DANISH UNREST

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24135, 29 November 1941, Page 11

DANISH UNREST

AXIS PACT SEQUEL BITUATION CRITICAL PROTESTS FOLLOW RIOTS (E«cd. 615 p.m.) I/ONDOJT, Not. 27 Since the riots in Copenhagen over the signing of the anti-Comin-tern Pact, hundreds of letters have reached the Prime Minister, M. Stauning, demanding the dismissal of Scavenius, Danish Foreign Minister, says the Stockholm correspondent of the Daily Telegraph..-Similar demands have been addressed to Bang Christian. They state that Scavenius did not consult the Government. q. Danish sources in Stockholm say the situation is critical. Scavenius actually presented his colleagues with a German ultimatum that Denmark should sign the anti-Comintern Pact, backed "with the threat that Germany would tear up the agreement under which the Danes retain a measure of independence. The same sources state that if Scavenius brings more demands from Berlin the Stauning Government will-re-sign, after which Germany would form a Quisling Government, reducing Denmark's status to that of Norway. In the meantime, the original Quisling of Norway, is hurt because he was left out of the Berlin conference. He complained: "We were compelled to ; stand by as unnoticed onlookers who , had' lost everything." - _

TOLL OF NAZI PLANES (Becd. 6.36 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 27 The Soviet Army journal Bed. Star says that 1429 German aeroplanes have been brought down on the Leningrad front since the outbreak of the war. Of this number 686 were shot down in combats. LOCOMOTIVES FOR SOVIET LONDON, Nov. 27 The fact that Britain has sent abroad a substantial number of its best locomotives in order to assist the Russian armies was disclosed in Parliament today. . REPATRIATE WORKERS HUNGARIANS IN GERMANY DISCONTENT RAMPANT (Reed. 6.55 pjn.) ISTANBUL, Not. 27 Germany has agreed to repatriate all unskilled Hungarian workers from Germany. It is estimated that they total 20,000. . , , . T 1 . i Hungarian diplomats rMjfe Istanbul state that their repatriation is necessary because of the_ continual difficulty in maintaining discipline, which is the result of the Hungarians dissatisfaction with the working conditions, the food and the low wages. RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND LONDON, Nov. 28 One enemy raider was shot down over Britain last night. A few raiders dming the night attacked points in East Anglia and in the south-east of England. Some damage was caused and there were a few casualties. The Thames Estuary was raided for some hours. ~ By special wrrangemenS, worW service. in addition to other information, is used in the compilation of the oversea intelligence .published w { ami afl rights therein in Australia and Zealand are reserved. Sach of the cable news on tWs pageasij not of the imrn