PLANES OVER BERLIN

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 242, 4 October 1939, Page 3

PLANES OVER BERLIN

BRITISH DISTANCE FLIGHTS • CERMANS MASSING IN WEST BRITISH -VKALY • PREPARES “PURLIN OR- BIST” LONDON. Oct. 2. The Air .Ministry announces that further successful reconnaisanee flights by tiny and night have been carried out by the Royal Air Force over Germany. The night reconnaisanee journeys included flights over Berlin arid Potsdam Paris reports that Germany- is sending up further reinforcements, which are now around bt> divisions, to the Siegfried Line, but there is still no sign of ail offensive. French newspapers estimate* the German forces to be only a third ns strong as at che end of last war. The German air strength is estimated at from -3000 to- 4000 machines. According to “Elyc-witness,” who is attached to the- British military forces in France, the British army is pressing cm with the job of improving its readiness for action with every day that passes. The British Tommy shows his opinion of any Hitler-,Stalin peace proposals by the inscription which now seems to be chalked on every other lorry: “Berlin or Bust!’’ -Mountains of freshly-arrived material appear on the cpiaysidos and are spirited away again with almost magical rapidity. “AVlien 1 visited the scene, newly unloaded lorries were standing spick and span in neat rows ready to continue the journey under their own power,” adds “Eye-Witness-.” All the countless requirements of the army seemed to be represented. Nothing, however, remains very long piled on the quays.’ He added that the minutely-organ-ised system of transport set it on the move for its final destination within tlu* shortest possible time. To control this ceaseless activity the organised headquarters was working at full -speed ALL SHIPS PRESENT BRITISH HOME FLEET F.S.A. ATTACHE'S VISIT RUGBY, Oct. 2. During the week-end the naval attache at the American Embassy. Captain Alan Kirk, of the United States Navy, paid a cuso.niary official call upon the coinmaiidcr-in-Chiot of the British Home Fleet. Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, and on Sunday Captain Kirk was present during the regular church service on the aireraltcarrier H.M.S. Ark Royal, observing all the usual -Sunday routine ol the fleet-. The normal force of the entire fleet, including every one ol the* capital ships, was present and was seen by Captain Kirk, who says that all ships of the fleet seemed in perfect- condi--Inskip (Ist. lady and gent); Aliss I'--Johliu and Air. P. Yokes 2nd. Monte earlosf were won by Miss L. Baird ami partner, and Aliss Audrey Patterson and Air. P. -Clark.

Fxlras were played b\| Miss I). Young and Air. It. Abbot. Air. («. iUiodes carried out the duties ot AI.C. in a most efficient- manner. Among those present were:— Airs. Cooper, Airs. Ingram. Airs. Pinnegar, Airs. Alartin, Airs. If. Lambert. Airs. IHvorshed. Mrs. S. Kelly. Airs. Clayton, Mrs. Powell, Airs. M.o----1 ell. Aliss S .Cooper. Aliss Al. Williams. Aliss Al. Smith. .Miss P. Williams. Aliss P. Cranswiek, Aliss S. Powell. AiJiss I. Abbot. Aliss J. Powell. Miss H. Fason, Aliss H. Powell, Aliss It. I'ason. Aliss i.!. Baird. Aliss Word I, Miss J{. Baird, Aliss A. Scott, Aliss A. Herring. Aliss A. Jeffery, Aliss Vivian Burnett. .Miss S. Scott. Aliss I>. C'rappe, Aliss Q- L'uthrie, Aliss IF Reece, Aliss J. Du Pontet. Aliss P. Ingram. Aliss f>. Burton. Aliss K. Jephson. Aliss D. Young, Aliss A. Hod lev. Aliss A. Patterson, Aliss K. Honnessy. Aliss E. Bridge, AiVss J. Salt, Aliss B. Abbot. Aliss B. Px-11, Aliss Al. Hughes. Aliss J. Aliller. Aliss Audrey Patterson. Aliss IT. Campbell. Mi'ss J. Armstrong, Aliss K. AloXco, Aliss Humfreys. Aliss Xicholson, Aliss F. Joblin, Aliss I*. Potts. Aliss M. Wool field. Aliss B. .McDonald, Miss J. .McConnell, Aliss P. Joblin. Aliss Cl Anderson, Aliss M. Anderson, Aliss Al. Clayton, Aliss 0. Collins. Aliss Donnelly, .Miss C. Barbom-, Aliss P. Wa 1 ker. Aliss D. Kelly. Miss B. Beattie, Aliss K. Lake. Ali.ss l. Bobbette, Aliss Al. Huff. Aliss J. Jessup. Aliss A. Medley, Aliss Al. Parkinson, Aliss ('. Armstrong, Ali'ss V. Thompson.

tio-n and undamaged in any particular by the German air attack last Tuesday. , GERMAN “PEACE OFFENSIVE" “REJECTION OUT OF HAND” BELCH’S ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROAI DIFFICULTIES LONDON, Oet. 2. Allied opinion has been • completely unmoved by the Aloseow declaration of Friday and the rejection ont of hand of the German so-called “peace offensive” is taken for granted. A week-end study in London and Paris of the Aloseow development has not in any way modified the attitude to what- is regarded an ill-considered attempt of the Reich to escape from its difficulties. Newspaper comment on tlie v subject is unanimous. The Times says; “Unless the specific terms for peace- which the Nazi and Soviet Governments announced depart very widely from the lines laid down in the statement- issued) front Moscow on Friday, -the reply lias already been determined in advance bv universal public revulsion against- the insolent manifestb. The.line of argument by which the confederates porfess to acquiesce in their division of the spoils of aggression is that by which the political assassin has often claimed to evade, the fate of the common murderer . Poland, they say. has been destroyed and cannot conic to life again. In Britain mull France any signs 01. enemy misgivings will, of course, be taken to indicate that this is the moment not to relent, but to stiffen the resolution to the utmost.”

GERMAN SEA RAIDER IN SOUTH ATLANTIC PORKFT BATTLESHIP? LONDON. Oct. 2. It. is assumed in London that an armed' raider, at present- unidentified, sank the Booth liner Clement in the South Atlantic. The Admiralty will take steps to. deal with the situation. A Durban message states that tlu* naval authorities announced that there lias been an anne'di enemy raider operating off the coast of South America. The Bahia correspondent of the United Press of 'America-, states that advice received in Bahia asserts that a German, pocket battleship sank the Clement.