STRAIN OF WAR

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20911, 16 September 1939, Page 8

STRAIN OF WAR

GERMANY MUTINY TALK BLOCKADE CAN BUOCEED HOME FRONT WELL OROANIBED (United Preii Ann.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 16, 11.35 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 15 The New York Herald-Tribune's Berlin correspondent says the defence against the British blockade and the threat of mutiny by the German people under the strain of war are competing In German attention against the German Army’s triumphal progress through Poland. The Germans are assured tljat the blockade can again be effective against Germany, but the Germans have also learned for the first time that machinery has been ready inside the Nazi Party for two years to take over the Home Front against treachery and defeatism, and is aimed at saving the Third Reich from the collapse of 1918. Dr. Ley significantly announced to-day that obedience to the Homo front can be enforced. CANADA’S RESPONSE SPLENDID CONTRIBUTION 19-14-IS RECORD TO BE BEATEN (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 16, 2.45 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 15 The splendid contribution of Canada both in men and material to the 1914I*B war, was recalled in the Ministry of Information’s statement, according to which the men of Canada are again (flocking to the same colours for the same cause. Already the Canadian Parliament has sanctioned millions of pounds for the prosecution of the new war. That she will bring to her great task all the vigour, resolution and enterprise that she contributed so notably to the victory of British arms in 191-8 is already manifest. But it seems in the material sense, Canada will be able to play her part on a still more impressive scale than in the industriallyimmature days of 1914—although she was well able even then to pay from her own pocket every cent of the cost of her participation. Canada since the Great War has increased the production of wheat from 64,000,000 to 450,000,000 bushels. Besides wheat Canada is a valuable source of supply of many foodstuffs and war materials. What Canada's contribution in the matter of personnel may be in the present war is for her to determine. Last time from her comparatively small population, she enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force no fewer than 620,000 men. * EFFECT OF CRISIS TELEGRAPHIC BUSINEBB RECORD HIGH FIGURE (Official Wireless) RUGBY, Sept. 15 The effect of the «wvj preceding the outbreak of war on the telegraph services is shown in figures now 7 available of inland traffic for the week ended September 2. From the normal weekly traffic of about 1,200,000 transactons, the figures rose to about 2,000,000. New record figures for a sngle day of 451273—an .lerease of 125 per cent, over the normal day’s traffic—was reached on August 25, and the record set in the crisis last September. 403,000 was 1 also passed on August 26 and September 1 and 2. The total for the week of 1,966,425 transactions is the highest ever reached. TelegTaph traffic is stated to be still heavy, but the delay is now not much more than normal. ALIENS ROUNDED UP MANY ON PAROLE (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 16, 2.30 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 15 From Lagos it is learned that the internment of enemy aliens in Nigeria is complete, but the authorities have been able to release about half the number on parole. Germans who remained in the Cameroons after the declaration of war have similarly been placed on parole and are being employed as far as possible on plantations, which have been taken over by the public custodian of enemy property. The Cameroons have until now’ done a large trade in Bananas mainly exported n German vessels. CRUDE PROPAGANDA GERMANY AND BELGIUM STORY OIF BRITISH LANDING (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 16, 3 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 15 Reports from German sources are being spread in Belgium to the effect that there is imminent dagger of a British landing on the Belgian coast. The British Government recently affirmed its obligations to Belgium and its intention of respecting; Belgian neutrality. The German allegations that the British Government intends to violate these solemn engagements are obviously designed to sow distrust of Britain in Belgium, but in view of the past history of German and British relations with Belgium there is, fortunately, no reason to believe that such crude German propaganda will be successful.