HON. P. FRASER

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20956, 8 November 1939, Page 8

HON. P. FRASER

ENTERTAINED IN LONDON NEW ZEALAND LOYALTY HELP FOR MOTHERLAND (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlg-nt) (Received Nov. 8, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 7 The New Zealand Society tendered a reception to Hon. P. Fraser, act-ing-Prime Minister for New Zealand, at the Savoy Hotel, where Mr W. Jordan and Mrs Jordan received the guests, including Mr and Mrs C. R. Attlee, Mr and Mrs Eden, the High Commissioners, Mr R. Casey, Colonel Reitz, and the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.

Mr Fraser, in a brief speech, said he had been struck by British calmness, cheerfulness, determination and lack of vain boasting.

New Zealand, he said, had not hesitated to spring to the Motherland’s side when it saw that the principles of democracy were in jeopardy and things dear to their hearts were in danger of crumbling to dust.

The Ministers and the Indian representative dined with Their Majesties.

Their Majesties’ dinner party to the Dominion delegates was the first since the outbreak of war. The 28 guests included Mr and Mrs Chamberlain, Mr and Mrs Eden, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Dominion delegates’ wives. His Majesty informally conversed with the Empire visitors after the dinner.

“WILL WIN WAR”

CONFIDENCE OF GERMANS HELP FROM SOVIET ITALIAN FRIENDSHIP (United Press Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Nov. 8, 3.15 pan.) LONDON, Nov. 7 The British United Press Berlin correspondent says the official news agency states that Germany’s position is exceptionally satisfacory, because the Allies have failed to force her to a fight on two fronts. The Russo-German friendship has made her militarily invincible, besides economically benefiting her, since she now had an economic sphere from the Rhine to the Pacific on which she could draw undisturbed, while Britain depended entirely on her seaborne trade.

America’s neutrality, despite the removal of the embargo must be “exceptionally comfortable” for the Allies. The Anglo-French attempts to split Germany’s effort by creating new war theatres have failed despite the Turkish pact, while the Rorne-Berlin axis, has been strengthened, and attempts to separate Germany and Italy have failed. The entire German people are convinced that Germany will win the war which was forced upon her.