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WAR IN NORWAY

ENORMOUS LOSSES

Norwegian Ministor Tolls Of Havoc

LONDON, May 6 (Reuter).— "Our losses have been very great," declared Professor Roht In an interview with Reuters fo- day.

He added that vast numbers had been killed or wounded ne had disappeared. A great part of the Norwegian forces have been lost.

They had still, however, in the fir north a very fine army which absolutely intact.

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This army, he said, should be of great assistance to the Allles especial- ly as it was the strongest-party of the Army and knew every Inch of the difficult country.

This force was well-equipped but there was a shortage of anti-aircraft Kuns.

Largo Gorman Army

Regarding the size of the German army in Norway, Professor Koht said that it might be 50,000 or 100,000 but in any case it was very large,

He also staled that no appeal of any kind had been made by the Nor- wegian Government to Sweden for assistance. They did not want their good Swedish friends to be dragged through the misery they were going through and suffer the same fale as themselves.

Sweden, he said, would remain neutral as long as she was able to but what the future would bring was a matter for conjecture.

Tuesday,

THE DESTROYER BISON.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Three Destroyers Sunk By Enemy Air Action

THE three Allied navies-British, French and Polish- have each sustained the loss of a destroyer in the latest operations at sea. In each case, the vessels concerned are destroyers and all three were victims of bombing attacks by Nazi planes.

The British Admiralty has announced the loss of the

ANOTHER NEW

HEAVY AIR LOSSES

Comploto Superiority Established By R.A.F.

LONDON, May 6 (Reuter).--

A close scrutiny of all available

May 7, 1940.

A Look Through The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

May 7, 1000, An American writer says that many

information chows that during careful observers of financial affairs, na the past four weeks German losses in aircraft greatly exceed-England, and some of them are predict

ed those of Britain.

This was so despite the higher risks to which the R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm were inevitably exposed during the Norwegian campaign.

British losses on ali fronts are shown to have totalled 48 machines,

Nazis Lose 200 Machines Germany, on the other hand, is computed, to have lost for certain 138 planes, while as many as 97 others probably have

completely been destroyed or put out of action for some time,

Air These figures are based on Ministry and Admiralty announce. menis, authoritative reports in neu- tral and Norwegian Press and news agency, and nor

and newspaper dispatches received in London,

To these figures must be added the machines destroyed on the ground or at sea during British ralds on Ger- man air bases in Norway. Of these

1,800-ton destroyer Afridi, DEATH WEAPON osses, only the Germans know.

which has a complement of 200

men.

The Afridi is alster-silp of the famous Cossack, which rescued the British wailorg from the Nazi hell- ship Altmark just prior to the Nazi Invasion of Norway.

France's First Loss

The French Ministry of the Navy announces the loss of the 2,340-ton destroyer Bison, which was sunk dur- ing a German air attack on an Allied

Referring to what had been writ-trunsport convoy in the North Sea ten about the alleged treachery of un May 3.

The Norweglans and the "the Quis- Hings" in the country, Professor Koht sold that he had not heard of a single instance of treachery,

There were Nazi sympathisers in Norway but no Norwegian traitors.

Roosevelt's Horror

WASHINGTON, May 0 (Reuter). -The bombing of helpless and un- protected civilians has aroused the

The entire complement of 209 were saved.

It is officially announced by the Polish Government that the 2,144- ton Polish destroyer Grom was sunk by bombs whilst engaged in operations off Norway.

One Officer and 65 ratings are miss, ing and are presumed dead.

The Grom, together with other units of the Polish Navy which escap- ed from the Baltle in September, has been actively co-operating with the

the war,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

to destroy

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UP)-According to the latest issue of the Army and Navy Journal. German plancs are being equipped with cannony French planes which, says the report, would be "blown to bits in the air as a result of a direct hit by an ex- plosive bullet."

WESTERN FRONT

ALL QUIET!

PARIS, May 6 (Reuter).—

horror of all man-kind," says Pre-ritish Fleet since the beginning of 140-night's communique states

sident Roosevelt in a letter to the Annual Convention of the Amertean Red Cross.

L'on-

"I can assure you of my strongest support for any International vention which will give protection to the civilian non-combatant popula

tions," continues the letter.

