RIOT IN CAMP

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21532, 22 September 1941, Page 5

RIOT IN CAMP

BRITISH FASCISTS CLASHES WITH GUARD STONES & BOTTLES USED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright; (Received Sept. 22, noon) LONDON, Sept. 21 A riot broke out at the Peel (Isle of Man) internment camp last night, when 600 Fascists demanded the return to camp of three captured escapees, who had been put in the camp prison. The demand was refused and the three rioters were put in prison. Others then attacked the guard with stones and bottles. The scenes continued through the night until the rioters were tired out. The guard stood with loaded rifles, but under Home Office orders were not allowed to fire unless men were caught getting through the barbed wire, which nine attempted to do. The residents of Peel were unable to sleep owing to the noise. They are wondering what will happen tonight. / The camp .today was littered with broken glass and bottles. Escape and Recapture Aeroplanes and patrol boats sweeping miles of sea recaptured three British Fascists whb escaped from internment on the Isle of Man on Wednesday. The fugitives crept into a town by night and boarded a motor-boat. The engine was out of action so they rowed toward Ireland until a trawler sighted and reported them.

CLAIMS BY GERMANS 150,000 PRISONERS TAKEN ANNIHILATION OF FORCES (United Press Assn.—Hire. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 22. 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21 A communique from Hitler's headquarters states: In the battle of encirclement which is proceeding east of Kiev the armies under FieldMarshal von Riechenau .and Generals von Kleist and Buderian annihilated large sections of the enemy and have already taken 150,000 prisoners. A High Command communique says: The annihilation of the enemy encircled east and south-east of Kiev is progressing. German units which penetrated from the west pushed on across the Dnieper River to the east and linked up with the forces which had attacked across the Dena from the north. Violent enemy attempts to break through failed. On the southern flank of the offensive front we have reached the Sea of Azov. The way was cleared for this by the heroic action of an infantry division which forded across the wide lower reaches of the Dnieper River near Borislav, holding the positions in the face of all counterattacks. A special communique issued tonight said: We have captured Arensburg, the capital of Isel Island. Most of the Osel islands are thus securely in our hands. Only scattered sections of the Osel garrison remain on the western end of the island. Their destruction is imminent. 10,000,000 MEN GERMANY’S BIG ARMY (United Press Assn.—F.ler. Tel. Copyright) NEW YORK, Sept. 21 A message from Jackson, Michigan, states that Mr John McCloy, Assist-ant-Secretary of War, in a speech to the Michigan Bar Association, said that the Germans have 300 divisions, equal to 10,000,000 men, under arms. Of these 100 divisions can yet be thrown into battle in Russia. “Today the hottest flames are burning before Leningrad,” said Mr McCloy, “but tomorrow there is almost sure to be a flare-up in the Mediterranean, either in Spain or in North and West Africa.” Mr McCloy said that the personnel of Germany's air force was as large as the entire United States army. “We already have the means,” he said, “for the full command of the sea, while Britain will soon command the air. Next year our armies, if needed, will be prepared to respond to any task that can be foreseen.” Mr McCloy indicated the United States probably would put land aeroplanes into the Battle of the Atlantic. Naval officials believe that such aeroplanes will be able to exert a decisive influence on ship sinkings.

LULL OVER BRITAIN NOTHING TO REPORT (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 22, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 21 An official communique states: There is nothing to report about any air operations over Britain. SHORTAGE OF PETROL PLANES FORCED DOWN (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 22, 1 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21 Royal Air Force attacks on Axis petrol dumps in the Western Desert are believed to have been responsible for a number of Italian-manned Stukas making a forced landing on the Libyan frontier in the past few riayu. The American Press correspondent reports that a squadron of Junkers 87’s, intending to raid Sidi Barrani, were forced to land on the desert on the Egyptian side of the border. Sixteen Italian members -of the crew were captured. They admitted that the planes’ petrol tanks were only half filled. “No benzine, no flying,” they said. COMMITTED SUICIDE TURKISH CONSUL-GENERAL (Received Sept. 22, 2 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 21 Ali Mehmet Yukselen, Turkish Consul-General in New York, was found dead in his apartment. The police said he had evidently committed suicide.