NEWS FROM BRITAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 November 1939, Page 8

NEWS FROM BRITAIN

TURKISH ECONOMIC MISSION. [BY CABLE—PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] RUGBY, November 18. A Turkish mission will arrive in London shortly to discuss questions of common interest to Britain and- Turkey, including ecnomic and financial questions. ' "■■■ SOUTH AFRICAN UNITS. LONDON, November 18. The establishment of two units of an active citizen force is gazetted in South Africa, also a South African ail’ force radio signal company, and a South African pigeon service. Recruiting for other units is going on briskly. ASSISTANCE FROM EGYPT. CAIRO, November 18. In opening Parliament, King Farouk promised every assistance to Britain. He added: “The British-Egyptian alliance will strengthen peace and consolidate it throughout the Orient.” LOYALTY OF NYASALAND RUGBY, November 19. On the opening of the fifty-fifth session of the Nyasaland Legislative Council, the following motion was 1 carried unanimously: “The Legislative Council of Nyasaland affirms the determination of the people of the Protectorate to support the King and the Empire with all the resources at its command in the war for justice and freedom which has been forced upon the Empire; and it desires the Secretary of tale for the Colonies to convey this affirmation to His Majesty with the submission of the humble duty of the people of Nyasaland.” SULTAN’S GOOD WISHES RUGBY, November 19. When the British Consul paid an official call on the Sultan of Muscat, and Oman, on November 14, his Highness expressed the considered hope that His Majesty’s forces would ’ be victorious and that peace would soon be restored. His Highness has been informed that His Majesty’s Government and the Government of India thank him for the sentiments expressed and are confident that, with God’s help, his hope will be fulfilled. TRINIDAD’S CONTRIBUTION. PORT OF SPAIN, November IS. Trinidad has voted' one million dollars to assist Britain in the war. CHAPLAINS FOR GERMANY? LONDON, November 18. “A man’s age does not matter, providing he is tough,” said Bishop Batty of Fuiham, outlining a scheme to ask a number of English clergy to volunteer for internment in Germany throughout the war in order to minister to the spiritual needs of British war prisoners and other Englishmen and women interned. Dr Batty, whose diocese includes North and Central Europe, has returned from Holland, where ho prepared the ground work for the scheme, which admittedly means a tremendous sacrifice. • NO NEW YEAR HONOURS LONDON, November 19. It has been decided that as a war measure there will be no New Year Honours List on January 1, but this does not preclude the ifesue of wartime honours.