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Evening Star, Issue 24325, 14 October 1942, Page 6

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TENSION IX DENMARK. NEW .YORK. October 13.—Increasing: tension. coercion and sabotage in the occupied countries arc reported by 1 New York Times ’ correspondents in various parts of Europe. “ Competent observers agree that the situation in Denmark continues critical and that sensational developments must he reckoned a possibility,” says the ‘ New York Times ’ Stockholm correspondent. “ The , Danish army is in a state of alarm. The guards at the King’s Palace, - also at public'buildings, have' been increased. The situation is tense, but reports that the Government hfis been interned are denied,” Attacks against King Christian in ihf: iDanisb Nazi. Preps are Mho latest symptom of tjie tension between Denmark and Germany. ■ One newspaper stated; “ The long autumn of bis reign will soon be followed by dark: white/.” FRENCH WORKERS FOR GERMANY. LONDON, October IM.-AN pters correspondent on the French frontier reports that Germany has extended the time limit beyond October 15 to the ’end of the month for Laval to find, 150.000 workers for Germany. 9 NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION. The Opposition intends moving a no-eoulidem-o motion; “That having regard to the handling of certain questions and the effect on the country’s war effort, this House has no confidence in the (Govern-*., inent.” The motion will be probably discussed to-morrow night.— [Wellington correspondent. TRAGIC CASE. < ’ Believing she was suffering from pressure on the bead, causing her mind to fade, a young and happilymarried woman, after writing poignant letters to her friends and the coroner, donned a bathing suit and wont into the sea at Blockhouse Bay, her body being found later. This w.as disclosed at the inquest on Nancy Freer (31), who resided at Parnell. In a letter to friends, Mrs Freer wrote that had she known that she had pressure on the head she would not have married. She was a brilliant musician, and toured extensively in England and Canada. “In Aubrey I had [the most .wonderful husband any woman- could have.’’ she wrote. “ No one else really understood me. I cannot hear to leave him, hut it is belter just drifting off. I hope he will remarry and save his happiness.’ The husband’ gave evidence that they had lived happily, (and his wife had no ill health until two months ago. The coroner returned a verdict of suicide hy drowning.—Auckland Press Association.

WARSHIP LAUNCHED. Another Fairmile patrol vessel for the New Zealand- Navy was launched Ito-clay I'rom the boatyard of Messrs Charles Bailey and Sons, two weeks after the launching of the first vessel built in Auckland. The job of this trim and aggressive-looking craft will b.' to hunt enemy submarines.—■ Auckland Press Association.