WOUNDED BLUEJACKETS.
ENTERTAINED IN CAPETOWN. British Official Wireless. RUGBY. March 22. According to Capetown messages 11 British naval men who were wounded in the Graf Spce action and who are now convalescing at Simonstown, were entertained at a civic luncheon in Capetown yesterday. They were cheered by thousand* of people as they drove through the streets. The Prime Minister, General Smuts, telegraphed a message of appreciation of the gallantry shown in the action. GERMAN ARMAMENTS. NEW MINISTER APPOINTED. BERLIN, March 22. The appointment has been made of Dr Fritz Todt as Minister for Armaments and Munitions, for the purpose of centralising and bringing to the most efficient peak the manufacture ot armaments. He has been in5pcet0r,.„,.(....1 ~■ roads since 1P33. q
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19400323.2.81
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 9
Word Count
120WOUNDED BLUEJACKETS. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.