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Precautions By Rumania,_ _Turkey

Turkey and Egypt: Allied War Council Meets

As Mussolini Confers

With

Defence

AMERICA AND

EFFORTS

FOR

FIRST PICTURE OF A NAZI INVASION

THIS DRAMATIC PHOTOGRAPH, the first received in Hongkong from Denmark, shows German troops marching through a street in Copenhagen after the Blitzkrieg invasion.-By Air Mail. Copyright

THE GERMAN INVASION of Norway. This drumatic photograph, received by air mail from Lon- don, shows the effect of Nazi incendiary bombs on an unprotected Norwegian city. The photograph was taken in Elverum, 75 miles north-east of Oslo. The city was completely razed by Nazi bombs,

OVERLAND DRIVE ON NARVIK

Nazis Pushing North From Trondheim

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, May 6 (UP)—In- formed circles say the German forces from Trondheim are already half way to Narvik,

cites The German radio that Swedish reports

these troops had reached the towns of Mijoen and Mo,

Norwegian Resistanco

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

· STOCKHOLM, May # (UP)—The| "Aftonbladet" report from the Nor- wegian frontier states that Norwegian detachments are putting up a resistance in the Gauldal Valley, half way between Sloeren and Roeros.

Fighting is reported to be going on between Hognes and Singsans to the east of Btoeren. It is claimed that one Norwegian force at Rognes had "some success" against 3.000 German Norwegians Holding Out! LONDON, May 03 (Router) According to the Norwegian telegraph agency, Norwegian troops are still holding out in the Wild Gul Valley between Roeros and Stooren.

Chief: Bulgarian

Alarm

VATICAN JOIN IN

PEACE IN

IN ITALY

Renewed

FEVERISH DIPLOMATIC

Efforts ACTIVITY IN BALKANS By Pope

AS SCENE DARKENS Pius

PLANS FOR WAR HASTENED

By REYNOLDS PACKARD

(UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT)

ROME, May 6 (UP).— His Holiness the Pope and President Roosevelt are authoritatively reported to

FEVERISH DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY IS EVIDENT IN THE BALKANS AS RENEWed effortS ARE BEING MADE BY HIS HOLINESS THE POPE AND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO KEEP ITALY OUT OF THE WAR.

The Allied War Council met at the Elysee Palace in Paris at 2 p.m. yesterday.

A "United Press" message from Washington states that President Roosevelt has suddenly curtailed his visit to Hyde Park, and has taken a special train for Washington.

Attaches refuse to state why the President took this extraordinary

course.

be collaborating to keep IL DUCE SEES COMMANDER Italy out of wor..

This report is being circu- lated among usually reliable ecclesiastical quarters fol- lowing a 35-minute audience which the Pope gave to the| Prince and Princess of Piedmont this morning.

The report is also connected with the meeting at Florence ilust week-end between the United States Ambassador and Mr. Myron Taylor, President Roosevelt's representative to the Vatican.

During the latter part of his stay in Hyde Park

ITALY IS

President Roosevelt received telephonic summaries of the POISED

situation in Europe.

It is officially announced in Rome that Mussolini FOR WAR

received the Prince of Piedmont at Venice Palace yester- day afternoon.

The Prince is one of Italy's two Army Corps Com- Urgent Warning By

manders.

hour.

Italian defence measures were discussed for over an

Moscow Paper

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

MOSCOW, May 7 (UP). "Italy is poised, ready-to- The conversations followed the Prince's audience

enter the war in an attempt with His Holiness the Pope at the Vatican.

to achieve mastery of the Considerable agitation has been caused in Bulgaria Mediterranean,"

says portant conversations with Itolian at reports that Turkey is massing troops on the Greek "Trud," the organ of the

The United States Ambassador is

expected back in Rome to-morrow, it

4 believed he will have further Im-

Government authorities, including Mussolini.

British Envoy's Return The return to-night of the British Ambassador is also seen in many PLEASE Turn To Page 7

DUMB-BELLS FOR Dramatic Sequel To Sennet Freres Hold-Up

WANG CHING-WEI REVOLVER FOUND IN

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH

TOKYO, May 7 (Domel).— Three dumbbells will shortly be sent to Wang Ching-wei by Dr. Hiroshi Shimomura, Pre- sident of the Japanese Amateur Athletic Association.

When Dr. Shimomura met Mr. Wang Ching-wel in Shang- hai recently, the puppet nd- ministrator complained about his lack of exerciso and the docter advised him to try dumb- bells, promising to send him some upon his return to Japan.

No Trouble At Wharves

.Anti-Riot Patrols

Are Withdrawn

frontier.

It is believed that the Turkish move is connected with British naval activity in the eastern Mediterranean.

Meanwhile, Rumania has instituted extensive civil

defence exercises.

Bucharest will be placed under

war-time conditions to-morrow lin order to accustom the popu-

lace to air-raid emergencies.

Similar exercises ure

G.P.O. LETTER BOX held in provincial towns.

in

A.32 CALIBRE REVOLVER that may have been the one responsible for the death of Mr. J. Dubois last week's astounding hold up at Sennet Freres dumped in a letter box at the General Post Office night.

