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WAR TO "SHOWER" ON BRITAIN?

London, To-day.

Herr von Ribbentrop's Danzig speech gave the lead to the Nazi press for a windy chorus of hate and menace against Britain.

Field-Marshal Goering's newspaper stated: "The moment has come when the war which Britain wanted must shower down on the British Isles themselves.”- Reuter.

SOVIET NOTE TO BRITAIN

Moscow, To-day.

The Soviet Government have hand. ed a Note to the British Ambassador which declares that the British flat of contraband violates the principles of international law, gravely impairs the Interests of neutrale and destroye International trade-Reuter.

ITALY'S NEW AMBASSADOR FETED

London, To-day,

The new Italian Ambassador In London, Signor Bastianini, was guest of honour at a luncheon given by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, yesterday.--Reuter.

October 10. was the first. National- Fing Day of the War in aid of

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the sick and wounded.

Mrs. Chamberlain buys her flower at No. 10.

HITLER IN DEEP CONFERENCE

WITH ARMY CHIEFS

London, To-day.

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HITLER HELD ANOTHER conference with high

ranking officers in Berlin yesterday. Conferences of this sort have been so numerous dur- ing the past few days that it seems that the Nazi Government is still in a state of indecision.

AIR RAID WARNINGSTO BE CHANGED

London, To-day.

It has been decided that

Meanwhile the Nazi press continues to breathe fire and slaughter.

Headings yesterday morning were: "Battle!"-"With Arms!""The sword will decide."

This supports the theory that Hitler will now start aerial and naval war- fare directed exclusively against Bri- tain.---Réliter.

R.A.F. TRIP

local air raid warnings are OVER

unsafe, and that in future

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GEN. GAMELIN CONFERS

Paris, To-day. General Gamelin, Commander-in- Chief of the Allied land forces, was received in Paris last evening by the Premier, M. Daladier-Reuter.

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EXPLOSION IN M.T.B. OUTSIDE HONG KONG

An explosion, which damaged the craft and injured a naval rating, occurred on

a Motor- Torpedo-Boat outside Hong Kong this morning.

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The M.T.B. was on patrol at the time of the accident and no details are known.

The naval authorities issued the following statement, in view of cer- tain rumours which found their way into circulation:

"Motor Torpedo Boat No. 11 was damaged this morning by a slight eX- plosion in the engine-room-

"One naval rating was. Injured. "The M.T.B. has returned to har- bour for repairs.

The M.T.B. was badly damaged a result of the explosion, which parently: holed her.—the v “brought Into harbour lashed to two: craft to prevent her from sin

GOOD NEWS FOR LONDON

LONDON," TO-DAY. THERE HAS BEEN GOOD NEWS -FOR-CHRISTMAS-SHOPPERS IN

LONDON.

The closing of several Underground stations, for strengthening against air attack, it was originally thought, would be continued for some time.

Now it has been announced that WEATHER FORECAST:-North-East there is to be practically a normal and East winds, moderate to Underground service for the Christ- fresh; fine to cloudy.

mas shopping period.—Reuter.

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