ELEVEN MISSING

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24101, 21 October 1941, Page 7

ELEVEN MISSING

AMERICAN DESTROYER 10 OTHERS INJURED DECENT IT-BOAT ATTACK (Feed. 5p.m.) "WASHINGTON, Oct, 19 The United States Navy Department announced that the destroyer Kearny was attacked by a submarine which was undoubtedly German early on Friday morning, and has now reached port. Despatches report that 11 of the crew are missing ; one was critically injured, one seriously injured, eight suffered minor injuries and are in no danger. It is supposed that the Kearny hns docked in Iceland. This was the firstmessage from the destroyer since she was torpedoed on Fridav. Previously it was believed that none were injured.

The fact that no lifeboats were launched is taken to mean that those missing were blown overboard by the explosion. TROOPS FROM ITALY TYPICAL NAZI SCHEME INTERPRETATION IN AMERICA (Reed. 6.40 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. If) That when Germany asked Italy to send 1,000,000 soldiers into Ihissia, France and Yugoslavia she n;ay have planned then to attack Italy itself, was the suggestion made by Mr. Breckinridge Long, an Assistant Secretary of State, when addressing a gathering of 125 Italian-American societies.

"The recent experiences of most other countries in Europe," Mr. Long observed, "give plenty of ground for the fear of the Italian people that if they send their soldiers away, they bare their breasts to an attack from their so-called friends and allies.

"The significance of the German demand should not be overlooked; it means that the German army has suffered such stupendous losses in Russia that it is compelled to call on Italy in order to keep the German war machine going." The speech was broadcast on shortwave to Europe in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. ROYAL DUKE'S VISIT GUEST OF SPANIARDS (Pood. 6.10 p.m.) MADRID, Oct. 10 The Duke of Gloucester, with his suite, is visiting Algeciras, the Spanish port near Gibraltar. The Duke and members of his party are the guests of Spanish officials. VICHY AND BERLIN VICHY, Oct. 10 Diplomatic relations are being resumed between the Vichy Government and Germany. Krug von Nida has been appointed German representative to Vichv.