NORWAY AND WAR
MANY DIFFICULTIES
GOAL OF FREE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONHOOD
PEOPLE'S SOLIDARITY
fßy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright •
(Received January 20, 9.30 a.m.)
OSLO, January 19.
"Fortunately Norway remains outside the war, but our difficulties are many," said King Haakon, speaking at a banquet in honour of the opening of Parliament. "The war between Russia and Finland is a new factor of danger, but we hope they will soon have peace." He concluded by referring to the solidarity of the Norwegian people, whose goal was free and independent nationhood.
SOVIET APOLOGY
CROSSING OF FRONTIER BY PLANES
(Received January 20, 9.40 a.m.)
MOSCOW, January 19
The Soviet has apologised to Norway for Soviet planes accidentally crossing the frontier three times last weekend owing to bad weather.
REGRETS TO SWEDEN ALSO
(Received January 20, 10 a.m.) bTOCKHOLM, January 19, Russia, in a Note, expressed deep regret for the bombing of Swedish territory on January 14. The -Foreign* Office spokesman stated that the incident was closed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 17, 20 January 1940, Page 11
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