26 APRIL 1940, Page 5

I have just turned, for some information on Norway, to

an admirable little book on the Scandinavian countries pub- lished last year. "Norway," I read, "is geographically even further removed than Sweden from the turmoil of European politics." Beyond the reach of turmoil, in fact. There is no need to name the book. None of us was any wiser than its author when he wrote what he did. JANus.