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No. 310,00
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1940
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Ominous Portents In Northern Europe
SCANDINAVIAN PRECAUTIONS
NORWAY AND SWEDEN
MAKE SUDDEN MILITARY MOVES
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LONDON, TO-DAY.
LATEST STEPS IN THE TENSE SITUATION ARIS- ING OUT OF THE ALLIED SOWING OF MINE- FIELDS IN SCANDINAVIAN WATERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE COUNTRIES MOST DIRECTLY CONCERNED NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS EXPECTED
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Parls, To-day. Important decisions will pro bably be taken at noon to day at a meeting of the War Cabinet under the chairmanship of Pre- sident Lebrun.
General Gamelin and General Georges (Chief of Staff) were present at a 'preliminary meeting yesterday-Havas.
GERMAN ULTIMATUM TO NORWAY?
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Amsterdam, To-day. The German Government is contemplating the sending of an ultimatum to Norway, according to rumours circul- ating in Berlin.
Germany would ask Nor- way in this ultimatum for the immediate removal by
Messages received in London from Stockholm reveal
that the Swedish General Staff has ordered im- NOW THE FUN Norway. of British mines laid mediate strict military measures to face any MAY REALLY
situation. Especially energetic measures, it is added, have been taken in southern Sweden, START presumably in case of an attempted German landing.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Berne, To-day,
Norwegian circles in London ad- mit the possibility of Germany send- ing an ultimatum to Norway, they do not think that Norway will do more than renew its very energetic pro- test.
(Continued on Page 20.).
The newspaper "Berna Tagwacht" indication that the Allies desire to
In Norway (states an Oslo telegram), the authori-is of the opinion that the Allled action seek a military and not an economic
ties have issued orders to the Norwegian Fleet in Norway will compel Germany to solution to the present war. to concentrate in the northern harbour of Nar-the offensive on the Western Front. vik.
GERMAN LANDING HINTED AT
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(The Norwegian Fleet is built for coast guard duty and consists of four small cruisers, five destroyers and nine submarines, manned by only 850 men).
The Norwegian Government has also ordered the authorities at Nar- vik and at Bodoe, which controls the southern entrance to the channels be- tween the Lofoten Islands. and the mainland, to close the harbour to all west-bound traffic.
Stockholm, To-day. The men on board the
LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED In Oslo, well-informed dircles state German transport Rio de that the Norwegian authorities have Janeiro torpedoed by the Roy. ordered the stopping of all Iron-ore al Navy yesterday were wear-
shipments through Narvik..
The Norwegian Admiralty last night ing German field uniform, ordered all lighthouses between the thus confirming that the Swedish frontier and Merteinen, near vessel was engaged in duty Bergen, to be extingulahed-Havas,
as a military transport, na- val circles here declare.
Political circles and the public at large consider this fact to be a sign of the gravity of the situation for Scandinavian countries.
the
The Swedish radio announces that the Posidonia was warned by a British warship, in accordance with military law, before sinking her-Havas.
200′ MEN LOST
OBLO, TO-DAY.
GERMAN PLANES OVER BELGIUM AQAIN (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"), * Brussels,” To-day. Foreign planes — some of which were identified as German-flew over Namur and. Eupen yesterday at a great height, dropping pamphlets printed in French. Hávar
TWO HUNDRED MEN ARE RE THE ROYAL NAVY OFF LILLE- PORTED TO HAVE GONE DOWN. BAND YESTERDAY,
WITH THE UNIDENTIFIED – GER-It is stated that 88, men were saved, MAN BHIR WHICH WAS BUNK BY and that 27 odies have been
FORECAST
covered.
(Karlipr_messages on the Navy's
anxiety over the fate of the neutrals. try and force the blockade by taking Swiss papers express the greatest
The paper thinks that it is also an-Havas.
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