BOMBS ON SWEDEN
RUSSIAN OUTRAGES. Norwegian A-A Guns Fire On Intruders. BELLICOSE MOSCOW NOTES. United Press Association.—OopyrightLONDON, January 15. Eight Ifustiian aeroplanes are rc-ixii-ted to have dropped bonib.s. without causing any casualties, on the Swedish island of Kallaz, iu l !><• llaparanda Archipelago, six mile* south-west of Lulca, near the hea«i of the Gulf of Bothnia. Prince Gu>tav Adolf investigated, and found Russian lettering on bomb fragments. The Swedish Foreign Office states that a snowstorm prevented the identification of the aeroplanes. Norwegian anti-aircraft guns fired on Russian bombers wliieh crossed the Norwegian-Finnish frontier. The Uo&eow radio has revealed that the Soviet sent Notes to Sweden and Norway on January 5 alleging that both were breaking neutrality by sending arms aud volunteers to Finland, and alj-n that the Swedish and Norwegian newpapers were showing a hostile attitude toward the Soviet.
The Norwegian Government replied on January (i. denying that it was taking part in any movement to assist Finland, and adding tiiat Norway was interested in maintaining friendly relations with the Soviet.
Sweden replied oil January 10, statin-.' that the Swedish Press was free, am! therefore could not be prevented from saving anything it pleased. If Sweden was sending material to Finland, that was because Sweden was interested in trading with Finland.* Sweden also hoped relations with the Soviet would remain friendly.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 13, 16 January 1940, Page 7
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