Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 6, 1939.
"My Baby!" Rescued Mother Screams As Ship Sinks ATHENIA WAS SHELLED BY U-BOAT AS SHE SANK: 200 STILL MISSING
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).-Further dramatic stories were told by Athenia survivors to-day.
It was revealed that many passengers and crew were killed by the explosion.
CEILING CRUMPLED
In the second-class saloon, where passengers were dining, the ceiling crumpled to the waterline.
A young Jewish couple saw their two young sons drown when their open boat capsized.
Women passengers worked with the men for many hours at the oars, the life boats being crammed to danger point, and many being filled with water, with the passengers sitting waist-deep.
There was a heavy swell and bright moon- light. MOTHER'S HEART CRY
found then af fat. Tine WAX cry of women and claldren only domad they throw the children do t
of the packed hats, and at the lat moment managed to gent inte
There se
it
WORLD NEWS
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).—The German workers and peasants don't want war, says a message from | German independent socialists to the British Independent
Labour Party.
The statement, written on the: No recruiting from these orchipa- eve of the war, says: "Though|tion: will be allowrert. we love our native country, we HELSINKI, Sept. 5 (UP). --- A have nothing in common with special German cuissary, Her Von In our Haselt. brrived here inkley to the present regime.
Ing 7114212 illegal pamphlets, spread oven negotiate with the Finnish Gosemi- among the fortification workers products and foodstuffs, from Finiand
supplies, chic dy | who are watched by the Gestapo, we | |have protested against the occupation ¦
of Austria, the annexation of Uzecho- į BERLIN, Sept. 5 (UP), -It has Stovalca,
Hitler's policy
or been announced here that a "neutral pression and wor.
power" has arranged for the release Fof two members of the Poli
nad
.
Wood
This war is not our war, In the Embassy at Berlin who were detained midst of death and destruction, don't at the Danish frontier, in exchange forget the feals for which we have for two members of the German
Embassy many people Bust died under torture or suffered in con- similarly detained at the Lithuanian at Warsaw, who were over-thuy vald not row at fir 1. tut rathcentration camps.
time they pushed away from the sink- "Lake, you, we love our country, but frontier, ing Athent. Har seat puched then jour cominon fatherland is humanity": hk again.
One young woman pulled from the water, sat well. quietly for a moment, and then plunged board screaming: "My baby!"
It is clear from the survivors' stories that the torpedo exploded abaft the engine room.
A Glasgow member of the crew estimated that 25 per cent. of the American passengers were killed by explosion,
the
Finally they aut clear and with 12
LONDON, Sept. 5 Reuter).The men at six dans, struggled about in frustry of Information states that it the Less for ten hours before bemgj
reported from Angora that the German-Turisth commercial treaty reed.
Alk. Bigelow sudel that achtally which expured on August 31 has not
only been renewed. their boat was lucky as it wien jankle-deep in water. It was 4 ammi | before they were picked up and they
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).—-Ca Hh two children'
Ju appointment 23 Lord Hit were in pyjames.
Chancellor, Sir Thomas tokup has! Bogove uded by paying Ma thute to hi companions and to the been rated to the peerage, with the
title of Viscount Caldecote,
He added: "There were many children aboard, and blanked there were heartrending scenes as the children rushed about, helplessly calling for their parents.
"I saw a great cloud of smokeyak on des had the time, d was dirk
ship, but sonn afterwards
submarine had turned a gun m us and had fired two shell."
Ship Was Shelled
Wit
Ballant rescuers,
to
the
surface
LONDON, Sept. † (Router), ---The State aud property of the Paljahr
been Polish institutions have
LO- fircated by
German decree, according to the German radio.
The disposal of the property is reserved to the State Commissiónrys who have also the right to confisente the property of Polish natiounis.
5
(Reuter).
LONDON, Sept. Orders have been foued fixing pige visional tea priver nud bringing undes Leontrol whitesate and import tea trade. The food department i tak- hug over all stocks in bond In the all arriving
and Wholesale thereafter.
retail United Kington, and
prices must not exceed those current for the week ending August 26.
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The Metal Ex-
girl lying dead in a deck chair, with, the ship entirely, as she listed badile from o range of between 800 would adjourn on September 7 until change will, open to-morrow.
at fest and stayed in that position and 1,000 yards.
