WAR ITEMS

Grey River Argus, 24 November 1944, Page 7

WAR ITEMS

LONDON, Nov. 22. Workers in all factories at Eindhoven, including the huge Phillips radio plant, stopped work at noon to-day for 12 hours as a demonstration in support of demands for more food, says Reuter’s correspondent in Holland. The managements left the plants in sympathy with the workers. In the Carpathian Ukraine elections to local committees have already taken place in most communities administered by the Czechoslovak Government throught their delegate (Nemec), whose work is now in lull swing. He has restored all Czechoslovak laws. Fascist parties have been dissolved. Dieppe, despite the German demoli- ; tions, nas handled as much as seven thousand tons of vital war supplies in one day. Although the Germans controlled Le Havre, under twenty miles from the assault beaches, less than zero point six per cent, of the total of stores landed over the beaches was lost throught enemy action. To the middle of September more than 2,200,000 men were landed with four million tons of stores and 450,000 vehicles. A confused but highly successful naval operation took place on the Western Mediterranean on Saturday night, when light Allied coastal forces observed two enemy convoys cruising offshore between Spazia and Genoa, writes an Italy, correspondent. One was proceeding north an.Ci the other south. The two other convoys met in the darkness, and in the ensuing confusion the enemy ships were fired upon by their own shore batteries and proceeded to engage each other. Our ships also came under fire and withdrew, but when the position became clarified they attacked again in the face of heavy gunfire. One enemy ship blew up with such a violent explosion that the engines of one of our craft shifted in their beds. The enemy, caused superficial damage to our ships, but we suffered no casualties. NEW YORK. November 23.

The “New York Herald-Tribune’s” Rio de Janeiro correspondent states:

Large forces of Brazilian troops have taken up positions on the frontier facing Argentina’. They are armed with United States lend-lease weapons. The move is described as a’ precautionary measure, adds the correspondent Brazil is strengthening border positions, not only on the Argentine frontier but alfo on Paraguay and Uruguay? the two small buffer States between Brazil and Argentina. Reports of recent violations 1 of Paraguayan territory by Argentine Army planes have not improved the situation.

Brazilian authorities explain that they prefer to keep men on the frontier because of poor transport. In an emergency it would 4 take two weeks to reach some of the border areas from San Paulo, the principal strategic centre in Brazil. SEED POTATOES: Sutton’s Short Top, Aucklander, King Edward, Arran Chief, 4/6 per qtr„ £1 per sack. Table P'otatoes 4/- per qtr. Hot House Tomatoes 3/6 per lb. New Potatoes 31b for 1/3 Large Lettuce 5d each BEDDING OUT PLANTS: Asters, Nemesia, Pansies, African & French Marigolds, Stocks, Hollyhocks. Petunia, Salvia Bonfire, Cinearias. Cabbage, Lettuce and Tomato Plants. E. V. ARTHUR & CO., ’PHONE 765. BOX 156.