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The following is a continuation of the statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday by Mr. Winston Churchill, the first part of the statement having been published in yes- terday's issue of the Dally Press.
LONDON, April 12 (Reuter)-Oue of the destroyers of this Northern For:e that went to lay the mines lost a 791223 over- heard on Sunday afternoon, and stayed behind to pick him up. This destroyer was the Glowworm and was proceeding horta- wards to rejoin the Force when. at eight o'clock on Monday morning, she saw first one and then two enemy destroyers 'which shẹ éngaged. She then reported unknown enemy ships
to the north.
ACCOUNT
SCANDINAVIAN WAR EFFECTS
ON AMERICA
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NAZIS WANT NORWEGIANS
TO STOP FIGHTING!
Havas report from Washington that one of the main effects of the Scandinavian war will be s
NEW YORK, Apr. 12 (Reuter)— considerable increase
The Nazi controlled Oslo Radio, in chances of President Roosevelt's a broadcast picked up here, ap- third term and competent au- pealed to the Norwegians to stop thorities are of the opinion that fighting, adding that"anyone fall- the foreign policy of the Uniteding to co-operate with the Nazis States is forming one of the es- will be shot.
sential elements at the forthcom- ing campaign for the Presidential election.
Leave It To
The Navy
NAVAL BATTLE IN PROGRESS
STOCKHOLM. April 12 (Ratter)
A battle between British and German warships is reported to be in progress off arursanjiem.
British submarines are also re-
same. afternoon the destroyer DOUBTS NOW ALL ported to have attacked German
Zula was sunk. by U-boat off the Orkneys.
German
warships and aircraft in the Trondhjem Flord last evening.
"These incidents came to us one and all of which falled. But the by one. at intervals of a few destroyer Gurkha, which was minutes, but the last message accompanying her and to some ended abruptly and, we can only extent, escorting her,
was hard conclude that the Glowworm has hit and listed heavily. She sank been sunk by the greatly superior after four and a half hours dr- forces. of the enemy which she ❘ing which Lime almost all the encountered, but there is no rea crew were rescued though WH son why a large proportion of her have not a complete list. On the crew could not have been saved the ordinary humanity of fighting men which is a different thing from the humanity of the We were told that on their
An earlier report stated that the LONDON, Apr. 12 (Reuter)-The German fighting men, and which way back, our destroyers met the rising of the Flouse of Commated to, he bottled up by the British
German warships there are bellev is a different thing from the Raventeld, filled with reserve less than an hour after Mr...Wins- numanity of the German Govern- ammunition "with which. I sup-ton Churchill's 63 minutes speech,
Naval forces. ment--has been practised by the pose. the enemy had intended to is the best indication of his per- turn Narvik into a kind of Sebas-sonal success today, states Heu- enemy.
USUAL GERMAN TÄLES topol or Gibraltar. This ship waster's Lobby correspondent. "On Tursday the Fleet was blown up and we must regard that cruising to the south at about the as simplifying the task which lies level of Bergen when it was at-ahead.
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"Leave It to the Navles" sum- med up the views in the lobbies after the House had dispersed.
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STOCKHOLM, April 12 (Reuter) -Nybergsund is reported to have. tacked continuously by German
been completely destroyed by aircraft. The usual tales have Concluding. Mr Churchill said Mr. Churchill's absence of any bombing which lasted an hour. been put out by the German wire that in the very much smaller flamboyant claim or tone, coupled The report that the Norwegian less of several battleships and forces of the German Navy, the with steady conndence, caused the Royal Family and cruiser being sunk or seriously most grievous losses had already House to settle down attentively were there during the attack is damaged, but actually only two been sustained. Norwegian bat-The unusual readiness to cheer.
denied. It is learned from JAPAN SECRETLY cruisers were slightly damaged to tertes had taken their tell
especially OF the Opposition
liable sources that the Royal an extent which does not inter- He considered that Hitler had benches, made It speedily ap-Family and Government had al. fere with their work, and they committed 1 Strategie error in parent that doubts and criticisms ready left. are still with the Fleet at their extending the war so far north of the past days. that the Navy stations,
2nd forcing the Scandinavian was "doing nothing" were disap- "One of the very heavy bombs peoples out of the their attitude pearing and that the "Navy is hit the flagship Rodney, but her of neatrality:
here," in the Altmark phrase, strong deck armour Tesisted the Mr. "Churchill added, that Bri-after all.
