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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DONALD DUCK

May 9, 1940. By Walt Disney

PRRING RRR-RING

THE RECTORS · CALLIN'! NOW

REMEMBER- CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND

NOT HEARD!

THE LORDS HAVE THEIR SAY

Government Put In The Pillory

-

stall the kind of aggression which the Germans carried out.

We were not sufficiently informed about

plans the Norwegian

military dispositions.

or

It was very difficult going to help a country againat sudden attack it one was unable to concert arrange- ments beforehand.

We were forestalled in Norwegian: ports because the enemy was not bound by any scruples corresponding to those binding us.

Lord Halifax's Speech

CHURCHILL'S ADMISSION

Cape by Wah Dowry Boar

World nahes onmyvad

→FROM PAGE ONE

"Mr. Alexander had asked why wa did not touch enemy communications in the Skagerrak, for our naval pre- ponderance ought to make it feasible for us to dominate the Skagerrak with our surface ships and thus cut com-

LONDON, May 8 (Reuter).— Lord Halifax dealt with the criti-munications with Oslo from the first

cism that we were not bringing moment and continuously. effective and timely belp to the neutrals.

In the House of Lords to-day; Lord Strabolgi (Labour) moved a motion at the request of the Lender of the Opposition calling attention to "the conduct of the war generally and particularly to the operations in Norway."

He said that If the Allies won the war there were certain assurances for those enslaved by Nuzi tyranny.

If we failed the victims of German aggression would have no hope what- Opening with a tribute to the ever of restoration.

We were facing, he said, a far gallantry and devotion to duty of the Services in Scandinavia, Lord more dangerous challenge than this Strabolgt made particular mention of country had ever met a challenge ounce of demands every magnificent quality** "the

of the which

intellectual, and energy. material, airmen from the Dominions,

He contended that there was con-spiritual, that this country can sum- siderable uneasiness about the Goy-mun to its task, ernment's conduct of affairs and still more about the possibilty of their mending their ways.

Throat Of Disease

The Norwegian operations, he said, were a symptom of a disease which must be treated quickly or become

chronic.

Delusion Deprecated

lfe deprecated the delusion that there was a short cut to victory.

has

"But the immense air strength of the enemy which can be brought to bear on our patrolling craft maile this method far too costly to be adopted.

"Important forces would have to be employed in order to maintain Kurface patrol and the losses which patrol would be infleted on that from the alr would undoubtedly very soon constitute a naval is

aster.

There is

the combined General Staffs and the the amate greatly alarmed if the action of our submarines were

three fighting services.

The knowledge had not percolated command of affairs. upwards and Mr. Chamberlain was able to say that we had been taken completely by surprise.

cution of the war.

ernment for not

In A

ways been fixed on Narvik. There it seems is the path that may lead to Home decisive achievement in

the war.

"But when the German outrage occurred,

there was no dispute that we were bound to go to the aid of Trondheim was the Norwegians, and the place.

"A plan was prepared by the joint) staffs

for two diversionary landings at Namsos and Andalsnes, and for a direct landing in Trondheim Fjord, where enemy forces had seized thai port.

undoubtedly

a

This was hazardous operation.

There was the fact that a very large number of valuable ships would have to be continuously exposed for

the many hours to air attack and possibly

losses. Nevertheless grievous Navy were perfectly ready to carry troops in.

Necessary To Withdraw

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3 MINUTE DRAMA IN A GARDEN

WHISPERS! Let's ask that nice Mr. Peters to play tennis again. He looks so fed up, poor man...

Dick, you're always running away to those girls next door! "You never consider me lately. might as well

not exist for all the notice you

take of

me

भाई-

AT THE DOCTORS

This tiredness makes me feel so desperate. doctor. Why I even wake

tired!

WHISPERS:

Who wouldn't be with that dull looking wife

of his

WHISPERS: Come on, let's ack him.

I don't suppose the'll mind

For heaven's sake, Gwen, don't be difficult. If you weren't always complaining of tiredness these days

they'd

invite you,

too!

Well, Mrs. Peters, your trouble sounds like Night Starvation. You see, even during

sleep you go on using up energy in heartbeats, breathing and other automatic actions. Unless energy is replaced during sleep, no wonder you--|- wake tired, feet and look run-down and "nervy! I advise

Horlicks for that

DICKS GAY LAUGHTER FROM NEXT DOOR WAS LIKE TORTURE TO NERVY: RUN-DOWN GWEN-SHE RUSHED INDOOR TO ESCAPE IT

HORLICKS FOR GWEN EVERY: NIGHT-HER. HEALTH IMPROVED WONDERFULLY

MR. PETERS! Wa want another man

for a mixed doubles, Will you join us ?

