THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1940.
Eye-Witness Story Of Oslo's Fall Reuter's Man Stays And Watches German Forces Marching In
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE FIRST AUTHENTIC EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT ICELAND
OF THE GERMAN ENTRY INTO OSLO IS TELE STANDS ON
PHONED FROM REUTER'S OSLO CORRESPON- DENT, A BRITISH SUBJECT, WHO NARROWLY
ESCAPED THE VIGILANCE OF ARMED GER-OWN FEET
MANS AND CROSSED THE FRONTIER INTO SWEDEN LAST NIGHT.
London, To-day.
· The Foreign Office has an- nounced:
SECRET SESSION OFF
London, To-day. ·
It is understood" that the Par- liamentary Labour Party has de- alded not to ask for a private sea- sion to-day but instead to have a public debate, on the Norwegian situation-Router.-
1,200 NAZIS OCCUPIED
The following TRONDHEIM
With crowds on the pavements he watched a co-
lumn of Germans 1,000 strong march into the communication was centre of the city at 3 p.m.
Every man was to the British Government yesterday on behalf of the armed with a rifle or machinegun, with un-Government of Iceland.
· covered bandoliers bulging with ammunition. The inhabitants were bewildered by the swift sequence
of incredible events. The city had capitulated an hour or so earlier after a night and morning of terror during which German planes bombed all military objectives in the neighbourhood and machine-gunned districts around the harbour defences.
aero-
Already the German troops had
of all military taken control dromes, including Fornebo, just out- side the city, where 60 Nazi planes landed.
Nazi Threat
With these, they threatened to blow the inhabitants out of the city if resis-
tance was shown.
By noon the main station was packed with fleeing evacuees, includ ing women and children, carrying all the possessions they could mus;
All seemed dazed.
ter.
The air above was filled with the ceaseless roar of aeroplane engines, apparently designed to terrify the in- habitants.
Bombing Begins
During the afternoon, when the cor- respondent was watching three bomb- ers at a great height, a terrific explo- sion blew up a house a few hundred yards away.
More bombs followed quickly, and the watcher realised the counter-ac- tion had begun.
of
Uppermost feeling in the minds- the inhabitants seemed to be incom- prehension at the turn of events, and the question everywhere asked was "Why have the Allies allowed the Ger- mans to do this?"-Reuter.
Malmo, To-day.
Norwegian troops have dug them- selves in near Elverum, about eight
ONLY PART
OF ACTION
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London, To-day.
The "Althing passed to-night the following two resolutions firstly, having regard to the fact that the situation created makes it impossible for the King of Iceland to execute the Royal Power given him under the constitutional act, the Althing de- clares the Government of Iceland is for the time being entrusted with the conduct of the said power.
the
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") HELSINKI, TO-DAY.
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ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS OF THE COMMANDER OF THE GER- MAN NAVAL LANDING PARTY AT
CONSULATE TRONDHEIM WAS TO SURROUND THE BRITISH
HIS ARREST THE CONSUL AND WHOLE STAFF, A FINNISH BROAD- CAST DISCLOSES.
AND
The German naval party, number- ing about 1,200, landed at 0 o'clock flew in the morning, while planes over the town.
"Secondly, having regard to situation now created, Denmark is not in a position to execute authority to take charge of the foreign affairs
The German commander immedi of Iceland granted to it by the pro-ately assumed control of the city, and visions of Article 7 of the Danish forbade any meetings, demonstrations Icelandic Union Act, nor can it carry
or discussions. Havas..
In connection with yester- day's action off Narvik, Lon-out fishery inspection within Icelandic don official circles point out territorial waters in accordance with "Therefore the Althing declares that this is only part of the article of the same Act. large-scale naval operations, that Iceland will for the time being which will develop over the take entire charge of the said affairs." North Sea in the immediate future.
There is still no official confirma- tion of reports that the Gneisenau has been sunk.
--British Wireless.
N. CHINA HIGHWAYS (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The British Government has re-
Pelping, To-day. ceived a report from the Norwegian Total length of highways built or the Ambassador stating that Norway has repaired in North China under decided to continue to fight and that Peiping administration's reconstruc- the morale of the population is excel-tion programme exceeds 10,000 kilo-
metres or 6,250 miles.-Havas,
lent. Havas.
UNITED STATES
ACTION UNDER
NEUTRALITY LAW
Washington, To-day.
miles north of Oslo, and are tenaci- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has issued a proclamation
ously resisting German attempts to break their line.
According to latest reports reaching
on but details are lacking. Reuter.
THE ROYAL OAK'S DEAD
The Admiralty have decided that the gift of a lakh rupees (£7,500) by the Maharaja of Gondal, for the benefit of the dependents of those who lost their lives in the sinking of H.M.S. Royal Oak, shall be divided
of the em~ between the dependents of the naval officers and ratings and ployees of the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Institutes on the basis of the numbers lost, as follows:
£250 for the dependents of, the of- ficers; £7,200 for the dependents of the ratings (including Maltese ratings); £50 for the dependents of the em- ployees of the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes.
The First Lord has sent a personal message of thanks to the Maharaja.
SECURITY POSTERS
Security Posters which are boldly and other public displayed in cafes
re-defining the combat area established under places in the British Air Forces zone the United States Neutrality Law.
here Bghting on a big scale is going The proclamation forbids American ships to enter
all waters round the Scandinavian peninsula. The Russian ports of Archangel and Murmansk are
included in the new combat zone.
SECRET SESSION IN SWEDEN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA "MAIL"). Helsinki, To-day. "In view of the gravity of the altum -
you a tion tha. Swedish Government. torday, proclaimed a “state of serial
- protection” throughout the country
although" martial law; entailing & full
labk-but, han hot been, enforced.
"The", defence committes
the
Parliament held a
dinas. whic
the I Norway can still buy arms in United States without the necessity of paying cash, since the proclamation is concerned only with combat zones and does not extend to either Norway of Denmark.
Other provisions of the Neutrality Law, such as the "oash and carry" olauso,
purchase of arma.
The proclamation was issued follow. ing a conference between President Roosevelt and Mr. Sunner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, on the Scan- dinavian: situatión.
DECISION' DELAYED
Final decision, regarding extension of the Neutrality Law to include Nor- way and Denmark, was apparently de- layed owing to lack of diplomatie in- formation from Norway.
ministrator, Vado
The President also conferred with Mr. Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Ad. whose department „ré-
,000,000 available to Denmark, Nor.
way and Sweden. According to White House the loans were among the discussed by President Ro Reuter
cently made credits
edits totalling $36,-
A
sources
in France are increasing in variety and succinctress.
Most of the early examples follow- ed the lines of the old favourite 1914-1918:-
A wise old owl lived in an op
The more he saw the less he
spoke,
more he The less he spoke the
heard, Soldiers should limitate this wise
old bird.
THE OSLO PUPPET (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL").
Stockholm, To-day. Denunciation of the puppet Quisling government in Norway was voiced by King Haakon during a meeting with the Swedish Minister to Norway.
King Haakon pointed out that "the. new governmen lacks a constitutional basis
Havas
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