HEWER'S INDISPOSITION

Evening Star, Issue 23421, 11 November 1939, Page 12

HEWER'S INDISPOSITION

(WHITE IMPMVEHEKT IMB (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 10. (Received November 11, at 11 a.m.) Lord Border and Sir Russell Wilkinson saw Mr Chamberlain this morning, and after their examination it was stated that Mr Chamberlain’s gouty condition shows a definite improvement. He is remaining in bed to-day and is continuing, as yesterday, to deal with official business and to see hie colleagues FAILED TO RETURN NAVAL AUXILIARY VESSEL LOST (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 10. (Received November 11, at 11.30 a.m.) The Secretary to the Admiralty regrets to announce that H.M.S. Northern Rover, a small auxiliary vessel, is considerably overdue and must bo presumed lost. Next-of-kin of the personnel have been informed. Four officers and 23 men were aboard the Northern Rover, which was' formerly a Fleetwood trawler of 665 tons. CANADIAN HARBOURS MINES BEING LAID MONTREAL, November 10. (Received November 11, at 8 a.m.) It k revealed' that a submarine- is mining harbours on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The mines can be fired bv electricity from observation points miles away, but they will not explode noon impact, thus they are harmless to friendly vessels. GERMAN LINER SIGHTED IN DANISH STRAITS COPENHAGEN, November 10. Fishermen report seeing the German liner New York traversing the Danish Straits, accompanied by three torpedo boats and one aeroplane, apparently «■ route to Germany from Murmansk. CHANGE OF REGISTER AMERICAN TRANSFERS LEGAL WASHINGTON, November 10. -'(Received November 11, at 12.30 p.m.) President Roosevelt, at a Press conference, insisted that the United States Line’s transfers were legal, but whether they were advisable was being studied. The human, as well as the property, angle was being considered in the use of the displaced vessels to transport American strategic commodities and also the pensioning of the displaced seamen. HITLER S PHOTOGRAPH MISSILE HURLED THROUGH WINDOW LONDON, November 10. (Received November 11, at noon.) Berlin 1 advices state that the shop window of Hitler’s personal photographer was smashed, the missile apparently being aimed at a huge portrait of Hitler. SOUTH AFRICAN DEFEIT THE URIAH'S EFFORTS JOHANNESBURG. November 10. An official broadcast stated that the Union was directing its efforts to the defence interests of Africa, including, if necessary, British colonies in the north. The Union would also assist Portugal to defend her African territory if requested to do so. NAZI RUTHLESSNESS ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATORS EXECUTED LONDON, November 10. Router’s Czecho-Slovak correspondent says well-informed circles state that at least 180 people were executed at the end of last week as the result of anti-war demonstrations in Dusseldorf, Hanover, Hamburg, and Potsdam. HITLER'S MEGALOMANIA DEFEATED THE PEACE-MAKERS LONDON. November 9. (Received November 10. at 1 p.m.) SKr Nevile Henderson, in a speech at the Press Club, said he went to Berlin two years ago deeply convinced that if-war was to be avoided it was absolutely necessary to find means of reaching an understanding and of co-operat-ing with Germany. “In the end the megalomania of one man defeated the Prime Minister and defeated me also,” he said. “We must end the war in such a way that the only grievance the Germans have shall be against their own rulers, against their leader, and tho system bringing them defeat.