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BRITISH TROOPS RETAKE HAMAR

Electrifying Appearance In Southern Norway

STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL REPORTS AGREE THAT BRITISH TROOPS HAVE MADE AN ELECTRIFYING APPEARANCE IN SOUTHERN NORWAY · AND ́ARE OCCUPYING FRONT LINE POSITIONS IN THE ELVERUM-HAMAR SECTOR. An unconfirmed report reaching Stockholm states that the British forces

have recaptured Hamar, which fell to German attack on Friday.

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The reports of the recapture of Hamar are given

with reserve, but they follow a Norwegian offi- HEGRA

cial announcement that British troops are in the line.

The troops are equipped with tanks and other heavy armament and are reported to have come partly by rail and partly by road.

Colonel Weiss, the German com- mander at Trondheim, is reported to be make hurried preparations to meet Allied attacks from north and south, in a gigantic pincer movement.

Namsos Fighting

Fighting is also reported to have occurred at Namsos, between the Ger- man and Allied forces. It is under- the Germans dropped a stood that number of troops by parachute. This difficult operation is believed to have been undertaken because the Geririans failed to obtain possession of Grong,

Norwegians Cheered

Stockholm, To-day. According to a message from Nor- way, the announcement of the pre- sence in Eastern Norway, north of Oslo, of British troops, which came as a surprise, has greatly cheered the Norwegians.

The nature of the country in this

area will considerably assist the Al- lied forces since any German offen- sive will have to be made over dif- ficult terrain.-Reuter.

Retreat From Elverum (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day. Press reports from Sweden

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FOREIGN PLANES OVER BELGIUM

Brussels, To-day. communique was issued stating' that foreign 'plädiès flow over Bolğlan: territory on Satur day ́and yesterday morning, and says that several ware recog- rified as German while two wara Identified as British machines.

The' A.A. dèfances took vigor- \òus adtión and protésts will be mada In London and Bärlin.— Router.

HOLDS OUT GERMAN

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL").

Stockholm, To-day

AIR RAID

Manned by only 100IN NAMSOS

London, Yesterday. The German Air Force

men, the Hegra Fortress on the banks of the Oslo Fjord, is still holding out despite desperate Ger- carried out a sustained raid on the British mili- tary base at Namsos,

man attempts to occupy it.

25 miles east of Namsos, the failure assert that Hamar was re-gras defence as one of the most as-Saturday.

Swedish observers point out the He- north of Trondheim, on rendering railway transport impos-occupied by British and Nor-tonishing feats of the war, peaceful

sible.

The correspondent of "Svenska wegian forces operating in Dagbladet" says that the Norwegians | co-operation. still hold Hegra Fort, having refused a German effort to open a parley on the subject of surrender-Reuter.

It is believed that owing to the threat to their flanks pro- The official German news agency duced by the loss of Hamar, had earlier claimed that German

the Germans have now aban- troops, advancing rapidly from the

Elverum occupied

also. south, had

Lillehammer, doned about 30 miles north of Hamar. Havas.

Reuter.

War Office Statement

London, To-day.

A War Office Communique states: "Operations in Norway are continuing, "British troops are operating in conjunction with the Norwegian forces," Reuter.

Official Announcement

London, To-day. British troops are now in action in the eastern section of Norway, official- ly announces the Norwegian High Command in a communique, which goes on to say that the Norwegians have taken up new defence positions and advance units are maintaining contact with the enemy.--Reuter."

Norwegian Communique Stockholm, To-day. An official Norwegian communique states: "On April 20, the Germans at tacked our posts on both sides of Majoesa.

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Captured Rifles From No Troops !

Berlin, To-day. High Command communique states that enemy naval forces bom- barded Narvik but made no attempt to land troops!

The German troops in the Narvik region captured 8,000 -rifles and 315 machine guns. The German troops in the Oslo region were further reinforc- ed and continue to advance quicklý in all directions.

Transport of men and materials to Norway continue to an increased ex- tent.

Actión of strong air force units against enemy attempts to land at Namsos and Andalanësori Saturday were remarkably“ successful. →→ Reu- ter.

Another High Command Story

Berlin, To-day, The official news agency" asserts that a British "heavy cruiser,” hit amidships by a bomb on Saturday near Andalsnes, heeled over and be- "German 'planes bombed Dillesam- gan to sink. The crew took to the mere and several other places includ-boats, it is added. Reuter. ing-Andalsnes. Harbour.

"Our troops maintained their posi- tions.

"Mapy.. German: 'planes passed RAID ON

north to the district around. Trond- hiem."Reuter.

Fighting Near Namsos (SPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL”).

S.E. COAST

the

Norway had only one watchman

taking care of the fortress.

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The effect from the military stand- point was nil though the town was damaged.

As soon as the German Invasion

The official communique, which began, a small unit of Norwegian ar- provides the only information on the tillery occupied the fort and infllot-raid available thus far, states: ed severe damage fo sévéral shipa sailing up the Fjord.

At present the fort's guns prové ex- tremely bothersome to the Germans as they command the Vaernes air port which is one of the few good landing bases

mountainous in the

country around Oslo.—Havas.-

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"There was considerable air activ- ity at Namsos on Saturday.

"Many bombs were dropped. "Extensive damage was done to the town, but the only Allied loss was one British trawler aunk. "There were no casualties to Allied troops."Reuter....

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London, To-day. Apart from a few roofs being dam- Paris, To-day. aged by akrapriel (from terrifio anti- Unconfirmed reports from Stockholm Palköraft artillery, no damage resulted said that British troops are fighting from Baturday night's ruld on the Germans near Namsos and at South-East coasta Grong, which is about 25 miles awayi It has been östäbliched thắt: the

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