THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 24, 1940.
NORWEGIAN AND BELGIAN
SHIPS BOMBED BY
BY NAZIS
British Aircraft Drop Leaflets On Vienna
BRITISH SHIP MACHINE-GUNNED: TWO WOUNDED
LONDON, TO-DAY.
NAZI AEROPLANES WERE BUSY IN THE NORTH SEA YESTERDAY, LOOKING FOR UNARMED MERCHANTSHIPS. AS USUAL, THE NEUTRALS SUFFERED.
sunk.
that was on fire while re- The ship later continued on
Two Norwegian ships were attacked, one being
set on fire, the other A lifeboat stood by the ship
pairs were being made. its voyage.
the lifeboat that Her captain told another Norwegian ship, whose name bombed he did not know, had been and sunk. A British naval vessel is now searching for the crew.
The guns failed to score a hit as the planes twisted and turned. No German fighter planes seen.
were
The airmen who returned to France reported | reveal that leaflets were dropped.—
Reuter.
A Belgian captain has that his ship is einking and the cap- tain of another has wirelessad that his vessel is being "taken in tow by a warship."
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Norway has also lost another ship, the 1,600 tons Telnes, which has not
since February been heard from
to She was bound from New York Holland and Belgium, and had a crew of 18.-Reuter.
FLIGHT OVER AUSTRIA
London, To-day. For the second time, R.A.F. 'planes The first have flown over Austria. flight was on the night of January 12, when R.A.F. machines flew over north- west Germany, Vienna and Prague.
This time they flew over Austria and Bohemia-Reuter.
"GOTHIC" ATTACKED
London, To-day. For the first time since November 22, Nazi planes on Thursday/Friday night flew towards Britain.”
They did not attempt to attack any warships, however, but machibe-gun- the British steamer Gothle, of second ned 2,500 tons. 'The captain and mate were injured, "but the ship has returned safely to port-Reuter.
PUTS BACK TO PORT.
London, To-day.
The British ship Gothic (2,429 tops) which left port on Wednesday night,
GERMANS TAKEN OFF STEAMER
Berlin, To-day.
According to a German news agency messago from Lisbon the British auxillary cruiser Comorin stopped the Portuguese steamer Mossamedes Nyasa, bound for
from Lourenco Marques, and re- moved 12 German passengers, In- cluding two wives.—Reuter.
WALTHAM EXPLOSION FINDING
London, To-day.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest yesterday on the vic- tims of the Waltham Abbey powder factory explosion.
no
The Coroner said there was evidence of sabotage.
by Colonel Evidence was given
the Perrereau, military assistant to
Ordinance Chief Superintendent of Factories, that the court of enquiry had concluded that the most likely cause of the explosion was the ab- normal, weather.
The court considered it possible | réturned within two hours," having | that it was due to nitroglycerine be-
been attacked by enemy planes.
coming frozen, and that it had been Cooper- inadvertently worked in that state The skipper, Capt. J. Nesbitt, and the Second Mate, Mr. by one of the operatives.—Reuiter. London, To-day."
Caxton; were injured, the latter sëri- ously, by machinegun bullets, are in hospital.
The ship's superstructure heavily riddled by bullets.-Reuter. By Ed Read
LEAFLETS DROPPED Reuter's correspondent" with the R.A.F. says that German anti-aircraft guns went into action without suc- cess against British planes which flew over Austria and Bohemia.
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IMPORTANT
COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE
Stockholm, To-day.
Swedish Foreign The Minister, Mr. Guenther, left by train last night for Co- penhagen to attend the con- ference of Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway that opens in the Danish capital to-day.
Although the maritime question is the direct occasion of the meeting there is no doubt that the Ministers will take the opportunity of discus- sing many matters 'urgently concern- ing all three States, including the question of Finland and the attitude to be adopted in the event of open intervention by another power and problems relating to Scandinavian security, especially in the event of an invasion of any of these countries,
Although
Scandinavian exaspera-
tion at the difficulties of neutral ship- ping has been rising steadily it is not expected that any sensational results from the conference, will emerge which will probably be concluded by Sunday. But
Reuter:
SAFETY IN CONVOY
Paris, To-day.
Of 2,000 merchantmen, convoyed by of the French since the beginning the war, only three have been sunk. The French Navy has escorted 116 convoys, and co-operated with Royal Navy in $3 other convoys. Reuter.
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GERMAN WARSHIPS IN HELIGOLAND AREA BOMBED BY R.A.F.
London, To-day.
THE R.A.F. HAVE CARRIED out a bombing attack on German warships in the Heligoland Bight, the Air Ministry announces. The attack was cor- ried out on Tuesday-Wednesday night. Warships in the Bight were attacked with bombs. Anti-aircraft batteries on ships and on shore opened up on our 'planes, without hitting them.
very
bad One BAF bomber was attacked, the homeward' journey by three enemy fighters, but without weather was encountered, which ac- success. One of the enemy machines, counted for the faillire of one pomber
to return home." it is believed, was forced down..
Berlin states that one R.A.F. ma-
Reuter. suffered during the operation, but on Ichine was brought down.
No casualties or
were damage
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