U.S.A. NEUTRALITY

Grey River Argus, 6 September 1939, Page 8

U.S.A. NEUTRALITY

No Arms to be Shipped NOR AEROPLANES. WASHINGTON, September 4. Cabinet has decided to issue two neutrality proclamations to-morrow, the first as required under internat'onal law, and the second invoking the Neutrality Act, thus placing an embargo on arms shipments to the, belligerents, preventing the delivery of planes ordered by Britaih and. France. f Mr Roosevelt’s Secretary said that Cabinet did not d'scuss calling Con-, gress to repeal the Act. I Soviet and Japan MOVE AT MOSCOW. TO END DISPUTE. (Received September 5, 5.5 p.m.) MOSCOW, September 4. The Soviet Premier, M. Molotov, has met the Japanese Ambassador at Moscow, suggesting to him the possi bility of fresh negotiations to end the Russian-Japanese frontier dispute. ’ FRENCH FORCES. PARIS, September 4. A General Staff communique stated that the French naval forces had taken the posts assigned to them, and that the Air Force had done the necessary shouting. Neutral Countries PORTUGAL’S DECISION. LISBON, September 3 It is officially announced that Portugal will remain neutral. ROUMANIA’S ATTITUDE. BUCHAREST, September 4. Roumania is remaining neutral, as her friendship with . Poland included no staff talks, except so far as they concerned possible aggression by RusAMSTERDAM, September 4 Holland has mobilised, though reaffirming her neutrality. YUGOSLAV NEUTRALITY. , (Received September 5, 11.5 p.m.) BELGRADE September 5. An official communique declares Yugoslavia’s neutrality. ROUMANIAN ARMY INCREASED. BUCHAREST, September 4. Roumania is to call up 250,000 more men. The strength of the army now exceeds 1,000,000. SOVIET CENSORSHIP. MOSCOW September 3. The British declaration of war and the French decision to aid Poland are not widely known The Soviet newspapers briefly report world events.

DUKE OF WINDSOR ” CANNES, September 4. It is reported that the Duke of Windsor has offered his services to the Government. The Duchess is offering to volunteer for war work. GERMANS IN TIENTSIN. ATTACK BY BRITISH. TIENTSIN. September 4. The British Concession pol'ce arrested a German, accused of firing on a British patrol. A group of local members of the British defence force stormed anu broke up the German Tennis Club. FRENCH DEATH PENALTY. FOR LOOTERS. (Received September 5, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 5. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says: A decree has been issued in France which imposes the death penalty for the looting of premises evacuated by the occupants. SIR OSWALD LONDON OFFICES WRECKED. (Received September 5, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON. September 5. Two hundred demonstrators wrecked Sir Oswald Mosley’s new Fascist headquarters at Tottenham. Every window was broken three hours after the declaration of war.

Ministers in . Khaki LONDON, August 19. 'Two British ex-Cabinet Ministers have temporarily dropped their civilian and Parliamentary duties and are now in khaki once again. They are Mr A. Duff-Cooper and Mr Anthony |Eden. The Rt. Hon. A. Duff-Cooper has rejoined his old regiment, the Grenadier Guards, with the rank of Lieutenant He served in the Guards throughout the Great War. As a reservist he will serve ror about a month. There is no Question of his going out of politics. Mr Duff Cooer waso awarded the D.S.O. in the War after he had captured two machine guns with 18 gunners single-handed. Mr Anthony Eden, who was a captain in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps during the War, holds the rank of major in the Territorial Army. His regiment is the Rangers, wno are now in camp at Beaulieu, where Mr Eden has just joined them. He is second-in-command. His duties, the usual routine of a second-in-command. Will consist of supervision and teaching. The regiment, while not taking part in any special manoeuvres, will have exercises in field work, gunnery practice and a certain amount of motor transport training.