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Kept Prisoner In German Vessel For Nearly Three Months.
SEAMAN'S DRAMATIC DIARY OF LIFE ABOARD NAZI "HELL-SHIP" ALTMARK
FOR the two and a half months that he was a prisoner in the Nazi "holl ship" Altmark, Seaman Robert Stone, of Wembley, Middlesex, kept a day-to-day record of his experiences.
The value of this record-made in neat pencilled motes on odd scraps of paper-is not as a literary gem, but as a plain human document.
Its value is enhanced by Lack of exaggeration. There are no grumbles--not even a murmur when it records ten days on end without seeing the daylight above decks.
Simple words of appreciation for Langsdorff, commander of the Grot Spec, mark the contrast between the! the pocket| treatment received in battleship and that meted out by the the Englbh-hating commander of Altmark.
Unte
Seeman Stone was in Australiaj
at when war broke out. He volunteered for the Navy, but the call for his services did not come
of just cruising around at very slow
speed.
DEC. 15. We got the rumour, that in Montevideo after an action with the Ajax, Exeter and Achilles.
the Graf Spee was
DEC. 10. We slowed down, and quarterdeck and told us that we would have the same food as thein-the name was altered on our side, selves and that they would allow us and course altered to south. on deck as often as they could for smoking, but we were not to smoke in the mess decks or to open ports
at night.
As we were packed like sardines it was a bit of a struggle to get much sleep, but every one took it;
the German in good part, and sailors who had to give up their dine. young sailors, and exchanged cigarettes and papers and matches with us, and told us a few German words which would be handy to us. At 7 p.m. the ports were closed
room for
us were
DEC. 17-All the crews and guard were busy painting the ship, and we In the morning and to get our food were only allowed on deck to wash from the galley. Speed clapped on south.
DEC. 20-Washing in morning; soap and water scarce. Shipping water over to castle well deck, so only stewards allowed on deck.
DEC. 21. Stil! going south. Colder and waves coming over.
DEC. 22-Nearly stopped. Well south, cold and raining, so no deck to fetch food. except for
quickly enough. He signed on as a and the white lights were put out. (Lucky I red as a steward. |
saflor aboard the 9,933-ton Tairon.
300 Miles Ahead
The Gral Spoo
leaving us a few blue lights.
FOLLY
STALIN TAKEN FOR A RIDE
Germans Praise R.A.F.
ÁMONG THE FINNISH WAR trophies captured during the Red DEC. 23. Still stopped.. and cold, but deck for our crowd rout on the Summa front was this photograph of Stalin.-Domel. DEC. 4-A1 6.30 am. we were from 19.50 to 11.50. Warned about
deck again, 20 called and taken on
and water. where the guards gave us a tin basin smoking again-penalty three days with water in and we had to wash down below on. bread
Trevanion's crowd, who are aft, have the penalty This is the story:-
been under NOV. 22-Three days off Durban to the waist. It was quite welcome. we heard that the Africa Shell had Then we had breakfast of black already
bread and coffee again, and then on through matches being found under beci sunk.
Spee's captain has died of wounds in given DEC. 2-We heard by radio at deck till dinner-time, twelve o'clock one fellow's bed. Rumour that Graf
soup, black about 1.30 that the Dorie Star was when we were
as he proved himself a gallant man being shelled by the Graf Spee bread and water. The soup was very Santos. If correct, we are all sorry,
good and plentiful. about 300 miles ahead of us.
DEC. 5-At about 5.30 am, the and a fair opponent, who treated his DEC. 3.-At 4.55 am. our look-out reported a ship in sight off the port Q.M. came in and said the guard had victims well after he captured them.
received reported that some prisoners had bow. At five o'clock arders to clear lower decks. At 55 been smoking below decks, and ask- the Brst mate called for two A.B.sed those who had been smoking to to go on the bridge to stand by the stand up. flags. So I ran up.
We
At 5.24 when about 150 yards uff our port beam she turned her broadside on us and opened fire ор the bridge. The steering. wheel was put out of action.
The captain ordered "Abandon ship, and the third mate ordered
me aver
came
R.I.P.
