The strange part of it is that despite this icy atmosphere the greater majority, both officers and men, after having Visited Germany on ' leave express satisfaction at being in Norway. They admit quite candidly that even Norway is preferred to Germany. Only from the point of view of the better food they were able to obtain in our country this is quite understandable, There are other potent reasons, however, They a mitted to my friend that frequently on arriving in Germany they were unable to locate their families which had been shifted from place to place without their knowledge, Apart from this they had to spend a good deal of their time in bomb proof shelters due to British air-raids. This was. particularly the case with those who came from the northern cities of Germany such as Hamburg and Bremen and of course from the Ruhr and the Rhineland, Most of the newsreels exhibited in Norway are German and the quality of the cinema fare as a whole has deteriorated to such an extent that the great majority of Norwegians have ceased attending the pictures unless there happens to be a feature "Incense Shadows"
Chinese Ballet at the Lyceum. film of special interest, This happened to be the case in my friend's home town not so long ago and he decided to attend, One of the chief reasons for the lack of attendance is that Quisling always occupies a prominent place in the newsreels, Also on this occasion his picture filled the screen and the audience was subjected to some of the important passages from his recent speeches, Unfortunately this time the operator switched rather suddenly from Quisling to the main feature of the programme which happened to have the title "The Traitor." A mighty applause greeted this. rather unlucky oversight by the Nazis and the audience for once enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
"Purification" of Books In my last broadcast I mentioned the "purification" of books in Norway by the Nazis, As you all know, Sigrid Undset's books are very much on the forbidden list, but one of the German officers proudly informed my friend one day that he had managed to obtain a complete set of her books in German and that he was so delighted with her writings that he intended to take all her books back to Germany with him. It seems, however, it is not only the Nazis and the Quislings who are conducting a clean-up campaign, After it became sident of Rochester University. The ceremony will be the climax of the university's 91st annual breaking-up.
Mr. Robert P. Patterson, United States Under-Secretary of War, wil! be the main speaker,—Reuter.
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