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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By

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May 6, 1940.

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Seven-Eighths of an Iceberg Is Under Water

Danes Despair Under German Heel

A traveller from Copenhagen slates that the Danish capital, once one of the gayest in Europe, has been plunged into despair. Day by day it is dawning upon the Danes what occupation by German troops means.

For four days before the importatit countries as the United Germans arrived a Nazi war film States. from Poland was shown at the Dagmar Theatre.

At a special performance of this In the Gennan Minister spoke in warning words and mentioned what happened to nation which resisted Germany.

A memorial of the 1864 war with Germany In Cupenhagen attracts crowds of people, und soll aureis

Nazi Parado

restaurant My informer asked ኳ

an the Swedish proprietor to turn wireless news one evening, but the smiled and apologised. proprietor

"It is verboten,"

THREE NEW types of American fighter planes- so new that none has yet been delivered to the U.S. Air Service-are to be built for large-scale delivery to the Allies.

The decision, which has been reached with unexpected sudden- ness, gives Britain and France priority over U.S. air squadrons for which the planes were origin- ally designed and ordered.

According to the War Depart- ment at Washington, all three: types are very fast and capable of dealing either with enemy hombers or fighters.

Single-Scat Monoplano

They are the Bell P.39, Curtiss P.40, and Lockheed P.38. The initial "p" indicates "pursuit," which is the American equivalent of "fighter."

Their performance is still secret, but here is the latest Informateri about them:

U.S.. Placed Big Ordor The P.30 is being produced at Buffalo, New York, by the Bell Air- craft Corporation,

It is a single-seat monoplane, powered by a liquid-canted Allison engine of 1,000 h.p., and fitted with retractable trlcycle undercarriage. Entrance to the covered cockpit is by: a side door.

The Bell Aircraft Corporation wasi formed in 1935. Its president, Mr. Lawrence D. Bell, is well known in London.

The P.40 is already in production. builders, the Curtiss-Wright Cor- poration of New York, announced last year that the U.S. Army Air Corps had placed a contract for the P.40. and that it was the biggest order for one type of plane ever signed ing peace-time.

Like the Bell P.39, the Curtis -12,40—is—an—all-metal single-seat) monoplane with 1,000 h.p. Allkon) engine.

The Curtiss Corporation was estab-

PRO-BRITISH

LONG

AT

NAZI ON

BOMBER'S

BOMBER'S ATTACK

BRITISH

BRITISH CONVOY

On Saturday we published a photograph of a German Iplane attacking a British Convoy, with anti-aircraft gunfire

LAST

DUBLIN.

EIRE IS NEUTRAL in the present war, but there seems to be no question about the sympathies of the people. Those who are not actually friendly to Britain are hostile to Hitler.

a news-

The first man tackled on the subject was. lished in 1916.. Its Hawk fighter has paperman who appeared to have no bigoted opinions on been supplied in large numbers to the any of the common topics of political controversy. Prench Air Force and has trendy given an excellent account of itself over the Siegfried Line.

Speed Secret

"But where do their

"How do the people feel about the war?" a correspondient asked him.

"They're glad to be out of 11," he replied with conviction. The Lockheed P.38 is a single-

sympathies cater with twin fuselage and twin For Oli. they want the Alites to Allison engines. As in the case of win, of course."

next was a rather dispassion te Bell p. 30, it has tricycle undercarriage and is of all-and apparently shrewd observer who mictal construction,

for Cosgrave and against De Its performance is believed to be Valera. He agreed that the people exceptionally high.

that they sympathised with the Allies, were ghd to be out of the war and

"What about the LR.A.

a retractable

On Hitler's birthday a German parade was held in Kongens Nytorv, No details of its speed have been outside the Hotel d'Angleterre, disclosed. The prototype flew across!

Millary music was played, and the American continent from Bur- and bouquets are discreetly laid at high plicers standing outside the bank, California, to New York In

hotel took the Nazi salute.

seven hours,

fect.

This memorial is a statue of a Daniah soldier carrying little wounded trumpeter who has insisted upon being carried back into the line to rally Danish troops, thus bringing

turning-point In battle,

Army Chagrin

In Army circles chagrin prevails as Where is talk of Denmark's lost honour, although it had been a foregone con- clusion that if ever the Germans attacked it would be quite impossible to defend the lond effectively,

Train services are greatly reduced. Suburban trains which used to leave

every ten minutes leave now every

hour.

Brides of 1700 Were

Sometimes In Nude

The

Was

They don't count," he said, "If

It wasn't for German-American money, there would be nothing heard of them.

"The people generally are all for

the Allies."

