CLASH ON FRONTIER

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23488, 27 October 1939, Page 9

CLASH ON FRONTIER

BULGAES INJURED RUMANIANS ATTACKED UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 20, 5.5 p.m.) BUCHAREST, Oct. 25 Three Bulgarian frontier guards were injured when a party of Bulgarians entered Southern Dobrudja, Rumania, and attacked a patrol. The incident is considered unfortunate in view of the efforts of the Rumanian-Bulgarian entente. The authorities are investigating the matter. A general election is to be held in Bulgaria in four instalments, beginning on December 28, says a message from Sofia. SEBASTOPOL MINED (Received October 27. 12.15 a.m.) BUCHAREST, Oct. 20 The Crimean port of Sebastopol is reported to have been completely mined. STAKE IN THE WAR FREEDOM OF THE WORLD WARNING TO AMERICA LORD LOTHIAN'S VIEWS (Received October 20, 6.21 p.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 25 The British Ambassador to the United States, the Marquess of Lothian, in an address to the Pilgrims' Club, made a statement to the effect that the freedom of the United States would disappear if Germany won the war. At the end of the Great War there was more political freedom and democracy in the world than before. Today it was precisely the future of this freedom which was at stake.

The real issue of the war was whether there would be power behind the kind of world in which Britain and Prance and the democracies of Scandinavia believed, or a more relentless power behind a world in which National Socialism and Communism believed. Lord Lothian accepted for Britain some blame for the war which, he said, was of course the outcome of past mistakes, but all wars were.

SAVE CIVILISATION BRITAIN'S OBJECTIVE DIPLOMATIC SITUATION (Received October 26, 5.5 p.m.) British AVireless LONDON, Oct. 25 In an address to the Conservative private members' committee in the House of Commons, the Foreign Minister, Viscount Halifax, described the diplomatic situation as he saw it after the -first few weeks of the war. Commenting in particular upon the changed situation compared with that which prevailed a few months ago, he emphasised the importance of the. recent Anglo-Turkish treaty as a stabilising influence upon the position. Continuing, Lord Halifax said: "Britain's strength must be reinforced at all points vital to her strategic interests and when the time comes for making an honourable peace every effort should bo made to create an order in which security—which is lacking now—can be established. "Britain is not fighting for any Imperialistic gain, but in order to* save civilisation, which is threatened in many wavs."

FINNISH DELEGATION

RETURN FROM MOSCOW FUTURE OF DISCUSSIONS deceived October 27, 12.15 a.m.) HELSINKI. Oct. 26 The Finnish delegation which presented counter-proposals to the Russian demands on Finland has arrived from Moscow. No indication has been given in either Helsinki or Moscow of tho nature of the new Russian proposals. The Finnish Foreign Minister, M. Erkko, in a press interview last night said it was impossible to say whether the discussions in Moscow would be continued, or whether it would be necessary to seek some other means of arriving at a solution. If tho discussions were not continued, he would put his cards on the table and speak frankly.

"SECRET" RADIO

AUSTRIAN STATION OPENS LONDON, Oct. 2(5 Austria, like Germany, has now a freedom wireless station'. It broadcasts from 10.30 each night on a wavelength of 24J metres. The station last night referred to the statement made by the Nazi Foreign Minister, von Ribbentrop, that Britain was trying to dominate the world. The announcer told Austrians to ask themselves the difference between Hritish domination and Hitler's domination.