Civilians' Sufferings

LONDON, May (Reuter) Photographs of the havoc caused by German air raids on Norwegion towns appeared in the British press to-clay. The pictures graphically show the wreckage of a town Usai was once Steinkjer, where only one building left whole-and that by accident."

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that there is nothing of import- An offer by the British Governance to report.

Naxin Fly Over Sweden STOCKHOLM, May 6 (Reuter) —A German senplane few over southern Swedish territory to-day and alighted in the sea at the entrance to the Lehunnel which separates Sweden and

Denmark.

A ship, called by a Swedish plane, picked up the German plane and her

crew.

A German plane made a forced landing

in Swedish territory on Saturday near the frontier north of Narvik.

Some foreign planes few over this territory on Sunday.

Speeding Up Production

Gigantic Allied Plan For More Warplanes LONDON, May.6 (Reuter).—

inent to replace the Grom by another There was some urilllery fire in │An intensive campaign for

destroyer has been accepted by the Lower Alsace. Polish Government.

destroyers in the Polish Navy, She Was bullt at the While Yard: it Cowes in 1936 and hud a normal complement of 180 Officers and men Her name means "Thunderbolt."

The Grom was one of the newest

The French destroyer Bison, which was launched in 1933, figured in the news in February last year, when she: was almost cut in two in a collison off the coast of Brittany with the cruiser Georges Leygues.

Twelve suilors were killed

and nine missing us a result of the colli- sion. The Bison was successfully, towed into port, where she was re puired in time to join the French Navy at the out

outbreak of war.

The pictures tell more vividly than any words could what the civiliansion.

bad to population of Norway has endure.

while at is shown

ruins

Elverum is in Andalsnes the wreckage piled 20 feet high:

Goering Going To Bucharest

Diplomatic Activity

In The Balkans,

BUCHAREST, May 6 (Reu- ter)-Field Marshal Hermann | Goering, who is a Director of the Skoda Works, is daily expected here.

It is understood that the Nazis have been sounding the Rumanian authort- tles on the proposal that he be elccl- of the Sarex Com-

ed to the boung brands of the Skoda pany in Rumania.

the trading Works

The Sarex Company owns shares in the principal arms firms of and is represented on their Rumania respective boards.

It la belleved that Marshal Goering's brother is seeking this re- presentation but that the idea has already been rejected by the Rumanians,

speeding up the production of warplanes and the training of airmen has been started.

French Communiqua SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH PARIS, May 6 (UP).-To-day's communique says tho Germans attacked French outposts, one mile This is signintised by the changes from Blies after heavy arúllery pre-now anaounced in the training of air. men and the appointment of a con- parations.

The fighting continues but the out-troller of light alloys by the Air come is not yet known.

H.K. Stock Market

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In the report of her loss on Friday, ket this morning. the French Admiralty states that she was convoying a troop transport flotilla which was attacked in the North Sea by enemy aircraft. None of the ships in the convoy were hit but the Bison was sunk. A large number of the crew were saved.

The Bison is the first French ship to be sunk by energy action in the present war.

Absurd Nazi Allegation

Norwegian Commander Held, They Claim

LONDON, May 6 (Router). German allegations that the Norwegian Commander, Generali Ruze, is kept a prisoner on board British ship are refuted by an authoritative statement issued in London.

The allegation that from this ship; the English sent out a call to the Norwegians urging them to fight onl is also refuted.

Turkish Negotiations

The statement says that the facts) BUCHAREST, May 6 (Reuter) are that General Ruze boarded & Bri- Turkish economie, delegation has tish warship at his own request, that arrived here to open negotiations the ship was provided specially for with

the-

Rumanlan economie him and his staff, and that his subse- authorities.

quent movements had been declided. The Turklah Ambassador will pre- by his own wishes. side at the talks.

Ho is now on Norwegian soll.

Unscrupulous Starias. LONDON, May 6 (Reuter).—The Mulstry of Information states:

Pope And Portugal BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME. May G°(UP)—It is official- ly announced that His Holiness the Pope and the Portuguese Minister on "During the last 36 hours, the Ger-1 Tuesday will sign a new concordat man Wireless and news services have: regulating the religious altuation in been spreading unscrupulous stories Portugal and authorising the Pontiff about impending trouble on the Bal henceforth to appoint Portuguese kan frontiers. Many of the

bishops.

conflict.

storica

Portugal will be allowed to veto "Others Issued from Berlin are any of the appointees if the internal denied alsu from Berlin-an hour political situation makes it necess-pr two later after issue.

nry.

