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MAY 6.

1940. 日九廿月三

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Fascist Spokesman Predicts Realisation of Napoleonic

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"WE WANT HITLER IN LONDON"

DEMONSTRATIONS IN

REMARKABLE HAPPENINGS WILL SHAKE THE PILLARS OF THE WORLD

Boast

ROME, MAY 5 (REUTER)-DETAILS HAVE REACHED HERE OF AN ORGANISED ANTI-ALLIED DEMONSTRATION IN MILAN OVER THE WEEK-END BY ABOUT 100 STUDENTS WHO MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS SHOUTING "LONG LIVE GERMANY" AND "DEATH TO BRITAIN AND FRANCE."

They chalked on the walls: "We want Hitler in London and Musso- Jini in Paris."

INVASION PREDICTED

NOT VERY PLAUSIBLE. Futility Of Nazi Propaganda

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter).

"For some weeks now examples | have been given of the various

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Ansaldo, who is generally regarded as being the ROME, May, 5 (UP). - Signor Giovanni mouthpiece of the Italian Foreign Office, told his

soldier listeners in a nation-wide radio broadcast to-day that he believed Germany would invade the British Isles.

He predicted that the coup dreamed of by Napoleon: ways in which the Nazis are would be finally realised through enormously improved trying to put their propaganda technical means now at the disposal of Germany and emerge from the

across," said

♫

mentator yesterday.

B.B.C. com-

added that the "Italian people will

"These examples have shown that

the Nazi cffort hus sometimes been present war greater and · more powerful than ever

the lie direct, sometimes the e indirect and sometimes, 3 quick change of faer. The latter was used when he Nazis took over the Allied war claims and announced that they were going to free Europe from terror and so on."

Continuing, the commentator said, that last week Ribbentrop defended the invasion of Norway on the same! grounds which Germany used to de- fend her use of poison gas in the; last war, ie, that Britain was about)

to do the same thing.

Ribbentrop's Failure

If Ribbentrop had studied

the!

RED HELP

before."

"We would all like to presume that we will see just that-that) is to say, the invasion of Eng-)

FOR NAZIS land." he declared:

Insufficient To Be Of

"Great Benefit LONDON, May 5 (Reuter) The question on many lips to-day is how much economic help can world reaction after his speech Russia give Germany. An probably felt saddened to find how article in the "Economist” deals sceptical and doubtful the world was, with this matter. about

a German Minister's pledges.

The paper points nut that the whole Ribbentrop gave his story of how of Russia exports less than 20 per the campaign in Norway had started. cent. of Germany's nonnal needs, Ro

fact

that the campaign had that if Russia sent everything to started was about the only true thin: Germany, this would still be less than he did mention.

one-fifth of Germany's requirements. it could enly make up a small part of the trade Germany has lost through the Allied blockade."

The

Hitler, however, then announced that it and ended and the German Army

had finished its "mighty task." That was the most interesting effort of Nazi propoganda for the month.

Needs Experts Herself

It was led up to by statement With regard to Geroian help' {q} about how the world approved of the Russia, the paper says that a great Nnzi invasion, how the Norwegians many German technical experts were collaborating and how the used to work in Russia, but to-day British had not sunk single Germany needs experts for home pro-

destroyer at Narvik.

The Bigger, The Botter As a prelude, Dr. Goebbels week wiped out the British

last

feet

That was not true then and it is not

truc now.

Hitler's He was now a bigger one than it was when he uttered it.

duction and connot spare large numbers.

German machinery too is needed at

home and the recent Leipzig Fair showed foreign buyers that little is being produced in Germany to-day

except armaments.

He also said he expected the Allies to be defeated in Norway.

"They withdrew from Namtos und Andalsnes in eight days, but that is Ume enough for all Allied soldiers impressed upon them which will last survived, to have a memory for the rest of their lives."

Napoleon's Dream

who

ROME, May ཟླ (Reuter) -- "Napoleon's altempt to invade England will certainly and soon be attempted by Germans in this "war," declared Signor Ansaldo, Editor of Count Clano's news- paper "11 Telegrafo," In a weekly broadcast to Italian troops.

