BRITAIN'S MOTIVES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23392, 7 July 1939, Page 11

BRITAIN'S MOTIVES

BITTER GERMAN VIEW "WILL,TO MAKE WAR" PROTESTATIONS DISBELIEVED LONDON, July 5 The first admission by the German press that Britain is not bluffing and intends to go to war in fulfilment of her obligations, says the Berlin correspondent of the British United Press, appears in the Borsenzeitung, which states: "Britain does not need to convince us of the genuineness of her intentions. She confirms encirclement and the will to make war against Germany and to allow it to become a world war. "To camouflage this brutal will behind humanitarian phrases or protestations of sympathy to Germany is bluff, hut the will itself is not bluff."

EMPIRE DEFENCE monetary assistance MALAY RULERS* GIFTS (Received July 0, 0.5 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, July 0 The Sultan of Trengganu, Malaya, has offered tho British Government 60,000 dollars, and the Sultan of yei, North Borneo, a sum of 00,000 dollnjs as free gifts toward 'id cost of Empire defence. These gifts ,la j' G boon gratefully accepted, in the House of Commons to-day 8 Colonial Secretary, Mr. Malcolm !_acDonnl(l ( expressed warm apprecialQn of those further generous maniestationn of practical co-operation by lfl e rulers of the Malay "States in con£o '(Jatinjr the security of the Empire.

ITALY AIDING JAPAN UNCONFIRMED reports (Deceived July o, 11.15 p.m.) . ROME, July O Ital- ,oUgll . re P or^s that some of the j 1311 Spain are going to lila c" 10 ' "°k confirmed, a spokest„ ' ? ,^ le of Popular Culmor„i rcd: " ltalv is ready to lend thpv su PPP rt ' to her allies, wherever vo ej may be."