The Friendly Man

A friendly man in the hotel lounge saw me drinking coffee, invited me to make it whisky, and, with that genial Dublin insistence that won't be denied, made it a double instead of

HAVERHILL, Mass-At least one New England bride of the requested single. Then he told the early 18th century had an economical trousseau. ding gown was simply a sheet.

me a large part of the story of his Her wed-fe, many years of which had been

spent in Canada.

I put the question to him. Record of this unusual attire Appearance of a nude bride-elect "No" a doubt in the world about 11," was found in a manuscript col-at a church in Birmingham, England, he said, "We're all pro-British now. In 1707, precipitated dissension In I'm pro-British for the Arst time in lection in the Andover Public the parish. The minister refused at my fe. King Christian is said to ampent Library by the PWA historical first to perform the ceremony, but "broken up." It is believed that he records survey. The ceremony married the putr when he could find was for some time undecided before was performed Dec. 24, 1733, at no ecclesiastical he agreed to sign the proclamation of surrender. His Ministers reasoned Bradford, now a part of Haver-excuse him. with him on the uselessness of de- hill. fence and the disaster it would bring to Denmark at small expense Germany.

to

rufe which would

"My father was a rate-collector and my mother was a rebel-resi their souls-but I am pro-British now. We all know there's no ques- tion about the right or wrong of this war."

sought out a Republican, a mild- Such marriage ceremonies were were devised to accomplish the de-mannered little man who had once called "smock innrringes" and, it is sired effect and avoid undesirable played a part in politics, and who, belleved, were common in Englund features. and the American colontes.

Modesty generally forbade such exhibitions and various expedients

One method Was for the

un

though not an active member of the LRA., was in sympathy with their alms and in favour of their methods. Religion Ono Reason

Landed With Bicycles German troops landing at Aalborg Although the usual costume of the clothed bride to stand in a closet were resisted by Danish troops. The "rnock morrlagen" was a white sheet, and extend her hand, through a Germans overcame thern after or cherise, the bride at times wore hole in the door to grasp the hand casualties on both sides. The Ger- nothing at nil.

He entertained me for a time with of the groom during the ceremony, mans Janded with bleycles, and a de-

Others stood behind screens and put the tale of Ireland's grievances. When tachment rode off to occupy the The unusual procedure was based their hands out at the aldes,

The stopped for breath, I asked him on a belief that if a man married a

about Irish sympathies in the war. bridge.

There seems to be no, organised woman who was in debt he would Eventually, according to the re- He hesitated.

be held liable for her indebtedness if cords, immodesty was, overcome in boycott of newspapers.

"Don't the people feel," I asked, Danes just do not wish to read the he received her at the hands of the these parts by the room furnishing "that if Britain went down, they German news, and are not convinced minister or magistrate with any of the bride with her trousseau, retain would be at the mercy of Hitler?"

"We don't want Hiller to win," he under when,

neadlines such 13 her property. It also was believed ing title to the clothes himself. This "Foreign reactions" and "News from that if a woman married a man who was done in the presence of witnesses said. "You see, the Irish people aro abroad." the mont outlandish and was in debt, his creditors could not to provide factual testimony in case against him because of his persecu unimportant newspapers are quoted inke her property. to astisly, them the husband was subject to a suit for tion of the Cathollen, for sympathy with the German action, provided he received nothing from any debt his wife might have con "If there was no partition In Eire,” at the expense of reactions in such her.

tracted before thetr marriage.

The anid, "wo would be as friendly as

brothers with England." He was off again on his favourite subject, and I withdrew gracefully,

bursting around it.

Here is another photograph of the same incident. It shows an attendant destroyer's guns going into action as the raid is launched. Smoke from one of the des- troyers 4.7 inch guns as she fires on the at- tacker. The bombers sunk two neutral ships in the Convoy and damaged two others.- Copyright.

Nazis Warn "Don't Forget Black-Out”

Nuzl radio stations again warn the German people not to forget the black-out regulations.

It was stressed that the regulations referred not only to big towns but the whole of the country, and houses, buildings and cars must, strictly con- form to the rules.

Bread for pigs pays better

than bread for soldiers

UNABLE to get enough meal for their pigs, Isle of Wight fur- mers asked a Ryde baker to bake bread for the troops.

They offered to pay him two- pence a gallon more, than the “Government-pays-for-baking

bread for the troops.

The baker asked the local food officer if it would be all right for him to bake bread for the pigs. The food offleer sald "Certainly not." and then be told the food control committee about it.

BREWERY

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The commillee decided that he was right, and farther they will bring the matter at once. to the attention of the Ministry of Food

DIPLOMATS CONFER

London, May-5,

The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Professor Kolit, and the Norwegian Defence Minister arrived in London th-day to consult the British Govern- ment. With them were the British Minister to Norway and his wife and to The wife of the French Minister Norway-Reuter Bulletin,

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