WAR ITEMS

Grey River Argus, 27 November 1943, Page 5

WAR ITEMS

REINFORCEMENTS FROM AFRICA NAIROBI. Nov 25. General Sir William Platt. G.0.C., East Africa Command, revealed that vast numbers of black and white troops have already left for the Far East front. Many of them are already in Ceylon. < INDIAN FOOD PROBLEMS. NEW DELHI. Nov. 24. Food rationing will be introduced in New Delhi as soon as a scheme is ready, stated Sir Jawai Srivastava. food, member of the Government of India, speaking in a food debate in the Council of State. It would affect everybody from the Viceroy downwards. He also announced that the Government of India had taken over responsibility foi 1 the feeding of Greater Calcutta. N'.Z. NAVALSLONDON. Nov. 22. „ The Ministry of War Transport is-x sues the merchant naw casualtv list' ■includino- Senior Fourth Engineer Stanley Rmnon. of No. 33 St. Stephen’s Avenue, Auckland: and Senior Third Engineer Officer Selwyn William White, of No. 51 Moana Crescent, Belmont. Dunedin The King has been pleased to approve of the award of the Albert TVTndei to Stoker (first class) : William Donald Dale, of Timaru, and Mention in Despatches to Stoker (first class). Ernest Valentine, of Wanganui, for. gallantry in saving fife when a serious explosion : took place in June. ~ , ' > i .' ■,