Gun-duel As Ship
-
Is Torpedoed
GUN-CREWS on board a sinking British merchant- man-straight from a ship's concert, still in fancy dress and with the grease-paint running down their faces- fought a duel with a U-boat for 2 hours and sent it to the bottom.
Their ship was the 13,950-tons H.M.S. Andania, re- ported lost in a brief Admiralty communique. All the crew were saved and there were only two injured.
A concert was being held on Under the heavy, accurate fire deck for the off-duty men when from the sinking ship, the submarine the ship reeled from the explore farther away to discharge the sion La torpedo.
Performers
and audience dashed The periscope of
to action stations the U-boat was deen.
Salves from the guns of the Anda- nia teil nil round it
dappeared-to
Then the 1).Ent pray "cal-anel-strunet donned ship
with tha
Twenty minutes inter it was sighted again Another torpedo sped lu- wards the ship---but without effect
The periscope of the E-best kept, breaking the water
And every time I catre up the al- tacker was furced fo submerge agnin le pense the gutinera
Their fancy costumes were then make-up ran down their faces In bright trenka of enkomst
So the fẩu went on for two hours Then there was a lull it armed as the U-tant had gone satisfied that the ship would not keep afloat.
But the gunners atlil stood to their stations while other members of the crew took to the boats
cope.
torpedo.
Then a salvo landed round her peris
There was a burst of cheering from the gunners, drowned the next) moment by an explosion which rounded as though a depth charge bad exploded.
A column of greenish smoke shot ep from the water
The submarine was not seen again. The crew of the Andanta are sure was destroyed
Soon it was necessary to abander the ship, and a few hours later the while erw were picked up by n fishing boat and later transferred to a British worship
Now they ner home for a tirar
Kampa
for
Wednesday,
CARTOON
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 28, 1940.
By Abner Dean RADIO
7.18
"In the exchange of prisoners. Sir, General Kravitz wants to know if you'd like to swap stamps with him, too!"
BRITISH FOREIGN LEGION
HONGKONG REFUGEES
Figures of refugees and destitutes in Government
here August 24 supplied by the Medical authorities are printed below with figures für August 17 in brackets
King's Pack 1.255 (1.292), Matsu- A HOME Front "Foreign Legion" chung 1.392 (1,3701
North Point 1.407 (1.395).
Morrison 11 544 has been formed at Hendem, Londen, (5433 Tai Hang Squatters Camp where seventeen different nationall- 2503 12.4771, Ngau Tau Kok Squattes upe represented in the local AI ter Camp 736 (7141: Kom Tin 2-p servier 552 (2,554)
There was a heavy sea and, as the, boats were moving away from the; Interned Soldiers Argyle Sireet! Andania, the U-boat came up again 717 (720), in hospital 1. (8)
The gunners opened fire over the bouts while the men in them cheered and some stood up to watch for the coming of another torpedo
The and total im August 24 was | 11,115, as compared with 17,000 on! August 17, showing an increase of
ᎥᏝ
This "international” civil defence includes fortner citizens of
tine, America,, Czechoslovakia and Austria.
All are naturalised British subjects, and all have one idea in common- 'Smash Hitler,"
"Some are ambulance drivers, some wardens and some attendanta," Get-Melai at the ARP. centre said.
en
many. firesim. Poland. France.
ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Second Talk by Fr. Ryan On "Great Authors"
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 kcs. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per recond.
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- ression.
12.30 Primo Scala's Accordeon
1 Band and Belly Driver (Vocal).
COLONY BLACK-OUT
SAID TO BE SATISFACTORY
祖婆
Hongkong's first wartime black-out, Yacht Club at Kellett Island present. exercise was held last night when ed a brilliant spectacle. cenditions resembling as nearly possible these which would prevall but the sirens gave a steady
The alarmn occurred at. 8.40 p.m., it Hongkong were attacked were re-instead of a sustained ductuating or blast Įproduced.
warbling sound, which would haVO
In die opinion of the authorities, indicated "an air raid may be tx- the exercise was quite satisfactory pected at any moment," as I was although there were a few scattered meant to be. This error was later lights before the actual alarm which explained by Wing-Comdr. Steele- would have undoubtedly given away cautions, as due to an electrical de- Perkins, Director of Alr Hald Pre- the position of the Colony.
The exercise differed from those held previously in that it automatic-
fect,
"Raider" Spotted
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen-ally began at sunset without audible As soon as the alarm was sound- Its object, according to antion of those employed by the Navy warning.
Jed, all road traffic, will the excep- A.RP. official, was to enable the
ther Report.
