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二拜的號十三月四英港香

APRIL 30, TUESDAY,

1940.

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GERMANY EMPLOYS ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT BUT POLAND TACTICS

YESTERDAY, the "Telegraph" published exclusive air mail photo. raids. Here is a view of the airport as it was before the raids. The absence of any surrounding buildings is clear evidence of the falsity of the Nazi claim that the British planes were bombing an "open tawn."

graphs of the Sola Airport at Stavanger as it appeared after R.A.F

NAZI ADVANCE CHECKED BY ALLIED LINES

BOMB BARRAGE

IN EFFORT TO SMASH ALLIES

LONDON, APRIL 29

(REUTER)

-"REU-

TER'S" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT SAYS THAT THE GERMANS ARE NOW EMPLOYING IN NORWAY THE TECHNIQUE WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL IN POLAND.

They hope to dislocate the Allied communica- tions by bombarding railway junctions and quays While bombers are flying low and dropping barrages of bombs to prevent reservas arriving.

More than anything, they wish to prevent the landing of anti-aircraft guns, for without inter- Iference from these, they can fly very low.

Reports, however, indicate that the Allies have landed many batteries of anti-aircraft guns, and thus the positions of their bases are more stabilised..

Patience At

An End

Yugo-Slav Warning To

Nazi Planes

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 29 (Reuter)-According to latest despatches, the Germáns pushing across the moun- tainous country south of Trondheim have been hotly

the Allied BELGRADE, Apr. 29 (Reu- engaged by

ter)-It is understood that re- forces.

peated flights by German planes

Yugo-Slavia's Fighting is reported from lover

northern Hjerkin on the railway north of frontier in the past seven weeks Dombans and Kvikne.

are the main reason for the Checked by the British troops Government announcement that on their direct line of advance up in future foreign military planes

Give Nazis Warm Time

Skilful Work Of The Coastal Command LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter). --Details of the work of the

It is certain that the Allied position at Narvik is daily becoming stronger as communi- cations remain uninterrupted and the Allica are able to work with freedom of movement.

Finger-Like Thrusts By Webb Millor,

("UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT)

LONDON, Apr. 20 (UP).-Military Bourees here estimate there are now ]. 45,000 British and French troops supported by an unknown number of Norwegians battling against 80,000 German objective is and thele troops are racing

Germans in Norway.

The main

the Gudbrands Valley, the Ger-violating the frontier will be 11 Gudsbrand and Oester valleys

tions.

up

Official reports from the Western Front since the German invasion of Norway have been limited to "All Quiet" communiquas. Nevertheless, artillery and patrol activity continues on an un- diminished scale. This photograph of a big German gun was taken on the west bank of the Rhine.Domei.

28 GERMAN SHIPS SUNK

LONDON, April 29 (Rou- ter)-It was made known' in London to-night that sinco April 8, 28 Gorman transports and supply ships have been sunk besides ten which were hit by torpedoes and probably sunk, and the German ship Maine, which was scuttiod.

The German expeditionary force in Norway has also 'suffered losses dúa to mines. $66644444444444

APPEAL TO ITALY

Colonial Troops Reinforce Near East Armies

CAIRO, Apr. 29 (Renter).—Britain's Middle East The Army received other Empire contingents to-day. first contingent of the Rhodesian Territorial Force arrived at Suez.

Some of the Force is being drafted to England, but most of it will stay out here.

The contingent contains per-

sonnel of Artillery, Engineers, fantry and machine-gunners.

Signals, armoured car units in-

The Rhodesians, Including officers, I hold concurrent rank in the Middle East Army although still be- longing to the Rhodesian Territorial Force.

NOT SHORT CAMPAIGN

Germans Warned By Norwegian Press In the last war, the majority "af" 0:5

LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter): R.T.F. were affliated with the King's The Stockholm "Allehanda" Royal Rifle Corps, and as a matter of sentiment members of the present states that the reasons for the Force will, where possible, he drafted German attack on Norway can

not have been economic, for

mans have sent two motorised fired upon. detachments along the only two Recently-eight-German--planes in an attempt to contact the Germun

Australian Premier possible rontis from the Oeser crossed the frontier one day. It garrison at Trondheim before the believed that they were scouting to Allies have time to reinforce their

Wants Understanding Valley. Their aim is to cut the obtain details of Yugo-Stav fortifier-advance forers or attempt to crack

the Trondheim fortress.

Two thousand British territorials SYDNEY, Apr. 29 (Reuter). Air Force on the Norwegianrailway behind the British positions.

Most of the lights occurred in the The first of these roads runs over Marribor region, which is the centre and ten thousand of the famous-An appeal from Australia for into this regiment.

scurs are at Namsos while hundreds a better understanding between Italy and the British Empire was the Fell Valley to Hjerkin, which is the German minority and Nazi French (Blue Devils) Alpine Chas-

of trucks are rushing up supplies. Lost Their Way, Excuse held by the Allled troops who have Propaganda.