HERE is an unsolicited testimonial to the bravery of R.A.F. pilots.
It was made in Germany and distributed free to neutral journalists in Berlin:
DEC. 24-Christmas Eve and still
"The rald on Borkum, the German deck as it is raining, but sweets for hanging around this cold place. No dinner, sago and fruit preserve like aerodrome in the Frisian Islands, was
Then six bun loaves undoubtedly a daring exploit. loganberries.
At roll-call eutenant extra for tea.
Germans
caught **The
the by completely unatarea wished us compliments of season from himself and his captain.
raiders, who machine-gummed the aerodrome from a height of nine Goosebarrias On...........
or ten feet. Christmas Day
there
onc Tuesday "Midway through afternoon, eight Blenheim bombers
FEB. 13. Going easterly, then turn
on one
Only one stood up, and he had hta cigarettes taken away, and deck then we were all taken on and given a good lecture by the Q.M. who explained that, with us packed up as we were, fire-would be disastrous.
DEC. 25 (Christmas Day)-Deck DEC. 6. After dinner we the Red Ensign to be lowered alongside a tanker with the name 10.50 to 11.50, but too wet and culd to stay on deck long. Chicken broth, was hit on the left arm slightly, "Soonge" on the bows and "Norge" but, as I was on the turn, it spun amidships. (This was the Altmark.) and rabbit stew and macaroni, and a We were then given our bundles or tin of preserved gooseberries between No. 1 boat, the forward one on the cares, and taken to the fanker in the six for dinner. After tea, while south in afternoon. Two days' more starboard side, was hung up in the Graf Spee's motor-boat.
It was about 2
told that, as amok-dumped a little box over the side, but hour. gripes and therefore out of action. No 3 and No. 5 were lowered and ult lined up and when we werewards were washing up, some one rutions to-day. Clock put
crew were in ing was strictly verboten on board the look-out on the bridge noticed it, them when a motor-boat from the the tanker, all matches, lighters, and they put the ship into reverse this morning and swung round all
down
to each deck and looked at us bour. Grat Spee came round our bows and weapons, or sheath knives must be and picked it up. The guards came night with winches going in a har- hunded in. Then we were taken all and pleked out the men concerned,
FEB. 15-Got under way about 5 ordered us all back on board.
found the Tairon's When they
forward and put down below in stor but so far no individual has
fessed, and we are not going to beam. Norweglan gunboat pulled us steel was out of action and age decks.
two destroyers stood by, and we all Forty-eight of us were put in C cloven knots, her
only
hoping. men who were officer called the
Only one deck was below us, wounded, ave in number, and had deek, which was the fourth deck be-allowed on deck again. So here's up about midday. Two gunbonts and
to mash the hatch covers DEC. 26 (Boxing Day)-Not allow yelled and kicked up a row and tried them lowered into the motor-boat.]
soners. Electric lights were on each! Huntsman were used to lie on. Sugar Cama From
the majority of the
the
law.
con-
..
FEB. 14. Went up Norwegian Bord
in, but
and sent to the warship, for medles and this was also occupied by pri-led to wash or go on deck for three guards turned the hoses on us. Decks The officer in charge of the board-/ deck, und big rugs taken from the days. Stewed cherries for dinner in hell of mess to-night; very wet!
attention.
ing party got the ship's arlicies and papers and called the roll.
Most men, including myself, put on our best suit and grabbed a few pieces of underclothing, towel, and
soap.
up about
3.5. Huntsman
"For a few days it was hot and stuffy. says the diary, which con- tinues
Water seeping through sides and bed-
and cold.. ding cold and Jamo. Hard to keep!
FED. 16-No excitement during warm, even with blankets over us.
DEC. 28-Cold and wet, still just night, but notice sent down to each keeping leeway. Too cold on deck, deck to say biscuits and water only even with overcout on, so gave up to be issued for our misbehaviour in
trying to break out yesterday.
Then the same day (February 10) peys (stewarding) job.
