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“FAILURE OF A MISSION"

London, To-day.

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Sir N Henderson Lifts The Veil

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SECRETS of the NAZIS

MOMENTOUS SECRETS behind the war are revealed by Sir Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador in Berlin until last September.

Sir Nevile has just written the FULL story of his two years among the Nazi leaders.

is story was published in" London this week in book form and, as the clippings from Hongkong

above nawspapers indicate, excited sulllclent in- terest to merit mention through- ut the world by "Reuter" and other news agencies...

The British Ambasandor njan broadcast his reasons for writ- Ing the book in a broadcast through the B.B.C., which was relayed by ZBW last night.

In the course of his broadenst, Sir Nevilo revealed that he fiad retired from the diplomatic service.

"It is in humble recognition of the marvellous fact that all that is best in this goneration of the British nation has dedicated itself to the higher cause of humanity in the future that I have written this book," he said.

All the proceeds from the book, sald Sir Nevile, would be donated to public and private" charities.

STARTING NEXT MONDAY, APNIL 22, THIS. HISTORIC NARRATIVE WILL APPEAR AS A SERIAL EXCLUSIVELY IN THE "HONGKONG TELE- GRAPH."

When the "Telegraph" learned that serialisation of Sir

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Nevilo's personal revelations might be available for publica- tion in Hongkong, cables were exchanged with our London office.

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As result, arrangements wore completed for exclusive Colony. publication in this

Only one other newspaper in the world, the London "Daily Herald", has thus far obtained similar facilities,

In

Sir Nevile Henderson's absorb- ing ALOTY will describe

Ambasso- graphic detail our dor's many meetings with Adolf Hitler.

It will show you the Fuchrer in all his mooda....one day threatening to throw himself from a high window, the next raving boastfully that he will smash all who dare to stand in hin path.

HOW GOEBBELS

SPUN HIS WEB SIR NEVILE will tell how Goering quarrelled "with

Ribbentrop: how Goebbels spun his spider's web of intrigue; how Himmler plotted against his own friends.

Breaking the traditional silence of diplomacy, the ex- Ambassador will also reveal the secret history of Hitler's invasions of Austria, Czecho- Slovakia and Poland.

Ho will unravel all the riddles of the two years during which the Nazis wore transforming Germany Into an armed camp rendy for conquest.

REMEMBER MONDAY NEXT. BE SURE YOU DO NOT MISS THE MOST IMPORTANT DRAMATIC STORY OF THE WAR.

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SCHARNHORST (ZA) DAMAGED,

NAZI NAVY

RUNS ASHORE AT TRONDHEIM

NORWAY CUT

IN TWO

Nazis Take Swedish

Border Town

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQNAPH"

STOCKHOLM, April 18 (UP). The "Afton Bladet's" correspondent on the Norwegian frontier tele- graphs that the Germans have now occupied Storlien, on the Swedish frontier.

This occupation means that Norway is now cut in two at her waistline, which extends from the port of Trondheim to the border town of Storlien.

The Germans were able to use the railway from Trondheim to Sweden to effect rapid movement inland towards the border.

Garrison Surrounded Norwegian troopy are possession of the country on both sides of the railway.

stili in

Before entering Storlien, the Ger- mans bombed Fort Hagrn, a rallway town near the border,

They succeeded in surrounding the Norwegian parrison in

the fort. Norwegian reinforcements are now attempting to relieve the surrounded #arrison before they are forced to surrender.

Loss Of Kongsvinger

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGNAPH" STOCKHOLM, April 18 (UP)—-A Norwegian oillelal communique admits that the Germans have occupied Kongsvinger,

-The-Norwegian-forces-have-with-. drawn to new positions north of the city.

The defenders nit maintaining

their lines in the Fossum sector and still maintains control of both sides of Lake Mjuesen.

the The communique adds that Norwegian forces have withdrawn to new positions, without losses, in the Hadeland sector.

Violent Fighting SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, April 10 (UP) Reports, from the frontier state that PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.

BIG RAID ON SCAPA

GERMANY'S first full-sized battleship to be commissioned since 1918, the Scharnhorst now lies wrecked in a small creek near Trond heim, victim of the guns of H.M.S. Renown. A "Reuter" report says that the stern of the battleship, shown above, is under water.

America MUSSOLINI

Warns

Hands Off The Dutch

East Indies

CALLS UP MORE MEN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ROME, April 17 (Domci). -The Italian Government to-day called up men of the 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914

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RENOWN SCORED VITAL HITS IN SEA BATTLE

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 17 (REUTER).—THE DAMAGE INFLICT- ED UPON THE 26,000-TON GERMAN BATTLESHIP SCHARNHORST IN THE BRIEF ENCOUNTER LAST WEEK WITH H.M.S. RENOWN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN GREATER THAN WAS AT FIRST

SUPPOSED.

