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NO MAJOR JAPANESE

GENERAL

DRIVE WITH PILOT WOUNDED AND PLANE REACHES ITS BASE OIL TANK LEAKING, R.A.F.

IN CHINA AS YET CABLE NEWS

Shortening Of Lines

On All Fronts

'CHUNGKING, Apr 14 (Rea ter)--That there will be no major Japanese oʻfensive in “any sector in China in the immediate future is the conclusion, reached

well-informed by

Chines quarters here,' based on reports from the aorth, central and south China fronts,

There are said to be indications that the Japanese forces on all fronts are shortening their Imes, particularly in wes; Sul- yuan, south Kwangat central Hupeh and the area in the vicinity of Nanchang,

IN BRIEF

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BERLIN. April 14

(Reuter)

It is announced that the German Navy has taken over units of the Norwegian Navy found in occupied harbours.

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FLUSHING (The Netherlands), Apr. 14 (Reuter) The motorship Velocitas (197 tons), was mined and sunk ott the British coast. Three members of the crew are safe and three are feared lost,

NEW DELHI APT. 14 (Reuter, -Fifty miles of cable for non- magnetle girdles are being pro...

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LONDON, Apr. 14' (Renter)—It was revealed in London on Satur- day that a Coastal Command aeroplane made a solo survey yester. day over many miles of Norway; the pilot started from a Scottish base, reaching Norway and working' southwards over every fjord."

Many cliffs were so steep the pilot had to fly up and down both sides of each flord, travelling over 300 miles to make a complete sur- vey of the 50-mile coast

HEAVY FIRE

The crew noted all shipping. troops and transport dispositions and the tonnage and activity of every German merchantman and warship.

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PILOT WOUNDED ... The pilot was wounded in the

Gurkha Went Down With Honour

TWO PLANES SHOT INTO SEA

This reported Japanese with-shortening their defence lines and

They had to run the gauntlet of drawal on various fronts leads to re-distributing their troops, the

heavy fire for over two hours. the belief that the Japanese High Chinese are said to have laurich-duced weekly in India under the The pilot had just completed his Command will probably adopted vigorous attacks.

supervision of the Indian Navy | Survey when" hidden machinegun LONDON, April 14 (Reuter defensive tactics in the chính Well-informed Chinese sources.

and they are being fitted to ships posts opened a tremendous fire A tale of heroism and tenacity operations for the time being. here are of opinion that as the in Indian ports,

from one side of the last fjord but has been revealed, following the ECONOMIC OFFENSIVE

time for a Chinese general coun- Ports adjacent to India are also only a

jew bullets struck the arrival of survivors of H.M.S. machine

Gurkha, the 1.807-ton ter-offensive has not yet arrived. receiving supplies from India. suggested It is

the Japanese

destroyer it is not likely the Chinese will

that was sunk on Tuesday. are, likely to concentrate ther

make a serious attempt to recap-

Although the ship was bombed efforts in the immediate future on

ture important cities like Han--The United States Government head but disregarded his wounds and sinking, the anti-aircraft gun a political and economic offen-

and climbed into a cloud to as-rews manned their weapons un- įkow, Nanning and Nanking.

is asking Britain, Germany and sl.vic.

"It is stated the Chinese attacks | Norway, to do

cape the torrent of bullets. utmost to their

til the very last facilitate the

moment. "when The rear return

throe

gunner. shouted of

a the ship sank stern firs American ships, the Flying Fish warning that the starboard en-

They shot down two bombers, and Charles MacCormick, at pre-made

xine was losing oil. The pilot one of which had dropped the sent in Bergen, and Moriacses. diminishing oll and only levelled the sinking of Gurkha...

full use of the rapidly bomb that was responsible for ut present in Trondheim""

heavy

With the establishment of the will be kept up and the big cities regime at Nanking under Wang will be assaulted if their occupa- Ching-wel the Japanese are said

tion does not involve tco to be hoping gradually to win over

losses. the Chinese through, political measures.

the

Meanwhile, it is stated. Japanese will attempt to consol- date their gains by trying to de-.j velop economic resources, trade and industries in occupied areas. NO SPECTACULAR DRIVE If these observations rect Chinese circles believe there will not be a spectacular Japan ese drive in any part of China for some time to come,

are cor-

Speculations therefore arise. as to what policy China will adopt in the face of these new Japan- ese tactics.

