NEWS IN BRIEF

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 September 1945, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF

SWISS ARMY losses BERNE,'September. 15. The Swis'i AnriV, although il did not'fight in battle during the war, lost more than 4000 mon; 2660 died of illness, and 1005 as lhe result ot accidents, and 362 committed smeme. BOMBS IN PALESTINE. JERUSALEM, September 16. Nine were injured yesterday when pamphlet bombs (piping .containing political handbills) exploded in various parts of Jerusalem. Similar bombs are reported to have been thrown in the centre 01 Tel Aviv. Leaflets- which, it is reported, weie iesued by a Jewish extremist body known as the National Military Organisation, stated that the thiee weeks’ grace allowed Britain s new Labour Government to solve • the Palestine question in favour ol the Jewish oeople had elapsed, and the c-rganisa'tion “now meant business. EX-GERMAN LINER. (Rcc. 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, September 16. The crack former German liner Europa, berthed at Southampton lor the first time since the beginning ol the war, to pick up 4500 troops returning to the United States. The former Blue Riband holder is now a United States transport under command of Captain Perry, United States Navy. Captain Oscar Schare, the former German commander ol the liner, is also making the voyage vyitn seven German technicians including the chief designer of the ship. SPY SENTENCED. (Recd. 10.25 a - m^ THENS) Sept . 16 . Captain Barras of the Hungarian Army was sentenced to. death on a charge of spying for the Germans. Barras was attached to the Hungarian Legation in 1943, anu remained after the departure of the Legation last September, and. continued to transmit information of the movement of British and Greek Troops. Barras admitted, his guilt and said he obeyed orders. DENMARK’S FOOD SUPPLIES

LONDON, September 16. While the’ rest of Europe starves, Denmark has 3000 to 4000 tons of surplus beef weekly, which is not exportable because shipping space is 'lacking, says the Associated 1 ress correspondent at Copenhagen. Denmark, since the liberation has exported 31.000 tons of butter, 16,000 eggs, and 4000 tons of bacon, half of which went to the American Army and hall to the British Food Ministry. PROSECUTOR HANGED. LONDON. September 16. Dr. Kurt Blaskowitska, public prosecutor in Prague under the Germans, and allegedly responsible lor the deaths of 122 Czech patriots, was hanged after a two-day trial. T}} e execution was carried out m the prison because of widespread P ro ~ tests against the public hanging last week of Josef Pfitzner, who was Mayor of Prague during the German occupation. . BATTLESHIP HOWE CAPETOWN, September 15. The battleship, “Howe,” arrived at Table Bay yesterday for a ceremonialopening of Cape Town’s great new dry dock, a'he captain of the ship revealed that her displacement was not 35 000 tons, as hitherto believed, but 45,000 tons, owing to improvements made during her construction. She was the last of her class to be finished.

LONDON, September 16. A Press Association Naval correspondent states: The battleship “Howe” now has a standard displacement of 38,000 tons, or 3000 more than when she was completed in 1942. The captain made a remark at Capetown giving an impression that the battleship s standard displacement had been increased to 45,000 tons. He actually referred to her approximately laden weight, or deep displacement, which

with additional protection, armament, and radar and with increased fuel reserves and other supplies, totals 45,000 tons.