SMASHING BLOW

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 117, 16 April 1940, Page 7

SMASHING BLOW

GERMAN SHIPPING. TRANSPORT SUNK. • HITS AT BERGEN. (United Dress Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right A Received April 10, 10.10 a.m LONDON, April 15. Hitler’s invasion of Norway lias insulted in a sharp rise in German shipping" losses, which were previously G 4 vessels, totalling- 199,GSI tons, captured, sunk, or scuttled. There are now at least 92 vessels, totalling- 370,000 tons, plus probably eight others torpedoed in convoy with unknown results. The British Official ’Wireless quotes an Admiralty communique as follows: “Further reports from our submarines indicate that another two German transports have been sunk and that a convoy of enemy transports was attacked in the Hkagerrak, when four torpedoes found their mark. -'Another attack on transports and aircraft in Bergen was carried out by 15 aircraft of the Fleet Air Ann yesterday, when several hits were obtained. One transport was set on fire, a small store ship was sunk, and a large Hymg-boat was machine-gunned and burst into flames. One of our aircraft failed to return.” Six British warships, which evaded a bombing attack trail 22 German warplanes, are reported to have entered the strategic Aalesund harbour, 150 miles north of Bergen. Danish and Norwegian ships are disregarding the advice by the German Wireless to remain in neutral ports. This applies to vessels of these nationalities in distant parts of the world no less than to those nearer home. Hong Kong reports say that it is likely all Danish shipping firms in the Far Fast will adopt this course, which is being followed by the Danish motor ship Panama, now en route from Manila to Hong Kong. The Norwegian ship Kronviken has left Hong Kong with cargo for French IndoChina.