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French Premier, On Hitler's Personal Defeat, Says-
people
APRIL 66 IRREPARABLE MUTILATION"
22 OF NAZI FLEET
MAKE a note of NAZI ENDEAVOUR
Monday, April 22.
On that day, the TO CUT NORWAY
"Hongkong Tele-
graph" will
begin
EXCLUSIVE publica- IN TWO SHOWN
tion of the biggest newspaper “scoop" of the war-Sir Nevile Henderson's full story of his two years as British Ambassador
in Berlin.
any
probably Sir Nevile
than knows more other man in the world about the secret history of the days when Hitler and his lieutenants were preparing Germany for the conquest of the world.
He met all the Nazi lenders -saw them plotting together, and against each other.
HIS PUNGENT CRI- TICISMS OF THEIR
· CHARACTERS WILL FORM SOME OF THE MOST STRIKING PAS- SAGES OF HIS NARRA- TIVE.
*
*
SIR Nevile was present at -the-three - meetings-between Chamberlain and Hitler, when the fate of Europe was in the balance..
He was the bearer of the British Government's many per- sonal messages to Hitler.
He received all the Fuchror's startling replies.
And now he is going to reveal in full to the people the untold story of those momentous days.
Breaking the traditional re- serve of his calling, he will tell. the whole truth about the
:
origins of the war.
MAKE A NOTE OF THE DAY
· LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter). The Germans advancing from Trondheim appear to be trying to cut Norway in two, according to the Finnish Wireless.
They are reported to-night to be a few miles from Storlien on the Swedish frontier.
The Norwegians, however, are stated to be still holding the fortress of Hegre, east of Trondheim.
60,000 Troops Landed STOCKHOLM, Apr. 16 (Reuter)--| The total number of German troops in Norway is estimated ni 60,000, the a report from according to
"trustworthy quoting
frontier sources.
Elvorum Holding Out STOCKHOLM, Apr. 18 (Reuter).— The German column which thrust! northward in the early hours of the invasion to Intereept King Hankon and the Norwegian Government ja still vainly attacking Elverum.
Acording to a dispatch from the Sweatsh frontler, Norwegian troops in the Elverum region are strongly place
on the bridges over the River Glowmo.
Heavy snowfalls are impeding the German motorised units and. follow- ing the example of the Finns, Nor- wegian suleide patrols of ski-ers are harassing the Germans and cutting) their communications, while the) civil population is assisting by hiding) food supplies.
Decisivo Battle Expected Following the Norwegian---with-
from
from drawal
Kongsvinger which, ngcording to the newspaper "Allehanda," the last Norwegian troops departed this morning, a de- cisive battle is expected shortly for
possession of Elverum and Hamur.
"the south-cast, In the extreme
the
Germans ure reported to have oc-! cupied the whole, of Cestfold Pro- vince, and Norwegian troops are elther crosshug the Swedish frontier or are going north in an effort to confact the Norwegians holding the eastern defence line.
Using Parachutes SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM. Apr. 18 (UP). The German Army is making -
WHEN HIS SERIES BECINS-creasing use of parachute troops in MONDAY, APRIL 22.
an effort to demoralise wegions behind the front lines.
REPORTED SHOT
HIMMLER SHOT, SAYS REPORT
the Nor- Attack Allegedly Made
In Copenhagen
trons-
Norwegian communique (n- nounces that heavy German port plunes dropped parachute troops: in several areas,
Be assured that you will not A miss the most important and gripping story of the war. It will be exclusively published in the "Hongkong Telegraph."
Luxembourg's New Fears
In each case, however, the Ger- mians were speedily surrounded and
disarmed.
Many were machine-gunned
they dangled helplessly in the air in Himmler, chief their parachutes.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
CONFIRMED
PARIS, Apr. 16 (UP).-"The Allies have won
a smashing victory in Norway and have really BRILLIANT R.A.F.
RAIDS ON NAZI BASE IN NORWAY
mutilated the German Fleet," the French Premier announced in the Senate to-day.
"
He added that the Allied seizure of Narvik was "an immense moral and personal defeat for Hitler.'
"In the past week Germany has lost 30 per cent. of her ships of theffine and has had damaged 20 per cent. of her cruiser strength,” M. Reynaud declared.
"Also 25 per cent. of her destroyers have been sunk are damaged. In and 15 per cent, of her destroyers addition she has lost 78,000 tons of merchant shipping, either sunk, scuttled or captured.
HITLER'S GREAT MISTAKE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, APRIL 16 (UP).-IN THE SEVENTH RAID IN SIX DAYS ON THE NEW NAZI AIR BASE OUTSIDE STAVANGER, WAVES OF ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBERS TO-DAY DROPPED HUNDREDS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE AND INCENDIARY BOMBS ON THE AIRDROME IN BRIGHT MOONLIGHT WEATHER WHICH CONTRASTED WITH THE SNOWSTORMS AND RAIN SQUALLS WHICH AC- "As a result of the occupation of Narvik, the Ger- COMPANIED THE PREVIOUS RAIDS. man's iron ore route has been cut.
believed that a small neutra} Не power would not reaist. took the King of Norway to be another Hacha."
