IN THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 19, 1939
TWO BIG BRITISH VESSELS SUNK IN ATLANTIC
London, To-day.
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TWO BRITISH SHIPS were sunk in the Atlantic yes- terday, the 10,000-ton Yorkshire and the 7,000- ton City of Mandalay, by a U-boat. The United States Maritime Commission announces that the 300 survivors of both ships have been picked up by the American ship Independence Hall.
The Yorkshire, which is owned by the Bibby Steamship Co., was a ves- sel of 10,184 tons gross and 4,206 tons net. Built by Harland Wolf at Belfast in 1920, she was powered by four steam turbines and was 482 feet long, with a breadth of 58 feet and a depth of 40 feet.
tons and
Owned by the Ellerman Lines, Ltd., the City of Mandalay was a vessel of 7,049 tons gross and. 4.511 net. Built by Swan. Hunter Wigham Richardson at Newcastle in 1925, she was 443 feet long, with a breadth of 58 feet and a depth 32 feet.
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A noticeable feature of both ships was their cruiser sterns,
The Independence Hall, 5,050 tons gross, is owned by the fnited States Shipping Board. Reuter.
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500 MILES OFF THE FRENCH COAST
Washington, To-day. Three hundred survivors from the Ellerman Line vessel City of Mandalay and the s.s. Yorkshire have been pick- ed up in mid-Atlantic by the United States steamer Independence Hall. whose master sent a wireless message to the United States Martime Com- mission reporting the rescue.
The Independence Hall was on the way from Bordeaux and re- ported her position at the time as being 500 miles from the French coast.
An announcement by the Maritime Commission, says that the 300 sur- vivors rescued by the Independence Hall, come not only from the City of Mandalay but also from the 10.000 ton Bibby liner, Yorkshire.
NO ITALIAN DEMARCHE IN LONDON
Rome, To-day. Signor Bastianini took with him to Londen no plan or mem- orandum from the Duce regard. ing ourrent events, according to Stefani, the official News Agency, which states that the Interview between Signor Bastianini and Lord Halifax In London on Tues- day was for the purpose of es- tablishing normal contact be- tween the new Italian Ambassa- dor to London and the British Foreign Secretary.-Reuter.
NAZIS PAY ANOTHER
AIR VISIT TO SCAPA FLOW
London, To-day. German 'planes were
A message picked up in Gibraltar seen yesterday in the that she rescued 223 survivors of the Scapa Flow area of the
from the Independence Hall states
Yorkshire. Reuter..
SCORES HURT IN LINER IN ATLANTIC GALE
New York, To-day. In response to a radio re- quest, the United States Coast-guard cutter, Hamil-
Orkneys.
German aircraft, apparently on re- connaissance, were seen to approach from Kirkwall in the north to Dun- cansby Head in the south.
Two air-raid alarms were sounded in Kirkwall and anti-aircraft guns went into action when a German 'plane flew over at a great height.
Some observers report seeing the 'plane lurch In the air and there are unconfirmed reports that it was shot down.
Two flights of 'planes flew over a neighbouring area and anti-aircraft craft were too high to be seen. guns went into action; the enemy air- Reuter.
ton, went out with supplies BY ANY
for the treatment of scores of refugee passengers in the liner President Harding.
The refugees had been seriously injured in a gale, during the height of which, a seaman on board was suc- cessfully operated upon for appen dicitis.
the
After receiving the supplies, President Harding is proceeding, while the Hamilton has radioed that she is going to assist the Glasgow steamer Blairbec which has wirelessed a re- port to the effect that she has lost her rudder.
OTHER NAME....
New York, To-day.
Commenting on the fact that 20 Senators opposing the repeal of the tention to speak, thereby prolonging arms embargo, had notified their in- the debate, the "New York says: By whatever name they care to call these speeches, they will still be filibustering.
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"Despite any excuse that they can SEVENTY-THREE INJURED make, that Allbuster will put upon A wireless message from the Pre- them the responsibility of maintain sident Harding states that 45 pasing just so much longer the Act fav sengers and 28 of the crew have ouring Germany while Nazi planes been injured.
bomb Scotland and Soviet statesmen walter is believed to have been bully the Scandinavian Democra- lost overboard-Reuter.
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