DEATH AT 86

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 212, 8 September 1941, Page 7

DEATH AT 86

ROOSEVELT'S MOTHER

President Postpones Broadcast Till Thursday Rec. 2 p.m. WASHINGTON*. Sept. 7. Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, the President s mother, died at Hyde Park to-day, aged 86 years. President Roosevelt made the trip to Hyde Park yesterdav in order to bo with her.

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The President ami his wife spent the night at her bedside and were with her when she died. She was unconscious for 12 hours previously. A physician announced that death was the result of acute circulatory collapse, due to advanced age. It was stated that the funeral may be held about Tuesdaw

The Columbia broadcasting svstem announced that President Roosevelt's broadcast scheduled for Monday has been postponed until the same hour on Thursday because of his mother's death.

Speculation on the nature of President Roosevelt's statement ranges from United States naval protection for merchant convoys to the announcement that he will seek Congressional permission to declare war. The majority opinion is that the President will announce that merchant convoys will be given United States protection.

President Roosevelt's secretary. Mr. Hasset. said the speech will be of major importance and will no broadcast in 14 languages.

The announcement of President. Roosevelt's proposed speech has caused much interest in London, says a British Official Wireless message. It is popularly expected that he may speak about the delicate Far Ea-t situation on which United Stateand Japanese informal talk- hav~ been proceeding, also about the coming Moscow conference between the three Great Powers engaged in the cause of freedom.

SUPPLY SHIP SINK

Rec. 2 p.m. RUGBY. Sept. 7. An Air Minisiry communique state.-: "Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber Command. e-rorted by fighter.-, ana'. a.. enemy - ■:] ship and an •• • ve.-.-cl oft iivDutch coast early ;.i> afternoon T!" escort vessel \,a- in; and jt blew up. An escort stipp;-. .-hip wa.- -ct <•:. fire. "An enemy ligiite: wa - d'-.-t: o- v<! by our escorting fighter.-. Oar fighters also earned out .-.eveu! offensive sweeps over northcu France in the coui.-e of which they destroyed a second enemy fighter. In these operations we io.-t two Blenheims and one fighter." "Nothing to repor"" 1- the ofiuial suinmaiy of day".-eh: aciivii.v over Britain on Sunda> . Enemy activity ' night wa- over the sout'b-wr t and east of England. Bombs dropped in the south-wc-t caused some damage and injured a small number of people. Elsewhere neithei damage nor casualties were reported.