NAZI LIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1939, Page 6

NAZI LIES

ATTITUDE OF THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY NO INTENTION OF DENYING EVERY FABLE. ACTUAL LOSSES MADE KNOWN. (British Official Wireless.) ' (Received This Day, 10.14 a.m.) RUGBY. October 16. It is authoritatively stated that the British Admiralty has no intention of denying a'll the mendacious reports of British naval losses circulated in the Gorman Press and wireless. The loss of the Courageous and the Royal Oak have duly been made public. Not content with this, the Germans have repeatedly announced the loss of the aircraft carrier, Ark Royal, and have now “definite proof’’ that she has been replaced by the Glorious. These tales are entirely, without foundation as are the stories that the battle-cruiser Hood was recently damaged and will take 6 to 8 months to repair, that a heavy cruiser was damaged by aircraft off May "Island and that ten hits from aircraft bombs were registered upon British naval units in an engagement last week off the coast of Norway. On this last occasion German aircraft dropped, more than one hundred bombs, in a series of attacks lasting for nearly eight, hours, and did not obtain a single hit. A few spent splinters fell on board one cruiser. That is all. The latest report is that the battle-cruiser Repulse is damaged and unfit for action. This also is untrue. Unless it is for the purpose of misleading neutrals or heartening their own people by exaggerating the success of German arms, difficult to see a reason for these lymg statements. As to British "losses” which have not taken place, of course Herr Hitler, himself, has said, in "Mein Kampf,” that provided one lies hard enough and often enough, someone may eventually believe the wildest misstatement. The Admiralty made it clear that it has no intention of denying every rumour or every lie circulated in the German Press or by wireless which may assist the, enemy to discover facts that might be useful to them.