WAR BRIEFS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1939, Page 8

WAR BRIEFS

LULL ON WESTERN FRONT CONTINUES BRITISH 'PLANES TAKE UP WAR POSITIONS By Telegraph —Press Assn. —Copyright Received This Day, 11 a.m, PARIS, Oct. 15. The lull on the Western Front continues. It is now revealed that 100 French warships, including submarine chasers, destroyers and torpedo boats, participated in the convoying of the British troops to France. The newspaper Excelsior states that the original estimate or thirty-two divisions will be considerably exceeded as more British 'planes take up their war positions and fresh batteries fuiiy supplied with ammunition are being I landed daily.

BRITISH TROOPS HOLD FRONT LINE

MORE UNITS MOVE UP TO RELIEVE FRENCH

Received This Day, 11 a.m.^ LONDON, Oct*ls,

The "Times" correspondent on the Western Front states that British troops hold the front line for several miles long and more units are moving up continuously to relieve the French, to extend and deepen the trenches, and to aid the excavating machines in surveying the sites for pillboxes and constructing anti- tank traps.

The correspondent adds that the British have taken over the elaborate system of strong points, some of which are miniatiure cement-built fortresses banked with earth and housing guns of various calibres which arc capable of presenting by interlocking fire a continuous curtain of metal.

"THIS IS A FUNNY WAR !"

WAR MUST CONFORM TO POLITICAL ENDS

(British Official Wireless.) Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. 14,

An Agency telegram from Paris cites M. Henri Bidou, military expert of *he paper Intransigeant as stating that war methods must conform with the political ends of the war. Replying to those who are saying this is a funny war, he writes: "It is a question of dissociating the German people from the Government which through its iniquities, its tricks and its abuse of power has become a plague for the whole of Europe. The first thing is to enlighten the German people. The action of British airmen In scattering millions of tracts in Germany is therefore an excellent war operation.''

ORGANISING INDUSTRY TOR PRODIGIOUS EFFORT

FINE SPIRIT BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND LABOUR

(British Official Wireless.) Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. 14.

Discussions between the Minister of Labour and representatives of employers and labour on the organisation of industry for the prodigious effort tor which the demands of wartime call are understood to have created a verj' favourable atmosphere. There is a fine will to use the conciliation machinery which has been built up over past years and enjoys the confidence of employers and workers alike, including the services ot the Ministry of Labour and the conciliation officers.

Striking evidence of the spirit in which industry is approaching a solution of its wartime problems is the fact that so many of the changes necessitated by Uio war needs are being effected by voluntary agreement and without recourse to the regulations which were in force in the last war. In view of the absence of the friction which had been experienced in the first wartime calls upon the existing machinery it seems likely that the new joint body which has been set up will have mainly a consultative function.