THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6. 1937.
SEA DRAMA OFF BISCAY COAST: WE "WILL SINK YOU" THREAT
The full story of the capture of
"Again we replied, and continued
the French cargo boat Tregastel on our course. was told when the steamer reached "Nothing happened until 9.30
Bordeaux again after having been am by which time we were in detained for a week at Bilbao. Spanish territorial waters, about The Tregastel left Bordeaux on 2 miles northwest of Cape Del July 2 with a cargo of privisions, Ajo. intended partly for consumption of
"Then suddenly, without warn- refugees it was hoped to evacuate ing the Almirante Cervera fired from Santander.
three shells in our direction, the At Le Verdon (at the mouth of first two fell between us and the the Gironde) she took on board an land but the third fell to port, less observer of the Non-Intervention than 100 yards away. Committee, M. Simon.
"Early on the moming of July 4," said M. Simon, “The Almirante Cervera sighted us. She signalled 'stop, where are you going?”
"We replied: Santander "The Cruiser went on her way. "Half an hour later, the British torpedo boat H.65 came steaming up and called to us through a megaphone.
"What is the name of the obser vation office on board? What did the Almirante Cervera ask you?"
Germany Prepares For 11
Il Duce's Visit
Berlin, Saturday.
Signor Mussolini's visit to Ger- many commands streamer head- lines and lengthy editorials in
the entire German press, many
"We stopped immediately.
The Admirante Cervera signal- led to us: "North
"We turned the helm. "Then she ran up another signal, in French:
"We Will Sink You”
If you enter Santander we will
sink you.
"To emphasise the warning, an- other shell came over, which al- most grazed us.
"The cruiser steamed away but her place was immediately taken by an armed cargo boat, which signal- led follow me.”
"A republican aeroplane came out from the land and circled to
protect us but the trawler and the
Almirante Cervera opened fire and drove it off.
The Almirante Cervera signal-
led that we were not to use our wireless to demand assistance from French and British ships.
"The captain's request that we might put back to St. Jean de Luz was refused.
"A pilot came aboard and at 61 editors marking the occasion with p.m. we moored in the port of comments on Italo-German friend-Santurce." ship and co-operation.
M. Simon added that they were
On July 10 they were allowed to leave with their cargo.
Writing in the official Nazi treated courteously but com- Party organ “Voelkischer Beomunication with the land was for- bachter," a commentator on forbidden. eign affairs declares that Ger- many welcomes in Signor Mus- solini the creator of Faseism an-
On the way back they saw the der whose undeviating foreign trawler La Liberte of Arcachon policy and farsighted leadership stopped at sea. All her cargo was Italy has developed into the transhipped to the Almirante Cer- strongest Mediterranean Powervera and she was taken off in the
Stating that the entire scope of direction of Bilbao.
relations between Germany and There was no doubt as to the Italy is not comprised of the so-nationality of the Tregastel for the called "axis" policy, the writer tricolour is painted in a broad band declares that the two nations have on the bridge and on each side of similar ideals and national charac- the hull. ter, and in the Duce's visit these
will acquire new expression.
NEW EPOCH
Writing in similar vein, the "Frankfurter Zeitung" states that Italo-German relations aim to be more than a mere constellation of Powers but are a sign that a new epoch in the history of Euro- pean politics is developing
"In indicating a willingness to forget the bitterness of the past and to concentrate on creating new national sentiments, Italy and Germany will liberate Europe from the sordid burden of the post-War
och
The Es recalls Herr Venice in 19
since have factors
of power
"National Zeitung Hitler's visit to and declares that
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