PACT RATIFIED

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 274, 1 September 1939, Page 5

PACT RATIFIED

THE SOVIET AND GERMANY. IRIUSSIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES. A UNANIMOUS DECISION. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) MOSCOW, August 31. The Supreme Soviet (Parliament 1 unanimously ratified the Russo-German Pact. GERMANS ALSO RATIFY. RUSSIAN MILITARY MISSION. HIGH STAFF OFFICERS. (Received This Day, 2.0 p.m.) BERLIN, August 31. Germany ratified the Russo-German Pact. i German reports state that a Russian military mission is expected to arrive * in Berlin this morning under a Russian general. The mission is composed ; of high staff officers. > • ANTI-COMINTERN WEAKENED. ! JAPANESE PREMIER’S VIEWS. I . . s QUESTION OF ITS CONTINUANCE. , ... s' ' ’ ••• I J .. (Received This Day, 9.0 a.m.) ; TOKIO, August 31. The Premier (General Abe) declared that the anti-Comintern block will possibly weaken if it is kept alive. Further study is required to ascertain whether the Pact should be kept alive or a new formula could be discovei'ed’. CONSCRIPTION IN RUSSIA. 5 AGE REDUCED TO’ 17 YEAR®. (Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.) MOSCOW, August 31. Both Houses approved the new con--1 script ion laws. Half a million men are expected to t- be added to the Russian army as a re--3 suit of the new laws announced by M. i Voroshilov (Commissioner for War). The increase is being affected by reducing the age of conscription from 19 1 „to 17 years. 3 . RAID ON FRENCH COMMUNISTS SEQUEL TO MANIFESTO. (Received This Dav, 10.5 a.m,) LONDON, August 31. The Paris correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain, says that as the result of the circulation of a manifesto, signed by 50 Communist, leaders, attacking the Government’s anti-Communist measures the police raided the central offices of the Communist Pavtj' and took several members into custody. UNIONISTS LEAVE COMMUNISTS. FRENCH CONDEMN THE PACT. (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m.) 1 PARIS, August. 21. The Metal Workers’ Union of 500,000 members abruptly severed its "connection with tho Communist Party and condemned the Russo-German Pact. WHITE RUSSIANS IN FRANCE PROUD OF SUMMONS TO ARMY. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) PARIS,’ August 31. The White Russian newspaper “Le Renaissance,”, announcing that all White Russians arp summoned to tho armed forces on the same conditions as Frenchmen, says that Russian refugees are proud to represent tho Russian national forces who are the/ first to fight the Communist Internationale.BRITISH AIRCRAFT. RECENT RECORD IN OUTPUT. LONDON, August 30. According to a well-informed writer in close touch with aircraft manufacturing interests, Britain’s output of military aircraft in recent months reached levels that challenge comparison and perhaps surpass the achievements of any other nation. ( NO DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES. BRITAIN AND GERMANY. (Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, August 31. The Berlin correspondent of the British United Press says it is stated that Sir Nevile Henderson was fully informed of Germany’s attitude to tlie British Note, consequently no reply is expected. British and German diplomatic exchanges are now in a state of suspense.