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- A MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1940.日二十月正
No. 15075
DRAMATIC DETAILS
OF ALTMARK FIGHT
Nazis Fled Ashore, Opened Fire On Destroyer With Rifles
LONDON, FEB. 18 (REUTER).—IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN BERLIN THAT SEVEN GERMANS WERE KILLED IN THE ALTMARK INCIDENT AND THAT ANOTHER IS MISSING, PRESUMED DROWNED. FIVE WERE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
About 150 of the 250 of the Altmark's prisoners, who were taken to hospital at Leith, were able to leave to-day to return to their homes.
A dramatic account of the boarding party's exploit was given to "Reuter" to-day,
the
The officer in charge of the party leaped eight feet from Cossack to the Altmark, waving a revolver and shouting "Come on,
Rescued Briton Tells Of Ordeal
LONDON, Feb. 18 (Reuter). -Interviewed by the BBC, one of the British sailors freed from the Altmark, to-night broadcast a short account of the terrible conditions under which the Nazis kept over 300 British sailors.
He said the food was small and scarce. The daily menu ran as follows:
Breakfast at 7 a.tn. Three thin pieces of black bread; tea with no
sugar or milk.
Dinner at 2.30 p.m.. One pint of soup or tinned potatoes and meat,
Tea at 5.30 p.m. Three thin pieces of black bread and another cup of sugarless and milkless ten.
That was all.
4
Cards Kept Spirits Alive When the desperate attempt at mutiny was discovered they were all
[follow me!"
LIKE FRIGHTENED RABBITS
The Germans scuttled like frightened rabbits and left the ship as hurriedly as they could get overboard. They took positions on high rocks and opened fire blindly, wounding one man in the shoulder.
It was then that the British fired in retaliation. Among those still in hospital are about 70 Lascars, who are expected to be discharged to-morrow. STILL AGROUND
The Altmark is still aground with about 100 Germans aboard. She is being guarded by Norwegian warships.
Finland
Seeking
Military Alliance?
Reported Approach To The Allies
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 17 (Domci). The "Folketz Dagbritt" says that the Finnish Government is now making earnest efforts to conclude a military agree ment with Britain and France.
The paper reports that the Finnish Premier, Dr. Ritt, and Tanner, will shortly visit Lon the Finnish Foreign Minister, M.
don to ask for further assistance.
Swedish Rejection Of Appeal (Domei)--The Swedish Govern
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 17
ment to-day officially confirmed that the Finnish request for military aid has been rejected because it tended to prejudice Sweden's neutrality.
Since the outbreak of the Soviet- Finnish dispute Sweden has been
to Finland avoiding involvement in
Anancial though
war
and
A Norwegian doctor went on board when the British armly refusing to send regular troops left and treated the wounded Germans, three of whom the have been sent ashore to hospital. BEST TRADITIONS UPHELD
LONDON, Feb. 18 (Reuter )."It was in the best traditions
of Nelson and an action that was fully justified," says both public and Press opinion in Britain to-day in connection with the Altmark incident.
After recounting the story of the rescue of British sailors, which it calls a "heartening | piece of news," the "Sunday Times" says that it is regrettable that we should have to do any thing to affront a country, which
put on brend and water for two days. has so many claims on our respect as
The British sailors tried to keep Norway, but the Norwegian authori up their spirits by starting card fties on the spot put themselves in the schools, contract and auction bridge wrong.
and cribbage all attracting devotees. There vas little exercise possible, although they managed to play leag frog. But they had to be careful not
to jump too high otherwise they got a nasty crack on the head.
Norwegians Criticised
They had no business under In-
Britain Protests
To Norway
STAA assistance has been
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HONGKONG PREPARES: further photo-
new
graphs of a serios, specially taken by Norman Soang, of Hongkong's defonce preparations. Thosa photographs will appear daily in the "Telegraph".
AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN in 'a newly-completed position in Hongkong. It is one of many such units installed during the past year. Expansion continues,
political quarters, how- ever, understand that Sweden's neu- diffleul since. Sweden is in a posi tral policy will become all the more tion to relay the supply of arms to that Britain will so regulate her Finland. Some circles understand
and kong.
supply of meat, rubber and oil to Sweden as to make the latter extend positive assistance to Finland,
Sweden's "No"! To Finland SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" COPENHAGEN, Feb. 18 (UP). The Danish radical newspaper Politi- ken says: "The Swedish Premier's 'no' to Finland was certainly not an easy 'no'."
lov
come a stronger effort to make the
These
A MACHINE-GUN CREW in action somewhere in Hong-
Reds
Confident Victory Near
MOSCOW, Feb. 18 (Reuter).—A feeling is growing
Land Mines Work Havoc
French Patrol Suffers Casualties
PARIS, Feb. 18 (Reuter),~ One was killed, three are missing and eight have been seriously in- jured as the result of Nazi land- mines.
