1939-12-27 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1939

Ship Torpedoed While Crew Were Celebrating Christmas

STANHOLME SUNK WITHOUT WARNING

London, To-day.

THE BRITISH STEAMER Stanholme (2,473 tons) was sunk without warning by a U-boat on Mon- day off the west coast with the loss of 14 lives. Ten survivors were injured.

The ship had left port two hours earlier, and the crew were celebrating Christmas below decks when a terrific explosion occurred.

RUMANIA TO HOLD TO TERRITORY

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Bucharest, To-day.

In a speech at a town near the Hungarian frontier yesterday, King Carol stressed Rumania's determination to retain her pre- Bent territories.

"I visit you on the occasion of the Christian peace festival, and I am glad to emphasise Rumania's deep attachment to the Idea of peace,

"We do not intend to take ter- ritory not belonging to us but we are ready to defend our patri. mony."-Havas.

PEASANT WOMAN KILLED NEAR SUN WUI

A Chinese peasant woman was in- volved in an accident with a private- ly-owned motor car near Sun Wul Village, Sheung Shui, early yesterday afternoon and died shortly afterwards of her injuries.

ly.

The ship began to sink immediate-

The death roll includes the Chlef as he Engineer, who was drowned tried to assist his wife, who was on board and who was saved.

оп

The U-boat was sighted by

raise deck-hand too late to effective alarm. One survivor declared he saw two submarines.

NO WARNING

They had no warning and no time to launch the lifeboats.

and

The crew jumped overboard, some managed to get on a small raft from which they were rescued later. --Reuter.

HISTORY OF THE ROTTERDAM LLOYD

One of the most interesting publi- cations on maritime affairs to out of Holland is a slim volume en-

come

Finns in London on Dec. 11, went to the Finnish Ballors' Mission Church In London's dockland and prayed for the deliverance of their country. Photo shows Finnish women in national costume taking part In the service. (Copyright, Fox).

CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY

STILL HOPING THAT SOMETHING WILL TURN UP FOR PEACE

Stockholm, To-day.

THE NEWSPAPER "Aftonbladet” states that it was a quiet Christmas throughout Germany, and no war news was published except the reported Bri- tish Christmas Eve raid.

titled "History of a House Flag," by Hitler spent Christmas with one of the Staffs at the front, travelling in secret by armoured train

the late E. P. Leigh-Bennett. A well got-up-publication, it traces-the..his-

tory of the Rotterdam Lloyd from the

on strongly guarded railways..

early days of the last Century, and He is expected to return to Berlin after Christmas,

contains many rare old plates.

JAPANESE

REPULSED

NEAR CANTON

Yingtak, To-day. The Japanese driving toward Wanglik on the Chinese section of Railway, have the Canton-Kowloon

the

No detailed report is yet available. Reports that the Royal Scots, who been repulsed.

Fighting is taking place in are in camp near by were involved, were denied by the military spokes-Tsungfa sector. Japanese aircraft are

active. -- Central News. man this morning.

16, DOWNING STREET" British and French sold anjoying an Improvised lunch cooked on a home

but his plans are being kept very secret.

It is feared that prolongation of

for the war will cause difficulties Germany.

The Pope's peace appeal has arous- ed much attention and hopes in Ger- many are that some sort of result will come from it.

People In Germany still cherish hopes that something will turn up promising peace Instead of real military operations.

The opinion is now seldom heard that a decisive result can be expect ed rapidly by military operations.

SPIRITS DEPRESSED. Spirits were depressed in Berlin during Christmas week-end, mostly because of the black-out, combined with unpleasant weather.

· Christmas fare was poor though nobody actually needed to suffer short- age.--Reuter.

BATTLE WITH SHANGHAI PROFITEERS

Shanghai, To-day.

The People's Food Re- adjustment Federation, es- tablished by civic leaders and supported by bankers, to cope with the rice shortage and profiteering, has elected many prominent Shanghai- landers to various committee posts.

Twenty members, including Mr. G. E.. Mitchell, Mr. W. J. Keswick, Mr. Chen Tsun-yi, and Sir Robert Calder Marshall, have been elected members of the standing committee.

Thirty-four others; Including- Mr. Yuan Lee-tung and Mr. Tion", Hela-ling, have been appointed to the advisory committes.

Mr. Yu Ya-ching, Mr. Wang Yu- ching and Mr. Hsu Chi-ching have been elected members of the pur- chasing committee, ́ ́

KETERLA Shanghai - Rien :- Gulki pledged full co-operation.