NEWS BY RADIO

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1939, Page 6

NEWS BY RADIO

MR CHURCHILL BROADCASTS , BRITAIN GOING ON TO THE END. I | COMMENT ON SOVIET-NAZI AGREEMENT. The following Daventry reports have been relayed by the New Zealand National stations: — In a broadcast to the British people, Mr Winston Churchill. First Lord of the Admiralty, said, “We are going on, going on to the end.” The time of victory, he said, depended on how long Hitler could keep his grip on the German people. He believed that Britain and France were entitled to the respect and goodwill of the world, and particularly of the United States. Refering to the Eastern European situation, Mr Churchill said Russia's move was clearly necessary for the safety of the Soviet against the Nazis, and that Russia had blocked Germany’s drive to the Balkan States and SouthEastern Europe. Russia, no more than Britain and France, could afford to see the Balkans placed under the heel of the Nazi regime. There was a community of interest between Britain, France and Russia to prevent the Nazi armies from bringing the flames of war to the Balkans and Turkey. . TURKEY AND RUSSIA. The Turkish Foreign Minister has sume.d his talks with M Molotov. It is slated that Russia and Turkey might sign a pact, consistent with Turkey’s obligations to Britain and France. RUSSIA AND THE BALTIC STATES. An official statement issued in Riga states that the Latvian Foreign Minister is leaving for Russia. A Rome report states that Russia has asked Latvia and Finland to sign pacts similar to the one signed with Estonia. The report is not confirmed. POLISH GOVERNMENT. The new Polish Cabinet has taken oath of office in Paris. It is planned to raise an army of 200,000 Poles from the United States and Canada. The Germans have announced that the Polish garrision on the Hel Peninsula has surrendered. AIR OPERATIONS. The British Air Ministry reports that R.A.F. machines carried out a further successful reconnaisance flight over Northern Germany- All the machines returned safely. In an air battle over German territory, a small formation of reconnaisance plane swepe engaged by a strong formation of enemy fighters; Two German fighters were shot down in flames. The losses, if any. the British planes suffered arc not yet known. During the last 24 hours, British and French reconnaisance planes have had repeated clashes with German fighter planes over the German lines on the Western Front. It is stated, according to a French estimate, that German and Allied losses were about equal. Further information about the air battle shows that five R.A.F. reconnaissance planes attacked by 15 German fighters. The battle lasted for 35 -minutes. Three British machines were brought down, and another made a forced landing. Out of the 12 men in the machines shot down, eight were seen to escape by parachute. The flight had encountered a iirce barrage at the frontier, and when over the Siegfried Line, at an altitude of 20,000 feet, was attacked by the German fighters. The reconnaisance work was completed, and the Squadron-Leader’s plane, with 80 bullet holes in the fabric and two petrol tanks burst, returned. - When over the frontier the engine failed and a forced landing had to be made. When the plane landed it caught fire, and the members of the crew escaped. DUTCH LINER MINED. A Dutch. liner struck a mine, five men being killed. The ship was seriously damaged, but was able to reach port. MILITARY SERVICE. The King has issued a proclamation in the United Kingdom, making liable for military service men from 20 to 22, who are required to register. The proclamation affects 250,000 men. The schedule of reserved ocupations will apply.