PERSISTENT STORY

Evening Star, Issue 23681, 14 September 1940, Page 6 (Supplement)

PERSISTENT STORY

INVASION ATTEMPT ALREADY FAILED AMERICAN DOCTOR'S REPORT SAW HUNDREDS DF GERMAN DODIES HIMSELF Press Association--By Telegraph —Copyright JERSEY CITY, September 13. (Received September 1-1, at 4.30 p.m.) Dr Charles F. Bove, head surgeon of an American hospital in Paris, on his arrival from France said the Germans had already attempted and failed several times to invade England at different points.

Dr Bove described seeing hundreds of German bodies in the ■water near Cherbourg. He added that the Germans were constantly practising for invasion. They were forced to leap overboard and swim considerable distances fully uniformed and equipped. Dr Bove declared that he was aware of the invasion attempts from personal observation and talking with responsible sources.

LONDON ASSETS INCREASE IN DOMINIONS' BALANCES NEW ZEALAND SECOND ON LIST LONDON, September 13. (Received September 14, at 4.10 p.m.) The contributions which the dominions have made towards financing the United Kingdom’s budgetary deficit through increases in their London balances have recently attracted attention. The ‘ Economist ’ calculates that India, New Zealand. Australia, South Africa, Egypt, and Eire together have increased their London sterling by 40 per cent. The ‘ Manchester Guardian ’ says the increase is undoubtedly a most useful aid to British war finance. India contributed most towards the expansion, with Now Zealand next. The ‘ Economist ’ estimates New Zealand’s sterling assets at £19,750,000 compared with £7,110,000 before tho war. On the contrary Australia’s increase is singularly/ small. Financial circles do not expect expansion of the dominion’s oversea assets to proceed much further. Among the reasons for this is the flow of gifts of one kind or another from the Empire to British Exchequer. The Stock Exchange splendidly resisted the intensified air raiding. There is complete absence of panic selling. The slight setback in prices is wholly due to further contraction of the already meagre turnover.