THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939.
DUTIES OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION: PREMIER MAKES A STATEMENT
London, To-day..
A STATEMENT on the Ministry of Information was NAZI SUBS.
made in the House of Commons yesterday after-
noon by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham- PUSHED
berlain.
Mr. Chamberlain said a review was now being made OFF THE
of the arrangements for distribution of news, in- cluding the question of direct contact between the press and Government departments.
AMERICAN NEUTRAL ZONE PLANS
New York, To-day. Details of the proposals in connection with the exten- sion of American territorial waters, put before the Pan- American Conference at Panama City, are given by a 'correspondent.
SEA
In less than a month, the
RATIONS FOR THE SWISS
Berne, To-day. Switzerland is to have rationing
of certain fooda ́as from the be. ginning of November.
They include sugar, rice, pro- ducts of wheat, barley and fat.— Reuter.
London, To-day. THOSE German submarine menace ALLEGED
The Premier said that Lord Mc-has largely been overcome. Millan, head of the Ministry of In- formation, had asked him to make the position clear.
The Ministry's responsibility did not extend beyond the provision of means of communication news to the press.
of
German submarines have been driven from the narrow seas where the ocean shipping lanes converge to the wider stretches of open sea.
Here they will find it more difficult
FUNK-HOLES
BERLIN, TO-DAY.
to detect and overtake merchant ships. DR. BOEHMER, CHIEF OF THE The situation is similar to that at | FOREIGN PRESS DEPARTMENT OF the end of the Great War, when THE MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA, prac- HAS APPEALED ΤΟ FOREIGN PRESS CORRESPONDENTS IN BER- LIN TO ASSIST IN DISPROVING MR. H. R. KNICKERBOCKER'S. AL- LEGATIONS REGARDING NAZI LEADERS' INVESTMENTS ABROAD.
The function of the Ministry was the U-boat danger. had been to issue news, from a central source,tically overcome.-Reuter. from other departments.
Special mechanical facilities. at the N.Z. MAKING
Ministry, said Mr. Chamberlain, were to press repre- of great advantage
sentatives.-Reuter.
MINISTER ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION
London, To-day. Replying to Major C. R. Attlee, Mr. Chamberlain said that the Minister of Information had called attention coun-questions on his responsibility
The zone, he says, excludes a band six miles wide around Canada and the possessions of European tries.
Within this band, belligerents would be free to fight.
news and had asked for clarification.
BIG EFFORT FOR R.A.F
London, To-day
Dr. Boehmer quoted three telegrams from the manager. of the Kreisdank Gladbach of Muhich; Graber, manager of the Dortmund Union Brewery, and the representative of the Ehr Publish- ing House, claiming to refute Mr.
Dr. Boehmer offered to pay corres-
expenses incurred
It has been announced Knickerbocker's statements. to
that New Zealand is making respondents' a special effort to supply the R.A.F. with trained pilots and other flying personnel,
The Prime Minister declared that the Minister of Information's respon- pass sibility for news had not been extend- Belligerent submarines could through the zone but would be, in-ed in any way beyond the provision terned directly they entered the ter- of means for its communication to the
ports ritorial waters and American country.-Reuter.
of
AMERICAN BUYING
OF SILVER
any press.
Washington, To-day. United - States Canada agreement for American purchase of 1,200,000 ounces of silver has been renewed for
another month.-Reuter.
His function was merely to issue from a central source whatever news was made available to him from other departments.
Lord Mr. Chamberlain added that MacMillan had intimated that he was a review of ar- now engaged upon
the distribution of rangements for news, including the question of direct contact between the Press and depart-
ments.-Reuter.
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This contribution is supplementary to what she is already doing, for there are at present in the United Kingdom undergoing training or already pilots in R.A.F. nearly 400 New Zealanders.
These have come to England in the past two or three years in drafts of from 20 to 30 and have been posted to various air units.
The Air Force in New Zealand also
and
making investigations.--Reuter.
CZECHS AND THE POLES
The
in
Paris, To-day. Czecho Slovakian
is well up to strength and is a thor-Minister to Paris, who is oughly efficient
well-equipped also Foreign Minister of the provisional Czecho-Slovakian arm of the Dominion's defence.
Its personnel includes many officers Government, yesterday stat- and men trained in England and some who served in the R.A.F. in France ed: during the last war. British Wire-
LIE FACTORY WORKING FULL BLAST
London, To-day.
"We Czechs and Slovaks are in full sympathy with the Poles.
"The occupation of Poland, and Czecho-Slovakia's momentary eclipse of liberty, unites us in the same feel- ings and hopes."-Reuter,
PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TO ADJOURN
Panama City, To-day.
Conference,
It was announced on the German wireless on Wednesday night that four bombs had been dropped by British bombers on the Belglan side of the which is discussing American neu- Belgo-German frontier.
The Pan - American
trality, is expected to adjourn to-
Reuter. The aeroplanes were said to have morrow (Saturday).
swerved over Belglan. territory avold German anti-aircraft fire.
to
Quarantine restrictions, have been
Enquiries made in official circles in London show this report to be en- tirely devoid of foundation-British imposed against arrivals from Shang- Wireless.
hai on account of cholera.
NAZI NAVAL COMMANDER WITHIN HIS RIGHTS
London, To-day.
AN ADMIRALTY STATEMENT says that the commander of the German destroyer which took off seven British seamen from a Swedish steamer was within his rights under înternational law.
The men were the crew of a trawl- British seamen be handed over. er which had been previously sunk in The seamen should not be treated the North Sea and they were rescued as prisoners of war, the Admiralty by the Swedish vessel "Crown Prin-statement concludes, but they can be cess Margaret."
legally interned as enemy subjects of Two German destroyers stopped the military age, just as German subjects Swedish vessel and demanded that the in this country are interned-Reuter.