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(DOMEI). IT IS TOKYO, JAN. 22 AUTHORITATIVELY LEARNED THAT THE
NEW GERMAN.
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PROTEST ITALIAN LINER STRONG
WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE DETENTION
NY.K. LINER ASAMA MARU.
IN FLAMES AT SEA OF GERMAN PASSENGERS ABOARD THE
TOULON, Jan. 21 (UP).—Enveloped in fire from end to end, the 11,700-ton Italian liner Orazio is drifting helplessly in the Mediterra- nean, 100 mlies off the French coast.
THE DOOMED ORAZIO
Eight hundred of her passengers are missing, Of the 1,700 passengers and crew aboard, the rest have been accounted for by French warships and an
unnamed French liner.
Every available ship has been
NAZI MINE ordered to the scene of the disas
VICTIMS
Blue Funnel Ship Among Five Lost
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
LONDON, Jan. 21 (UP)—— Her U-Boat campaign destroyed by the counter-measures of the Royal Navy, Germany is turning more and more to her magnetic mines, sown indiscriminate'y around the English. coast by aeroplanes.
Soveral vessels, including neutrals. diabolical are latest victims of this type of indiscriminate warfare.
They include the 9500-ton Blue Fuane ner Protes'lena, which h well-known in Hongkong. She k one of the oldest ships of the Al fred Holt fleet, being launched it 1910.
off
The Protesitaus was wrecked the west cost of England on Sunday, after striking a mine.
All the crew were saved,
Another Jarge British ship lost the Npzi "minenkricg" through blockade was th: 7,800-ton Houlder Bros. SS. company's Croni River,
the Bank which exploded and south-west coast on Saturday. AI- though all of the crew of 31 weg rescued, twenty men sustained vari ous Injuries us a result of the ex- plosion The Caroal
River
was
ter to sgorch for those who have not yet been accounted for.
The Orazio, which was owned by the powerful Italia Line, left Geron on Saturday for Wo de Janiero, Mon- tevideo and Buenos Aires.
Many Women, Children
Included in the
w.rc passenstra hundreds of wemen und children
emigres, in adition to the Italian Aviation Mission In Balvin and the new Tallon Minister to the Panama Republic.
The fire brok ́ out when the shin was midway between Marseilles and Barcelona.
Immediately the 8.0.S. was up. the French Naval nu- valable thorit'es ordered every warship to team to the assistance of the doomed Italian lines. Two French destroyers packed 600 passengers on their decks and desist ed from picking up others only when they were endangered themselvei from overloading.
The warships proceeded at full steam to Marssilles, where the sure vivors were landed,
Many of the survivors were severely burned: others are suffer- ing from exposure,
Conte Blancamano Aids .. The Lloyd Trlestino Iner Conte Biancamano, en route from long- kong to Genoa, altered her course to assist in the rescue work, and transferred two Heboats of sur vivors from a French ship.
The captain of one of the French from ported that, when inst engaged in the refrigerated meat tradereen, the Orazio was enveloped in between Britain and the Argentine flames from end to end, and was on
The small coastal steamer Ferryhill the verge of sinking. (1,100) tons, engaged in the Welth Two other destroyers are standing con trade, struck a mine and sank tilby the turning bulk, which will be the north-east corst. Twelve memnunk of gunfire if she does not her-
[self sink. bera at the crew of 14 are missing
Noutral Losses
steamer
Dritish ships were not the only werk-end victims.
1,500-ion T'ho
Danish Tekla, owned by the Torm Italian Line and engaged in trade between Antwerp and Italy, was mined off the Shetland Islands. Her crew havo been saved.
The rapidly dwindling Estonian Mercantile feet of about thirty-thips
Severnl lifebonts full of survivors are believed to be drifting towards the French const in a stift breeze.
Mast of the missing passengers are belloved to be safe, in fchants, but rescue work is hampered until day- light sets in.
In addition to the Conte Blan camano, the steamers Colombo and Cellini are participating In the search,
suffered further loss on Sunday when Mexico Purchasing
the 2,030-ton Nautic sank off Scotland after striking o mine. The Naulle formerly sailed under the Canadian flog on the ss. Mubay...
