ALARM IN AUCKLAND.
NAVAL SIRENS SOUNDED* EARLY MORNING INCIDENT. (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, October 21. The prolonged sounding of naval sirens in Auckland at an early hour this morning led to considerable speculation and concern iii the city. When asked in Wellington this afternoon if he would explain the reason for this activity, the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) replied that a report had been received Avhich led to the belief that there Avas a possibility of an enenfiy raider having been located. The necessary precautions Avere therefore taken at once, but on inquiry the report Avas found to be Avithout foundation.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19401022.2.12
Bibliographic details
Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 9, 22 October 1940, Page 3
Word Count
104ALARM IN AUCKLAND. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 9, 22 October 1940, Page 3
Using This Item
Ashburton Guardian Ltd is the copyright owner for the Ashburton Guardian. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Ashburton Guardian Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in