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Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1939, Page 6

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BRITISH COMMUNISTS. i(UniteJ Tress Association—By Electrio 4-'” Telegraph—Copyright!.. ' :: r LONDON, Sep. 6. The British Communist Party has been disbarided.:! . Future meetings of the Party are banned.

ITALIAN REPORT. ' ROME, Sep. 6. Workmen are now dismantling the air raid shelters here. All public places of amusement, bars and restaurants in Italy* must close at niidnight. All ’buses and trams must cease running at 15i.SU a. m. , The newspapers are to be cut down to four pages only. MALTA’S LOYALTY. MALTA, Sep. 6. At a special session of the Maltese Council, the Government, passed a resolution reaffirming Malta’s loyalty and determination to support Britain. ! SYRIA LOYAL TO FRANCE. '* , - DAMASCUS;'Sep. 6. ' The Government of Syria ; sdnt a message to fth'h. -Ffbhch ...High Commissioner declaring that Syria was proud to place herself on the side of Franco. KING OF BELGIUM'S POWER, , r• : i•> :i- : 1 J;^RUSSELS ? 'Bep. 6. The Chamber ' passed a"'bill’ giving King Leopold full power to govern iii wartime. ;i

300 AMERICANS VOLUNTEER. ~~PARIS, Sep. 6. Tliree hundred Americans in France have volunteered for service in an American Legion.. Many of them are Great War veterans. Americans are also donating and manning nineteen ambulances. BRITAIN RETURNS TO NORMAL. V LONDON, Sep. 6. The country is rapidly returning near to as , normal conditions as possible during will-time. " v. The Pier < Cinemaj at Aberystwyth-is the first picture-house to re-open On condition sial)\s|>riiebody is posted to listen for 4ir-faid warnings,; as a iprovision against: panic-.- -.. Tlie 8.8. C. hopes soon to resume its normal programmes'instead ; of the present gramophone, records interrupted by news bulletins.

TRANSJORDAN MESSAGE.

LONDON; Sep. 5.

The Emir of Transjordan in a message to• the King declared: “In the same spirit with which my father took part with King George the Fifth in the ' last Great War, so also to-day with niy people stand fast beside you. I take this opportunity to affirm and support your cause, and express loyalty and sympathy in this critical hour.”

GHANDI’S LETTER TO HITLER, SIMLA; Sep. 6. Mr Gliandi has revealed that he sent a letter to Herr Hitler oh July 23rd, saying: “You are the one person in the world; able to prevent a < Avar which >■ may reduce humanity to savagry. 1 appeal to' you to avoid Avar, and to settle the differences in other Avays.” POLISH ARMY GREETINGS. RUGBY, Sep. 5. General Ironside ha& received the following message from Marshal Smigly-Rydz: “At the moment, when the British Eihpire has taken up arms at the side of Poland; against a* nation which has violated the ideals of liberty and justice, I beg to request ,ypu.,to convey to the- glorious army of& HjS Britannic Majesty, the comradely greetings of the Polish Army.”

SYDNEY PATRIOT|g EIJND, • >"■ A- v -C-:--' ■; \ • v•' c SYDNEY' Sep." 7; '

The Lord Mayor (Sir Norman Nock) labelled a patriotic fund with the object of alleviating distress during the war, of aiding dependents of soldiers and similar purposes. The fund wa,s opened with a cheque for £I,OOO from Sir Thomas Buck]and. ARMY ORDERS. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, September 6. The Ministry for Information states that all units of the Army have been merged into the Territorials, ahd cease to exist independently. The Duke of Gloucester is chief Liaison Officer with the British field forces, and Sir Brownrigg the Adju-tant-General, NEUTRALITY ACT. (Received this dav at 10.?0 a.m.). WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Mr Roosevelt’s second proclamation implements the Neutrality Act machinery for an arms embargo. It is not known whether Australian and New Zealand orders are involved but they would also he nullified.