NEWS BY RADIO

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 November 1939, Page 7

NEWS BY RADIO

I GERMANY’S MINELAYING POLICY I ! STATEMENT BY BRITISH ■ PREMIER. ' MEASURES OF RETALIATION. The following Daventry reports have been rebroadcast by the New Zealand National stations: — In a statement in the House of Commons. Mr Chamberlain said the British Government was not allowing Germany to lay mines indiscriminately without retaliation and in future all exports of German origin or ownership would be liable to seizure on the high seas. Up to the present there had been no interference with German exports. which were being carried on neutral ships. Germany, he pointed out. had been exporting as many goods as possible in order to get raw materials. JAPANESE LINER SUNK. While Mr Chamberlain was speaking. another outrage against neutral shipping was reported, the sinking of a 12.000 ton Japanese passenger line)' off the East Coast of England, after an explosion. It is thought that the liner struck a mine laid by a German submarine. All the passengers and crew are reported to have been rescued. The Japanese Consul-General in London left at once to investigate the disaster. The- liner was a crack Japanese ship. Three small British ships are reported lost one being a minesweeper of 520 tons. One of her crew was killed, four seriously injured and five arc missing. It is now stated that the loss 'of life on the Simon Bolivar was 86. NAZI PLANE SHOT DOWN. A Nazi plane was shot down at sea before it reached the South-East coast of England. British aircraft, warned of its approach, went up to meet it. The Orkneys have been again raided by three German planes. No bombs were dropped. At least 20 German planes have been destroyed in or near the British Isles since October 16. The German trade delegation in Rumania. which is making arrangements for the purchase of oil. has asked for a devaluation of the lei (670 to the £ 1 > or a reduction in the price. It is stated that so far no satisfactory agreement has been reached.