1939-06-17 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1989.

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SUBMARINE MEETS DISASTER

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ON FAR EASTERN STATION

71 ON MISSING CRAFT

Naval forces in the Far East, as well as vessels detached from the navy in Indo-China, at once began' searches which are still being pur- sued, and in, which seaplanes from the colony are participating.

The Ministry has acquainted families of members of the crew with the situation.

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The Phenix is described as

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Confirmation of the re-first-class submarine, and is on de- port that the French sub-tached duty in Indo-China. Reuter. marine Phenix, attached to the Far Eastern Squa- dron, had failed to re- appear after a dive off French Indo-China, contained in a Reuter re- port from Paris received this morning.

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The Paris message quotes a Saigon despatch saying that the sub- marine had not been seen since she dived 30 hours ago.

Although there is no immediate -confirmation of the apparent disas- ter from French official circles in. París (says Reuter), there was rea- : son to believe that a new and cor- rect official statement would be is- sued from the Ministry of Marine later last evening.

It is believed that the submarine was cruising off the coast of Indo- China at the time of her disappear- ance, and first reports stated that she dived and failed to reappear.

THIRD DISASTER

If fears for the safety of the Phenix prove to be well-founded, it will have been the third disaster to a French underwater craft since the Great War.

In 1928, the French submarine Ondine, collided with a Greek steamer off Portugal, and 43 of the crew lost their lives.

In 1932, the new submarine Pro- methee, a sister-ship to the Phenix, sank while on trials off Cherbourg with the loss of 62 men.

SEARCH BY PLANES

London, To-day.

The news that the French sub- marine Phenix, with four officers and 67 men on board, failed to emerge from a dive off Saigon, comes almost two weeks after the Thetis disaster.

According to messages from Sai- gon, the Phenix has now been un- der water over 30 hours.

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When the submarine failed emerge at the hour fixed, the Com- mander-in-Chief of the French na- val forces in the Far East imme diately warned all warships and seaplanes attached to the Indo-, China base.

At the end of some hours search it was surmised that the submarinę must have lost its balance submerg, ing owing to an unknown cause,

and descended to the bottom of the sen.

GRAVE ANXIETY.

A statement issued by the French Ministry of Marine states that grave anxiety is-felt regarding the vessel's fate..

The statement says the submar- ine has not reappeared since mak- Ing a dive in the course of präc- tice on the morning of Thursday

off the Bay of Camranh.

Bombing Near Swatow

Swatow, To-day. hostilities that Hing Ning, has been Shortly after 10 a.m. yesterday, bombed by Japanese planes. city Japanese planes flew over the into the interior. Reports received Several bombs were dropped, last night state that the machines state last night's reports. A num- bombed Hing Ning.

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