MORE ACTIVITY

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20958, 10 November 1939, Page 5

MORE ACTIVITY

ON THE WESTERN FRONT CLAIMS BY GERMANY' PLANES BROUGHT DOWN (Official Wireless) (Received Nov. 10, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Nov. 9 A message from Paris states that a French communique reports increased activity on the whole front, with sharp local reconnaissance encounters, especially between the Moselle and the Saar. A report from Berlin states that a German communique announced that enemy attacks were repulsed southwest of Saarbrucken. The enemy planes shot down last Tuesday have been found to number seven, including a British machine. Two French planes and two balI loons were shot down on Wednesday. One German plane is missing. The Associated Press, Great Britain, Paris correspondent says that I deadly machine-gun fire repulsed German thrusts on three sectors on the Western Front. The Germans used full companies, which the French hurled back. The night communique states there was the usual artillery activity. Leaflets Dropped In France French and British planes made joint reconnaissance flights. Nazi planes dropped pamphlets in France, including the suburbs of Paris.

BRITAIN’S RESERVES

BIG LAND FORCES TROOPS FROM DOMINIONS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Nov. 9 The Minister of War, Mr L. HoreBeiisha, told a private gathering of members of the House of Commons that 32 divisions was not the limit of Britain’s land effort. He said: “We are looking forward to the arrival of Dominion contingents.” The Minister added that Britain had enormous reserves at home, largely augmented reserves in the Middle East and troops in India. A NEW WORLD ALLIES’ WAR AIM MR FRASER'S BROADCAST (United Press assii.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Nov. 8 The Hon. P. Fraser, New Zealand delegate of the Empire Conference, broadcasting in the 8.8. C. said the dispersal of aggression and international lawlessness would be insufficient. This time we must make the most earnest effort to build a new world in which the rights of small nations will be as secure as those of large nations, in which individual freedom of conscience and speech is assured, in which the people of the whole world will co-operate as friends and neighbours in the interests of mankind. Nev Zealanders would be among the foremost in helping to secure for all the liberties and privileges they possess in such large measure.

MR CHAMBERLAIN

ACUTE ATTACK OF GOUT SIR J. SIMON TO DEPUTISE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Nov. 9 It was announced this morning that the Prime Minister, Mr Chamberlain had developed an acute attack of gout which makes it impossible for him to leave his room. It is 18 months since he had his last attack. The present attack had been threatening for some days and developed last night, rendering him unable to put his foot to the ground. It will be a day or two before he will be about again. In the meantime he is seeing his colleagues in his room, and Sir John Simon will read his speech at the Mansion House.