1940-04-12 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1940--

M. REYNAUD PUTS

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IN PERSPECTIVE

Paris, To-day. THE PREMIER, M. PAUL REYNAUD, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday on the Scan- dinavian operations, said 22 ships were at the bottom of the ocean, of which 18 were German and four British; no French vessels were lost. Mr. Reynaud declared Germany's initial tactical suc- cess had proved an immense strategical blunder. The iron ore route was and would remain cut for Germany.

The British Navy had lost four destroyers and the German navy four cruisers, representing one- tenth of its total fleet, one submarine, one des- troyer and 12 troopċtransports.

"Germany, who will need steel to attack us, now presents us with the picture of a sortie by a beleaguered garrison.

"After leaping on Denmark sho hurled herself at Norway, believing. she would not meet more-resistanco than from Austria in 1988.

Instead,

she met with the resistance of Bel- glum in 1914."

At this point the rose and applauded.

"PURE" FICTION

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Paris, To-day.. It is possible now to completely

whole Chamber deny German claims that four Alli- od cruisers and two transports had been "annihilated" in the North Sea. The British Admiralty which has always been most conservative in its report "pure statements, calls the fiction."

NO EXAMPLE Returning to the naval aspect, M. Reynaud said there was no example in history of operations undertaken with decisive naval inferiority" which' had not ended in defeat.

French squadrons and Polish war- ships had been participating along- side the British Fleet. Reuter.

Message To Norway

The French Admiralty denies that a French destroyer has been sunk. Havas.

RECAPTURE

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Paris, To-day.

In the course of, his speech in the Chamber yesterday, the Premier, M.| Reynaud, declared: "I wish to convey to the Norwegian people, King and Government an expression of our ad- miration for the gallantry, with which they are fighting for freedom."

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Stockholm, To-day. The newspaper Nya Daglicht Alle- handa reported that the Norwegians yesterday morning recaptured Bergen following a severe battle.

Latest information confirms that the British Navy sank 12 German ships M. Reynaud said that while he could and 20 troop transports were attack- not at present give detailed informa-ed during Wednesday's naval battle- tion on the naval battles, the French people would be fully informed in due

Havas,

course.

DEBATE POSTPONED

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Hayas.

TYPICAL NAZI TRICK

Stockholm, To-day. An indication of how the renegade Quisling, puppet leader of the puppet government Paris, To-day.

set up under German Complying with the Government control in Oslo, made preparations for request, the Chamber of Deputies, yes- the German invasion is seen in the terday decided to postpone the debate fact that while the first German troops. on general policy scheduled to take were advancing into the country, Ger- place to-day, in order to allow the mans--wearing the uniforms of Nor-.. Government full liberty of action at wegian officers-appeared at the var

ious barracks and ordered the soldiers the present important moment.

to return to their homes-Reuter. Havas.

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