THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 11, 1939
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LONDONERS TAKE GASMASKS TO CHURCH
London, To-day.
Ail worshippers carried gas- masks in the principal London churches, where large congrega- tions offered special prayers for peace.
At Westminster
Abbay, St. Paul's and elsewhere, arrange- ments had been made in case air rald warnings should be sounded. during the service-Reuter.
One of the biggest of the liners on the South African service, the Warwlok Castle was chased by two Nazi submarines, but managed to alude them both on Saturday. This picture was taken alongside the dock at Belfast.
UNION CASTLE LINER'S
THRILLING ESCAPE FROM
ATTACK BY TWO
London, To-day.
IT NOW TRANSPIRES THAT the 20,000-ton Union Castle liner Warwick Castle was chased
U-BOATS
SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS
New York, To-day.
It is stated on high authority that
GERMAN PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THE WAR
Nice, To-day.
Heinrich Mann, the Ger- man novelist, in an interview at Nice yesterday, said: "I am certain that the German people do not want this war. They were dragged into it by Hitler.
"By freeing themselves they will join those countries who want peace.
"Ever since Hitler came Into power he has been preparing for war."
Heinrich Mann came to the French Riviera in 1933 as an exile from Ger- many. A brother of Thomas Mann (who won the Nobel Prize for Liter-
by two Nazi submarines, but managed to evade | President Roosevelt has decided to ature), he martied a German girl in both the underwater raiders.
The London steamer Kennebeck (5,548 tons), own- ed by the Anglo-American Oil Company, was torpedoed and the crew rescued. The Kenne- beck was built in 1919.
OFFERS TO FIGHT FOR FRANCE
Paris, To-day.
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A communique states that foreign volunteers of all nationalities France, asking to be enlisted, is in- creasing throughout the entire coun- try in such numbers that it has been necessary to create special recruiting centres.
The constitution of the first units of the Polish, Czecho-Slovakian and Austrian contingents has already be- gun.--Reuter.
MORE CONTROL BASES FOR CONTRABAND
London, To-da.y Examination services in connexion with the contraband regulations have
· been established at Alexandria, Colom- bo and Trincomalee (Ceylon).--Reuter.
The London steamer Goodwood (2,800 tons) was sunk by a sub- marine in the North Sea, and her crew of 21 picked up by a fishing- smack.
The two Nazi steamers which has gone ashore on the Norweglan coast were the Baldur (5,900 tons) and the Vegesack (4,000 tons). Reuter.
London, To-day.
A member of the crew of the Union Castle liner Warwick Castle, which escaped from two Nazi submarines, told newsmon of the thrilling moments on board the glant vessel when she arrived In England yesterday.
The sailor, who was look-out man at the time, said they sighted two German submarines.
ZIG-ZAG SLIP
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The first one was directly ahead, and the Warwick Castle started steer a zig-zag course, and slipped the submarine. That was on Friday.
Shortly afterwards, they saw other submarine, which might have did been the same craft, though he not think so. astern.
This submarine
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The Warwick Castle sent out radio call to vessels of the Royal Navy, and nothing more was seen
of the submarine.-Reuter.
GERMAN VEBOELS
London, To-day.
ULSTER TO INCREASE AGRICULTURE
London, To-day. The Government at Northern Ire- land hope that 180,000 more acres | The Ministry of Information statęs will be under cultivation. They have that the German merchantmen Baldur advised farmers to sow more wheat. (5,805 tons) and Vegesack' (4,081 and to increase their crops of oats, tons) have been reported ashore barley, flex and potatoes.~Reuter. the Norwegian coast.-Reuter.
summon a special session of Congress Nice on Saturday-Reuter. this week.--Reuter.
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