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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 10, 1940.

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AT LAST, THE FULL STORY OF THREAT TO THE EPIC NORWAY RETREAT Japanese Making

LONDON, May 9 (British Wireless).—A graphic descriptin of a succossion of three actions

in the Norwegian campaign enabling three British battalions fighting by day to withdraw during the short hours of darkness 103 miles over a single track railway down Gudbransdal and Romsdalen to the sea was given to-day in London by an officer of Major-General B, C. T. Pagot's staff,

Holding a position at Kvam for 48 hours in the face,

FROM NARVIK

of incessant air attacks to which they were unable to NAZIS RETREAT reply except by machine-gun, a battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry successfully held up the German advance until ordered to withdraw.

A German column led by tanks and armoured cars made contact with British troops early on the morning of April 20, firing somewhat indiscriminately into houses on the roadside as they advanced.

Throughout the day, Nazi-skl troops vainly endeavoured to work round the snow-covered hills to plerce the Tonks of the British battalion.

Spectacular Results

French Production

Minister Lauded LONDON, May 9 (British Wire- less). A tribute to the French Pro- duction Minister, M. Raoul Dautry, engaged was paid in a speech at Cardiff by the British Supply Minister, Mr.

FROM PAGE ONE

a paying proposition for reinforce- ments to be flown to Narvik and thu Germons there can look for no further ald.

The Germans have about 100 planes operating in the Narvik area, They are based behind the Bosfjord and Rombak heights,

Intenso Air Activity

daylight in this With perpetual Arctic region, the activity of the Ger- man machines is intense.

the

Clover Rearguard Action When darkness fell, the K.O.Y.L.I. withdrew with precision down the railway line to the little village of Otta, where a battalion of the Green Howards-together with one of the Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment had prepared a defensive position. Here on April 28, severe fighting took place. Troops often hand to hand.

Such resistance, the Staff Officer sald, that

was noticed that the Nazi troops achieved in France spectacular re- after that day seemed unwilling te sults in the enormous growth and protect all points of debarkation, to press home the attacks, and when

was the effect of the British (Leslie Bin sakl: "M. Dautry has

Mr.

All roads have been bombed and machine-gunned, and

Allied troops can only move in small units, all of which are clad in white comou flage uniforms.

But the Allies are reported to have airfields in this region, completed

new and speedy Spitfires have aiready be kun n successful drive against the more cumbersome German machines.

Rings of anti-aircraft guns

LL. GEORGE TOLD OFF

Lively Verbal Duel In The Commons LONDON, May 9 (Reuter), The House of Commons has adjourned until May 21.

the

Swift Advance

CHUNGKING, May 10 (Reu ter)-Japanese vanguards are approximately 20 miles from Fancheng, according to latest Chinese fleld dispatches received here from the northern Hupch front.

λ Japanese column pushing northward from Chungtslang along the east bank of the Han River is suld to have reached Huanglungkung, n village cast of Fancheng and south of the main highway between Tex0- yang and Fancheng.

The Japanese are apparently_try- ing to cut the highway cast of Fan- cheng in the vicinity of Shuankou- cheng and effecting junction with the Japanese forces pushing westword along the Tenoyang highway.

General Offensive In the course of a number of

Another Japanese column from subjects discussed before the ad- Journment. Mr. Beverley Baxter, the Sulhsien la reported to have reached Conservative ALP., appealed to Mr. a point south-west of Tsaoyang while Lloyd George to be more helpful to a third column advancing along the Administration and not so highway is at present engaging the brillantly mischievous. He blamed Chinese in the vicinity of Tanghsien- Mr. Lloyd

loyd George for the part becheng, east of Tenoyang played-in the complicated situation Mr. Lloyd George's of the last few years,

Referring to press writings, he said he gave the madman Hitler encouragement every critical moment.

pt

Please Reform, Appeal Mr. Baxter was of the opinion that now Mr. Lloyd George was too big a man to use the foreign press to disparage George whether, even at his age, he would consider reformiing.

