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CARRIED ON DESPITE RAIDS FOREIGN OBSERVERS' TRIBUTES (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 21. Rising after a night disturbed by an almost continuous roar of the antiaircraft barrage, punctuated by the occasional crump of nearby enemy bombs, the average Londoner finds timely reassurance in the regular appearance of milk at his door and the newspaper in his letterbox. It is these manifestations of normality, bespeaking as they do the efficient functioning of processes of communications and distribution over a wide area and involving a great variety of activities, which have most deeply impressed foreign observers in London. This is obvious from the frequency with which the theme recurs in their despatches. The most recent example is the London correspondent of the Madrid newspaper ‘ ABO,’ whose report in Friday’s issue insists on the normal manner in which the distribution of bread and milk is carried out in London. He says that the food supplies have not been made worse by the raids. He also reported on the adequacy of the fodd supplies and the failure of the raids seriously to disturb the railway services. Foreign Press representatives in the British capital are being driven to the same conclusion as was reached by ■ Brigadier-general George Strong, who arrived in New York on. Friday in the Yankee Clipper with a United States army mission which has been in Britain. i He is stated to have expressed the view that if the bombardment of London continued the whole year on the same scale as in the last 10 days before he left the result would probably begin to be serious. The bombing, he said, had been extensive, but there had been no serious damage. CONFIDENCE IN BRITAIN SUPERIORITY OF RAF. WASHINGTON, September 22. (Received September 23, at 8 a.xn.) Brigadier-general Strong told the Press, after reporting to Mr Stimson, that Britain was able to defeat Germany after a long war. “ The people are' united behind Mr Winston Churchill,” he said. “ They are cheerful and grimly determined to end German military domination in Europe. I believe they can do it.” He paid a tribute to the superiority of British pilots. He said .the German pilots were machine-made and lacked enthusiasm, while_ the was a highly-trained individual, regarding the combat as a sporting proposition. GERMAN AIR LOSSES NOT EXAGGERATED LONDON, September 22. (Received September 23, at 8 a.m.) Brigadier-general Strong asserted that, from personal observation checks, the British reports on air warfare were substantially correct. When they erred it was conservatively. Asked whether the British claim of shooting down 185 German planes in a single day last week was true, ho replied that" the actual count was 392 planes. The R.A.F. now has better material and trained personnel than (fever.
BUSINESS AS USUAL
LONDON CARRIES ON DAMAGE QUICKLY REPAIRED (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 21. The slogan, “ Business as usual,” appears on most of the business premises in all the parts of London which have been damaged by enemy bombing, in particular shops partially wrecked in the early part of the week are carrying on, having been temporarily refurnished and restored. Windows blown in by blast are replaced by wooden shutters and other makeshift material, and workmen are busily engaged in replenishing fittings destroyed. The minimum if interference occurred in premises not entirely destroyed by blast or fire. Even in Oxford street, where pome big stores suffered severely from bombing, most of the shops will be opened again on Monday, and, in some of them, fresh window displays on newly-erected shelves and stands were already attracting customers to-day. The wreckage has been almost entirely cleared from the streets. Arrangements have been made with jlhe sanction of the Board of Trade whereby wholesalers may distribute irtoeks at present concentrated in warehouses by placing them for storage with j-etailers. This plan has been adopted at the instance of certain trade organisations in order to minimise the risk bf damage from air raids. A message from New York says that bhe United States Army commission which has returned there after a month bn London reported that intensive bombings had not done serious military damage and had not affected the morale. ' Brigadier-general George Strong, the spokesman, said he did not believe there will be a decision this winter. “ If the bombings are continued for b year at the same rate as in the past 10 days, the result then would probably be serious, but the R.A.P. is at its peak-.” SPITFIRE FUND NAMESAKE TOWNS CO-OPERATE LONDON, September 21. Residents in Edmonton, Canada, mbled to Edmonton, South London, for the privilege of co-operating in the latter’s Spitfire Fund. The offer has been warmly welcomed, and Edmonton, jn Kentucky,' United States, and the 'jAtistralian Edmonton will, it is anticipated, also participate in the funds. Members of the Czech army have subscribed £3OO sterling to the Mayor of Chester’s fighter plane fund, which is low over £4,000.,
SELECTED TARGETS
