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ALLIED WAR COUNCIL

NAZIS STAGE BIG AERIAL DEMONSTRATION

London, To-day.

GERMAN AIRCRAFT were busy over Britain and

France yesterday. They dropped nothing PLANES heavier than paper and reels of cotton! The air-raid alarm was sounded in south Lanca- shire, Cheshire and north Wales when a German

'plane, believed to be a Heinkel reconnaissance machine, was sighted by the Observer Corps. Shell, from heavy anti-aircraft fire burst around it and it flew off towards the Irish Sea. Anti-aircraft guns also went into action near Manchester and the Mer- sey, where British fighters went up to drive off enemy aircraft.

Heavy anti-aircraft fire also curred in the Shetlands and splinters fell over a wide area.

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Paris, To-day.

OC- shell

Reports from Paris state that the air-raid alarms were sound- ed in Eastern France, particularly at Lyons and Lille. The German 'planes in this area dropped pot. ton as a change from what Mr. A. P. Herbert calls "bombphlets." NOT IMPREGNATED

The 'planes were flying high and several tons of cotton were scattered over a wide area by the wind. The cotton seems to have been harmless and not impregnated with any chemi- cal.

FIRED ON

OVER HOLLAND

Amsterdam, To-day. Foreign 'planes flew over the Netherlands coast yesterday.

They were driven off by Ne- therlande 'planes and heavy anti- aircraft fire.

The 'planes were going In westerly direction.-Reuter.

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SUPREME WAR COUNCIL

London, To-day.

Manavet.

A communique states that a meeting of the Supreme War Council of the Allies was held in London at 11.15 vester-

ITALY AGAIN day morning. INTERVENES

London, To-day.

It is learned from Brussels, Anti-British "bombphlets" printed says Radio Paris, that Italy in French were dropped over the and Spain have informed German-speaking part of Switzerland" by German planes. A German bom- the German Government ber flew over Switzerland on Thurs-through the normal diploma- tic channels that they are interested in the territorial integrity of the Netherlands and Belgium being respect

Reuter.

day.

From Brussels comes a report that a German plane flying ever. Ghent met with heavy anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft guns were also in ac tion on Thursday against German

London, To-day.

Commenting on the Ger-planes near Liege.-Reuter. man rejection of the Belgo- AIR MINISTRY STATEMENT Dutch mediation offer, Per- The Air Ministry announce that air tinax, writing in the news-raid warnings were sounded in South paper "l'Ordre," points out Lancashire, Cheshire and north Wales at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, when that Hitler was previously

an enemy aircraft, apparently a due to send a personal mes- Heinkel reconnaissance plane, was sage to the sovereigns of Bel-detected. gium and Holland and that his message would be kept a secret.

"All these delays and detours mean that Hitlar striving to gain time hoping that the Western Powers will accept his falte ac. compil.

"Apparently he tried to draw Mus- solini into his peace offensive but he gave up any hope when he read Mus- solini's speech two days ago."

Madame Tabouis, writing in l'Oeuvre, says: "The Fuehrer's cur- ious manoeuvre proves once again the paralysed state of Germany's will and the incapacity of German leaders to make a definite decision either mili- táry, political or diplomatic."-Havas.

DEATH SENTENCES FOR PURLOINING

Munich, To-day. Two youths have been sentenced to death for plundering a butcher's cup- board.--Reuter.

Anti-aircraft guns went into action

at Manchester and Merseyside, where British fighters rose and drove the

Reuter.

enemy away.

No bombs were dropped.

FRENCH ALARMS

Paris, To-day. Air raid alarms were sounded in the south of France yesterday.

The alarm at Lyons lasted from 9.30 a.m. to 11.10 a.m., and at Mar- seilles from 11,35 a.m. to 12.15 p.m.

A second alarin sounded in the Lyons region at 2.15 p.m. and anti- aircraft fire was heard in the dis- tance. Reuter.

OVER UPPER SAVOY

Paris, To-day.

A German plane flew over the An- nemasse region of Upper Savoy dur- ing the day-Reuter.

SWITZERLAND TOO

Berne, To-day. Foreign planes have been observed over several parts of Switzerland, ac- dording to a 'communique,

Pamphlets containing accusations | against Britain, and written in French, were dropped by the planes-Reuter.

ed.

The meeting. was attended by M. Edouard Daladier (French Premier), General Gamelin (Allied Commander- in-Chief); Admiral Darlan (French Navy chief), General Vuillemin (French air chief), Mr. Neville Cham- berlain (British Premier), Lord Hali-

fax (Foreign Secretary), Lord Chat- | field (Defence Co-ordination Minister) and Sir Kingsley Wood (Air Minister).

The Council reviewed' the mill- tary situation and possibla fur- ther developments. Complete agreement was reached on the best method of combined employ-

ment of the Franco-British forces for

the most effective conduct of opera-

tions. Reuter.

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