SECOND EDITION NEW MOVES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23970, 21 May 1941, Page 10

SECOND EDITION NEW MOVES

THE MIDDLE EAST MOSCOW AND BERLIN JOINT ACTION POSSIBLE DISCUSSIONS RETORTED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyfifcht (Reed. 1,15 a.m.) WASHINGTON, May '.'o Diplomatic reports indicate that Russia and Germany arc negotiating for joint action in the Middle EastRussian troops are undergoing spring manoeuvres in the vicinity of Tashkent, in Turkestan. The Ankara correspondent ot the New York Times says shipping circles say Germany is negotiating tor the use of Russian ships on the Black Sea to carry war materials to Russian ports for transhipment to Iran. Germany is also believed to be seeking permission to ship troops and war materials across the Black Sea and then Across Caucasia to IrakIt is also reported in Ankara that Russia has agreed to relinquish her share in the control of the Danube delta in exchange for certain gams in the Middle East, possibly a warm-water ; port on the Persian Gull.

VICIIY REPRISAL AMERICAN SHIPS HELD (Heed. 1.10 a.m.) WAS 11! N<:TON, May '_>() It is reported that the Vichy authorities have prevented two Fnited States vessels which took cargoes ot Hour from the Fnited States to France from leaving Marseilles on the return journey. The action is believed to be a reprisal for the seizure of French vessels tied "lip in the Fnited States.

MIDDLE EAST MARKET ANSWER TO GERMANY DOMINIONS, INTERESTED f I,OX DON, May 19 New Zealand and Australia are interested in the format ion of Imperial Chemical industries (Turkey), an oil - shoot of Britain's £74,000,000 Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited. The new company is intended to provide an j answer to Germany in aiming to win export markets in Turkey, Iran. Irak and the Middle East. Fwo British and two Turkish directors Tvill be appointed for handling Imperial Chemical industries' exports, not onLv from Britain, but iroin subsidiaries in New Zealand and Australia imperial Chemical Industries ot Australia and New Zealand, Limited, is the Australian subsidiary. It is engaged in important war production. A New Zealand subsidiary, Imperial Chemical Industries (New Zealand), Limited, was registered in 1935 as a distributing company.

ISLANDERS STARVING GERMANS SEIZE SUPPLIES LONDON, May 19 Reports from Chios, a Greek island 5n the Aegean Sea, west of the Gulf oi S/nyrna, depict an unbearable situation, says the Times' Istanbul correspondent. Islanders are starving because the Germans have requisitioned all the live stock. Bread is unprocurable. The inavders have also requisitioned beds, bed linen and blankets. The doors ,o) houses must be left open at night. Ja ,spite of a German warning that the islanders must not leave under pain of death many are secretly reaching Turkey.

POST AT ADMIRALTY Vi CE-ADMI RAL WHITWORTH JKecd. 7.15 p.m.) LONDON May IS The King has approved the appointment of Vice-Admiral William J. Whit worth, C.8., D.5.0. : to be a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and chief of naval personnel, in succession to Admiral Sir Charles Little. Vice-Admiral Whitworth had been in command of the Battle-cruiser Squadion since 1939, prior to which he was Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty. RANGITANE SURVIVORS 'ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND LONDON, May 17 After six months ol adventure and clangers on the high seas, survivors of the liner Rangitane, sunk on November 26 in the South Pacific, have reached their homes in England Interviewed in her Leeds home today, one survivor, Mrs. E. -M SntclifFoHey, said; "1 am delighted to arrive in time for my son's fifth birthday." The Rangitane was attacked while on her< way from New Zealand to Kngland. The raiders put the captive survivors on ( the South Sea island of Emiran, from where they were rescued WOMEN'S LAND ARMY LONDON Ma.v .'0 The Women's Land Army, whwli is j doing agricultural work in Britain, reached its record strength last month I of 11.173 members