THE WAR, STEP BY STEP
SATURDAY SUNDAY
One of the major items reported over the week-end was an affray on the Dutch-German frontier. Wild shooting resulieu in the death ol two persons. Their bodies alleged to have been carried into Germany Holland takes further precautions against possible invasion. All Army leave stopped. Germany pushing construction of Siegfried Line along Dutch frontier.
Belgium also Lakes precautions and orders troops to the BelgiumHolland frontier.
French repel raids on Westerr Front. Germans bringing up strong reinforcements. Soviet Dictator Stalin rejects Fin nish concessions as being insulticient. Small British steamer sunk in the North Sea. Britain places £1.250,000 aircraft order with Canada. Italy to spend £220,000,000 on re-armament. American steamer City of Flint unloads her cargo at Bergen and is due to sail for the United States. Reports of mass executions in Germany as the result of auti-war demonstrations. German bomber crashes in the Baltic and German steamer detained bj r Finland on a charge of using wireless in neutral waters. German liner New York sighted in the Danish Straits escorted by torpedo boats. Salvage intended of German submarine wrecked on Goodwin Sands MONDAY His Majesty the King replies to Peace appeal from Belgium and Holland. Only a peace founded on justice can be durable. President of France also replies. British Navy perfects anti-subma-rine device. Nazi firing executes, commander of town of Bromberg (Poland) and the Aliyor. Balkan Powers rep.i: t to have agreed to refrain from hostilities against each othe: and not press territorial claims.
Dominion representative Ministers meet Commander-in-Chief of the British forces on the Western Front
Moscow parleys reach deadlock Soviet conducting war of nerves.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 88, 15 November 1939, Page 7
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