out a new nest of anguished

naturalist, whose performance of the die In an editorial to-day the enemy air transports.

covery of the norili esat passage in the "Popolo di Roma" declares: "The Voga a few years ago in so well known has announced to the Swedish Academy British Premier has the courage of Sciences that he and another contrere

to minimise Britain's intend to start early next year on an rot expedition to the douth Polar, region military disaster in Norway, They announced that they were

being

"He hus assisted in their contemplated work by

gone further--with a confession of absolute unpreparedness the Australian colonies.

for the Scandinavian exhibition.

They attacked the. German aerodrome at Rye in Denmark. The Aircraft Bomber Command attacked Rye for the first time,

The Norwegian bases at Stavanger and Fornebu were raided by bomber forces for the third night in suc- eession. Other British aircraft main- tained their customary night patrol over the bases of minelaying sca- planes off the German const.

At Rye a strong concentration of Aircraft were dispersed around the landing ground and were subjected to two separate attacks.

The Arst attack was made in the half light of late evening and the second was made after darkness had fallen.

The falling light had reduced the Visibility to about a mile when the vanguard of the first attack approa- ched the nerodrome. More than 20 aircraft could be seen.

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The German Emperor has issued an order with the object of suppressing to

"It is a marvel that in democratic

Sporting Optimism

a large extent the practice of duelling England, a Prime Minister who 18 amongst officers of the array. Duelling forced to declare the military and is to be absolutely forbidden when thờ, quarrel has arisen out of a brawl, or political failure of his own policy. when one of tho parties has already still remains in power. fought three times or when one of the parties is a married man with children. All proposals for duels must be laid) before a military court of honour. which may give its sanction only in two cases: committed and the aggressor refuses to give an apology, and 2nd, an insult to a lady, being relation of the Betrothed of the challenger.

The

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assault a public

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MADRID, May 3 (Router).— has been "Calmly and with truly British sporting optimism, Mr. Chamberlain told England the truth," writes "Arriba," the official organ of the Spanish Falange Fascist Party.

"AL Australian system of

adds: vote by

The newspaper

these uifas In becoming general throughout

umes, when news is hidden under America.

the most absurd propaganda, the 25 YEARS AGO

frank way in which the head of the May, 1015. Traversing the aerodrome singly

told his great from the latest British Government following and in quick succession the first

adventur people the dangers of the adve conually int section of British raiders dropped Killed: A. Biddlescope. A. G. Burt Eous enterprise is most praiseworthy." their load of explosive and incendiary S. Sanford, E, if. Butianshaw, G. Cuth After a discussion on Mr. Cha

Mr. Chamber- bombs on the landing Rround and bert (Middlesex Regiment), C. Dumaday,

W. 5. Fergusson, A. A. Fowler, A. Dlain's statement on British naval dis- woods.

Gedden. D. Grant Camerona), D. Grose positions in the Mediterranean, the alvo from the leader was seen Hodge. 1. Harvey (Middlesex Regiment); paper declares: "No one shall make

F. W. Parker, J. Pound, R. by the following aircraft to fall in Pitchard Mcft. Ronald, 2nd Lt. C. Spain swerve for a moment from the the centre of the aerodrome. It set charpe (Middlesex).

E. W, Stephenson, line of neutrality marked out by alight two enemy machines.

Liens Colonal Dughty Wylla has been General Franco at the outbreak of klied and BriRadior W. C. Marshall has war." been wounded; both in the Dardanelles.

Hits Registered

Tarrant,

J.

Despatches from Eekhoo stale that the cannonade around Ypres on May 2 wall

on

Friendly Pross

Ifits were registered all parts of the landing area and as the last at- tackers drew off tires were seen to

The newspaper, "ABC," to-day have broken out on three sides of the the most formidable in the war. It was concludes a series of friendly arti- Anglo-Spanish relations, aerodrome. The surrounding woods heard and felt in the whole of Flanders. cles were also blazing fiercely.

Houses at Bruges and in the villages on emphasising the value of the recently- Continuous bursta of their high the Dutch frontier trembled.

concluded trade agreement.

The friendly tone of to-day's explosives and Incendiary bombs An effort is being made to raise funds straddling the aerodrome and woods for the purchase of the famous old Spanish Press is in marked contrast added to the blazing confusion on the wooden ship Britannis, in order that it to the pro-German feeling mostly may be used as a training ship for boys shown in the past and is regarded as ground below.

A deep pall of flame reddened the was on the Britannia that the King significant, especially as the Govern- smoke which now enveloped the air commenced his training, as well as nearly ment.exercises n measure of, control.

every ofler of the Grand Fleet. base.

I

The following in Special Police Reserve General Notification No. 1. issued by the

Promiar Sees Attica On the homeward Journey, 50 miles from the target, Be rear

LONDON, May 3 (Reuter).—Mr. runner of one of the raiding air Aniston! Superintendent of the Reserve Chamberlain to-day saw the leader craft saw a vivid flash of explosion Mr. Eldon Potter to be Inspector oft from the direction of Rye as if an Musketry, Mr. GF Mason, to be and deputy leader of the Opposition

Inspector, Mr. E. 1. Evans to be Crown at No. 10, Downing Street. Ammunition dens or petrol store Sergeant, Mr. D'Almada e Castro to

G. E

to be Crown The interview lasted for half an had been blown up.

