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THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES to-day confirmed that STOP PRESS TEL. 20022 or 33993

the mines menace will be countered within six or seven days by the creation of new mine-sweeping devices, notably the use of wooden boats equip- ped with steel rafts.

Meanwhile, the Admiralty has decided to intensify the verification of identity of neutral vessels since, according to some indications, the Ger- mans lay their magnetic mines by steamers camouflaged as neutral ships.

Politicians have gained the impres-, however, will not entail loss of life sion that these German activities are or merchantmen ns in the Germar

intended to divert attention from the gigantic preparations for the offen- sive which some neutral sources be- lieve is imminent, adding that the war has now entered an active phase as *indicated by the preliminary operations of the German Air Force over the British coast.

Some expect a violent German alr offensive will be directed against British factories, har- bours and all important centres without consideration for loss of civilian life.

The British Air Force is fully capable of repulsing these attacks while the British Navy is ready to take ruthless reprisals at sea, which,

methods of warfare.

ELECTRIC HAWBER

Wooden mine-sweepers

operating in pairs with an electrically charged hawser slung in the water between them will be used by the Allies to combat the German magnetic mine.

The mine-sweepers, using spe- cial equipment, will scrape the very bottom of the sea contact. ing and exploding such mines. Meanwhile, the opinion is prevalent here that the Germans are endea- vouring to devise new means of naval warfare every week and the Ad- miralty have closely watched the "mysterious activities" of certain Ger- man seaplanes. Havas.

Rome, To-day.

It is officially announced that Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, drew the attention of the British and French envoys to the "consequences which the seizure of German exports might have on Italian traffic." ter.

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Paris, To-day.

A big reduction in the armed forces in the region of the Italian frontier is implied in a munique announcing

com-

reduction

ex-

of the army zone.

Departments henceforth cluded from the zone are the Ain, Haute Savole, Savoie, Isere, Basses Alpes, Alpes. Maritimes, Var and Corsica.-Reuter.

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London, To-day. "The Fatherland is in peril not because of external enemies·· but because of the Fuehrer, who is leading us towards destruc- tion, and revolution against Hit- ler is our only salvation," writes a member of the Hitler Youth movement to the German Free- dom Station, according to the latter's announcer, who declared that everywhere in Germany op- position is on the increase.

In the Ruhr Basin coal out- put has decreased despite long- er shifts and additional miners brought from Poland, and the Ruhr has again become the mightiest stronghold against the Nazis.-Reuter.

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