VON RIBBENTROP IMPATIENT

Evening Star, Issue 23381, 26 September 1939, Page 7

VON RIBBENTROP IMPATIENT

FAVOURS OFFENSIVE THROUGH NEUTRAL COUNTRIES REPORT DENIED IN BERLIN PARIS, September 25. (.Received September 26, at 11.30 a.m.) The Paris ‘ Soir ’ states that a long conference was held by Herr Hitler, Field-Marshal Goering, and Herr von Ribbentrop. It wap reported that the German planes in the eastern centres needed repairs and overhaul, and'that Herr von Ribbentrop, who is most impatient, favours an offensive through Belgium and Holland. A message from Berlin states that the official German news agency says the suggestions that Germany is planning an advance through Belgium and Holland are flagrant falsification which are bound to give rise to the suspicion that such intentions exist in the enemy’s camp and that a pretext is merely sought to carry them out.

FRENCH PURSUIT PLANES SUCCESSES REPORTED PARIS, September 25. (Received September 26, at 2 p.ro.) An army communique announces that French pursuit planes twice encountered numerically superior enemy forces and brought down two German planes in French territory. (Only such crashes are officially recorded, though observers saw German planes crash aflame in the German lines.)

ANOTHER LEAFLET RAID

ALL MACHINES RETURN SAFELY (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 25. (Received September 26, at 11 a.xa.) The Ministry of Information announces that Royal Air Force aircraft carried out a successful daylight recpnnaisanco yesterday over Western Germany.

Last night reconnaissance flights took place over Western. Germany and North-west Germany, in the course of which leaflets were dropped. All ,tho aircraft returned safely, and no serious opposition was encountered.

AIR RAID SHELTERS EXTENDED PROVISION IN LONDON (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 25. (Received September 26, at 11 a.m.) The City of Westminster has greatly extended the provision of air raid shelters by arranging for the publio to have access to vaults under the pavements. Some 4,400 such vaults have been prescribed as public shelters, and will accommodate between 60,000 and 70.000 persons. There are in addition a number of vaults without direct access from tho street and, therefore, open at present only to occupiers. These will also become public shelters when linked up with the vaults that can be entered from the street. Public shelters in Westminster, including basements strengthened where necessary in 450 well-constructed modern buildings, and shelter trenches in parks for 14,600, are now sufficient for 130.000 persons.

DEFIANT RADIO STATION COMMUNICATION FROM WARSAW BUDAPEST, September 25. (Received September 26, at 2 p.m.), The radio announcers of “ WarsawOne,” the city’s sole means of communication with the outer world for 18 days, continue to defy the Germans, maintaining hourly commentaries on the siege, disseminating official orders and casualty lists, and appealing to the Allies for help.

INCREASED PRODUCTION LABOUR LEADERS CONFER WITH PREMIER (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 20. (Received September 2G, at 11 a.m.) Mr Attlee and Mr Greenwood called at No. 10 Downing Street this afternoon to discuss with Mr Chamberlain, who was accompanied by the Ministers of Labour and Supply, plans for increasing production.

WOOL SUPPLIES CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY REQUIRED LONDON, September 25, (Received September 26, at noon.) The Wool Control Board announces that the Government requires a considerable quantity of wool at the maximum prices, subject to such additions as may be made thereto when the control board takes over the supplies. This should relieve the reluctance of traders to sell.

The International Wool Secretariat denies the rumour that the stocks are inadequate. Similarly, the supply side is fully adequate to cope with belligerent and neutral demand,,