... invasion. Captain Wickham Weekes then introduced Sheriff-Principal Milne, who also delivered short address. His Lordship said he was very glad to present at that inspection, and he was sure they had all listened with the greatest of pleasure to the c ...

... Invasion. Committees to carry government in the event tl' 0 aro being set up througho u l country, and in this issue gb is made the Dumfries f) .j Invasion Committee for vo | Ull , to assist them in a varh activities. good many may scout the idea of invasion* ...

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... INVASION Concluding bis Lordship said that whereas tne most likely places would appear to be East Anglia or the south-east of England, for that very reason the attack might not be made there. The Germans might elect to attack through Ireland, difficult ...

... INVASION Just over a year ago millions of men rushed to join the Home Guard, which quickly reached figure of 1,700,000 men. This was an effective reply to Hitler’s threat to invade our country, and threats against the Home Guard appearing in the Nazi ...

... INVASION. What about the long and muchpromised invasionasked Mr Churchill, and emphasised the need for still unwearying vigilance and the swift and steady strengthening of our forces. In one night the enemy could throw half a million men on to salt water—or ...

... INVASION COMES Duty Of All Citizens Enrol Now r S° gathering attended ttioeting organised by the lavatk!* . which was held in Lyceum Theatre, Dumfries, on jj evening. The speaker was Langlands Seath, the l| iistry Information, and in an rtnativo address ...

... INVASION OF EGYPT Cairo, February 3. —Yesterday British forces met the enemy in the vicinity of Ismailia. A sandstorm checked the enemy’s ardour. Their shooting, both with guns and rifles, was bad. The enemy retreated. The British losses were six men ...

... BELGIUM AND INVASION Brussels, Monday.—The Ministry for War has Issued statement declaring that Belgium has not been invaded. Reuter. Reuter is informed that Germany has presented second note to Belgium declaring she is prepared to carry through with ...

... THE GERMAN INVASION. official report issued .Berlin or. Thursday stated: In Esthonia the Esthonian Regiment has also itself under our order to clear the country of the bands whi-cdi are orerrnnning it. In Minsk 2000 machine guns and •AOOO rifles were ...

... HIGHLAND INVASION. The Provost said two hundred years ago a very important event occurred in Scotland, when Prince Charlie led his army into Dumfriesshire, and on his return from Derby he and half of his army spent one night in tho vicinity of Annan. ...

... AN INVASION FAILURE An English soldier Corporal Oakes, of the Ist Staffordshire—in letter describing the Christmas truce with Idle Germans, says: They were a Saxon regiment, and they told their regiment had been in Keil Harbour for three months, waiting ...