Caught In Act
LONDON, Jan,`` £2 (Reuter)- The German patrol ships bombed by the TLA.F.: yesterday In the North Sea are believed to have been caught in the act of sowing # minefleld, across tho, traffo Jane belveen Denmark and
Great **Belimits.
Crew Of 60 Safo LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuter) The Proteiinus, which is well-known on Wthe Far Eastern, run,, Wais sunk by
Tanker Fleet
-MEXICO CITY, Jan. 22 (Reuter), Norwegian of The purchase tanker' of 19,000 tons on the first of adeet of largo sea-going tanliers of the Mexican Petroleum Administra tion is announced by the Govern- ment Oll Agency.
Amine or a torpedo' in the North Bea yesterday afternoon.
The crew of 60; many of whom are Chinese, are reported to be safe.
No mention is mode of passengers being aboard the ship.
THE JAPANESE NOTE WILL DEMAND THE RELEASE OF THE GERMANS.
It is understood that the Japanese Govern- ment will maintain in its protest that only "effective belligerents" may be removed from neutral vessels.
If Britain fails to give due consideration to the Japanese protest, Japan, it is understood, contemplates "effective and adequate” measures.
a.m.
In view of the gravity of the issue, Foreign Office authorities held an emergency conference at 11 to-day. Naval officials attended the conference.
Captain Watate, of the N.Y.K, liner Asama Maru, was called to give a detailed account of the stoppage of
his ship on the high seas..
EYE-WITNESS TELLS
HOW THE
ASAMA WAS
STOPPED
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
In a statement on the situa- tion, a spokesman of the Foreign Office said to-day that the Bri- tish Government, through the Naval Attache in London, has asked the Japanese authorities
to arrange that Japanese ships would not take aboard German tecnicians or other Germans of military age,
IDAN
12
DEUTS
EUTSCHES REICH
"DANZIG IS GERMAN," bro- claims the caption on this new ph'latello effort from Germany, Issued just after the outbreak of war. Stamps, which pictorially poriray Danzig, are of various dencminations and are now free- ly on sale in Shanghai, from where this specimen was ceived.
TC-
CORRIDOR
stop
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter).—If the Finns do not stealing Soviet weapons, Soviel Russia will declare war on Finland!
This amazing statement was made by the woman announcer, speaking In Finnish, from the Moscow radio station,
For the first time, the Soviet radio made mention of the fighting in the Suomussalmi area (where the Finns have wiped out two whole Soviet divisions).
Said the Moscow woman announcer: "Finnish troops have been stealing weapons from the Russians. If these are not returned to the rightful owners, war will be declared.”
Finnish Raid On Estonia: Bases Bombed
TO THE
"TELEGRAPH"
SPECIAL STOCKHOLM, Jan. 22 (UP).—Finland's small air force, which so far has been on the | defensive against the overwhelming might of the
Red aerial armada, took the offensive to-day.
. Simultaneous raids were made on Russian air bases in Estonia and at Kronstadt.
Heavy bombing raids were carried out on Estonian territory which, since the Baltic republic capitulated to | Russian demands shortly before the Red invasion of Finland, has become to all intents and purposes Russian | territory.
Russian planes which lave
been based on Estonian soil U-BOATS
FOR NAZIS since the Estonian capitulat on
New Russo-German
Move Worries Balkans
have carried out periodic raids on Finland.
Among Une Estonian bases bombet by the Finalsh Air Force
Tallinn. yesterday was South suburb of the Esionfan capital where 81 Russian bombers Erc based.
TRAPPED?
Sensational Report From Paris
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter), Britain then riserved the right to Ț
that found aboard ategory
Japanese est correspondent says graphic story of the halting in
German troops have occupied. ships. mid-ocean of the N.Y.K. liner Japan had rejteted the British with Russian consent,' the rail
made it way line leading to Rumania Asama Maru was told by Dr. R. representations and had Robinson Duff a Chicago phy-quite clear that she would not agree through Russlan Poland.
them under any circumstanets.
The correspondent adds that it The Forelen OЛce spok’eman added: "Toth the Japanese Gov-seems the corridor, which is ernment and the Janaurse pronte some 26 miles wide, will be fel it unpleasant that the British handed over, to
German ad- warthio disrecarded the Japanese
ministration. contention and detained Girmans abeard a Japanese ship close to Japanese territorial waters.
