HELP FOR NAZIS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21363, 6 March 1941, Page 7

HELP FOR NAZIS

GERMANS IN BULGARIA BIG MECHANISED UNITS BREAK WITH BRITAIN DAVENTRY, March 6 The German military machine is daily becoming more conspicuous in Bulgaria as the Nazis continue to occupy important positions. The .British Legation is expected to leave early next week, but it is pointed out that the breaking off of diplomatic relationship does not necessarily mean war. In defining the reasons for Britain’s •-’tep, Mr George Rendel said that Britain could only conclude that Bulgaria was actively preparing to help Germany. Reuters’ correspondent in Sofia describes the three main routes running south of the capital as five miles of mechanised units. 133,295 PRISONERS CAPTURED IN LIBIA ITALIAN’S HEAVY LOSS U nited Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, March 5 It was announced today that the total number of prisoners taken by the British forces in Libya is 133,295. capture ol' 130,476 Germans in 63 days in the last months of the last Italian guns captured in Cyrenaica total well over 1200. In the House of Commons, the War Minister, Captain Margesson, stated that he did not think it desirable to give the British casualties, as in this case they were exceptionally light. A military spokesman at Cairo declared that the immediate problem of the Free French victors at Kufra is the disposal of 1000 prisoners. It would be a difficult task to transport them across the desert and therefore possibly they will be disarmed and released at Kufra. A message from Bombay announces the arrival of 6700 Italian prisoners, bringing the total in India to over 32,000. Guns and Prisoners Taken No accurate total of prisoners taken in Italian East Africa is available yet, but many Italian colonial forces have deserted and it is certain that the prisoners taken so far number nearly 16,000. At least 112 guns have been taken from the Italians in East Africa. DANGEROUS AREAS MINES ON ICELAND COAST (United Prc?s Assn.—uiec Tel. Copyright) WASHINGTON, March 4 Navy hydrographers have warned mariners of three dangerous areas established on the east coast of Iceland. They gave no details, but presumably meant minefields.