"We have already seen remark- able happenings. We shall see even more remarkable ones which will shake the pillars of the world," he concluded.

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Cabinet Not To Blame

NO SPLIT OVER EVACUATION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH?

LONDON, May 5 (UP),~~~~ Political circles now pro- phesy that the Government will be "let off with a cau. tion" when the withdrawal from Norway is debated in the Commons during the coming week, despite the storm of criticism which. beat on Mr. Chamberlain's head from within his own camp as well as the Opposi- tion.

In a statement last Friday Sir John Simon said that there was no division in the Cabinet when the decision was taken to with- draw from Namsos-a etatement ********** | which is believed to have put the ground from under the feel of those critics planning to split the Government by alleging that Mr. Chamberlain and the majority of

H.K. MAN IN NORWEGIANS TRY

TO SMASH WAY

TO FREEDOM

STOCKHOLM, May 5 (Reuter).-The Norwegian troops in the Rocros sector are reported to be planning to break through a fast closing German cordon to join the Allied troops in northern Norway.

An official statement that the lighting would continue in the north has partly dissipated the bitter disappointment felt at the orders given to retire in the Roeros sector, following the Allied evacuation in southern Norway.

The Norwegian General Hond-

"No" To Nazi quarters is now established in

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the north and Norwegian mobili- sation remains in force.

The Norwegian positions south of Roeros were intact when the "Cense

CASUALTY LIST

LONDON, May 5 '(Reuler).— The latest R.A.F. casualty list Issued by the Air Ministry_In- cludes a tiongkong-born man.

He is Sergeant J. L. Hawken, who fad already won the Dis- tinguished Flying Medal for gal- Janiry.

War's Biggest Casualty List

The new casualty list is the biggest of the war to date, and includes 110 names.

Killed in action, seven; pre- vlously reported missing, now presumed killed in action, seven; missing 52; kitled on active ser vice, 18; died on active service, 13.

Among the Hist of misslug is Squadron Lender Kenneth Doran, the first British air ace of war,, who led the famous Kiel raid the day after Britain had declared war on Germany..

the

Secret N. Sea Crossing

In British Warship

Yugo-Slavia Refuses To Fire" order was given.

During the latest operations, about Take Any Chances 300 German soldiers were

driven back by 120 Norwegians. BELGRADE, May 5 (Reuter).--!

Guerilla Warfare

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter).-Professor Koht, the Germany cannot give badly-needed | Yugo-Slavia is reported to have re-|

The Germans had 35 killed and Norwegian Foreign Minister, and M. Ljungberg, the But that probably pleased him for Reich has its own problems, especially lats" to spend the summer within the casualties were only five,

help to Russia's railways, for the fused to allow 2,000 German tour-wounded

while the Norwegian does not "Mein Kampf" any some Poland.

country.

Norwegian Defence Minister, who are in London, to thing about "the bigger the Be the

Henceforth only guerilla wartore Better"?

The Government is said to have can be expected from the Norwegian confer with the British Government, are believed to have told the German suhlorities that only forces in southern Norway. women and children under 15 woul The Norwegian troops in the Gau travelled from Norway to a Scottish port in a British be allowed to enter.

Valley have decided to fight on and Residents of Delgrade. have been all the German efforts to take Nor-warship. warned against keeping inflammable wegian positions there have falled, mutertals in their homes. It has been A German defalliment south-east suggested that people who are not of Storen have been defeated. Over

Nazi propaganda had two objects to unite the Germans and disunite

the Allies on the home front.

Has It

united the Germans?

Various newspapers complain about the number of people trying to get food by devious means. The German

Hunter Men Interned

radio was angry about prople who Nazis Hand Over Ratings

To Swodo Authorities

read

their newspapers from the "wrong end and mutter if only we were allowed

The Norwegian campaign had been

talle

STOCKHOLM, May 5 (Rey-

second page news in all the papers. ter). Forty-three ratings of the Here at home the Prime Minister's destroyer Hunter have reached speech on Thursday was one such as Gummarn, near Lycksele In no German omelal had dared to make since the Nazis came into North Sweden, where they have

power.

been interned.'

anci

obliged to remain in the city should 100 Germans were kiled.

move.