BRITISH TROOPS
LANDING
STOCKHOLM, April 12 Reuter) According to information reach- ing Uddevalle from Hvaler Islands and, other places in outer Oslo Fjord, British vessels have bec observed at several points along apparently landing
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no rest as soon as Allied measures the coast. are complete. It W£5 made troop equally clear. that Mr. Churchill's reference to the dangerous post-
CONSOLIDATING THEIR
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Impact and she was not affected tain had occupied the Faroe NO BEST FOR GERMANS in any way by the explosion, ex-Islands,' which "were a strategle Members in the... lobbles com- cept that four officers and three point of high importance. The mented with satisfaction on Mr. mèr were injured. So far as the people of Faroe Islands bad shown Churchill's Assurance that the construction of our ships was every disposition to receive them Germans in Norway will be given concerned, this meident must be with high regard. These islands regarded 13 mast catisfactory would be handed back to Den- (Cheers).
mark at the end of the war.. "The cruiser "Aurora, which was The question of Iceland needed joining the Fleet, was subjected to further consideration. But
no tion of neutrals was not intended BERLIN, April 12 (Reuter)-A tive dive bombing attacks, all of German would be allowed to set to pass without notice, though German High Command bulletin which were pressed with courage foot there with impunity.
there exists best reason for know-announces an "extension in the ng that no neutral is in danger consolidation of German positions from the Allles..
in Norway" and strengthening, of The Oppositions indicate they preparations to meet any Allied will continue to keep vigilant attacks. watch on the progress of events
According to the same COTTI- but, meanwhile, they admit freely
munique, the Norwegian com- that, after yesterday's statement.manders in Oslo have declared they were satisfied with what had been done and are more confident of the sufficiency of the Govern- ment's war action than a month
ago.
"
IF GERMANY STRIKES AT NEUTRALS AGAIN
Holland Will
Will Perhaps
The Next Victim
Be
LONDON, Apt, 12 (Havas)-Will Mr. Churchill's message to the neutrals be understood? Such is the question political circles 376 asking, as "many 'Indications point to the possibility of Germany attempting to seize the "northern part of Holland to obtain air bases against Britain.
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Nazis Issue Warning
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THREAT TO HOLLAND
(Reuter)
AND BELGIUM LONDON, April 12 Reports have reached Parls that Holland and Belgium have been faced with new German threats, says the Dally Telegraph's cor- respondent there,
their readiness to co-operate in the alr defence..measures against any Allied attacks.
FRONT MIGHT BLAZE UP
SAILINGS AS
PARIS April. Iz (Heuter) -The USUAL
|Front might blaze up any day, said 'a War Ministry spokesman giving a SHANGHAI. April 12 (Reuter)-warding that events in North Extremely discreet but important Pending Instructions from the Europe must not make us forget troop movements are taking place Norwegian Consulate-General; all the Front between the Moselle and the German frontièr with Norwegian ocean-going steamers the Rhine," and added that "at. Holland and Luxemburg, and large- now in Shanghai will continue various points we have observed scale measures are being taken to their services according to sche-Indications of preparations for an bring reinforcements and supples dule, says the Sinwanpao.
attack" on those two lines.
on
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The Norwegian steamer, Anchi, PARIS, April 12 (Reuter) STRIKE AT HOLLAND" will leave Shanghai for Hongkong French Army leave has been tem- Political circles in London be-
on April 13, and other Norwegianporarily suspended. Leve that if Germany repeats her coastal steamers will continue in invasion of a neutral country, she the usual routes. the report adds.
MUST Since the detention of the Nor-
CAPTURE will probably strike at Holland
KING HAAKON and will spare Belgium for the wegian steamers by the Hongkong
authorities. Government moment, in order to avoid chal-
have refused to issue clearance STOCKHOLM, Apr. 12 (Reuter) lenging the powerful and well-
paper, no fresh instructions have -It is reported here trained Belgian army.
