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inediately agreed to this request,
Worships were not obliged to sub- mit to inspection and the only right a representative of the Norwegian Navy bad was, that of making sure that the ship was what her captain alleged her to be.
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Of this, the Norwegian ofleer wasMarch, 1940, from 10 a,m. to 4 p.m. able to assure himself by reading the ENTRIES WILL DEFINITELY Almunck's papers.
The Storting unanimously approved the statements about the Allmark after by M. Koht and M. Hambro, the President of the Storting.
Not Satisfied
MC Koht sand that a Norwegian other was also informed that the Altmark carried anti-aircraft guns, but the officer commanding the navul station at Bergen was not satisfied that sufficient information bod been naven about the Altmark.
Consequently when the Altmark wor about 100 miles north of Bergen February 15 she was met by an- offer
Norwegion warship which claimed the right to make a further exputination.
This request the Allmark's captain --with full legal right-refused and accordingly the glaim was waived.
It turned out that the Altmark was
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Wishful Thinking
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter),—The
ansing her wireless. She was Inform-German High Conansant's claim that
ed that she was not entitled to do so, And the captain apologised.
M. Koht stated that this Norwegian Government did not know that there aboard the British prisoners. were Altmark.
Referring to the Gerinon protests declaring that Norway failed to assist the Altark as effectively as possible,
four convoys were successfully at- tacked is discredited in British naval circles.
The Admiralty's comment was: "The claim is as fantastic as the German claims ususily are."
In the opinion of well-informed abservers, Norway,
WHAT
THIS IS WHAT EXPLOSION DID
THE RECENT EXPLOSION in an East London factory broke
By WILLIAM COURTENAY BRITAIN has enough fighter planes on the Home Front to overwhelm the biggest mass formation of bombers that Germany could send against us.
That is why Hitler has not dared to bomb Britain. Our Air Force, it is now revealed, can always keep more than 2,300 planes flying—at home, alone however many may be lost in fighting.
At least 800 of these first-line planes are high-speed fighters, ready to defend you.
These figures do not include, the squadrons sent to France at the outbreak of war, the reserves available for the Western Front and the Home Front, the large numbers of new aircrafts with the Fleet Air Arm and at overseas garrisons, or training machines.
When Germany revealed in 1934 that she intended to build a new air fleet of 1,600 first-line machines with adequate reserves, and said that hundreds of the planes were then ready, it was decided that we should build a first-line strength at home of 1,600 aircraft.
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Order for 1,000 Fighters
This was later increased to 1,750, and then to over 2,000 to
be completed by the Spring of the present year.
Since every Squadron of the R.A.F. has a 50 per cent. reserve with it, for rapid replacement of casualties, the real strength of the Home Defence force is at least 3,000 warplanes.
Behind them is a vast stored and secret reserve, figures of which cannot be revealed.
Lord Nuffield's new factory, now in full production, has an order for 1,000 Sitare Bghters alone, which will swell the total of defending air- craft in 19-10,
Pace Too Hot
the
The present production of British aircraft industry is the re- sult of five years of careful planning, which will assure a prodigious out- put of warplanes, aero engines, and instruments all through 1940, the peak year of the effort planned when re-armament began.
well-intors, windows over a radius of 25 miles. This photograph shows what hap Navy's grip on Germany through the appears to be adopting a "passive pened to one nearby building-Domei.
M. Kolit said that the Norwegian neutrality, but it is stressed that commander was faced by an over-neutrality involves duties and that Whelini, spessory of forces and
passivity is not neutrality, tlist resistance
less and senseless.
Britain Rejects Claims
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)
have been use- Norway's ulitude over the Altmark and Sweden's refusal of Finland's request for military aid are consider- set to have similar aspects.
understood that Lord Halifax, in ex-
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It is held that their passivity has in obtaining Russian phosphates changes with the Norwegian Minister means, in effect, that they are sub- which she badly needs for agricul- in London wither are still continuing,mitting without reaction to the pres-tural purposes, and in which Ger- has rejected the Norwegian conten-sure Germany is putting on them. many is quite deficient. tion that the Alumark's prisoners should be returned to Norway.
nute.
LONDOgian Volte Face?
