U-BOAT HEADED FOR JAPAN

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24569, 18 May 1945, Page 3

U-BOAT HEADED FOR JAPAN

SURRENDER TO U.S. WARSHIPS SUICIDE OF JAPANESE ABOARD (N.Z. PreSf Association—Copyright) (Rec. 5.5.) WASHINGTON, May 16. A German submarine of 1600 tons, headed for Japan, carrying three Luftwaffe generals and two dead Japanese, with aviation plans and equipment, surrendered to United States warships on, Sunday in the Atlantic, 500 miles to the east of Newfoundland. The Japanese had committed hara-kiri. The Luftwaffe generals are being taken to Washington for questioning. This news was given by Admiral Jonas Ingram, commander of the United States Atlantic Fleet, at a press conference. Admiral Ingram also revealed that American ships sank a Japanese submarine last summer to the south of Iceland, the submarine being identiffed by flotsam on the surface after the sinking. The Associated Press points out that this is the first news that Japanese submarines attempted to join the Germans in harassing Allied shipping in the Atlantic. Admiral Ingram said: “We know that we sank 126 German submarines from the time of our entry into the war. The British sank more than 375. making more jth an 500 altogether.” He added that he personally was confident that the American sinkings exceeded 126, but, "to get the credit from these guys in Washington, we have to bring in a German ear pickled in alcohol.” The Americans had sunk a German submarine off the New England coast 24 hours before Germany’s surrender, and another to the south of Nova Scotia. They had probably sunk a third off Cape Hatteras a fortnight before Germany’s surrender. GERMAN_ FLEET PATE OP REMAINING MAIN UNITS LONDON, Mar 16. The Admiralty has disclosed details of the fate of the remaining main units of the German navy following the surrender. Units at various ports are:— Kiel.—The eight-inch cruiser Admiral Hipper and the six-inch cruiser Emden are both stranded, also 11 destroyers, including four of the Elbing 'Copenhagen.—The eight-inch cruiser Prinz Eugen and the six-inch cruiser Nurnberg are both effective, also three destroyers and two torpedoboats. Wi.lhelmshaven. The six-inch cruiser Koln is lying on the bottom, and also a torpedo-boat , Aabenraa.—The six-inch cruiser Leipzig is damaged. Swinemunde.—Th* pocket battleship Lutzow is lying on the bottom, and the old battleship Schlesien is sunk. Stettin.—The incomplete ' aircraftcarrier Graf Zeppelin, with a standard displacement of about 25.000 tons, is damaged. Gdynia.—The battle-cruiser Gneisenau was sunk as a blockship, and the old battleship Schleswig-Holstein was scuttled or used as a blockship. Konigsberg.—The eight-inch cruiser has been blown up. There are also 10 more destroyers, nine torpedo-boats, and 1200 small craft, including E-boats, R-boats, mine-sweepers, escort vessels, landing craft, and trawlers, in various ports now under the Allied command. CENSORSHIP IN BRITAIN RESTRICTIONS LIFTED 'Rec, 5.5. p.m.) LONDON. May 16. “Censorship in Britain will be practically at an end within a month,’’ said the Minister of Information (Mr Brendan Bracken) in answer to a question in the House of Commons. The Minister added that an exception would be censorship of mails to Eire and other overseas countries to which Nazis might escape, and this would be discontinued when the Allied control in Germany was strong enough to prevent the possibility of escapes. The period in which this remaining censorship would continue would be made as brief as possible. Censorship of overseas communications which might possibly be intercepted by the Japanese would have to continue until the end of the war with Japan. Mr Bracken added that internal censorship in Britain had ceased. GERMAN PASTORS AND CONGREGATIONS ARCHBISHOP OF YORK’S VIEW* (Rec. 7 p.nj.) LONDON, May 16. The Archbishop of York (Dr. Garbett), addressing the Convocation of York, declared that there should not be any fraternisation with German pastors and their congregations until more was known of their attitude towards the Nazi regime. “It would be wrong for us to enter into Christian fellowship with those who actively supported or , defended the Nazi tyranny.” he said. “There is good reason to believe, however, that many German Roman Catholics. and Lutherans detested the Nazis. We should be ready to resume the fellowship broken by war and help to strengthen their efforts to call the people to a Christian way of life.” CHURCHILL ASKED ABOUT HIMMLER “SIR, I AM VERY BUSY” LONDON, May 16. When questioned in the House of Commons about the mystery of Himmler’s whereabouts, Mr Churchill replied: ‘‘Sir, I am very busy. No doubt Himmler will turn up, in this world or the next, and will be dealt with by the appropriate local authorities. The latter possibility would, of course, be the more convenient for His Majesty’s Government.” TRIBUTE TO NORWAY CHURCHILL’S MESSAGE TO KING HAAKON (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 16. In a telegram to King Haakon of Norway Mr Churchill says:— “For our part we will not forget the comradeship in arms with our gallant Norwegian ally, and we will look back with special pride on the years when your Majesty made your home with us. May you long be spared to Nonvay”