The right of a belligerent to de-
TOKYO. Jan. 22 (UP),——{ / detain or seize any Germans of this The "News Chronideē” BudiTMTM Baltischport-and-ather-Russingtonal reports are current”, inTM
slclan who is travelling to the
the Far East. when
vessel arrived at Yokohama last night. "The British warship circled' the Asama Maru twice before calling upon us fo ba't.
"This was done by frins two blank chats and signalling us with flags.
the
Nervous Undercurrent
"The skloper of the Japanesa nerį tain nationals of enemy belligerents Again leverish political activity in} Immediately obeyed the orders,
"The officer in charge of the British boarding party had a complete ist of the names of the German passengern aboard, hrel knew which men they
wanted
Nazi Hits Bluniacket
"I saw one of the Germans strike a Prish sailor.
"Another German sfènned between fhem to save his compatriot
Two Germans whom the British authorities were seeking neval managed to excape detention and transfer to the British warship by ding. On hld in n ventilator and another in the pantry,
Shwile after the Asama Maru kad stonned a British merchantman'
PARIS, Jan. 22 (UP)-Sensa- and naval bases of the aerial
Paris that British and French Estonian coast were also bombed.
warships, acting in conjunction Reprisal Raids The Finnish ralds are in reprisal in the North Sea, have.discover- against the use of Estonian territory cd and attacked a
group of for Russian raids on Fnland.
German submarines. An official Finnish communique; claims that Russian airmen who have| It is noteworthy in this con- been captured after making parachute nection that Allied submarines descents from their smashed machines have been particularly active in of recent weeks in the Bay of have freely talked of the use Estonian bases for raids 011 south-
Heligoland. west Finland.
alr
Na submarine bases are situated In this area,
Magi Meanwhile, Russia's ralus on Finland continue.
Three British submarines were lost Annonee- An official Finnish 22 (Reuter) LONDON, Jan.
week
"extremely during ment slates that three thousand lost "Daily Ballens, reports the
bombs were dropped on civilian hazardous. operations" in this area.
bombers on centres by Russian correspondent,
The Paris roporis state that the must apply only to clectives.
Gorman submarine nest was attacked "Although it is not yet certain whe- Telegraph'a" Balkan
a calm
Saturday,
by the combined Allied naval units. result of the attacks are un- thr the Gumans who were removed continues while officially
known. from the Asama Maru were effec-attitude is preserved.
There is a substantial undercurrent tives, if it becomes clear that they
Il-Boat Believed Sunk are not effectives the Japanese Gov- of nervousness, there is uncertainty as
Italy's ultimate policy crnment will study adequate mea-19
LONDON. Jah. 22 (Reuter).—Tho sures in the light of International Balkans and there are renewed feuru
crew of the Norweginn steamer Notos usage, for which they firmly stand," of German or Russian aggression,
arrived at a northern port. yesterday Indeed, for the moment, the centre
Air and reported that they were attacked to have shift:d of anxiety stems Countries to south-eastern Europe.
Canada Wheat
For Russia
anseared, apparently in response to Export Raises Storm
Incirueltons, and the 22 Germars Asais who were taken off the Maru were transferred to her,"
Legislature
in the
the worse | 1:0 war- world has
World's Worst Raids The raids constituted bombing expeditions of probably the worse the ever experienced,
Beenuse of Finland's excellent
from the Scandinavian and the Low Raid Precautions, only three cyllings by n U-boat of St. Kilda
were killed and 35 wounded.
One bomb scored a direct hit on a hospital at Turku.
A loud explosion nad dense moke came from the U-boat which dis-
In the largest formation flight yet appeared. suggesting that, the may scen over Finland, 70 Russian bom-have been sunk. bers attacked one amall communityį near Turku.
Flecing refugees were, mach'ne- gunned as their motorcars sped ccross the open country.
