MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 September 1939, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS

AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS. PARIS, September 6. Three hundred Americans in France have volunteered for service in an American Legion. Many of 'them are Great War veterans. Americans are also do:|iting and manning nineteen ambulances. CONDITIONS IN BRITAIN. LONDON, September 6. The country is 'rapidly 'returning as near to normal conditions’as possible during wartime. The Pier Cinema, at Aberystwyth is the first pictUre-house to reopen, on condition is posted to listen''for warnings, as a provision 1 The B.B.'Cf to resume its normal s 'programmes; instead oi’ the present gramophone records between news bulletins.' ? ’’

COMMUNISTS DISBANDED. LONDON, September ’ 6. The British' Communist Party has been ' disbanded.''" 'Future meetings are banned.' ? ? . ’'' ( The Communist Party denies the report th'at it has been disbanded. It states that the work .will' continue in all and’that it'will do everything in its power to help to win the ’ war against Fascist aggression. ’ ' , ITALIAN RESTRICTIONS. ROME,-.September 6. All public places of amusement, bars and restaurants in Italy must close at midnight. ’ All buses and trams must cease running at 12.30 a.m The newspaper are' to be cut down to -four pages only. SYRIA SUPPORTS FRANCE.

DAMASCUS, September 6. The Government of Syria sent a message to the French High Commissioner, declaring that Syria was proud to place herself on the side of France. CZECHOSLOVAK LEGION. LONDON, September 5. “The Times” Warsaw correspondent says: A Czechoslovak Legion is being formed under General Prchala. 1 SWISS FRONTIER CLOSED. ZURICH, September 6. France has closed the French-Swiss border, from Basle to Geneva. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. LONDON, September 6. It was announced by Cambridge University to-day that the Michaelmas term will open for students not called up or due to be called up for war service. At several colleges medical students from London hospitals evacuated under the Air Raid Precautions will continue their studies. The Vice-Chancellor of the University (Dr. Dean, Master of Trinity) emphasised the importance of continuing educational facilities in spite of the. war;- ■ ■’ BELGIAN CABINET. BRUSSELS, September 5.

A reshuffled Cabinet presented the Chamber of Representatives with its declaration of a policy of neutrality. This, it stated, is not the result of improvisation. It is dictated ’by reason, by Belgium’s geographical position, and by her most legitimate interests. ’ . '

The Chamber passed a Bill, giving King Leopold full power to govern in war time.' < SLOVAK MINISTER’S ACTION. LONDON, September 5. The German News Agency announces the confiscation of the property of the Slovak Minister in Warsaw- The confiscation is the result of the Minister’s exhortation to the Slovak people to. resist the policy of the Slovak Government. PATRIOTIC FUND. SYDNEY, September 7. ■ The. Lord Mayor (Sir Norman Nock) has launched a patriotic fund with the object of alleviating distress during tho war, of aiding dependents of soldiers and similar purposes. The fund was opened with a cheque for £lOOO from Sir Thomas Buckland.

BRITISH ARMY MERGED. LONDON, September 6. The Ministry of Information states that all units of the Army have been merged, and the territorials will cease to exist independently. The Duke” of Gloucester is chief liaison officer with the British field forces, ’ and Sir W< Brownrigg is Adjutant-Genefal. Following the unification of the army—all units of the Regular and Territorial Army, militia, and other auxiliary forces henceforth will become the British Army—the Director-Gener-al of the Territorial Army has now been appointed Adjutant General to the British field force. His Majesty has approved the Duke of Gloucester’s appointment as chief liaison officer to the British field forces. Sir John Brown has been appointed DeputyAdjutant-General at the War Office, With the rank of LieutenantGeneral. He will continued' to advise the War Office on Territorial Army matters.

TURKISH MUNITIONS ISTANBUL, Sept. 6. Double shifts are being worked in all the munition factories. Art treas--tires are being moved to safety, and the Press violently attacks Germany. NEW ZEALANDER’S ORDEAL LONDON, Sept. 6. One of the last parties of British subjects to leave German} 1 included Miss A. Plummer, of Auckland, a former member of the. New Zealand House staff, who was teaching English in Prague.

German Customs officers on the Ger-man-Dutch frontier stripped members of the party, including females, confiscated all their money and other valuables, and forced them to enter Holland, penniless. The Dutch arranged their transport to England. LOAN FOR POLAND. LONDON, September 6. The Treasury announces that, in addition to the recent credits, England and France are granting Poland a cash loan of £8,500,000.

