REVOLT LIKELY

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21525, 13 September 1941, Page 8

REVOLT LIKELY

CONDITIONS IN NORWAY NAZIS TERROR=STRICKEN GERMAN BRUTALITY {United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 12 J “ Revolt will break out.” said a , young Norwegian who has just ari rived in Britain after his escape i from Norway. j He added: “ The Germans go in I terror and seldom walk alone. Their ] own brutality is stirring more and : more bitterness against them. They | are ‘ shnnghai-ing ’ young men for i ships because the Germans refuse to | work on these vessels. “ Norwegians are gleeful about British raids. They know that Britain will give aid when the day for 'revolution arrives.” j It is reported from Stockholm that j the Germans have increased their ! military forces in Oslo, while it is also stated that the situation is critical at Moss, Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg. M. Tryggve Lie, a member of the exiled Norwegian Government, broadcasting from London, told the Norwegians to act cautiously. “ The signal for the final battle.” he said. “ will be clear when the time comes.” Unrest in France

New unrest has broken out in Northern France, where strikes have occurred in the Lille, Valenciennes ! and Charleroi mines, and at the Liege J arms works. Food riots have occurred at Liege. Two Communists were sentenced to death at Clermont-Ferrand for an attempted assault on a police prefect. The inhabitants of Enschede in Holland, have been fined 50,000 guilders for sabotage. j New evidence pours in of the suc- ! cess of the Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and Montenegrin rebellions ! The strength of resistance in | Alsace-Lorraine to the Germcn regime is clearly revealed in the new measures of repression which the. Naz l gauleter, Burcil, has imposed, states the British official wireless. “ The way has been open for everyone to march with us,” Burcil says, in a speech reproduced in the Meizer Zeitung am Abend. “ But how have I the people answered ? Not only have ! they remained aloof from the German ! national community; they have actively insulted its members. These | people have taken advantage of my : good intentions to sabotage them. As ; a result, I shall be far less consider(ate.” J Enmity to the Reich is to be punished not by expulsion to France, out j by transportation to Germany. NAVAL ENCOUNTER | ENEMY SHIPS DESTROYED | GOT HOPELESSLY CONFUSED (omclal Wirele-j-O (Received Sept. 13. 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 12 I Describing in a broadcast a naval | engagement in the Channel, a j R.V.N.R. lieutenant said: Last Monday night a small force |of British light craft, patrolling the | Channel intercepted two large enemy supply ships, with an escort of armed trawlers and E-boats, considerably stronger than the patrol. Our boats shadowed the enemy | undetected until one of our craft at- ! tacked, firing a torpedo at short range ' at a 3500-ton vessel, scoring a hit. ' The attack was made two or three I miles from the enemy coast. The j action immediately warmed up. j Under hot fire from the enemy an- ; other of our boats fired torpedoes j at one enemy escort, which, however, i dodged them by altering its course at • the last moment. By this time support had arrived, ! and as one enemy vessel had been j hit our craft got into position to attack a second supply-ship. The ! enemy was shadowed again for what ! seemed a long time to our men, until ' our craft encountered a number of | E-boats coming up to support the ' escort.

The second action started at very close range. Some enemy shells found the mark, but did no serious damage, apart from slightly wounding two gunners. Our forces now manoeuvred into position, and at this point succeeded in destroying an E-boat. There remained a large supply-ship. Two of our boats let go torpedoes and the supply-ship blew up. When daylight came she was seen in the same position, still burning. At one stage the E-boats cleared off altogether, not enjoying our fire. When they re-joined the party they got hopelessly confused and our crews had the gratifying experience of sitting back and watching the enemy firing busily at one another.

GALLANT AIRMEN MORE SUCCESSFUL RAIDS (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 13. 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 12 Spitfire fighters Friday afternoon successfully escorted Blenheims, which raided enemy shipping off the Dutch coast, and once again all the bombers were brought back safely, states the Air Ministry. One Spitfire pilot reported that he saw a huge wall of black smoke rise from one of the vessels in an enemy convoy attacked by the Blenheims. On the way home the Spitfires engaged pursuing Messerschmitts, two of which were seen to be hit. Later in the afternoon the Spitfires carried out offensive operations alone over Holland and shot down the sole enemy aircraft seen.

BOTH HANDS BURNED NEW ZEALAND V.C. WINNER (United Pres? Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlg-lit) LONDON, Sept. 12 The New Zealand Victoria Cross ; winner, Sergeant-Pilot Jimmy Ward, i while enjoying short leave in Lont don. tried to repair a petrol-lighter, j which exploded and rather badly i burned both his hands, j Sergeant Ward today returned to 1 his station wearing more bandages j than at any other time since joining j the Royal Air Force.