Amsterdam, Apr. 22.
Many Germans who had expected the announcement of some great military or naval success to mark Hitler's birthday are feeling disappointed, it is learnt from Berlin.
The absence of stich a victory impressed the people with the fact that operations in Scandinavia are not going quite as well as was obviously expected at the beginning, while belated official admission that the British have indeed landed, and are inaction, has convinced the people that Norway is not going to be a three weeks' campaign, like Poland.
Businessmen are saying that Germany is further from ensuring her iron ore supply than before operations started.
Housewives, however, hope butter and egg rations will be increased following domination of Denmark. though so far there have been no signs of this.—Reuter.
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