STOP PRESS NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21198, 22 August 1940, Page 6

STOP PRESS NEWS

DEATH OF TROTSKY SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES MEXICO CITY, August 21 A message from Mexico states that Leon Trotsky has succumbed to the wounds he received during yesterday’s attack. KING TO PRESENT D.F.C. LONPON, August 21 His Majesty the King will present the iate Flying-Officer (“Cobber") E. J. Kain’s D.F.C. to his mother at a special audience at Buckingham Palace at a date to be fixed. This is an unusual honour, generally reserved foe relatives of recipients of the Victoria Cross. Mrs Kain said: "Naturally I am delighted." GUNS ON FRENCH COAST BERLIN, August 21 Cinemas are showing newsreels of German troops moving enormous longrange guns into positions on the French Coast. Otners have been moved to the shore on turntables to 'nabie them to be tired in any direction. SOUTH AFRICANS ACTIVE NAIROBI, August 21 A communique states that the South African air force carried out extensive raids on Tuesday on all known aerodromes in Southern Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland, including Yavello, Neghelli, Mega, Afmadu, Jelib, Margherita, Kismayu and Mogadishu. Much valuable mformtion was obtained and direct hits were secured on buildings and aircraft. No enemy fighters were seen and there was little ground opposition. All machines returned safely. Among the targets was the wireless station at Mega. ENGLAND'S CASUALTY LIST LONDON, August 21 Fourteen members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords have been posted as killed in action, missing or prisoners of war. REPATRIATION OF GERMANS BELGRADE, August 21 Ninety thousand Germans from Bessarabia and North Bukovir.a are being transferred to Germany. It is believed that Russia has notified Germany that the evacuation should be concluded before the end of September. DELAY REGARDING NEWS LONDON, August 21 Replying to complaints, particularly from America, about the delays of British news of air battles, Mr Duff Cooper, the Minister of Information, said in the House of Commons that the German propagandists had two considerable advantages. Firstly they had previous knowledge of when a raid was occurring and secondly their complete disregard for the truth, enabled them to begin sending false accounts to America before their machines have reached England, He added that he was arranging to accelerate the despatch of news. LADIES’ GOLF RESULTS OF FINALS Tho finds of the South Auckland women's golf championship resulted: Ellis Cup; Mrs P. R. Glanville beat Mrs H. McDonald, 3 and 2. Fraser Cup: Mrs F. Lloyd beat Mrs V. O. Edwards 1 up. Flight match: Mrs L. Chitty beat M"s F. H. Taylor at the nineteenth,