GERMANS AT

THEIR BASES

LONDON,

WASHINGTON, Apr. 14 (Reuter)

LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter The Berlin Wireless states that rationing of foodstuffs has been Apr 14 (Reuter-introduced in Oslo and that mea- News from the "German bases on sures are also being taken to pre- the west coast of Norway is still vent rise in prices. vague, but it is certain that the

and Narvik Germans in Bergen. Trondheim. LONDON,

have not left their The bases to

engage the

Norwegian forces by whom they are rounded.

sur-

BRIDGE BLOWN-UP The close contact which the Norwegian troops are keeping China had hoped to draw the with the German forces is shown Japanese troops further inland, by a report received in London away from the sea coast, and also this afternoon.

hoped to wear down the Japanese

in mobile warfare in the tains of West China.

NO DISCLOSURES.

Apr. 14 | Reuter- Officer Commanding the Norwegian forces at Narvik is now being held responsible for the loss of two Norwegian vessels which he left in the harbour when the Germans steamed in.

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BERLIN. April 14 (Reuter)- According to the official German News Agency. the Germans ad- vancing from Christiansand up

out at 4,000 feet.

Then the damaged engine fall-

..

GAVE NO QUARTER Thirty Dornier bombers attack.

ed but with only one engine anded the ship, one of them dropping with bullet holes in the wings and a bomb which hit Gurkha. tafl. the wounded pilot success-

This fully North Sea to the home base.

crossed

did not satisfy them and they 300 miles of the came over again anu again.

The British gunners gave as good as they got, and first one second Was

New German plane and then a

"Agent"

TO IMPROVE

RELATIONS

NEW YORK, April 14 (Retter) Charged by Hitler with the task of improving commercial re- lations between the United States

brought down

Right up to the moment of sinking, with most of the crew in the water and others sliding down the sides, Gurkha kept on firing with her bow guns as the stern went deeper and deeper into the water.

BOMBED MISSED The commander had to be prat- tically thrown into a boat hy two

South-east of Oslo the Norwe-the River Otteraa have reached and Germany. Dr. Gerhardt West- ratings. moun- gans blew up a bridge Just as

the Germans were crossing, Many Haegeland, 23 miles away. Germans were killed,

The operations in Norway are

LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter)~-

If, however, the Japanese refuse similar to the earlier fighting 'n The B.B.C. is now making three to penetrate any further inland.nland. Much of Norway is still broadcasts in Norwegian every the question begins to arise whe- under snow and most of the Nor-day, at 5.45 a.m., 5.30 pain, and at ther the Chinese will assume the wegian troops are on sklis. offensive or whether they will

11.20 p.m. G.MT.

remain on the defensive. thereby bringing about "a prolonged stale- mate.

While the Chinese High Com-. mand is making no disclosure of: Chinese plans, it is possible the "Chinese troops on all fronts may shortly deliver well-co-ordinated attacks similar to the attacks launched by the Chinese in the winter, which were described in some quarters as the "Chinese winter offensive."

In some areas these 'attacks are reported to be already under way. VIGOROUS ATTACKS

In west Sulyuan, south Kwang- s1 and the area near Nanchang,,

CHINESE

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PLANES FLY

OVER YOYANG

Japanese Supply Depots And Station Bombed

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SOMEWHERE IN HUNAN. 13 Central)--Chinese bombers staged another raid over Yoyang, on the Canton-Hankew Railway in north Hunan, yesterday. Japanese molor lorries near the railway station, supply depots and war vessels were the targets. Handbills were also distributed by the Chinese aircraft.

