WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 May 1942, Page 5

WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

RAND EXPLOSIONS (Recd. 9.50 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG. May 21. Bomb explosions, last night, extensively damaged three post offices on the East Rand. Two men were detained, one of whom was injured by a bomb blast. COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT. LONDON, May 20. A suggestion that ways and means of rallying the people of the British colonies to a full war effort should be considered has been brought before the House of Lords. The proposal is that the British Government should invite the peooJe of the mandated territories and me colonies to give all possible help. One member suggested that the time had come for a supplement to the Atlantic Charter, to be known as the Colonial Charter. Viscount Cranborne said that steps had already been taken to encourage colonial development as far as possible, war or no war. BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIES. LONDON, May 20. The introduction of a 52-hour week in industry and a 46-hour week in offices, not including meal breaks, is announced by the Ministry of Labour. A maximum of a fortnight’s holidav is also provided.

OIL IN CANADA. OTTAWA, May 20. ' No oil will be available for heating buildings, factories, and homes, or anything else next Winter in Canada, according to an announcement by the Minister for Supply (Mr. C. D. Howe) in the House of Commons. FAMINE IN GREECE. LONDON, May 21. Neutral diplomats from Athens declare that the Red Cross must double the amount of food supplies being sent to Greece, to enable the country to avoid virtual annihilation in the coming Autumn and Winter, says “The Times's” Lisbon correspondent. One egg at present costs 10/-, and a loaf £6. from the black market. The diplomats also confirmed that not more than one parcel in 10 sent privately is delivered, which means that the Red Cross ships are the only remaining method of relieving suffering. Because the Greek police are not allowed to patrol, there is a wave of night robberies, which have increased the population’s difficulties. The German authorities attributed the robberies to gangs of undisciplined Greeks, wearing Italian uniforms.