THE RENOWN MET THE SCHARNHORST AND AN ACCOM- PANYING 10,000-TON CRUISER OFF TRONDHEIM.

ONE SALVO FROM THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP'S GUNS WAS SEEN TO HIT THE SCHARNHORST WHICH, WITH ITS ESCORTING CRUISER, TURNED AND FLED WITHOUT OFFERING RESISTANCE.

"Reuter" now learns from trustworthy sources that the Scharnhorst is lying in a damaged condition, with her storn under water, grounded in' Rissa Creek, near Trondheim.

"Reuter's" source is a trustworthy person who has just returned from

Norway.

In addition to the Scharnhorst, another Ger- man cruiser is aground in Trondheim harbour.

There are also three destroyers in the harbour. The Scharnhorst was the pride of the German Navy.

With the Gneisenau, she was the largest warship flying the Swastika afloat.

DRAMATIC RESCUES NEAR H.K.

37, Including Woman, Saved By Lifeline

She was launched at Wilhelmshaven in 1937 and was commissioned in May, 1938.

Her armaments included nine 11-in. guns and twelve persons, including a European 5.9-in. guns.

BRITISH CRUISER DAMAGED

SPECIAL TO THE "'TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 17 (UP).—The Admiralty announces that a British cruiser was damaged by a bomb.

hour

She continued to her base after British naval forces heavily bombarded Stavanger airdrome for one and twenty minutes early this morning.

This is the only comment

claims. made on the numerous German

Nazi Claim

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, April 17 (UP),-A com- munique issued by the German fligh Command to-day states that German lighting planes attacked several units of the Brillsh Navy on Tuesday.

"A large transport ship suffered a

WASHINGTON, APRIL 18 (REUTER). THE UNITED classes. STATES HAS CALLED ON

Measures to be taken in con- ALL OTHER NATIONS, PAR- nection with British and French TICULARLY JAPAN, TO NES- PECT THE STATUS QUO IN moves in the Balkans and the Mediterranean, are reported to THE NETHERLANDS INDIES, form one of the outstanding sub REGARDLESS OF WHAT jects of disenssion at the mill- HAPPENS TO HOLLAND. tary conference held at the direct hit by a bomb of the highest

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secre- Ministry of War from yesterday, calibre.

An enemy cruiser was sunk by tary of State, in a formal state-in accordance with the Italo-heavy bombs 150 kilometers north- ment last night, said:

German alliance regulations, west of Mold Fjord. "Intervention in the domestic affairs of the Netherlands Indies, LONDON, Apr. 18, (Reuter). or any alteration of their status: ---German aircraft yesterday quo by other than peaceful pro-I evening carried out a large-scale cesses, will be prejudicial to the

Many Heavy Bombs: No Damage

NORWEGIAN

raid on the British naval base at cause of stability, peace and SHIP HELD

Scapa Flow.

security, not only in the regions

Many heavy bombs were of the Netherlands Indies, but in dropped in the vicinity of a few the entire Pacific area." naval vessels at anchorage, but there were no hits and no damage was done.

Text Of Warning

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Intercepted Near Japanese Waters

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British Minefield SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. (UP)-The Admiralty to-day announced that an area of roughly 75 square miles off the west coast of Scotland in Clyde area has been mined."

Trondheim Bombed

the

FORECASTS INVASION

OF SWEDEN

Country Urged To

Maintain Watch

LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). -Germany will probably attack Sweden within the next four weeks..

This opinion was advanced by Mr. Ronald Cross, British Minis- Iter for Economic Warfare in the course of a speech at Sheffield to-day.

Mr. Cross bused his opinion on the fact that Germany could not get iron ore from quarters other thun Sweden, neither could · she' overlook the fact that British troops were in Narvik and would remain there,

Mr. Cross urged Sweden not to be taken by surprise,

"We are ready to give any help if she is attacked," he declared, "but we must ask her to do everything

possible to help herself."

In the course of the same speech,

Mr. Cross Indulged in some plain

speaking to

Plain Speaking To Italy

A DESCRIPTION of how 37

woman, were rescued by the breeches buoy of a British naval auxiliary craft in a mountainous and shark Infested sea given to "The Telegraph" by wrecked Nor- officers of the wegian steamer Produce to-day.

was

The 1,170-ton steamer, which ran aground on North Reef in the Paracel Islands early, this month is now rapidly breaking up and salvage operations have been abandoned.

She had left Hongkong for Bang- kok with 58 persons on board, most of them being Chinese deck passen- Kera,

OfBeers of the steamer who have returned to Hongkong are the Master, Capt. Idsai, Chief Officer Rasmussen, Chief Engineer Hansen, Second Om- cer Langeland and Second Engineer Rinde

"We had an anxious two days and nights on the reef before our distress racket signals were noticed by the British naval ship," they salu,

Had No Radio The Produce was unable to send out an S.O.S. as it did not carry a radio transmitter.

