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NZ Truth, Issue 605, 20 January 1917, Page 6

Germany Is known to covet the pos- I session of Norway's southern harbors, j Her Admiralty, In particular, think that If they could secure and hold one of , these harbors' .they would put' an end to the dreaded periodical visits ot our battle cruiser, and battle fleet to ■ the Heligoland Bight and the Jutland coast. They fancy that JelUcoe and Beatty would hesitate to risk their squadrons, as It /were, between two fires, 1.c., two sets of submarine bases Or, again, they fondly imagine that they might induce the British Admiralty m such a case to break up the Grand Fleet, of which a portion would have to keep the German fleet pled-a--terre m Norway, while tho other sought out and fought Von Scheer.