Saturday's ralds were concentral- ed on southern Finland, Tampere, Turku, Port Rouma, Raj and Kouvala being the chief sufferers. Eleven Russian bombers and one observation balloon were brought down during the course of the day,
Kronstadt Raided,
LATEST
Naz! Leave Restricted SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)All Inleave for German troops at the front is restricted, according to the official German wireless,
The announcer stated that the res VANCOUVER, Jan. 22 (Reu-tr.ction is due to transport difficulties Courten Trankment
is abo The purser of the Asame Maru gald: ter)-Following a vigorous pro- owing to the bitter cold.
Leave for home garrisonLY who test from the Ontario Leris'a-
restricted. The British naval officers
Lowlands Easier boarded the Asarta Maru were very ture that wheat is being shipped courteous, men and treated the Ger- to the Russians from Vancouver
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" mane with every consideration.
["at a time when to all intents
THE HAGUE, Jun. 22 (UP).—I
THE 085-TON BRITISH STEAMER "They permitted the Germans fa
and purpose Canada is at war with
the. German-Low- take their baggage with them."
Soviet Russia," local shippers de-, the situation on
HELSINGFORS, Jan. 22 (Reuter), Kwong Ying, registered in Hongkong, Crow of Tanker
clare that the shipment In question lands borders does net werzen during
the next 24 hours, the Netherlands-Finnish bombed the Soviet naval was boarded by a naval party from AS FORECAST earlier to-day, byla for Quina and not Russia.
a noon, according to meagre informa- The Ontario Lenture demanded will follow Belgium's example and bate of Kronstadi and also raided the a Japanese warship yesterday after-
Estonian port of Baltiski, where the "Telegraph," the Germans of Milllary age who were removed from that the Dominion Government halt will re-establish leave for the Army, Russian ait base is established under ilon made available for publication- the N.Y.K. iner Arama Maru shortly, the shipment because it would prob-it was omcially announced to-day.
the Soviet-Estonian Non-Aggression, this afternoon, before she arrived at Yokohama at ably be transferred to Garmany, i
Pacti 7pm. yesterday were not members stating that 250.000 tons of wheat
of the crew of the scuttled liner
Columbus.
A total of 22, Germans, all of mill-
tary age and useful to the derman
war effort, were taken abcard the British naval unit.
It is believed that they will be brought to Bongkeng for internment. A total of 51 German pasengers were aboard the Arama Maru when
he was intercepted.
have been purchased by Minneapolit POLISH NAVY IS
shinners for Vinilvostok.
This fe being done,, sald the pro-
test, while the Soviet Union transter ALMOST INTACT
own supply of whoat, in the
*Benip to fred Germany.
Jan. LONDON,
BRITISH SHIP BOARDED
The steamer was en route to the Colony and war boarded just outside Hongkong" territorial waters, the re Iport states.
Wholesale Bombings
After examining the ship's papers, HELSINGFORS, Jan. 12 (Reuter).
nofficially estimated that over the Japanese permitted her to resume 1,000 bambs were dropped by Soviet her voyage,
It is understood that the Japanese 22 (Reuter) aircraft in wholtshte bombing raida
yesterday witch were more ruthless informed the officers of the Kwong and extensive than the attacks on Ying that they were ararching for a small Chinese ship which, flity bar Saturday,
lot enter Abo, through which war munnies llaved, was attempting from Sweden have been reaching the Hongkong harbour. Finns, Light, an important centre on the route from Helsinators to the Mannerheim Lite, and Unbhegin the Gulf of Bothnia, were chosen for (ascmost savere strafing, Bat
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"In other words, we ne gending the Seventy per cent of the Polith navy flower of mir vouth in fưht for liberty | succeeded in escaping the Nazi fleet, and elvilleaften in one direction white and has joined the Allied forces, oc- we are in the enemy in another."cording to a communique issued by A Government, exarnination is the High Command of the Follah It is believed that they were all demanded.
Karmy In France. TANK soulanvesieing to return to Germany
The communique was broadcast by the French wireless. via the Stberlan route,
It states that the pre-war navy
:
(UP)Dr.
A "Domel" message states that the i "GENEVAL Ján, 1:21 meining thirly, who were not Glusouce Motta, Former President, is totalled 25,804 tons, of which 18.174 molestar by British Shoarding critically ill. The last suorament has, tons were saved, and that almost the party marked in Yokohama last-been given The nature of his linese entire Polish merchant navy was
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