NAVAL RESERVES CALLED UP

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21154, 29 September 1938, Page 10

NAVAL RESERVES CALLED UP

KING SIGNS VITAL DECREES CABINET MINISTERS ANXIOUS United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 28, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, September 28. The King in Privy Council at Buckingham Palace signed four Royal Proclamations calling up officers and men of the Navy and Royal Marine reserves. Mr A. Duff-Cooper (First Lord of the Admiralty), Sir John Simon (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Mr L. Hore-Bellsha (Secretary of State for War), Viscount Hailsham (Lord High Chancellor) were present. Tire Ministers looked grave as they drove into the fourecourt, cheered by crowds. Mr S. M. Bruce (Australian High Commissioner) visited Number 10 Downing Street. The naval proclamations call up all officers and men of the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and also extend the service of those serving in the Royal Navy and Marines and calls out officers on the retired emergency lists of the Navy and Royal Marines, also the special reserve naval engineer officers and Royal Marine special reserve officers. Trial Air Exercises The War Office announces that normal anti-aircraft training will be carried out by searchlight units to-night, when searchlights will be exposed eftid target aeroplanes will be in the air. BRITAIN MUST STAND I-IRM DANGER OF AGGRESSION United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 28, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 27. The British Executive of the International Peace Campaign, with the approval of Viscount Cecil, passed a resolution welcoming the authoritative declaration that Britain would join in resisting unprovoked aggression against Czecho-Slovakia. The Executive expressed the opinion that the best hope of maintaining peace lies in the form of adherence to that policy. Further concessions to Herr Hitler is useless and dangerous. MORE RIGID CONTROL STRICT CENSORSHIP CONTINUES United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright PRAGUE, September 27. The Czech Cabinet met after Mr Chamberlain’s broadcast and considered the report of the speech. A strict censorship continues covering the telegraphs, telephones and Press. All Czecho-Slovakia awaits war and the general impression is now that Herr Hitler has rejected the London plan and the nation does not feel Itself to be standing alone. Not an inch of territory will be surrendered cheaply and faith in England, France and Russia is renewed. SUPPORT FOR CZECHS SEQUEL TO DEMONSTRATION AT SOKOLS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 28, 7.48 p.m.) LONDON .September 28. A report from Belgrade states that a mass demonstration in Sokols passed a resolution declaring solidarity with the Czechs and readiness to join them in r. just cause.