R.A.F. BOMBING ATTACKS FURTHER DAMAGE TO INVASION PORTS ENEMY DISTRIBUTION CENTRES ALSO HAMMERED (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright (RUGBY, September 21. The Air Ministry communique issued at 5 p.m. states: “ Last night strong forces of R.A.F. bombers again attacked the enemy occupied ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ostend, Flushing, Dunkirk, Calais, and Boulogne. Further damage was done to military stores, barge concentrations, ■ and shipping. Other forces of bombers again visited distribution centres and goods yards at Mannheim, Ehrang, Krefeld, Hamm, Soest, Osnabruck, and Brussels. The Dortmund-Ems canal and rail communications near Maastrich and several enemy aerodromes were also heavily bombed. The aircraft of the Coastal Command carried out bombing attacks on two enemy supply ships, which were hit and severely damaged. Two of our aircraft have not reported to their base.” ATTACK ON FLUSHING. Moonlight aided the (British raiders in them attack, ou Flushing during Friday night’s raids. A squadron-leader, who took part in the attack, stated that even from a considerable height ho could plainly see the docks and everything in them. “We came up by the water way at a pretty good height and then I put the nose of the machine down and made a dive attack. Searchlights picked us up and the guns kept on at us until we turned off. Our bombs fell right , across some warehouses on the dockside, and, though I was too busy weaving in and out to see very much, my second pilot, who had a good look round, told me wo started three small fires and a large cue which may have been a petrol dump. "The captain of another aircraft who came along a bit later said he found our fires still going and stoked them up with a few more bombs.” The' pilot-officer who followed the squadron-leader into the attack said, “ We wore just getting into position for the run in when we saw him dive clown with the flack all coming up behind him. We saw his bombs burst and four fires start. Then we went out to sea a little way and turned and dived in after him.” OSTEND BOMBED. One of the pilots who bombed Ostend. a New Zealander- who was recently awarded the D.F.C., was confident ot having damaged a large supply ship m the harbour. Two Hudsons of the Coastal Command scored direct hits on two turn ships off the Dutch coast during Friday night. They had completed routine patrols, and, finding they had plenty of petrol in reserve, searched the Dutch c oastal waters for possible targets. On aircraft found a destroyer near Ameland. It was barely visible even in the moonlight, and the pilot had difficulty in keeping it in sight as he prepared to dive bomb. One salvo was seen to fall 20 yards on the warship’s beam. The pilot next found a convoy sheltering in the lee of a Dutch island. Selecting a vessel between G,OOO and S.OOO tons for bis target, he made a dive attack with explosive and incendiary bombs. “Part of the salvo hit the ship and burst- behind the bridge. The explosion blew ms upwards,” said the pilot. “ Heavy antiaircraft fire opened from the shore, but our chief danger was from flying bits of burning debris from the ship. I went down to the water to avoid the enemy’s fire. From a long way off we could see the glow from the ship.” A BIG EXPLOSION. The second Hudson attacked a ship which was just visible under the low moon as a long narrow outline on the water. “ There was a huge flash as the bombs hit the solid target,” said the pilot. “ A big explosion followed. Four seconds later we were at 500 ft and going away fast, hut inside the aircraft we could hear the thud of an explosion and' its force threw ns forward. The last we saw was a shower of burning debris.” AMERICA’S POLICY MR WENDELL WILLKIE’S PROGRAMME A SIX-POINT PLAN NEW YORK, September 22. Mi- Wendell Willkie has announced a six-point foreign and domestic policy. He said that Mr Roosevelt must “ bear a direct share of the responsibility for the present war ” because he bad not followed such a programme. “ First, we must keep sending aeroplanes to Britain, our first line of defence and only remaining friend. “ Secondly, in the Pacific our best ends can be served by a strong, free, and democratically progressive China We should render economic assistance to that end. “ Thirdly, an impregnable defence system. ” “ Fourthly, revision of industry. “ Fifthly, wise use of credits and economic agreements. “ Sixthly, explore, acquire, and develop Pacific air bases.” NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION LONDON JOURNALS GARRY ON (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 21. The assistant manager of ‘ The Times ’ newspaper, Mr F. P. Bishop, in a broadcast description of the production of the newspaper under the conditions created by the German air force’s terroristic night bombing of London, after explaining the ways in which the public has been" assured of receiving its morning papers, if sometimes a little late, said; “ Newspapers are small just now, as well as late, but, after all, these are comparatively minor disadvantages. What the reader gets for his penny or twopence is still something that no German or Italian could buy = at any price—an independent paper free to give real news to the best of its ability and free to comment on news to the best of its judgment.”
