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DONALD DUCK.

IN A

SURF BOARD

RACE TO SHORE, UNCA

DONALD!

OKAY-- IT'S A BĚT!

Cupr. 1949, Wii Dianey Productions,

Work Refer Reverend

NARVIK'S FALL DESCRIBED

Allied Victory After

24-Hour Assault

LONDON, May 30 (Reuter). “Eye-witness”* telegraphing from "somewhere in Norway" describes the Bnal attack on Narvik.

Narvik was captured from the Germans yesterday after an assault which lasted for 24 hour,

British warships shelled the German position while the French, Polish-and-Norwegian-

the town troops closed in on from the north, south and east. The British fleet began their bombardment at 10.20 a.m. At 10.45 an, the French troops in military

King's Cousin Killed In Action

LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)-Lord Frederick Cambridge, who has been reported missing in France, is now known to have been killed in action.

He was a cousin of the King, and brother and heir to the Marquis of Cam- bridge, who is also in service in France.

Lord Frederick Cam. bridge, who was 32 years of _age__was_a_captain in the Coldstream Guards and was formerly A.D.C. to the Governor-General of Aus-

tralin.

landing craft crossed the fjord under 4444444444 fire and successfully landed on a

headline near Narvik.

They deployed in the hills and nt- tacked through the strongly defended wooded country.

up

Polish Troops In Action. Meanwhile the British kept the bombardinent of such targets as presented themselves.

The Polish troops were similarly

protected by the Navy and crossed

the hills to the south

"of the part. They then opened a vigorous attack. The Norwegians were then work-

ing in from the cast.

"Perhaps We Needed

This Trial"

Trenchant Speech By Air Under-Secretary LONDON, May 30 (British

Speaking at

Occasional Verey lights told the Wireless).

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Navy of the positions of the Allied crowded and enthusiastic meet- forces and barrages were laid downing in the Isle of Thanet, which accordingly.

Narvik was finally taken at 11.20 is one of the districts recently a.m. yesterday.

Allies Move South LONDON, Muy 30

south of Narvik.

Friday,

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

May 31, 1940.

By

Walt Disney

IF SO,

SO LONG, BOYS!

Weygand's Leadership

Impresses Britain And Neutrals

LONDON, May 30 (Router). Well-informed circles stato

that the British Government are most impressed with the way in which General Weygand has

BRITISH EXPORT

TRADE

Encouraging Figure

Rovealed

Walt Disney

Authorities Take Action

“Cigarotte" Makors Rounded Up

Determined to check the spreading of diseases through

LONDON, May 30 (British cigarettes made from tobacco Wireless)The President of discarded in the streets, the authorities have approached the the Board of Trade told the Revenue Department for co- House of Commons to-day that operation by arresting peopic the figures of the British export responsible for this filthy prac-

very encouraging,

tice.

taken hold of the situation.

There is utmost confidence in his trade were leadership and it is felt that French Command has done all that could possibly be done at this stage. Swedish Comment LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)The "Goteborgs Handels Tidning"

Sweden)_noys!"

thekeeping in mind the extent of This was revealed at the Central the heavy industries engaged on Magistracy this morning when 10 war work.

men were charged before Mr. R. with making cigarettes The men were without Hearices. arrested by a special squad from the Department last night in Cress Street, They were remanded to June 4 on bail of $200 each.

The export of cotton goods in Edwards April reached the highest figure since 1937 Woollen goods and "General Weygand has made other textiles, pottery and glass strong Somme front at the Germans' back if they continue their beloved reached the highest for ten The figures for cutlery, years. aim of attacking England.

hardware, chemicals and rugs were highest for 20 years.

"The Germans' extraordinary efforts and colossal losses of life and materials for the successen won havo brought them to a new barrier, sup- posed to be difficult to overcomic. Their troubles will begin again,

"It is astonishing that Germans are admitting that their own losses can be reckoned at between 100,000 and 200,000 men in Belglum alone. One can guess what the whole expedition las cost."

