WAR NEWS

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4482, 27 August 1940, Page 2

WAR NEWS

ATTACKS' LAUNCHED AGAINST GUNS Late news by wirefesQ states that a great battle is proceed lay alony the French coast from Boulogne to Calaisu where the Royal Air Force has taken measures ayainst the German yin emplacements' from which fire has been directed at Channel shippiny and the coast of Enyland. Reports state that the. thunder of the battle c.an be heard at a yreat distance, and the sky is lit with the fire of conflict. Accordiny to an unconfirmed ayency report received late on Thursday evening, the Germans were shelling the coastal area in south-east Kent with long-range yuns from the neighborhood- of Calais and at the same time British planes had been actively bombiny German yuns which shelled the British convoy as it was ~ >n/imiii y uo the Channel in tlxe morniny.

ITALIAN MOVE

ULTIMATUM TO GREECE The ‘Daily Telegraph’ says that reports from usually reliable sources reaching Belgrade state that Italy has given Greece 24 hours wherein to renounce the British guarantee of help in the event of an attack. Hostilities will follow if Greece refuses. „ . , General Metaxas con finned tins to M. PaLairet. , _ . The Greek army is loyal and Turkish support seems assured.

GIFT PLANES

DOMINION POSITION FUNDS' AVAILABLE Tire Minister for Fi ;ancr* announces that the fighter aeroplane grift fund is be in" exempted from the patriotic fund r oETiilationS' as long as tbe funds are collected before September 30 All collecting organisations must obtain the consent of the Minister for Finance. , „ , . To enable all parts of New Zealand to be adeauately represented in the gift, the Government has decided to provide for collections in all provincial patriotic districts ..namely Auckland .and East Coast. Hawkes Bay. Taranaki Wellington .Marlborough Nelson -Canterbury... Otago -.outliLand and 'Westland. the United Kingdom. Government is being asked to name the planes puic.hased after tbe districts where the funds are collected. Mr Nash adds that in view of our commitments' overseas the gift to the British Government, which, it is understood will be sufficient to provide for 16 fighter aeroplanes, must be limited to £IOO.OOO. The provision of these funds will not increase the supply of these planes, as the factories are working to capacity, but they will indicate the appreciation of the_ Dominion of the outstanding achievements' of the E.A.F.

INTENSIVE AIR RAIDS OVER LONDON

Further intensive raids over Loudon last week-end caused considerable damage to a commercial area where a (Are broke out. The Germans lost 101 .planes in two days and 'Britain 23. Fifteen of the Latter pilots) were saved. In a raid over London yesterday 37 German planes were accounted for against Englands s 10.