WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 February 1940, Page 8

WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

MALAYA’S GIFT

[by CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYEIGHT.]

SINGAPORE, February 20.

The Malayan State Government’s gift of one million sterling to Britain for defence has been approved. The High Commissioner, Mr. Shenton Thomas, said: “Perhaps we will be able to offer yet a further gift.” A Malay member of the Council, Raja Uda, said: “We are helping the Allies to fight for that freedom and justice on which the existence of small nations deperfds. We are proud to range ourselves with the rest of the Muslim world on the side of the British Commonwealth and the French Republic.” Chinese and Indian members of the Council spoke similarly.

BRITAIN’S MEAT.

RUGBY, February 20.

A more satisfactory condition of Home meat supplies was shown to-day by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Ministry, who said:'“l think we can claim, without boastfulness, that the Home meat supply situation is improving very considerably indeed.” He revealed that the current week’s offerings for sale to the Ministry showed a considerable increase.

SOLDIERS’ OUTBREAK.

TORONTO, February 20.

A party of 120 soldiers, in uniform, marching four abreast, invaded the Riviera. Hotel here. They wrecked lower floor. The Union Jack and 1 a picture of the King were the only furnishings not smashed. The proprietor said that he believed the soldiers made a mistake and wrecked the wrong hotel.

R.A.F. SALVAGE.

LONDON, February -20.

The members of the Fighter Command Squadron which shot down a Heinkel plane off Northumberland on February 3, are liable to pay salvage and Customs charges on the wreckage, which has been washed ashore from the Heinkel. However, the authorities are not applying the law. A piece of metal, from the wreckage has been beaten into a shield, engraved' with the squadron’s crest, for presentation to the R.A.F. mess. COPPER AND LEAD. MANZANILLO (Mexico), February 20/ The Soviet freighter. Kim is loading 20,000 tons of copper and lead, which, it is understood, is consigned to Germany. ESSEN STEELWORKS. BERLIN, February 20. It is officially stated that. United Steel Works Limited at Essen, showed the year’s profit of twenty million sterling, at pre-war rate. SEAMEN’S HOLIDAY. LONDON, February 20. The Shipping Federation has agreed to merchant seamen having a week’s annual leave on full pay, for the duration of the war. HOLLAND AND GERMANY. i THE HAGUE, February 20., It is officially announced.that Dutch planes chased and fired on a German plane over Leeuwarden. It fled across the frontier.