MACHINE-GUNNING OF SEAMEN BY NAZI FLIERS
London, To-day.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS yesterday, Col. Rt. Hon. J. C. Wedgwood (Labour) asked the First Lord of the
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seamen by German 'planes, he would see that no ships were sent out to pick up Nazi airmen who were brought down in the sea.
Mr. Churchill replied that His Majesty's Ships had observed -and would continue to observe the ordinary in- stincts of humanity, which requires the rescue from the sea of all shipwrecked mariners and castaways.
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Later in the afternoon it was discovered that no goods relating to the forged bill had been dered or received by the company. Police investigations are pro- ceeding, and there is a suspicion that it was an inside job.
GRETAFIELD ABLAZE BEFORE SINKING
London, To-day. Twenty-eight of the crew of the Gretafleld were picked up by a traw-| ler. Eighteen of them were injured and are now in hospital. The ship burst into flames before she sank.- Reuter.
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Vice-Admiral E, A. Taylor (Con- servative) said that it was repugnant to every senman that he should not do all he could to save anyone from the water.
In London yesterday, contrast was drawn between the fate of a British lightship's crew and the crew of the scuttled Wakama's crew.
The British ship was sunk by a Nazl 'plane which knew it could do
Helsinki, To-day.
The violence of the Russian at- tacks In the Karelian Isthmus showed signs of falling off slight- ly yesterday but bitter hand-to- hand fighting had taken place in the trenches.
Finnish headquarters describe the fighting in the Summa sector as "fiercer than any battle in the world war."
The plies of Russian dead be fore the Finnish lines rose high- er and higher, nor were the Fin- nish losses small-Reuter.
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therefore sending them to almost certain death. The next day, seven bodles had washed ashore,
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IN THE CO- were picked up by a British cruiser|CHIANG KAI-SHEK and are safe and well. Reuter. LONY WAS CONFIRMED BY THE
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Madame Chlang's visit to Hong Kong is said to be for personal medical treatment and has no political signi- ficance.
Mr. W. H. Donald, who accompanied Madame Chiang to Hong Kong, called on the American Ambassador yester- day,
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Berlin, To-day. The German Labour Leader, Dr. Ley, has called on the workers of the against the English- world to unite
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Nine hundred Jews were taken from Stettin yesterday bound for the Jewish reservation-created-around Lublin, in Poland.
This is the first time Jews from Germany have been sent to the reser- vatlon, which has had only Polish, Havas. Czech and Austrian inmates.
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Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt yesterday told pressmen he hoped Congress would vote credits for the construction of two battleships as provided in the naval estimates sent to the House of Representatives yesterday.
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INDIAN TERRITORIAL BATTALIONS
New Delhi, To-day. Orders have been issued for the raising of three more battalions for the Indian Territorial, Forces. Re- cruiting starts as soon as possible. Reuter.
Oslo, To-day. A U-boat has arrived at Wilhelmshaven with two survivors of the Norwegian steamer Elka (1,503 tons) which had not been heard of since January 27, accord- the ing to a cable received by owners from the Norwegian con- sulate in Hamburg. The Elka had a crew of 18.-Reuter.
Oslo, To-day.
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It is reported that five of crew of the Danish ship Martin Goldschmidt (2,095 tona) wore rescued by a Norwegian vessel off the north-west coast of Scotland. Fifteen of the crew are reported. lost. Reuter.
Jerusalem, To-day.
The Australian troops began training in earnest yesterday. The commanding officer told Reu- ter: "Although the men have had only three months service I would confidently be prepared to lead them over the top now. They came to Europe to fight and the tougher the fight the better. They do not want to go to France since they don't desire to be cooped up in fortresses. They want hand-
Reuter. to-hand scrapping."
Montreal, To-day.'"
The body of Lord Tweedsmuir was cremated here last evening an hour after arrival from Ottawa. A brief and simple service was held, attended by Lady Tweedsmuir, the Hon. Alistair Buchan, Sir Arthur Redfern and a few other mourners. Reuter.
Vatican City, To-day. Even the Vatican has had to come into line with the rest of the Europe and has established rationing of bread, sugar, coffee, butter, tobacco and petrol.-Reu-
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London, To-day.
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An explosion, believed to caused by Irish Republican agents, occurred about midnight at a shop In the centre of Birmingham. One man was injured and is now in hospital.
Bombs also exploded In the Birmingham suburb of Aston.
Three unexploded bomba were discovered in the centre of the olty.—Reuter.
A hand bag, containing money and articles valued at US$40, was lost by Mrs. R. E. Cassidy, wife of an officer in the U.S. Navy, between 12 mid- night and 1 a.m. to-day while travel- ling across the harbour.
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