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GENERAL

BRITISH NAVY ADDS TO ITS GLORY IN

IN NARVIK

OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE SECOND CABLE NEWS

BATTLE: MURDEROUS -FIRE

DESTROYERS

FROM

ON GERMAN VESSEL

LONDON, April 26 (Reuter)—The Admiralty has issued an official description of the second

battle at Narvik.

It says that the weather, was misty with low clouds and drizzle'when at noon on April 13, a British naval force steamed up the head of the West Fjord towards Otol. Fjord and Narvik.

The force consisted of the destroyers Icarus, Hero, Foxhound, Kimberley and Forester: the Tribal class destroyers. Bedouiri, Punjabe, Eskino and Cossack; and the battleship Warspite com manded by Vice-Admiral Whitworth.

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Tu take such a harga ship through the long narrow ap- proach to Narvik was a feat of navigation attended by great risks because it was known that German destroyers lurked in the fjords and it was not known what traps, had been laid, though sir recon- naissance, and the accompanying destroyers reduced the dangers. A German destroyer appeared The actiun deyeloped into R out of the mist at 12.26 p.m. [running fight with the enemy re- Four British destroyers opened treating all the time and begin. fire but the enemy turned away ning to show damage. and disappeared.

Anzac Day In Cairo

END OF ARMY EXERCISES

IN BRIEF

WARM SPRINGS, Apr. 26 (Reu ter) Presiden Roosevelt has proclaimed the existence of state of war between Germany

Gangsters Among The Insects

The gangsters among the insects

Or

and Norway and United States have "dappled wings and brown or neutrality in the conflict. He also grey bodies and they thrive issued a proclamation barring sub-human, blood. For many centuries marines of the belligerents from these gangsters have preyed upon entering American ports and ter-human life and not so long ago ritorial waters. Denmark was not their ominous role was unknown. mentioned.

It is true that they cannot dy very far, but still they cover the LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter)-In whole world in great numbers and reply to a question in the House It does not look as if they are of Commons yesterday, Mr.willing to clear out of the world. Ronald Cross, Minister of Econo- unless their true character was ¡mic "Warfare, said that no nego-known, they bore a solemn classic tiations for д dew war trade name: Anopheles but the agreement with Japan had taken malarial polson they carried from place. He said that there had been the sick people to the healthy ones exchanges of views In Tokyo in was deadly. One shot of that respect of contraband bound for polson from those winged Germany. He was considering gangsters can take. all the whether any further steps could strength away from a man, sap of usefully be taken in the matter,, his energies and weaken him for

fe. STOCKHOLM, Apr, 26 (Reuter) These gangsters, commonly call- first German destroyer 1.58 pm, one enemy was badly of Anzac day in the desert where Detailed instructions for

the ed

malaria mosquitoes, do not made obstinate resistance. but bit. At 2.03 p.m. the enemy was the New

Zealand troops made evacuation of Malme were broad-only attack the individual but also was subjected to a murderous tire atire. At 2.05 p.m. the enemy was the final attacks before

dawn.cast yesterday.

whole armies. They have been a from the Icarus and three of the hit by torpedoes.

in their manoeuvres.

Source of trouble to. сап- The manoeuvres, based оп an

querors and may a time did they hang on to the flanks of big armies, routing them. Alexander. Napoleon and also modern army encounter with malaria meant to leaders experienced what an

their enterprises. The appearance of malaria among their soldiers meant disaste..

At 12.45 p.m. another German destroyer appeared followed short- ly by others.

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SKILFUL "HANDLING.

The

amidships and aft but

kept firing until it was

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BADLY HIT

The half hour after 3 p.m. was

decisive

CAIRO, Apr. 26 (Reuter) Booming artillery, the rattle An extract from the Bridge of rifle fire and the bursting of ja British" destroyer says that at very lights heralded the arrival

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LONDON, Apr, 26 (Reuter)-The

that

the

15.