DEC. 20.-D. deck below were In the meantime our crew were
the boat and Four stewards were picked from shifted aft yesterday as it was too wat news of the chase by British planes
are allowed on AI and destroyers:
down came About 5 p.m. news being loaded into
were being taken to the warship. Two of us each mess, and these were sent up on and cold. We Sailor Blackman and myself, were deck before each meal for the food deck for a wash to-day, first for four
chased, apparently by planes, as the cold, and all feel hungry.. ordered to stay behind and assist rations. We were called at 6 am. duys, but water very starce. Still from A deck that we
very who had every morning. sailors the German
Breakfast, 7 a.m. Dinner, 12 noon. Yesterday we had sweet coup for din-crew were running about looking up. opened all the hatches. We hauled
and about twenty with cudgels over a dozen CO cylinders Tea, 5.30., Breakfast consisted of two ner, doughboys and stewed figs., and she was entering a flord. Crew and a new mooring rope and stores slices of black bread and one of white, Soup sweet but OK. Dumplings were standing by with lifebelts on, from the ship's store, together with and a mug of good tea with a litle small and like lead.
JAN. 9.-Peggy appln. Very cold, our hatches. the chronometer, sextant, and all sugar, This was also taken from the the wireless sets that were lo the Huntsman. Dinner was usually soup but nice to see and be in open air Then The Cossack
agoin. Practically every one now in Crashed Through
to be bond store, and, of course, all the and very nutritious.
Usually we had water, but, for a hummocks, as decks very wet and
cannot Seven p.m. She appeara and tobacco, cigars and sailors treated us while, water was scarce, so we had cald. Sanp very sclizce, no
jammed in the ice. At 11.15 p.m. The
JAN. 19-Peggy First day on we heard a big bump as the Altmark quite well and smoked cigarettes one cup of tea for breakfast, and one wash clothes this week," with us, and one put bombs in each for ten, which I found sumcient, but
open deck for ten days. Lot of pri-tried to ram the destroyer Cossack.
At about 11.20 the boarding hold. Then we left for the warship: some were always feeling dry,
At night time hatches were put on, soners looking white and sickly,
January 20 records: the Villmark
party from the destroyer came on heard, At about 7,30 we heard about
board, and the first ...we twelve loud explosions. Our fellows and we were locked down below.
although we were all up and stand- in hospital say they were jauns, and, Sometimes our doors on each deck going west at steady speed, then m
Ing by with our lifebells on, was as the Tairoa did not sink imme-were locked, and this caused us to succeeding days WNW On Januarį,
British sailor ask if we were to be given any chance 25 the ship put on full speed.
JAN 20-10 5.16 W. opprox. Hot
shouting out for diately, a torpedo was fired at her.
crews of the British ships to come We were billeted in various mess if the ship was torpedoed or sunk.
The next morning the captain and only wearing-bathing shorls, so decics, ofty-seven in one room, and
The British boarding party, with some of the chief officers with the lined us all up, and told us emphatic comfortable, Hat stewed fruit yos-up as quick as possible.
fixed bayonets, had the German eraw some of the Doric Star; Huntsman, nily that our country had declared tertiny for dinner, and to-day fruit
tho Cossack Ashlea, Newton Beech, Trevanlon, war on Germany and that, as Ger-juice and blancmange.
Then inta February, steaming balled up, and then
crashed through the ice and came and the captain only of the Afeien many had no colonies on which to Sheil (all ships previously capland us, they were obliged to keep ua ndrut.
FEB, 7-Rough, going N.E. Four right alongside, and we wasted no on board, and that he did not think
time in climbing aboard her. tured).
Germans should have any time for days' stores inяued.
FEB. 10. On deck in afternoon. In the Cossack we were put down and given the English after Versailles.
From this point the lary tells the Big sens. Put clock on one hour. below into mess ducks Then we were given dinner con- story of the separation of the Alt-Another four days' rations given out tea (with sugar and milk in it) and get wet through getting bread and butter and jam and real cigarettes. slating of soup and a piece of tinned mark from the Graf Spee (following today. pork, spinach, potatoes and water, the River Plate battle) and of twopihem which was served to us by some of months of hide-and-reck Journeying FEB. 12-No deck to-day, fog. the offers who had been prisoners until the arrival of Nortony, 04 N., 10 W. Still not
DEZ 13 About 3 tp.m the Alt-Everyone expecting something to for two months.
