Stockholm, Apr. 9.
'A German mine-layer was torpedoed today off the west coast of Sweden. No mines were laid by the German Navy at oF close to the entrances to Swedish ports in the Skagerrak, as alleged in reports abroad, the Swedish 'Admiralty announced in' a communique at 10.50 pin, today. The authorities nevertheless took the pre cautionary measure of ordering all Swedish ships en route to Scandiavian ports or intending to 0 to stich ports to turn back and make for Swedish ports or else to remain where they are if in harbour.
Swedish Radio late tonight also {Issued an announcement declaring the Cabinet held an all-day meeting, thoroughly studying the Swedish situation in the new circumstances.
"Despite the terrible gravity of the situation," it declared, "the" en pital remains calm. The Government has, the Swedish people united behind and yething will be left enucne to preserve the neutrality of the Swedish Radio emphasized that reply to a German demarche, the Swedish "Government has already asserted it is determined to maintain its inlogral neutrality. At the same time, however, the Government reserved the right to take whatever measures it considers necessary for the defence of the country's neutrality and independents, the Radio con eluded.—Havas.
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