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April 18, 1940.
QUISLINGS NAZI PRESS WIPES OUT
WITHIN THE BRITISH FLEET
Neutrals To Avoid.
Norway's Fate
LONDON, Apr. 17 (Router). "Quislinge Within", or Nazi fifth columnists operating from within the country, continue to be the subject of much watchful care and attention by various neutral countries. Here are some of the latest moves by tho noutrals:
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Apr.' 17. (UP)— If the claims published to-day in the "Nwoel Furblatt" aro nubatantiated, Britain can't possibly have any warships left.
The newspaper Ilsts Britain's "lossca" during the first aix days of the Scandinavian campaign,
They include four baltie
ships, two battle-cruisers, three three light heavy cruisers,
aircraft-carrier. cruisers, an nine destroyers, marines, Boven transports and 24 airplanes.
Then
Beven
sub.
"Zwoel Furblatt"
seriously explains:
"These losses do not include those reported in, to-day's High Command communique".
In Bogle, the Swiss police have Your Turn Brother Goebbels
arrested a man caught posting several malibaga of German propaganda. He told them he was acting on the orders
of the German Consul and therefore
clalined diplomatic immunity. Ho
na released.
Wha
Guards have been placed over the telegraph offices and bridges all over Switzerland, while reports from the frontler state that German
troops which withdrew last week have now returned.
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In Yugo-Slavin house searches are being conducted in several towns
near
frontler which contain minorily.
the
A communique from Belgrade on- nounces that severe measures have been taken against foreigners who spread leaflets from speeding motor cars. Permita to all foreigners have been revised. All will have to leave within ten days unless they can prove benefits, the that their
presence Kovernment.
han In Turkey the Government decided to expel a considerable num- ber of foreigners. Careful watch is being kept on all foreigners coming from Central Europe under the guise of merchants, actors and, tourists.
New Belgian Measure
is
In Belgium the government
iz large reported to be selling up camp neur
Bruges in which to intern people who Illegally cross the frontier Into Belgium,
More men have been called up to quard strategle points in the interler fof the country.
In Holland a naturalised German engineer of Dutch birth was glyon
sentence yesterday of five years traprisonment nt Hotterdam. He for- was accused of having given. eign government information about Dutch troup movements and Dutch ships.
It has been found possible to restore army leave for illness, marri age, examinations or the death of relatives.
Big Increase. In Exports Encouraging Board Of
Trado Figures
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, April 18 (UP)- W. S. Gilbert would delight in the situation that arose to-day through the Issuance of a mul- tipllcity of claims by various authorised Nazi sources,
ship and a transport had been hit by bombs of "very heavy calibre."
In addition to the British "losses" already mentioned in a report published in the "Zwoël Furblatt”, Nazi sources are vying with ench other to see who can claim the greatest tally of British warships.
The first communique to-day was issued by the German High Command.
It claimed that a German U-Boat has sunk a British destroyer off the Shetland Islands.
DNB, the official Ποινή agency, not to be outdone, claimed that a British battle-
There was an explosion and flames were seen emitting from the British battleship," said DND.
Enter Zecsen. Its version is that German planes sank a British cruiser and seriously damaged two others off tho Norwegian coast.
"One Huffered a direct hit and sank immediately," the German radio announcer exult- eil. "Two others were so damaged that they probably did not survive the return trip to a British harbour."
At the time of going to press, Dr. Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda communique had not been received.
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To The Editor.
The "Hongkong Telegraph."
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The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
April-10, 1000. A new Inflated bustio, duly patented, has just come into use,'rando with a blow- off and safety valve. When the wearer sits down the wind, escapen up her spine, loosens her. corset xiring, and blows her | bằngs into the most fashionable position.
The New York “Tribuno”: estimates that the United States will have next July a population" of 60,700,000, (Popula- tion of UBA, is now - 137,000,000,-EL).
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As a first step in the smalgamation of Finland and Rússia the Czar has farued a decrey amalgamating the Finnish mint, post and customs rúministrations with thom of Russia. The Governor General · of Finland, presiding over a' comunliteo consisting of an equal number of Finne and fluasians, la responsible for carrying out the measure. Nominal Independenco la a la fiturad, to be converted into ab= solute serfdom. (Finland regained its in- dependence in_1017—E4.).
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Caftyn, Ulle once well known Surrey ericketer who went to Austraila with tha Best English eleven fra, 1005, remained, in Sydney and started in his business, that of a wis maker and hair dresser in George Street.
25 YEARS AGO
April 18, 1015. According to "fleuter's" correspondent nt Paris, telegrams from Rome confirm that Italy has broken off conversations with Austria and Germany. The Aus- trian Ambassador tins not appeared for the last forty days; he is living absolute- ly alone in Rome, his family and staff having left for Vienna.
Raly has refused Austria's request that foodslufte, destined for civilians in Aus trin Hungary, be allowed to pass through their territories. Seven waggons of iron
11 Per Cent. Increase Seams Assured
WASHINGTON, Apr. copper, antimony and sulphate consigned (Reuter).The Vinson Bili pro- to Germany have been seized at Como. viding for an 11 per cent.
"Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdamg increase in the United States says that in reply to the Dutch protest. Germany says it was not their intention Navy seems certain of securing to attack the Dutch vessels, but it was recommendation to the Senate possible, owing to an unfortunate ac- by the Naval Committee.
It is understood that the drop in the projected Increase from 25 per cent. to 11 per cent. is due entirely to the inability of the Ordnarice fac- tories to make guns within the Vin- son B perlod for more than a 11 per cent increase,
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eldent, that the Katwijk was torpedoed by a German submarine. If it wan proved by enquiry which would be instituted by Germany, that it was so, they would not hesitate to apologise and affer full com pensation.
