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NOT SHORT GERMANY
CAMPAIGN
Germans Warned By Norwegian Press
LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter), -The Stockholm "Allehanda" states that the reasons for the German attack on Norway can. not have been economic, for Britain can only be blockaded in the Atlantic-the. loss of Scan- dinavia does not affect British economy.
From a strategle viewpoint, what boses in Norway when the number
benefit can Germany derive from
of surface vessels is reduced by 50 -ro somewhat per cent.? There betler possibilities for submarines, but the construction of submarine
bares is a lengthy task.
The Norwegian campaign must not
be expected to be short and decisive Stalin Loarns Lesson
observe the Moscow peace and
nb
Russia appears to be prepared to dimeullies remain unsolved between Russla and Finland. Stalin's un- pleasant experience in the Finnish war has taught him to be more care- ful in future. The Finnish war made Russia more dependent on Germany and Immediately the war concluded Russia became less friendly to Ger- many and denied all reports of Rome-Berlin-Moscow triangle,
The Swiss Press welcomes the Swiss trade treaty with France and England.
The "Volksrecht"
kays: The news will be hailed throughout Switzerland with satisfaction and come rellet. There were many serious difficulties, to overcome, but this only makes our pleasure over the final outcome greater,"
.
Trickery And Treachery LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter).-The British Press yesterday was mainly concerned with events in Norway.
for instance, says "The Times," that it has now been proved beyond doubt that Germany owes her present the gains on Norwegian soll to trickery and treachery that met her half way from the Norwegian side it
self.
After speaking of various forms of help that the Quislings in Norway gave to Germany, "The Times" says that the moral for neutral stotes is perfectly obvious and measures are being taken to effect it.
POLAND
April 30, 1940.
EMPLOYS APPEAL TO GOLF WEAR
TACTICS
LONDON, APRIL 29 (REUTER),—“REU- TER'S" MILITARY. CORRESPONDENT SAYS THAT THE GERMANS ARE NOW EMPLOYING IN NORWAY THE TECHNIQUE WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL IN POLAND.
They hope to dislocate the Allied communica- tions by bombarding railway junctions and quays while bombers are flying low and dropping barragos of bombs to provont reserves arriving.
More than anything, they wish to prevent the landing of anti-aircraft guns, for without inter- ference from these, they can fly very low.
Reports, however, indicate that the Allies have landed many batteries of anti-aircraft guns, and thus the positions of their bases are more stabilised.
It is certain that the Allied Patience At
An End
position at Narvik is daily becoming stronger as communi- cations
remain uninterrupted and the Allies are able to work with freedom of movement.
Finger-Like Thrusts By Webb Miller ("UNITED PREDO" STAFF CORRESPONDENT)
Yugo-Slav Warning To
Nazi Planes
BELGRADE, Apr. 29 (Reu- ter).-It is understood that re-
ITALY
Australian Premier Wants Understanding
SYDNEY, Apr. 29 (Reuter).
28 GERMANAn appeal from Australia for
SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, April 29 (Rou- tor) was mado keDWI in London to-night that since April 8, 28 Corman transports and supply ships have boon sunk besides ten which were hit by torpedoos and probably sunk, and the Gorman ship Maino, which was scuttled.
The German expeditionary force in Norway has also suffered tosses due to mines.
Give Nazis Warm Time
Skilful Work Of The Coastal Command LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter). LONDON, Apr. 29 (UP)-Military peated flights by German planes-Details of the work of the [over Yugo-Slavia's northern Air Force on the Norwegian sources here estimate there are naw 43,000 British and French troops supported by an unknown number of frontier in the past seven weeks coast were given to "Reuter" by Norwegians battling against. 00,000 are the main reason for the a squadron commander,
He stated that a reconnaissance Germans in Norway.
Government announcement that
plane observed a U-boat lying at the Hjerkion and their troops are racing in future foreign military plancs edge of a fjord. The plane few low up the Gudsbrand and Oester valleys violating the frontier will be and dropped bombs which found
Recently eight German planes deciroyed, in an attempt to contact the German fired upon, Alles have time to reinforce their crossed the frontier one day. It is damaged. advance forces or attempt to, crack, believed that they were scouting to obtain details of Yugo-Slay fortifica- the Trondhelm fortress.
lons.