Feb. 19 (Reuter)-In Neither
Mixed Fealings
will Germany's metal Lord Halifox is considering the connection with the Altmark incident, shortage be relieved by Finland in remaining points of the Norwegian it is pointed out in official circles in spite of the announcement of the in- London that Norwegian seainen, tended resumption of trade. The At the same time. Lord Halifax put through their Union and the Officers' recent development of Finland's the British case very fully before the Association, presented a resolution to mineral deposits will probably be un- Norwegian Minister,
the_Norwegian_Foreign__OMice on abir to be resumed for some live, February 16 protesting against the and the 14,000 tons of copper which Neutral's Queries
was being Finland has yearly exported to Ger- Neutral correspondents are putlingNuzi se warfare which forward a number of points arising aged, it was said, with the prime many, who is cut off by the war from from the Altmark case to the British object of the terrorisation of neutral | 07 percent, of the world supply, will
authorities the kernel of which leg sluppinlution enumerated a num
in whether or not the British Govern-
ment seeks to establish a precedentber of recent sinkings which must be which might affect other neutral condemned Powers,
demonstrably L'On- fleting with international low t
In answer to these points a Brillen feeling. spokesman is quoted as saying that "Reuter" reports from the United any States seem to .dispose ot American misgivings.
The steamer, Sunga, for example, proceeding from an American to a neutral European port, was sunk in the Atlantic. The crew wore driven into apen boats in mid-winter,
Secondly the sinking of the "'Most monstrous thing imaginable." She was sunk by German acroplanes which shot at the crew in bonis.
The resolution concluded by urging members not to man ships which
American legal opinion has referred to the Appan cuse in the lust war as setting a procedent for the Unitedsteumer, Tempo, States.
German liner Appan When the arrived at Newport, Virginia, with British prisoners aboard the American authorities released the prisoners.
The action was subsequently con- Armed by the Supreme Court which ordered that the Appan be handed to
the British,
The British Reply Other neutrals who are putting tor- wurd questions lo-day doubted whether a belligerent warship or a merchant ship merely wishing to pass through neutral territorial waters
was
the
be sadly missed,
Any Nazis who listened to the Moscow broadcast on December 27 must lave done so with mixed feel- ings how easily peaceful trade could have been developed with Filond which, according to the Russian broadcaster, "the German paper. Deutsche Wer, describes as a verit- able mineral_storeliouse,**
Big Raids Continue HELSINGFORS, Feb. 19 (UP).- The text of an A. R. P. bulletin issued great timber of enemy planes flew to-day states, "On Feburary 18th af over all parts of the country.
"Raids were directed, among other
were carrying cargo to a belligerent places, agains he owns of Siliaalmi, which had declared its pride in worLappeenrata, Calkisalmi, Viborg ns
seamen.
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BAKERS WIN THE DOUGH
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posite the race-course,
There is nothing that Germany can do to beat this magnificent effort. It may be doubled, in view of the
Contraband Patrol, whether Nazi output is able to keep up to any thing approaching this pace. SUGGESTS ROOSEVELT
INTERVENE
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semblance with similar campaigns against Czecho-Slovakia and Poland.
this Coupled with
Are vague threats that Great Britain will have
More
than
1,000
DIFFERENT
STYLES
of
GOOD
CANADA'S WATCHES
ECONOMIC STRENGTH Impressive Figures Revealed
LONDON, Feb. 19 (British Wire- less). Some indication of Canada's growing economic strength and, con- sequently, increasing the resources available for the British Common- wealth war effort may be realised from figures published in the weekly newspaper, "Economist."
Compared with December, 1938,
Agures for which month were $08,- 1888,000. December, 1939, shows a 47 per cent. rise in the value of exports at $101,021,522,
Taking the four-month period from the outbreak of war, the figure for domestic exports Is $370,078,730 compared with $317,342,243 for the similar 1930 period.
Record Agricultural Production
This shows an increase of 17 per
value of agricultural| production for 1939 reached a total
to pay for this, with more subdued cent
Tito hints to Norway that it will not be enough just to protest.
