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London, To-dav. THE SKIPPER OF THE 12,000-TON steamer, “Sultan Star," sunk by a U-boat (Itself Immediately after- wards destroyed) in the Atlantic on Wednesday, on the arrival of the survivors in England yester- day, described the wireless operator, Mr. P. G. Windsor, as the bravest man he had ever seen. "As soon as we were hit in a vulnerable spot,” he said, "I ordered Sparks to send out an S.O.S. call and in the face of imminent peril, he continued to send out mes- sage after message.
S'HAI ROADS AGREEMENT
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
AN AGREEMENT ON THE VEX- ED QUESTION OF CONTROL OF THE EXTRA-SETTLEMENT ROADS DISTRICT OF IN THE WESTERN SHANGHAI IS TO BE SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON BY MR. CORNELL S. FRANKLIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE S.M.C., AND MAYOR FU, OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GREATER SHANGHAI.
It is undestood the agreement deals with the modus videndi of policing the roads.
The roads in question adjoin the Settlement and are in Chinese terri- tory. They were built and are main- tained by the S.M.C.
Recent attempts by the Shanghai Municipality to take
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"The ship was gradually slipping down backwards into the water as she was rapidly filling up astern.
'When the stern was under water with the bows high in the air, I warned Sparks that he must take his chance by abandoning with the rest of the crew, but he insisted on staying at the transmitter until he was certain that the messages had been picked up,
"And he did.
"When ho left the wireless cabin,
Was the funnel
already under water, with just the edge lying on the surface, the ship half submerged.
"We had given up hope of seeing him again when she appeared about to plunge, but after contacting a British warship, he appeared on the port side
In less than and jumped for it. minute, the "Sultan Star" had foun- dored."—Reuter.
WEATHER REPORT
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Greater The Royal Observatory reports that over the anticyclone appears to be moving pressure being highest In
the roads led to serious disputes and eastward,
a number of armed clashes.-Reuter. I the vicinity of Shanghai.
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Jerusalem, To-day. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Domin- lons Secretary, on arrival here yesterday was welcomed by the Commander-in-Chief and other officials and afterwards drove to all the Australian camps. Mr. Eden told Reuter: "Having seen these fine men I would like to take a series of photographs of them, make them into picture postcards and send them to Hitler they would spoll his breakfast all right." Reuter.
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London, To-day. Although no details are yet available, a flash from New York states that another United States munitions factory has been the scene of a serious explosion, sus- pected to be due to sabotage, Eight were killed and troops have been sent to assist in rescue of the injured. Havas.
Helsinki, To-day. The Russians are attacking on a wider front — In the north of the Karelian lathmus only the nar- row Talpals River separates the armies.
The Russian troops now attack- ing at Summa and Talpale are much superior to those previously encountered. Router.
London, To-day. The German Government's ar-
an guments in support of the nounced policy of unrestricted submarine warfare are more than usually futile, says art authorita- tive statement, International law has always fully recognised the with right of neutrals to trade belligerents subject to the right of the other belligerent to pre- vent the carriage of contraband, but the methods employed for this the purpose must accord with laws of war, which preclude the sinking of merchantships without"
for the warning or providing safety of the crew.
Regarding Britain taking ships for examination, the Into port right of diversion into port was admitted and practised by all the belligerents in the last war.
Germany herself constantly uses this right in the Baltic.
The true foundation of Ger- many's claim to sink vessels in waters where she cannot exercise surface control is the inability to make any impression on the com- merce of Great Britain except by illegitimate means.-Reuter.
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London, To-day. The wreckage of the Italian steamer Giorgio' Ohlsen has been found off the East Coast. Seven- teen of the crew were saved. Reuter.
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