To-night's raid lasted for
As
BREAKING some hoursitish machines NEW NAVAL
"Hitler was mistaken when he BREAKING
The Senate held a 20 minute secret session before they nd- journed.
Irreparablo Mutilation
THE NEWS turned from home, the rear
gunners had magnificent EXPANSION
Gentle Dose Of Truth
For Nazi Public
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
BERLIN, Apr. 17 (UP),---
views of two large fires the burning caused by
hangars and grounded Nazi machines.
In addition to firing the
U.S. Seos Danger In Japan's Programme
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH”
WASHINGTON, April 16
three.
PARIS, Apr. 16 (Heuter). "After "The presence of strong British eight days of fighting; the first result naval forces and transport ships German planes, the British (UP), Japan, which is a massive, irreparable mutilation of off Lofoten and Hardstadt in- airmen pitted the runways years ago abrogated the Wash- the German fleet," declared M. Paul (dicates that the enemy's plan is with craters. Reynaud, the French Premier, speak-probably to attempt a landing in Ing to-day in the Senate,
cent, of its cruisers sunk, 25 per cent. This is the first indication the
will
Ington Treaty which limited her Among the buildings fired by navy to a 3-5-5- ratio with the "Its fosses amount to 30 per cent. one of the innumerable fjords in incendiary bombs was the air-United States and Great Britain, the reach parity with idrome control tower. of its heavy tonnage damaged, 20 per that sector."
All the British machines returned American Navy In two years. of its destroyers sunk and 15 per cent. German public has been permitted to safely to their bases, despite the ring This warning was issued to-day by of its destroyers damaged without receive that all is not beer and skittles of steel from anil-aircraft guns which Adiniral Harold Stark, Chief of the
in Norway.
Naval Operations Division of the counting several U-boats sunk.
released to-day by DNB, the rose above Stavanger.
The DNB (OMcial German News U.S. Navy, whilst testifying before official German news agency.
Agency) refers to the latest British the Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Admits British Succoss
Japan's naval raid as "another attack on the open
construction, he
"uncomfortably. DNB admits that "British bomb-city of Stavanger," a report which warned, was already M.. Reynaud added that the loss"offing attack in the north" was success any person who has visited Stavanger close-to-parity-with-tho-United- Allied merchant shipping in the same ful but claims that, apart from this, will dispute, since the airport is well States. period was nil,
"The second result is that 70,000 tons of German merchant shipping was sunk or captured during the same period."
The third result," he went on, "is that the iron ore route to Germany has been cut.
Enormous Setback
►
VILS
the situation is unchanged.
"German forces at Narvik have een closely studying the intentions
away from any inhabited area.
The DNB report adds that "several private homes were hit and a number of their opponents," DNB declares. of Norwegian civilians killed."
"The fact that the enemy have con- Referring to the British claim that centrated their activity in the Narvik several grounded Nazi planes had "The fourth is the enormous set sector, where they hope their superior been destroyed, DNB says that "ond back for Germany and a defeat not haval forces will bring them success, bomb fell on the edge of the airport only for her navy but also for her seems to prove that the British have and hit two old type Norwegian
reconclled themselves to a German planes, which were set afire. propaganda."
"Beyond several hits on the landing After a moving reference to King occupation and pacification of more
Beld which can be Hankon who, M. Reynaud declared, important parts of Norway.
"The rapid progress by Germon smoothed out, there was no particular refused to be another Professor Hacha (of Czecho-Slovakia), M. Rey- troops makes it apparent that an damage," DNB claims.
English attack on Norway, is-point- PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
less,"
U.S. HAVE THE BEST PLANES
What Nazi Pilots Are Up Against
an
More Tonnage Urgad Even completion of the 11 per cent. construction programme authorised by Congress would leave Jopan with 4.3 to 5 ratio, as compared with the Admiral Sturk urged the Com- pre-Washington Treaty ratio of 6-3.
to recommend
Immediate mittee Increase of 23 per cent. In the Ameri-
in the Londen Porter-this week that Was constructing eight, possibly twelve, super battleships. which would give her preponderance Brilliant Work
over both the British and "American 16 LONDON, Apr. (Reuter) fleets. It seems assured that Japan Additional details of the rald on is constructing at least four
attacks
can naval tonnage.
*It was
ImmediaJapan "
Bad Week For Stavanger show the aerodrome was battleships. Bad Week For Nazi Shipping
Allies Claim 50,486
Tons Sunk
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SPECIAL, TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ LONDON, April 17 (UP). The Stockholm Correspondent of the "Daily Mall" reports an un- confirmed rumour that Heinrich
LONDON, Apr. 16 (UP).—| of the dread
The weekly bulletin of merchant Nazi Gestapo, was shot through
shipping losses issued by the Ad- the mouth in a Copenhagen WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (UP). miralty yesterday lists eleven street on April 10.