“Will NEVER WIN THE WAR”
ATTACKS ON CIVILIAN POPULATION STUPID WASTE OF GOOD BOMBS LONDON, September 21. The military uselessness of haphazard bombing is emphasised by the Minister of Economic Warfare, Mr H. Dalton, to-day. Speaking to bis constituents at Bishop Auckland, Mr Dalton said: “ The indiscriminate bombing of the civilian population will never win the war. On the contrary, from the military point of view it is a stupid waste of good bombs. While Hitler is destroying workers’ homos, children’s hospitals, drapers’ stores, co-operative stores, and public buildings, the (R.A.F. is concentrating on hitting the invasion ports, barges, aircraft factories, and oil plants. He is only increasing our will to fight on till a decisive victory has been won. “The R.A.F. bombs particular objectives in Germany, such as synthetic oil plants, oil refineries, and our airmen never fail to respond magnificently. The Spirit of our people is wonderful, their courage and indifference to danger is a continual inspiration. When victory comes and the enemy’s power has been utterly broken, many old ideas and old prejudices will also have been bombed and burnt away. Those who survive must bring a new world order and bring social justice to this island. Before these things can bo we must win the war.” DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES IMPORTANCE IN GOVERNMENT NAZI OBJECT LESSON TO WORLD PHILADELPHIA, September 20. President Roosevelt, in a speech, said: “I regret to say that even today there are demands for the return of a Government of those few who, because of their business ability or economic omniscience, are supposed to be just a touch above the average of onr citizens. A great danger is that once a Government falls into the hands of a few of the elite curtailment, or even abolition, of free elections might be adopted as a means of keeping them in power. Free elections mean the enduring safety of _ our form of government. No dictator in history ever dared to run the gauntlet of a really free election.” , The President said that the Germans despaired of their democracy and they listened to the now eult of Nazism in which the minority wore offered “ broad, slicker, and better government by the rule of a handful of people who had special aptitude for governing. but making no mention of the abolition of free, elections. _ Many people in large businesses were dissatisfied with the democratic system and formed political and economic alliances with this group. You and I know the subsequent history of Germany—the right of free elections was suddenly wiped out by the new regime.” AMERICAN CENSUS SLIGHT RISE RECORDED WASHINGTON, September 22. The census of 1940 gives the population as 131,409,880,' a rise in the last decade of only 7 per cent., compared with 10.1 per cent, in the previous decade. NEW HIGH LEVEL BRITISH WAR PRODUCTION LONDON, September 22. Lord Nuffield, in a message to the workers, said that, despite the malevolent air raiding, the total output of war productions in Britain last week reached a new high level. NORWEGIAN SHIPPING HEAVY LOSSES REGISTERED LONDON, September 22. Five Norwegian ships of a total tonnage of 15,234 were sunk in August, and 30 members of the crews are missing. Since her entry into the war Norway has lost by enemy action 27 ships of a tonnage of 100,545. BRITISH MINERS INCREASE IN WAGES ■ LONDON, September 20. Seven hundred thousand miners received an increase of 5d per shift under the cost of living adjustment, making the increase since the outbreak of wails Sd. One hundred thousand shipyard workers are claiming an increase of Ills a week. 1 AIR RAID VICTIMS THE QUEEN'S INTEREST LONDON, September 21. The Queen’s deep interest in the welfare ot the refugees now accommodated in Windsor owing to the destruction of their homes in East London was demonstrated again to-day when she visited the women in their billets and in church and school halls. Last week her (Majesty sent furniture from the Royal household for their use, and to-day, on noticing a number of young mothers carrying their babies, she remarked on the shortage of perambulators, and observed: “We shall have to see what can he done about that.” " SMASH HITLER " CANADIAN WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN OTTAWA. September 22. The Government lias announced a national “Smash Hitler” campaign sponsored by the Federal War Savings Committee. Its object F to enrol 2.000,000 regular' war savers ■pledging them to instruct the bank to invest in war savings certificates once montfiln-
TURNING POINT OF WAR
