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DETAILS OF NORWAY'S WAR effort in

the common fight against Nazi aggression PETAIN

were given by Dr .Trygve Lie, the Norwegian Minister, at a luncheon given in honour of Mr. A. D. Biddle, United States envoy to the

AND

exiled governments of Norway, Poland, Hol- BRITAIN

land and Belgium, in London yesterday.

Dr. Lie said: "Immediately after the Nazi invasion a military mission was established in London to enrol Norwegians for military training.

the

"Besides resident Norwegians, there were several thousands of Norwegian whalemen and uver 25,000 Norwegian seamen in merchant fleet. Numerous soldiers (in several warships reached Eng- land and the jolaf manpower was therefore quite appreciable.

"Volunteers continued to enro| from all parts of the world. Norwegian troops who have

CHINESE

SAPPERS

ON PARADE

been trained in Scotland will ONE HUNDRED AND

Marshal Petain, in a special appeal for nation- Lyons radio, said: "It is a al unity yesterday from

matter of honour for us to do nothing against our former ally.

"The necessary provisioning of the country imposes a sacred duty on us. Admiral Darlan has my fullest confidence.

"The Government has no other cause to defend but that of France, and there is no other manner of being faithful to SIX-France but by standing by its

participate in the war whenever TEEN CHINESE SAPPERS, UN- Government." Reuter. required.

DER LIEUTENANT C. Et

"A detachment from a Scottish OTWAY, OF THE ROYAL EN- camp participated in the Anglo-GINEERS. PARADED SMARTLY Norwegian Lofoten expedition. ON THE MURRAY PARADE

"Another Norwegian detach- | GROUND THIS MORNING FOR U.S. WHEAT

FOR EIRE

ment was established last Au-INSPECTION BY AIR CHIEF tur in Iceland, where they are MARSHAL SIR ROBERT defending side by side with their BROOKE-POPHAM, COMMAN. British and Canadian allies the DER-IN-CHIEF OF THE BRI- Atlantic outpost which might be] TISH FORCES IN THE FAR THIRTY THOUSAND TONS used as a jumping off place EAST. against other democratic coun- tries.

taken

over

have

OF WHEAT FROM THE UNIT-

STATES

HAVE BEEN BOUGHT BY THE EIREANN GOVERNMENT, SAID THE EIRE

MINISTER, DEFENCE

MR. FRANK AITKEN, WHO IS NOW IN WASHINGTON, YESTER- DAY.

Accompanied by Major-General |ED A. E. Grasett, G.O.C, and mem- bers of the General Staff, the Commander-in-Chief first inspect- ed the sappers and later took the salute at the "March Past."

Congratulating the Sappers on their drill performance and the "March Past," the Commander - in-Chief said that he was very

Norwegian Navy "Norwegian naval forces been considerably strengthened and Norwegian warships flying| the national flag under Norwegian, command have been placed under operational command of the Bri- tish Admiralty.

"The Norwegian Navy so far glad to inspect the men. have

four It was very interesting to note, American destroyers. A large he said, that yesterday was the number of Norwegian armed fifth anniversary of the first en- whaling vessels are now engag-listment of Chinese sappers into ed in patrolling and conveying." the Army. The Minister tally referred to the Norwegian merchant fleet amounting to nearly 5,000,000 tons sailing in the Allied service, earn- ing profits sufficient to pay the Norwegian naval and mili- tary effort, besides governmenta] and debt expenses.

American Policy

for

Mr. Biddle declared: "My mis- sion is a token of United States' appreciation of Norway's war effort. America's policy towards the Allied nations could not have been more clearly stated than it has been by President Roosevelt." Mr. Biddle described his visit

With the Eire Minister to the United States, Mr. Brennan, Mr. Aitken yesterday

visited Presi- dent Roosevelt.

In a subsequent interview Mr. Aitken said Eire desired to buy American products, including wheat. The supply of arms 10 Eire is stated also to have been discussed. Reuter.

NEUTRAL VIEW

OF EVENTS

A SUGGESTION THAT the German of-

to the so-called little Norway infensive in the Balkans is ultimately aimed at

Toronto, where Norwegian air-

men expressed their serious de-

termination to fight until their the Suez Canal, was made by the "Stockholm

country's freedom has been

cured.

se-Tidningen" yesterday.

In conversation with Reuter.

Mr. Biddle said he was travelling

to Scotland over Easter where he The newspaper's military correspondent

proposed to visit Norwegian and Polish forces.--Reuter.

says that although the Germans were fully prepared for an attack on Greece they had SEVEN-YEAR probably not completed preparations for an BOY BADLY BEATEN

a

A brutal beating of seven-year-old boy by hisį adopted mother, was al- leged by Inspector H. W. Fraser, of the S.C.A., this morning, when Lau Yee- mui, 27, was charged at Kowloon with ill-treating the child.

attack on Yugoslavia.

They are thus likely to seek to prevent the massing of troops by Yugoslavia by violent air opera- tions while completing their own troop concentrations.

The military correspondent of the "Dagens Nyheter" believes: the German offensive was has- tened by uncertainty about Tur» key's attitude and the British landings in Greece.

The correspondent expects the Germans will first exert all efforts

FORD STRIKE

LIKELY TO BE

SETTLED

Prospects of a settle- to prevent the British, Greek and ment of the strike at Yugoslav forces

from joining up Ford's gigantic River while engaging the Yugoslave to prevent them attacking the Ita-Rouge factory are now to llans in Albania.--Reuter.

'TWO NAZI 'PLANES-

The Inspector asked the Magis trate, Mr. H. C. Macnamara, take a serious view of the case.

The woman was sentenced to two months' hard labour.

According to the prosecution, the boy was found crying on a stair- cpse of a house in Parkes Street early on Saturday morning. At. the police station, the boy alleged Two German aircraft were des- he had been beaten all over the troyed by British fighters, one off body by accused the previous day, the Suffolk coast and the other The boy was sent to hospital for near Cape Gris Nez, yesterday, examination, and bruises were says the Air Ministry, found all over his body.

DESTROYED

brighter.

This follows the Labour Board's order yesterday calling for elec- tions to be held within 45 days to give employees at Ford plants at Detroit and Dearborn time to se- lect collective bargaining agents.. sibility that the first joint meet- A further good sign is the pos- ing between the company's re- presentatives and representatives of the automobile workers' section of the Congress of Industrial Or- There was little activity overganisation (which called the pre- she beat the lad because he stole Britain and no bombs were drop-sent strike) was to be held last vegetables.

Accused, arrested, stated that

ped on land, Reuter.

night.-Reuter.