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Nazi Failure

In Norway

Lightning Conquest. Aim

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LONDON, Apr. 18. (Router). The "New York Herald Tribune" bureau from Berlin writes: "As far as impressing Italians in concorned, the fight- ing in Scandinavia has been dis- appointing to the Nazis.

"Instead of being over at the end of the first day, it is still going on after nine daya.

Hitler, instead of being able to show Mussolini a lightning victory in Scan- dinavia, possibly followed by a Similar stroke in another direction, can only point to a conquest which| ja becoming a milliary drain on the Relch

whose strategic and and economic advantages are dubious.'

The "New York Times," reporting on Admiral Harold Stark's testimony before the Senate Naval Aftaks Committee, says: "In the Admiral's opinion, there is no evidence that the Allied supremacy on the seas is threatened. Or the naval losses in the war, aircraft have been respon- sible for only one sinking-the British destroyer, Gurkcha. A British super- dreadnought was hit by a bomb from the atr. but the damage Wis negligible

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JOE E. BROWN, who has just recovered after being involved. In a serious car crash,

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- YEAIL - OLD Manfried Hauptmann, son of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who went to the electrio chair on April 3, 1030, for the kidnap murder of the Lindbergh baby, was award- ed 25,000 damages by a Now York jury to-day,

He claimed for injuries suffered when a motor-car knocked him down on May 4, 1938.

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Justice

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WOULD RATHER

Japan's Super KILL HER SON

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"I would rather kill him myself." sho said when her son's appeal was dismissed.

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N.D. The man, J. N. Brown, of Severus- road, Fenham, Newcastle, sald he

The Borne "New Zurcher Zellung": sums up the situation in Norway in favour of the Allies. "Eight days after the Invasion of Norway, it is clear beyond all doubt that the Ger- mans have only partly attained their;

bjects and, after the early successes (UP).—Confirmation that the wanted to register as a conscientious were achieved with heavy losses. U.S. Naval Department had re-objector in June, but his father have already suffered a setback," says ceived information to the effect would not allow him. He registered The Nationni Zeltung" compares that Japan may be building when he was called for his medical the official German announcement of twelve super-battleships of over a victory after the Marne battle with 40,000 tons each-thus giving aimilar German communiques in the

her preponderance of battleship Norwegian campaign. years, there may well be much head-tonnage over every Power in the shaking

the German com-world-was given by Admiral muniques of to-day," it says.

Harold Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, to-day.

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Admiral Stark was continuing his testimony before the Naval Altairs Committee of the US. Senule.

Four This Year

He told the Committee that four Japanese battleships would probably be completed this year,

examination..

Nazi Sentenced For Espionage

GHENT, Apr. 18 (Reuter).The Belgian Military Court here to-day condemned a German, Werner Miethe, former racing cyclist, tu seven years detention for espionage.

U-Boat Prisoners Landed

LONDON,

Apr.

18

(Reuter).

Between two and Avo additional Japanese navy before the battleships are expected to join the Furty U-boat prisoners were landed end orat a north-west Scottish port to-night. 1044.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MANILA, Apr. 19 (UP)-Pre-] sident Manuel Quezon to-day re- vealed that he is definitely sailing for his trip to the United States after the plebiselte on the Constitutional] Amendment which is scheduled for doubts of the report that Japan had twelve battleships under construction.

June 10,

He said he intends to campaign inj favour of the amendments, parti-]

Admiral Stark expressed personal

cularly for the creation of a bl-Trade. Mission For

cameral Legislature.

Also, he said he is definitely not!" running again for the presidency.

Moscow

LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).—The BELGRADE, Apr. 18 (Reuter),-A Hon. Norman MeLeod Rogers, Cann-Yugo-Slavian trade mission is leav- dian Minister of National Defence,fing here soon for Moscow to discuss: arrived in England to-day to discuss a trade treaty between Yugo-Slavia with members of the British Govern- and Soviet Russia.

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Walter Schuldt, announced to-day that the Norwegian Shipowners' As- sociation at Oslo had given instruc- tions through Berlin to all

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