THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1940
THE
LAND
BATTLE
Norwegian High Command Gain Confidence
OSLO'S ELECTRIC SUPPLY CUT OFF: BRIDGES MINED
London, To-day.
THE MILITARY SITUATION in Norway was out- lined in a Norwegian High Command communi- que broadcast by Radio Stockholm last night. The Germans occupied Oslo and the immediate
QUICKLY RECANTS
Stockholm, To-day.
An official Norwegian com- munique says' that Major Hvoa. loff, "Foreign Minister" In the "puppet" government in Oslo, has arrived here after resigning his post.
Later he was flown to Norwe- glan military headquarters to join the army.-Reuter.
neighbourhood, while Norwegian troops are MUZZLING holding a line north and north-east of Oslo. The German forces are in control of Christiansand, OF DANISH
Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and two other PRESS coastal points in southern Norway. The rest of southern Norway is held by the Norwegians.
The Germans have occupied Nar- vik but otherwise the Norwegians hold the entire north.
A battle is proceeding at Fossum and Langenes bridge north of Oslo.
The bridges across the Glomma and Vormen Rivers in front of the Norwegian poeltions have been mined.
lines The
All telephone and telegraph to Germany have been cut. electricity supply of Oslo has been interrupted by opening the dam. Reuter.
Fierce Fighting
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Stockholm, To-day.
The little towns of Elverum and Hamar are still in Norwegian hands but fierce fighting is going on around these cities. Havas.
GERMAN VERSION OF OPERATIONS
Berlin, To-day.
A semi-official commentary on the Norwegian operations declares the reinforcement of
some bases was continued.
More and more coastal batteries have been made ready for fighting. More air bases have been taken over and anti-aircraft positions extended.
The fresh supply of troops and munitions "ls continuing without disturbance."
The coastal batteries off Trondheim repulsed light British naval forces which intended to rush forward.
The commentary repeats the claim that six British destroyers were sunk off Narvik. and asserts more destroyers have been destroyed by German naval and air forces.-Reuter.
Germans Ringed Round
London, To-day. Apart from Oslo, where some Ger- man reinforcements are reported to have been landed, the German troops In Norway are
less more or beleagured.
At Narvik, the garrison is ringed round by Norweglans,
Further south, Bergen is at present
DR. KOHT'S BROADCAST
TO NATION
London, To-day.
London, To-day. The muzzling of the Danish press is now admitted by the Germans. The commander of the invading forces told a neutral correspondent yester- day that so long as the Danish news- papers did not print articles against Germany they will not be interfered with-but if they do print such ar- ticles we will not tolerate it!
One hundred and seventy members of the British, French and Polish missions to Denmark are now on their way to Holland and are expected to The Norwegian Govern-arrive on Sunday morning. Reuter, ment has now got the broad- cast stations at Bodoe and Tromsoe. in action and has broadcast orders and advice to the people to ignore the Oslo-station, now Nazi-con- trolled.
Mr. Koht, Foreign Minister, in a
in English on broadcast.
Thursday night, expressed the unflinching spirit of 'the Norwegians.
Norway, he said, wants to keep her freedom and "no threats, air attacks or guns can alter this desire."
"We are at war with Germany," he went on, "and consequently we are allied to all countries at war with Germany."
M. Quisling, the puppet government
Meanwhile, over the Oslo-station,
head, announced that he had taken full control and instructed the popu- lation to keep peace and order.
The Germans themselves do not seem to be very certain about the status of Quisling's government, for they are at present witholding formal recognition of it.
The authority of King Haakon is recognised and will be so long as he does not leave Norway but if he left he would have no standing, say the Nazis, Reuter.
INDIAN EXTREMIST
ARRESTED
Bombay, To-day: Hundi Vishnu Kamath, general se- cretary of the All-India forward bloc, of which Subhas Chandra Bose is leader, was arrested yesterday under the Defence of India Act.-Reuter.
and le, being guarded by Norwa- glans.
BIG BATTLE PENDING In the east, a number of Norwegian being held by German troops estim-troops have massed near the Swedish ated at about 2,000. An attempt to border and a big battle is expected sally out has been repulsed by the near Kongsvinger, some 50 miles Norwegians.
west-north-west of Oalo. The ad- vancing Germans are backed up by aeroplanes and various points- north and east of Oslo have been, bombed.
The German advance from Oslo has been fan-wise, to the north and east. The official Naxi ""Nawa" Agency contradicta Wednesday's claim that Elverum. has been taken and says that German troops have reached towns 25 miles to the east and 45 miles north-east of Oslo, Elverum Frederikstad, on the Oslo Fjord, south is another 30 miles further north of Oslo. Reuter.
The fact that the Nazis. „have not even got complete control of the area around Oslo is seen in the report yeş- terday that they had again, bombed
GNEISENAU
AND OTHER SINKINGS
Stockholm, To-day.
The Norwegian communi- que which mentions the sinking of the Gneisenau deals with naval operations in the past few days and men- tions ports captured by the Germans. It says the Gnei- senau was sunk in Oslo Fjord.
A 6,000-ton cruiser, assumed to be the Emden, and several smaller war- ships, destroyers and minesweepers, were also sunk.
The cruiser Karlaruhe (6,000 tons) was sunk off Christiansand.
The Norwegian destroyer Aeger sank a
off large German vessel Stavanger.
was
A German troop transport Eunk at Bergen and a direct hit Ecored on a warship.
Several Norwegian ships were sunk but the number of dead is uncer- taln.-Reuter.
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