SHIPPING LOSSES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1941, Page 6

SHIPPING LOSSES

i SITTINGS OF COMMISSION MUCH EVIDENCE TAKEN. VISIT TO AUCKLAND NEXT WEEK (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. : The commission inquiring into cer- ; tain shipping losses and the alleged [leakage of information from New Zealland expects to conclude its Wcllingiton sittings early next week, A great; I volume of evidence has been taken in I Wellington, not merely from survivors of captured ships but also from persons who appeared to be able to throw light on the possible leakage and useful precautions against leakage. The witnes-i ses included a number from outside; Wellington. The commission proposes! to commence its Auckland sitting oh Wednesday next, possibly for two orthree days in order V> hear witnesses' for whom it is inconvenient to visit' Wellington. The commission does not! anticipate that it will be necessary toi sit elsewhere than in Wellington and, Auckland. The Auckland sittings will' also be in camera. The venue is not, yet decided but further information thereon can be obtained by applicationi to the Police Department. Auckland. | OFFICER DISAPPEARS 9 BRITISH MINISTER IN SOFIA PROTESTS. — MOST SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN i (By Telegraph—Pn-~> A--ociation —Copyright, j (Received This Day, 11.35 a.mJ ! SOFIA. February 27. < The British Minister. Mr G W Ren-' del, has protested to Professor FikJl j concernin); the mysterious disappear-; mice of Mr Wodin Greiiovilch the British passport officer. Mr Reiidel told an A-.-ocmt< d Press [ of Great Britain correspondent that; Britain was taking a most <crious view' of the situation and would leave no: stone unturned to find him and if Bri- i tain failed the} would know what tdo. Members of the British Legation! believe that there is a definite con-i nection with Mr Grenovitch’s disap*| pearance and the recent h-oting of the; passport office. Mr Gn-imvtlch was last! si en on a tram on route for Turkey He] is reported to have left Sofia on Fel>ru--ary 21 with three British ms',•. lute [ teachers and was taken off the tram by i Bulgar pMwo m the belm-t ~f Germans.