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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 6, 1939.

SINKING OF "YORKSHIRE": BUGLE BOY WHO SAW GIRLS GO DOWN IN

IN A QUIET, earnest voice, without dramatics' or over-emotion, 15-years-old John Taylor who was a bugler aboard the Yorkshire, the "family ship" which was torpedoed with the loss of 58 lives, told his story to a reporter.

"I remember a mother and two little daughters clinging to one another on the deck when the ship went down. They seemed too stunned and shocked to move.".

How otherwise could such a tale be | silent. We daren't shout because we told?

didn't know the ship's nationality.

John was sitting in the home of "Then, as she got near, we saw the his widowed mother, Mrs. M. E. Stars and Stripes and the name In- Taylor, in Raymond-avenue, Black-dependence Hall, and we all cheered pool, wearing the French sailor's like mad." clothes in which he has just arrived As soon as they got aboard, said home.

John Taylor, they were given coffee and packed into 200 bunks. Next morning they were given a hot meal, clothes, and cigarettes and landed at

"Before the sinking of our ship," he began, "we had had word by wireless that a submarine was in the neighbourhood. She followed us all day, and it wasn't till the afternoon that she attacked.

"I think she wanted to make quite sure she got us. Her crew could see we had convalescent soldiers оп board.

"I GUESSED"

"I was forward at the time, just about to go on watch, and I heard two explosions. I didn't know for a moment what had happened, but guessed.

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SHIP

OFFICIAL COURIER ARRESTED

An army captain, who has been acting for some time as an of. ficial courler between Great Bri- tain and foreign countries, has been arrested In

by London Special Branch detectives.

He was taken to Bow-street po- lice station, where he was charg ed with an offence under the De- fence of the Realm 'Act. Later in the day he appeared before the Bow-street magistrate. The pro- ceedings were held in camera.

SEVERE RAID

Bordeaux, where they stayed at the BY BOMBERS

Sailors' Home.

HITLER DESPERATE

Paris, To-day.

IN MIRS BAY

50 were kill-

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ese air-raid on Sha-ng-chung |yesterday morning.

This raid

was far more

severe

than the previous one, three Japanese

planes taking part dropping over 20 bombs.

It is reported from many quarters that charges have 'We were rushing to go up on deck

been made against Nazis when there was a second explosion from the starboard. Smokė was who have not succeeded in coming from below. Someone shout-dropping their anti-Bolshe-the Chinese Maritime Customs Sta- ed 'Gas. Get your gas masks.' vik opinions quickly enough. vernacular reports circulated last

"I grabbed my lifebelt at the same time. In spite of all the running about there was very little panic. No one was hurt in the first explo- sion, but two little girls-one of them I knew as Hazel Armstrong, she was six fell down the hatchway. The carpenter rescued them.

(Hazel and her seven-years-old brother were saved, but their mother and two sisters, aged five and two, were lost.)

"MY MATE THERE"

"I made my way up to the bridge. The captain was there, and my mate, two quartermasters, and the com- modore.

"The captain turned to us and said. 'Get a boat and I'll join you as soon as possible.'

"I don't think he really had any intention of joining us.

(Captain V. C. P. Smalley went down with his ship.)

"People were being piled in the boats, and a lot of natives were on their knees praying. My boat, No. 6, was full and we tried to let her go over the side. But we couldn't. The blocks were jammed.

"The quartermaster was handing down. as many children as he could. One child had a broken leg. Our ship's printer, who was a cripple, was thrown over into a boat by the quartermaster and I think he was pretty badly injured, but there was nothing else to do.

"Not long after that, the Yorkshire began to heel over. I just shouted 'I'm going over" and dived over the side...

"There were a lot of children in the boat that we' couldn't get free, but before the ship sank that lifeboat overturned and some of them were rescued from the sea.

"I swam for about five minutes. After that time I felt my thick trou- sers, which were soaked, dragging me down.

"A wave from the Yorkshire as she went under washed me up to the side of one of the lifeboats and some- one dragged me in.

"Our Reboat was packed, but as soon as we got settled down someone started singing and we all joined in. No one seemed to worry much.

The Soat was making water and most of the time we were bailing out. "We'd been about eight hours in

the boat when we saw the light of a ship approaching. Everyone was

destroy

No attempt was made to

tion which is still intact contrary to

Germany is reported to be feverish-night. ly negotiating in Moscow while Rus- sia goes ahead in Scandinavia.

It is, however, learned that the Chinese gendarmerie station suffered

It is stated in Berlin that Hitler damage and that a few members of were wounded. Several will accept every condition demand-the staff ed by Stalin rather than yield before buildings were set on fire and were the western powers.-Reuter,

burned to the ground.

OSLO POWERS MEET

ON NEUTRALITY

Copenhagen, To-day.

The Oslo Powers are meeting here

FINNISH CABINET ·

WAITING

The Finnish

Helsinki, To-day. Cabinet is awaiting

to-day to discuss technical problems a full report from the delegation in

Reuter. of neutrality.

OFF THE RECORD

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Moscow.

Reuter.

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