A French patrol suffered these ensualties, when it penetrated into German territory west of the River Saar.
German companies 'attackbd two French outposts on Saturday. They were repulsed.
German. Communique. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ BERLIN, Feb. 18 (UP)—To-day's communique issued by the German High Commond, sald: “During pairol operations west of Merzing yesterday several prisoners were brought in.
* "As already announced by special message during the week, during the period February 11 to 17 German naval measures sank 32 ships of 128,174 tons both of British and French registration. A British airplane of the Blenheim type was niso shot down!"
Nazi Attack Fails PARIS, Feb. 18 (Router)—A com- munique issued to-day states: "Af- very heavy preparation with trench mortars, the eneiny attacked one of our outposts to the cast of the Moselle. He falled entirely.
̧¡ "On other parts of the front, there was patrol activity, on either side."
"It has evoked a deep feeling in Sweden, which is divided between Inner desires and realistic considera- LONDON, Feb. 18 (Reuter).
ter the among the public here that the Red Army will over-run "It can be expected that from ternational law to allow Norwegian-The Foreign Office states: side of those circles who insisted on Finland within a few weeks. waters to be used for lakting British "Lord Halifax prisoners to Germany.
yesterday direct intervention in Finland, will lodged a complaint with the Swedish Government change Its at-on official communiques, partly
This confidence is based partly FINNS MAY Why did Norway allow them to There was also a system of barter. use these waters and why did the Norwegian Minister againstutude. Towards the end tobacco
circles were hitherto was so Norwegian authorities tell the British the failure of the Norwegian an absolute minority, but it has often on stories from soldiers return- scarce that it was selling at 21 a destroyer commander that there were authorities to establish
អ the been experienced that pound, and a box of matches cost no British prisoners on the Altmark?presence of between 300 and 400 public sentiment has been able to dis-on appreciation of Russia's vast in ing from the front, and partly Nazi Doctor Landed
The "Sunday Graphic" informs the Norwegian Government that the British prisoners aboard the lodge the Swedish Government, The rescued sallor closed his talk whole of British public opinion sup-Altmark when she was searched the conflict over the English violation
"Nevertheless, It is probable that numerical superiority.
Though the authorities probably by praising the Nazi doctor on board ports H.M.S. Cossack's action.
at Bergen,
of Norwegian neutrality will weaken share this optimism, they are for his kindness and humanitarian that the Nazi protest has not a leg to to obtain urgently an explanation of)
The British Press also considera "The Norwegian Minister was asked the activists sentiments.
voicing it, possibly because carlier spuit.
"For here is "If over I met a white man it was up from Germany does not alter our rise to this complaint.
The squeal that has gone the circumstances which have givenį Swedes, without aution which all predictions were not fulfilled.
¡exception, want to that doctor," ho declared, adding:
avold-a situation whereby Sweden "We tried to find him at the finish Judgment in the least, says the paper,
sixpence.
to thank him. He bandaged up our naval rating last night."
Refished The job
stand on.
Timo To Laugh When the murderers of the high seas invoke legal protection for their ships, it is time to laugh.
Aubrey Jenkins, of the Doric Star, British action has aroused misgivings One of the released prisoners. There is little question that the told a thrilling story of the bravery in view of the difficulties the Ameri and daring of the men from the Coscan nations have experienced in Įmatters of a naval character, says the Washington
sack.
He said: "Immediately the grapNew York Timesndent of the
"During the scrap, it was ob
nction."
vious that the Germans had not
ถ
change
"He was informed that it appeared might be drawn into the war and to His Majesty's Government that the which might make Sweden a theatre Norwegian Government had, in this of war. matter, falled in their duty as a neutral, and that His Majesty's
not
FIRE BIG FORESTS
By HUBERT VEXKUELL
{"UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT)
·Saviots Claim Successes
-WITH THE
FINNISH SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
NORTHERN ARMIES, Feb. 18 MOSCOW, Feb. 17. (Domel)-The | (UP),Finnish military · DU- Leningrad Command announced that thorities, to-day studied possi the Finnish forces in the Karellan
lamus have suffered heavy losses bilities of selling fire to the thick
towards Viborg and tie area cast of
were justified in pressing that the
overment felt that the case against HUNGARIAN SHIP this particular ship was such that they
Be the result of the Soviet general forests on the Eastern Frontier offensive to-day, Altmaric should be interned."
