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RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS OF GREATEST IMPORTANCE
LONDON. Apr 12 (Reuter)-The importance of reconnais- sance flights in the Norwegian Campaign was stressed during a naval talk broadcast from Daventry yesterday.
LOSERS WILL -
From the earliest days of military aviation, the speaker said. the Importance of reconnaissance by air and its effects on land and sea strategy must have been foreseen.
During the last war ar recon- naissance came into its own nt Jutland where a single seaplane first reported the enemy, Aga'n. only the other day it was from the air that the enemy move ments in Norwegian waters were detected.
BE SLAVES
Three Grave Dangers
SWISS GENERAL'S ANXIETY
BERNE, April 22, (Reuter)-"We have three dangers at our coor," declared General Guisan, the Army's Commander-in-Chief"
Continuing he said: "There is external danger but do not let us ROME. Apr. 23 (Reuter-Signor talk about it There is interiial Ansaldo delivered another speech danger arising from the fact that to the troops today. He said he certain foreigners here fall to un- had nothing to add to, or withderstand that we will not tolerate THOUSANDS OF MILES
draw from, last Sunday's speech. any sabotage or propaganda of Since then the RAF has flown, He added: "The losers in this false news. many thousands of miles along war will become slaves, earning "The third danger comes from the Norwegian coast. Photographs only enough to eke out a bare some of our own people who fall have been taken and scores of re-existence while the victors will to understand the gravity of the ports have come. from which consider themselves masters of all situation and the necessity for free and will much important information has and will seek to acquire world sacrifices. We are been secured.
domination."
remain free." Then "there have been the 'He concludes that the only sure
day guarantee bombing raids by night and
Italy will not A thotsand or warships, 'aerodromes and be dragged down was in the from Hwalyang in east Honar transports, and these were carried strength of her arma
launched an attack on Kungch- out successfully despite the fact
wang. Kwanchwang and Liupat- that there is a 300-mile journey "Wars leave very few ghosts fang, paints" nearby, on April 18. across the sea, in either direction. compared with murders."-Osbert | After day-long battle, they before and after the main part of Sitwell.
were driven, back-(Central). the work I done.
BASES ATTACKED...“
The raids on Trondheim and
that
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Japanese
troops
Stavanger have had special signi- CHINA NAVIGATION
Acance for there are few flat spaces in Norway and the RAF have tried to make such bases as there are unsuitable for German use for troops carrying and other planes.
Furthermore these bases might well be used later for attacks on the British Isles. The Nazis must have had a very unpleasant time at these aerodromes in the DBS: few days. There is no doubt that serious damage was done to rail- ways, hangars. planes, landing- felds and so on, and on Saturday came the news of the bombing of the base at Aalormg. Long-range fighters helped in the work by some fine, low-flying machine-gun attacks.
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the
LOW CASUALTIES The R.A.F. have met with op- position, but considering the ex- tent of the operations, and large number of seroplanes tak-. not ing part, the casualties have been high.
At the same time the R.AF. have taken a heavy toll of many of the enemy. There is also the question of aircraft troop carriers. Whether the Germans will be able to maintain suppy for their troops, however, is another matter, the campaign in Norway is being conducted with increasing. Inten- alty.
Pacific Powers are paying un diminished attention to possible Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies as a means to proût by the war in Europe. The Islands can supply tin. rubber; oll, sugar, quinine and tea to Japan, (In- ternational).
ap-
The Executive Yuan has proved of the recommendation of the "Ministry of Education for the establishment of a National Nor- mal College for Girls. A prepara- tory committee has been formed with Mr. Hsieh Hsuin-chu as chairman, The college is expected to be formally opened, after fall- (Central).
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