1940-04-17 — Page 11

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Graf Spee Was Raider Danish Ships

Ten Days Before War

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MANILA, Apr. 18 (Reuter-It · locally that the former Baltimore has now been confirmed that the Mail liner, City of Los Angeles, Danish motorship; Panama, which LONDON, April 5 (By Air Mail) now under charter to the Amer-left here on Sunday, was bound -When the pocket battleship can President Lines and en route for Hongkong and news has been Graf Spee left Wilhelmshaven for to Hongkong is towing the 5.428-received this morning of her ar- the North Sea on Aug. 21, 10 ton West Cusseta to Yokohama rival at that port.

days before the invasion of Po- No information is available as This is regarded as significant land, Capt. Langsdorff knew to the extent of the American in that Danish ships are evidently that he had been riven the task vessel's breakdown. The City of following the request of the Bri- of waging war on commerce In Los Angeles, which is on her first tish Admiralty to concentrate at the Atlantic as soon as hostili-

trip to Hongkong, was bound for British ports and ignoring the ties broke out. He explained this Manila and would not have nor-Nazi instructions to the contrary to the ship's crew on the follow-mally proceeded to Yokohama over the Copenhagen radio.

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NORWEGIAN COAST | solved on war while Poland

LONDON, April 18- (Reuter)- the Allies were still striving

The Air Ministry announced that feverishly for peace is revealed

NAZI MERCHANT the "reconnaissance of the Nor- in the diary of member of

wegian coast has FLEET LOSSES

continued the crew of the Graf Spee. The

throughout the day. Despite 'un- diary is reproduced in Lord LONDON, April 16 (Reuter) favourable weather conditions Strabolgi's book. The Battle of Shipping circles" estimate that Stavanger · Aerodrome has again the River Plate" (Hutchinson, Germany, most of whose merchant been bombed. Several sections of 6d), published" today.

fleet has been immobilised In the Air Force aircraft were engag- Lord Strabolgi

yesterday home and neutral ports since the ed, all of which "have returned that be had"no reason to doubt beginning of the war, has now safely" the genuiness of the diary, which lost more than half the tonnage

said

came to him from the Argentine, of which Great Britain, with ships GERMANY'S NAVAL where the crew were interned. always at sea, was deprived of by

"The captain's announcement the German sea warfare.

to the crew, as the diary records It," he added. "Ats in with the elaborate preparations" that the German authorities had; certain- ly made for supply ships to con- tact with the Grat Spee."

Narvik Blow Severe To -Germans

ORE SUPPLIES

CUT OFF

LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter)-By

the British occupation of Narvik

one

LOSSES

British losses amount to 172 AMSTERDAM, April 16 Reu vessels with a total tonnage of just|tër)-The note of jubilation ever over 667,000.

the events in Norway has com- Before the Norwegian venture, pletely disappeared from the Ger- Germany had lost. 64 vessels man press and efforts to prepare argregating 199,651 tons. Today the public for the loss of Narvik, a conservative estimate puts her are clearly perceptible. losses at $2 vessels, representing While official *circles freely. 370,000 tons, to which Can prob- admit the German Navy has suf- ably be added eight other German | tered heavy losses, they deny that ships torpedoed in convoy with they are anything like as big as unknown results.

the British claim.

Sir John Gilmour "Died

For His Country"

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quarter of their to:al ore-Sir John Gilmour, Bärt. Minis-Tien Chan Theatre in Shanghai, supplies, but their loss is even ter of Shipping, who died sudden was arrested by SMC. police on greater thah this, stated aly on Saturday, "gave his life for

Sunday night on a charge or prominent fron and steel ex- his country." That is the opinion

allegedly

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the respondent that since

war is. London home in Cadogan-

Two assassins arrested by the began the total effective Iron-

police recently alleged that they making resources of Germany had been cut by a full half,

committed their, crime under. Ku's Instigation

They must have the rich cre from Scandinavia, to mix with their own low grade mineral to permit the operation of th Bessemer OF Thomas process which is the founda ton of their steel industry in normal times.

of

The expert said tha, the Ger- mans have only опе Wey countering the Narvik blow and that is by the ruthless collection of scrap, even to the point of dis- organising general industry by lifting secondary railway lines and pulling down structures.

HITLER ALWAYS WANTED WAR LONDON, April 16 (Reuter) Sir Nevile Henderson's account of his two years as British Ambassa- qor in Berlin was published yes- entitled terday in book Ior, "Failure Of Mission.”

square.

HARD WORK

Mrs. Mapes is a slight little woman, a few months older than her late master, who was 64

"Too much hard work, there's no doubt it killed poor Sir John." she told me yesterday, writes a Daily Mall reporter.

AIR RAID IN SNOWSTORM

GOTHENBURG. April 16. (Ret- "I'd seen his collapse coming for ter--Two German cargo boats are some time. Often when he was stated to have struck mines yes- Home Secretary I got very anxious terday off Marstrand and both about him-his hands shock, and were badly damaged. It is said he would go white and pinched- that at least two German sea- looking

"The shaking stopped soon after planes were sunk during yester he left the Home Office, and he day's British air raid on Stavanger which was made in a snowstorm. began to look much better. But it started again very soon after Heavy bombs were dropped on the he'd been made Minister of Ship- ping."'

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Sir John will be taken for burial to his estate of Montrave, Leven. in Fifeshire, where Lady Gilmour staying. and her daughter

aerodrome,

PLANES OVER HOLLAND

are

THE HAGUE. Apr. 16 (Reuter) KING'S MESSAGE

It is announced that anti- Lady Gilmour has received aircraft guns opened fire and air message of sympathy from the patrols went up against French King...

and German aeroplanes which Sir John's death will mean a were sighted over Dutch territorial in it Sir Nevile, who left Berlin

by-election in the Follok Division waters yesterday. on. September 3, 1938, describes of Glasgow. Commander T. D. Protests have been made now he went to Germany, con- Galbraith, former member

London, Paris and Berlin, vinced that the peace of Europe Glasgow Town Council, now serv- depended .on an understanding ing with the Náty, is Cobsérvative between Britain and Germany. 'candidate. He was chosen when He recalls his constant attempts Sir John some time ago announc- to win the confidence anded his intention of retiring.

of

to

Mrs. John's daughter, Bryans, said last night: "Instead sympathy of the Nazis, and his Sir John's son and heir, Major of sending flowers, friends might conclusion is that Herr Hitler John Gilmour, is in hospital at like to send a gift to one of the scarlet funds for seamen," whose: "welfare never intended the ultimate end Aldershot suffering from

was so close to Sir John's heart." to be anything other than war.

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