RIGID CONTROL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 April 1940, Page 5

RIGID CONTROL

IMPOSED ON DENMARK BY NAZIS PAPERS ORDERED TO PUBLISH LIES. MOBILISATION OF AIR RAID ORGANISATION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. COPENHAGEN. April 11. The Germans have ordered the mobilisation of the Danish Air raid defence organisation and assumed control of the Press. They have instructed the papers to announce that the occupation was entirely due to Allied acts and intentions. Danish and Norwegian journalists in Berlin have been released. Stocks of bacon are piling up in Denmark. Meanwhile the Lower House has decided to buy American goods to the value of £2,500,000 the extent of the American credit. The Danes, though stunned by the invasion, have resumed work with such a show of normality' as to give over Amalienborg Castle. Infringement of the blackout regulations by Danish householders will be treated as an act of sabotage against Germany, punishable by very severe penalties. The Royal Standard is still flying over Amaleinborg Castle. TRADE CHANGES STRAIN ON GERMAN COAL INDUSTRY. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. April 10. The “Manchester Guardian" says: — "Germany assumes commercial overlordship over Deninark, by implication over Sweden, and by force of arms over part of Norway. We may take it that she will not longer allow British coal and British textiles to go to them and that she will prevent the export of foodstuffs to us. This will be a loss to our east coast coalfields and and to Lancashire, but it will be a greater loss to Denmark. Germany will now be responsible for absorbing Denmark’s exports of butter, bacon, and eggs, which she can well do with, but in return she will have to assure Denmark of her coal. The “Guardian” forsees a big strain on Germany’s already overtaxed coal industry. It adds that as Denmark is not self-sufficient, Germany will not be able to extract all she wishes. Denmark’s great output of meat and dairy produce is dependent to a large extent on imported fodder and fertilisers which will be barred by the British blockade. GERMAN GAINS HEAVY STOCKS OF PETROL IN DENMARK. LONDON, April 11. "The Times” says the German economic gains resulting from the invasion of Scandinavia are not only great because of the natural resources of the occupied territories but also because of the extraordinary stocks which Denmark has accumulated recently. Denmark’s petrol stocks alone total a quarter of a million tons. Britain imported half her bacon from Denmark, one-third of her eggs and one-quarter of her butter. Britain obtained 40 per cent of her iron ore through Norway, all of special grade for which British industry was equipped. She also obtained important ferro alloys from Norway and great quantities of timber and wood pulp for newsprint from Scandinavia generally.

ALLIED INVITATION TO NORWEGIAN AND DANISH SHIPS. LONDON. April 11. Following an Oslo broadcast ordering all Norwegian ships in the Mediterranean to proceed to Italian and German ports, the 8.8. C. made a broadcast inviting all Norwegian and Danish ships throughout the world to proceed to Allied ports, "where they will be welcomed, protected, and compensated for their services.” The announcer added that the Oslo order was made under German dictation and should be disregarded.