ITALIANS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO FRANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 202, 28 August 1939, Page 10

ITALIANS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO FRANCE.

READV TO FIGHT.

Hitler's Personal Letter

To President.

3,000,000 ARMED FRENCH.

United Pmss Association.—Copyright.

(Received 3 p.m.) LONDON, AugusMß.

Evacuation of Paris is continuing. Many Italian residents ore offering their services to Franco.

A Revlera organisation, representing thousands of Italians, issued a manifesto of loyalty to France and willingness to fight for the democracies.

The corresponding organisation at Lille invited Its members to volunteer lor the Army.

The "Dally Telegraph" Paris correspondent says that Herr Hitler, personally, sent a letter to President Lebrun, the terms of which have mil been disclosed.

M. Daladier conferred with the Ger man Chargo d'Affaires.

"The Times" Paris representative says It Is believed that France has now 3,000,000 tinder arms. All aeroplanes are forbidden eastward of a line from Calais, Paris and Marseilles.

A decree, published in the "Journal Official," authorises the French Finance Minister to grant Treasury advances totalling 430,000,000 francs to the Polish Government in order to purchase war materials from France, according to the decision announced some time ago.

PRAYERS FOR PEACE.

King George And Brothers

At The Abbey.

PROTECTION MEASURES.

(Received 3 p.m.)

» LONDON, August 27.

The King, accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester arid the Duke of Kent, Attended this morning's service at Westminster Abbey, at which special prayers for peace were offered.

The Duchess of Kent travelled from France en route from Yugoslavia in the King's private 'plane, piloted by Squad-ron-Leader Kiel den.

The Cabinet meeting scheduled for 10.UU a.m. to-day has been postponed until 3 p.m. in order to give further time to prepare the draft of a reply to Horr Hitler.

The Sunday newspapers, says the Independent Cable Service, generally consider there are better prospects for peace, but reiterate the British and .French determination to their obligations.

Many city workers will change their customary destinations to-morrow owing to the transfer of a majority of the staffs of banks, insurance companies and other businesses to the country, leaving ekeleton stuffs in London. Gangs of workmen, as a protection measure, are sandbagging historic buildings in the city, many suburban town halls and churches.

Excossivo food hoarding is officially Alscourugod. Housewives are advised to lay In a fortnight's supplies.

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