Prisoner Officers
"Act As" Waitors
D
"Are we excited now-all on very cold. our way to good old England!
Navy! We were then taken on deck by mark suddenly put on full speed and happen any moment now. Put clock Three cheers for the British the who addressed ut on the went north for two days, after days! on one hours moet ga
the waves.
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Striking Is Not To Be Sabotage
A CLAUSE has been inserted in the Defence Regula- tions making it clear that the sabotage section does not apply to a person, “taking part in, or peacefully persuad- ing any other person to take part in, a strike."
This is one of several import-1 to show that he had reasonable cause ant changes made following re-to believe that the statement, docu- ment, or report in question was true. cent criticisms in Parliament.
The regulation under which the An Order-in-Council authorising Home Secretary could delegate his certain to ban meetings to the revisions has been published.
power Agreement was reached at a con- local officials has also been dropped. regulation remains The "curfew" ference between the Home Secretary and an all-Party Committee.
unaltered. Although Sir John An- Labour was represented by Sir derson offered to withdraw it, the William Jowili, Mr. Wedgwood Benn general view is that it is necessary to and Mr. John Jagger.
Civil Dofanco
The regulation nuking it an offence
to try to cause disaffection among
keep in reserve some power to pro- hibit general movement in the event of a grave emergency arising.
members of the defence forces has Japan And France
been extended to cover civil defence workers.
To meet the criticisms that the words "To cause disaffection" might cover legitimale propaganda to un- prave conditions, such phrases os "to "to seduce from their duty" and
lead to cause disaffection likely to breaches of duty". have been sub- stituted.
A
person against whom a deten- tion order has been made is now en- titled to be supplied, by an Advisory Committee, with information enabling him to prepare his defence.
Monthly Report
Anxiety To Improve Relations
with
Tokyo, Mar. 4. The Japanese Government is an- xlous to readjust relations. France, the Foreign Office spokes- man slated to-day.
the French He understood that A new paragraph makes it neces-
also prepared to sary for the Home Secretary to pre- Government w suddenly swept out of the mist from a sent a monthly detailed report to enter into negotiations for that pur
Negotiations have not yet been tlon arriers which he may issue. westerly direction, barely skimming Parliament of all detention or restric-pose.
The regulation making it an oilence started but the spokesman hoped that "They hurtled across the aero-"to influence public opinion in a man- they might get under way next week. that the Japanese drome at a height of nine or ten feet, ner likely to be prejudicial to the He admitted spitting forth a hall of machine-gun efficient prosecution of the war" has bombings of the Yunnan Railway bullets, and disappeared before the been drastically revised to meet the had somewhat strained the Franco German defence could go into action, criticism that it might be applied to Japanese situation. Reiterating that the bombardment of the Yunnan any form of peace propaganda. "About 100 machine-gun bullets As redrafted, it will apply only to Hallway had been dictated by mill- poured into some wooden hutnents, propaganda in which use is made of tary and strategie necessity, which happened to be empty at the "any false statement, false document, spokesman was doubtful whether bombings as such would be stopped was one or false report." me. The only casualty
It will be a defence for a defendant'on certain conditions--Domel, civilian workman wounded."
53rd ANNUAL REPORT
NEW INSURANCE
Summary
(Including Deferred Annuities) INSURANCE IN FORCE
the
1938
1939
+
£ 11,837,823
£ 11,534,310
117,721,733
121,286,254
(Including Deferred Annuities)
34,391,383 7,132,138
7,206,151
1,372,975
· 1,584,094
ASSETS INCOME
CONTINGENCY RESERVE & SURPLUS
Payments to living policyholders in 1939 amounted to £2,654,689; to beneficiaries in Dosth Claims · ·
£829,885; a total of £3,484,574.
THE
36,536,021
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Head Office
Toronto, Canada
Established' 1887.
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