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Startling Revelations by Mr. Winston Churchill in House of Commons:

As Britain's Chief Naval Base

Scapa Flow Abandoned

NELSON & BARHAM DAMAGED BY

GERMAN

MINE

Scapa Flow Abandoned As British Naval Anchorage

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UP).—The Admiralty has BRITAIN'S abandoned Scapa Flow as a naval base.

The great inland harbour off the northern coast of Scotland, which was believed impregnable to attack from the sea in the last war, will no longer provide refuge for British warships.

Decision to abandon the Base was made after a Nazi submarine succeeded in entering the land-locked harbour and torpedoing H.M.S. Royal Oak as she lay at anchor.

The announcement of the Admiralty's decision to withdraw warships from Scapa Flow was made by. Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons last night. GRAVEYARD OF GERMAN NAVY

7

ARMADA

New Battleships

Being Built

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UP). -The British Navy will shortly be reinforced by seven of the most powerful battleships in the world.

All are nearing completion and, it is believed, one has al- ready been commissioned.

Two of these battleships, the Lion be bigger and the Temeralre, will than the 42,000-ton battle. cruiser asood, which at present is the largest

warship afloat.

16-in. Guni

It is presumed that the decision was made by the Admiralty owing to the uncertainty of its value protection for the fleet from either aerial or submarine attack.

Scapa Flow, in addition to providing the British Fleet with a safe anchorage in the last war, is the graveyard of the old Imperial German Navy. It was here that Germany-first practised the art of scuttling.

DESTROYER

Mr. Churchill revealed that

RAMS SUB. Scapa Flow had not been used as

Another Serious

Nazi Loss

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Feb 28 (UP)-The 1,319-ton French destroyer Simoun has rammed and sunk a German U-Boat "somewhere off Cap Finisterre."

The Simoun is a sister-ship of the destroyer Siroco, which has already sunk three submarines since the outbreak of war.

According to an official French Ad- miralty announcement, the Simoun was on patrol duty off Cap Finisterre when she sighted the submarine. ·

-Depth Charges Attack

The Nazi undersea craft was at- tacked by depth charges..

"As the Simoun turned to launch a further attack, sho'anw the damaged| U-Boat riso to the surface near where the first depth charges had ploded," the communique adds.

ex-

"The Commander of the French destroyer. ordered full speed ahead and ramined the enemy.

"As she sank, further depth charges

·were dropped.

"The action concluded with a trail of oll which gradually spread over the surface of the sea unill it covered an area of approximately eight square miles "1

Daladier Given Confidence Vote

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naval anchorage since the torpedoing there of H.M.S. Royal Oak.

He admitted that Scapa was the Royal Navy's best strategic base.

POMOYA

MONALDÍAS

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Pajala Raid Proved

Photographs Reveal Extent of Damage

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HELSINGFORS, Feb. 27 (UP),--- The morning newspapers here to-day published photographs showing the damage done by Russian bombs from the air on the town of Pajala,

They were both laid down early last year and are now being rushed to completion. They will probably be

armed wilh té-in, guns.

In addition to these two monsters, Mr. Winston Churchill has revealed

in the House of Commons that ave

battleships of the King George V

class are now neuring completion,

They are the King George V, the Anson, the delicor, the Prince of

Wales and the Beatty.

Each has a displacement of 35,000 tans-targer than either the Rodney or the Nelson. They will probably be equipped with ten 14-in. guns.

16-in, Armour Plating

It was officially announced that the designs of these ships would include enhanced defence against air ́nttick, including an improved distribution of Ideek and side armour and more jelaborate sub-division. Unofficial re- ports have placed the weight of ami- our as over 14,000 tons, with a walor- line lekness at 10 inches.

All five ships were laid down in 1937, and two were launched before the outbreak of war in September Inst. It is believed that all five have

now been launched. The original

the commnissioning of the King George

construction plans envisaged

AND

U-BOAT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, FEB. 28 (UP).—THE REVELATION THAT TWO BIG BRITISH

BATTLESHIPS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY MINE AND TORPEDO WAS

MADE BY MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, IN A SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS LAST NIGHT.

THE 33,500-TON BATTLESHIP, H.M.S. NELSON, STRUCK A MINE IN THE NORTH SEA.

THE 31,100-TON BATTLESHIP H.M.S. BARHAM WAS SUCCESSFULLY ATTACKED BY A GERMAN U-BOAT.

Anti-mine and anti-submarine bulges on both battleships saved them from destruction and both were able to make port under their own power.

Apart from the Royal Oak and Courageous, these are the only big ships of the British Navy to have been damaged or sunk since the outbreak of the

H.M.S. NELSON

Vand Prince of Wales-the two ships Mr. Welles To Find Barlin Uncompromising

launched before the outbreak of war -sometime this year. The remain- ing three were to have been com- missioned in 1941. Doubtless, this pagramme has been speeded up.

WHAT HITLER WILL

DEMAND FOR PEACE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Very Small Lossos Against this total tonnage of 225,- 000 tons, which does not include the innumerable cruisers, destroyers and other craft already commissioned since the outbreak of war, or the hundreds of thousands of tons under BERLIN, Feb. 28 (Domei)-Informed Nazi political etmpletion, Britain's total warship losses, including five destroyers, in circles state that Herr Hitler will present an uncom amounted to no more than 63,000 tons. promising attitude towards Mr. Sumner Welles when the "This is only half the tonnage we US. Under Secretary of State arrives in Berlin on fost in the first six months of the last war," said Mr. Churchill last night. ||Friday.

the first six months of warfare hos

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The photographs show huge craters, 3d In Pound Decrease

war..