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Captain's Story
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).-The IRONDON, Sept. 5, (Heiner)-Up- King and Queen matte their first after the torpedo had struck the Ang wife, Mildred, and I made a
noon, Captain Cook, master of the ton of war this evening, when they dach to our state-room to get life rival talay yesterday after-public appearance since the declara
ww two of the crew submarine came to surface. Bi-i pomeres, 3
doubt that the British vessel was! fore we knew where we were, thread on deck. They had been blown Athena, said there was absolutely no visited units of the civil deferre
through the hatch by the explosion.
torpedocd.
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).---An win Thursday We went to our boat stations My
The torpedo went-aight through order-in-cutell on
make Mr. Ernest Brown both Mius- LONDON. wife got into the first boat but I with the ship to the engine room.
Sept. 5 (UP)—The Of Labour and Minister of London Stock Exchange has decided the last
passenger to leave hy the last
A submarine subsequently cameter passenger boat.
one National Service. and fired
lu re-open on Thursday after a short- The Captain and some officers were
lived effort to carry on the marketi Robert Gillan, one of the past on the bridge do I left and it is hell at the sinking liner.
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Heuter).M. in the street with brokers and deal- Hers, said there was no doubt the
Captain Cook then called forward Athenia
shelled
of the torpedoing, who Chamberlain announced in the House my impression that they were picked!
eye-witnesses well 215
14: up by a notur lifeboat.
their shoulders, torpedoed,
it took about an hour to evacuate said that the submarine fired Its mis-of Commons to-day that the flouses carrying gas masks stung over Gillan declared that he saw one
[September 13, unless special circum-i
her face cut in two, obviously by a
The First OMeer saw the substances warranted a recall, hell splinter.
marine's periscope and the trail of Puff Of Smoke of Lords to-day,
froll following in the patch of thei LONDON, Sept. 5_(Reuter).-M. In the House Lord Stanhope replied to a question I noticed a puff of smoke about a torpedo as it sped towards the 11-Lebrun replied to the King's message stating that the British people were on the torpedoing of the Athenia, and half mile away and I should judge fated liner. said it was impossible to estimate the that this had left the ship immediate-
U.S. To Take Action?
making ready as they did 25 years number of casualties until the variously after the explosion. A great many
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, (Reuter).o to engage, side by side will the definitelyThe Government has begun gather undertaking of resistance to one of French people, in the most nobile ships had landed the survivors in fuller passengers
puff of smoke. different poris.
for the sinking of the Allenia.
recorded in history. The State Department announced] "Qin the name of France I salute the ship, that the United States Minister 10 the British people with emotion. No Warning Given
(message was the Eire lud cobled from Galway that| The did which inspires Franco Lord Stanhope added: "According bridge that there would be a rescue he had interviewed the Allenia's and Britain, and their confidence in to witnesses, the submarine fired the ship alongside in about half-an-hour captain, members of the crew and the strength of their union, will make
hours before American passengers, who all stated them invincible." torpedo without warning, then broke It was at least three to the surface, so that there was no first one, and then auther, ship that the Athena was summit by a question whatever regarding the cause peared on the scene, of the sinking."
until she rank.
ideritifed it
TENTSIN, Sept. 8 (Domel).—The British Concession authorities have decided to seize the property of Ger- man nationals In the Concession
ending termination of the European
conflict.
and
Some were returning to this emantry There was a gaping hole on the hurt ng testimony to fix the responsibility the most hateful acts of ungreasion! Tientsin were immediately suspend-i
and some were gong to the Unitedside of the Athena. States.
!
A we
weer
the
submarine.
LONDON, Sept. 5, (Reuter)--The Shell Fired.
Minister of Labour has now been LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter)—Of given speetal powers to control those in the Athenia when she sunk, labour during an emergency. 430 were landed at Galway and 300) Employers will not be able to
engage men without his consent, Greenock Eight others who were injured arej Sir John Anderson the new Home being taken straight to New York. Secretary, hopes to arrange with him Survivors tell stories of the ppal-for the ustng of the services of re-
disaster. ling
fugees who are unxlous 10 "There is no doubt about it. My Britain. ship was torpedoed" said Captain Cooks, the master on arrival:
"The
serve
Business transactions between British
German Interests in
ed with the British declaration of! war putinst Germany. British nu- thorities announced that no personal would be permitted molestation against German residents.