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Egypt's Precautions

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VEHEMENT CRITICISM

Labour Says Premier Should Resign

SPECIAL TO THE “YELEQNAPH"

A "Reuter" message from

LONDON, May 6 (UP). The ancos were signed by the EgypLabour Party demanded drastic Cairo states that special ordin- wastian Prime Minister yesterday.changes in the policy and par-

These ordinances provide that sonnel of the Cabinet during to last

nobody will now be allowed to enter day's debate in the House of or leave Egypt without a special per Commons. The pistol, together with 13 rounds of ammunition which mit and anybody possessing fire arms, exploatyes or material from had also been dumped, was found by a mail sorter shortly after which bombs and explosives can be made, must declare such possession to have obtained, valuable cines the authorities, before May 15 under garding the identity and possible a penalty not exceeding eight years

ilding places of the two "wanted imprisonment. men from the man now in custody.

wards,

The post mortem on Mr. Dubols revealed that he had been |killed by a".32 bullet.

Police experts are now making| ballisile tests to determine whether

The man in custody is an inmate

One Man In Hospital ****Tightening Security Measures

The authorities are empowered to the bullet recovered from Mr. Dubgis at Queen Mary Hospital, where he to search private dwellingi.

This is part of an energelle action abdomen was fired from die revolver was taken under polico escort after

belog seized in Sonnet Freres pre- being taken by the Government to recovered at the post officei

The person who dumped the re-mises a few minutes after the fatal tighten up security measures through

out the country. volver and ammunition chose a time wounding of Mr, Dubois. There has been no further when there were no pedestrians in It is believed he will have recover development in connection with the vicinity, and the act was not ed sufficiently from his wounds to be the coolie situation which arises witnessed by any post office officials. discharged from hospital early next week, when he will appear in court. out of the Hongkong and Kow. Finger Print Evidence

The question of offering a reward loon Wharf and Godown Co. It is believed that important anger for the apprehension of the two men "pro-print evidence may have been left still at large is still under discussion. having been declared a tected place," it was learned on the revolver by the person

responsible for the dumping. officially this morning,

•

Mr. Hugh Dalton, prominent Labour M.F., declared: "There must be drastic changes both in the policy and in the persons at the top."

"Under New Managemont" He went on to say: "Chamberlain and Simon are our iworentent Iabilities, both at home and abroad. They would best serve their dountry by resigning now. Then ad couraging board could be put outalite of No: 10.Downing Street saying "War Extra precautions are being taken Against Hiller Under New Manage In the Suez Canal zone which is ment. being continually swept for possible"We have no assurance, whatever, mines, gimit te je da In the light of our Norwegian experi- The output of the Suez oli re-ences, where the Intelligence Service Anerics is being stored in huge broke down or was ignored by Down- Ing Street; where no plans were ready underground tanks in the desert,

and not sumcient troops prepared for Roosevelt's “Nervos”, an attack on Trondheim, that the same thing may not happen again President Roosevelt told reporters next week in any one of half a

of

One revolver used in the Sennet NAZIS TO LEAVE A detachment of 250 German It will be recalled that, Pallee Freres hold up had previously been soldiers passed through Roeros to-day patrols were posted at the gates of recovered by the police when a man,

ITALIAN TYROL that he was returning earlier than en route to Guidal,

the Godowns yesterday as a precau- now in custody, was arrested a few Norwegian troops at Trysell, north- tion against trouble from over a seconds after Mr. Dubois was shot. VATICAN CITY, May 0 (Reuter), expected because of "a caso cast of Elverum, retreated on orders thousand coolies who last their em-

The Primate of Poland has inform-nerves." Koon Police Soarch

The President added that lie won- received, after the Allied evacuation ployment as a result of the Govern-

od His Holiness the Pope; that Ger-

familles from the dered what was "breaking" on the it in color d that they will die

ment measure. These patrols, if is There has been relaxation in man-speaking

after being away The

Para reported" "Tab

brned from a high police official, the efforts of the pollee to apprehend Italian Tyrol will be sent to German-European front

from Washington for a few days. withdrawn is the the two Shanghal gangsters wanted occupied Poland next August.

The Primate has also presented a tuation

for the minder of Mr. J. Dubois, quiet wexserined forcende

deputation, representing the

Every ship leaving the Colony, report giving detalls of Nazi persecu

to tions of Polish Catholics. coolles involved, visited Mr. HC..K. particularly vessels en-route

The report refers to the death of Hawkins, Labour Officer, yesterday, Macao, are being carefully watched.

16 Is reported, although without 30 priests of six dioceses by shooting to but the outcome of the conference

official confirmation, that defectives | or from torture in prison. cannot be ascertained.

LONDON, May 07 (Router) War Offico

communique Issued URASE Turn To Page."

dozen other countries."

Soviet Labour Unions.

**The present Italian · preparations bear all the car-marks of blackmail against the Allies.

"They are almed to prevent an

Allied offensive in the Balkans, the

slightest violation of whose neutrality will result in immediate Italian - tervention..

"The Italian threats moy, Influence the Allled plans to open

T. Tew theatre of war Iri the Balkans.

"Unless the Allies after this plan, Italy will enter the war."

Italian Press' Threat SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"' ROME, 'May '1' (Domel)-Haly is prepared to crush any country at- tempting to extend the European War to the Mediterranean.

This warning was issued to-day by

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PUPPET ASSASSINATED

SEO!" SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” gran fem? bar BHANGHAI, May. 7. (UP)---Étela, Tung, a 38-year-old official of the Tax Department of the Japanese-controlled Shanghai Special Municipality was shot and killed if,11 o'clock fail, misfit an lio was leaving the Metropole Gardens, a ballroom in the International' Settlement.

Two gunmen stlačked, MP. HCA se he was entering w'fax! In front ballrooth, and afterwards they e 'caped.)

LONDON, May 0 (British Wire- less)-Incresaing by £3,000 to-day, the Lord Mayor's Red Cross Fund passed the £1,400,000 maric to-night/the