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Care. 1940, thick Dimer
Four Thousand German Soldiers Die As Big Transport Goes Down
Special to the "Telegraph"
were
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 5 (UP).—Hundreds of corpses of German soldiers who were either returning to Germany from Norway or en route to Norway-it has not been ascertained which are being washed ashore along the coasts of Denmark and Sweden to-day.
Representing
of one
the
heaviest tella in maritime his- Heavy Penalty Asked For In Arms Case
tory, 4.000 Germans are believed
to have died as a result of the torpedoing off Skagen
Wednesday of the Nazi troop transport Marion.
First detati et ur probag of
vee!
WeLe
Swedindi flshermen,
brenght
12
by
whee witherested
the washing of the vessel by ni seh neval unit
The Marion wank within
minutes of belog torpedoed
JE tow
O the entire complement of vet Teen board, andy t60 Turve
A DA
waved
The Maran i registered af Ham-
Slain of 20,000 s
i
Men Who Had Rifles
On Junk Are Fined
"Known To Police"
Cheng Wah-chau, 52, junk master, and his son Cheng Wah-shing, 29, fish dealer, were fined $1,000 with the alternative of six months' hard labour by Mr. S. F. Balfour in the District Office South, Police Court this morning.
In order to attack the canvoyed Transport, the British nuvid unit had So enter the dangerous waters of the
The men were on remand on 1 appartenleitly exerted Skapenak
charges of unlawful possession attm trpedoing the victim
of two rifles, a revolver, and Further Details
@mmunition on board junk 804 Segel 3 LUNIIN.
#Router (j[W at Peng Chau Harbour on slucidum correspondents give up - ther detain of the sinking of the August 26. They pleaded guilty.
On charge of obstructing Police: 12,000 ton Nuza transport Magnou by
British submarine is the Katteght Sergeant Whileroft by throwing over-
Monday alght.
BRITON IS AMBUSHED
Shanghai Shooting
6 (Reuter-), SHANGHAI, Sept
Deputy Commissioner,
and ammunition The arms
nitack
#1
Mr.
September 6, 1940.
By Walt Disney
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WHERE IS THIS BUS GOING?
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bourd 1tr Over 3,000 German soldiers were contained in a sack, the wife of the Reginald Yorke, n Brilon, 48 years of relieve Best, defendant, Chan Kam, 42, age, head of the Special Branch of on board on their way to
LONDON bus travellers must memorise numbers nowadays, The transport pleaded guilty und was bound over the Shanghal Municipal Police, was troops in Norway.
ambushed by Chinese gunnien this
because any other. Indication of destination has been obliterated was envorted by a destroyer and two in $100,
A fourth defendant, Leung Patmurning on his way to the office.
whto hud been
The
the from the buses. This is one of the precautions adopted against occurred armed trawlers. Aboul 10
a British al-mul, 25, a woman,
| "badlands" TATA to the west of the parachutists or fifth columnists, marine appeared and fred a torpedo, remanded, had since been released.
Sergeant A Estall said the Police which struck the Marion, Incakup were strongly pressing the
Two men fred more than 20 shots her into two. She sank almost im-
though it lead been decided to ask the
Yorke's tr Mr. Yorks re- mediately.
Magistrate to deal with it summarily instead of for committal as previously turned the fire. indicated.
..
The submarine tim disappeared. Darkness made rescue work difl-- cull. It is believed that not mure than 200 or 300 of the 3,900 on board were savedl.
Wreckage and bodies drifted up unto the Swedish coast all day yesterday.
the
Rescuers Too Late
OPECIAL TO THE
**TELEGRAPH"
по
Mr. Bulfour sald he could not dis-
since cuse in this criminate evidence had been offered and there were no convictions against the men.
Sergt. Estul said he was reluctant i to state in open Court the reasons for wishing a heavy sentence.
He asked the Magistrale to take of the revolver ***S
GOTHENBURG, Sept 5 (UP) -- Jibs
picked up.
washed up at a
ago.
DISCUSSIONS ON
envellexi to Menu,
The
settlement.
He at the chauffeur were unhurt, is believed that we arrest was
madr
Mr Yorke's home town is Notting- 140527
PLANE CRASH DESCRIBED
B
Talks With Japanese Continue, Says Vichy
Special to the "Telegraph"
"United Press" reports from Vichy state that the French Foreign Office continues officially to deny that negotiations be tween France and Japan regarding Indo-China have been broken off.
Military conversations tinuing with the purpose of reaching
military accord as a prelude Ivast economic treaty between Japan and Indo-Chine, according to offic.
sources,
BTC
con-
to a
on
Swedish and Diurish fishermen rush-seriously as the men could have ap- ed to the scene of the torpedoing of e
way for the plied in the ordinary Marton as soon as the
FROM PAGE ONE Frattes but they would not have been transport distress signals were received
to have the revolver allowed By the time they had arrived, how policy of the Police was to allow shot ever, the Nazi troopship had already guns but to forbid revolvers and to except revolvers, but carries rubber
rifies Ponts, disappeared.
possession of discourage the
The Telegraph" learns that the Owing to the pitch darkness it was aboard junka.
Tulhuku, capital of survivors. The
sic! Magistrate almost impossible to And
the Junkachine left
for Canton at 10.30 am, although about
onc hundred were would seem to require arms since it Formosa
yesterday. It landed at Kagh for
The French Government has never
Wreckage and corpses
considered that the Japanese demands being are
Sergeant Estall said his experience few minutes, taking off again at 1.50
a and naval bases and the righ number <rf
for air points whs that the fisherman preferred to Pum.