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"Neuter" deeply regreta to announce that Baron Herbert de Rester, managing director of Iteuter's Telegram Co., was yesterday found lying dead at his TO- aldenco near Rotrate. A revolver, which Same Old Wishful
had been discharged, was found. There Japan's Programme Reports from Japan that super- appears to be little doubt that the Baron Thinking Again battleships are being built there will tell by his own hand, as he had been greatly overwrought by the sudden death doubtless assist in securing the of his wife, to whom he was warmly at- BERLIN, Apr. 17 (Reuter)passage through Congress of legista-tached, and whose body still lies in the In a speech made at the Sportstion for a bliger navy, but at the house awalling interment.
10 YEARS AGO beats me ow they could go leav-Palast to-day, Dr. Goebbels said same time. It is difficult to find any] in fings abart like that although it that the war had now entered on Japan will be able to accomplish disease of Charles Scribner, the well-
April 18, 1930. informed source which believes that;
The death has occurred from "heast puts me in
in mind of when a sub-
whe is known pubilkier and founder of Scrib-
ner's Magazine.
5 YEARS AGO
April 15, 1035. "They may say to me, "You tuve been mucking around a lot and we don't want you, but until they do I will remain an sinateur." said Fred Perry, Englah Davis Cup star and holder of all the premier titles in the world.
nareen crew came darn to the jetty a decisive phase.
in portsmut one day an coulnt find The British and French plutocracies their blinkin boat
would not hesitate to destroy the cross me cart its trew, they or German people as a whole, he said.
down one mornin an couldnt come
"If we lose the war we will lose find the blinking bont nowhere on everything including our national then they found out somebody ad existence but if we win--and we shall left the dort inside somewhere win-we will have won all," he con- and the ole blinicing works ad sub-tinued. murged alongelde the
Was
le letty
Never So United
little bit of orlright wen you mis-
The operations resulting in the luys a blinking subnoreen aint it
military occupation of Denmark and they got sum prize packets in the Norway deprived the enemies of any navy now too corblimey knows possibility of extending the war to abort one bloka wot toes abord Northern Europe, he said, and
this evry mornin an
says goodmorning menacing Germany. Never have the I'm from the prudentiale still people been so united behind the Anks
is selling insurance an Fuchrer. anuvver bloke keeps on walking If a German revolution be an es- LONDON, Apr. 17 (British Wire- abart sayin "wot kin 1 it you sential condition of the British vie-
madnine a shopwalker in tory then Britain has already lost. less).The feature of the Board of woolworfs
of England and Trade figures published to-day is the
If the plutocracies alf an me Is finking abart ritin aj
France direct remarkable increase in exports,
a spear point against which last month exceeded in value hongkong war song called "It's the Hitler personally they will prove that
the wavy navy" fink it ort to they wish to hit the Ger.
hit the German those in any earlier month of the navy
Reich and war notwithstanding the Easter holi-80 dorn orlright dont you
German the forkin abort war song I wonders
the Dr. Goebbels indicated that you member that ole one "dont winter had lielped the organisation to throw the lamp at me its a plly ter provide funds for the Red Cross. He waste- "the"
or that uvver one added that there would be punish "chiefy you got a nice kind face"
day.
L2 Export Agures for March were £41,155,315-against £37,402,205 in February.
In 1930 when Easter occurred during April, exports fell off by 10 (per cent.
Favourable Comparison
The gure for the present month is
March. only £180,000 less than 1939, when there was 110 Easter holiday.
The largest increase during the month has been in the vehicles group, which amounted to £500,000,
Imports in March were £108,543,- 354
£95,638,001 In compared to February and £78,021,721 In March, 1039.
Re-exports umounted to £3,000,-
.000.
I earnt rile you a letter to-mor-ment for anyone who damaged the rer becos nlf an ing is goin ter de defensive power of the nation. "Who- a spot of ohms-s-s-sh-keep It dark ever staba people in the back deserves
nothing but death," he concluded, an we'll buy a lantern
yores trewly
ENBENT IGCS
Deliberately Bombed
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LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter) .--- Jewellery worth
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Their united reply was that
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trine..
The Nazis retorted that in that case
the nuval programme that rumoured to have undertaken.
Nude Acts To Be Barred
Lord Chamberlain Will
Take Stops
He said he had almost signed a film contract but found he could not do IL He did not want to be a professional. 0 declared, and said that if he turned "pro" the Davis Cup would be gone from Eng- land. He thought it was his duty, as an Englishman, to help to defend it
Nazi Commander Killed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP)—Follow- ing yesterday's conference between the Guardians of Public Morals and the theatrical producers, the Lord Chamberlain has announced that im- mediate steps will be tuken to combat)
BERLIN, April 18 (UP). The the war-time spread of "strip tease".
It is
is expected that the Lord Chain-German High Command officially berlain's announcement will result in reports that the Commander of the the withdrawal of several nude nets German naval forces at Narvik, from provincial theatres.
Commodore Bonte, has been killed in Observers predict, however, that action. actresses will continue to pose
The announcement was sandwiched
artistically in West End theatres beiween-several claims-of-German- The flood of complaints which pre- sen victories, and no other mention is cipitated action came mostly from the made of German reverses at the
strategic Norwegian port. provinces.
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10-day. arrival. Later the ship was bombed.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 19 (UP),—It is reliably reported that the British authorities at Gibraltar have
moved between 000 and 700 bags
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of mail from the Italian Iner Itex, en German aeroplane containing ma- route to New York.
chine-guns and ominunition for the Thirty-six bags of German mail and German troops In Norway has made about 18 bags of neutral mall were a forced landing In Swedish territory removed from the US. liner Man- 25 miles from Norway. The crew has hattan on April 0.
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