No Tientsin Agreement Japanese Newspaper

Roords Falls

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPM" ROEROS, May 5 (UP)-Rorros, the last Allied stronghold in central Norway has fallen to the German troops,

The journey was kept a close secret until several hours

after their arrival in London,

SAFE AT LAST

Evacuation of the city by the Allied Refugees From Norway

forces was followed this morning by the appearance and entry into the town of 23 German soldiers who rode motor cycles,

Professor Koht and M, Ljung- berg went to the Norwegian Legation in London where con- ferences lasting several houra took place with the Norwegian Minister in London,

It is understood that the Norwegian Minister and Sir Cecil Dormer, the Eritish Minister to Norway, will ree Lord Halifax and possibly other British Ministeru on Monday.

Foreign Minister's Broadcast Professor Koht, broadensting evening,

Land In England LONDON, May 5 (Reuter) Three Norwegian vessels Have reached ports in North Scotland. Those on board include Nor- wegian and British refugees and

said that he was in Londoit several women and children, for a few days "to discuss how we The skipper of a Norwegian fishing best can get help against the forces boat, who belleves that his was the of violence,

this

In the House of Commons this As the Germans are said to have Report Denied speech will be examined and judged, put them out of Norway owing to LONDON, Moy 5 (Reuter)

They occupied Recres without firing food shortage, it in likely that their There is no confirmation in London a single shot. Internment will be lifted the of the report in the "Nichl Nich bombing plane dropped six bombs in Earlier this morning п Germen OFFICIAL DENIAL British authorities will try to get Shimbun that Sir Robert Cralgic, the middle of the town.

them sent home to England,

the British Ambassador to Japan, OF NAZI CLAIMS

The men are being well-looked and the Japanese Vice-Minister of

Church-Goers Bombed after by the vilingers of Gummarn, Foreign Affairs have reached a basic Crowds of people were going to :-LONDON, May 6 (Reuter).-There their chief trouble being shortage of arccinent regarding the Tientsin church at the time of the raid, and Is no truth in the German claim that clothes. All of them are reported to Issue, especially "the problems of it is not yet known whether any were last vessel to escape from Alesund, From London, he will go to Paria, they have sunk ong Frilles_half--| be′st and well.

the maintenance of order and the killed or injured.

Buid that German planes bombed and and then home again to fight, ship and cruiser of the York class Two officers of the Hunter are be- 'ransfer of silver."

The horror of the attack is inten-machine-gunned people who were Professor Koht claimed at Nor- in operations at Nemsos. This denial loved to be still held by the Germans It is understood that there is no alfled by the fact that there is not afficeing from the town in small open way's neutrality had barn “truly im- has been issued by the Admiralty, at Narvik,

truth in the report.

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Cabinet the

restrained Mr. Churchill and the Navy from jattacking Trondheim at the oat..

sel.

The statement also prevents any attempt to use Mr. Churchill as the spearhead of a new war policy or mave for a new Cabinet.

Churchill Defended

The "Sunday Despatch" to-day took the extraordinary course of devoting its main news positions to an editorial defence of Mr. Churchill.

"Any attempt to saddle M Churchill with the blame for Nor- way now would mean serious weakening of pur war effort," the paper say

It adds that the new powers con- ferred on Mr. Churchili with his appointment on April 3-to preside over a Committee of Service Minla- ters were "held up" end that his powers have been given "definite limits."

Governmont's Case

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter),—While the | everything still depends upon

strength of the case which the Gov- ernment will present to the House of Commons on Tuesday, two new con- siderations are tending to swing the Reuter's Lobby Correspondent... situation

favour, in their

Bintea

Friday that there were no divisions

Sir John Simon's statement on

In the Cabinet in Norway has die- advanced of the Government's critics. posed of one of the hopes of the more

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