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PARIS, TO-DAY.
REASON WHY THE COMING DAYS ARÉ LIKELY TC
CAMBRIDGE
SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE NORWEGIAN LOCAL
SITUATION FOR THE ALLIES WAS EXPLAINED
BY AN AUTHORITATIVE FRENCH MILITARY RELIEF
SPOKESMAN HERE YESTERDAY.
The spokesman said the landing of heavy war material by the Allies would soon be making it- self felt.
The air situation had already consi- derably changed and would change
The Allied air forces were steadily growing, the bases being partly on aircraft-carriers and partly on landing grounds prepared by troops.
Others are seasoned troops with active service experience on North-West Frontler of India. Hitherto in this war, British Ter-
more. than ritorials have been
as many match for the Germans, patrol actions on the Western Front have proved. Reuter.
more.
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the
The spokesman stressed that main body of the troops landed by the Allies in the Namsos area had not been engaged and there had only been ad- vance guard actions.
The Allied elements fighting round Lillehammer, Hamar and Elverum had been light elements rushed up in order to help the Norwegians, and they were now fighting retarding actions.
Only light mechanised forces were engaged in this area and it was not impossible that light German mechan- ised tropos might reach Trondheim, but this was not important since there would be no liaison between the main
bodies.
Costly For Nazis
The spokesman emphasised the Nor- wegian operations had not only been costly to the Germans in ships and planes but had also used up great quantities of German petrol and would 'continue to do so.
Above all the Norweglan opera: tions meant Germany must now use large numbers of men from her re- serves.
The whole scheme of the Nazi oper- ations. was based on the rapid over- running of Norway, and now that this had failed, she found herself in hos- tile territory and great numbers men would be needed to guard roads and bridges and to control the popula- tion in the German-occupied area. Reuter.
“Terriers” in Norway
of
The French Forces
Stockholm, To-day.
the
"The French expeditionary force to Norway is just as large as the Bri- tish," writes the "Dagens Nyheter." The paper adds this news will bring hope to the hearts of all Scandina- vian people who realise that the
liberty of their countries depends on the bayonets of France and Britain.
-Reuter.
STOCK EXCHANGE "QUIETLY CHEERFUL"
London, To-day. The Stock Exchange closed quietly cheerful yesterday after a day in which market activity was restrained by week-end considerations and the reaction after the initial impact of the Budget provisions. Indian Government Bonds attracted some attention and closed fractionally higher.
Wall Street was irregular---Reuter.
20 GERMAN U-BOAT MEN BURIED.
London, To-day.
London, To-day. Over 20 German sailors who died Reuter's military correspondent, when a U-boat was destroyed by commenting on the British troops in British warships off the Scottish coast Norway, says 'some are Territorials have been buried with naval honours who have been training since Septem- in a Scottish West Coast cemetery,
ber.
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All papers from candidates sitting overseas for the "Cambridge Local Examinations" have been received
teachers and young hopefuls, none the
RIBBENTROP TO BROADCAST
Berlin, To-day.
It is announced that the For- eign Minister, von Ribbentrop, -will make a statement on the po- litical situation to diplomats and pressmen in Berlin at 2.30 this afternoon.
The speech will be broadcast by all German stations. Router.
MORE SERFS
FOR REICH?
London, To-day..
safely a minor, but to many parents, less important demonstration of how the Navy is maintaining the freedom The Oslo wireless (in Ger- of the seas in wartime.
theman hands) has broadcast a proclamation stating that a scheme is under considera- tion for using Norwegian prisoners of war for agricul- tural purposes.
At the beginning of the war, question papers were sent out all over the world; all arrived safely.
The answers of 17,000 candidates from Argentina to China have back without a single loss.-Reuter.
come
DUKE OF KENT'S NEW DUTIES
London, To-day. Temporarily relinquishing his rank Vice-Marshal for that of of Air Group-Captain, thò Duke of Kent is leaving the Admiralty to assume an appointment in the Training Com- mand of the R.A.F.
His duties will consist of welfare work in the R.A.F.
He has always had a close interest In this, and worked for some time. at the. Home Office with the Chief In- spector of Factories.-Reuter.
CASH AND
CARRY
FOR NORWAY
New York, To-day.
of
air.
The population of the province Ostfold are finally warned that raids may be carried out against rail- way stations "although they are the only open towns and non-military ob- jectives in the province."
The Oslo wireless also admits that communications between Oslo and the province of Rogaland, where Stavan- ger is situated, are still interrupted.- Reuter.
BELGIAN CABINET TO CARRY ON
Brussels, To-day.
The Belgian Cabinet, which resign- ed on Thursday, has now withdrawn its resignation at the request of King Leopold and will remain in office. „ connection The resignation was in
in- with purely an internal matter volving a vote on the education bud- get.-Reuter.
'KING'S MESSAGE
The King has written to M. Pierlot saying that when the army is vigilant- ly guarding the frontiers and when President Roosevelt's decision to re- the situation makes it the duty of all cognise that a state of war exists be- | Belgians to be more united than ever, tween Germany and Norway, means the time is inopportune for à Minis- that the Allies can now get muni- terial crisis on internal policy. "I should be acting against tions from the United States cash and carry basis in Norweglan country's higher interests in accept- ships as well as British and Frenching the resignation of the
ment when the vote of the ships.
in this has confirmed that its foreign fresh application of the Neutrality licy is almost unanimously supported
by the nation."-Reuter.
Denmark is not included
Act.-Reuter.
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