1937-09-04 — Page 12

THIRTEEN BRITISH DESTROYERS IN

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Italy Answers Mildly

To Accusation

London, To-day.

Despatch of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla, con- sisting of Fury, Forester, Firedrake and Fortune, to the Western Mediterranean, will bring the num- ber of British destroyers there to thirteen.

In addition, the cruisers HMS. Galatea and H.M.S. Penelope are also on the eastern Spanish coast.

The Fury was the destroyer in which the Duke of Windsor travelled to Boulogne after the abdica- tion. Reuter

Rome, To-day.

It now

SOVIET LOSS

Athens, To-day.

Soviet merchant ship has been appears that only one torpedoed by an unknown sub- marine off the Greek coast.

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posed joint aggressor, the

The torpedo attack on the British destroyer HMS. Havock, and the sinking of merchant ships in the Meurerranean, are the dominating subjects in the Italian press which, It had previously been reported refused to shar however, refrains from attacks on that two ships, Molakieff and Britain in response to charges that Blagoev, had been sunk. the mysterious submarine Italian.

“INCREDIBLE DEED"

was

"Tribuna" says "At a time when Italy is rebuilding friendly rela- tions with Britain, for what con- ceivable reason could she have per- Ipetrated this incredible deed?"

Now it seems certain that only one, the Blagoev, was sent to the bottom-Reuter

LEIPZIG RECALLED

Rome, To-day

The torpedo attack on the British destroyer, H M S. Havock, is com-

of "Messagero" with the attempt to pared by the London correspondent

sink the German cruiser Leipzig.

naval control of "Popolo d

only recognition parties in Spai could effectivel repetition of so ¡Ocean.

REBEL

Another newspaper declares the The only difference between the Spanish attacking submarine does not be two cases, says the correspondents, issued a long to the Spanish Nationalists, was that the British destroyer ima British as they only possess two old craft, mediately resorted to counter-mea- by an unknown, while the Spanish Government has sures, whereas the German com- They declare four new submarines and five or mander contented himself with re- submarines own six older ones.

porting the matter.

lists were partic Meanwhile British warships on a The correspondent recalls that in ade of Gijon, or visit to Venice are being warmly consequence of Britain and France Spain, when the feted. Reuter.

declining to participate in the pro- They also all

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