He Stabbed Co-Worker

Drama Of Noodle Factory Mon

made subject to special-pro- Itective measures, the Under- (Reuter)Secretary for Air spoke of the

Chan Mo-tam and So Hung-mo There are British forces, south of the unity of the country in face of worked side by side in the Pak town of Bodo which is 120 miles the present danger.

She noodle factory until So They are opposing Harthivard. The present Government, he said, accused Chan of shirking his thrust by the Germans from the was wanted by the country and he part in carrying the noodles up Namsos area. They have kept up a described as a token of the insigni- the hill to dry. magnificent resistance in the best flcance of past differences, that those They quarrelled and argued traditions of the British Army. hitherto political opponents were through February and March. In the

Scottish, Welsh and Irish reg

regiments now working lu

lu concert and har- middle of March, Chan had the mony as colleagues. are concerned in this battle.

blacksmith make him The Germans sustained very heavy Freedom, he said, had been given netreat casualtics-and-are-now-r

are-now-nursing-by the British people to the site dagger and he carried it with him

For-f fourteen-days. healthy respect for the British troops. In order that it be returned un-

Lod By French General LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)It is learned that a French General com- manded the Allied troops which cap- tured Narvik.

Several hundred prisoners were taken.

tle up the Ailled detachments

in

Then, on April 1, he went up the impaired, secured by the overthrow hill, sat down near the 'ak She tem- of those threatening it.

Never More United "Perhaps," he continued, "we needed some tremendous upheaval in our lives, like this trial, to bind

ple' and waited for So Hung-mo lo |pass.. It was just turning dusk.

Six-Inch Stab Wound

When So come down Chan put a Isix inch stab-wound In his right

head, elbow and knee.

Creditable Performance

Sie Andrew Duncan added that was not overlooking the gap between exports and Imporis. This was sill very big indeed. But he was entitled and to say that regarding March April exports, at least a beginning had been made to a very creditable performance.

The Germany of

Tobacco To Be Analyzed The tobacco seized during the raid had been sent to the Government Analyst for examination.

Defendants are Li Lam, Pang Lam. Fung To, Chiu Yau, Lam Kong, Li Tong, Law Fuk, Au Yeng-tan, Li Chol. Li Kwan, Wong Wing-hee, Le Kam, Cheong Kok, Fung Cheong, Le Wu and Kee Sze.

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URGES U.S. AID FOR ALLIES

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAMBRIDGE, Muss., Muy (UP). The President of Harvard urges the United States to give every aid to the Allies short of sending men across the Atlanile

DISMAY IN AUSTRIA

Families Bereaved By Nazi Blitzkriog

LONDON, May 30 (Router). -From reliable sources on the German-Yugo-Slav frontler it was learned to-day that the morale in Austria has rapidly. fallen since the beginning of the Western offensive.

This is partly due to the fact that many Austrians are fighting there. It has been learned from the wound- ed who are pouring Into Austria every day think the German sitoesses were only gained at enormous cost of Ilfe.

Most of the wounded arriving in Austria-are-native-of-other-parts-of-

the Reich

In most cases, the Austriana are not pwure whether their own-hubanda and friends have been killed or wounded.

Boys Being Called Up

Another source of discontent is the

recent mobilisation of many boys be-

tween the ages of 15 and 18. They are receiving military training,

Norway and Denmark with Hired Boat, Jumped University Mr. James B. Conant, guards have been strengthenet.

Into Harbour

sult of rendering the Baltic largely Inaccessible to our trade resulted in the loss of markets amounting to ten per cent, of the normal ex-: After hiring a motor car in Yau- mati yesterday, and when the vessel port market. With the Invasion of Holland ond was in the middle of the harbour, wojnar, Belgium, Britnin had lost a further Wong Yin, a 30-year-old ave per cent. of the normal export jumped overboard. market.

