1939-02-09 — Page 14

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WANTS TO SURPRISE YOU— SO SHE TOLD ME. NOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBR”

GRAPHIC RESCUE STOR St. Vincent De Paul And Seizure By Japanese

Rescued after a dramatic dash from Weihaiwei to Tsingtao by H.M.S. Birmingham, the British- owned Shanghai coastal steamer, St. Vincent de Paul, has arrived in Shanghai following her prompt release by the Japanese authorities at Tsingtao after she had been detained by them on charges of smuggling arms and ammunition south of Haichow the same day.

A graphic description of the seizure of the ship and of the prompt action of the British naval auth- orities was given to a "North-China Daily News" reporter by Captain P. J. Maley, master of the St. Vincent de Paul, who jocularly remarked, when asked for a statement in connection with the in- cident, "They searched the ship and found nothing but pork. We were not carrying contraband, but general cargo.”

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The St. Vincent de Paul, which is["Then, at 7 a.m., they boarded the ship owned by Messrs. "Herlofson, Gordon and again requested that I proceed to and Reeves of Shanghai, and is at pre-Tsingtao. Again I refused. At 9 a.m. sent on charter to a Chinese shipping two more boats put off. for my ship, firm, was seized by a Chinese Maritime one from the Customs cruiser and one Customs cruiser under Japanese orders from a Japanese destroyer which was when about nine miles out from Sha-standing by with another Japanese des- Haichow. The troyer. They told me that if I did not yangkiang, south of master was then informed that his ves-go they would use armed force and sel would be detained on suspicion of only then I agreed to sail under pro-

war at test." having landed munitions of

Continuing his narrative Captain Haoschingken (Funing) and, together with two Norwegian vessels, the 8.8. Maley stated that two Norwegian ves-board the vessel Woosung on her Haidah and the s.8. Havthor, held on sels which had been unloading cargo the same charges, the St. Vincent de at Haoschingkeng at the same time, but they did not Paul was taken under armed escort to and had proceeded downriver, with the Tsingtao.

British vessel, were also seized and the Twenty minutes after her arrival at three merchant ships were escorted to the latter port, however, she was re- Tsingtao by the Customs cruiser. ar- leased, the British cruiser, H.M.S. Bir-riving there at 7 a.m. on Sunday.

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from Weihaiwei, where she had picked Twenty minutes later" he added, "I up a wireless message from the Bri- was surprised, and very thankful when tish naval authorities in Shanghai to I saw, H.M.S. Birmingham steaming proceed to Tsingtao and "rescue" the into harbour. Negotiations were then detained ship.

opened between., the British Consul- Leaving Shanghai on January 21, General and the Japanese authorities, Captain Maley told the reporter that he continued, but without waiting for on January 23 his ship arrived at any results the commander of the Bir- Taoschingkeng, which was 30 miles up mingham ordered me to have steam' the Shayangkiang. On the following and proceed out of harbour at 8 a.m. day they commenced to discharge their the following morning. On Monday he cargo. On this day, he added, and on escorted me as far as Amherst Rocks January 26, two Japanese aeroplanes and then left for Weihaiwel," Capt. visited the port and flew low over the Maley added. ship as she lay at anchor and then pro- ceeded to circle round the vessel.

the

Describing his surprise at seeing the British cruiser sailing in "half-an-hour WATCHED BY 'PLANES ·.

astern of us," Captain Maley told the The next day (January 20) more reporter that it was then that he real- aeroplanes visited the port and bomb-ised that a wireless, message had been ed two junks at the end of the creek sent by one of the two Norwegian ships, about 500 yards away from the ship, probably the 8.8. Haldah. "Had the Captain Maley explained. Later a go- Birmingham met us at sea" he said, "it down was bombed with the. loss of would have been a different story."

he continued, Unfortunately, about twenty lives. Information was then received that the boom, situated wireless operator of the St. Vincent de missed five miles upriver, would be closed, and Paul, a Czechoslovakian, had not wishing to be "locked" behind the the ship at Shanghai, and he believed boom Captain Maley decided to steam that he had been detained in Hongkew out of port and proceed homewards. while on his way to the vessel, The Describing the vessel's seizure, Capt. result was that there was nobody on Maley continued, "We sailed outside board who understood wireless telegra- the river for about nine miles and phy, although, at the time of the sel- suddenly we were stopped by a Cus-zure, both himself and the Chief Officer toma cruiser shortly before. 7. a.m. on had attempted to send out messages.

PORK DISCOVERED January 28 We were told to proceed to Tsingtao but I refused," he added." Referring again to the boarding of

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