the action was broken off that night, tipnsion of his armaments produc-which a constant stream of Allied the Government and asked Mr. Lloyd

Noxis May Quit Narvik SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

programme. He thinks in mul- reinforcements and supplier is now tiples, he works at a terrifie pace and owing. withdrew

422 troop the British

great faculty of making molested to trains concealed in a tune has a nel about

three miles behind the friends. He is idolised by the work- people and what is so important for front line.

a politician and a Production Minis- Great tribute was paid by theter, he is left alone by his colleagues. Staff Officer to the efficiency and de- votion to duty of Norwegian railway and telephone service operators who at great risk gave magnificent help to the British troops,

As the troops withdrew, demolition

of the bridges proceeded according

to plan, and in no case did a planned

lemolition fall "to be blown."

Halt at Dombass

The next halt was made al Dom- baas, where because of the successful destruction of bridges, the troops obtained one day's much-needed rest, and it was not until April 30 that the enemy again made contact, hav- ing received machine-gun replace- ments by alr.

the

During the afternoon. K.O.Y.L.Lagoin fought splendidly and at 9 p.m. entrained at Dombans station,

Mr. Lloyd George, replying, defend- ed his resort to fournalism as an occupation,

GOTHENBURG, May 9 (UP).}

Replying to other criticisms of Mr. "Svenska Baxter, Mr. Lloyd George said it was The newspaper "But he too has difliculties with Dagbladet" states that German because we did not carry out our machine tools, with raw materials parachute troops have landed at undertakings to democratic govem ments in Germany that Hitler' came Fortunately such is the collaboration between the Bardu, 30 miles north of Narvik, to power. and with skilled labour. two countries-officers of his Ministry where they were reinforced by are in my office in London and German planes taking supplies officers of my Ministry are in histo Narvik. office in Parls-that we frequently can come to one another's old."

The paper also reports that Norwegian police and French Alpine troops have contacted the Germans in minor engagements,

Can't Blame God that a major clash is now

Britain

Swedish Paper And Norway Withdrawal STOCKHOLM, May 9 (Reuter)

imminent.

DISASTROUS FLIGHTS

FROM PAGE ONE

The Japanese column from the Poiping-Hankow Railway which occupied Miyang has now passed along the highway towards Nanyang. Tangho and is pushing northward A Japanese column from Sinyang, it In added, is still engaged by the Chinese in the vicinity of Tungpch and is making little headway, in its westward drive.

Anti-Nazi Feelings Harden

Striking Report By Church Committee

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY

EDINBURGH, May 10 (UP),

That British feeling-48 ex- pressed recently by Mr. Anthony Eden, Mr. Duff Cooper and effort to escape, but was brought others- is hardening against the German people is reflected in British naval units and bombing down within a few minutes.

One of the pilots jumped with his the Report of the Committee of The planes are still attacking the Germani positions near Narvik but the general parachute, as his machine was falling the Church and Nation. in flames and landed in the sea. situation remains unchanged.

The British pilots signalled for a Report will be tabled at General The "Ririksgraensen" reports that Norwegian troops on Wednesday sur-bont to put out to rescue the German, Assembly of the Church of Scot- prised Germans who were mining who had disengaged himself from die land on May 21. railway tunnels south of Bjoernfjuell, parachute,

Before the lifeboat could arrive, The Report states that it is becom- It was anilelpated that this bat-The "Social Demokraten," an organ on the Swedish border.

however, the German sank from viewing Increasingly difficult to draw any would

Nazis To Clear Out? to of the Social Democratic Labour directly

The early part of the encounter real distinction between the rulers of Andalsnes and there embark, but Party of Sweden, says that Sweden

AMSTERDAM, May 9 (Reuter),--- the train was derailed and the has no right to reproach Britain.

She was never asked to protect The German High Command contem- witnessed by a large lunch-time Germany and the Germon people.

