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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20911, 16 September 1939, Page 18 (Supplement)

FRENCH ADVANCE VILLAGE CAPTURED GERMANS HASTY DEPARTURE COPENHAGEN, Sept. 15 The French troops attacking in the Moselle region, captured the village Of Perl, just inside the German frontier, and are advancing along the road to Saarburg, nine miles to the north. The Germans were forced to evacuate Perl so hurriedly that they had no time to blow up the railway. The French High Command is still most discreet as to the exact whereabouts of the positions taken. BIG BATTLE PENDING GERMAN PREPARATIONS COPENHAGEN, Sept. 16 The Polidiken’s Berlin correspondent in Berlin says that preparations for making a great fight on the west front are being made by the Germans. Already vast territories of west Germany has been evacuated and it is expected that 18,000, '000 to 20,000,000 eventually will be moved to central Germany. All the ordinary duties of the Nazi party organisations have been suspended in order to build up the Inner front. Berlin has officially confirmed that towns near the Siegfried Line have been evacuated, but it is described as a temporary measure. FOXTON RACES Carnarvon Cup: 2 Quadron, 1; 6 Old Surrey, 2; 1 Centrepoise, 3. All started. AVONDALE RACES 4—4 Lovaals, 7.9 (R. W. McTavieh), 1; I—l Kentucky, 8.0 (T. Greene), 2; 2—2 Beau Leon, 8.0 (C. C. Goutsbro), 6- Scr.: Surepay, Beau Peri, Miss Hallomet, Belle Cane. Champion Plate: Our Joan, 8.0 (R. Horne), 1 ; Orellio, 8.0 (R. W. McTavish), 2; Hagon, 8.9 (C. G. Goulsbro), 3. Palmint, Erlick, Classform, Wyndora, Bonnybelle, Duncannon.