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN EVERY CAUSE FOR CONFIDENCE LONDON, September 21. The “ Battle of Britain ” was the subject of a broadcast- address by Mr C. R. Attlee, which he said all the world was watching. The hopes and fears of millions were involved in the result, and all were asking: “ How goes the fight? ” Stating that he was one of those charged with the duty of working at the centre, and thus able to survey the whole field with a full knowledge of what was happening, Mr Attlee said: “ I speak with a deep sense of confidence in the success of our'cause.” After a tribute to the work of the R.A.F., the Lord Privy Seal continued: “ Our forces on land .are in good heart. T include in these forces not only the Navy, the Army, the Air Force, and the Home Guard, but also tho_ civil defence services, police, workers in industries, and, indeed, all the men, women, and children of our nation. Wo are all in this war. Those who have been killed in air raids have died for their country no less than the soldiers killed in battle, for this present air attack is not directed primarily on our factories, docks, and public services, but on the spirit of our people. It is here that Hitler is suffering his heaviest defeat “I have just been visiting some great works whoso output is vital to our war effort. If Hitler, by his attacks, could cut that output by half lie would have an important success, but he will not succeed. The workers refuse to bo intimidated. I have been visiting, whenever possible, our people whose relatives arc being killed,-whose homes are being destroyed, and whoso lives are being subjected to constant danger. Their answer is always the same: ‘ Hitler has not got us down.’ I believe the Battle of Britain is the turning point of the war. Defeat in this attack marks the turning of the tide. We may have to endure worse things yet, and there is no room for easy optimism, but there is every cause for confidence.” The unexpected problems, Mr Attlee continued, which had arisen from the attack on London wore being tackled with vigour. He concluded: ” While Nazism stands for the destruction not only of the old and beautiful things which we have inherited from the past, but also of the homes and lives of kindly men and women, we here in Britain are standing for the future of mankind. When Hitler is defeated wc will join together with rill men and women of goodwill, and build up a new world and a now Britain on bettor and closer foundations than the old world which is passing away for ever.” PACIFIC FORTRESS ISLAND OF HAWAII NISW YORK, September 22. Colonel Knox told the Press that Hawaii would become one of the great military bastions of the world. At present the United States was expending 80,000,000d0l there, which would make it one of the world’s most efficient and most compact armed bases. Pearl Harbour alone was a unique base. There was plenty of room for a ilect twice the size of the present United States licet. AMERICAN PLANES INCREASED DELIVERY TO BRITAIN LONDON, September 22. The Ministry of Aircraft Production has announced that the deliveries of American planes to Britain were 500 monthly. Lord Beaverbrook’s emissary, Mr H. F. James, after a tour of the United States aero factories, said: “The delivery of aero parts has greatly improved American manufacture, which is giving priority to British orders and extending plant to cope with still greater output. Packard’s decision to manufacture Rolls-Royce engines considerably cased the problem of aero engine supply. The rate of the delivery of completed aeroplanes will be stepped up rapidly in the very near future.” DROUGHT IN BRITAIN EFFECT ON STOCK MARKETS LONDON, September 21. Widespread drought and consequent shortage of grass has caused many fanners to offer large numbers of stock for sale earlier in the season than is usual. The numbers entered at the Food Ministry’s collecting centres are more than can be dealt with and, if accepted by the Ministry, tlie_ excess animals would have been held in paddocks attached to the slaughter houses. Such a course would involve a considerable wastage of good meat. In these circumstances, the Minister of Food has found it necessary to impose a temporary limitation on the numbers of boasts accepted for slaughtering. It is posible thast the limitation may continue for some weeks, but it will be removed at the earliest possible moment. _ The difficulties which the farmers will experience as the result of this decision will largely bo resolved by the maintenance of the price and the postponement of the next three season decreases. •CONVICTED OF ESPIONAGE BRITISH RESIDENT IN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, September 22. Mr Vincent Oswald Peters, a former British merchant marine officer, has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to eight years at Kobe. NEWFOUNDLAND CONTINGENT ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN LONDON, September 21. Thu eleventh naval contingent from Newfoundland arrived at a British port and was welcomed by the Mayor and the Newfoundland Trade gommissio.nexi i
BULWARK OF CIVILISATION
