BRITISH TROOPS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 October 1939, Page 5

BRITISH TROOPS

HOLDING SECTION OF FRONT IN FRANCE MORE UNITS MOVING UP CONTINUOUSLY. SYSTEM OF STRONG POINTS TAKEN OVER. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) LONDON, October 15. “The Times” correspondent on the Western Front states that British troops hold a front of several miles and that more units are moving up continuously to relieve the French, to extend and deepen trenches with the aid of excavating machines, survey sites for pillboxes and construct anti-tank, traps. The British have taken over an elaborate system of strong points, some being miniature cement-built fortresses, banked with earth, and housing guns of various calibres, capable of presenting, by interlocking fire, a continuous curtain of metal. CHANNEL CROSSING FRENCH HELP TO GUARD CONVOYS. ADDITIONS TO BRITISH FORCES. (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) PARIS, October 15. The lull on the Western Front continues. It is now revealed that one hundred French warships, including submarine-chasers, destroyers and torpedo boats, participated in convoying the British troops to France. The newspaper ‘’Excelsior” states that the original estimate of thirty-two British divisions will be considerably exceeded. More British planes have taken up war positions and fresh batteries, fully supplied with ammunition, are being landed daily. GERMAN REPORT ’’SLIGHTLY HARRASSING" ARTILLERY FIRE. (Received This Day. 9.55 a.m.) BERLIN, October 15. A High Command communique states that there has been slightly harrassing enemy artillery fire in the West. An enemy plane was brought down at Birkenfeld on Friday. There was no activity of any importance on either side on Saturday.