TREATMENT OF PRISONERS

Southland Times, Issue 24874, 14 October 1942, Page 5

TREATMENT OF PRISONERS

AGREEMENT POSSIBLE (Rec. 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, October 12. If the negotiations carried on today are successful reprisals in the treatment of war prisoners may be avoided and Germany may countermand the order to chain the Dieppe war prisoners, says The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent. The German High Command’s silence, which has lasted since Thursday, was significantly maintained today. General consultations between the Dominion Governments have taken place since Germany first announced her decision to chain the prisoners and complete agreement existed among the Dominions from the beginning on the necessity of taking retaliatory measures. „ ..... , The Danish newspaper Politiken published a private message from Berlin to the effect that the Germans at noon on Saturday fettered approximately 6000 British prisoners, making about 8000 in all. A German radio announcer said today: “It is genuinely to be hoped that the German Government will be satisfied with the British explanation because it is extremely regrettable that innocent people should suffer as the result of the British military authoribarbarous and clumsy methods.” (Cambridge) 1, Lieutenant C. H. Chandler (West Coast) 2. 12 Inch Sawing—Barratt and Barratt 1, Sapper D. H. O’Brien (Tuatapere) and Sapper G. H. Lodge <Karamea) 2. Single-handed Sawing, 12 inch—Sapper Ronald Barratt 1, Sapper O’Brien 2. 220 Yards—Sergeant F. T. Morrison. Long Jump and High Jump.—Sapper M. O. Turner (Matamata). Sheaf-tossing.—Lance Corporal V. Henderson (Cust). Prize for bushcraft —Ronald Barratt. Prize for field events. —Sapper MacDonald. Sapper MacDonald, who won the 100 yards, was second in the long jump and 220 yards and third in the 440 yards.