STOP PRESS NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21358, 28 February 1941, Page 4

STOP PRESS NEWS

FIFTH BALLOT FOR TERRITORIAL FORCES NEW AGE CLASSES WELLINGTON, Friday The Minister of National Service, the Hoc. R. Semple, stated to-day that the Fifth Ballot to be conducted by the department would be for the purpose of providing men for the Territorial Forces. On this occasion all men of the First Division, who are 19 years of age and those 41 to 45 inclusive will be called up for service with the Territorial Forces. There •re about 8000 men in these age groups available at present and the names of those called would be gazetted on Wednesday, March 26. No men in Class A of the First Division — •ingle men from 21 to 40 are to be included, the reason being that as they are eligible for overseas service it is not considered desirable to call them up for territorial training when they may shortly be required for service overseas. r..;VIOLENCE OF STRIKERS LACKAWANNA STEEL PLANT NEW YORK, Feb. 27 The earliest stages of the strike in the steel plant at Lackawanna brought a flare of violence. C. 1.0. strikers deployed in a two-mile picket lino fronting the seven gates of the huge plant. Many automobiles were smashed. The Bethelehem Steel Corporation appealed to the sheriff for protection, alleging the strikers were creating terror and that police protection had broken down, creating a situation of real menace to the defence programme. The union leador claims the strike is the most effective ever seen, but the general manager asserts that the strike is 9 dlsmef failure and the only one bar mill is Shut down for lack of workers. RRITAIN AND BULGARIA POSSIBLE ACTION EXPLAINED SOFIA. Feb. 28 Mr George Rendel, British Ambassador to Bulgaria, addressing AngloAmerican journalists said: “The time for England to break off relations with Bulgaria is very near.” If relations were broken off, Britain would declare war before committing hostile acts such as bombing communication lines and troop concentrations. Germans in Bulgaria were no longer ciassaYle as technicians. They were the forerunners of occupation. The German Legation in Sofia has circulated the German News Agency's announcement that Germany has no intention attacking Bulgaria—which mails from Sofia say is clearly aimed at counteracting the public's rising resentment against Germany which is apparently countrywide. During the 4S hours the German campaign to whip up anti-British fooling continues. A story is circulated to the effect that 64 Britons were arrested for a plot to overthrow the Government. Actually, thorp has been no plot and there have been no arreste. There are only 42 Britons in Bulgaria, 40 of whom am at the British Legation. REPRESENTATIVE cbicket WELLINGTON, Friday ■attmg fl r s t jn a ma . ch a3a)nst Canterbury to-day, Wellington had lost six wickets for 102 runs at lunch.