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April 11, 1940.
DISASTER FOR NAZI GERMAN NAVY FACES DARLING OF
FLEET
FROM PAGE. ONE
Subsequently she struck a mine and sank after several heavy explosions, The Karlsruhe was also subjected to heavy bombardment by Norwegian coozial batteries, which succeeded in sinking her,
The communique claims that most of the offleers and crow of the two worships were saved.
Not Sama Ships SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, April 10. (UP),—It [s pointed out by British naval circles that the sinking of the German cruisers Karlsruhe und Bluecher, which is admitted by the Germans, should not be confused with other
losses of cruisers been unnamed.
which have not
The Karlsruhe und Bluccher were sunk in entirely different localities, and not as the result of British action,
In addition these two vessels, two German cruisers have been sunk by British action.
• Norwegian Warships
COMPLETE DISASTER
FROM PAGE ONE
sweeping the mines and thus clearing the entrance to the-Kattegat,
Four Warships Sunk SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
STAGE DIES QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
The Passing of Mrs. Patrick-Campbell
The death occurred yesterday
STOCKHOLM, April 11, 11 p.m. of Mrs. Patrick Campbell, at one (UP)—The_battle off Guthonburg | time the darling of the London has resulted in the sinking of a stage, who will long bo remem- least four German cruisers, accord-bered as the triumphent Eliza ing to Intest reporta reaching Stockholm.
Doolittle of Bernard Shaw's
Several German transports have "Pygmalion", which he wrote also been lost.
Nazis Silent
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
BERLIN, Apr 11 (Domel). For silent regarding the latest naval bat- once, the Ministry of Propaganda is ten of Noay and Sweden,
The reference yet made to the nettons has been the folloing com munique:
actively engaged in operations."
"Unlis of the Germon Navy are
Loss For Words SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH BERLIN, Apr. 11 (UP), — Ger- many's propagandists are apparently at a loss for wordn-at least for the ume being.
11
message
from
especially for her.
According to "Router" Mrs. Campbell's death occurred at Pau in the Pyrennces.
Mrs. Campbell, who was 73 years was of Italian and Irish age, descent.
At the age of 18 she married a young ofeer, Patrick Campbell, who was icllled in the Boer War in 1000.
Toast Of London
During the middle nineties, Lon- doners actually rushed back from the Continent to attend her openings. Not to have seen Campbell in her newest play was to admit no interest in things intellectual and things fashionable, Primo Ministers and pools danced dressing room.
altendanco in her Mayfair's smartest hostesses vied for her friendship.
Actually her first stage appearance Was
mado la 1886 and four years The official DNB is silent regarding later she made her London debut. the Aghting increly mentioning that She swept London off Its feet by her German planes are "patrolling the tempestuous playing of Paula Tan- Danish and Norwegian consts."
queray in "The Second Mr. Tan- Nazl oficials say they are uninform-queray" at the St. James's Theatre in ed regarding the Battle at the Skog- 1094. wrak.
Sunk: Heavy Loss SPECIAL TO THE 'TELEGRAPH"
The only communique on the naval STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Domel)-battles has been to the effect that It is reported that the German Nuvy nighting is in progress and that Ger- sank the Norweglun cruisers Norge man planes have Down seawards to and Eldsval during the bombard engage the British naval units, ment which preceded the German entry into Narvik.
Over 500 Norwegian sallors lost their lives.
A British merchantman which was also in harbour was sunk.
The Norge and Eidsval are sister- slips of 4,100 tons and are two of the oldest vessels in the Norwegian Navy.
hey were both launched in March,!
chiavards, and their an armaments were only two 8.2 Inch guns. They were not capable, of steaming at more than 15 knots.
|
She embarked on the management They have no Information regard-side at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, ing reports that the Allies have re-
in 1009, taken Bergen and Trondheim.
They refuse to comment on later reports that the Allies are now at Narvik.
Admits Loss Of 4 Ships BERLIN, Apr. 11 (Reuter)-Ad- Salvo of Torpedoes
mitting the loss of four cruisers, STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuter).— Germany claims that 11 Allied war- Some 540 Norwegians and over
ship, including the 26,500 tona French score of British, seamen were killed launched in 1932, ware damaged in battleship, Dunkerque, in a German destroyer attark against | ships in Narvik harbour during the the North Sea by Nazi bombers an occupation On Tuesday, German Tuesday, sources claim.
Two German destroyers are salt to have carried out the attack sailingt into the harbour a full speed and Aring a salve of torpedoes, which sank two Norwegian coastal defence waraliips.
Bremen Rumour AMSTERDAM, Apr. 11 (Reuter). -Rumours are current that the Bremen, with 1,000 German troops on board, has been sunk by Nor- wegian coastal batteries.
These batteries are also said to have sunk the 20,000-ton battleship Gnelsenau,
Submarines Trapped SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (UP). The "Allehandra" claims that the mling of the Skoggerak and Katte- gat by German mine-Inyers has probably trapped several British submarines.
Baltic.
Gambling Naval Prestige BERLIN, Apr. 11 (Router)-Berlin circles any that Great Britain is now gambling her entire naval prestige" the battle for Norway and that all British warships available are rush ing to the scene.
REDS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
German Invasion
A Surprise
LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter).
The recent torpedoing of German-According to the French wire- ships indicates that a certain num-less, Madame Kolontai, the Soviet ber of British submarines are in the envoy to Sweden, informed the Swedish Foreign Minister to-day No Confirmation LONDON, Apr. 11 (Router)The that her government will refrain fate of the German İlner, Bremen, from any Intervention in the reported to have been torpedoed and latest developments. sunk on Tuesday, has excited great interest in Britain. No confirmation is yet forthcoming.