Sergeant. Mr. No enemy aircraft were seen during be Crown Sergeant. Mr. H. A. Lammert hour,

to be Bergeant. Mr. W. 3. Wilkinson to the raid and though heavy pompombe Sergeant, Mr. F. C, Mow Fung th of and machine-gun fire was encountered Sergeant, Mr. A. F. B. Silva Netto to be Mr. A. E. de 8. Alves to be

none of the British aircraft wero ht.cant. Mr. C. M. de S. Alves to be

The second phase of the nttack

Sergeant. Mr. F., P. Eca de Bilva to be began soon after dark and only ceased Sergeant. Mr. Wong Kwong Tin te he two hours after the first raiding force Store Bergeant. had left.

In this attack two hits were

re-

gistered on the north-west corner of The aerodrome, a heavy bomb W68 seen to burst just short of the main hangar, a a salvo of three straddled the northern point of the target, num- explosions occurred in the woods and new fires were seen to break out.

croun

10 YEARS AGO

May 4, 1930. The County cricket season opened with matches between Middlesex, and Leicester- shiro and Surrey, and Glamorgan, Tho first was played at Lord's and the latter at the Oval. Leicester won on the Brat

inninga

Glamorgan won on the Arst innings in

THRILLING AIR DUEL

Lone British Plane Fights Gallantly

LONDON, May 3 (Reuter).--- their match will Surrey, Glamorgan The Air Ministry announces made 476 both Bates and Hills making centures. Bates was 15c 165 and that a fierce battle has taken exactly a hundred. In the second inninga Glamorgan complied. total of 205, His pince contributing 83.

between the ground

The opposition from defences was again Ineffective and

all the British aircraft returned safely to their bases.

BIG SHIP AFIRE

IN SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE, April 28 (UP),~A 6,000-ton British ship lying along- side the harbour wharves caught fire late last night and burned throughout the night. Flames

were visible for miles around. The vessel at present is listing heavily, with the holde almost burned out.

The captain, officers and crew have left the ship, together with their instruments and belongings, and have moved to the marine hotel,

three

enemy

art innings total of 334, Bioreer, the sance machine near Borhum.

Jack Hobbs contributed 137 of Surrey's fighters and a British reconnais- alamargen bowler, taking five wickets

for at runs in the second inninge Sur rey made 100 for Uig loss of two wiekeis, Hobbs being 101 not out,

One German machine was shot down.

Hobbs now has 172 first class centuries) The two remaining Germans broke to his ered. He opened the season in off the engagement. Auper form and showed undiminished

*kill. This is the fifth occasion on which) The gunner in the British plane he ho scored a century in both innings. was killed and the pilot and naviga-

5 YEARS AGO

May 4, 1935.

In sympathy with the rise in London silver prices, the Hongkong dollar rose a peany, to-day to a.

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tor were wounded,

However, they managed to bring the plane down safely.

In commemorating the Silver Jubilee and although they came as very junior of the reign of His Majesty King George, officers on warship they were Mild

on 1.M.9. Bacchanto-and this Colony can claim to have a special shipment interest for the King visited Hongkong elaborate functions in their honour would of place, there were in its youth, and we may be sure re have been out collects the occasion and retains pleasant frequent manifestation of loyalty and memories of his stay of about ten days. respect by all sections of the community. the Young

The Colorince George and his elder honoured by the virit of two grandsons did all it could to make Hongtong rightly felt that is had been brother, Prince Albert Victor, welcome;lot Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

May

1940.

BEAST PRUSSIA

LITHUANIA LEGUMINIA

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A VIEW OF NAMSOS, which was evacuated by Allied forces yesterday. The departure from Namsos completed the British and French evacuation of southern Norway,

Poland

Designated "Enemy Territory"

Official recognition of German- occupied Poland as enemy territory is contained in a Gazette announcement this morn- ing, which reads:

"Government AMERICA MAKING

BEST WEAPONS

"I is notified for general informa-

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuter). the following part of Po- tion that the land is to be regarded as an area in President Roosevelt to-day declared

of that all possible technical improve enemy occupation:-The region Suwalki and areas west of a line ments in both offensive and defen- Kolno-Lomza-Ostrołenka Malkin- sive weapons were being studied.

This statement was made in reply River Bug (up to South of Sokal) thence north of a line Rawa Rusko-to a question regarding the recent Jaroslav, thence west of the River proposal by the Navy Secretary that

warships should be re-designed San to its source,"

This, in effect means two-thirds of afford greater protection from bomb- what was, before the German and ing. Russian invasion, the country of

Poland.

to

The accompanying map gives an NAZI PRISONERS

accurate idea of the amount of Polish territory now occupied by the Nazis. The iine mentioned in the "Gazette"! announcement runs from the border

LANDED

LONDON, May 3 (Reuter)-Forty-

of East Prussia (Ostrolenku) down two Germans captured in Norway 1 Norwegian the Polish-Soviet frontier to the were landed from River Bug, thence along the river to steamer at a Scottish port to-day. Warsaw, where the River San joins One who was injured was taken to the Bug and the Vistula, and thence hospital. The others were escorted down the western side of the River by an armed guard to camp,

Six of them wore the uniforms of Bug to its source which is again on

the old Polish-Soviet frontier. The Naz sirmen and the others were in territory now recognised by the civilian clothes. British authorities as being chemy territory includes the cities of War- saw, Lodz, Cracow and Poznan,

Miss Wu Pal-hang has been op- pointed to be a temporary public vaccinator.

The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo and Messrs. J. A. Fraser, G. G. N. Tinson Dr. Law Nal-koey has been ap- and E. M. Bryden have been appointed to be a member of the Mid- pointed to be members of the Board wives Board for a term of three of War Taxation.

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