HUNT BY MOONLIGHT
j SUBMARINES ON SURFACE LONDON, Oct. 13. j The reference in the Prime Ministi er’s speech hi the House of Commons | co hunting submarines by moonlight I had a grim significance | Submarine crews rely on the ! darkness for the period in which they I can come to the surface to breathe I the fresh air and rest. Long periods are also necessary on the surface to run the engines and thus recharge the batteries which supply the submarine's power when submerged. In the moonlight aeroplanes can see submarines lying on the surface, and .it least cause them to submerge.
DEATH IN CAMP The first death at the Hopuhopu military camp is that of Mr. W. Gveenall, an ex-serviceman who, although aged 62, enlisted with the Bpeeial force and was accepted for service. During the Great War he served with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots, and rose to the rank of quarter-master-sergeant. At Hopuhopu lie had been doing canteen duty. Mr. Greenill died suddenly after a heart attack.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20071, 18 October 1939, Page 5
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