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Evening Star, Issue 23381, 26 September 1939, Page 12

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THE FRIEDIMCHSHAKEN RAID. LONDON, September 25.—The ‘ Daily Telegraph ’ quotes the radio Paris announcement that Swiss observers at Sehaffhanseu Saw a large number of foreign planes, apparently bombers, flying over German territory. German machines went up and met them .near Frieclrichshafen and joined in battle, but no crashes wore observed, though four explosions-wore heard in the vicinity of a Zeppelin hangar. [Friedrichshafen stand ou Lake Constance, near the Swiss border, and consists of two parts, Hbfen and Buchkorn. It has a harbour on tho lake built by Frederick 1., King of Wurtbemhorg. It is a tourist resort and has machine shops and-works for building Zeppelins.] EXTENSION OF SESSION INEVITABLE. The Government caucus spent two hours in consideration of Cabinet’s war finance proposals, and when the adjournment was made for lunch, Mr Fraser indicated that the discussion had been inconclusive and the caucus would meet again at 5.30 this afternoon. The opinion is now growing that a further extension of the session is inevitable. —Parliamentary reporter. CALIFORNIAN HURRICANE. An Inclepent Cable Service message from Los Angelos says that a hurricane sweeping across Southern California has taken at least 30 lives. More than a dozen boats are overdue at West Coast ports. One carries 25 anglers. Of the 25 aboard only two were saved from another fishing boat which capsized. STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales reported this afternoon:— N.Z. Drug, 68s; N.Z. Breweries, 31s; Mount Morgan, 9s 9d. DIRECT FROM NEW YORK— A FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL CORSETIERE. Anno Levick, with an enviable reputation as an expert, offers valuable advice free from 9.30 a.m. to 4.45 each day in the intimate Garment Salon at Arthur Barnett’s. There is no obligation to xmrehase, but a five-minute chat will prove illuminating. Phone 11-419 for an appointment.— [Advt.]