The Archive · 1940

Mine Sweeper Sunk By Mine

London, Sept. 5 The Admiralty announced yesterday that the mine sweeping tr Royal, 248 fons, had. bee a German mi ulled, the Admiralty announced.—United Press.

London, Sept, 'Tahiti yesterday joined' the" "free French" Government, General_ Char:

be Gaulle, leader of the French National Committee here announced ina radio broadcast last night, The Ministry of Information announced that "ihe Tahiti Governor has been repudiated by the population, council of three has. been ap: pointed to take charge of the admin. Istration of the colony. pending. the appointment of a new governor General" de "Gautle" the Ministey 'Tahiti's ction follows closely on the heels of a similar announeomen' by the Government of Chad and reports of similar movements in other French West African colonies, New Caledonia has already expelled its governor and announced that it would continue the war with Germany under the leadership of General de Gaulle. United Press, New Chad Governor Appointed ichy, Sept. 4.

M. Chazolas, Inspector-General of Administrative' Affaire in French West Africa, has been appointed Governor fof Chad. Me will take up his duties Britain's War Effort Remains Unimpaired London, Sept. 5.

As far as factories and other industrial establishments are concern ed, impairment of Great Britain's war effort has been negligible, states the Ministry of Home. Security Feview of the effects of the first yeu the war on the civil defence or=

"It cannot be assumed that the enemy Tas yet put forth his" full effort, but experience under intensive attacks warrants high confidence in the capacity of the civil defence organization to carry out the task for which i was originally created—to enable the country. ti wil hock of ami

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