"American planes supplied to the German ships of a total of 50,486 Himmler was in Copenhagen hand-Allies are out-fighting the finest tons sunk during the week end-
any Danes who opposed the ling
machines in the German Air ing April 14. by the German Invasion.
the The Gestapo chief is one of the Force," said Admiral Harold that an attack may be directed against Germans have occupied the small most powerful men in Nazidom. He Stark, Chief of the U.S. Naval pedoed by British submarines.
Nazis Occupy Two Towns
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 17 (UP)--! BRUSSELS, Apr. 16 (Reuter)- According to reports from Namur, The Omell Swedish News Agency many inhabitants of Luxembourg fear reports an announcement
Namur,
Norwegian Government that
It is reported that the Germans] The Norwegian communique claims of more Germans than the Alles. have put out 21 long pontoons in the that two German planes were shot Mosello and a large number of down by Norwegian A.A. fire. German "tourists" have recently The situation in the Westland and entered Luxembourg.
Troendelag districts is unchanged,
NAZIS BUILD MORE BATTLESHIPS
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
were tor- Seven of these ships
No British Los101
subjected to intensive air for over an hour.
Aircraft arriving on the scene after the rald had begun were able to identify their target when muny miles out at sea from the fires which had been started in earlier attacks.
Over Stavanger a red glow suffused the sky and aircraft could be seen PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
Japan's Sly Threat
towns of Mjoesedal and Hakedal. has been responsible for the death Operations Board, during his The total German shipping punk U.S. Not Uneasy About
Dutch East Indies Ruthlessly Murderous testimony before the Senate or scuttled since the beginning of the
war is now 363,390 tons,
WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (Reuter). and murderous of Hitler's lieutenants. though the Allies so far have used He is the most ruthlessly ambitious Naval Affairs Committee to-day.
This fact has been established even It is believed that an additional-Considerabie interest is aroused in His Nazi carcer began in the gutteral standard models of U.S. war-18,000 tons of German shipping were official circles by Mr. Hachiro Arita's of Munich when he was 19-year-oldį
sunk by British submarines and other "hands-off" statement with regard vessels in Norweglan poris.
to the Storm Trooper. The story of his rise planes.
Dutch East Indies, but this
un On the other hand, Britain did not feeling
does not amount to to power-n rise made over the dend Four new models have Just been bodies of comrades and superiors--is released for purchase by the Allies, lose a single merchant ship-the first casiness..
since the war It is generally felt that Japan will a perfect example of the lack of who are reported to have already week without loss personal loyalty in the Inner Nazi ordered 5,000 machines. These four beg neutral ships and one
think twice before running foul of circle.
Nor-the French and British in the For models are said to be the speediest Himmler known loyalty to one man planes in the world, each capable of weglan vessel, totalling 19,455 tons, East in the event of Holland be only--Adolf Hitler-whom he consi-over 400 m.ph., as compared with were lost.
coming involved in war. the Messerschmitt 110's 385 m.p.h, The bulletin for the first time Ilsts Norwegian ships under the heading and the Spitfire's 375 m.ph.
"American bomb sights are superior of Allied losses. Ito anything any foreign air force
possesses Admiral Stark added.
He told the Committee that, despite the power and destructive force of modern bombers and bombs, eventa
WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (Reuter)-Germany completed two now battleships recently and is building tour more, according
ders a superman
to a Navy Department statement to the Senate Naval Commit- Sharp Earthquake
lee, which contends that the battleship remains the backbone of the fleet.
Naval Operations, told the Committee
Recorded
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Four
German Military Mission To Italy
The naval authorities further that the United States faced un emer- FAENZA, Apr. 18 (UP)The in Europe had disclosed that the opined that Germany's preponderance geney situation, and declared that seismograph at the Faenza (Italy) battleship was still the backbone of of air power had not seriously affect- Congress should appropriate another Observatory registered a sharp earth defeavy bomb is certainly less Military Mission arrived here to-day wide-spread feelings against the par
defence, ed Britain's 'control of the world ten $45,000,000 for the Navy in addition|qunke at 7.19 a.m, fo-day, lanes.
to the $903,000,000 already voted by The epicentre is believed to Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of the House,
15,400 miles distant,
Unpredictable Reactions News commentators feel that there is no necorally for the United States to act because Britsin and France, who will be vitally affected, would (be expected to take immediate steps. Any Japancao action against the Dutch Indies, however, would un- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
doubtedly rouse unpredictable reac ROME, Apr. 16 (UP)-A German tions in America by crystallising the belpotent than heavy shell," be and was welcomed by high Italian ese imperialist ambitions in the Far
{declared.
military officials.
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East.
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