News In Brief
S. Africa General Smuts told the South African Assembly that his advice to the King would be that a bilingual Union National should bo appointed as the next governor-general. Doolittle.—President Roosevelt has announced that Major-General Doolittle has been promoted lieutenant-general. Foodless.—“Japan has lost so much shipping that she is unable to supply garrisons in her perimeter defence.” said Rear-Admiral Sherman, carrier wax-fare expert in Washington. He added that trying to supply her outposts submarine would be like feeding a grown man with a teaspoon. Gauges.—The Federal Government today adopted a plan for standardisation of railway gauges iix Austi'alia. The work will not he undertaken until after the war. Mr. Curtin said it took this %var to bring home how badly standardisation was needed. Reprisals—The Greek Information Office has announced that the Germans, in collaboration with Albanian mercenaries, burned down 11 villages in the Argyro Castro area, Greece, as a reprisal for the activities of Greek guerillas. Hunger Strikers—Hugh McAteer, the I.R.A. leader, who Is hunger-striking, has been foodless for 20 days, but is drinking water. Five hunger-strikers in Belfast prison resumed eating today, reducing the number of strikers to 21.
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Northern Advocate, 15 March 1944, Page 3
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