What,me? Yes I'd love

to!

IN THE HALL MIRROR CHE CAUGHT.

SIGHT OF HERSELF

6 WEEKS LATER

GOSH, I DO LOOK OLD AND DRAWN THELA PAYS. CAN'T BLAME DICK REALLY, OH, IF ONLY I COULD SHAKE OFF THESE NERVES

AND TIREDNESS.

I WONDER IF IT'D BE ANY GOOD

SEEING THE

DOCTOR

Gwen, you look marvellous these days-such a sparkle... in your eyes

Why Plan War Abandoned -- about "No doubt was entertained their ability to do so. Why then was this plan timed for April 25 abandon- ed? It was abandoned because on Our Only Method

April 17 two diversionary landings "I am so sorry that these things had made good progress and it seem should be cU. We have therefore el casier to capture Trondheim by

the this method than incur the adopted submarine blockade as only method. at our disposal, and in loss of a direct attack,

"The Admirally never withdrew doing

this I have followed the

their offer or considered the opera- He said he had never disguised opinion of the naval authorities.

great deal of difference tion Impracticable in tho naval from himself what an immense strain

aspect. would be imposed on us or that it about being responsible for the order

"Grave doubts were entertained by would largely depend on our capacity which may lose several valuable shipy to keep steady and marsha! our and expressing an opinion without the military with regard to the possi- The disease was that there were efforts without waste or dissipation such responsibility.

have been gulded in the advicebility of making a landing in the face

of enemy air superiority. defects both in the methods and the lof vital energy.

"In those circumstances the Chiefs personnel of the Government.

Therefore, he hoped the Govern-1 gave the Cabinet by responsible

from naval expert opluton. Therefore, we of Staffs and Vice-Chiefs, without the He said that his party had agreed ment would not be defected

Ιπ operations our

the slightest difference of opinion, ad- that we were perfectly right in Im-their main purpose but would act as limited

vised it would be less costly and medatels sending what help we and when it appeared to them in the Skagerrak to the submarine.

"In order to make that blockude as easier to convert the diversionary could.

light of the best possible technical

the possible, as

naval landings into the main attack. But the German plan of attacking advice with action best calculated to effective

restrictions

which we had imposed an Norway in the World War had been achieve results.

Experts View Accepted known in details for some years by He would

"Nobody has the right to suggesti strategists who were relaxed. All German ships by day shouting for immediate action had and night were sank as the oppor-at the Navy withdrew from their

served.

dertaking or that politicians over- This statement that I made was ruled the Admiralty. 1 take full re- Nothing would lead to more dis-

foolishly and grotesquely

esponsibility, together with the Prime aster than to yield to temptation for most

that Twisted Into a statement

Minister and other Ministers, for large scale

Ch.ventures.

German ships would be sunk. No having accepted unanimously, the The fact was that the men at the

's Dutios

of our expert advisers. It top were so occupied with depart

Dealing with Mr. Churchill's new body can give so absurd a promise view

thought they were right on the in-i mental work that they were not free duties, Lord Halifax hoped that the as that.

formation we had. I see no reason to devote their minds to the prose-resuit would be to give valuoble Cestly German Success

"This has been a costly German to alter my view by what I have assistance in the direction of higher

SUCCESS, Seven

thou learned since. eight or Trondheim The Key strategy of war.

"However, the situation rapidly whether sand men, have been drowned and Lord Strabolgi criticised the Gov- Replying to questions

thousands of corpses have been became worse. The German thrust realising quickly matters of supply would fall within

north to Osto developed at an enorm- washed up." enough that Trondheim was the key Mr. Churchill's power, Lord Halifax

are Replying to the question why we ous pace. The Norwegians were un- to the whole situation. He criticisedsald he did not doubt that Mr.

did not send a big ship into Narvik able to hold the mountain passes, them for not making a direct attack Churchill naturally would be on the port which of course would position to have any investigation he on the first day with the destroyers, did not destroy the roads or railroads. Mr. Churchill added that by April of Mr. Churchill said the reason was have succeeded."

wished made into any question The present operations in Narvik supply. He could suggest any Im that the only one available was a 25 or April 26 the possibility of the arrival in the regions south of Trond- were of great importance. Other provement in organisations and could battle cruiser,

We have only two battle cruiserseim of very large German forces

the same plans must-be-formulated-and-the-bring-any-bottle-neck-questions to

fime Germans cleared out of Norway. the Cabinet for solution.

