Tighter Control

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21357, 27 February 1941, Page 8

Tighter Control

IN OCCUPIED AREAS WARNING BY GERMANS STRINGENT PRECAUTIONS (United Prers As*n.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 27, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 26 The Germans are tightening control of the occupied territory from Norway to France. The most stringent precautions were taken in the west of Norway following the Royal Air Force dropping thousands of leaflets in coastal towns and villages. The Lyons radio says that all public telephoning in the coastal districts of occupied France have been restricted to local calls. The Amsterdam correspondent of the American Press says that General Christensen, a German commander. after strikes and riots, issued the following proclamation: “ I have taken over executive power in the north of Holland, in view of the political situation. Strikers are warred that failure to return will result in imprisonment and even death.” The German news agency reports that Germans raided a Brussels cafe and found a huge quantity of illegal food. An examination of the books revealed a country-wide illegal organisation. EVERYONE’S FIGHT MR MENZIES’ SPEECH NAZIS’ STRANGE BELIEF WONDERFUL BRITISH SPIRIT (United Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 27, 2 p.m.) . LONDON, Feb. 26 Speaking at a luncheon in London, the Australian Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, spoke of the strange belief of the Nazis that British women have less courage than British men. Mr Menzies added: “The Germans will never win the war by knocking outhouses over. They cannot win this war until they have knocked over the spirit of the British people. “Very many people in this city and this country have said to me and other Australians, ‘How marvellous it is that you Australians, all those thousands of miles away from us, • should be doing what you are doing in this war/ “This is a generous emotion, but 1 have a grave intellectual quarrel with it. It is not marvellous that Australians should be doing what they are doing. If this were your fight and we were courageously helping you I should say that that would be true, but this is our fight just as much as it is yours. “If there is one thing that is clear to every British citizen living in any part of the British world it is that your fight is mine and my fight is yours.” ORDERED TO LEAVE AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT ITALY’S ACTION CRITICISED (United Tress Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 27, 3.15 p.m.) ROME, Feb. 26 Mr John Whittaker, correspondent of the Chicago Daily News, has been ordered to leave Rome because his paper is constantly hostile to Italy. Mr Whittaker is the third pendent of this newspaper to be expelled. The Chicago Daily News, commenting on the expulsion, says: “Italy has virtually served notice on the world that it no longer tolerates the independent reporting of its activities in the American press. Therefore we will not replace Mr Whittaker until Italy becomes a feasible working place for correspondents.” / DEFENCE OF SOVIET INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS COST OF FINNISH INVASION (United Tres*. Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 27, 3.15 p.m.) MOSCOW, Feb. 26 The Soviet defence appropriations are 75 per cent higher than in 1939. The Soviet-Finnish war budget provides for revenue of 216,200,000,000 roubles and expenditure 215,400,000,000 compared with 178,100,000.000 roubles and 173,300,000,000 roubles last year. AMERICAN MINISTER WILL NOT BE RECALLED BOTTLE THROWN IN CAFE (United Tress Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright) WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 A member of the House of Representatives, Mr R. F. Rich, has demanded that Mr George H. Earle, United States Minister to Sofia, who threw a missile and injured a German after a bottle had been thrown at him m a Sofia restaurant, be recalled for getting into a “drunken brawl ” With reference to the reque-t, President Roosevelt said he did net g.ian to recall Mr Earle.