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THE GHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 3, 1939o
SWEDISH SHIPS TO BE ESCORTED
Stockholm, To-day.
Naval escorts will be provided shortly for ships in Swedish territorial waters, according to the newspaper "Allehanda,” quoting authoritaïve sources.
The newspaper states that the decision follows the recent infringements of the neutrality laws, including the seizure of the Latvian ship. “Imanta and the at- tempt to force a Swedish ship to leave territorial waters.
Closer control of territorial waters, including air patrols, will also be applied in the near future. Reuter.
SINKING OF THE VENDIA: TORPEDOED WITHOUT ANY ADEQUATE WARNING
AN ACCOUNT OF THE
London, To-
sinking of the Danish steamer
Vendia on Saturday by a German submarine is given
STRONG
by a member of the crew of the ship which picked up DANISH
the survivors.
The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine while it
was on its way to the Clyde with ballast, only. Eleven
of her crew were killed.
The member of the crew of the rescue ship said that they were about six or seven
the miles away from Vendia when they heard a tremendous explosion and saw a lot of smoke.".
They rushed to the scene and found the Vendia with her bow out of the water and her stern under water. She had been hit amidships.
U-BOAT. THREAT The attacking Nazi submarine took on board six men and later put them back into their lifeboat. The rescue ship. launched its own lifeboat into heavy seas and got all the survivors on board after some very dangerous moments.
The survivors and the rescue ship to were told by the submarine not mention the sinking until they had reached port otherwise, they would not reach port at all. Hence the de- lay in reporting the sinking, which oc- curred on Saturday.
One of the survivors said that
the
WORKING IN
PAIRS
COMMENT
SWEDISH CAPTAIN HAS TRIP
IN U-BOAT
Stockholm, To-day.
The German submarine” which sank the "Gun" dived. with the Swedish steamer's: [captain and two of the crew on board and remained sub- merged for seven hours.
The incident was related by a Haelsingborg newspaper following the- arrival of the "Gun's" captain at that.. port.
The captain related that the "Gun" was stopped by a German submarine on Saturday. The captain and two sailors were or- dered aboard the U-boat, while three Gorman sällors boarded the "Gun." whose crew took, to the boats.
In the course of these exchanges a British submarine appeared, where- upon the German dived with the". Swedes on board and remained sub- merged for seven hours,
FIRED THREE TORPEDOES While under water the Nazi sub-
The Danish press is react-have sunk the British submarine.
ing strongly to the German
attacks.
Copenhagen, To-day. marine fired three torpedoes, which German captain declared must
The "Gun" was sunk so quickly that the Germans on board did not The "Berlinske Tidende" says that have time to rejoin their submarine, it is now obvious that Denmark can-but had to spend the night in one of
the Swedish boats.-Reuter. four not expect the same conditions of Ed-safety as in the last war. The bomb- ing of Esbjerg could be explained as an accident but what had happened on Saturday is "like a slap in the face!"
charged
Li Kam was sentenced to months' hard labour by Mr. R. wards this morning, when with stealing a fountain pen.
Li Lum, charged with aiding and abetting, was given a similar
tence.
sen-
Detective Sergeant Brooks' said that two district watchmen
defen-
saw
dants following a student in Queen's Road yesterday afternoon. Near Co- chrane Street, second defendant bumped into the victim and first defendant extracted. the pen from his
jacket pocket.
ANOTHER OF THE KIND
Li Man-foon, 20, cobbler, was be- fore Mr. T. J. Houston to-day charg-
theed with aiding and abetting the theft
of a wrist watch..
ship was ordered to stop but at same time there was a terrific explo- sion and the engines were blown through the bridge.
ELEVEN KILLED
The captain said that the eleven men were killed by the explosion; none were drowned. On being ordered to stop, he did so at once, blowing his siren in acknowledgment.
The Danish Minister in Berlin has been instructed to lodge a protest and also to do what he can to expedite the release of the three Danish steamers being held in German ports.—Reuter.
