MEET DEFENCE NEEDS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 188, 11 August 1941, Page 7

MEET DEFENCE NEEDS

REMOVAL OF IRON RAILINGS Rec. 1.30 p.m. RUGBY. A up. S. The Ministry of Supply states that authority has been obtained by means of a Privy Council under the Defence Regulations, t>> enable the Mini.-try <»f Works and Buildings to take down sn'i remove iron railings in the po.-session «.f tenants and to protect tenants fro; : any obligations to their landlord-; arising out of the removal of stub railings. Instructions are being sent to local authorities by ihe Mini-iry of Work.- and Buildings not n, r<mo\e railings of historic interest.

DESTROYER SINK

MINKSWKKI'ERS (.KT HKINKKI, Hr.th OfTP-.a] \\ Rec. p.m. Hi'CBV. Aug. The Admiralty announces that th n destroyer Defender been sur. r. i Tliprc wa- no loss of life. Completed •in the Defender was of V.7- ' ton- and had a norma! < ompiemci.* ' of ] i't. | An Admiralty eommuiii.jue -a\\- .• i Heinke! 11l wa- shot down j«- *«/ i!>>ea la.-t night liv an; ran <-:af: from a croup of British mines wer ters. The ship.-, suffered neith damage nor casual' ie-\

REPORTED REVOLT

.\I.BAX:.\\'S A(;AIWr IT\I.V Rec. 1 p.m. I.n'CUON A\.z. j" A Moscow m<-.-sace re]tha* :t revolt of the peasant.-: "aga:r..-t t:->-Halian usurpers ha- broken out several village-' ; n .Vhar.ia and th ,• the insurrection.-' - r.avc riot'-i of n. c\' !•■■■ i.f J occ'.ipa* r n :i ■. t f G:x iv.* ' to iupixcsc the rev.'.;.