BIAS BAY OPERATIONS
As it began to get light on Monday to the orpedo went straight through Cambridge University is to make no been forced to evacuate Kwei-
I understand that these were de The Admirally is anxiously await-Runt Nelson and the Southern Cross was heavily ling the return of the captain of the in my lifeboat, which
so t to be quite certain of loaded, we were unable to Athenia the facts before making any stale-
flares until Inte at night
The sca ment, but here there are rumours.
was comparatively calmat that shots were Bred at the ship, but became rough towards morning. Replying to Lord Strabolgi, Lord My lifeboat shipped no water, except Stanhope
sald that Lord Strabolgi the normal amount which could be balert out. We were at no time very was quite correct in suggesting that close to the Knut Nelson or the part of the sea where flies Athenia was sunk was too deep for Southern Cries while they were pick
ing up the passengers. inite-laying,
Arrive Besides, in any case it would have
Destroyers been absurd to place them there at all. This country is anxious to keep morning, we saw thren British des-alley."
He also said that a shell was fired My particular life-
It was aimed at to place mines in this area would be it was the last one to be picked up by the submarine. The destroyer which the ship's wireless entirely contrary to the whole policy, around 7 an
about 100 Other survivors corroborated the not only of the Adinirally, but of the rescued me, picked up
story of the shell having been fired. Government. Therefore the mere perengers altogether.
200 Lost In Athenia suggestion that a mine was laid by The sailors did everything they
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" They put us to be in this
could for us. their hammocks, simplied KIS
LONDON, Sept. 6 (UP).A sur-held a meeting of the Privy Council bear upon The Japanese invaders, food tea and cigarettes.
British
Trish and
paris shows this morning that approxi- mately five hundred
the trade routes going, and therefore troyers approach,
is obviously ridiculing
Explosion Killed 90
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" GREENOCK. Supt. 5 (UP).---Sur-
Survivor Broadcasts Through Daventry
enstine room and wrecked the
wath
vey of
vivors thongst the Athenin's ARMO LONDON, Sept. 5, (Reuter).—Mr. | estimated that 90 were killed aboard | Jom Bigelow, of Alberta, Canada, the Atheala when the explosion who was one the survivors of the curred,
| Athenia tragedy, gave R graphic
One survivor Able Seann 11.description of the torpedoing of the Dillon, said, "All of the Athenia's
His account was recorded and sub- life boats were launched within an hour and a quarter. Three other sequently broadcast throughout the members of the crew and myself had world by the B.B.C.
52 one boat containing charge of women.
"When
steamer two
Knut Nelson came to our rescue, we six ann, a boy and a girl, aged
Hurried Below
passenger
Vigorous Attacks By Chinese Guerillas JAPANESE FORCES operat- j LONDON, Sept. 5. (Reuter). ing in the Blas Bay area have change in the Michaeimas Term.
Students who have not been called chung, Lamtin, Wongkong and up, or are not expected to be called, Kaitan, in addition to other will be permitted to come into re-towns, according to a "Central
sidence.
News" message from Yungyun,'
5 LONDON, Sept. (Reuter).temporary capital of Kwangtung Prior to his visit to civil defence province. pasts yesterday afternoon, the King
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Heavy pressure has been brought to at Buckingham Palare.
according to the Chinese message, which claims that there were 200 OLDENZAAL, Sept. 5 (Beuter)-Japanese casualties. and members of the crew of the Sir Nevile Henderson and his_Em-!
Some of the Japanese have retired torpedoed liner Athenia are still bassy staff crossed the German-Dutch to their warships and transports in Bias Bay. Others have retired to Pokut, on the Canton-Kowloon Hall- way, and lo Shataukuk, on the Hong- kong frontier, ata froin
The survey
frontier this afternoon.
unaccounted for.
He had been waiting on the German is still incomplete but American consular officials side since the early hours of the slate that there are only 311 Nur murning for the announcement that vivors aboard the steamer South German Embassy ern Cross, which might be heading London had arrived in Netherlands for the United States.
territorial waters.
