NAZI ILL-FEELING

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21217, 13 September 1940, Page 6

NAZI ILL-FEELING

CLASHES IN GERMANY GERMAN BLACK GUARDS PLANS FOR INVASION (United Press Asn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 13, 3.15 p.m.) ISTANBUL, Sept. 12 According: to a neutral informant just arrived from Germany Hitler collected from 1500 to 2000 naval speed-boats, each capable of holding: 70 men, for the invasion of Britain. Many are stated to have been destroyed by the Royal Air Force. The informant declares that ill-feeling: has grown considerably lately between the German troops and the Nazi Brack Guards. Clashes have occurred between officers on leave and young Black Guards who have never been at the front. The issue of larger rations to Black Guards is also causing resentment.

BRITISH PATROLS

ACTIVITY IN KENYA X-OSS INFLICTED ON ITALIANS SUDAN DEFENCES BOMBED (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 13, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 12 A communique issued at Cairo states: On Wednesday. Mersa Matruh, in Egypt, was again bombed without any important damage and only one casualty. Enemy aircraft were active against cur forward troops, but caused no damage. Our patrols in Kenya actively engaged the enemy in the northern frontier district on a 200-miles front, between Walquaris and Turbi, and inflicted losses. In the Sudan on Tuesday, in the Kassala area, the enemy defences on the west bank of the River Gafh were heavily bombed. In Palestine there is nothing to report.

CASUALTIES IN LONDON

OTHER TOWNS BOMBED HOTEL AND HOUSES DAMAGED RAIDER BROUGHT DOWN (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 13, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 12 A Ministry of Home Security communique states: Fuller reports of the casualties caused by the enemy’s attacks on London on Wednesday night show that 40 were killed and approximately 170 injured. On Wednesday earlier attacks during the afternoon resulted in 125 being killed and approximately 250 injured. Thursday’s enemy’s activities consisted of attacks by single aircraft on a number of places. A few bombs were dropped on several towns in southern England and one town in the north-east, where a hotel and some houses were damaged. There were some casualties, though very few were reported to be serious. The attacks in the south also caused damage to houses in several districts. The casualties have been few, but a small number of fatalities occurred in south coast towns.

One enemy bomber was shot down by fighters during these attacks.

JAPANESE RELEASED

PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 13, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 12 Mr Shunsukc Tanaba has been released. On August 4 it was stated that two Japanese business men had been arrested in London under the Defence Regulations. Their detention was not a reprisal for, but merely coincided with, the arrest of British subjects in Japan. The arrested men were Mr Satoru Makihara, head of the London branch of the Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, and Mr Shunsuke Tanaba, acting-chief of the London branch of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. The Mitsubishi and Mitsui are two of the three largest in Japan, the former controlling 74 companies and the latter 112. Mitsubishi Shoji is a trading group of lour companies, and Mitsui Bussan is an industrial group of 45 companies. The arrests were made under the Aliens Order giving the Home Secretary power to deport or order the detention of aliens.