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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20921, 28 September 1939, Page 6

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RAID OVER SCOTLAND SPRAY OF BULLETS NO CASUALTIES RESULT LONDON, Sept. 28. A spray of machine gun bullets fell on the hamlet of Ballachantuie, Argyllshire. The window of an hotel was broken, an aeroplane was heard, but although the sky was clear no one saw it. Fifteen minutes later a plane was again heard and further bursts of machine gun fire. A number of nickel cases of bullets was picked up near the hotel which was full of visitors. Many children were playing on the beach. No one was hurt. FEAT BY ESCORT TWO SUBMARINES SUNK OFFICERS ARRIVE IN INDIA LONDON, Sept. 27. The Ministry of Information releases a telegraphed message from Simla, stating that two vessels carrying 2000 military and civil officers from England reached India safely after two submarine attacks. The first was in the Atlantic, where the escort drove off and sank two submarines, and the latter in the Mediterranean, THE LAST PHASE WARSAW’S PLIGHT UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER NEW YORK, Sept. 27 The Berlin correspondent of the American Press states that a German High Command communique claiming that Warsaw has unconditionally capitulated say the city will be handed over to Germans on Friday after 24 hours’ armistice, necessitated by the condition of the city, the inhabitants, of whom 3000 fell victims in the bombardment on Tuesday. Unofficial reports stated that Warsaw has been given over to German troops to-night. A Warsaw radio before the conclusion of the armistice disclosed that the citizens stood dazedly by while their houses burned. The dead and wounded were left lying in the streets. Modlin •till holds out. Thirteen German planes were shot down, bringing the total to 106. BRITAIN PREPARED FOR THREE YEARS WAR RUGBY, Sept. 27. Replying in the House of Lords to criticism of the new Ministry of Supply, Lord Chatfield, Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, affirmed the belief that “We can perfectly and fairly claim—and it will be shown—that we have never gone into a war when our preparations have been so carefully laid or so far advanced in peacetime. We have our programme, and we have prepared for the war to last for at least three years. Not only have we a programme, but we have been working on it for a number of years.” The machinery which has been set up oould be expanded to any extent wherever required.