The main German objective is
garrison at Trondheim before
Two thousand British territorials and ten thousand of the famous French (Blue Devils) Alpine Chas- seurs are at Namsos while hundreds of trucks are rushing up supplies,
Germany is making five finger-like thrusts in south and central Norway
If one wishes to prevent the de-es follows: struction of a country's Independence by Nazi violence ono must prevent it from being under-mined by Nazl stealth.
Most of the flights occurred in the Marribor region, which is the centre of the German minority and Nazi propaganda,
Constal
their mark, and the submarine, If not
Was
badly certainly Command planes have thoroughly investigated and photo- graphed every fjord, and much good work was done in dropping light and incendiary borbe.
a better understanding between Italy and the British Empire was made by Mr. R. G. Monzies, the Premier, in a speech inaugurat- ing a new acries of broadcasts on the 25 metre band from here last night.
"Between you and us there exists | a well-established friendship
based on mutual respect," Mr, Menzies said, "But to-day war has come over the world and almost every nation has looked upon the struggle with anxiety.
A Pointer To Italy
"No nation la in a better position than Italy to understand the fate of Norway and Denmark and the fears of other neutral States threatened with aggression.
"In common with all members of the British Empire," he concluded, we are determined to make a stand against aggression. I am fully con- vinced that the things we are fighting for are of such importance that shall have your 'aympathy struggle."
We
in our
"Hate" Speech By Dr. Ley
Pours Out Insults Against England
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Apr. 29 (UP)-Dr. Robert Ley, the Nazi Labour Front leader, indulged in "hate" broadcast against Eng- land to-day, when he addressed German youth at Cologne.
Know Only Money He went on: "The English are a race of capitalists, plutocrats, and only despised aristocrats, whose
who thought is their money, and Imnow nothing but profits.
"They begrudge the German people their freedom and national existence, and they begrudge, German Youth, your future,
"We will destroy England! Every German worker is racially more Very Small British Losses Several German machines, includ-worthy than any English Lord," he
Messerschmitt 110. Lost Their Way, Excuse init
were screamed. destroyed or damaged at Norwegian When the Yugo-Slav Consul, M. Klagenfurt, protested, he was informir bases, and a number of petrol -An advance from Oslo to Guls-ed that the pilots were training and dumps were set on fire, though
the vi and Voss, seeking to join
gonerally speaking work of the had lost their way. column marching northeast from
Rumours that Italian planes have unit was to act more as a deterrent Bergen.
been
seen flying across the Adriatle than a destroying forte.. 2-An advance up the Gudbrand and reconnoitring the fortifications on
The British machines' tosses dur- Discussing Sweden, the "Daily Ex-Valley where four separate columns the Dalmatian coast are believed to ing the last busy month were sur- press" quotes u passage from "Mein are moving north from Oslo secking
Giving an example of the initiative, Kampf" in which Hitler said that to take Dombans and so wreck the untrue. It is stated that these prisingly small.
rumours probably arose from the fact clever conqueror will always impose
that an Italian plane, which had run resource and pluck of his men, the his demands on the conquered by in- Ailled communication lines, to
out of fuel, crashed
sergeant near Susait commander mentioned stalments.
[pilot who had lost contact with the recently,
squadron. He made a lone rald on Stavanger
destroyed one plane and damaged two.
On the way home, nu spotted a German seaplane lying in a flord. He fiew low and dropped his remaining bombs on it, apparently darnaging it.
Drove Off
Junkor
Possibly Hitler is using this techni-
Sweden. que against Sw
Sweden, of course, is entitled to decide on her own polley and to judge her own interests for herscit.
She has one trump card to use the moment Hiller declares war.
The
all central Norwny.
3-The Hjerkinn front in which a column is going up Oester Valley split into three parts.
