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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29, 1939

TOTAL SHIPPING LOSSES SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR LESS THAN IN 1917 MONTH

London, To-day.

THE GROSS EXAGGERATION contained in the Ger-

DEATHROLL

man broadcasts of the recent British losses in NOW NINE merchant shipping, is revealed in figures now published by the Admiralty.

ADDITIONAL BODIES DISCOV- HAS DEBRIS ERED IN THE BROUGHT THE TOTAL DEATHS IN THE DISASTROUS FIRE AT WEST Two persons are still not' account- cd for.

These official figures show that these losses during POINT ON MONDAY TO NINE.

the week ended at midnight on November 25 were a total of 11 ships and a tonnage of 25,787.

It was revealed yesterday that one of the victims, a 35-year-old woman, returned to rescue some of her valu-

Total losses since the beginning of the war up to the was trapped in the building when she

same date are: British, 78 ships, 288,169 tons; French, 10 ships, 51,150 tons; neutral, 43 ships, 144,592 tons.

month of the

These figures make an interesting, comparison with those of April 1917, submarine the worst war, in which month alone 196 Brl- tish vessels, with a total tonnage ag- gregating 522,000, were sunk, and 430 vessels in all, with an aggregate of 852,000 tons were sunk.

London

It is also pointed out in that the recent tendency of U-boat commanders to attack

unprotectca

fishing trawlers in areas where im- of anti-sub- mediate counter-action

marine forces is not to be expected gives a pretty good idea of the res- pect for

submarine devices engendered in them by practical experience.

Several watchmen of the S.C.A. as- sisted the inmates to escape.

STORM OF PROTEST AGAINST BORAH SUGGESTION

Chungking, To-day.

the Royal Navy's anti- AN ALLEGED STATEMENT by Senator Borah ad- vocating that consideration be given to a new Trade Treaty between the United States and Japan has aroused a storm of protest from American and Chinese organizations all over China.

Although only four neutral ships have been lost as a result of German action during the last week, the neul almost as tral

sunk was tonnage great as the British, as a result of the sinking of the large vessels, Terukuni the Maru,

Grazia and

Sliedrecht,

news of which was received only last Six Chinese organizations have jointly cabled a pro-

week.

Reuter.

MR. KENNEDY LUNCHES

WITH KING

London, To-day. Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the U.S. Am- bassador, was the guest of the King and Queen at luncheon yesterday. United He is leaving soon for the States on holiday. - Reuter.

SHE LOOKS

THE PICTURE

OF HEALTH

GERMAN CRUISER CLAIM

London, To-day.

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The German wireless has been announcing in its news that British heavy cruiser of the Lon- don class has been torpedoed and destroyed to the east of the Shet- lando.

The Ministry of Information states that nothing whatever is known by the Admiralty about the German story-Reuter,

WILL DO

HITLER MORE HARM THAN GOOD

The Lord Privy

London, To-day.

Seal referred in

the Commons to the new mines be- ing used by Germans, which, he said, would be beaten as Britain was beat- ing the U-boat campaign.

There would be losses. That was inevitable and no attempt would be made to hide them.

in the end,

But, weapon would than

"Look,

he would

therefore,

Hitler's secret do him more injury inflict on us. will wherever I

ever

over the military position, I am sure that events are inevitably working in

favour of the Allies." - British Wire-

less.

VOLUNTARY BUT

London, To-day.

test to the Senator, while yesterday Dr. Robert E. Brown, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who is Director of the Emergency Office Council on Medical Missions in China, indulged in some plain speak-vessels in the Mediterranean carrying ing on the subject.

Dr. Brown said:--

"Shall Americans be Hessians and

It is stated in an announcement by the Ministry of Economic Warfare that

German cargoes, inward or outward, are recommended, to facilitate speedy handling, to call at Haifa, Malta or Gibraltar.

This is purely voluntarily,

liable to be diverted.-Reuter.

but

"Five hundred American doctors fight for profit and assist in destroy- and nurses are working in missioning the Chinese people who are fight-ships ignoring the Control request are hospitals in China, caring for the sicking for their land?” and wounded Chinese people who are helpless victims of bombs and ruthless warfare.

"BLOOD MONEY"

Dr. Brown has just completed "I am shocked and disappointed that the Borah Isolationists desire to pre-survey of medical relief work in serve our trade, largely in war mater- provinces, including all fronts.

Americans He asks whether ials, with the nation causing this in-

back the missionaries or excusable injustice and suffering.

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them and "choose the blood money of war profits."

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Dr. Brown is a member of the Me- has chodist Episcopal Mission and

with Wuhu General will been connected repudiate! Hospital for 20 years.--Reuter.

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