1940-05-07 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1940.

"VERY GREAT" NORWEGIAN LOSSES DR. KOHT'S

VISIT TO

London, To-day.

ROYAL NAVY SHELLS NO. 10 NAZIS IN NARVIK

London, To-day.

THE ALLIED FORCES ARE still besieging Narvik. A War Office communique says that there is nothing to report. It is learned here that the weather is very bad and the Germans, who are believed to number between 3,000 and 4,000 men, have fortified the town and dug themselves in. The Allies are taking all measures to prevent re- inforcements and equipment from reaching the Nazi garrison, and the Royal Navy shells the town from time to time. Norwegians Hold Out

London, To-day.

According to the Norweglan

talo-

graph agency Norwegian troops are

still holding out in the wild Gul Val-

lay between Roeros and Stoeren.

alleging they assisted the Norwegian armed forces.-Reuter.

Very Great Losses

London, To-day. "Our losses have been very great," the Nor- A detachment of 250 German sol-declared Professor Koht, diers passed through Roeros yester-wegian Foreign Minister, in an day en route to Guldal.

The Norwegian troops at Tryssil,

In-

terview with Router yesterday.

Prof. Koht added vast numbers had

Dr. Koht, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, had an in- terview with Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office yesterday and later saw Mr. Chamber- lain at 10, Downing Street.

His visit was planned some time

ago and makes possible much closer establish amid all the difficulties of

consultation than it was possible to

the early stages of the campaign in Norway.

BULGARIA READY

(SPECIAL TO. “CHINA. MAIL”)

Sofia, To-day.

"Although we will do every. thing to maintain our neutrality, the Bulgarian people must be prepared to defend their inde- pondence," declared tho War Minister, General Daskaloff, speaking on the occasion of Army Day.

King Boris, civilian and mill- tary officials, and the Diplomatic Corps were present at the cere mony. Havas.

STRUBE CARTOON

LONDON, TO-DAY. With him is Colonel Ljunberg, Nór-

who A CARTOON IN THE "DAILY Defence, wegian Minister of came to London direct from the fight-EXPRESS" IS A GOOD INDICATION He, with other Nor- OF HOW THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN, ing front. wegian naval and military officers,WHILE WAITING FOR TUESDAY'S will be able to give most useful ad- DEBATE IN COMMONS ON NOR- vice concerning the Norwegian ter- WAY, rain and the most suitable tactics.- Reuter.

assistance to the Allies, especially as It was the strongest part of the army and knew every inch of the difficult country.

This force was well-equipped but there was a shortage of anti-aircraft guns.

Regarding the size of the German

might be 50,000 or 100,000, but any case it was very large.

ATTITUDE OF SWEDEN

in

ARE REALISING MORE VIVIDLY THAN, EVER BEFORE OUR GREAT ADVANTAGES AS A PAR- LIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY."

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The cartoon shows Hitler sitting. in an arm-chair, with his jack-boots on. the back of the German people. Goer- ing is beside him..

In his hand is a report entitled "German Fleet Crippled" and the cap- tion to the cartoon has Hitler saying: "Well, Hermann, no one can make

we don't want to!"--Reuter.,

north-east of Elverum, retreated on been killed or wounded or had dis- army in Norway, Prof. Koht said itus give a full account to our people if orders received after the

Allied appeared, and the great part of the evacuation, and it is believed they Norwegian forces had been lost.

They had still, however, The Germans are reported to have far north a very fine army absolute arrested many civilian Norwegians.'ly intact and it should be of

will disperse.

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He also stated no appeal of kind had been made by the Norwegian Government to Sweden for assistance.

They did not want their "good. Swedish friends"

to be dragged

DENUNCIATION OF NAZI BOMBING"

Washington, To-day.

"The bombing. - of helpless, unpro-

through the misery they were goingtected civilians is a tragedy which has through and suffer the same fate as aroused the horror of all man-kind," themselves.

says President Roosevelt in a letter to Sweden, he said, would remain the annual convention of the American neutral as long as she was able, but Red Cross. The letter continues:- what the future would bring was a matter of conjecture.

and

"I can assure you of my strongest support for any international conven- Referring to what had been writ-tion which will give protection to cl ten about the alleged treachery of vilian

non-combatant popula- Norwegians and "Quislings in the tions."-Reuter. country," Prof. Koht said he had not heard of a single instance treachery. There were Nazi sympa- thisers in Norway but no Norwegian traitors.-Reuter.

TRENCH WARFARE

AT NARVIK

London, To-day.

of

NORWAY WILL NOT

CONCLUDE PEACE

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") London, To-day. Norway will not conclude peace

It is authoritatively stated in Lon-with Germany, declared M.. Halvdan don that the Allied forces attacking Koht, the Norwegian Foreign Minis- Narvik, where it is believed some 3 ter, to the "Dally Sketch," adding that rumours of negotiations allegedly to 4 thousand Germans are besleged are gradually closing in but no rapid taking place between the legal gov- success is expected largely owing toernment and the Reich are absurd.

The fact that King Haakon the severe snowstorms which are rag- still in Norway and he himself in

ing in that area.

was

MR. ROOSEVELT, EN

The Germans in Narvik for a fort-London proved the falsity of the night have been able to dig themselves rumours.~Havas. in and a state approaching trench warfare has developed. It is pointed out that encounters must therefore take the form of attacks by British troops on set German positions.

Reports that heavy naval bombard ments have been directed against the town and shore batteries are regard- ed as greatly exaggerated-British Wireless.

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SUDDEN RETURN

- Hyde Park (N.Y.), To-day. President Roosevelt left for Wash- Ington by apeolal train yesterday after- noon, eight hours earlier than expect- ed. No explanation was given by the „President's staff.Router."

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