The Tynset, front where a column is moving West trying to cut the railway at Uls
at Ulsberg. 5-At Roeros. The altuations at Trondheim and Narvik remain unchanged.
Swedish iron ore mines could be wreciced. This is why Hiller hopes Allied Reinforcement to conquer Sweden without fighting.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The Daily Mail" feels that al-
STOCKHOLM, Apr. (UP)-It has though more men and equipment should be sent to Norway without been rellably stated that the Allies: sunt or delay. the war will be finally have widened their landing base in central Norway with large disem- only in France,
barkations of planes, mi-aircraft On the other hand, the "Dally:
and troops In Norwegian Herald" Gays that the campaign in us and Norway is of first importance and Flord 100 kilometres northwest
Andalsnes sand also at Sundals Fjord, any "Inclination to regard" itasa 50 kilometres northeast. zideshow must. be, fuld aside.
From the latter point they will The "Glasgow Herald" takes A
rush
reinforcements quickly inland
won
of
Russia Shows New Spirit
Meets Britain Halfway For Trade Pact
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Later, he was intercepted by a Junker 80, which he drove off and re- turned safely to his base.
"They blockade and want to starve us! They will not succeed."
EXHIBITION OF WATER COLOURS
The Hongkong. Working Artists' Guild is holding an exhibition lo-day at St. John's Cathedral Hall of water colours and pen and ink sketches by Mr. Johnson Lec. --
Mr. Lee is one of the many artists who have been brought by the war to Hongkong. His work is somewhat different from the
the work which the Guild has recently exhibited.
His water colours and sketches org
When the petrol tank of another BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" British plane was perforated by LONDON, Apr. 20 (UP)—bullets from an enemy plane, the Russia has gone a long way Captain of Flight crawled along the plane and stuffed plasticine in the towards meeting Britain's trade holes, enabling the machine to reach wishes as a result of a visit paid its base 400 miles away. to-day to the Foreign Office by Messerschmitt Vanquished simple straightforward statements the Soviet Ambassador, M. Ivan
Apr. 29 (Reuter)-The specially emphasise the atmospheric similar view. to that voiced by the to the villages of Opdal and Berkak Maisky, who delivered
the Air
derlandry announces that a Sun- | beauty of Eastern scenes.
flying bont of the ́ Coastal Mr. Lee has been assisting in de- mult of the campaign in Norway within a dive up the Orkdal Valley to Russian reply to Britain's carlier Command of the R.A.Frecently en- | signing posters for the Anti-Tuber- †
countered and shot down a Messers- culosis campaign-particularly in the German The note contained the following chmitt 110 fighter.
Jay out of cffective Chinese charao- points on which the Soviet is agree-
The Captain
of the Sunderland, ters. able:
which is known as "flying battle- was aboard a warship in a when the Sunderland was at- tacked by half a dozen Junkers planes.
"Daily Mail.". It says that the re-
not be a decisive factor between the consolidate the defence Allies and Germany although it will and Hjerkinn against the
certainly influence events elsewhere.
Nazi Raid On City Of Molde
Open Town Extensively Damaged
HELSINGFORS, Apr. 20 (Reuter), -Some details of the German raid on the city of Molde are given by the Helsingfors Bureau of the Norwegian telegraph agency.
motorised thrusts.
of Ulsberg note.
A Soldier's Indiscretion
War Office Denies Wild Reports
1.The Soviet is willing to nego- tiate a reciprocal trade agreement.
re
ship"
No Solenga Condition 2-The Soviet will refrain from
The Captain rowed in a dinghy to making the release of the Soviet
the flying boat and got aboard with ships Selenga and Mayakovsky - a condition for negotiation.
bombs dropping around. He taxiçd 3-The Soviet has indicated the giant machine about to dodge the readiness to discuss Russin'
bombs.. He finally rose Into the air. exportation of Russian Imports. engaged a Messerschmitt and shot it-
-The Boviet refuses to negotiate down. LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter).regarding the export of Russia's own
The wreckage of the German plane The War Office has made the products to Germany which, Rossla was found by a ground party..
claims, she recornisca as a neutral following announcement:
the right "The statements made that British Commander at Namsos hog
It is stated that German planes been superseded by the French are armed that Viscount Halifax and the
An official spokesman to-day con-
Italian Ambassador to London con- bombed the centre of the town, enus- untrue.