1*095
To support this violent campaign, of $1,133.545.000, representing the the Nazis have naturally invented all highest recorded
kinds of necusations.
figure since · 1930 and-an-advance-of-$97,000,000-over
Federal revenue returns show an
One of these is that the Altmark 1938. was an unarmed merchant vessel. This allegation was repeated in the equally satisfactory increase, while Sunday night brondeust to German the financial resources available are although on Sunday after-instanced by the over-subscription, noun un official spokesman had told by nearly one third, of Ute $200,000,- the foreign press that she was a 000 three and a quarter per cent. bonds which were recently offered to naval auxiliary.
listeners
Another is that H.M.S. Cossack the public. opened her machine-guns Allmark's unarmed crew.
оп
the
PRICES,
QUALITY
and
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YOU
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT FINE QUALITY
This, of course, has no basis in fact. OF The only violence shown was when the boarding party forced the cap-j toin away from the
engine room telegraph. He was stil trying to sink the Cossack.
Varied Account
and the aimless murder of defenceless Celen, Kirkkila, Kinjainnu, Locja and from the verandah of her home up freen the shi
well as against the rural centres of Kesja.
"The bombings, which in some She learnt of her good-fortune cases were carried out during fight-about ten minutes after the race was
caused considerable damage to won by Salinlight. properly owned by civilians.
No. 1 Boy Wins A No. 1 Boy in the Cafe Wiseman won $4,000.
His name is Lal.'
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" OSLO, Feb. 19 (UP).—The "Al- tenposten" says it is quite clear that England was guilty of an extremely grave violation of Norwegian neutra-
must be searched by a neutral Power... nuper says, "It seems that the
The
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ashore have returned from the [shelter of the German Consulate. Later a British officer was shut mind
Impressive Ceremony wounded. Only then did the British The German Minister and open fire after the armed guard German officints with part of the from the Graf Spee had rushed Altmark's crew stood 10 nitention ashore and had themselves opened while the collins were brought ashore. A. detachment from a Norwegian Then again Nazi accounts of the warship paraded ashore and over 70 British scuinen on the Altmark were motor-card fallowed the cullins varied. The Arst official broadcasts Sogndal, a small neighbouring village said nothing about any British sailors in which the burial took place. on board. Later it was announced The year of the German church nị Numerous habitations and build-
that a few British sallors were on the Oslo officiated at the funeral and Altmark. No indication was given short speeches were mude by Que ings were destroyed during these rnicis,
as to how many, Indeed, from the German Minister, the Captain of the There were many instances of the
Captain of official brondcast one might be for-Altmark and Since the opening of the racing enemy having used machine gun fra senson Lai has been employed at the
The latter placed a wreath with against civilians.
"According to information so far are doing the catering,
Racecourse, where Lane Crawford's
Finntly it was announced that 133 the Norweglan colours on the grave. obtained few persons were wounded.
British prisoners were
Wreaths were also placed on behalf thei Dn Despite his good fortune, Lat was Altmark.
The actual fact is that of Hitler and the German Navy. "In the north-west of Flalund the still imperturbably working in the about twice that number were ne
From Rescued quite small dining rooin at Happy Valley 10-day; tually taken off, localities and also opened machine noding seats for the hundreds of sun fire on the civilian population." people who have had lesser fortunes.
Aabb Bombed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH"
given for thinking that they only tourists.
The Britlah case, however, is not dependent on this point. It relies on
German ship did not violate any the contention that the Altmark's neutrality
were Norwegian Navy. even if it were armed, steius as an auxillary of the Grat We regret the loss of the lives of Spice and the bearer of several
German sailors just as we regret
•hundreds of prisoners was known all that brutal warfare on sea lins taken over the world, and the Norwegian more than 300 Norwegian sailors' authorities, having decided to inspect
lives. her, were guilty of great neglect in
"England, in this case, evidently not conducting a thorough search
rch based her decision on the argument that Norway as a small nation could
which would have revealed the fact that this German fleet auxillary was trying to smuggie Bellish prisoners through Norwegiah territorial waters.
-Treatment Donicd
be dismissed from consideration.
enemy bombed
hours.
some
at the races.
Europeans Share. Luck
More Tales
the
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)| Some of the rescued British raliors | from the Altmark visited the Prens
U.S. Loan To Finns Bureau in London this afternoon and
In Doubt
gave their experiences.
