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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

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SIGNIFICANT MOVES

IN

·MINISTRY

OF SUPPLY DECISION

London, To-day.

It is learned that the ques- tion of the creation of a Ministry of Supply will be discussed at to-day's meeting of the Cabinet.--Trans-Ocean.

Japs Will Reject Roosevelt Offer

Munigen

MEDITERRANEAN

French Guard "WAR MAY COME

Gibraltar:

British Off Malta

Paris, To-day.

SOONER THAN BELIEVED"

London, To-day.

been

of the New Zealand Premier, Mr. Savage, and the South African

Great satisfaction has The concentration of French warships at Gibraltar caused here by the declarations

is attracting close attention. Sixteen French units have arrived there, while the Defence Minister, Mr. Oswald British Mediterranean fleet is concentrated Pirow, to the effect that their Governments considered that in the neighbourhood of Malta.

·

The French ships at Gibraltar include the large cruisers, Lorraine, strengthening of defensive mea-

The des- sures was an urgent necessity. Marseillaise, La Gallissoniere, and Jean de Vienne.

Mr. Savage appealed to all able- troyer division includes the Mogador, Volta, Laudaceiux, Fan-

bodied men in New Zealand to tasque, Terrible, Tempete, Fortune, Simon, Foudroyant, Le

hold themselves in readiness to Boulonnais, and Brestois.

defend their country if required, and added: "The day on which we have to enter a war may per- haps come sooner than generally believed."

"Epoque" states that the mea-, Mediterranean, Gibraltar, Malta sure is concerned with the Ger- and near the entrance to the Suez Britain and France are man naval manoeuvres while the Canal, British Fleet's attention is direct- exerting powerful pressure, ed elsewhere.

This action, it is contended, will The Radical journal L'Ordre" quite fajl to impress Italy which casts doubts on the assurances will not allow itself to be alarmed given by Spain to France con-by demonstrations of this sort. cerning her attitude in the event Similar action, it is recalled, of increased European tensions, was staged during the Abyssinian might be and says that France must not War and again in the crisis last entertain any illusions about "as-September.

" surances. Burgos, it declares, is

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NEW TACTICS

Mr. Pirow issued a similar ap- peal to the South African Union, stressing that there were circum- stances under which South Africa drawn into war, and

that national solidarity was es-

sential to overcome all difficulties. -Trans-Ocean.

London, To-day. that during the September Crisis,

Following the expulsion of S. D. Britain withdrew the bulk of its warships from Malta as a precau- Harrison, chief Berlin correspon- tion against a sudden assault by dent of the "News-Chronicle," the Colvin, Italian aircraft. Because the Bri- paper has withdrawn Mr.

Tokyo, To-day PRESIDENT Roosevelt

intends to send a coming more and more under Attention is drawn to the fact personal Note to the Jap-Axis influence. anese Government simi- "Petit Parisien" says that the Italian press campaign regarding lar to his communica-Tangiers, and the arrival of the tions to Hitler and Mus-German Fleet in Spanish waters, solini, according to the might well awaken suspicion that pressure is to be applied in the "Asahi Shimbun.”

Straits. Hence the despatch of French warships.

The newspaper adds that Pre- sident Roosevelt will · probably announce the readiness of the

ITALY "NOT ALARMED" A Rome message quotes Italian

United States to offer her posi-quarters as stating that by amas- tive good offices for the opening sing strong naval

of a conference of powers inter- ested in the Far East for solution of the current situation in East Asía, provided Japan is agree- able.

The note will not be forthcoming until after the departure of the American cruiser "Astoria" from Yokohama, anticipates the paper, which says the Japanese authorities are already discussing a reply.

forces in the

FOOD POISON CASES IN

REFUGEE CAMP

Twenty refugee children were rushed to the Queen Mary Hospital

JAPAN WILL REFUSE in ambulances this morning from Japan will first endorse the Italian the refugee-shelter at the old German replies which, the Government Civil Hospital

and

in

paper expects, will refuse to comply Queen's Road West. with President Roosevelt's appeal. They were suffering from food- Second, she will maintain the poisoning, symptoms of which were

experienced soon after breakfast stand that an international Far The children included 14 boys Eastern conference is not an effec- and six girls. tive and appropriate measure for Two boys have been detained at the hospital for further treatment, dealing with the situation, and but the remainder have been sent Japan will therefore refuse the con-back to the shelter after being vocation.-Router.

treated..

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his assistant.-Trans-Ocean,

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