The coxswain, Chan Foo, stopped immediately and a member of the Switch-Over Neoded This would to some extent be crew dived qverboard and rescued The woman was admitted into made up by our ability to trade in her. markets from which those countries Howloon Hospital. are now excluded, but such a switch- over must take time.

Although at present Britain must

Quarantine restrictions imposed by

be prepared to turn over a great deal the Government of Ervat against ar of the effort formerly engaged on ex-rivals from Hongkong on account of port trade to munitions production, cholera have been removed. Sir Andrew Duncan emphasised the need of concentrating on the export trade, which can still be prosecuted and stressed the need of intensified without endangering the war effort, coal production for export.

RADIO

us together as one community In-thigh, made smaller wounds in his? ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) ano

slead of all of us Icading sectional

liven,

So Hung-mo, who was carrying a

31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

·

bundle of vermicelli and rattans, Recital by Luba Shaftain

From the Studio used his hand badly in tearing the

dagger from Chan.

That finished the fight. Chan went

crawled

The Germans who got away, re- towards treated down the railway Sweden.

"Perhaps we needed a war to make Naval circles here say that the us simple and purge us of the pre- Germans have once again shown Judices and over-developed material

ambitions. their

Ignorance of sen warfare,

It is a wonder whether this.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- The purpuse of the German oc- cupation appears to have been to country has ever been more united back to his hut to sleep, So Hung-mo cession

400 yards to the

the village. than

on Sunday morning when we Doctors

12.30 Weinberger - Under Cheungchau hospital Spreading Chestnut Tree. had Norway which would be needed on a day of national prayers, and feared he might die und transferred 12.47 Tito Schipa (Tenor), the Western Front. They then In- millions of citizens, led by the King, him to flongkong.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wes- tended to surround and destroy them. prayed that we may have help to

Chuan Mo-tain was still in his hutther Report. The Allies have defented both these survive the dangers that surround us when police arrested him the next

1.03 Dance Music by Harry Roy plans because of their control of sea and wisdom in re-making the world

and His Orchestra, communications which enabled them when we have emerged from

2.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, to loud and withdraw at will.

ordeal."

Weather Forecast ments,

9.10

FANLING STARTING TIMES Sunday

OLD COURSE

Humphreys, E. Dathurst.

B. Morrison. I. 11. Genre.

9.24 I, W, Shewan, A. C. I. Howker. 928 L. M. 5. Lloyd, A. H. Penn. 0.32 J. B. Harrison, J. Linnker. 138 G, C. Worrall, E. T. McMullen. 9.40 G. M. Park, J. T. Smith. 944 ♬ N. & Q. A. A. Macfadyen.

9.46 Lleuut. Carter, G. T. Harrington, 9.83 D. G. d. Allen, Major Mackenzie. 968 T. Megatry, W. W. C. Shewan,, 10.10 Capt. Bridge, Capt. Tomlinson.

NEW COURSE

10,10 . . Dodwell, T. E. Pearce. 1033 Col. Newnham. Major Mackenzie, 1040 Col. Shackleton, Col Way,

our

Diplomatic Staffs Safe

New Situation In Belgium

morningt.

alt

and Announce-

1.45 A Variety Programme, 2,15 Close Down,

4,10

0.00

Imprisonment Sentonce That was the sequence of events related by Sergeant Whilcroft at the Southern District Court this morning when Chan Mo-tam pleaded guilty to charges of assault, causing grievous

0.58 bodily harm and the possession of a angger. Mr. Cruttwell sentenced tions, him to six months Imprisonment on the first charge, two months on the second,

WAR GIFT BY INDIAN PRINCE

£50,000 For Two R.A.F. Fighter Squadrons

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, May 30 (Domei).—! The foreign diplomatic staffs in Belgium and the Netherlands are apparently apfe, according to jadvice received by the Japanese Foreign Ofce from the Japanese diplomatic representatives at LONDON, May 30 (British Brussels, the Hague and Ant- Wireless)-A gift of £60,000 by werp.