The second German machine, a troops had to march 17 miles.

down in Algemeen Junkers-88, was brought Norway and never undertook to do plates abandoning Narvike to the crowd along the coast. their much for says

Allles, according to the moved. the Staff Officer said, that in spite this until the Germans

The Swedes, continues the paper,

the sea off the east coast of England. Witnessed Dog-Fight correspondent declares that

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May 9 (UP),— the no longer regard Narvik as a centre

of strategie importance.

The High Command is belleved to People in the streets of a port remain of value as long as the Allies

talion

It

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morale.

of having fought hard for six hours who have done nothing for their

Cin

then

This

30. suffering a train wreek Norwegian brothers have no moral very well-informed circles in Berlin

April and the

marching 17 miles they readily deployed again at 5.30 pm on May 1 and easily held the enemy until dark when they again entrain-

Andalsnes, ed. Reaching

they

right to criticlse Britain for failure of her help.

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Solidly Behind Hitler

"While there are, without doubt,} many in Germany who have no respect for the present regime. It is true to say that, as a whole, the people seem to be solidly behlad Her in Bila war.”

One of the post-war problems, the report continues, will be how to help

Germany.

Tribute To Democracy The paper pays tribute to the Bri-hold the view that Narvik will only in North Scotland to-day wit- to change the spirit of present-day] tisi democracy which has allowed continue to station ships there which, nessed a dogfight between embarked, being the last troops to such a debate to be held in open can be attacked by the German air British fighter and a German

leave Norway..

"The German people permitted their present rulers to reach power

tion.

plane. session-with-the-whole world listen force.

They saw the British plane without effective protest or opposi- Tribute to Germans

There are weaknesses in such de-

Withdrawal Being Considered

AMSTERDAM, May 9 (Router).chasing the German and heard The Staff Ofcer described, the

mocracy, but democracy will be re- German troops as efficient and very stored by its own strength.

The possibility of litter con bursts of machinegun fire from sidering withdrawal from Norway

both. to a large extent is being discussed here as the result of reports from Berlin.

well-trained.

One certain thing, says the paper,

The Staff Officer paid high praise is that Britain will take the war far to these British Territorials who held the enemy in spite of both air and more earnestly now than before.

artillery attack without means of re-

plying.

The postilan of rations, the Star Offeer sald, was satisfactory. Only the most advanced troops who must olways rely upon such provisions ns they have with them did not receive

268 U-BOAT PRISONERS

From the German point of view, it,

Is pointed out, such a move would

The planes disappeared from view after a few minutes.

have advantages its a propaga Trade Talks

move and as a means of saving men and material for other purposes.

It seems hardly possible that the

LONDON, May 9 (British Wire- Germans would surrender their air

regular and adequate supplies. less)-A further list of 41 U-boat buses in Norway, but it is suggested ife described the German cinims prisoners of war now held in Bri- that they might seek to make some relating to the capture of materials toin is issued by the War Ofee. gesture of withdrawal from

"fantastic," adding that he dkl not

ties taken into Norway.

British troops took out all they

could carry and destroyed as much of what was left us they were able.

There are now a total of 280 U-points.

other

There are two indications that

Continue Anglo-Italo-Soviet Relations

who are prisoners of war in Britain. other is an order issued to-day to Britain and Italy,

and between

in troops

LONDON, May 9 (British Wire- think that there were such quanti boat prisoners in Britain, comprising some such approach to the Nor- less)-Questions were asked in the

30 ofieers and 238 other ranks,

Besides these, there are 20 German wegian people may be planned. One House of Commons this afternoon air force officers and 44 other ranks, is the report that the Germans con- concerning trade relations between

The

Britain and Russia template abandoning Narvik.

the German

Norway prals- The Foreign Under-Secretary guid ing Norwegian soldiers, which com- His Majesty's Government had under mentators here compare to the Ger- consideration a communication re- man attempt at the beginning of the ceived on April 20 from the Soviet war to differentiate between British Government." and French soldiers.

Full Story Of Epic Air Combat

MAGNIFICENT R.A.F. WORK AGAINST ODDS

LONDON, May 9 (Reuter). Further details of a one-sided air combat in Norway between a squadron of Gloster Gladiator planes from an aircraft carrier and a huge number of German have now been revealed.

