1939-12-20 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1939.

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Huge German Liner Burning In The Atlantic 32,000-TON COLUMBUS SCUTTLED

GERMAN PROTEST TO CHILE

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Santiago, To-day.

The German Minister yesterday visited the Chilean Foreign Min- later, with whom he lodged a strong protest against the admis- slon of the German freighter, Dusseldorf, with a British prize crow on board, Into the harbour of Antofagasta.—Havas.

BOXER HELD IN MURDER CASE

New York, To-day. Ernie Haas, the well-known boxer, has been arrested in connection with the murder earlier this month of Walter

Engleberg, secretary of the Nazi Consulate-General in New York,

Engleberg was found dead in his apartment with his head badly battered.

Yesterday the Canadian police placed Haas under ar- rest in Toronto.

There is no indication that Haas is being charged with the actual murder.-Reuter.

SOVIET SUBMARINE SHELLS

London, To-day.

TO CAPTURE

New York, To-day.

AVOID

THE CRACK N.D.L. 32,000-TON liner, Columbus, the third biggest vessel of the German merchant fleet, elected to share the fate of the Admiral Graf Spee yesterday when she was intercepted by a British destroyer in the North Atlantic. The liner is still afloat, a huge blazing mass, and American warships are near at hand ready to sink her if she should become a danger to navi- gation.

She was set on fire, either by bombs, or by the igni- tion of her huge cargo of petroleum, to evade capture, and some 400 survivors have been pick- ed up by the U.S.S. Pascaloosa.

The American warship, in a re-

port to the U.S.S. Texas, says that "CITY OF

she is bringing the survivors into New York.

She came upon the scene of the burning Columbus at about 11 a.m. yesterday (E.8.T.)} and found a British destroyer stand. Ing by. There was ho indication of any un-neutral act and no firing of any kind was heard. The incident appears to have oc- curred just inside the American 300-mile neutral zone.

HUGE PETROL CARGO

LUXEMBURG PROPERTY HIT BY SHELL

Luxemburg, To-day.

A customs house at the town of Remich, on the south-east fron-

tler, was hit by a shell early yesterday.

The shell did not explode, but passed through tho building, penetrated the roofs of two houses and fell in the market place.

An official enquiry is being held.-Reuter.

TWO MORE U-BOATS

KOBE" SUNK DESTROYED

London, To-day,

The British steamer,.,City of Kobe, has been sunk in the North Sea by * torpedo or mine,

She is 4,373 tons and is owned by the Ellerman Line.

Only eighteen survivors have been picked up.

Ten British members of the crew and 42 Lascars are miss-

It will be recalled that the gianting-Reuter, German liner slipped out of Vera

Cruz harbour carrying an enormous cargo of petroleum, though her clear- ance papers suggested that she was proceeding - to Oslo, Norway, and it intended to was evident that she make a desperate attempt to break the Allied blockade.

warships

Apparently British picked her up after leaving the Gulf of Mexico and dogged her to her doom.

NOT ATTACKED

There is no evidence that she was attacked. The British destroyer ap- pears to have quietly trailed her and when her captain saw there was no hope of escape, he gave orders for her destruction.

The Columbus was built in 1024, was of 31,584 tons gross, was 728 feet long and was capable of 30 knots.-Reuter.

NAZI SHIP NEAR MUTINY

A report from Stockholm ON THE

states that a Soviet sub-

marine shelled the German GRAF SPEE

s.s. Pinnau, which was carry- ing coal to a Swedish port.

The submarine, says the report, suddenly emerged and fired 35 shells at the ship. There were no hits. The sinking of two other German ships by Soviet warships. is now ad- mitted by Berlin. Discussions · are now going on in Riga between the Russians and a Nazi commission.

It is also admitted in Berlin that the B.8. Oliva has been damaged by Soviet ships blockading the Fin- -nish coast-Reuter.

*** The Pinnau is a vessel of 1,198 tons, 250 feet long, owned by the Buggier Reederei and Bergungs A.G.;

registered at Hamburg.

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BUENOS AIRES, TO-DAY.

IT IS - RUMOURED. THAT A HEATED DISCUSSION OCCURRED ON BOARD THE ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE WHEN THE CAPTAIN TOLD HIS OFFICERS OF HIS INTENTION TO" SCUTTLE THE WARSHIP.

Several officers are reported to have of sailors declared in the presence that such an act was shameful and they would prefer to fight it out with the energy,

The captain is reported to have lost his temper and to have shouted at his officers to keep quiet-Havas.

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Disonas

PARIS, TO-DAY. THE NAVY MINISTER, M. CAM- PINCHI, ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT TWO U-BOATS WERE RE- CENTLY SUNK BY THE ALLIED NAVIES.

One of them was bagged by the French cruiser Sirocco.

This is the third U-boat sunk by the Sirocco.-Reuter.

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