TO-DAY’S NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22805, 2 September 1939, Page 14

TO-DAY’S NEWS IN BRIEF

OVERSEAS POLAND INVADED Germany has invaded Poland. The offensive was begun with extreme violence along the Polish frontier. Warsaw is reported to have been bombed at 9 a.m. yesterday. Official Polish sources report the bombing of five othrr centres. Poland has invoked the military alliance vith Britain and has asked for aid Germany has gained her first objective bv the absorption of Danzig. The French Government has ordered general mobilisation, placing 6.000.000 men in the field. SOVIET-GERMAN PACT Russia and Germany have ratified the Non-Agereision Pact. It is expected that new laws announced by the Soviet Defence Commissar (Marshal Voroshilov) will increase the strength of the Russian army by 500.000 men. Explaining the failure of negotiations with Britain and France, the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs (M. Molotov) said that not only did Poland refuse Soviet aid. but Britain and France, far from oblccting to the Polish stand, supported it. The negotiations had been doomed from the outset. NEW ZEALAND STATE OF EMERGENCY The Government has proclaimed a state Of emergency in New Zealand. Orders-ln-Council have been made to ensure a normal supply of commodities at controlled prices, to establish censorship of the press., radio, and ah media of public Information, and to provide for the caning up of additional men for the defence forces. PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER The Pan American Airways clipper will take-off from Mechanics Bay, Auckland, this morning on its return flight to San Francisco, provided the weather allows it. MK NASH'S RETURN The Minister for Finance, the Hon. VV. Nash, returned vesterday from his official trip to Great Britain and other countries. He gave a summary of the results of his loan and trade negotiations to businessmen at a luncheon. He has suggested that a debt reduption fund should be established to ensure the repayment of New Zealand's huge burden of debt in London. CATHEDRAL MISSION Two Australian bishops opened in. the Christchurch Cathedral last evening the first Anglican mission of its kind held In the city for nearly 30 years. PROCLAMATION IN HOUSE There was a tense atmosphere in the House of Representatives yesterday when the Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. P Fraser) made the proclamation declaring a state of emergency in New Zealand. The announcement followed an earlier meeting of the Cabinet, at which the heads of the three defence services and members of the Council of Defence were present. NEW BADIO REGULATIONS Regulations revoking licences held by amateurs operating wireless transmitting sets were announced by the Government last night. Listening licences are entirely unaffected by the new emergency laws. PRICE OF BEER The Price investigation Tribunal has reported its decision on the price of beer. Part of the increased tax is to be borne by brewers and the hotels. Prices and measures are to be standardised in the four main centres.