BRITAIN CALM AND UNDAUNTED LORD MAYOR OF LONDON'S STIRRING WORDS (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 21 Spirited repudiation of the suggestion that Britain is a bcleagured fortress was made in a broadcast addressed to America by the Lordl Mayor of London, spoken in his absence owing to a slight cold by a former Lord Mayor, Sir William Broadbridge. He said: ‘‘Just look for a moment at tills England of ours. It is the home of men and women resolutely preparing themselves for the supreme task in British history. Night by night flies out from this island the spearhead of our attack on Nazi Germany. That spearheard is the R.A.F., whose heroic exploits arc known to all the world, but even these brave men of the air could not give us command of the seas. If the British Fleet did not hold the ocean around) our shores against aJ comers the hope of freedom in the world would die. Who, except Goebbels, could suggest that Britain is besieged to-day when our ships bring us daily and in safety the food we eat, and the steel, , copper, oil, and cotton we need for our effort in the war? SEAS KEPT OPEN. ‘‘Wo are daily revictualled and replenished from the granaries and) arsenals of the world, and week by week our export trade is canned out overthe seven seas. This is no idle boast; it is the plain honest truth. But do not imagine wo can keep our sea ports open to receive rich cargoes of the outer world without paying a price, and a very high price. Patrols of the Royal New are guarding not only the shores of Britain, but the security of the whole world. We stand tq-day facing the greatest crisis in onr history, looking to victory, sure and complete, with the banner bearing our ancient motto: ‘ Domino dirige nos.’ ” LONDON’S ORDEAL. Referring to the present trials London is undergoing, the Lord Mayor said: ‘‘ London lias known in the past moments when all she most valued, liberty and life itself, wore at stake, but never in her long annals has she been called upon to face an ordeal so cruet, so searching. Her long-estab-lished traditions of safe, settled ways have been assaulted as never before, and her peaceful citizens have been subjected to the ruthless cruelty of an embittered foe. bent on her destruction. “ To-day London stands as the very bulwark of civilisation and freedom as we know it. This is the greatest responsibility the world has ever known. This" red earth of our countryside, these paved streets . of my city, built on Roman foundations, shall and will be defended to the last. London City has sometimes in her history been attacked, but never sacked.” TERROR TACTICS FAIL. A Press message from Zurich gives an extract from a despatch published in the ‘ Neue Zuricher ’ from its London correspondent, in which he describes what he has seen of London under the repeated German night bombing. He says: “ The calm courage of the people of _ London deserves the highest admiration. Even among those who are suffering most one can rarely hear complaints. One consoles another, and the willingness to help one another and shave possessions regardless of class distinctions is wonderful to see. The attitude of Londoners is all the more admirable as they realise that the air raids are. likely to continue, and may become worse. They realise that they must stay at their posts, air' raids or no air raids. They are proud to bear the brunt of the fighting and show the world that the British will not be terrorised by German methods. I myself am convinced that Britain’s war industry has not been affected, and that air attacks on London have no military object,” DISABILITY OVERCOME GALLANT BRITISH AIRMAN LOST BOTH LEGS BEFORE WAR LONDON, September 21. Amongst the names appearing in the list of awards to iR.A.F. officers is that of Squadron-leader Bader, who has received the D.S.O. This gallant officer lost both legs in an aeroplane crash before the war started, but, such was his enthusiasm to continue flying, that on the outbreak of war he persuaded the Medical Board to allow him to undergo a test at the Central Flying School. This test he passed with distinction, and shortly afterwards he was Hying Spitfires. He has recently been posted to the Canadian Hurricane Squadron, which he now leads. Under Squadronleader Bader’s command, this squadron recently gave' successful battle to a formation of over 70 German planes, bringing down 14 of them without so much as a bullet hole in any of the Hurricanes. AUSTRALIA REPRESENTED TALKS IN WASHINGTON (British OSicial Wireless.) RUGBY', September 21. It is confirmed in authoritative circles in London that an exchange of views has taken place at Washington between Mr Cordell Hull. Lord Lothian, and Mr I!. G. Casey. This covers a wide range of subjects, all of them topics of common interest to the three countries. The talks were not negotiations, and no decisions have been taken or commitments entered into, but it may be anticipated that the throe Governments will continue to keep in tench with one another. WORLD'S FAIR BOMBING A NAZI DETAINED NEW YORK. September 22. The police are questioning Edward Kangcsier in connection with the World’s Fair bombing. Ho is held on a charge of possessing 10 tear gas pistols and tear gas bombs which were found in a room which also contained Nazi literature and a swastika. Kangcsier is American-born, but is admittedly a former member of the Buud a
FIRST EGHELOH
