1940-01-19 — Page 6

SHIPPING

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 19, 1940 -

CASUALTIES

One British And Several Neutral Ships Sunk

Benator William Borah, one of the most colourful figures in American political life, who is critically III.

SENATOR BORAH'S CONDITION GRAVE

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Washington, To-day. The condition of Senator William Borah, leader of the isolationist section, is ex- tremely grave and his physi-,| cians state that only a miracle can save him.

From all parts of the United States messages of sympathy are pouring into his home.

Senator Borah is suffering from cerebral haemorrhage following a fall, -Havas.

A bulletin

NEAR DEATH

NORWEGIAN

VESSEL TORPEDOED AND SHELLED

•

London, To-day.

The British steamer Cairnross, of 5,500 tons, was lost late on Wednesday night, after hitting a mine off the west Coast. Her crew of 48 got away safely and after drifting about in a small boat for three

CONCHIES ONLY 2.P.C.

London, To-day.

The Ministry of Labour an» nounces that 1.8 per cent of those registered under the Military Training Aot after the outbreak of war have been put down as conscientious objectors.-Reuter.

hours were picked up by a British warship and FRENCH

reached home yesterday.

The Norwegian steamer Enid, of 1,100 tons, has been sunk

RELATIONS

by a German submarine. She was attacked off the WITH SOVIET

north-east coast of Scotland by the U-boat, which both torpedoed and shelled her. Eight of her crew have reached an island off Scotland in a small boat, while the other eight were rescued by a British traw- ler.

Another Norwegian ship was tor- pedoed in the Bay of Biscay by a U- boat and her crew of 14 are believed lost. A violent explosion broke her into two, and she sank within a cou- ple of minutes, not even having time to wireless an "SOS."-Reuter.

***The Cairnross, which was built at Sunderland in 1921, was owned by the Cairn Line of Steamships, Limited (Cairns, Noble and Co., managers). A vessel of 5,494 tons gross, she was 425 feet long, and registered at Newcastle. refrigerating machinery, Fitted with her single-screw was driven by three Parsons steam turbine engines.

The Enid, of 1,140 tons gross, was bullt at Moss in 1924. Registered at Newcastle, she was owned by A/S Turid (Bachke and Co., managers) and was 226 feet long.

GERMAN LOST

Copenhagen, To-day.

INTERNEE

CLIMBS WIRE

from

The first attempt to escape the new Chinese Soldiers Internment Camp in Argyle Street, was made by one of the inmates at 3 a.m. to-day.

The man was, however, arrested out-

side the Camp after a chase by two Indian guards. He was afterwards ad- mitted to the Kowloon Hospital for treatment of injuries suffered when he scaled the barbed-wire fence.

The escape was made on the south side of the camp but the man was seen by Indian guards to fall from the top

of the barbed-wire fence.

They fired warning shots and the man was caught about 40 yards from the Camp.

to He was suffering from Injuries

A German steamer of 2,300 tons

Washington, To-day:-

has been sunk by a mine off the Aa-head and legs..

issued in the

land Islands. She tried to get through afternoon

the Swedish minefield without a pilot, carrying ore to Germany.

stated that Senator Borah was death.

near

pro-

The lifeboat is now caught in pack-

Offcials in Washington were foundly shocked by the news of his ice and a Swedish warship is going to Illness.

President Roosevelt telephoned his home expressing sympathy, and there were unashamed tears in the eyes of his colleagues, both friends and foes, alike. Reuter.

IN A DEEP COMA

Washington, To-day. Senator Borah is in a deep coma and is running a high fever. He was given only an outside chance to live last evening.

the rescue of the crew.-Reuter.

GREEK STEAMER SUNK

London, To-day. The Greek steamer Asteria (3,313 tons) was sunk by a mine in the North Sea on Wednesday night.

Eleven survivors and the body of another member of the crew were landed yesterday at an East Coast port after being adrift in a small boat for 15 hours.

The doctor says, however, that the Twelve other members of the crew, crisis is still ahead and perhaps will including the English pilot, are fear- be reached within 24 hours. Reuter.ed to have been drowned.-Reuter,

SITUATION IN INDIA

German Boasts In

Tokyo

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A GERMAN NEWS BULLETIN PUBLISHED IN TOKYO BOASTED THAT GERMAN AIRCRAFT RE- CENTLY "ANNIHILATED" THE TWO DