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二拜禮號三廿月四英港香
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1940.
日六十月三
R.A.F. RAIDS ON NORWAY
American Admiral's Startling Declaration
WAR BETWEEN JAPAN AND
U.S. IS INEVITABLE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
WASHINGTON, Apr. 22 (UP).-That he believed a war between Japan and
R.A.F. photograph taken near Christiansand, in Nor- way. It shows a German mer. chant vessel with the hatches open and a cruiser of the Kohn class. This, the R.AF be lleves, may be the cruiser which was sunk later..
Note the staggered after part and the single turret forrard with triple gungan outstanding feature of this class of warship. The swastika astern shows clearly-British
right Reserved.
the United States to be inevitable was the startling declaration made by Admiral Official Photograh, Yoon Ch
K. Taussig to-day when he testified before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee.
He said that Japan is formenting a desperate-situation in the Far East as a prelude to a programme of conquest whereby
JAPANESE Japan hopes to impose her philosophyon as much as the world as
AIR RAIDS RESUME
Several Szechuan
Cities Bombed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
KILLED IN AIR RAID
U.S. Diplomat Victim Of Nazi Bomb
SPECIAL, TO THE "TELEGRAPH":
possible.
He added that he believed, without reservation, the memo.
with which the former Jap
Premier, Baron Tanaka, was re- ported to have sent to the Em- peror of Japan in 1927 in which he gave details of Japan's world conquest, which was to be made "after first crushing the United States."
CHUNGKING, Apr. 22 (UP).—Captain Robert Losey, Assist
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 22 (UP).] ~ War Ultimately
Continuing, Admiral Tusste de -Fifty-four Japanese bombers raided districts in Szechwan this ant-Air Attache-10 the Unitedclared: 1. cannot see how we can evening when Chungking was States Legations in Sweden, Fin- uimately prevent being drawn into keld in dark suspense for five and land and Norway, was killed dur-und an account of the Far Eastern situation. We would be warranted a quarter hours until 11 p.m.
The cities raided included
He was standing outside a moans, and it necessary.
force
NAZI AIR TERROR DESCRIBED
Norwegians Fleeing
Devastated Towns
LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter). -The following message comes from Reuter's special correspon- dent on the Norwegian-Swedish frontier.
I returned here in the early hours
of the morning after a 100 mile drive
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WHITEAWAY'S
HERR GOERING'S THREAT
REMARKABLE SUCCESSES BY ALLIED
TROOPS IN NORTHERN NORWAY
Thousands of Nazis reported to be isolated
SPECIAL TO THE’"telegnaPH"
TO THE
BRITISH EMPIRE
Second Chapter In Sir Nevile Henderson's dramatic document of events that led to war See Page Four
STOCKHOLM, April BRITISH 30 MILES
22 (UP)—It is now established, state authorised
Norwegian FROM TRONDHEIM
sources, that German troops have been isolated and, surrounded at three
points in the Narvik region, the Allied suc- cess marking the start of a final assault on the town, which began this afternoon.
It is stated that British
troops landed at Beis Fjord
behind Narvik late in the afternoon and occupied the fishermen's village of Fal-
gernes.
STOCKHOLM, April 22 (Reuter).—Accord- ing to newspaper reports, British troops have reached the strategic railway junction of Storen, which is 30 miles south of Trondheim. They
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arrived in trains.
It's
Is also reported that fighting occurred at Vaer- dalsoera, which is north- east of Trondheim,“
The Germans have repeat-
IN 5 DAYSedly bombed the roads and
railways linking Namsos Heavy Nazi Losses and Trondheim, but reports
In Norway
'Chengtu and Kikiang 50 miles tunnel at Dombaas in central preser is a nation of determined faces of the villagers fleeing from also landed at Romsdals Fjord, planes during the last raid on
southwest of Chungking,
A baby girl was born in the Chinese Foreign Office dugout during the air rald Worning.
A doctor happened to be in the dugout. Mother and child are both reported to be doing well.
Aalborg.
There has been no organised fighter resistance throughout the war in any night
raid.
The British air attacks on two aerodromes in the Trondheim area aro making it more dificult for the Germans to organise their air at- tacks.
indicate the railway has suffered. little damage The same sources report that
LONDON, Apr. 22 (Renter) though the telephone lines. 1,000 troops are now isolated in
Authoritative quarters here have been broken. the town of Narvik; that another calculate that in one period of 15,000 are surrounded some 30ve days since the Scandinavian Norwegian forces are concentrat
The papers report that the miles north of Gratangen and
war began the Germans have lost Ing round the town of Steink- that nearly 1,000 more are cut
100 planes. ing a German air rald on Sunday. In using -economie and financial back with two vivid impressions
into the Norwegian war zone, I came off in the Rombak Heights.
It is understood that the which is burning as a result of jaer, north-cast of Trondheim, to the formidable nature of the German Reporta from Roeros in central British bombers met with no heavy aerial bombardment, the Integrity of China. "Japan
perfal attacks and the terror on the Norway state that British forces opposition from German fighter warlike people, whose pledges are bombed villages. worthless."
After a drive across a rough track from where they advanced to the He asserted that the United States' over the wild mountain height of Dombaas junction along the only hope was to build such an in- Bradfjell, I drove into the little town Dovre rallway, which they now vincible
navy that Japan could never of Grong (north of Namsos) to find control entirely. challenge it, and also to strongly everything in utter contusion. fortify the Philippines and Guam, as well as to build a huge merchant marine service, and to co-operate with the British and French to maintain the status quo in the Far of East.
Plan To Invade Philippinos Admiral Taussig unequivocally de- He was a native of Andrews, Iowa.clared: “Japan plans some day to in- vade the Philippines. Our present Bill For Damagos Likely
polley seems to be to get out of the WASHINGTON, Apr. 22 (Reuter).[ Far East altogether. I don't see how Mr. Cordell Hull, the US. Secretary we can possibly let Japan go into the of State, said to-day that he was Philippines." checking all Information about the He urged the building of impregn- circumstances surrounding the death of Capt. Losey, the Assistant Military Altache at Stockholm,
Norway and was pierced through the heart by a bomb splinter.
Others inside the tunnel were not injured.
Meteorological, Export The State Department at Washing ton has been informed of the fatality| 10511 A German engineer, H. M. Nielson, aged 71, died from heart failure at by the United States Minister to noon yesterday when he was shelter- Sweden. ing in a dugout. He had been a Captain Losey was formerly attach resident of Chungking for the past 17 ed to the office of the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Corps where he was known as a foremost adviser on meteorology,
years.
Cities included in last night's air roids were Suifu, Luchow and Palsha all on the Upper Yangtse,
Yugo-Slavia Jitters
Campaign Against
Foreign Spies
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
of war
able bases at Manile and Guam, and said the present Manila Bay defences are inadequate and would be easily captured in the event of war.
Regardless of her
Terrifiad Villagers
Germans Retrost
SPECIAL, TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
Terrified villagers carrying bundles
KIRUNA, Apr. 22 (UP)-Accord- clothes were flesing in desperate panic.
Ing to Norwegian refugees arriving in "The Germans have bombed us. |Kiruna, major engagements occurred We are leaving the lown," said last Friday between Allied-Norwe- young Norwegian, "There have gian forces and German troops at been many English soldiers down Desvattn, which is between Narvik here. They are now fighting the and Tromsec, Germans down soulli,” he added,
the
The refugees, believe that I called at the local Norwegian military headquarters and found them Germans were driven back, and are working by candle light in an im-now retreating towards their bases provised air raid: shelter in a cellar. at Mocinfalen and Elvergaardameen.
Namsos In Flames
This is
I thought, in authorliativo While the Germans claim to be af between circles, to indicate that the fighter Lillehammer, which is squadrons cannot trust the Messer-Hamur and Dombaas, a British od- schmidts for innding at night or else vance guard of 75 have arrived there the fighter pilots are not trained for and have been followed by more from wight flying.
Andales, on the coast.
According to other reports the roll- way 11
vay from Andalsnes to Dombaas and thence through the
Nazi Naval Losses
Compare Unfavourably With Those Of Allies
LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter).
the outbreak of war total 24 without including the large num- ber of submarines sunk by Allied action.
