SWEDEN.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1918, Page 5

SWEDEN.

~ ' THE AALAND ISLANDS, ' * ■■ 'M GERMANS TO HALT THERE. STRONG PROTEST BY SWEDEN. . Renter Service. Received March 4,'10.45 p.m. tV< v , Stockholm, March 8. Germany hatr'bfficimfy informed Sweden that she is sending troops to Fin* land, at the request of the Finnish Gov- ' crnment, in'order, to suppress the revolu- ' lion, ami that the German troops will iftse Aalar.d us a baiting place. Germany; assures Sweden that she has no twri*'« turial interest iu the Atvland Islands, aui recognises Sweden's vital interest therein. Sweden has replied that she strongly objects to the eventual inclusion of Aalf and Islands in the sphere of war opeiac* tions, and emphasises that even the linn ited utilisation, according to German com ditions, might create difllculties in .the;' way of Sweden's humanitarian work of protection of the population of tha ° islands. ' The Swedish commander at th 4 Aaland Islands has been informed to ex-. 1 pect .the arrival of the German expedition. .■■'w.GERMAN TROOPS DIS- . ; EMBARKED. " i GREAT EXCITEMENT IN SWEDEN, Received March 5, I a.m. Copenhagen, March 4., The German squadron which passed is' apparently transpbrtlng troops to the Aaland Islands, where transports, protectee? by cruisers and destroyers, disembarked on Saturdays There is great excitement in Sweden at these developments.