1.03 Arthur Askey in Variety,
2.15
Close Down.
the
|ralder.
spotted the
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press,authorities to judge its effectiveness Military, Air Force and Essential Weather Forecast and Announce in such circumstances, rather than to Services, came to a stop, while about ments.
lest the ability of personnel 10 searchlights swept the sky and 1.43 1.45 Excerpis from Gilbert and
of the various units, although many within a few minutes Ruiilvan's "Patience.”
of these were out early on patrol or kept ready at their posta. Con- Meanwhile, Imaginary fres were sequently, sham practices were raiber reported at about 20 places and ap- rations; all that happened during the other auxiliaries with trailer pumps Itmited, compared with previous oc-pliances of the Fire Brigade and 7.02 Webster Booth (Tenor) andares in various parts of the Colony.scenes to take part in wet and dry exercise were about 20 imaginary were At once despatched to the the London Palladium Orchestra.
This may have explained the short drills. Report stations were also in duration of the black-out, which) action at this time, and as soon as came as a surprise to many.
6.90 An Hour of Dance Music.
Closing Local Stock Quote
7.00
Uons.
7.30 London Relay-The Nears, 0.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements
801 A Programme of Old English | As sunset approached, many shops by the
which had to close In any
cazo
and other
any report of damage was received. it was at once plotted on the map Divisional Superintendent, who then summoned the unit needed to deal with the situation.
AI die.
8.30 Btudio-"Great Authors" No. 8 p.m., put up their shutters, Z: Samuel Johnson.
others, such as hotels and A talk by Father T. Ryan, s.J. public pinces, had their windows The raiders passed 8.50 Songs by Elsie Arkland (Con-screened with black
algnal curtains. All was given at 10 tralto).
street lights were extinguished, even trame was resumed but still with pm, wherEUPON though there was as yet no warning, only obscured lights for the exer-
9.90 London Relay-The Newa
London RelayMatters of but traffle on the road was allowed else did not terminate until half on
to proceed under restricted lighting hour later, conditions unul the alarm.
9.30 Moment."
9.45 Tidworth Tattoo, 1934. Marset Bands of Command,
the Southern
10.05 A Variety Programme, 11,00 Close Down.
Mercantile Losses In
One Week
Forry "Misunderstanding" Shipping
In spite of the reminder that they
should remain in their houses, there was on husustly large number of more pedestrians, and many of them rather ships detracted the
black-out
to the
however, war affected for by 1.10 p.m. I under way had to proceed nearest safe anchorage or jetty while. navigation and riding lights had to: be extinguished.
*** | cigarettes,
effectiveness of the having lighted
A humber of peo Asked for his views following the
Wing-Comdr. Steele.
ple appeared to be unaware of this black-out Arrangement and were surprised, Perkins said that from observation when they reached the ferry piers on the land up to the sounding of shortly after 7 p.m., to Irarn
that the
due to enemy | there would be no more ferries until Warning there were a few scnt- tered lights which undoubtedly would have given away the position
after the all clear signal.
04
London, Aug. 27. Mercantile losses action for the week ended at mid- night on August 18 were---British, July. Rumania, Switzerland, Lat-|
They all get on extremely welled, one vessel of 7,500 tons:
10 vessels totalling 41,175 tons; Al- As a result, many were stranded of the Colony. However, as soon a vla, Brigium, Yugoslavia, Han-
together, and have certainly proved reutrals, two vessels totalling 4.134 a few managed to hire walls wallas, went out,
and on both sides of the harbour, though the alarm was sounded these lights gary, Lithuania, Holland,
Fair their worth by their hard work"
which was really the tons.
The total tonnage loss was hut this service also Boon stopped wrong principle. A regards the slightly in excess of the weekly Notices of the stopping of the Terry work of his men, he said it wor car- average for the previous 40 weeks service were posted at the wharves ried out very satisfactorily.
after p.m.
Mr. H. H. Puckle, Deputy Director. By 7.30 p.m. the black-out had who observed the binck-out from the 131.71 tone, or nearly three times begun to take shape but there were alr. expressed the view that the the actual losses, Since the begin ticularly in the mid-levels,
stili a number of lighta visible, par- exercise on the whole was very good, though there were a number of lights on the waterfront which were visible
U.B.
of the war.
The
The enemy claims,
on the other! hand, for the same period were
added,
ning of the war German tonnage Josses have amounted approximate-
About the ly to 023,000 tons and Italian losses
same time, several fairly high. searchlights to 254,000 tons, a total of approx Naval Yard, and the waterfront te- at Stonecutters. The imately, 187,000 tons.
"As regards Kowloon," he Also 32,000 can their try-outs. Instead of sweep "the area west of Nathan Rood was Jons of formerly neutral shipping ing the sky they concentrated on the not so very satisfactory, but on the seized by the enemy had been runk. harbour and the reflection
British Wireles
of the whale the practice was an improve- bearts on come of the ships and the ment on the last one we had."
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