1939-09-09 — Page 20

NO RATIONING IN BRITAIN

London, To-day.

There will be no food ration-. ing in Britain for the next three or Your waake, stated Mr. W. 8. Morrison, Minister for Food, at a press conference' in' London yea- terday.

There was no cause for the #lightest apprehensión as to our food situation, he said, however, long the war lasted,

Bacon and butter would pro. bably be the only two commodi. tles of which families might have to reduce their normal consump. tion.-Router.

EUROPEAN CHILDREN LOST -

THEIR WAY

The four European children, three boys and one girl, who were reported to have been missing from their homes in Gap Road yesterday after- noon, were located by the Police at 7.30 a.m. this morning at Repulse Bay.

They spent a very quiet night there last, night having lost their way on trying to return home, the police said this morning..

They had walked down to Re- pulse Bay and were not driven there by any motorist.

The children were:-

Michael Goss, aged seven,

CZECH LEGIONS TO FIGHT WITH THE ALLIES

London, To-day.

"By the name I hear, I de- clare we shall win the fight and truth shall prevail," de- clared M. Jan Masaryk, for- merly Czechoslovak Minister to London, in a message to, the Czech people when he in- augurated the first news bul- letin in the Czech language to be broadcast by the B:B.C.

He added:-

"Our programme is a free Czecho- slovakia in a free Europe and to ob- tain this aim we are ready to make! every sacrifice.

"In a short time, Czechoslovakian Legions will again fight side by side with the Allied Army.

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"The day will come when Nazi-isın and her oppressors will disappear.".. Reuter.

CHIEF SCOUT'S MESSAGE

London, To-day. The Chief Scout, Lord Baden- Powell, has sent a message to Kenya Boy Scouts urging them to play a manly part in the country's service.— Reuter.

Moira Goss, aged three. Robert Whippey, aged seven. George Whippey, aged five.

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Budapest, To-day.

Count Csaky lett tor Germany on Thursday in a German Gov- ment 'plane.

His destination is believed to be Berlin, but it may be Salzburg or Vienna.

Some '6,000 Slovak deserters from the German army crossed the frontier into Hungary yester- day and are now being detained at Kassa.--Reuter.

London, To-day. The essentials of the 11.45 Paris communique' (No. 9) re- cords local progress varying in importance and appreciably im- proving at certain points, improv- ing the conditions of advance.— Reuter.

London, To-day. While their plans are not yet complete, the Duke and Duchess: of Windsor are expected to turn to England shortly-Reuter.

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New York, To-day. Late yesterday Radio Marine Corporation reported having re- ceived a radio message stating:-

"Steamer Jean Fadot advises she has saved crew of 44 men of British ship Regent Dyer, which was torpedoed by a submarine." --Reuter.

TUNE CHANGED

Berlin, To-day.

German advance troops have reached Gorakalwaria, about 15 miles south-east of Warsaw, states the German Hign Command, ac- cording to the official German news agency.

It is also claimed that troops operating on the southern front have arrived at Sandomierz, about 50 miles south-west of Lublin.- Reuter.

Shanghai, To-day.

Another murder believed to be. of a political nature was staged yesterday in the well-known Chinese restaurants ‘Chi Mei Lui' at the corner of Foochow and Chekiang Roads.

The two victims, believed to bear the surnames Wong and Lui, were shot while dining, by three unknown attackers.--Our Own Correspondent.

Warsaw, To-day, Retreats on the fronts north and south-west of Warsaw are ad- mitted in an official communique, which states:

"Under pressure of the enemy and her motorised forces, otur troops are retreating in the Lodz, Piatrkov and Rozany regions, South-west of Warsaw, and in the Pultusk area, north of War-

saw.

"Enemy planes continue to bomb our armies, lines of commu- nication and bridges over the River Vistula,

"A certain number of districts,

. including the centre of the capi-

tal, have been boinbarded.

"The enemy air force suffered losses owing to the work of, our. anti-aircraft guns and planes." Reuter.

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