CHENA MALL, OCTOBER 5, 1937-
TORPEDONA FIRED AT H.M.S. BASILISK
London, To-day.
It is learned that the destroyer H.M.S. Basilisk, while engaged on anti-piracy patrol in the Western Mediterranean, was attacked yes- terday by an unknown submarine.
One torpedo was fired at Basilisk, which retaliated with a depth charge, the effect of which is unknown.
Seven British destroyers and two seaplanes are reported to be en- gaged in searching for a submarine which is alleged to have attacked two destroyers, according to an other message from Denia, relayed to Paris from Valencia.
It is-added that the search is being carried out by British forces in the neighbourhood of Cape San Antonio. Reuter,
CONSULTATION AT ORAN
British And French Commanders
Oran, To-day
VON TIRPITZ COMING TO FAR EAST
Berlin, To-day..
Herr von Tirpitz, head of the overseas section of the press de- partment of the German Dye Trust, is leaving shortly for the Far East.
Herr von Tirpitz will be in charge of the Trust's affairs in China and Japan-Reuter
NEW GERMAN
SUBMARINE
FLOTILLA
Kiel, To-day. A new German submarine flotilla, Flotilla 3, was put into under Lt. Commander service Eckermann yesterday.
The fotilla consists of the sub- marine mother ship Weichsel, the mother ship Mosel, seven submari-
nes, U 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22, and the torpedo-boat T 156.
By order of Herr Hitler the new fotilla will bear the name Lohs Flotilla, in memory of Lt. Lohs, who perished in the Great War when in command of a submarine.
Lt. Lobs was one of Germany's best known submarine commanders;
The Commander-in-Chief of the and was awarded the Pour le combined British and French anti-Merite for his exploits-Trans- piracy fleets, Admiral Sir Dudley Ocean.
Pound, and the French Vice-Admiral
Esteva, held a lengthy consultation
here yesterday.
Also present were several high British and French naval officers as well as the Prefect of Oran.
Informed quarters attach
con-!
OFFICIAL
siderable importance to the meeting. REPORT ON
at which technical details of COM-
trol and co-operation between the THE TYPHOON
British and French feets were
cussed.
Trans-Ocean.
AGREEMENT TO BE RATIFIED
dis-
The mean wind in the harbour Inever reached gale force, says the Director of the Royal Observatory, Mr. G. S. P. Heywood, in the course. Provisions of the agreement of an official report on the typhoon. reached at the Anglo-Franco-i
Italian naval talks in Paris will in The typhoon, says the report, first all probability be ratified in the course of this week-Trans-Ocea
SUSSEX REGT. DEMONSTRATION MARCH
developed to the east of North Luzon on the morning of October 2 It passed the northern point of Luzon Jon the night of October 2-3 and passed into the China Sea, at first moving about due west. No. 1, local signal was hoisted at 10.02 am. on October 3.
Its track subsequently curved NW. by N. and at 6 am on October 4. the typhoon was in the vicinity of the Pratas Shoals. No. 5 signal
Jerusalem, To-day. was hoisted at 5.24 xm. as it was All is quiet in Jerusalem and Jaffa, now apparent that the disturbance and the strike of shopkeepers is would pass close to the coast scarcely noticeable.
Hong Kong.
of
The First Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, yesterday marched round The wind reached gale force at the walls of Jerusalem to demon-Wagian and Gap Bock at strate British military preparedness. but the typhoon was not of great Shots were fired yesterday at lines-severity and the strongest gust re- men repairing the cut telephone wire corded at the Royal Observatory was along the Jerusalem-Jaffa railway. one of 67 miles an hour at 7.15 p.m. -Reuter.
The typhoon crossed the coast about 30 miles east of Hong Kong
Asheville Arriving between 8 and 9 pan and it is now
of
time
filling up to the north of the Co-
The USS Asheville, after a stay lony. The lowest barometer read-
some considerable
ing was 29.51 ins. at 10 pm No. 5. Swatow, is arriving in Hong Kong signal was lowered at 112 xm, on to-morrow
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