ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20916, 22 September 1939, Page 9

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

CONDITION OF BRITISH TROOPS FINE CONDITION. GOOD HEART FLIGHTS BY FRENCH AIRMEN i United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright j (Received Sept. 22, 3.55 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21 A Ministry of Information communique states: “The British troops in France are in fine condition and good heart,” said Mr L. Hore-Beiisha, on returning to London after meeting Viscount Gort, M. Daladier and Field Marshal Gamelin. PARIS, Sept. 21 A communique states: “The day was generally quiet and uneventful. There was some enemy artillery activity south of Saarbrucken. “Despite bad weather and antiaircraft fire we carried out a number of reconnaisance flights.”

WAR MUNITIONS

GREAT ACTIVITY IN BRITAIN NUMBERS INCREASING DAILY 'United Press Aasn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received .Sept. 22, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21 Mr E. L. Burgin, Minister of Transport, told the House of Commons that 68 firms other than those normally engaged in making munitions at present were producing shells. 700 were producing components, and the number was increasing daily. The first task was to defend the country from air attacks; next came equipment for the fighting services; and, thirdly, the provision of sufficient reserves of equipment for the expan-' sion of the military forces as the needs of the war required. Immensely greater organisation than in 1914-18 was already constituted and controlled by the Munitions Council with executive powers. Since the outbreak of the war orders for supplies had been placed exceeding £70.000.000. The Ministry of Supply was in close contact with Mr Lloyd George and Mr Winston Churchill.