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Assistance In Finland Blockade
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH"
LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter).
-Germany is now assisting in
Wednesday,
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By Ernie
Submarine, Holed, Could Not Submerge
ONE-GUN STEAMER BEAT THE U-BOAT
the Russian blockade of Finland. THE SPIRIT OF TRAFALGAR LIVES ON..
It is confirmed in London that
tion to prevent essential war
"England expects that every man will do his duty," was Nelson's signal 184 the Nazi Government is making years ago. And as the great victory which that message preceded was being cele- use of Germany's strategic posi-brated in London came news showing that the same spirit and pluck are still with us, supplics from sympathetic Two British merchantmen ploughing their way through the Atlantic hundreds of countries from reaching Fin-miles apart are attacked by U-boats. Each gives battle with its only means of defence
—a single 4.7 inch gun-prepared to fight to the end. Germany is openly proclaiming that
land.
she is holding up orders placed in After a running fight lasting several hours, one is sunk. The other cripples its neutral countries before the out-attacker, sees it finished off by a destroyer which races to the scene.
break of hostilities between Russia and Finland,
nounced in London that the British.
ведтап.
was done for,
December 13, 1939.
Bushmiller
CHINA CURRENCY
FUTURE OF DOLLAR
Depends On War, Says
Shanghai Journal SHANGHAI, Dec. 13, (Rou- ter)The factors likely to in- fluence the future of the Chinese national dollar are weighed by the "Finance and Commerce," the leading financial weekly, which feels that the fate of the not peace returns to the Far currency depends on whether or
East in the near future.
After referring to the recent heavy purchases of foreign exchange in the Shanghai market to cover the large
adds:
·
Three hundred men, women, and children, passengers and crew of another imports of cotton and rice, the poper Germany came out openly on British ship torpedoed in mid-Atlantic, orowd into the boats without panic-and join Russia's side shortly after it was an in singing "The Yanks are com-
"Commodity prices everywhere are rising and China has to continue. to Government was granting British ing" as an American liner comes often during the time she had been "Our answer was a shot. The U-is she forced to
make essential purchases. Not only Arms lleonces to export war materials to their rescue.
purchase far more to Finland.
bit then fred once across our bows, heavily in certain directions then she A dramatic story of how the ghting and following us.
Then, at about half-past two in bus we kept on trying to escape. U.S. Aids Finland
4,204-tons British tanker Lon- the afternoon, a destroyer appeared
would in normal circumstances, but "For hours we dodged about and has to pay twice NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Reuter)don Trader not only kept a
the number of on the horizon in answer to our we were beginning to think we had dollars which it would have been President Roosevelt told a Press con- U-boat at bay for seven hours, signals and we knew that the U-boat beaten her when there was a tre- necessary six months ago and four ference that the American Red Cross
mendous. explosion-the U-boat had times the number which would have is spending over $500,000 for European but damaged it so badly that it
"The submarine crew tried to put submerged and hud let us have been required less rellef, of which $25,000 was sent to could not get away, was told by up something of a fight against the with a torpedo.
than two years Finland and $10,000 npplied to pur-| Antonio Cutajar, a Maltese warship by gunfire, but it was hope-. "We took to the hoats. Cura There lies the weakness. chuse medicines in London for
less and very soon she was sent to leaked badly all night, and we Finland,
the bottom,
couldn't have lasted much longer."
Tremendous Pressure "We were on n voyage from
The crew were saved by the war-
Kept On Singing
"The whole economy of the country Bristol to South America when, ship."
When the survivors of the British is suffering through the tremendous early one morning, the sub- 14, But Wasn't Scared
steamer Yorkshire (10,183 tons) were pressure on its attenuated purchasing marine attacked us," he said.
power and unless there is some Equally thrilling was the story of landed at Bordeaux recently from "We at once brought our only the one-sided battle between the the American liner
change for the better, it is only u Independence
question of time before a further gun into action, and so efficient-5,000-tons West Hartlepools cargo Hall, they were still singing.
bout Heronspool and the U-bont ly was it handled by the gun which torpedoed her after a running warped into the
As the crowded rescue steamer was collapse, is witnessed.
"Those who take the long-term pler, erew-both ex-Navy men that night lasting several hours.
the survivors view and prophesy a further weaken- crowded the rails cheering, and singing of the exchange rates are prob- the U-boat was compelled to
Frank Elders. the Heronspool's ing "God Save the King," and as ably right in their forecast, if it is keep her distance.
mesaboy, who told the story when tribute to their rescuers The Star- just taken for granted that there is the crew of 30 were landed in New spangled Bunner." York recently from the American) Allogether 300
no hope of peace, liner President Harding, which res-landed, including members of the
"On the other hand, the position cued them, is only 14but he wasn't crew of the British steame: City of is such that should peace come in the scared.
Mandalay, which was sunk at the be an immediate possibility of a spec
comparatively near future, there will "I was far too excited," he said. sume time. "We couldn't see the U-boat in the
tacular improvement. murk, but we started to dodge and the two ships. zig-zag about.
WHO IS MAISIE?
"Shot For Shot" "But there were times when she was still near enough for us to see clearly the members of her crew manning the gun against us.
"For hour after hour we exchanged shot for shot, but the U-boat hit us only once, when one of our lifeboats was smashed by a shell,
Then our gun crew got in a shot which holed the submarine below the -waterline.----
tower.
survivors
were
"China" even now, is supplying foreign markets, with gradually in- creasing quantities of a few native
Nearly 70 people are missing from Most pathetle among the survivors This went on for some time, and were Hazel Armstrong, aged six, and then the U-boat suddenly appeared her brother, Kenneth, aged seven, products, which are urgently needed quite close to us--so close. I could see who lost both their father and mother and for which good prices are being the officers smoking in the conning-in the disaster. Also rescued was a paid.
"But it is a constant struggle to get. four-months-old baby, Margaret Cole, them over the many obstacles which "Signalling with lights, she told us whose mother is among the missing. block their way to the coast. If those A Mr. Clements, a British subject obstacles were suddenly removed, an was buried at sea before the Inde Impetus would be given to export pendence Hall made port. Mrs. trade which would make its bene- (Messages from Sunday Dispatchficial effect felt in practically all Correspondents, B.U.P., Exchange, and Reuter),
*This meant that she could not submerge again, us she had done so to 'Heave-to."
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