ITALIAN MILITARY MISSION COPENHAGEN, September 6. . ; ' The newspaper’ “Politiken” says that an Italian Military Mission is” expected to arrive in Berlin to-day? RIOTS IN VIENNA. VIENNA, September 6. The Mayor, admitting riots by, Vien- J na women, stated that sporadip : breaches of discipline have occurred. The authorities will act ruthlessly against breakers of discipline. HUNGARIANS

BUCHAREST, September 6. It is report cd'That Hungarians at Hnszt and-’ other places in Ruthenia demonstrated against Germany, ' because of general rationing. • ’ NEW, ZEALAND VOLUNTEERS . LONDON, September 6. New Zealand jjpiise 'is still taking the names of New Zbalatfders -who are anxious to. enlist for’ active service. Applicants are' informed' ihat, in the ' event of a New Zealand and Australian expeditionary force going to Europe, they will be trained in England, and allowed to join-fhe expeditionary’ force •here.'’ ' ‘ UNEASINESS IN BERLIN. PARIS, September 6. Officials from tlie' French Embassy in Berlin, arriying’in Paris, said there were signs of acute- nervousness and' uneasiness among’civilian Germans in the capital, shortly before they left Berlin.

“THE LINK” CLOSED DgWN. LONDON, September 6. “The Link” Has'been closdd down.. FRENCH INDUSTRIES PARIS, September 6. / A decree authorises a 60-hourweek for national defence industries, with a maximum of 72 hours in auxiliary national defence industries and pujilie services. ’ ’’ SABOTAGE REPORTED. WARSAW, September .6. It is reported from L’ubiiji'tiaY the Polish' defence ’ has been"'handicapped by sabotage carried on by the German minority, A whole village in the Lublin district, hearing gunfife/rushed out shouting “Heil Hitler!” ■ - Many have been arrested for espionage. - . *. , GERMANS SHOT AS SPIES v NEW YORK, September 6. The London correspondent?,of the ‘ American Associated Press that the British Broadcasting Corpbratiop intercepted ’ a Warsaw “wireless sage, reporting that a mfihVer ? 3f 'German parachutists dropped behind ..the Polish lines; : i They’ were flresse’d ’as Polish soldiers. The Germans Were captured,, court-maftialle^; 5 -'and Wntenced to death. “ . , LISTS OF PRISONERS. > v

WARSAW,'September The Warsaw* radio includes news bulletins*’in the:’'’Gefman language, with'life list's of' Denies of Germans' 'taken‘prisoner?t ’fratlio adds a few words of’'comforp-jb ’Jtftli’r families* in Germany. le POLES RETAIN GDYNIA • (Recd. Sept. 7, 9.45 a.m.) * NEW YORK, Sept. 6. A Warsaw communique states that the Poles continue to hold Gdynia. They captured a German " a.nfi-tank gun. Seventy German bombers" raided Warsaw on September 5, dropping explosives and incendiary bombs, causing casualties. 3i fire brought down eight, “it’ enemy aviators have continued their aerial brutality, towns, railway stations, and colii'fitfhs of refugees. Polish planes effectively bombed 'German tank columns * hear Chie'chanow and Radomslta; "if repeats the claim thay Berlin was bombed from the air. . f TORPEDO-BOAT STRANDED. ' -V ■ COPENHAGEN, Sept. 6. ■ A German collier has been re-float-ed, being saved from internment. A German torpedo-boat is stranded at Fredericia.

HOME DEFENCE COMES FIRST CANBERRA, September 7. i The Minister of External Affairs I (Mr. GUI Jett) said that although the of sending an Australian Force overseas has not been dismissed ’by the Federal Government, no action f oil these "fines will be taken until the defence of Australia has been assured. •wlu'v A a r<’u. ■ AN INSPIRING SIGHT. LONDON, September 7. I Lady Astor stated that’ her "five sons .were “going to do their part in the struggle for freedom, it is an inspiring sight to see this nation, which "so 'loathes war, throw itself completely 'into this struggle against FIRST CANADIAN CASUALTY. VICTORIA (8.C.), Sept., ,6. Anthony Playfair, 25, a pflbt-officer of the R A.F., ’is the first' Canadian war casualty. The War Ministry "has unformed his parents that'he died on active service. v '•'?