and we felt it a very great donger had to be foreseen.---At He considered that there should be With reference to the construction to the balance of the feet if we had the Intense and continuous bombing of the bases at Namsos and Andalsnes a select committee to make inquiry of the War Cabinet and a suggestion lest one of them. into the campaign.

for a smaller non-departmental body. "The authorities at the Admiralty, prevented the landing at those small

fishing

ports of any large reinforce- The Marquis of Crewe, Leader of Lord Halifax said that they all want-when the Warspite went into Narvik, the Opposition Liberals, sald that he led the same thing, namely the des-were very much relieved to find that ments and even of artillery, and many recognised the

the Germans had had to patch of business as efficiently as 10 controlled mine-fields were laid supplies for troops were landed. pay a very considerable price for their might be. But it would be very rash in the fjord and no destroyer was

It was, therefore, necessary to with- success in Norway.

to assume that all the advantages injurking in some narrow angle to fre He imagined that their toss

draw the troops or leave them to be its bouquet of torpedoes. was this argument were on one side,

forces. probably greater than the monthly There was a very real danger that average of Genmans killed in France the apparent simplification would

"Things are very different when The declsion to withdraw

sound (Government simply introduce another cog into the during 1910 or 1917.

tooked at beforehand and looked at doubledly

these Cheers). The withdrawal of He hoped the debate would prove machine and cause additional delay.

afterwards. salutury as showing that the country All Have One Purpose

"What would have been said if troops was accomplished with very was not altogether satisited with the They all had one purpose-winning

the Warspite had been sunk? I treat aki and with very good hick.

naval, military "All responsible way in which the wor

being the War. If it was, Was

#t ny

time. was madness to send one of our air authorities principally con- carried on.

thought that other men could do the

must valued ships in narrow concerned and the War Cabinet were at Lord Hankey Replies

job better, then any member of the

rested waters.

united. Lurd Hankey spoke of the herolim Government, as far as he was aware,

"If you dare and forfeit Is exacted, every stage

Mr. Morrison, Intervening, asked it um competence of our forces I would be willing to be relieved of a

it In the murder of your sallers, and the naval authorities on the spot at Norway as "a shining example to the responsibility that could bring no

withholds, you are Trondheim were willing and anxious prucedly, inept and timid, nation of good augury for the days personal satisfaction but which would

ito enter Trondheim and in come.".

Ibe only a burden.

"We were asked we did not their desire was countermanded or not

why Answering allegations of the luck Nobody who was doing his best

ports in the first few hours. of intelligence in the reports given would have the right to mind but into Bergen, Trondheim and other sanctioned by Whitehall,

." Strongly Deny !!" concerning the events, Lord Hankey ought to welcome being told of his troops had not been lunded, the only! Mr. Churchill replied: "I not only sold, "We had a general knowledge mistakes.

[object of going into the fjord would that the enemy had assembled troops Lord Ifulifax said it did not matter or to destroy such enemy deny it. but I alve strong denial. and shipping and were practising em from the point of view of the Gov-

were there. These There were no naval authoriiles on barkation and disembarkation. But ernment that a large percentage of

were inrgely destroyed from the air the spot at Trondheim. No authorl-

iles that we consulted differed from! the Norwegians und Danes themselves the criticism was bound to be only by the Fleet Air Arm.

the advice fendered by the Chiefs of have close connections with Germany (parttaily informed und at the same

"My Thoughts Always On yet they had not the slightest idea time based on fuller knowledge than

Staffs and Vice-Chief, but Ministers Government

Narvik"

are not sheltered by facis. They was available to the what was going on.

"There was no dispute that it accept expert advisa "We really could not know more when they took their action. But than the Governments of Norway when the effect of the criticism was was our duty to do our best to "I always loved that the Nayy

could

CATTY and Denmark."

help the Norweglans and for that e

troops Into Trondhehn 110

country that its war to suggest to the

nnd mis- the capture of Trondheim was the fort, and land them to come to grips Lord Strabolgt had mentioned, Lord nppiled by those

best way. My thoughts had al-with the enemy. I would have been Hankey said that there were of course own ends and could only add

glad to take all possible responsibility many books of that kind produced. necessarily and unprofitably to the after giving full consideration to the for the attempt, provided it

It was of course known to the Staffs inevitable strain of war,

opinion of its responsible advisers, supported by expert opintor. No division was taken in the House that these plans existed and we had

Vory Serious Loss

"But even if we assume that this plans ready for emergency operations of Lords."

