1940-04-15 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 15, 1940

Brilliant Work Of Britain's Submarines

ADMIRAL SCHEER

TORPEDOED

GERMAN CLAIM DISMISSED

London, To-day.

An authoritative state- ment says it is learned on enquiry that the Ger- man claim that a British cruiser of the Glasgow class was torpedoed north of the Shetlands is entirely devoid of found- ation. Reuter.

ITALY COMING INTO THE WAR?

Rome, To-day.

"The war which has fallen on Norway might fall upon us, but if the bugles sound we shall be the ones to sound them," declared Signor As- saldo,. director of. Count "Tele- Ciano's. newspaper grafo," in a broadcast to the armed forces yesterday.

"Italy is preparing for the moment which will be most opportune," he continued.

"Such an occasion, which a month ago might have been very remote, may now be nearer than you think.

London, To-day.

AN ADMIRALTY COMMUNIQUE states that ANOTHER

some indication of the highly successful work

under extremely dangerous conditions of Bri- RAID ON tish submarines during the past week can now STAVANGER

be given.

THE GERMAN POCKET-BATTLESHIP

ADMIRAL

London, To-day. The Air Ministry an- nounces that British air- torcraft at dawn yesterday again made a low-flying. attack on Stavanger aero- drome.

SCHEER WAS SUCCESSFULLY ATTACKED BY THE SUBMARINE SPEARFISH IN THE EARLY HOURS OF LAST THURSDAY MORNING. It is probable the Scheer was hit by more than one

pedo. H.M.S. Truant, another "baby" submarine, torpedoed and sank a German cruiser believed to be the Karlsruhe on Tuesday last. The sinking of this cruiser has al- ready been announced and admitted by the Germans.

Other successes include the sinking

of the following German transport BREAKING

and supply ships:-

The tanker Posidonia (3,911 tons); The August Reonhardt (5,261 tons); The Ionia (3,102 tons);

The Antra (2,593 tons);

and

The Memorsund (321 tons), An unknown Nazi ship of about 4,000 tons.

AND SIX MORE

in

Two more unknown German ships were sunk and four other ships

result convoy hit by torpedoes, the being unknown.

in addition, the Alster (8,145 tons) has been captured, and three trawlers the Friesland, Nordland and Blan- kenburg-have been brought into British port.

a

the

BAD NEWS GENTLY

London, To-day.

German, "The second phase of the operations in Norway is bound to be a phase of defence," stated the an- nounder on the official German wire- the less' last night, announcing for

Command com- first time a High munique.

The utmost was done to break the German Narvik news. gently to the. public.

:

All these ships are in addition to

The announcer introduced it by six supply ships and the Rauenfels, which were sunk off Narvik by the saying "A British attack on a large in at Narvik, which succeeded in Second Destroyer Flotilla on Wednes-scale was repelled by our. navy forces day last, as was announced in

flicting heavy losses on the enemy," ----Reuter, Commons by the Prime Minister. AND THE "SCUTTLINGS-

known scuttlings The following have taken place.

The tanker Skagerrak (6,044 tons) on being -which scuttled herself sighted by a British cruiser; "and

The German ship Maine (on be-

"All who believe Italy can draw into her shell and seek nothing but to make a little-money, are in error.ing sighted by the Norwegian de-

could not be "Such a programme

country like carried out by a little Norway. How could it succeed in our case who have common frontiers with and Mediterranean the belligerents interests?" Reuter.

NAZI INTRIGUE IN SWEDEN

(BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

. Stockholm, To-day.

The newspaper Social Demokraten reports an increase of Nazi activity

throughout Sweden,

stroyer Draug which picked up some 80 of the crew and conveyed them to a British port)..

The Draug now forms part of the Allied naval forces.

It has been reported that the Ger- man tanker Kattegat has been sunk by the Norwegians in the Skagerrak, It will be noticed that no mention is made of the loss of any U-boats. would, be incorrect to assume that -ob. positive results have not been

tained→→→→Rauter..

SWEDISH INGENUITY

The

Stockholm, To-day,

Swedish authorities

The police arrested an agitator who have adopted an ingenious

tried to engage a number of unem- ployed for a new political group.

device to prevent planes

The police also seized many pam- phlets some of which had promised Sweden. the unemployed one crown, daily. Havas.

SAFE IN BRUSSELS

enemy from landing in

Motor vehicles are being spread. over aerodromes in south Sweden, which prevents planes from landing.

It will not stop Swedish machines from landing or taking off as when such an occasion is required the moż tor vehicles are driven to the edge of in the drome, and - after the Swedish planes have landed or hopped off, the ed to reach England within' the next cars are again placed on the fields. fow days, British Wireless.

London, To-day, The Ministers and staffs of the Bri- tish, French and Polish Legations at Copenhagen have now arrived Brussels, and the British are expect

Reuter.

OFF THE RECORD.

A hangar, runway and a number of enemy aircraft were damaged,

A further attack was made on the enemy in Hafsfjord, where a number of seaplanes moored on the water were. machine-gunned and an enemy machine-gun post silenced.

ter.

Reu-

"HARDY" IN CONTACT?

Fewer Losses Than Were Feared

London, To-day..

...that The Admiralty: announces casualties In the destroyer, Hardy In April 10 the action off Narvik on

killed, including and three were two officers seriously wounded; 14 ratings killed, Captain Warburton-Lee, two missing believed drowned and six seriously wounded.-Reutor.

By ED REED.

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