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Nazi Failure
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Lightning Conquest Aim
A Fiasco
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Router). -The "New York Herald Tribune" bureau from Berlin writes: "As far as impressing Italians is concerned, the, fight- Jing in Scandinavia has been dis-
appointing to the Nazis.
"Instead of being over at the end of the first day, it is still going on fatter nine days.
Hitler, instead of being able to show Musolini a lightning victory in Scan- dinavia, possibly followed by Q similar stroke in another direction," can only point to a conquest which is becoming a military drain or the Reich and whose strategie and economic advantages are dubious."
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In Favour Of Allies
JOE E. BROWN, who has just recovered after being involved in a serious car crash.
Japan's Super Warships
12 Being Built Says U.S. Naval Dept. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON,
April 19, 1940
LATE NEWS
Events In Italy
LONDON, ́Apr. 19 (Reuter). Reviewing the general altuation this morning, the "Daily Telegraph" writes that while the eyes of man are naturally fixed on the battlegrounds of Norway, events whose significance may or may not be considerable ore marching elsewhere.
Tile inimical tone recently adopted by the Italian Press Invited the de- claration by The Minister for Economic Warfare Mr. Ronald Cross, that we should like to know where we stand with Italy.
It is to be noted that the Italian Government has haatched 10 deny. the report that the Adriatic port of Burl has been declared a prohibited area, or that fresh Italian troops have been called to the Colours.
At the same time, the official pro- poganda news service in Itome an- nounces that "It is desired by all Italians that nothing should compel them to Interrupt constructive Inbour for destructive, warfare,"
That desire, as for no south-east Europe and the Mediterranean are concerned, is certainly shared by Hls Majesty's Government, says ["Telegraph."
Hardy Survivors
the
LONDON, Apr. 19 (Reuter),—The British naval survivors who were Janded at a certain port Included a number of survivors from the April 18 destroyer Hardy, which grounded
after the naval
engagement in Narvik.
The Berne. "New Zurcher Zeitung": sums up the situation in Norwny in favour of the Allies. "Eight days ufter the invasion of Norway, it is clear beyond all doubt that the Ger Irons. have only partly attained their objects and, after the early successes (UP)-Confirmation that the were achieved with heavy losses, U.S. Naval Department had re have already suffered a setback," says ceived information to the effect
the paper.
Japanese Anger
TOKYO, April 10 (Reuter)—A Joint
The "National Zeitung" compares that Japan may be building the official German announcement of twelve super-battleships of over a victory after the Marne baitle with 40,000 tons each-thus giving conference of the senior officers of shnilar German communiques in the her preponderance of battleship the Foreign Office, Army and Navy Norwegian campaign. "In futuro: years, there may well be much head-tonnage over every Power in the has agreed to ignore entirely Mr. shaking over the German com-world-was given by Admiral Cordell Hull's statement on the Dutch mmuniques of to-day," it says.
Harold Stark, Chief of Naval East Indies. Operations, to-day.
QUEZON WILL
VISIT U.S.
Not To Stand Again For Presidency
Admiral Stark was continuing his testimony before the Naval Affairs Committee of the U.S. Senate,
Four This Year
At a press conference to-day the Foreign Office spokesman suid:" "We deem it superfluous to comment on Mr.
Cordell Hull's statement.” The Japanese Press reaction to the statement broadly hostile.
The Asahi Shimbun" declares that the statement savours of un- necessary interference with affairs in the western Pacific.
The "Hochi Shimbun" declares that
He told the Committee that four Japanese battleships would probably SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
be completed this year.
Between two and five additional the statement is intended as a poll- MANILA, Apr. 10 (UP)---Pre-}· sident Manuel Quezon 10-day re- battleships are expected to join the tical move to restrain Japan's south-
ofward expansion policy. vealed that he is definitely saliing Japanese navy before the for his trip to the United States after Admiral Stark expressed personal the plebiscite on the Constitutional Amendment which is scheduled for doubts of the report that Japan had
declares. twelve battleships under construction.
June 19,
He said he intends to campaign in Invour of the amendments, parti-
1944.
erd
"The United States should know that such an attempt will only in- flame the Japanese people,"
British Attack On
it
sularly for the creation of a bl- Trade Mission For Trondheim Imminent
cameral Legislature.
Also he said he is definitely not running again for the presidency.
Moscow
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-The BELGRADE, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-A Hon. Norman McLeod Rogers, Cana-Yugo-Slavian trade mission is leav- dian Minister of National Defence, ing here soon for Moscow to discuss arrived England to-day to discuss a trade treaty between Yugo-Slavia | with members of the British Govern- and Soviet Russle.
ment the various features of Canada's) war effort.
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The news of this has come as surprise to the Yugo-Slavian people,
STOCKHOLM, Apr, 18 (Domel), Co-operating with the Norweglan forces at Stenkjoer and other nearby towns, the British forces successfully landed at Namsos are now preparing to launch an attack against
the German
an occupation of Trondheim, some 130 miles south, reports reach- ing here state.
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