The Belgians. It is true, would been received by local Norwegian Germans were ordered to secure the person of King Haakon at all shipping firms from the Consu-
costs but failed.
mark and Norway has caused the probably help the Netherlands but late, the report concludes,
their action in northern Holland
It is believed the fate of Den-
Dutch and Belgians to whether they could afford to wait would be much less efficacious
consider
for an actual attack before ask than based upon their own
ing for assistance from the Allies.
the
fortresses.
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FIGHT FOR LIBERTY believed to have called
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 12 (Havas)— Belgian and Dutch representa- Norwegian socialist trade unions tives in Berlin and informed them and the Labour party have ap- that any attempt to place them- pealed to the population to fight selves under British or French for liberty against the barbarous protection would serve as a signal methods of the Nazis, for an immediate and Eghtning attack by German "forces.
PRISONERS FOR
which
that the
MOBILISATION IN NORWAY PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY
STOCKHOLM, April 12. (Beuter)-It is reported here that Com- General Otto Euge has been appointed the Norwegian mander-in-Chief.
A communiqué, issued here, reads:---
The mobilisation of Norwegian troops is proceeding “methodi~, cally throughout the country, the defence of which is being or- ganised as the imen come in.
ADVISING NAZIS?
SHANGHAI, Apr. 12 (Int'l)-In- formation from Major-General, Susumu Morioka, Director of the North Ching Liaison Department, Asia Development Board, States that Japan is secretly advising the Nazis to turn down all peace over- tures so as to protract hostilities In order that the attention of England and France be focussed on Europe,
When England and France will
be so involved in their struggle, Japan will act in concert with the Nazis to take over and exploit the Allies' colonies in South Africa and" the South Seas.
TRAINING PILOTS
IN S. AFRICA
CAPETOWN, Apr. 12 ¿Reuter)— General Smuts announced in the House of Assembly that the Bri- tish Government has accepted the Union Government's invitation to train British airmen in South Africa. The British would bring their own machines, and Instruc- tora.
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MOST BARBARIC REGIME OF MODERN TIMES
Scathing Criticism Of Nazis
By American Press
LONDON, April 11 (Renter) ---The Boston Post says: "The attempted alibi of Berlin that the move was dictated by the British spreading of mines off the Norwegian coast is the flimsiest sort of pretext.”
The Post considers the move one of desperation",and' re- vealing that Germany is harder hit by the blockade than was suspected..
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The Providence, Journal says However, the British struck what Reynaud yesterday morning remonstrate the Justice of the war at the weakest points in the whole
April 12 (Reuter)-"If anything was needed to de seems to have been a heavy blow... celved Mr. William O. Bullitt, the the Allies are waging on
Ger- German scheme-the, water com- United Blates Ambassador, re
many, Hitler's invasion of Den-munications over Skaggerak, turning to Paris from long leave.mark and Norway provides it." M. Reynaud also received the
VIOLATION OF RIGHTS Turkish Ambassador, the French BRILLIANTLY-LAID TRAP
The German" plan has not, suc- Minister to Syria and the French
The Johannes Steel radio com- ceeded yet. The Allies have fling Ambassador to Moscow. During mentator says: "It is safe to any themselves at its weakest point the day M. Daladier conferred mentator says: "It is safe to say with a vigour which seems to. with General Weygand,
now that Hitler walked into a shows that this fighting is for | brilliantly-laid trap. The action their lives."
of the British Navy
PRISONERS IN SCOTLAND
LONDON, April 12 (Reuter)-- Survivors of the destroye Ghurka |
shows that
The Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette the decisive spirit of Nelson is says: "A neutral nation, no mati not dead The British naval show- | ter what its 'sympathies or now ing is in keeping with the higher cautious its attitude, cannot be traditions of British naval power." safe in Europe while the Nads re-
The New York Times says: tai a vestige of power.