Shortly afterwards the machine con alung the west coast of Sweden leave their arma thure nowadays as
into bad weather and flew blind down passage for Japanese troops Fishermen arriving +1 Lysekil sort of passive defence. plain that another German transport The Police were pressing the case the South China coast, receiving radio Indo-China railways was couched in
the form of an ulùmalum, was torpedoed by 21 British
The Chinese Embassy in Vichy sub- because the second defendant was re-directional signals from Kai Tak
As it neared Shataukok one of the
confirms that Chiang Kai-shek has marine in the Skaggerak two weeks-paired as a witness for the defence
and the pilot was ase which has already been engines failed
quick decision to moved troops along the ludą China committed and it was feared that if forced to make
for the purpose of I covering the right) Innd The only area he could discern his ense was held over for commitial
Thus, China is able to insure that might prejudice second defendant's through the clouds was the Kwanti flank of the Chinese army.
racecourse,
able to the Japanese will not be I was therefore necessary to take
reach the Upper Yongise along the The ease summarily but the men were A military spokesman in Hong-Red River valley even if they do at- well known to the Police who were kong has issued the following state-tempt to drive inland through Indo-
maximum ment regarding the crash;
China. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UP) penalty imposed.
"A Japanese civil aircraft crashed The situation in the Far East, in-
Mr. Balfour then passed sentence when making a forced landing on cluding the Netherlands East Indies, after remarking that he had to know Fanling racecourse on the afternoon Omcial Germon sources in Berlin, was discussed when the Australian the reason behind the request of the of September 5. It was flying to says another "United Press" message, Minister to Washington, Mr. R.
und Canton from Formosa
came refuse to comment on the Japanese down owing to engine failure,
demands on Indo-China. Casey, and the. British Ambassador, Lord Lothian, visited the Secretary
"The machine Wus sufficiently Well-informed quarters in Berlin, of State to-day,
damaged to make repair unlikely to however, are convinced that Ger be worth while.
many is fully aware of what is trans- "The crew, of three were the only piring. It is believed that Japan is occupants, one of them received a keeping Berlin fully informed of her SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" major head injury and the others, intentions and actions.
These Bame sources are of the WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Domel), minor cuis, and were attended to by
opinion that, "close und friendly re- General G, C. Marshall, Chief of a Medical Officer on the spot.
"Police then conveyed the serious-lations between Germany and Japan WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Reuter). the US. Army General Staff, has dis -President Roosevelt has nominated closed to the Press that the United ly injured man to Kowloon Hospital will insure that the problems con Mr. Frank C. Walker, a New York States has under consideration the and the other two were detained for nected with Indo-China will be set City lawyer, as Postmaster General release of several hundred tanks to interrogation.
FAR EAST
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
It is considered somewhat signi~! ficant that they were accompanied by Sir Andrew Agnew, Controller of Petroleum Production in the British Empire.
in succession to Mr. Jamos Farley.
evidence.
anxious to
Police.
hove
the
U.S. TANKS FOR CANADA?
Canada,
R.A.F. Keep Up Bombing
Attacks On Germany
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).-The R.A.F. bombed a power station and anti-aircraft factory in Berlin last night.
It also bombed a synthetic off plant the Hartz Mountains, Thuringian and
Official Statement
"A preliminary examination re- vealed no military stores and the crew were all members of a Japan- ese civil air line. A
"When it was satisfactorily esta bilshed that they, were civilians, the uninjured men were taken to a Japanese hotel in Hongkong, and the Injured man to a Japanese hospital
1,075 DIE IN AIR RAIDS
tled,"
No Berlin Comment
TORPEDOED
Penzance Survivora Reach Baltimore
MISSIONARIES
TO BE TABOO
In Japan
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Sept. 6 (UP). -Foreign missionaries will
be taboo in Japan.
soon
The Directora of the Japon Christian Educa- tional Association, which represents the Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Con- gregational, Episcopal and other Christian churches, decided on a programme which will entirely elimin- ate Western assistance or teachers.
Schools will in future be operated on entirely Japanese lines.
Finance Control
In AustraliaTMTM
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)-AU- tralla has imposed a control closely aligned with the United Kingdom control on foreign exchange proceeds
from nit exports.
For instance, exports to a sterling area are payable in sterling, to the Netherlands in sterling from an au thorised bank or: Java and Curacao, BALTIMORE, September (UP) guilders, and to countries with] Thirty-seven survivors of the Bri London special accounts in sterling tish sloop Penzance were landed here from these accounts. to-day from the Swedish freighter Eknaren. Seven of them have been
sent to hospital., presum Peak Resident Is
The Ponzance
by a
a U-boat, on August 24. the nurvivors were taken aboard)
convoyed freighter Blairmaor
Bitten By Dog
at Stettin and military objectives con- the Black Forests.
Other objectives attacked Included LONDON, Sept. 8 (British Wire- cealed in the Black Forest and other
Mr. 5. T. Bitting, of 408 The Peak, forests where explosions occurred... all stocks at Magdeburg, a goodsyard less)-It is officially stated that which sank within a minute when
From these widespread operations, at Nienburg, south of Bremen, and civilian casualties due to air raids on she was struck by an explosion five has reported to the Folice that Mrs. Fawnes was bitten by his dog while Berodromes in enemy the United Kingdom during August hours later, rescued the he was on or visit, to the house at two of our aircraft did not return and several one crashed on landing.
occupied
France' and Belg'um. T Were:-killed, 627 mon, 985 women The Eknaren finally adds that Coastal Command aircraft attacked and 118 children; seriously injured, survivors and "seven or eight cibera: 8.30 pm. yesterday. Mrs. Fawnes men, 440 women and 102 were also picked up by the S., A. received medical treatment and the many fires and explosions followed oll tanka at Cherbourg and docks at 771
dog was removed for observation; children. the attacks on military objectives in Terneuzen.
* AnRA.F.: communique.
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