Remarkable

Escape

Pilot's Experience 25,000 Feat Up

The purpose is clear. By spread. ing these stories, Germany seeks to create just hint atmosphere of Lit certainly which will favour her own purpose."

above the

flames when 25,000 feet ground.

The young pilot, decided to "ball nut" and left the machine, but having! had to disconnect the oxygen tube, lost consciousness immediately after, When he regained his senses, he LONDON, May 0 (British Wire- was falling through cloud." Jess) The story was fold in London thought I was in heaven," he said, the Commander of an "but when I reached the other alde to-day by HA.F. squadron in Franco of the ex- of the cloud, I decided that, I was not, perience at emo.of his pilots who, so I pulled the ripcord of the-para- after bringing down a Nazi fighter in chute to prevent me from going else- combat, found his own engine in where,"

Ministry.

It is expected that men will now be able to pass through the various training stages much more quickly.

Joint Effort

The Empire Air Training Scheme is being pressed forward and in adaltion arrangements are now made for training schools not only in France but in the French Empire.

This will be a joint effort by the British and French Empires.

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There is not much danger of Queen Victoria abdicating the throne of Eng Inn in favour of Älbert Edward of Wales as long as she Even.

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In spite of the frivelties of his early Bfe, Albert Edward (later King Edward vi-Ed.) has always been this favourite child of the Queen. “When, some monitis ago, the youthful Emperor of Germany came lord and received the honours of the army and the saluter of his own and the British firet as a monarch, it un- doubletly touched the sympathy of the mother in the Queen la ñea her first son A yet only a Prince, and lowerdtown in the social scale than the head of the

Holienzollern.

25 YEARS AGO

May 7. 1015. Sir Edward Gray, replying to various questions regarding the Japanese demands on China, stated that no communication had passed between America and Great Dritain on the subject.

Sir Edward declined to make a dolnite statement concerning the Japanese de mands on. China, pending the conclusion of the negotiations in Peking: but he emphasised that concessions granted by China, could not be transferred to a sub- Jeet of another Power without the can- Bent of the Government of the conces. donaire.

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Flying Carps, in reperied missing, Mr. Glade tond was a master at Eton and in a son of the Rev. Stephen Gladstone, le has two brothers serving with Indian rest!. ments.

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The "Vossischio Zeitung", the "Berliner Tageblatt" and the Lokalanzeiger"

сол tain pesalmisite articles on Italy's nitl- tude, and confirm the reports that Aus- trin Hungary recently innde fresh propo sala in the hope of satisfying Italy. They admit that the situation hos become mont grave in the last few days, and even hours, and assert that if a peaceful nalu. tion to impossible, the German empire will meet the new situation undismayed.

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The following information has been re- ceived from home regarding the disposal of the following who left Hongkong on the Nubla on January last to join the New-Armics-

C. E. M. Olive, W. Ladd, and N. C. Chunnett, have foined the 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Frontieraman's) B. 3. Fairley and C. West, have joined East- Kent Itegiment (The Buss), ft. J. White has

joined Army Service Corps as a

Canadians.

Clerk, and W, M. Stevens has joined the

Mr II. G. Dixey, who left in the Mirano Maru on January 13 last with the same object, has obtained a commission In the 1st North Midland Brigade R.F.A, (T.F.) on 2nd Lieutenant. He was on ex-endet of the Oxford University Officers Train- Ing Corps.

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May 7, 1030, The batting strength of the Australian Text team was again demonstrated to-day runs for the loss of Bve wickets. There when Australia compiled a total of 305 innings, were two centuries in the Richardson being exactly a hundred when his wicket was taken. Brahamn, however, hus new 103 runs to his credit and is nul out.

This morning's London newspapers re- cord the 20th anniversary of the' acces

ion to the Throne of His Majesty King George. There will be no special cele bration apart from the usual 21 gun

salutes at lyde Park and Windsor.

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Misa Amy Johnson, who is aged 22, left -Croydon -at-340-Usis-morning-in-altiny. 12. This has hitherto been in the hands Moth aeroplane, the "Jason" In an al nof volunteer controllers Jacking tempt at a solo fight to Australia.

certain powers. A full-time con-

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