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It is believed that the death toll
LONDON. Sept. will be in the vicinity of 200.
(Reuter) More Stories By Survivors
The first cinema re-opened yesterday at Aberskirk, permission having been SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” GLASGOW, Sept. 5, (UP)--someone is on duty during all per- the theatre providing granted to other survivor of the Athenta, Mrs.formances to listen to air raid warn-
cd
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Japanese artillery lins been brought! is operation in the vicinity of Sam- stiul, the message adds. Chinese positions at Mahow were shelled.
From other sources it is leated that the position on the Hongkong harder this morning is quiet. -
Canton Germans Leave For Macao
Mr. Bigelow said that he had just one to the lounge, His wife and the Norwegian
five, had gone to the cabin drew alongside and made fast but amidships, just above the spot where
the torpedo struck, our boat got under the stern of the
Water poured in on them. Hel E. M. D. Lewis, said: "After the ings, and providing also there is vessel and was struck by the pro- pellor which knocked the bottom out/tried to get to their aid, but could; submarine fired the first torpedo, it sumclent stall always available to
make
no headway for about 15 proceeded to fire a shell through the prevent any panic, of our frail craft
Several people were killed and minutes through the milling crowds boat deck on which, the passengers
were busy embarking in the fre CHUNGKING, Sept. 6 (Central), there were only about seven or eight pouring up to the boat decks.
Meanwhile the ship had taken a boats."
Pandit Jawaharal Nehru, leader Di
SHIIUKWAN, Sept. 8 (Central)--- survivors altogether from our boat."
Mr. Thomas MacDonald told the the Indion Nationalist Movement, Germans in Canton are reported to Police at Greenock told "United bad list to starboard and all the
"United Press": "We had just finish-left Chungking by plane for Yunnan have left for Macno under the escort Press," "About 400 survivors from the ship's lights were out.
when we supper Sunday night
en route back to India yesterday of Japanese troops on Monday, Athenia arrived at the pler at 8.301
He managed to get hold of a lan heard n, ahock right underneath the morning. He was seen off at the a.m., aboard a British destroyer. Ten were wounded, amongst whom were tern and hurried below, where he recreation room in the stern. The aerodrome by a crowd of 1,000 gov- out Immediately. With ernment officinis and representatives to members of the crew and some found his wife in the water. Ho lights went passengers. They were the first to dragged her out and up on to the other tourist passengers, we all re- of various organisations.
garded the incident with interest and disembark und were
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)The again, fully expecting the ship to hospital in five ambulances."
sink it any moment.
ed chaos everywhere. The first buat National Registration Act and other Survivor's Account SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Desperately, he pulled Mrs. Tay-launched turned over and I saw bills which were passed on Monday GLASGOW, Sept. 5 (UP). The lor, a stewardess, out of the water many of the occupants drowned. The and Tuesday in boils Houses have re-
aboard the Athenia and then plunged into the cabin, lifeboats were supposed to hold 40 ceived the royal assent. explosion occurred at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday. The which was nearly full, to find the persons, I think there were 80 in
LONDON, Seut. 5 (Reuter)-Tite noise was not deatening but was loud children.
We cruised for nearly 11 hours Canadian Ministry of Labour enough to be disturbing.
when we were plcked up.
nounces-that the Prices and Trade Ile grabbed hold of them and man- Mrs. Elien Fisher said: "It seem-Board will have certain powers to aged to carry them both up on to the ed very good to get off the Athenis, prevent profiteering in necessities in deck to his wife, who was waiting but it was a worse moment when the Canada. anxiously, and not knowing what to submarine apparenly Bred
torpedo which passed underneath our expecl.
"Women And Children' boat. I think we are very lucky to When they got to the lifeboats they come home right side up."
to
deck, and then returned to the cabin without fear, but the explosion caus rushed
I was sitting on the tourist deck at the buck of the funnel and I distinct- ly felt the explosion as it came up through the hotch in back of the funnel.
Lights Went Out The lights on the ship went out im-1 mediately, and although it was not!
They just had their heads above the water, he said.
ours,
another
an-
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