BRITAIN’S DEFENCE

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1940, Page 2

BRITAIN’S DEFENCE

THE KING INSPECTS GUARDS [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, August 19. The King visited the Guards’ Brigade to-day, and watched training, varying from machine-gun practice to mimic battle in which “Molotov cocktails” were used. At one point, His Majesty took the salute during the march past of the Irish Guards. Afterwards he watched a battalion demonstrate the rapidity with which troops could get on the move in motor transport. MR EDEN’S INSPECTION. RUGBY, August 18. The Secretary for War (Mr Eden) spent the week-end in a comprehensive tour of inspection. On Friday he visited a number of units in southwestern England. He also inspected a contingent of Royal Marines, various units of the Royal Artillery, and “your.g soldiers,” a home defence battalon consisting of youths between 18 and 20 years of age. HOME GUARD. LONDON, August 19. General Guy Williams, Commander in Chief ff the Eastern Command, told two thousand Bedfordshire Home Guards that hey would soon have bombs, hand grenades and American light automatics, also all necessary sandbags, conwete and defence materials. i DEFENCE REGULATIONS lUGBY, August 19. The Minister >f Home Security has made an ordei\)ringing the whole of Great Britain ythin the scope of the Defence Regultions 16a, the effect of which is to givlthe Regional Commissioners in Eijland, Scotland, and Wales authorir, subject to the control and direqon of the Minister, to issue any di’rdions or orders required for the puioses of defence within their respectr areas. The Commissioners will a; in close co-operation with the milifcy authorities. The new oier is a precautionary measure. It aces no fresh restrictions on pub! freedom, but it does . enable any msures which might be- ■ come urgently[necessary, through an enemy landin by air or sea, to be in- . troduced witlilt delay in any part of the country iiwhich they are required. I NO TRo|s AT BOULOGNE. I RUGBY, August 18. > The Mirtry of Information states: “It is earned on inquiry from i the Air Mistry that there is no I foundation a report issued by a - press agenejnat German troops were seen by theioyal Air Force on Sat- ) urday nightnassed on the beaches t between Bobgne and Calais, or that > they were tinbed there.” t HITLId LEAVES BERLIN i 5 ZURICH, August 19. s The Berl correspondent of the 1 Basle pape: ‘Nachrichten” states:— Herr Hitlerps left Berlin for the - General He quarters' of the German Army.