The newspaper "Dagens Nyheter" quoted Mr. King as reporting a shortage of food and proper clothing in Narvik. Many German soldiers and sailors were seen walking in the streets of Narvik clad in women's ments and German authorities have seized all the Norwegian army uniforms they could find in Narvik, Mr. King said. He told the Swedish newspaper that 150 British seamen, representing the crews of four trading ships in Narvik harbour, were arrested by the Germans, who paraded the seamen through the Grand Hotel.
After a brief interrogation, Mr. King said, the British seamen' were taken to a cafe called the Iris, where they were imprisoned on the second floor of the building. During the short walk from the Grand Hotel to the cafe, one British seaman attempted to escape, but the German' guards opened fire and instantly killed the man, Mr. King stated.—United Press.
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