TERRIBLE ORDEAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 April 1940, Page 5

TERRIBLE ORDEAL

KING HAAKON DENOUNCES INVASION DETERMINED TO REMAIN IN NORWAY. WHILE INCH OF SOIL REMAINS FREE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. STOCKHOLM. April 13. King Haakon of Norway, when interviewed by the “Dagbladet" on a main road close to the Swedish border, said: “It has been a terrible ordeal. I have not taken off my boots since I left Oslo, and have had hardly a wink of sleep. "All civilisation seems to be finished when things like this are possible. "My Ministers can visit Sweden, and my subjects can evacuate there, but I must stay as long as an inch of soil remains Norwegian. No place is safe for me any longer." WOMAN ENVOY’S REPORT WASHINGTON. April 13. The story of King Haakon’s escape from German air bombs at Nybergsund by fleeing with Government officials into a forest is told in a report to the State Department by the American Minister in Norway, Mrs Harriman, who is at present at Holjes (Sweden). The report added that the Nybergsund Hotel was demolished. Mrs Harriman herself was in Elverum during the bombing there, and she hopes to rejoin the Government at the earliest opportunity ASSURANCE OF HELP KING GEORGE’S MESSAGE. GERMAN OUTRAGE AS RASH AS WICKED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 13. The following message has been addressed by King George VI. to the King of Norway:— "In this critical hour, when Germany has by a ruthless, premeditated act carried the war into your country, I desire to express to your Majesty my profound admiration and that of the whole British Commonwealth for the dignity, courage and tenacity shown by your Majesty and people. "Deeply sympathising with Norway in her hour of trial, I assure your Majesty that my Government in full co"operation with the French Government, are bringing all help in their power to Norway so that Allied forces, fighting side by side with Norwegians, may prove this latest outrage by Germany to have been as rash at is was wicked."