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May 2. NORDMARK CRUISERS DEPART ON TRAINING-CRUISE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
The two newest cruisers of the navy, RNNS Kirkjubæjarklaustur and RNNS Sigtuna have departed on a training-cruise which will take them to the South Atlantic in the winter of those waters. It is regarded as uncommon that such cruises are undertaken to the South Atlantic when that area is in winter conditions - indeed, this is the navy's first such cruise under such conditions. The number of cadets embarked will be small, most likely less than fifteen for each ship, and some speculation has surfaced concerning the purpose of this training-cruise.

May 4. ARGENTINA ANNOUNCES WINTER EXCERCISES FOR NAVY, ARMY
General Escobar, Chief of Staff of President Velas of the Argentine Republic, has announced plans to initiate a series of naval and army excercises in June and July, utilising the entirety of the Navy, and significant units of the Army. Internationally, this has been viewed with skepticism, and the British government responded by announcing plans to station a cruiser-squadron at the Falklands Naval Station.

May 5. NEGOTIATIONS SUCCESFUL
In a telegram from London, the head of the delegation, H.E. Baron Frithjof Nansen, the Lord Stallare, confirmed that the negotiations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Nordmark have been brought to a succesful conclusion. Details of the agreement are not at this time known, but are believed to involve Britain handing over ownership of South Georgia, the South Shetlands, and the South Sandwich Islands to Nordmark for an undisclosed price, with the Kingdom of Nordmark in return pledging to give British whalers similar conditions to Nordmark whalers.

The Argentine government has responded by withdrawing its ambassadors at London and Stockholm for "consultations", and in a speech to the Argentine Senate, the President of the republic warned that unpredictable consequences would result from these deliberate acts of imperialism from European states.

May 5. ROYAL NORDMARK MAIL LINE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR EXPANSIONS
Caught up in the megalomania which of late has struck the shipping-industry of Nordmark, Kongelige Nordmarkske Priviligerte Nord-Atlantiske og Stillehavs Paquet Post Damp Navigasjons Selskap (KNPNA&SHPPDNS, the Royal Nordmark Privileged North Atlantic and Pacific Packet Mail Steam Navigation Company, normally deuced the Royal Nordmark Mail Line) announced plans to order, within 1925, two new liners to serve on the North Atlantic schedule at a service-speed of 25 knots. Size has not yet been announced. It is thought that these two ships are intended to replace three serving 13000-ton 17knot liners, the Leiv Eirikson, the Erik den Helige, and the Snorri Sturluson. On the same day, the company announced plans to create a subsidiary for the express purpose of operating a number of large rigid dirigible balloons on an express mail-service between Scandinavia and the North American continent. The dirigibles will primarily be used for small-volume, light-weight express mail, but will have a limited number of high-quality passenger-accomodations available.

MAY 6. BRAZIL RESPONDS TO ARGENTINE PLANS
Dismayed by what it fears are signs of forthcoming Argentine aggression against Brazil, the Brazilian government has criticised the Argentine government for creating dangerous instability in the region. The Brazilian government has also announced the mobilisation of the Brazilian Navy and key elements of the Army for winter exercises.

The President of Chile addressed a short speech to the Chilean Senate, criticising Chile's two large neighbours for increasing tension in the region. He also informed the Senate that Chile will not mobilise its Navy, but the border-guard will be placed on heightened alert.

May 7. TRADE-AGREEMENT SIGNED
The Ministry of commerce yesterday announced the completion of negotiations of a formal trade-agreement between the Kingdom of Nordmark and the South African Empire. The agreement concerns the end of all customs duties between the two nations, as well as the guaranteed trade raw materials and manufactured products, and also contains a framework for a regular mail-service for the joint benefint of the signature-parties as well as the larger antions in South America. Of particular interest is the exhange of technology formalised in the agreement. The agreement continues to reinforce the special relationship which has existed between our two nations.

May 15. SHIPS DEPART FOR SOUTH GEORGIA
Two large Arctic sloops of the Royal Nordmark Fishery Protection Service, the main of which embarks H.E. the rt Honourable Sofus Gunerius Lemkuhl, newly appointed governor of the Nordmark South Atlantic Shire, along with his staff of office, yesterday left Bergen Harbour destined for Grytviken.

May 19. QUEEN WILL NOT BE TOURING KINGDOM
In an announcement from the Royal Palace today, it was made known that HM Queen Victoria will not join HM the King for the majority of the planned Royal Tour of the Kingdom - after the state visit to Copenhagen, she will return to Nordmark. No reason was cited. The announcement is certain to disappoint admirers across the Kingdom.