Tribal" destrovers. In eight min- Another was affre at 2.14 p.m. utes she Was

ablaze forward, und another enemy was afire at attack by an enemy force which War Office announces

one gun 12.24 p.m. There were two explo- had crossed from the other side oficial description of the British silenced stoms on the second, enemy destro of the Nile, were a great success. Expeditionary Force Norway

New Zealand's young army show the North Western Expeditionary At 225 pm, there were two ex-ing a good sense of actics, e until six were zigzagging ahead plosions on another destroyer. of the British forces, and a verit- !

by the Warspite.

More enemy destroyers

appear-i

Yer to catch fire.

A BLAZING WRECK

able dogfight ensued with all It seemed that this was the end ships firing rapidly and making

but four German destroyers ned large alterations in course

up Rombaks Flord dropping order to dodge salvoes and to keep smoke floats as they went to nin-

guns bearing.

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Many Gerinan salvoés rell close

der the chase.

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By 230 p.m, one enemy was z

to the British ships at this period.blazing wreck, one drifted a dere- but owing to skilful manoeuvring. lict north of Narvik and aban- no ship was hit.

well out of range.

After breakfast the New

Zea- iland Army assembled for the biggest Anzac Day parade here. Messages of friendship, exchang ed between General Freyberg and General Chakmak, of the Turkish General Staff were issued in the New Zealand Army orders today.

dcned by the crew who were been left

on the burning ship

A Heinkel was seen but it kept swimming for the shore: third while his shipmates made their

had besthed herself and the ru mainder had sought refuge "ot Rombaks Fjord.

While the destroyer "action was in progress. the Warspite "was

escape.

He was taken aboard the Hem.

RESCUING SURVIVORS Salvage of the Hans Lubemann was practicable, so the Hore!

Force.

LONDON. Apr. 26 Among the tales heroism the latest spectacular..

Three

of 15

(Reuter) -

Norwegian the most Norwegian

BIG TOLL And still to-day the work 01

bus drivers drove their vehicles these winged gangsters results in over a precipice and

800 million people being infected lost their

with malaria every year and 3 lives but so did 180 Germans who

million dying from it. The eradica- were "passengers in the buses,

tion of malaria. the greatest Scourge the world has ever known. German troops are reported to Quinine is a powerful help in the 15 of the utmost recessity. be struggle against

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STOCKHOLM, Apr. 28 (Reuter)

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have taken Roeros and to

this disease. pressing on towards the railway Sanitation of a malarious region junction at Stoeren.. which is

does not cure the sick people, but stated to be in Allied hands.

sanitation combined with 3 systematic quininisation has time NEW YORK, Apr, 28 (Reuter) and again proved to be very the vicinity of the harbour. assist-troyers with a torpedo which hit The House of Representatives' effective. Quinine, therefore, re- red by the Cossack which engaged the vessel below the bridge. She Naval Committee have approved mains the basis of every malaria the batteries fiercely at a range was lifted into the air and cameja bil authorising the modernisa-treatment.

bombarding the shore batteries in sank the last of the seven des-

less than half a mile and silenced the enemy howitzer.

The Punjabe and the Foxhound also supported the Cossack,

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day Sir John Anderson. the Home 7 days. On page. 125 of its report long with a narrow neck 200 yards

Later the Ivanhoe rescued the Secretary, announced that he was issued in 1938 (English edition), the wide half way up the fjord.

survivors of the destroyer Hardy considering strengthening the De- same Malaria Commission stresses The Hero took the lead and the from Ballanger,

fence Regulations which was de-the fact that among the anti- British advanced round another The Ivanhoe landed 24 armed strable for checking activities malarial drugs, quinine still ranks bend to discover what was beyond, men, who took control of the Ecs-that might impede the national first in current practice, by reason

Against the ire at the head in pital and "school, where the war effort.