FRITZ KUHN MAY BE DEPORTED
Information obtained against Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German-Ameri- can Bund, may lead to a move for cancellation of his citizenship, Tho- mas B. Shoemaker, Chief Deputy U. S. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalisation, said here.
"Kuhn, a naturalised American citizen, has been under secret investi- gation of our department for nearly two years," Mr. Shoemaker disclos- ed. He said his department at Wash ington had obtained some indication..
'Det. Sergt. R. McVey said that Tsang Sang who was convicted yes- terday, gave information leading to Li's arrest.
They worked together in stealing a wrist watch from unknown woman.
an
Defendant. was sentenced to three months' hard labour, 18 strokes, of the
and cane,
recommended banishment..
POSTAL
OFFENCE
A fine of $15 was imposed on
for
a
travelling trader Li. Ping, by Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, for pas- session of three letters for sending out of the Colony, otherwise than through the Post.
It was alleged that the letters were found on defendant; when searched on board 9.s. Tai Poo Shek,
WALLET
STOLEN
The “National Tidende" says that it seems that Germany, like Napoleon, is trying to force the neutral powers to take part in thờ blockade against England.
If this is the case, it will spell ruin for the Northern countries, and es- Pecially for Danish trade. It will be no consolation for them that they will be permitted to sell and trade on the, Continent.Reuter.
FORCE WITH
FORCE, SAYS SWEDISH JOURNAL
Stockholm, To-day.
In a leading article the newspaper "Allehanda” says: "It can hardly be maintain- ed that the sinking of Scan-
SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK
London, To-day.
Two more neutral ships- have been sunk by the Nazis.
The first is the Swedish steamer, Gunnar, of 1,200 tons, of Gothenburg, which was sunk on. Sunday morning in the Skager Rak by a ̈ German": submarine. The ship was bound for Antwerp and her crew of 18 has been saved.
Yesterday morning, the Flanish schooner Baltic "struok^a German mine.off the east coast of Zealand. Her crew of 10 was asved. The Baltic was quid for Denmark with a cargo
enter end tal
dinavian vessels reduces Bri: GERMAN tain's ability to continue the EXCUSE FOR
war.
"What then is the object of this brutality towards neutral shipping?
"In such circumstances. It is in. evitable that neutral navies should be ordered to watch over mor cantile shipping.
"If we are to maintain . the neu- trality of our waters, we must back
our words with force."-
ter.
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Ob
that Mr. Kulin allegedly had a prison Mr. J. Lizak, of the ss. President record in Germany before he went Taft, informed the Police yesterday to Mexico in 1024, Mr. Kuhn came that while he was walking, in Queen's to the United States, In 1928, and Road Central near the Queen's Thea- a ridge of high obtained his Anal citizenship papers tre, an unknown Chinese stole from south-west. Chi Mo in 1934.
his pocket a wallet containing 47 wurd of Japan
"VENDIA"
Copenhagen. To-day.
sert that the Danish ship
The German Admiralty, as--
"Vendia,”, whicfr. was torpe- doed in the North Sex, not only attempted to escape but- tried to run the German U-Boat. "which is a warlike [act: in'" contravention of in- ternational rules."
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tory reports that The statement adds that the captain xtends from and crew should be courtemartialled, acile east-and if the ofynars complain, they can
ove appeal to the special court of uppeal".. “Kuhn withheld that information | "yen.
An area of relatively low pressure Fin HamburVUST from us when he applied for citizen- Mrs. A. E. Langenberg, of No, 23; covers the eastern part of the China. The King and Queen of Denmaric ship here, and that is ground for Wal" Ching Street, was robbed of Sea and the Visayas.
have sent a message or deepest gým- cancelling his citizenship papers," Mr. "her wrist watch In Argyle Street, yes-" "A depression appears to be form-pathy to the owners of the "Vendia."""
Shoemaker added.
terday morning.
'Ing to; "the south-east of Guam.
-Reuter.