the Nizam of Hyderabad towards The Counsellor at the Japanese the maintenance of two fighter Embassy in Brussela reported to-day that the Belgian people in Brussels squadrons of the R.A.F. bearing had been shocked at the reported his name is announced. capitulation of King Leopold. They In October last, the Nizaṁ pre- are now apparently resigned to their sented the Air Ministry with a sum of £100,000. This was used in the Diplomat's Conference equipment of a new fighter aquadron The foreign diplomatie, corps in now designated by a number and an Brussels hold a conference on May the Hyderabad Squadron of the Royal 22 to discuss tho futurg situation Air Force. LONDON, May 30 (Router)-A-The meeting decided to subject the

King's Appreciation cording to a French wireless an- diplomatic staffs and their properties During the last war, a similar gift nouncement, France has just called to the protection of the German mill- by the Nizam was used in the up all men born between October 1tary authorities. In future all over equipment of another squadron which 1019, and March 31, 1920.

scas by diplomats will be transmitted still bears the Nizam's name. Must Report By Juno 9 via Berlin by permission of the Ger- It is for the maintenance of these PARIS, May 30, (UP)—It is man Commander-in-Chief.

two squadrons that the Nizam has ofcially announced that the French Gas and electricity are still un-now offered a further 250,000. Government has ordered the re- available in the capital, but the water A message of appreciation has been

nent by, the King to the Nizam. mainder of the 1039, class and a supply has been maintained., A quarter of the 1940 class of Rosor Antwerp, reports the Japanese vista la report for duty on Juna, 8 consul in the port, is only slightly

damaged?" and June 0

France Calls Up Her Youth

fate.

Sir Archibald Sinclair and the Air. Counell have also expressed grateful thanks.

An Hour of Dance Music. Closing Local Slock Quota-

7.00 Relay from Salron.

A le dialogue between an Eng- Hish couple living Saigon, and light French songs presented in Engilsh

7.15 A Programme of Welsh Songs. 7.30 London Relay-The-News. 8.00

Local Time Signal, Weativer Report and Announcements,

8.03 Studio-Plano Recital Grieg's Compositions by Luba

Shaftain.

of

1. Norwegian Bridal Procession; 2. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen; 3. Ballad In the form of Variations on

Norwegian Melody

8.30 Schumann-Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Frederick Stock.

9.03 Violin Solos. 0.15 London Relay-News Sum- MATY

0.30 Landon Belay-World Ar fals."

0.45 A Variety Programme with Elsie and Doris Waters, The Wostern Brothers, Elisabeth Welch and Others. 10.30 Excerpts from Gilbert and Ballivin's "Iolanthe” and “Patience,"

11.00 Close. Down,

British Searching Neutral Ships

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May. 30 (UF)~~~It is officially announced that all neutrali vessels entering British porta are being thoroughly, searched for con- realod troops.

"The action we propose might eventuale in war, but fear of war Is no basis for a national policy," he declared.

LONDON, May 30 (British Wire- less). The importance of industrial production in the national effort, for which the present crisis calls, was Indicated in the House of Commons to-day when the Parliamentary Secretary of Labour announced that the number of men released from the army for return to the essential in dustries was equivalent to two div sions.

to

The troops who are still serving In southern Austria are between 35 and 45 years of age.

The civilians are not allowed approach the frontier where the Anti-Naxi Activity According to the same sources, during Communist placards were posted the black-out in eastern Carinthia. Handbills have been brought back to Austria by the wounded. These handbills give

evidence of anti-Nazi activity.

One shows a drawing of numerous grave-yards and weeping women. Underneath is printed

on extract from one of Hitler's speeches which reads: "I will give every German his little plot of ground."

VATICAN CITY, May 30 (Router). His Holiness the Pope is expected. to make a speech which he receiver the Cardinals' on Sunday.

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