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Evening Star, Issue 23683, 17 September 1940, Page 12

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FIGHTING IN EGYPT. RUGBY. September Hi. - A communique issued in Gairn on .Monday states: “ AI though the main enemy fom-s appear to He consolidating round Solium, strong elements of armoured fighting vehicles are nowin contact with onr advance troops about Ragbag. Throughout yesterday the enemy was successfully harried by the I’.A.F. and artillerytire from our mobile guns. The other fronts are quid.'’ ■ FOl’imi 1! El NFORCEATENT. Hon. E. Jones announced to-day that it had been decided to proceed with the concentrating of the men of the Fourth Reinforcement in their respective mobilisation camps ami that the necessarytroop movements would begin on October 2. —Wellington Press Association. SABOTAGE IN FRANCE. LONDON, September IC.—The correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ on tire French frontier says the Germans fined Nantes -3,000,0U0 iranes for again cutting the German army cable.' The fine for the first sabotage was 2.000,000 francs. The mayor has appealed to citizens to avoid such expensive demonstrations. -which have already cost 100 francs per capita. AMERICAN CONSCRIPTION. WASHINGTON. September 16. .President Roosevelt signed the Conscription Bill, which is now Taw. ‘lt proclaimed October 16 as the date for the registration of approximately 16,000,000 men between the ages of 21 and 35. AIR RAID FUND. Wellington's response to the appeal for assistance for the London air raid victims had reached £1,670 at noon.—Press Association. » NOW IST. LONDON. ' September , 16. The total hag of German planes on Sunday was 187, including the victim of minesweepers, also that of the vessel Port Auckland, which shot down a German bomber over the Thames.