¡pt its clinical, effectiveness and the fjord lay three German des-Hardy's wounded had been ascom-

almost complete absence troyers. One appeared almost nodated.

LONDON, Apr. 26 (Reaser) toxicity, coupled with" the undamaged but there was no sign

Asked about the GERMANS SURRENDER

new "British widespread knowledge of its use of life aboard. Only the bows of

Broadcasting Company" Sir John and dosage. During the night, 120 Germans Reith. Minister the second showed above tie entered the town und

of Information, | When the G-Men attacked the water, while the third was afire.

promptly said yesterday, that the station American gangsters they were surrendered to the 24 men. The Hero and Kimberley fired

appeared to be operating east of backed up by the law, and they The Norwegian authorities were Britain. a few rounds but they soon checked anxious that these Germans should propaganda but it is difficult to criminals, but the malaria fighters It is putting out Nazi were only fighting a small score of as there was no reply. ""

be kept in custody, and when the put it out of action LEFT ON BURNING SHIP

all over the world are confronted Ivanhoe party re-embarked they Armed parties were sent to in provided the Norwegians-mostly

with billions" and buliona of.. Vestigate in whalers.

DUBLIN Apr. 26 (Reuter-It enemies, The outcome of their As they apminers with rifles and aamul- proached "the first destroyer. she tion to

de- struggle is guard the large body' of is officially stated that five listed and slowly sank. She had German "prisoners.

tectives were injured. but not 'mportance to been scuttled.

The Admiralty has issued a list seriously, in the bomb explosion generations, The parties boarded the reman of the casualties recently sustain-mentioned last night. Ing destroyer, named Hans Lube-ed in the Rodney. Eclipse and

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marm, hauled down" the German Hotspur-two of which were hit GOTHENBURG. April 28 (Reu- Ensign and hosted the White by German bombing attacks.

ter)The "Goteborg Poster" ex- Ensign

Sixteen were killed or had died presses special surprise that the They found only one wounded of wounds in the Hotspur, seven whole King George V class of officer

aboard. He had been were wounded in the, Rodney, and British battleships placed in a stretcher ready fur three were killed and one had died ploughing the seas, removal, but it seemed that when of wounds and two were wounded the Hero came in sight, he, had In the Eclipse.

CROSSWORD NO. 593

ACROSS

5 Range 8 Correct 9 Open 10 Wile 11 Hazy 14 Yes 10 Morose. 17 Tale of old 18 Female animal

20 Bea 24 Fragrant 25 True 26 Interval

27 Shelf

DOWN

1 Barbarian

2 Sharp

3 Ships

4 Adhesive

6, Deport-

ment

7 Remorse-

ful

12 Buy

tion

16 Tree

18 Flyingmen. 21 Alter

11 Buoyant

22 Denude

14 Confunc-

23 Pained.

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

are already

LIGHT CRUISER UP THE FJORD STOCKHOLM, April 26 (Reuters -Heavy firing was heard up t late on Wednesday night in the Steinkjer area between

the ad- vanced British units and heavy armed German troops, supported by tanks and armoured cars; ac cording to the Aftonbladet, which adds that the Germans were sup- ported by the guns of a light cruiser and two destroyers which penetrated the innermos; part of Trondheim Flord.

Solution No 592 ACROSS: 3. Crumb: 8, Venus; 'D. Oasis;, 10, Class: 11. Holiday; -13. Thorn; 14, Arld: 16. Curious; 19, Deep: 31, Lamp: 22, Slender; 24. Bole: 20, Blend: 28, Scented; 20 Dance: 30. Power; 31, Freak; -32, Reiris.

DOWN: 1, Tenor: 2, Cupid 4, Rely: 5; Most: 8, Bashful: 7, Diary: 10. Calumny:: 11, Hardy: 12 Umes; 15. Silence: 17, 8abot: 18, "Speed: *20. Plunder; 23, Allow; 24. Barei 25 Legal: 27. Dare: zo, Scan.

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