Against Germany.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)

Against Germany.

CHURCHILL SPEAKS. Hecklers Described As Larrikins. State to Aid Railways. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 1. "The supreme issue at the election is maintenance of peace abroad and safety at home." This definition of the forthcoming polls, given by Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at Camberwell, was the keynote of many Government speeches.

"Nothing shall silence me," declared Mr. Churchill, referring to the recent German protest against an article he wrote for the "Strand" magazine. "I have repeatedly stated, and shall continue to do so, that Germany is spending £800,000,000 0. year'on warlike preparations. "How mad we should he to leave our defences in their present condition!" Hecklers continually interrupted Mr. Churchill, who referred to them as "a handful of larrikin girls and boys." "It is lucky," he said "that there is a British Navy or they would taste Hitler's rubber truncheons or Mussolini's castor oil!" The Conservative Office announces that there will be 347 straight lights between Government and Lauour candidates, and 139 three-cornered contests. Thus far, 22 of the Government members are unopposed. The "Daily Telegraph" says the Government is guaranteeing £25,000,000 loans to finance tiie principal railway companies' programme of replacing rolling stock, modernising stations and other facilities and re-laying tracks. Four thousand men will be employed for every £1,000,000 spent.