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PARIS, TO-DAY.
ALL FRANCE IS THRILLED AND OVERJOYED AT THE NEWS OF THE BRILLIANT ACTION OF THE BRITISH FLEET AT NARVIK WHICH IS SPLASHED ON THE FRONT PAGES OF ALL THE PARIS NEWSPAPERS.
"Nelson must be chuckling in his grave,' was the com- ment of the man in the street, while typical comment in official quarters, was: "In a few hours the British Fleet has shattered a bag full of Goebbels slogans.” A semi-official statement emphasises which will never heal." the strategical importance of Britain's action in the North Sea and the Baltic.
It says the attempt of the Relch to occupy Norwegian porta haa, proved to be a very great error, and nothing now prevents the Allies from doing as they like whenever they want to in the North Sea.
The British Admiralty has proved that Hitler's traditional surprise at tack is only a bluff from the moment he meets his first resistance. ter,
Turning Point Of The Naval Battle
Military, alroles describe the Nar- vik operations as a very severe blow to Germany, and Hitler himself. At least one-third of the German navy is now, said to have been des- troyed.
It is believed here that the Ger- mans have not
more than 35,000 troops in Norway. They are mainly concentrated around Oslo and operating in three directions.
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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") London, To-day.
The naval authorities - deem the sinking of seven German destroyers in Narvik Fjord as a remarkable feat and the turning point of the naval battle off Norway,
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URUGUAY AND ALLIES
MONTEVIDEO, YESTERDAY.
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING "FERVENT ADMIRATION - AND CLOSE SOLIDARITY" FOR THE ALLIES HAS BEEN PUBLISHED The loss represents over one-quarter | HERE BY PROFESSORS OF UNI- of the total number of German des-VERSITIES IN URUGUAY. troyers.
'The resolution, after stating that
are
According to Jane's Fighting Ships, the highest values of culture Germany possessed 30 destroyers last threatened with death by the out- year, most of them recently built.burst of violence, adds: "We place Since the commencement of the battle ourselves at the side of France and off Norway, Germany has lost ten destroyers...
The general opinion is that the Allies are now masters of the waters around Narvik which will facilitate the landing of Allied troops on the Norwegian coast. Havas.
M. Reynaud Cables Congratulations
Paris, To-day.--
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On the occasion of the Narvik operations, the Premier, M. Reynaud, has sent the following telegram to Mr. Neville Chamberlain:-
England, who fulfil their. treaties in the name of moral principles and who assure the independence of states and do not hesitate to take up arms against the aggressor."
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JAPANESE ́· TROOP TRAIN BLOWN UP (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Chungking, To-day. According to belated reports Chin- ese sabotage units blew up a Japan- ese troop train near Sahsian, on the Peiping-Suiyuan railway, on April 2. Important war material was.des- troyed and over 100 Japanese troops..
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"The French nation shares British feelings of admiration and gratitude for the Royal Navy, which has just added a page of glory to its record and inflicted on the enemy a wound killed:
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