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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 8; 1940.
Of Marseilles Hits Mine Off Scottish Coast
INTERIOR MADE A SHAMBLES BY EXPLOSION
London, To-day.
THE ELLERMAN LINER City of Marseilles, was holed amidships after striking a mine off the
Scottish coast yesterday.
One Lascar seaman was killed and 13 Indian sea-
men injured.
The explosion occurred only a few minutes after the
pilot cutter put the pilot aboard.
The master of the cutter said that they had gone away about 50 yards from the City of Marseilles when the latter struck the mine.
PEACE INITIATIVE DENIED
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Parla, To-day. Authoritative quarters in Paris categorically deny reports in the Italian newspapers which Infer that Great Britain or France has made semi-official communica- tions to Italy on the preliminary conditions for peace negotiations. -Havas.
ITALIAN HINT TO GERMANY
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The ship's boats were immediately lowered but two boats capsized and about 14 men were seen swimming in the water.
Three managed to climb on the rudder of the liner and the pilot cutter put off one of its own boats and picked up the men in the water, some In the last stages of - exhaustion.
Afterwards the cutter took four of the liner's lifeboats in tow, bringing about 40 members of the crew of the. liner to port. A lifeboat was called out and was guided to the City of Marseilles by R.A.F. plane.
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LITTLE EXTERNAL DAMAGE The City of Marseilles was towed to port yesterday. There was very little external damage apart from two lifeboats wrecked in their davits but the interior of the vessel was wreck- ed.
Capt. Olson, the master of the liner was injured In the explo- alon, suffering shock and bruises. The tonnage of the City of Mar- seilles is 8,000 and there was a crew of-163,-Router.
EUROPEANG RETURN TO SHIP
A dozen European members of the crew remained on board overnight and yesterday morning the remainder of the Europeans and a number of Lascars returned to the vessel by
A somewhat sensational ar- ticle was published in "Rey-lifeboat and a tug.
Men of the Canadian Activa Ber- vice Force, the first fighting troops from Canada, arrived in England Just before Xmas. Photo shows Canadians busy with "dice soon after their arrival. (Copyright, Fox).
FILIPINO
HITCH IN SOVIET-NAZI TRADE TALK?
Berlin, To-day. Although the Nazis con-
OPEN GOLF tinue to assert that the trade
TITLE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Manila, To-day. Harold McSpaden, American holder of the Canadian Open Title; won the 28th Philippine Open Golf Champion- There is very little external dam-ship yesterday, turning in a card of nolds. News" yesterday con-age to the ship but the interior is a 287 at Wackwack Club, Quezon City, cerning Mussolini's recent shambles-British Wireless, message to Hitler.
The article asserts that Il Duce told Hitler that should the Allies relect "an Italian peace plan" Italy would not continue her moral support to Germany, unless the Reich com- pletely breaks with the Soviet.
Spain would follow In this matter.
Italy's policy
The same publication asserted that following the vicissitudes of the Rus- sian campain in Finland all the Nazi leaders, except Herr von Ribbentros, are convinced that the Reich will gain nothing if it signs à military alliance with Morcow..
The article added that Herr von Ribbentrop might be dropped from political Hfe upon the insistence of Field Marshal Goering whose infu- ence is now continually iner Haves:
U.S. LINER DETAINED
CHINA BACK TO OLD METHODS
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near Manila.
Emery Zimmerman, American pro- fessional, was second with 291, while T. Yamoto, of Japan, was third with 292.
talks with Soviet Russia are progressing satisfactorily, the head of the Nazi trade dele- gation to Moscow has return- ed for fresh instructions.
He is reported to have had a long conference with Joachim von Ribben- trop, Nazi Foreign Minister.
blems for the Nazis are, firstly, how It is said that the two major pro-
the goods are to be transported, and secondly, how German industry, al- ready severely strained, can fulf Soviet orders, especially for such things as precision tools and instru- ments, which are required quickly.-
Between them, the trio receive the lion's share of the 10,000 pesos prize Reuter.. money.
Other best scores include:—.
T. Toda, Japanese Open Champion, WOMAN
297; B. Asami, Japan, 298; Larry Montes, ex-Philippine Open Cham- pion, 299; A Zimmerman (Emery's brother), 801; Nurman Vonnida, re- presenting Australia and the 1939) Philippine Operi Champion; 302; J. A. Morioka, Japan, 306; and H. L. William Australian Amateur Champion, 307.
Shanghai, To-day. Mission doctors who have arrived from Wuhu report that since the closing of the Yangtze local industrial
medicines are being substituted with products, and ancient Chinese herb
Thirty-six of the field of 67 quali- excellent results for the more scientified on Saturday for the final round. Ac methods of modern civilisation. Reuter.
Soft, locally-manufactured Chinese paper is used in place of gauze for most di
ses have replaced : al- reds, an old Chin- vsentery, are
giving better results
TAL TOURS
YESTERDAY WAS HOT
ROBE TO AS YESTERDATM
DAY FOR
SHOT DEAD
IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. CHINËSE "PUPPETS". HAVE AP-
PARENTLY DECLARED WAR ON WOMEN, POLITICIANS FOR - YES- TERDAY MORNING ANOTHER PO. LITICAL ASSASSINATION, – THE SECOND. INVOLVING THE DEATH OF A WOMAN, OCCURRED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT,
The victim, Misi Chen Yi-hip was instantly killed when a gunman fired several shots at her.
teacher
Deceased was a well-kno and as arderit supporter of