Referring to the landing of low is right-that we could have or 119 which would be necessary.

troops in the Trondhelm area, Lord teen masters at Trondheim Hankey mentioned that on April ruins by April 25-could we have ment would be insuficiently impress 20 a ship in convoy, loaded with brought to bear a sumcient army ed by speeches they had heard and anti-aircraft runs, motor transport, south of Trondheim to drive the in- information that must have reached ammunition and other valuable, vader back? Even if we had at the

kot 25,000 or 30,000 them through private sources to take

some drastic steps for a reform In all circumstances the Govern- As far as Nurvik was concerned he

stores, was torpedoed and sunk, present time

Allled troops into, action on that SMD nient did not feel justified in, rotain-did not think it could be maintained

urgently needed. He resented It was the only transport sunk front, which in view of the enemy's Prime Minister's appeal to the affece particular need for a feet in coastal Station ing inactive all these forces and for one moment that the Government

during the whole campaign and it

question- tion of his friends and it was with waters was one factor in the Navy. mobiilsing shipping required for other or Services displayed the smallest

was a particularly serious loss at air superiority, is highly tack

able, such a force would not have deepest reluctance that he was Department's willingless to acquiesce pirposes.

of vigour or decision.

that juncture i am convinced that our decision "With regard to, Central Norway,

Lord

deprecated the in- been able to arrive in tiine or be obliged to signify the lack of con-In Admiral Richardson's request. was right," he said, "and it made no he said that the political advantages quiry and said the setback would like an equal nie support in time.

equipped with artillery or anything fidence he felt in the present ad- ministration by going Into the Lobby difference."

of action were so over-riding as to not prevent us from winning the war. Ho submitted that our plan of cam-justify some risk. The Government

out He pointed

Vant the

Incomparably Superior operations

against it, paign was as good as could be devised did not underrate the risks but de-

In Norway had drawn some eight "German communications north- without previous consultation with elded without a moment's unneces-or nine German divisions and a huge wards were incomparably superior to Norway to which, for reasons well sary delay that these risks should be air force away from the main theatre anything we could do at Trondheim chance of ultimate success between known, Norway had been unable to run.

of war into Norway, where they sus and auxiliary landing places in that agree,

It was not necessary or advisable tained very heavy casualties.

region. It would have been a costly an army based at Trendhelm and the

20 German army, based at Oslo. "Norway's decision placed us under that he should attempt to state the. We ought not to be depressed, he struggle. There were already 120-

The first German newspapers arriving Morning Post Building. German a grave disadvantage at all stages of precize reasons why the naval bom- said, at the withdrawal but to take 000

troops operating in Mr. Churchill odded that had here to-day carry brief reports of the affair.

bardment at Trondhelm was not comfort from the fact that our forces southern and central, Norway, Al- Sweden como to Norway's ald and Mr. Chamberlain's speech. Not Proporly Informed

Some of the adjectives they apply Price $3.00, undertaken. It would involvo a comported themselves in a manner though we could have thrown in had put her air forch at the disposal

cannot of thð · RA.F., a different position to are: "Lame," "Lying," and Was tho

"Cowardly," The Government took this declalón] past.

allghtest might have been established

Regarding the German plans which effort was misconceived ble for its

Refutes Charges

He felt that a great deal too much Lord Hankey declared that no had been made of the dispersal of charge of lack of vigour or decision the Finnish expedition:

could be sustained in respect of the Navy or Air Force.

Decision Was Right

craven,

destroyers os

If

Without preliminary conversations mans of details and assist the enemy, equal to the great traditions of the continual reinforcements, I

there bellovó

no plans could be concerted to fore-

whether

Was

FORTNIGHT LATER – THE TENNIS CLUB

I hope you're coming to the.

club dance,

K6

Mrs.

Peters

Oh, yes Gwen, do!

WANTS NEW : CABINET

FROM PAGE ONE

Shall we Dick?

Why of course,

darling

THINKS:

HOW

MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE GWEN LOOKS SINCE SHE BEEN TAKING

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FROM PAGE ONE

GUARDS AGAINST NIGHT STARVATION

Journal

of the

Hongkong

anticipated that such ti measure would be taken as a move to dis- Fisheries courage any attempt to change the status quo in the Far East.

There is no indication of how long Research

so the Fleet will remain at Hawall. A the naval spokesman said the lack of any

Edited by

Dr. C. A. C. Hoiklots

German Reaction To Now on Sale

Premier's Speech

at

AMSTERDAM, May 8 (Reuter) --

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