THE WAR STEP BY STEP

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 83, 3 November 1939, Page 2

THE WAR STEP BY STEP

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31

Air raid warnings in South-East Kngland, as Germain machines fly over coast. Flight of enemy planes over North-East of England. Nazi secret police prevent Roman Catholic priests from securing full text of the Pope's encyclical.

French believe five German raiders active in North and South Atlan-

Anxiety grows in U.S.A. official

quarters at absence of news concern rig City of Flint.' French opinion that Germany cannot afford to make mass air raids. Clothing rationed in Germany. All Governments exeept Germany to he accredited to Polish Government whose quarters arc now established in France, Poles persecuted in German controlled area. Thousands of men enlisting in South Africa's forces while branches are formed throughout the country to "assist in the war against Nazi paganism." Opinion divided among U.S.A. leaders of religion on the question of the arms embargo, Germans admit submarine losses.

WEDNESDAY

City of Flint at sea again with German prize crew navigating devious course through Norwegian territorial waters. Germans suffering from British blockade. More enemy aircraft over England. Nazi aircraft fruitlessly engage British destroyer flotilla off the Dogger Bank. Loss by submarine attack of the British stcj.mer Malabar,, 7976 tons, with five deaths. Reported resignation of General von Brauschitseh, German comman-der-in-chief. Loss of Royal Air Force 'plane while over' Germany on reconnaisance. Soviet press attack Finnish Government. THURSDAY Russia's Premier, M. Molotofi, declares a sympathy lor Germany, who, lie says, is striving for peace. ■'Further li.ghtir.g over Poland is not worth continuance." Claims that Britain and France are the aggressors and that the real cause of the war is the Allies' fear of German colonial demands.

Germany retaliates in leaflet drop-

ping over France

More R.A.F. reconnaisance flights over South-Western Germany. Announcements in the House of Commons by Mr Wins tone Churchill include references to raiders in Atlantic and figures in connection with the convoy system. From 2500 ships convoyed since the beginning of the war only eight have been lossed. Minister of Supply announces the rationing of bacon. Meat supply adequate. Australia's war expenditure fixed at £59,500,000 for the year. Australia buys fifty additional 'planes from the U.S.A. and doubles her naval personnel. Four additional munition factories in operation. First conference of the Dominion Ministers held in London.