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not. In commenting on the evacuation by British troops of the Trondheim arca, they ex- press the utmost contempt for The Tommy as a fighting man. hostilities in Norway prove, they say, that the German soldier is immeasurably superior to the British. And much more on the same lines.

If the Germans turn to their Leader's book they will form-a-very-different opinion of the qualities of the British soldier.

Referring to the danger of depreciating an enemy in comic papers and other publications, Hitler says: "The result was an under-valuation for which we had to pay a heavy penalty. I can vividly recall to mind the astonished looks of my comrades when they found themselves personally face to face for the first time with the Tommies in Flanders. After a few days of fighting the consciousness slowly dawned on our soldiers that those Scotsmen were not like the ones we had seen described and caricatured in the comic papers

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ATED aeroplanes indi. cate flights to the in- terior, Enchi Dight, of course, was actually made by several planes.

The same applies to flights over Northern, North-Wes- tern and Western Germany -bat in those cases flights have been so numerous that the artist has had to draw the places small, giving dates of raids alongside.

THE Norwegian system of com- munications is of great importance for"all'operations which-may-be-con-- ducted after the landing of a British expeditionary force in that country. Generally speaking, it must be said

that these communications, for geo- graphical reasons, are somewhat scanty and that they will certainly ralse military diMculties. Compared with Great Britain, Norway has not got many railways

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or good motor railway to the Gulf of Bothnia. The roads. The explanation is that main- importance of British troops being ly because of the high mountains and landed in Narvik is nevertheless psychological the always complicated terrain it has threefold; It has been expensive to construct rallways value, it enables the British Navy.to and motor roads; especially when take sure control over the northern communication between the different, Norwegian coastline, and it guaran- communication between the parts of the country was maintained tees

routes Western Powers and Sweden. easily and cheaply by sea

along the coast.

So far as Narvik is concern-

a Swedish

the defenders and the Invaders. Then

there is the very important question of the weather conditions. Actually some of the most important. motor the roads connecting the cart and west parts of the country used not long ago to be closed during the win- ter months because the heavy snowa prevented 'traffle; this may no longer be the case, but during the period of the thaw, which is now approaching and has in certain parts of Norway already begun, the big roads will probably not be able to take much heavy traffic and the smaller roads none at all. The Norwegian know- ledge of the country, however, will help the Allied troops to overcome more easily these dimculties than the Germans.

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ALTHOUGH nothing is known, for good reasons, of the places where the main Allied forces may now operate in Norway, it can, for the purpose of speculation, he assumed that the most convenient ports, apart from possibility of Stavanger, Bergen, and Trondhelm, with their excellent port equipment, being retaken, are An- dalanes and Namsos. Both are now definitely occupied by the Germans.

Even if the landing in Narvik is not decisive, it is a necessary step on the way to effective 'Allied help to THE principal point is that Norway Norway. But the whole of Norway south of the Trondheim Fjord and between Narvik and Namsos, on the com-north of Narvik consists, so to speak, Nam Fjord, north of Trondheim, of two islands, all communications lacks through communication lines, A further corrective to the between these parts being carried on whether by rail or road.

by sea.

In Namsos, north of Trondheim, latest German gloatings, ed it must be kept in mind that this however, begins the main railway reminiscent of the early days of place is mainly

export system. From Namsos there a Bne down to Trondheim, and from the last war when they called

Trondheim two lines to Oslo. One of the British soldier "a

these lines is connected through t temptible rabble," is to be found

branch line with Andalsnes, on the in the writings of one of the

Romsdal Fjord. From Oslo the rail- way goca over the mountains to Ber- German fire-eating professors, Ewald Banse: "The man who

gen, and from the capital, finally, under-rates the enemy

there is a railway along the south coast to Stavanger, but it la not come rates himself and thereby turns

plete and certain parts are still under the odds against himself. The

construction. The most important essence of all preparations for

motor roads are from Oslo along the war is getting to know one's

south coast to Stavanger, from Oslo to the Hardanger Fjord, from Oslo enemy, studying his strong and

the Sogne Fjord, and from Oslo to the his weak points in laborious

Romsdal Fjord. These ways are the detail." And again: "The most

main lines between Central Norway, marked feature of all is the

north of Oslo, and the west coast. incredible tenacity with which

This summary shows that Bergen has the English, once they have adopted an objective, never let it port. If it had not been for the trade no connection with the motor-road In Swedish Iron ore Narvik would system and that Stavanger lacks communication with the railway out of sight for a moment."

still be a small and unnoticed fishing These wholesome reflections, village and nothing else. The land system in the central parts of the

From Namsos, the line runs down however, do not find a place ining of British troops in Narvik and in country.

It must be pointed out that the Der- to Trondheim. The port is compara- Nazi propaganda nowadays. It may be that the German soldier no chance of directly affecting the gen railway and the rail to Trondheim tively good, tho surrounding country- will have to learn over again the military situation in the Trondheim go through many tunnels and conse- side in both places suitable for opera

Lions and not very wild and moun- area. Norvik's only land com- quently may easily be cut, which may lesson his father learned twenty-

munication is with Sweden along the turn out to be advantageous both fortainous. The Germans have occupied five years ago.

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places north of Narvik lnd therefore

From Andalsnes on the Romsdal' Fjord, runs the branch line up to the main Trondhelm-Oslo liue; a rather good motor rond follows the rallway. Andalsnes is a small place with not a thousand people, but the port is good, the quays having a good capacity. Namsos further north, is the northern- most Norwegian railway station, with the exception of Narvik.

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Dombas, which is the junction be tween the Andalsnes and Trondheim lines. With the Germans in control "of certain ̈ports near the two-men- tioned places they must be exposed to British naval action. Of courBÜ there are many other places in the Fjords where smaller detachments may be landed, but considerable forces will have to be based on ports of some capacity. Trondheim is the. main Norwegian west coast part north of Bergen, and I the British Navy can force its way into the Trondheim Fjord-where, by the way, the sur- rounding plains provide air bases- the best way into Norway will be

Trondheim opened. From

runs, furthermore, one of the three rail- ways between Norway and, Sweden, the others being from Narvik and from Oslo via Kongsvinger into Cen- tral Sweden.

DETERMINATION. UNDIMINISHED Swiss Newspapers On Britain's Spirit

LONDON, May 8 (Reuter).—The Swiss newspapers this morning dis-- cuss the political situation.

The Berne "Tribuno de Geneve says that a sense of past errors merely confirms the British peoplo in their- determination to pursue the struggle with increased und untiring energy. They will not lay their arms before. the victory is final.

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The acceptance of the Government's Anancial plans proves illat they will:

Ali nccept every sacrifice. criticisms tend in the same direction: to strengthen the means placed at the disposal of the High Command in' order to break the German will of hegemony and to compel her to dia torge hor gains.

The Jurnal de Geneve” says that Hitler will doubtless recognise his rapid conquests as no guarantee of final victory, Howayer these con-- quests will flatter the German amour: propre.

History has always shown, says the paper, that those who over developed power on the continent are ultimately. defeated by their adversaries who dominate the occan.