IN TROUBLE
to repulse the Red Army. Setting fire to various villages, The Soviet forces, after huri- Strong Note To Norway
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHİ Finnish troops have started retreating thousands of men against the pling trans were affixed to the sides
He continues: British Government's communication 8,000-ton
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuter) The TOKYO, Feb. 10 (Domel) The Viborg. During the offensive, the Mannerheim Line, attempting to of the Allmark, men from the Co-Nevertheless, if the Altmark was a to the Norwegian Government says Nyugat, of the Neptune Navigation villages in the Summis sector and in and to penetrate Finnish de- Hungarian freighter Soviet forces have occupied many slice the country in two sections sack fairly leapt to their job. They avat auxillary cruiser, as the pre- that it is notorious that the Altmark Company. wulglied anchor off the western Kurella, two cities on the appeared to relish the venture as would seem to indicate, there is con- the Graf Spee to which she had acted land on February 11, disregarding
sence of German sailors on board her participated in the depredations of village of Suyayoshi in Hochijo constand
fences in the north for. two railway station. they landed on the Altmark's deck siderable justification for the Brituli,
Soviet troops on the Karleton front months, are in about the same with pistols and flashing bayonets,
AN auxillary.
pollen directions to wait for an in-are now pursuing Finns along the positions as when they made The British Government had the vestigation... Churchill To Spook
entire front, the communique claim-theft first rush across the border ronsonu, confimed by Tiritinis subjecte que sulp, appeared in the harbour the stomach to face the brave and Wington Churchill, the First Lord of viously imprisoned in the Alfari Thursday evening.
LONDON. Feb, 10 (Reuter), Mr. takes off the frof Spee and user of "Milkce. In northern Kyushu on No striking activity, was seen in early in December. They hold reckless sailors Оле German
alongside me
other fronts.
considerably leas of Finland than Soviet alreratt co- standing
the Admiralty, is expected to melte & in low that there were home buy pistol to shest one of the boarding on the Allmark capture.
statement in the House of Commons 400 Britishers punard who find tong regulations, the mlp will be subject bombed the Finnish troops and post-
Charged wifi a violation of port operated with their ground forces and they did four weeks ago. party, but he was not fast enough,"
been living under intolerable condita jinling, Inquiries, it was announced. tlons. Another ex-prisoner, George John-
Astonishing Glaim ston, of Newton Bench, produced
"The Altmark was also uredibly ho LONDON, Feu quer)—he loved to possess affensive arumments, coples of a statement made to the German claim at the AllmaFE IF AN Newton Beach crew by the Comunarmed nefenentang ESSE maniter of the Graf Spee and by the considerable wetonishment In Fun=;
Ship's Record Well Known The record of this: Altmark mat Commander of the Altmark to the dan, Prisoners,
have been well-known to die Norwo It is nuthoritatively polited out at PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. The
statement by the Graf. Apte's there is no trace of any vessel called commander klated among other Allmark in Lloyd's Register of Mert things:
We, the Garman people, eliant talpping.
raised
British Capture
Nazi Steamer
LONDON.Feb. 18 (Reuter), The German steamer, Marca, 3,000 tons, captured by a British warship and with a cargo of manganese, has been German brought into a West Country port.
Seven officers and 23 men havo entrained for an internment camp.
of Telegraphie and Wireless Com wish to have. peaceful relations, with On the other lund, in the June, municatlon at Berne, a the English nation but owing to your 1989, Hst of const and ship stations vessel named Allmark appears as a
PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. published by the International Union I warship.
But the Finns realise that their greatest "ally"-the weather will soon be gone and new methods of defenco will have to be ready.
Finnish Communique HELSINGFORS, Feb. 18 (Reuter).| The longer and warmer days of -To-day's "communique announces sprlig will enable the Russiana to that Russian pressure on the Karellan attack day and afght, on the ground Isthmus har weakened between the ande Ing the nie, while""Finnish Gulf of Finland and Vuoksen.
superiority on ́iklis 'and with snow Except for local skirmishes and camouflage will can little, calmly. vigorous air activity, the day passed
Many tanka were destroyed, In the Suvanto districi äixt at Tal-
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Cossacks To Fight ?
There are reports that the Soviets plan to put tens of thousands of PLEASE Turn To Page 7.
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