NOW IN BATTLE ARRAY MEN HARD AND FIT (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service.) CAIRO, September 22. Somewhere in the sun-baked Western Desert, the first New Zealand contingent to-day stands ready tor action as a complete and distinct fighting formation, which will play its part sine by side with the recently-strength-ened British land forces in the Middle East Command. Life in the modern military camps now seems a thing of the past. The headquarters field camp, from which this message is despatched, nestles in rolling desert country overlooking the eternally blue waters of the Mediterranean. Our only neighbours are our comrades in arms from Britain and the Empire, With whom the New Zealanders fraternise nightly. The camp is typical of those found in the field, and is so reduced to essentials that it could be completely packed and moved at brief notice. Tents and vehicles are widely scattered. The only building is a portable cookhouse, erected in sections. Despite the curtailment of the permanent camp amenities, the troops have lost little in comfort. A smoothly running supply system ensures the delivery of ample fresh foodstuffs and water, and the cooks are doing a splendid job under difficult conditions. A daily swim _ in the clear, warm sea is an unending delight, and since bathing suits are entirely out of fashion here our bodies are becoming bronzed from head to foot. The temperate climate is free from the oppressive heat encountered inland, and seems .conducive to good health. Fifty cigarettes a week are issued to all the troops, who are also no longer required to pay surface letter postage. The contingent is now approaching the end of its first year in khaki, and one week’s leave continues to be granted in rotation to small numbers. Arrangements have been made for cheap city lodgings, while eight days may bo spent in Palestine for only £3 10s. All ranks are bard and fit and in good spirits. Past and current mails are arriving regular^
FREE FRENCH FORGES
STANDING BY BE GAULLE WORLD-WIDE RESPONSE LONDON, September 21. The following communique was issued from General do Gaulle’s general headquarters : “ The rallying to Free France of more and more colonies- —Chad, the Cameroons, Frencji Equatorial Africa, and the French possessions in India and the Pacific —corresponds throughout the whole world to the magnificent movement in favour of Free French forces. This rallying has been carried out by the enthusiasm of the colonial people, who do not want the French Empire to be disintegrated. This movement lias manifested itself in several ways—first of all by enlistment under the flag of France and the emblem of the Cross of Lorraine of Frenchmen of faroff countries, who placed themselves at the disposal of General de Gaulle after long and often hazardous journeys. Some in particular have recently arrived from Morocco, from French West Africa, from South America, or from the Pacific. Latterly, .a great number of them, whose ship had been set on fire by a bomb off the English coast, presented themselves as soon as they arrived at general headquarters, dressed in borrowed clothes, ragged but resolute, and ready to serve immediately in the army, the navy, or the Air Force of the Free French forces. “ This rallying has also manifested itself by the activities of groups of free Frenchmen throughout the whole world—groups which formed themselves spontaneously and which from the United States to Shanghai and from the Argentine Republic to Egypt, have answered General de Gaulle’s appeal, and are trying to increase the movement of resistance, which has already saved the honour of Frenchmen, and will assure eventual freedom of their country. “ Thus, upon the general , headquarters of General de Gaulle there have been showered most vivid manifestations in favour of this crusade foxliberty. This movement in favour of the eventual freedom of France and Europe has in a few weeks taken on such magnitude and obtained such results that Fx-ee France can already assure her allies of efficacious support in the coining fight. In Egypt, in pariiouiWj ifee troqp& o£. .£tee French
forces and French airmen have already, taken part in the fight against th* Italian forces. The .Free French forces grouped around General de Gaulle salute these fighters of the first hour, who, under the Tricolour, have taken up the struggle for the ultimate victory of the Allies.” NEW CALEDONIA’S DECISION. The following message lias been sent to General de Gaulle by M. Sautot, who was appointed by him to b« High Commissioner of all French possessions in the Pacific. “ On this historic day, when New Caledonia has rallied to Free France, an event which I proclaimed this afternoon to a crowd vibrating with enthusiasm and which had come from all corners of the island, I have great joy in telling you of the feeling of confidence which the population of New Caledonia has and of its wish to tak* part in the war until the final victory at the side of our British allies.”
THE GERMAN WAY
REPRISALS AGAINST DUTCHMEN LONDON, September 22. (Received September 23, at 8 a.m.) Several hundred Dutchmen have boon interned in Germany as “ a reprisal for the maltreatment of Germans in th« Dutch East Indies.’ 1 BRITISH CHILDREN 300 ARRIVE AT CAPE TOWN CAPE TOWN, September 20. The first batch of 300 evacuated English children has arrived. FOOD FDR ABYSSINIA ARRANGEMENT WITH FRENCH SOMALILAND DJIBOUTI, September 21. The Freneh-Italian Armistice Commission has announced a barter programme whereby French Somaliland is providing, food for Abyssinia,
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