SOON TO REJOIN FLEET

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The damage to these two powerful vessels was secret in which to use Mr. Churchill's words,. "many thousands of people were necessarily aware." It was so: well-kept by dockyard and naval personnel, however, that it has only just leaked out in Germany, after it had ceased to have any importance.

Both H.M.S. Barham and H.M.S. Nelson are under repair and will be ready within a few days to rejoin the Fleet.

MAGNETIC MINE DAMAGES NELSON

Mr. Churchill revealed that the damage to H.M.S. Nelson was occasioned-by-a-magnetic mine...

With her sister ship, H.M.S. Rodney, the Nelson is the most powerful warship afloat. Although smaller by 10,000 tons than the battle cruiser Hood, which is equipped with eight 15-in guns, H.M.S. Nelson is equipped with

Inine 16-inch guns.

BRILLIANT FLIGHT

R.A.F. Survey Behind

Siegfried Line

She is the newest battleship in the British Navy, not counting, of course, the soven new battle- ships of 35,000 tons which were either launched or under con- struction when war started six

months ago, and one or two of which are believed to be already

in commission.

The Nelson was launched in 1925. Barham Served In Last War H.M.S. Barham, whilst a powerful unit of the Ficet is a much older vessel and zerved throughout the

PARIS, Feb. 27 (Reuter).-A British sergeant-pilot and his observer have been congratulat- ed at B.E.F. Headquarters for what is called an exceptionally Great War. brilliant reconnaissance,

...

She was launched in 1914 and com- An RA.F. machine flew through a missioned early in the following year. cloudless sky over Germany for over Of 31,000 tons displacement, she is two and a half hours. They sighted equipped with eight fifteen inch guns, no German planes in the air and en- and is a sister ship to the Queen

Elizabeth, Malaya and Valiant. countered no anti-aircraft fre.

Not Challenged

For 20 minutes they cruised above | a camouflaged aerodrome behind the Siegfried Line, taking photographs of Messerschmitt Oghters on the ground,

Not a single German fighter took off.

The plane then flow over a big

Britain To Buy Chilean Wool

LATEST

Britain May Blockade Vladivostok

geant-pilot's own words, they knew railway depot which, to use the ser- was stiff with anti-aircraft guns. Not a single gun fired at them although they flew around. the depot · for al- It is believed that Hitler will announce to Mr. Sumnermost an hour.

They come back to their base when Welles that his minimum peace terms will be as follows: they had used up all their film.

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" LONDON, Feb. 28 (UP) $ 1 Compte hegemony for Germany on the European

oMetally announced that the British continent;"

Government is considering the pos 2.The return of German colonies.

wibility of establishing Contraband Centrol around the Rumian port of Hitler is expected to em-cussed the question of terminating

Vadivostok. Recommended ·

phasise that Germany will not hostilities with Signor Mussolint.

this announcement is He said, however, that ho

In_making_thir LONDON, Feb. 27. (Reuter)-The under any circumstances take grently salised at the results of his

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (Reuter)e House of Commona lisi night. both with

Signor yesterday's prolonged 'debate The editoriala in the newspapers London County Counell will probably the initiative in any movement conversations

lower the rates next year.

for peace.

Mussolint and Count. Clano, and The "Dow Jones" agency states that Mr. B. II. Cross, the Rtinater for the Chilean Consulate General in Economie Warfare, inhi that Contra- The Council's Finance Committee

He is expected to refer to relations greatly appreciated the warm wel- New York has announced that the band Control went only be ex- recorded their voles, opposed "the l¤; preclical lesson on what Sweden | has recommended a decrease of 3d.tween the United States and Cercome accorded by the Italian GovernTM Chilean Exchange Control Comm!-/tended is this aten lu ́order in pret» ·

ment and people.

the PLEASE Tum To Page 10, in the pound.

slon and representatives of The rate paid in London will then many and to request Mr.

Mr. Wolles will leave Rome for British Governmmit have signed en 96 Civiliana Killed

Wolles to inform the President that be T'shillings 3d, with an additional Germany expects the maintenance of Berlin at 12.05 p.m. on Wednesday.

agreement whereby. Britain will buy special rate of 3d.

wool to the value of £800,000 in HELSINGFORS, Feb. 27 (Reuter).

In Borlin On Friday strict neutrality on the part of The Council announces, however, America.

Chile. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEDRAPH”. As an outcome of the debate, thò Premier announced the creation of --The result of Soviet air raids in the that it will not be cutting down on

Welles Satisfied

NOME, Feb. 28 (UP)-Mr. Welles]

The exchange balanco thus creat Minines of Information which will be first fortnight of February shows that social services nor will it give up the Fundry similar Baks to the British 90 civilians were killed and 134 In- bousing and other schemes put in Mr. Sumner Welles revealed In Invertone for Berliin at noon 10-ed will be liquidated by the pur

hired.

chase of British merchandise, Rome to-day that he had not⋅, dis-} *PLEASE Turn To Page :2,4 hand before war broke but.

a badly wrecked workshop and a PARIS, Feb. 28 (UP)-M; Dala-building completely destroyed except dier's Government received an over for the chimney. whelming vote of confidence after

on

French consorship and propaganda.

state that, the bombing of Pajala was Only one Deputy of the 430 who motion Nevertheless, M., Balddier may expect from Russia.

faced a barrage of cruciam during

the debate, and admitted that much

of it was justinedz akk

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