"Perhaps,
Justifying the British action in the destroyer appeared at the mouth. outskirts during each of the Ave idea what I'm going to do with the grant additional credits to Finland tained that the Boers were being ill-|
"It is deplorable to realise that STOCKHOLM, By Telephone from In addition to approximately 60
One of them, an Australian, zuid even England believes that not right Aubo, Feb 10 (UP)—Russian bomb- Chinese employes who had minor
that he was taken aboard the Altmark but might is the decisive view point." Ing planes to-day dropped twenty shares in the syndicate, the follow-
on February 7, five days after, the BERLIN. Feb, 19 (Reuter).—The
Incident Reconstructed bombs on the Finnish town of Aabo. Ing employees of Lane Crawford's
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Reuter). {alnking of his ship. captain of the Allmark has denied
Mr. Jesse Jones, the Federal Loan
men LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)—Jos- The casuallles are not yet known but share the big prize:
On the following day, the all reports of ill-treatment of Bellish
German prisoners, declaring that before leaving Flord correspondents trying to some houses on the outskirts of the
Messrs. G. H. Edgar, Piankoff, Administrator,, testifying before the paraded on deck and the reconstruct tho ing many of them thanked him for
Altmark incident town are said to be afire,
Markovich,
J. A. Remedios, Mes-House of Representatives Banking captain made a short speech in the from information on the spot think their good treatment.
of which he said: "Your Five air raid alarms were sounded dames Plankoff, Takmakoff, A. Rod-Committee, said that the Neutrality course
away that the German ship must have in Aabe this morning and Insted four rigues, Gillman, Misses A Remedios, Act would probibit the Export and Government has taken Turkey In Agreement entered the Flord at about & p.m. on LONDON, Feb. 1D (Reuter)-To-Friday,
Anti-aircraft artillery was very Alves, L. Xavier and R Leigh.
E. Quinn, L. Sequeira, J. Shirley, A. Import Bank from granting a loan to colonies, but we will get them back."
against Finland, or if President Roose- In reply to this, murmur day the Cairo Papers "Elmokattan" She was stopped by two Nor-active and prevented the raiders
Drifleli snilors of and "Elbalogh" publish editorials wegian torpedo-boats before a British from reaching the centre of the city graph"; "I can't realise my good between them.
Miss R. Leigh told the "Tele-velt decides that a state of war, exista round The bombs were all dropped on the
I haven't the faintest fortune yet.
Mr. Jones expressed willingness to The German captain also mal- Altmark incident, describing it as Soon after midnight, the British des- greatest feat after the Grof Spee troyer went out to join other British
words of the uction.
ships which comprised four more
as long as she is still fighting with treated, and in the Mias Leigh, who has been employ-n. chance to win."
narrator, the captain was given d They describe the British action us destroyers and a cruiser.
ed for the lost four years in the Cafe) **
"raspberry." to which the captain, is depriving Germany of the fruits of
Be was bemoaning his fate this reported to have replied that piracy and they repudiate Germany's
share in the synülento, worth about
morning.
does not impress me in the leas reference to international law after
$4,000.
Just before the rice ho' bold 'all Asked with regard to the arming Its repeated violations of it.
attempts to ram her, but the Cossack LONDON, Feb, 19 (Reuter) --Mr.
Sold Part Of Share!
bitik a quarter-share in his floket, of the Altmark, the sailor said that Paris Approves Protost was manoeuvred brilliantly and es-Anthony Eden, Secretary for the
However, bo obtains $1,000 for his all the anilors carried revolvers. The PARIS, Feb. 10 (Reuter).The caped with a glancing blow while the Dominions, arrived in England to-day Among the few employees of the remaining 25 'oenis,
ship had two pom-poma, a number of spirit and form of Britain's protest. Allmark went aground.
by ale. from his recent visit to wel-Furnishing Department to partielpata Several employees are bemoaning machine-guns and a cargo of shells come the Australian and New Zealand in the syndicate was the Chinese the fact that they refused to paril-which were far too large for either troops in the Near East.
I tailor, who purcházel 'one; share, cipate in the syndicate,
class 'of weapon.
the
alarms.
The Cossack finally entered the Mr. Eden Returns
Fiord and placed herself across the Altmark's bow. The latter made two
to Norway over the Allmark affair: The destroyer then came alongside are entirely approved here.
and a boarding party boarded her.
money,"
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