IN CONFUSION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 301, 21 December 1939, Page 8

IN CONFUSION.

ATTACK REPULSED.

German Company Broken By

Artillery.

CHRISTMAS EAGERLY AWAITED

United Press Association.—Copyright.

(Received 2 p.m.)

PARIS, December 20.

French front line troops repulsed four German raids between the Moselle and the Vosgee. Heavy artillery broke up the strongest attack, in which German strength estimated at 6ne company, 'was forced to retire in confusion, leaving armsi and material.

A German communique says there were local reconnaissances and artillery activity near Perl, against the Hammersberg and Kitzingmerschweiler line, snd harassing fire south of Pirmasens,

British troops, says a London message, are patrolling no man's land with diio eye on the enemy and the other on the supplies for Christmas. All are in excellent spirits.

Christmas supplies are coming through well and thousands of puddings from Kngland n>v being distributed, as well as socks, scarves and pull-overs, wlifeji fire coming up from the bases, /hey jire urently appreciated on these I dnrk, cold and wet da vs.

Tliii French Minister of Finance, M. Reynaiid, announced that France's illilitnrv war bill for 10-M) was estimated lit £1,428.00(1.(1(10. War credits for the first <|uarter would be £.'J.">7,000,00().

Over 100 arrests hnve been made in Paris arid Toulouse on charges of Communistic activities.