FAMINE IN GREECE

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 February 1942, Page 7

FAMINE IN GREECE

THOUSANDS OF DEATHS. ANKARA. February 15. According to reports reaching anthoritative quarters, 40,000 peop*c died of starvation in Greece during the past four months, mostly m die Athens region. , Travellers from Greece say tmu now at least 500 daily drop dead from starvation in Greece. A travel lei mid: "I saw former generals, admii pls and millionaires queuing up tor mod. Money is ol no value.,, 11-t whole population suffers alike. it is stated that people are seen m lhe davtime io crumple up in gutters, where’thev are left until dark, when carls pick up the bodies, and dump ■ h?m into trenches outside tne city. There is a meagre bread ration available only every other day. Inc ■jinking of the ship Kurtulus on -January 20, was the last straw for the Greeks Hope has again dawned wit>i Che knowledge that an 8000-ton owedWb ship has been chartered by the international Red Cross and is loading wheat at'" Haifa for Greece, ana also that another Swedish food snip maj I go from Turkey. Herr von Papem v crman Ambassador m Turkey. has, it is reported, told the Greeks in Turkey that tne Gerrrr.ms have enarantoed tne safety 01 mwtral foodships going to Greece, ana Lp,, I hat the Rumanians would immediately provide 3000 tons m corn, u dollars could be found for it. Although Britain, on Febvuaiy -n completed dispositions Rm /me dispatch of a sbimoad o whom to Gi cc.., this was unable to leave oecausc b-C Italians and Germans nad not iwueu a safe conduct, says the London Dm. Telegraph."