ATLANTIC BATTLE

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24539, 23 March 1943, Page 3

ATLANTIC BATTLE

U-BOAT PACK AND CONVOY] LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES (Reed. 11.20 p.m.) LONDON, March 22 Heavy losses were suffered by both sides when a big U-boat concentration attacked for two days a largo Allied convoy in tlio Atlantic, according to seamen whose ship was sunk and who have now reached Britain. "Torpedoes that hit ns came from different U-boats," said one seaman. "Tho first struck us on the starboard side and the second on the port side as we were preparing to abandon ship." All but live on that ship got away and were picked up by a destroyer, whose crew said that never before had they encountered such a tremendous U-boat concentration. The American Navy has announced the sinking of eight cargo vessels during the last week in the Western Atlantic. Twenty-four seamen are dead and 87 missing. More than 200 were rescued, ft is the highest weekly toll in those waters in two months. Five of the vessels were American and the others British, Norwegian and Hon- ! duran.

DISORDERS IN FRANCE GERMAN OFFICERS KILLED (Reed. 7.40 p.m.) LONDON, March 21 New disorders, in which several Ger- j man officers woro killed, have broken i out in Lyons, says the Algiers radio. Street demonstrations and clashes against the occupation troops are flaring up throughout France. The radio sent tho following message to the French people to-night: "Your struggle is ours. Me patient Your hour will strike soon." EFFECTIVE GREEK RIOTS NAZI PLAN IHWARTED (Recti. 7.40 p.m.) LONDON. March '.21 Widespread rioting has broken out in Greece following rumours that the Germans are preparing a decree for general civil mobilisation, reports the Istanbul correspondent of tho Daily Telegraph. Students in Athens organised protest marches and workmen organised a large-scale strike. The reaction was so overwhelming that the Germans decided j not to proceed with mobilisation. HARVEST FOR 1947 AGRICULTURISTS WARNED I,ON 1)0.\ March 21 Slating tliai he never had been one of those people who thought the war would soon ho over, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. 11. Hudson, at Cambridge to-day said: "As long ;igo as 1911 1 warned agricultural committees that, in my view, they would bo safe to consider the harvest for 1045. Recent events have caused me to modify that view "1 now 'think they will he safe in considering the harvest for 1017. Kven if the Germans have been defeated before then the world food situation will be such that we shall he compelled to do our utmost to help by continuing home food production on something approaching its present scale." Sir. Hudson said tho need was for a maximum output of wheat and barley, an increase in potatoes and other vegetables. and tho maintenance of tho sugar beet output. TELEVISION IN HOMES LONDON, March 'JI Television, possibly of an entirely new type, is likely to come to every home after the war, thanks to the enormous progress made in radio since the war began Sir Allan Powell, chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation, made this forecast at the British Associations of Science and the Citizen Conference at London. Sir Allan anticipates that after the war cinemas may televise actual events.