The statement that our men were ferred last Friday on the question of ing extensive damage. It is not yet
Anglo-Italian economic Isresuming known whether
any untrained and without reserves
negotiations. casualties.
nonsense.
If these talks progress favourably "As in previous exaggerated state-
Eire Discusses Trade Pact ments, the reports have been based a delegation will be sent to Rome, on conversation with a soldier in-
there
were
Plane Shot Down One German plane was shot down and burst into flames. Two of the
occupants were killed and the others were taken prisoner.
Several German plancs brought down near Aalesund.
At sen there have been engage-
were
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ANOTHER NAZI
CANARD
LONDON, Apr. 20 (Router).—It Is ofcially denied here that Indian troops have gone to Norway.
It is also denied that there has
fluenced by his own personal ex- LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter) Sean been any intention of sending them This announcement was made in perience during the heat of battle and Leamuss, the Eire Minister of Supply, there without knowledge of the situation os and Mr. Ryan, the Minister of
Nazi radio broodcast Agriculture, have arrived in London reply to a
alleging that the British are using a whole,"
economic discussion to-morrow.
It
is understood that the statements and will begin a series of trade and Indian troops in Norway.. ments between Norwegian and Ger- referred to are made in a report that
has been circulated in Americu.
man warships.
The German warships were sup-
ship was set on fire.
perfed by aircraft. One Norwegian
Nazis Attack Red Cross
STOCKHOLM, Ápr. 29 (Reuter), The leader of the Swedish Red Cross Organisation who has brought back Norwegian refugees from the Oster Valley describes how the Red Cross convoy of cars, clearly marked with
GUARDS PROTECT| H.M.S. CARADOC
CANADA BEGINS AIR TRAINING
Dull Day On The Stock Exchange
TORONTO, Apr. 29 (Reuter).— LONDON, Apr. 29 (Router) ----The The British Commonwealth Air Stock Exchange to-day was dull SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 20 (Reu-Training plan came into operation apart from gilt-edged holdings which ter)-The_English cruber Caradoc to-day with the entrance into the No. were higher on small steady Invest- has arrived at Los Angeles and will 1 Training School here of 100 avia- ment support. be allowed to remain 24 hours.
tion recruits.
Industriala were irregular
and
Immediately she arrived, a strong In the long low buildings of what gold-mining securities were moder- guard was posted to prevent inter-was once a famous club, young Cannately steady despite small trickles of
dians began a month of work pre-selling orders. ference with her.
liminary to undergoing specialised training as pilots, gunners and ob-
cruiser's
that the It in reported mission is to blocitate copper ship ments across the Pacific.
servers.
a red cross, "was attacked by three BELGIUM TAKING King Subscribes To
Nazi bombers on Saturday.
Scores of people in the convoy escaped by fleeing into the woods but the vehicles of the vonvoy were con- siderably damaged by machine-gun bullets.
NO CHANCES
Defence Loan
Wall Street was firm.
Will Make Nazis' Mouths Water
LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter).- Lard, cooking fats, cheese and eggs
BRUSSELS, Apr. 20 (Reuter). STOCKHOLM, Apr. 20 (Reuter), will not be rationed at present des- Steps are sul being taken to sup--King Gustav was one of the first pite the cutting off of Danish sup- press subversive activity in Belglum. to subscribe to a new £25,000,000plies.
launched This announcement was made to- The office of the French Consulats Yesterday the police rakled five defence loan witch, was
day by the Ministry of Food. The will be closed to the general public homes in which the residents were yesterday.
He bought several thousand pounds Ministry also said that there were on Thursday, May 2, being the suspected of secret Nazi, tendencies,
worth of bonds.
Isil plenty of eggs on the market, Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord. Several booklets were seized.
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