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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 81, 1937.
23 KILLED: 83 INJURED
DEUTSCHLAND
GRAVE VIEW
TAKEN OF IBIZA INCIDENT
FULL MEETING OF GERMAN CABINET.
GRAVE INTERNATIONAL
COMPLICA-
TIONS ARE FEARED AS THE MENACING OUT- COME OF THE BOMBING OF A GERMAN WAR- SHIP BY SPANISH GOVERNMENT AERO- PLANES.
IT IS NOW REVEALED THAT THE WAR- SHIP ATTACKED WAS THE POCKET-BATTLE- SHIP, “DEUTSCHLAND" NOT THE "VON
SCHEER" AND THAT.
23 WERE KILLED,
19 SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND 64 SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Germany is inflamed by the affair and a meet ing of the Hitler Cabinet has already resulted in certain specific orders to German naval craft in Spanish waters, though the nature of those orders has not been revealed.
It is understood that the Government has com- municated with the non-intervention committee, informing them that what measures the German Government proposes to take.
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As reported earlier, the warship was attacked when lying at anchor near the pier at Ibiza, and the Spanish authorities allege that the Deutschland first opened fire on the planes which were proceed ing to an air raid on Palma.
BOMBING
Submarine Torpedoes-
Barcelona Ships Unknown Nationality
Valencia, To-day.
A submarine of unknown nationality ap- peared outside Barcelona harbour and launched a number of torpedoes against shipping in the harbour.
The steamer, City of Barcelona, was sunk A Govern- but the loss of life is not known. ment merchantman, the Zarroza, was also hit. A Government seaplane dropped a num- ber of bombs on the submarine. Reuter.
est indignation over the incident.
General Goering was at Weimar and he rushed to Berlin for the Ministerial conference.
Herr Hitler was at Munich when
the news of the bombing was re- ceived. He immediately conferred with Baron von Neurath, the For- and with Admiral Reeder, who fle
eign Minister, who was in Munich,
to Munich from Berlin.
After a conference there, they all flew to Berlin for the meeting of the full Cabinet.
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to the fact that the casualties oc- curred among the crew who were in unprotected quarters, not manning guns Reuter.
MUNICH DISCUSSION.
Berlin, To-day. The Fuehrer was taking part in the ceremony of inaugurating an exhibition hall in Munich when news of the bombing of the Deutschland was received.
Immediately after the ceremony, which was hurried through, Herr It is anticipated that the mea- Hitler had an exhaustive discussion sures which the German Govern-with Baron von Neurath and they ment intends to take will be an- nounced in the course of to-day.
BLACK BORDER NEWS
ere: joined later at 2.45 p.m., by
commander-in-chief of the Ger man Navy, Admiral Raeder, ho arrived by special plane.
At four o'clock they left
The German Navy has been or dered to fly all flags at half-mast while the newspapers publish the ther in the same plane for Berlin.
news of the bombing on their front
Before the Cabinet meeting, there
pages with black borders and state was a further long discussion at the AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED IN BERLIN (SAYS that the Spanish assertion that the Chancellery, in which Field-Marshal Trans- REUTER) ANNOUNCES THAT ALL THOSE KILLED AND IN-warship fired has been proved un-von Blomberg took part. JURED IN THE DEUTSCHLAND WERE IN THE CREW'S UN-true by eye-witnesses. They point Ocean. PROTECTED QUARTERS.
THE SHIP WAS STRUCK BY TWO BOMBS AND NOT BY
FOUR AS WAS AT FIRST BELIEVED.
THE FIRST BOMB CAUSED NEARLY ALL THE CASUAL- TIES WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE CREW'S QUARTERS. THE SECOND BOMB SLIGHTLY DAMAGED THE SIDE OF THE DECK OF THE VESSEL.
It is denied that the Deutschland opened fire, the official report stating that the ship "did not fire a shot."
The Navy Office states that the warship completely retained its fighting ability and proceeded to Gibraltar to disembark the in- jured.
She arrived in the British naval base with her flag flying at half-mast in honour of the victims. As she steamed into the Ad- miralty harbour, all British and foreign warships in the port half- masted their flags.`
Official quarters in Berlin stress the seriousness of the situation, but it is opined that for the present no rash step will
be taken.
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port. It was for this reason that the Deutschland was lying in the Ibiza roadstead,
Reuter adds that a full meeting of the Cabinet, presided over by Nevertheless, the following Herr Hitler, is now considering what official statement has been action is to be taken in consequences issued:
of the Ibiza bombing incident.
"After the Red Valencia Govern- ment had been warned by the Non- Intervention Committee and the
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CASUALTY LIST
Berlin, Later. No officers in the ship were hurt. German Government against mak-The high casualty list was due to ing further attacks upon ships en- the bombs crashing into the crew's gaged in the service of the interna-quarters forward. tional control, this new criminal as- All the injured men have sault upon a German ship compels rushed into hospital at Gibraltar us to take measures which will be and arrangements are being made communicated immediately to the for a funeral service for the dead Non-Intervention Committee.”
The official communique says that after the bomb attack upon an Italian ship in the harbour of Majorca, German vessels were forbidden to call at this,
been
at Gibraltar to-day.
CABINET MEETING
Berlin, Later.
It is understood in political quar ters that all present at the meeting of the Cabinet expressed the great-
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