It may landed in a Scottish town and "The future of Greenland must be argued that the British-mining- were entertained by the inhabi- excite the keenest interest both or Norwegian territorial waters tants. They stated that they kept in Canada and this country, and was equally a violation of neutral firing the guns until the water the ample harbours of its deep righta.
southern flords suggest uncom- WHO CAN BLAME BRITAINT
possibilities. fortable strategic The Danes have been good ad- ministrators. No North American can be indifferent to the question
J
was on a level with the deck.
Seventy Germian prisoners were also landed under guard.
of their immediate successors.”
HITTING HARD
There is a vast difference, how- ever, between this action, accom panied by warnings and safeguard of non-belligerents, and the deli- berate occupation of a nation by an undeclared war,
"Men and women of Norway!" runs the appeal. "We must savé
WIN FOR "THE the freedom of our country.
ORIENT "Our nation and fundamental!
In an editorial, the New York "England admittedly is guilty of berties are in danger. If the "German troops which attempted planned to capture the Norwegian LONDON, April 12 Reuter)-In Times says: "The Allies are hit-a breach of technical rights under THE FRONT
Germans and the Quisling govern-to advance towards Elverum, were Parliament and Government. the South (D) Section of the Re-ting back and hitting hard. The International Law. But she acted. "At that moment our defence gional Home football competition, Nazi Fleet is not what the Kaiser's in defending herself against the KWEILIN, April 12 (Central)ment succeed in controlling Nor-repulsed near Eidsvold. The Nor- After a period of rigid military way the workers' movement will wegian General Staff has taken bad not been organised in this Clapton Orient defeated Bourne was, althoughiar power now adds Nazis, who have broken every an unpredictable, factor. What-known law governing the rela=" training, a batch of eighty pri-be crushed and we will be en-defence measures in the interior region but a detachment of Nor- mouth by two goals to nil.
of the whole province of West-wegian soldiers was hastily con-
ever the outcome of yesterday's | tkops of nations, seizing territory, soners," on; parole, left on April 8 slaved.
furious combats at sea, it is plain bombing civilians, sinking num- for the front to fight for the "Our legal Government enjoys landet At Bergen the Norwegian centrated and reinforced by MI-
that the fighting spirit of Nelson berless ships without allowing our full confidence and we gladly defence has been organised and tary labour corpa men, members Join the country's defence.". there is reason to believe that of the Rifle Club and cadets. PRISON AND CANE and Beatty has not deserted the crews and passengers to escap
approachad troops there had been When the Germans
and destroying by torpedoes and British Navy." HOLDING THEIR OWN
Sentence of four months hard checked. This also
The New York Herald Tribune miner many neutral vessels with applies to they encountered" Heavy fire and STOCKHOLM, Apr.. 12 (Havas) Troendelag.
were driven back after an
en-labour with 10 strokes of the cane says: "The Allied reaction has the loss of men and women, break of the Shanghai hostilities-The. Norwegian troops fighting The fortifications in the Outer gagement lasting half an hour. was imposd on Kwan Kau, 20, been both swift and violent, and “If England has not lived up to
The Norwegiare in August, 1937, was, resumed on north of Oslo are holding their Oslo Fjord, at Bolaerne, were still
detachment unemployed, when he pleaded directed with an accuracy that the letter of the law, how, many Wednesday, according to a Bhang-, own and are capable of checking resisting on Wednesday evening. carried out a brilliant exploit. The guilty before Mr. H. G. Sheldon leads one to ask whether the sur, will blame her for what and hor "The German troops which ad- commander of the German troops at the Central Court yesterday to prise was really as complete as it she finds it necessary to do in a hal report, The Whangppo Con- the German forces as long as the.
gets servancy Board has been re-enemy
towards Elverum
wo-seemed on Tuesday. The German | war against the most barbarić no reinforcements. vanced
were was killed and their other losses matching an earring from
man, at the staircase of No. 10|plan appeared to be succeeding at regime, the modern world his organized, Japanese staff mem-information from Norwegian field commanded by the German Air were probably, "heavy. bers are employed,
headquarters indicates
Attache in Oslo. They evidently "Two Norwegians were wounded." Fleming Road" on Thursday, "all pointe" in the course of day. [seen?"
fatherland
Dredging of the Whangpoo River suspended since the out- |
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