HAPPY LONDONERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23157, 1 October 1938, Page 15

HAPPY LONDONERS

THRONG' IN WHITEHALL CALLS FOR PREMIER'S WIFE MANY WOMEN IN TEARS NIGHT CROWDS' EMOTION By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September 30, 5.30 p.m.) LONDON. Sept. 30 Newsboys rushing into Whitehall with the late editions of the evening papers and crying: "Peace! Peace!" brought hundreds running into Downing Street. People bought papers, took one look and dashed to No. 10, where the crowd, soon filling the street from end to end, shouted: "We want Mrs. Chamberlain 1" A few minutes earlier she had left for a special prayer service. A large crowd waited at the door of the church and after the service Mrs. Chamberlain emerged, bowing and smiling in response to the prolonged cheering. By the time her car had arrived the crowd had swelled to thousands, and women in tears jumped on the running-board and grasped Mrs. Chamberlain's hand. 1 Announcements of the Munich agreement were greeted wit,h terrific cheering in London theatres, where three cheers were frequently given for the King and Mr. Chamberlain. London's night crowds have not revealed such emotion since the war. Mr. Chamberlain has become a terrific figure in German eyes, says the Munich correspondent of the News Chronicle. • The British Broadcasting Corporation broke all precedents by broadcasting the glad news at 2.30 a.m.