Shark-Infested Soos

"Huge seas broke over the ship and we thought she might break up at any time," they said,

"When the British ship arrived and set up a breeches buoy, the 37

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LATEST

Million German Troops On Dutch, Belgian Frontiers

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 17 (UP).The Air Ministry has announced that R.A.F. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" *

planes bombed Trondheim airdrome The German machines were com- WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 (UP).—}

TOKYO, April 18 (UP)-last night causing a large fire.

The British bombers also raided pelled to ply high owing to the terri-The following is the offcial text of The Yokohama Correspondent of German seaplane base in the vicinity fle are of the shore post A.A. batteries the statement Issued by Mr. Cordell

the "Asahi Shimbun" reports of Trondheim last night. and were finally driven off by fighter Hull:

Admit Loss Of Floot planes.

"I have noticed with interest the that the Master of the 6,029-ton

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ A.A. batteries were also in action statement by the Japanese Minister Norwegian oil tanker Rinda has

BERLIN, April 18 (UP),——The | off the north-east coast against what for Foreign Affairs expressing con-radioed to the agents, Messrs. were apparently reconnaissance

the Japanese Dodwell & Co., etating that the German High Command has admitted rern on the part of planes. No bombs were dropped."

In an official communique, DNB The raiders disappeared Into the Government for the maintenance of

Hongkong by a British warship." says: clouds as soon as they were challenge the status quo of the Netherlands Vessel was being "taken to the loss of its fleat at Narvik.

East Indies,"

"German ed by R.A.F. fighters and failed to

destroyers at Narvik The Rinda was en route from Maji "Any change in the status of the penetrate beyond the coast-line.

Fire

Netherlands Indies would directly to Yoltohama, where she was due on fought bravely to their lust shell affect the interests of many coun- April 13. It is believed she was cap-against a large-scale attack by im-hostile tone towards Britain. We front are said to total about 40 DIPECIAL

TO THE THE

"They caused considerable damage wished no quarrel with her, but we Divisions. LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP)-Heavy tries. The Netherlands Indies have tured off Shikku, outside territorial mensely superior. British forces.

were a plain dealing and plain speak- very important international rela-waters.

and losses among the enemy. anti-aircraft fire off

off the south-east

Unships in the whole Pacifle Ocean. const shortly before midnight was The islands themselves extend for that anxiety was being felt in Toko-successive attacks, has lost six light where we stood with her.

"An earlier "Domel" message states

"After the enemy, in the course of ing people, and we wanted to know attributed to British

itish destroyers in the distance of approximately 3,200 miles

units the British Admiralty cent in

•Audible PH"

Downs firing at German planes,

One or two heavy thus suggested cast and west astride the Equator huma, where the Rinda was four days

Ocean!

on the west overdue.

ships.

Commodore Friedrich Bonte, the Commander of the German naval Forces In Narvik, determinedly en- tered the uneven battle.

the Indiar from that bombs may have been dropped, far into the Pacific on the East." The Rinda is carrying 3,000 tons of

Machloe-gun fire was audible and

"The Netherlands Indies are also rock salt from Europe. searchlights criss-crossed the sky.

an important factor in the commerce Radio enquiries were made by the British Aghter pirnes look the nir

of the whole world.

agcols.

Died Horo's Doath but no air raid warnings were

"They

Another Norwegian steamer, the sounded. The firing lasted about an

"He died a hero's death among bis tlong of duce considerable par-

world's supplies of im-7,230-ton Tillana, is expected to sail hour.

Just after midnight flashes for at portant essential commodities such as from Hakodate for Kobe to-morrow, men.

20 Ships In Hongkong "He had successfully carried out! ECT were visible from the shore, rubber, tin, quinine, copra etc.

"Muny countries, including the There are now five Danish and 15 his duty under the eye of the British

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ties.

NEW YORK, Apr. 17 (Domel).- He said he believed that Italy German troop concentrations along wished to be treated as a neutral, the Dutch and Belgian frontiers now

If that were 50, but

this country number from 800,000 to 1,000,000 must ask her to belavo neutral. The Italian press had adopted a

Sweden's Attitude

MA

men, comprising 08 Divisions, reporta reaching here state.

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The German forces on the Western

Rumanians And Soviets Withdraw

From Border

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHO STOCKHOLM, April 10, (Domel): The altuation

In Scandinavia

BUCHAREST, April 17 (Domel) ----- now entering a new phase, following the successful landing In Norway The Soviet and Rumanian Govern- the British forces.

ments have agreed each to withdraw 10 kilometres It

evident

their border Arinles that anxiety has been considerably from the border line, it is learned, laxed now that the British landing here from reliable sources.

This step has been taken as a pre- prevent any feautionary measure to

is

Swedish

at Narvik makes it possible for

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possible mishap.