́Allied Assault On Narvik
A Norwegian officer told me that
STOCKHOLM; Apr. 22 (UP) He added that he would not take
Namsos was in flames and very badly surrounded 3,500 Germans in Norvik-Gorman naval casualties since! Brush and Norwegian troops have previous policy, any diplomatic action until all in-
damaged. he said, the United States. should He said that the British troops had and are preparing for a final assault formation was received.
help
the Philippines If they are already captured Steinkjaer and a on the town. The question which was BELGRADE, Apr. 22 (UP). Immediately asked by members of only way to accomplish this would town.
being attacked, but he admitted that the battle was in progress south of that An official Norwegian spokesman -Yugo-Slavia is now taking the State Department was whether
to-ddy' sakl that when a very large French, Norwegian and English German force moved to the north on strict precautions against what the Germans who still contend that be "to go to war."
exhting Further, he predicted that it Ger-
troops, he added, were now in com- the Tromson Road, try and inter- has become known as the "Fifth there is no state
between Germany and Norway-hud Totalitarians will "put the squeeze many wins the war in Europe the
plete control of the railways and fere with the Allied landing parties, Column," i.e., Yugo-Slave the right to bomb any place in
communications south of Grong and the Norwegians allowed them to nationals with pro-Nazi sympa-Norway, even if it were a military the United States as sure as Fate."
on ball sides of Lake Spaasa advance 36 miles to Gratangen and thies and other foreign spies.
(south of Namsos), objective such as, the railway centre
then burned the hotel and all the There are many British troops and buildings and struck across the high- The Military Commander, General where Capt. Losey died.
At the moment, indications were
PLEASE Turn To Page 2. Simavio to-day warned the population
way at Aftcevatten, cutting off the that the United States would at least
German retreat to Evergoarie. very careful regarding foreigners.
bill for present Germany with a
"Within a few days the entire "The largest number of them," he darnages.
Narvik region should be in our hands declared. ""are sples and foreign
again." the spokesman said. .agents."
to
be
He emphasised that even the SWEDISH BOATS
slightest defoils regarding the coun- try's defences might contain valuable secrets, and he asked the populace to report anything suspicious direct to his office.
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Machine-Gun Outrage
By Nazi Plane
Senator Luens asked the Admiral whether America should join other PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
British
Planes
Again
Attack German Base
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 22 (UP),—British bombing planes STOCKHOLM, Apr. 22 (Reuter) again attacked and extensively damaged the German base Two Swedish Ashing boats were machine-gunned by a German plane at Aalborg in Denmark last night, declares an Air in territorial waters on Monday of Ministry announcement. LONDON, Apr. 22 (Neuter) Rome Radio states that a new Ger. the west coast of Sweden. man-Rumanlan agreement WAS The plane few low to attack, signed.at Bucharest by the German According to the owners,
J
"Soveral fires resulting from the earlier attacks were still burning representative, Dr. Karl Clodius, and nationality of both vessels the Rumanian Minister of Commerce, clearly marked and could not escape in the nerodrome," added the
It is added that details will be observation at the height at which communique. published in a few days.
the attacking plane flow,
"One of our aircraft is missing."
He added that the Norwegian forces expert to capture the entire German force they bave isolated at Gratan
gen.
Soviet Naval Manoeuvres
In the same period, Britain lost 18) warships, including five submarines and the armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi.
Ono capital ship has been lost out of 15 such ships completed before the beginning of the war.
One aircraft-carrier out of seven has been lost.
No Cruisers Lost,
No cruisers have been lost,
It is added that even if Germany had auffered no naval losses, the vast preponderance of the naval force possessed by Great Britain over Ger- many would scarcely have been affected by these losses.
But Germany has suffered losses while the strength of the British Navy, it is pointed out; is being constantly Increased as the 'result of huge war- |ship buliding programmes.
a telegram stating that for George H. Lynoit has been appointed a Vice-
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHIC-
The British raiders reported that
MOSCOW, ・ Apr. ::22: (UP)/--The :| ~ Mr. IL G. McNeary, of the Ameri~ six fires were blazing when they left. Moscow Radio to-night announced, can Banknote Company, has received
One pilot is said to have approached that the Soviet naval exercises have ›in which his objective at a height of 100 feet begun At Vindivostok, which was under most of the German Soviet bombing planes are parti
earchlights and to have delivered ́a cipating. alyo of bombs near the aerodrome's In addition, naval exercises are control tower.
being carried out in the Black Sen.
President and that Mr. McNeary has been appointed Far Eastern Manager. Mr. Lyžoit will leave for Shanghal to-morrow,
valley of Gub- I brandsdal, which is one of the most strategic valleys, is entirely in Allied hands
All the railway tracks and roads are strongly guarded and the Gek.... man attempts to cut the lines by parachute troops have failed.
! · Allies in Hamar ? LONDON, Apr. '23 ́ (Reuter)—The Allied forces in castern Norway, are PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
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