Germany is making five finger-like made by Mr. R. G. Menzies, the heen reinforced to meet the Germin

When the Yugo-Slav Consul, M. thrusts in south and central Norway Premier, in a speech inaugurat- move

Klagenfurt, protested, he was inform as follows:

1-An advance from Oslo to Guls-ing a new series of broadcasts on British uniforms is badly re resisting the Germans at Kvikne, ed that the pilots were training und

Voss, seeking to join a the 25 metre band from here last vik and had lost their way.

marelting

from night. Rumours that Italian planes have colunin

const were given to "Reuter" by a squadron commander.

Не stated

that a reconnaissance plane observed a U-boat lying at the edge of a jord. The plane flew low and dropped bombs which found their mark, and the submarine. If not destroyed,

certainly damaged.

Was

northeast

been seen flying across the Adriatic advance up the Gudbrand

and reconnoliring the fortifications on

At the same time the Norwegians which is on the second road and is Cosstal Command planes have north of the Foll Valley road.

"Between you and us there exisis Thoroughly investigated' and photo- |

Big Scale Encounter

based graphed every fjord, and much pooct Details of fighting at both points work was done in dropping light and are incking but a big sende encounter the Dalmatian coast are heliuved to Valley where four separate columns a well-established friendship

untrue. It is stated that these fare moving north from Oslo seeking en muital respect," Mr. Menzies sald. is expected,

all world and almost every matlan to In the Gudtrands Valley itself the gumours probably arose from the fact to take Dombans and so wreck the "But to-day war has come over the looked spon the struggle with Very Small British Losses German attacks around Kvam have that an Italian plane, which had run Allied communication lines Several German machines, includ-been supported by planes and artil-out of fuel, crashed near

A Pointer To Italy

incendiary bombs.

ing

Messerschmitt 110, were tery. They destroyed or damaged at Norwegian British defence,

al bases, and a number of petrof dunips were

not.

fre, though 011 generally speaking the work of the

it was to net more as a deterrent

tan a destroying force.

met

with

energetic ecently.

The British are reported to be holding excellent defensive posi tians rentring on a bottleneck in the valley.

Many German planes have been

The British machines ses dur- en flying north over the Roeros dis-

in the last busy month were sur-trict indicating that a continuous prisingly small.

Susak central Norway.

The Jerkinn front in which a anxiety.

Valley column is going up Oester split into three parts,

Nazi Raid On City Of Molde

where

it

-The Tynset frout colum is moving west trying to cut the railway at Visberg.

5.At Roeros.

ins

"No nation is in a better position than Italy to understand the fate of Norway and Denmark and the fears of other neutral States threatened

The situations at Trundheim and with aggression, Narvik remain unchange,

the changing

A percentage of the Ithodesian con-Britain can only be blockaded in tingent are all potential lenders who the Atlantic-the loss of Scan- will be trained for commissions, dinavia does not affect British

An extraordinary array of varied! economy.

From a strategic viewpoint, what aspect of Cairo's strolling population benefit can Germany derive from as contingents assemble from every bases in Norway when the number corner of the Empire. Even the of surface vissels is reduced by 50 battle dress from Englund has

cent.? There ner

Bomewhat appeared,

better pessibilities for submarines, but the ennstriction of submarine bases is a lengthy, task.

μάτι

MUSSOLINI RUSHES DEFENCES

Brenner Fortifications Strengthened

The Norweglun campaign must not be expected to be short, and decisive Stalin Learns Lesson

Russin appears to be prepared to.

and no observe the Moscow peace difficulties remain unsolved between Russin

and Finland. Stalin's un- the Finnish pleasant experience in war has taught him to be more care- ful in future. The Finnish war made Russia more dependent on Germany and Immediately the war concluded

Giving an example of the initiative, Trondheim by air.

ROME, Apr. 29. (Reuter).Russia became less friendly to Ger

PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. resource and pluck of his men, the The Allied reinforcements south of commander mentioned

Sargeant Trondheim are still being bombed by HELSINGFORS, Apr. 29 (Neuferi. STOCKHOLM, Apr. (UP).—It has vinced that the things we are fighting' Signor Dino Alfieri, who han pilot who had lost contact with the German aircraft but anti-aircraft-Some details of the German raid been renably stated that the Allies for are of such importance that we been appointed Italian Ambassa squadron. He made a lone raid on guns are now foreing the ralders to on the city of Molde are given by the have widened their landing base in shall have your sympathy Stavanger, destroyed one plane and in altitude of 9,000 so that they are, Helsingfors Bureau of the Norwegian central Norway with large damaged two,

no longer free to

Drovo Off Junker

stream of troops are being sent to Open Town Extensively

Damaged

19 uttack

they 1

Heavy German air attacks have been carried out on Andalsnes and

there were

any

Allied Reinforcoment SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

barkations

"In common with all members of the British Empire," he concluded, "we are determined to make a stand against aggression. I am fully con-

disem-struggle."

