War Costs Britain £6,000,000 a Day

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 278, 24 November 1939, Page 7

War Costs Britain £6,000,000 a Day

SAVE TO LEND TO GOVERNMENT Received Thursday, 8.10 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 23. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon), broadcasting, said the war was costing the country at least £6,000,000 daily. Increased taxation would not pay more than half the amount being expended this year, for which reason it would he necessary to borrow. Sir John Simon stressed the need of saving every penny in order to lend it to the Government. He added that avoidable spending would help to raise prices unnecssarily. With the goodwill of the people he was confident a great contribution for wax purposes would be secured. Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at a private dinner of his supporters, said the British fighting services in every theatre of the war were assuming enormous dimensions. Britain and her Allies were now in a position to meet any eventuality. Victory would reward this common unexampled effort. Germans Admit French Advance MORE ACTIVITY ON WESTERN FRONT Received Thursday, 9.15 p.m. BERLIN, Nov. 23. The German Official News Agency admist a French advance on the Moselle front. It declares that French artillery of all calibros was active south of Perl. The French advanced to the edge of a wood south of the KitzlingMandcrn Road. A platoon advancing south of Merzig was dispersed by artillery. A French night communique says: ‘‘There was marked activity by aircraft on both sides with desultory Germna artillery fire in tho vicinity of Blies.

German Communists Interned in Holland

Received Thursday, 9.30 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 23. The Daily Telegraph’s Amsterdam correspondent says the Netherlands police arrested and interned six former members of the German Communist Party accused of underground activities against Germany which are regarded as a breach of Netherlands neutrality.