Heavy rain, held up operations on the Western front. Some
German outposts were stated to be flooded.
Anglo-French treaty with Turkey, was signed at Ankara. The
terms provide for mutual assistance in the event of an act
of aggression by a European power against any of the signatories,
leading to war in the Mediterranean area. The treaty has been
concluded 15 years.
Two Luftwaffe pilots half the crew of a bomber shot down over
the North Sea on Tuesday, drifted ashore in a collapsible
rubber boat at Whitby.
German balloon, to which a long wire cable was attached came
down in a field at Cruden Aberdeenshire.
Sir Kingsley Wood, returned to London from a two-day visit
to France to inspect the British Royal Air Force (RAF) units
stationed there.
The Scandinavian monarchs and the president of Finland broadcast
declarations of mutual solidarity and of Finland's determination
to preserve her integrity.
The British Ministry of transport announced that in September,
first month of the blackout that total number of persons killed
on the roads of Great Britain was 1,130 compared with 617
in August.
During the week ending the
14
October 1939 the British contraband control intercepted
and detained 23,000 tons of goods make a total of 338,000
tons since the beginning of its activities.
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