No Japanese planes rose to en-j

as soon as the Japanese started gage the Chinese machines, but

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MANY CASUALTIES It is claimed that in the Chinese rald on Yoyang on Apr. 3 500 casualties were inflicted upon the Japanese, five Japanese ammuni- tion depots and two petrol depots hit and set adre and not a few Japanese war vessels sunk,

GERMAN RAID REPULSED

rick has established his head- As the survivors were being quarters in New York City, accord-picked up by another warship, the Ing to the Herald-Tribune. terring with American firms hav-

German bombers kept up their The paper adds he is con-attack, but all their bombs missed ng large holdings in Germany.

Fourteen men were lost

Westrick arrived in San Fran-

** TUNNEL BLASTED The latest news from Narvik

cisco after crossing Siberia, Man-states that the Norwegians have chukuo and Japan.

blown up a tunnel to German use of the railway

NEW FLYING BOAT

prevent

to

A fortnight ago-he left for Sweden. Washington to become Commer- German losses here may we cial Counsellor at the German prove more severe than was at Embassy pos; previously non- first thought. existent.

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An eye-witness of the navai Meanwhile. the United States battle between the five British Government has learned from destroyers against the large Ger- the American attache at Berlin man unit says that not one, but that the Dornier works ac three, terman destruyers were Friedrichshafen have just com- sunk and two others blazed all for trans-Atlantic service, with a pleted a four-engined flyingboat day before going aground, range of 5,000 miles.

According to this eye-witness, this has left the Germans with-

It is reported authoritatively out any communication with the that German diplomats unofti- outside world. cially have indicated their inten- tion to ask for landing ights for a mail and passenger service to the United States if the new BTI- tish Overseas Airways begins a service to Montreal and New York

PARIS, April 14 (Reuter)-A'| in June. German raid in the Rhine area was successfully repulsed by the French yesterday.

KING HAAKON RESOLUTE

In an interview published in the STOCKHOLM. April 14 (Reuter)

Svenska Dagbladet, King Haakon is quoted as saying he would not leave Norwegian territory despite the danger.

The newspaper states the King appeared exceedingly calm despite great fatigue.

GERMAN SAILOR This morning's French War

TELLS STORY communique stated there was in-"| STOCKHOLM, April 14 (Reuter) fantry activity on the Rhine east-A German seaman has DET of Mulhouse and near Strasbourg. taken to hospital, in Marstrand

The Germans, under cover of he was a survivor from eight his boots since he left Oslo last darkness, crossed in small boa's troopships stated to have to attack an island in the middle of the Rhine.

A score of Germans participated

He said he had not taken off

been Tuesday and had had practically sunk off. Goteborg three days no sleep

aizo

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In view of repeated Chinese air ralds the Japanese and puppet authorities at Yoyang and Cheng-

Interviewed, he said his ship lingki are reported to have re-In the attack which was repulsed was carrying 1,600 men, of whom

without difficulty.

nearly all perished.

moved a part of their things to the hills in the neighbourhood.

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WEST SUIYUAN BABE, Apr. 13 (Central) - Japanese air force activities were

bases as pirate hideouts, insistence renewed in the

that Germany could last few days in, west Sulyuan

more tolerate Britain amidst the Ordos plains. On the

BRUSSELS, Apr 14 (Reuter)—- in South-East Europe than

The atmosphere is known to have the US could morning of Apr. 11. several planes conducted a raid on the Chinese

tolerate an enemy seizure of the become more tense in the last three days but the Government's demands Canal, positions but failed to inflict any

that

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un In The climax of Mr. Sumner Wel-In short, an end of Britain's changed and the country is arm- other

"the Japanese Cases

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Guards have now been placed Whether or not the Fuehrer

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the seclusion of the Chancellery UB. Envoy had smoked out the WHAT ABOUT PARIS, Apr. 14 (Reuter)-A for week before Mr. Welles ar-German Revolution's forthright

"MURMANSK? French war communique said that rived. Whether ne had spent the demands. the day was marked by a sharp week brooding on the things to JOURNALISTS EXCITED

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 14 (Reuter)

O. Skalfe placed on hp. lat (11- renewal of activity by contact ask for as the price for making In the United States, where Mr.A telegram from Kaunas to the health), Oct. 8, 1939. Cols. restd. units. East of the Moselle and peace, the Welles interview was Welles' mission was the biggest Afton Bladet says that the Ger

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