German

telegraph agency.

of planes, anti-aircraft On the way home, he spotted a would like.

troops that German planes guns and It is stated

in a Norwegian German seaplane lying in a flord. He

War Office Communique bombed the centre of the town, caus- Fjord 100 kilometres northwest of few low and dropped his remaining bombs on it, apparently damaging it.

LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter).-A Ing extensive damage. It is not yet Andalsnes and also at Sundals Fjord,

50 kilometres northeast.

willi War Office communique issued to-day known whether

From the latter point they states that the position in the Gud-castulles.

Plane Shot Down

rush reinforcements quickly inland Later he was infercepted by brands Valley remains unchanged.

to the villages of Opdal and Berkak Junker 08, which he drove off and re-|

One German plane was shot down in a dive up the Orkdal Valley to turned safely to his base,

of 'Ulsberg When

the petrol tank of another Molde, two towns on the west coast and burst into flames. Two of the consolidate the defence

occupants were killed and the others and Hjerklon against the

motorised thrusts. There has been patrol activity in were taken prisoner.

Several German plance There is nothing further to report brought down near Aalesund.

At sen there have been engage- This communique confirms mes-ments between Norwegian and Ger- Masserschmitt Vanquished sages from Stockholm suggesting that man warships.

The German worships were · sup- LONDON, Apr. 20 (Router)The the Germans have made no progress

pcried by airerati. One Norwegian Ministry announces that a Sun- during the past 24 hours, derland dying boat of tho

These reports indicate that in the ship was set on fire. Coustal Command of the R.A.F. recently en- Gudbrands Valley the German forces countered and shot down a Messers- fueing alrong Allied positions near Chimilt 110 Aghter.

Ofta, which is some miles south of Bombans. The Captain

British plane was perforated by north of Bergen. bullets from an enemy piane, the Captain of Flight crawled along the the Namsos sector. plane and stuffed plasticine in the holes, enabling the machine to reach from Narvik, its base 400 miles away.

Air

which

ship.

of the Sunderland, is known 03 "ying battle- was aboard a worship In a fjord when the Sunderland vas at- tacked by half dozen Junkers planer.

In the Oster Valley the Germans Chays neminied forros but are being) PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

King Subscribes

were

fa nuri

A Soldier's Indiscretion

War Office Donies

dor to Germany in place of Signer Bernardo Attolico, is} known as a fervent admirer of everything German.

is Kis

therefore, appointment, regarded as another effort to show Germany that Italy is ready to advance the German cause by means diplomatically and economi- cally.

all

Wild Reports

Meanwhile it is reported that work continues day and night on the forti- LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter).cations on the Brenner.

Work on the 1042 Exhibition has The War Office has made the Intely slowed down and it is rumour-

Will Make Nazis following announcement: ed that rond-makers, masons and

Mouths Water

LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter). Lard, cooking futs, cheese and eggs will not be rationed at present des.

alles.

national

"The statements made that the bricklayers have been given work thint raw British Commander at Namsos has on the fortifications and

defence. been superseded by the French are materiais are diverted to untrue,

"The statement that our men were

nonsense.

Tote the cutting off of Danish sup- untrained and without reserves Defence Loan · 'ny by the Ministry of Food. The

there were

This announcement was made to- i Ministry also said that STOCKHOLM, Apr. 29 (Reuter).; 11 plenty of eggs on the market. -King Gustav, was one of the Brst honths. He finally ross into the air. to subscribe to a new £25,000,000 Jaunched

The ofice of the French Consulate The Captain rowed in a dinghy toeged n Messerschmitt and shot it defence loan which wis

yesterday.

111 km clored to the reneral public the Rying boat and got aboard with] down.

He bought several thousand pounds on Thursday, May 2, being the bombs dropping around. He taxic

worth of bonds.

Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord.

The wreckage of the German plano the giant machine about to dodge the was found by a ground party,

is

BELGIUM TAKING NO CHANCES

"As in previous exaggerated state- ments, the reports have been based on conversation with a soldier in-. fluenced by his own personal ex- DRUSSELS, Apr. 29 (Reuter), perience during the heat of battle and Stena are til belne taken to up- without knowledge of the situation as press subversive activity in Belgium. Yesterday the police raked five a whole."

It le understood that the statements homes in which the residents wore referred to are made in a report that suspected of secret Nazi tendencies.

Several booklets were seized. has been circulated in America.

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