R.A.F. Tako Toll

sor

Hla Majesty's Government had Norwegians Still Fighting now asked the Soviet Government to PARIS, May 9 (Reuter)-Profes- furnish them with further Informa- Koht, the Norwegian Foreign tion so that they could judge whether Minister,

Ister, informed the Press In Paris the obligations undertaken by the this afternoon that the Norwegian Soviet Government would render It High Command would in future be possible for that Government, nt pre-- represented on the Allied Supreme sent, to conclude a trade agreement War Council.

with the United Kingdom on the Professor Koht stated that of the lines which H.AL Government had in Norwegian army which originally mind. consisted of six divisions, one division Mr. R. A. Butler in another reply and part of another were intact sald discussions between representa

ernments were continuing and that Many of the remainder had been HM, Government hoped they might Just before night, 'the squadron

The next day they carried out killed, taken prisoner or interned in lead to useful results. landed on a frozen lake south-east of further recounalmance attacks on the Sweden. Andalsnes. That night they saw two fenemy. By evenlig only one plane Denying

that King planes with Norwegian markings, remained useful,

Hankon had gone to Sweden, he said)- but they must have been flown by When southern Norway was the King was on Nrwegian Koit, Germans, for at 3 a.m. German

no time to where he would remain and fight. bombers arrived.

repair the pistes. The ship on which the pilots embarked was bombed for six hours without Interruption with- out success.

Part of the story was told by Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Minister, in They had taken toll of the enemy,

doy,,

lain and probably eight more on the northwards. [surrounding mountains,

the House of Commons on Wednes- however, shooting down six for cer- in north Norway or making their way lives of the British and Italian Go-

A Heinkel was shot down,

Raided For 24 Hours

The base was kept busy with air

evacuated, there AVAS

R.A.F. Lose 55 Planes

lating In

Tumours

Military Mission To Moscow

BLACKOUTS IN PEIPING

have

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

May PEIPING,

C (UP)-The Japanese military authorities Instituted blackouts in Peiping,

Air rald exercises, in which the

General LETTERS

·ralds from 7.30 am, to 0 p.m. All LONDON, May 9 (British Wire- BUCHAREST, May 0 (Reuter)) this time the British pilots, were in less)-Interesting figures relating to An importent Yugo-Slavinu military populace must co-operate, are now in the open.

aerial activity in Norway are circu-mission will shortly leave Belgrade full 'awing. Except for the runways, there was where it is stated that R.AF. losses from

authoritative quarters for Moscow, according to messages melting mow overywhere several

Belgrade published in tho feet deep. The pilots had to crawl comprised 55 aircraft out of over Rumanian press.

1,000 employed in the operations It in stated that about on their hands and knees, their which included 04 attacks on enemy Maximovic,

the ong of

most clothes were wet and they were free-bases-64 in Norway, nine in Den- prominent

of the Yuga-Stavian xing.

Imark and one on Sylt.

military lenders, will head the Despite all, these frequent raidn' Gorman lossen were considerably | mission.

Neither they carried out 40 sorties and 37 of higher, the destruction of 103 air-

the Yugo - Blávian nor the enemy were engaged.. Of the 10 craft being confirmed while it is pro-Soviet Legations in Bucharest have foll on a Saturday, September 30, Gladiators Innded, only Ave were bable that 40 more will never fly yet had any intimation of the passage 1889 fell on a Monday. Whit Mon-

day, 1030, fall on June 9-Ed. serviceable by night,

lageln.

of the mission through Rumanla.

Answers To Correspondents. REGULAR READER: April 20 1080,

"Hitler is not an isolated pheno- tacnon. He is an exaggerated re- presentative of the strain under whlch Germany labours.

"The German people must be re- garded as being possessed by a spirit of evil."

Hitler Releases War Prisoners

OSLO, May 10 (UP)-All Nor- wegian prisoners of war have been released on Hitler's orders.

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