Deliberate Lie
BERLIN, Apr. 11 (Reuter). -- Dr. Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry says that it is a "deliberate lie to say that the Bremen has been sunk.
Military Band Concert
We are asked to announce that the Military Band Concert originally intended for April 21 will now take place on Sunday April 28 in tho Ground Floor Lounge of the Penin- sula Hotel, comunencing punctually nt 9 cancert is in aid of The Bri-
This Esh War Organisation Fund.
By kind permission of Major H. W. M. Stewart, E., M.C., and Omeers the Band of the 1st Battalllon The Middlesex Regiment (D.C.O.J will play under the conductorship of Mr. W. E. Kifford, A.R.C.M., Band- master. The programme will in- clude numbers by outstanding local vocalists.
Local Infantry Activity
PARIS, Apr 10 (Reuter).-To-
day's communique says that there was local infantry activity at various points at the front.
It is added that she said that recont events had come as a surprise to Russia-
And then, at the height of success, she was bereft. Her husband was Itilled in the Boer War. With.. her Ittle daughter and son, Mrs. Camp- boll retired for a time. But the need for money brought her back. It was financial exigency that brought her to New York in Suderman's "Magde" in 1902.
Played with Bernhardt pany, and with Beerbohm Tree and She played in the Ben Greet Com-
Forbes-Robertson. She was one of the few women whom Sarah Bern- hardt admitted to association with herself, Mrs.
"Meli Campbell's sande played opposite Bernhardt's "Pelleas" showed her to be no mean rival of Bernhardt's talents.
She had a surpassing talent for characterisation, humour and drama- tic effect, as well as an artistic creative ability of the first rank.
Years after the death of Patrick Campbell, the married. George Cornwallis-West.
She took up film work in 1934, her pletures Including "Riptide", "Over. the River", "The Dancers" and "Out- Cast Lady" She gave up acting four years ago.
LATE NEWS
SKAGGERAK BATTLE
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuter).-- Heavy firing, which seems to be in- am. (10 a.m. H.K.T.) off Halloe and creasing in intensity, was heard at 3 Smodegen, at the eastern end of the Skuggerak between Lysekil and the Norwegian frontier,
It is reported from Lysekil that a vessel of unknown nationality has
No Change In Attitude London, Apr. 10 (Reuter).—The Bitude of the Soviet Union towards Denmark and Norway will be govern- been torpedoed or mined at Holloc. ed by the lines laid down in M. is believed that all the crew have Molotov's speech on March 20, been lost, "Reuter's Diplomatie Correspondent
Travellers who arrived in Sweden
icarns in Soviet circles in London. this morning from Oslo say that the]
It
Is added that there is no reason Oslo aerodrome was bombed yester-
to suppose that yesterday's events will day by Allied planes,
in any way change the policy of neutrality and non-involvement in war.
BRITISH ATTACK ON
OSLO
*****>> FROM PAGE ONE
Attempted Nazi Coup Failed
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Router), It is stated that 145 of the 150 mem- bers of the Norwegian Parliament were present at meeting when news come through that the Germans In- tended to make a supreme effort to capture the entire legislature, includ- ing. the members of the Cabinet and The report claims that one Ger-all other members of the Parliament, man ship was sunk and others were damaged.
new German naval base in Denmark today.
Stavanger Raid
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, April 10 (UP), The R.A.F. reconnaissance night over Stavanger at dawn to-day was car- ried out at a height of only fifty feet. The pilots in the British machines were able to count and classify the number of German aircraft on the ground.
at Hamar.
to
It was immediately decided transfer the cat of government to Elverum.
ALLIED ARMADA FOR NORWAY
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, April 11 (Domel). British planes also carried out ex--Approximately 600 British and tonsive reconnaissance flights over French planes have flown north to athor occupied parts of Norway, Naxis Now Move
where they noted the disposition of fight the German planes operating BRUSSELS, Apr. 10 (Reuter).-Ac- German ships and troops.
Cover various points in Norway, cording to the Luxemburg paper, Several engagements took place according to a report reaching "Luxemburg," the Germans ato during the flights.
here to-day. building embarkation plers along the
Morelle, which constitutes a large NORWEGIAN KING TO Gold Reserve Saved
part of the German-Luxemburg frontler.
Lord Sandhurst --Lieutenant
2 Wars-2 Foathors
Answer to a "white feather" fan:-
PROCLAIM COMMON
FRONT
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was unconstitutional and that basis exists for negotiations,
no
M. Hambro has announced that King Haakon will issue a proclama-
...
Captain Ralph Sheldon Mansfeld- tion to-day stressing the Intention of Lord Sandhurst was gazetted a Norway to fight side by side with Hleutenant in the Royal Corps of the Allies and not to capitulate to Signals. ile is forty-seven years old. Germany.
During the last war Lord Sani- hurst was given a white feather by LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter).-Tho a woman in Bond-street while he was Norwegian Government and General home on leave.
Staff were able to take all i
Archives Safe
In the present war he received a archives when they evacuated Oslo. second white feather-through the
post. He said at the ime that heled with all its gold and banknoter,
The Bank of Norway was evacuat- would frame both of them,
HAMBRO, April 11 (Reuter),-It is stated that the Norweglan gold: reserve and the securities of the National Bank of Norway were saved. They were successfully transferred from Oala to a place considered quite Kafe,
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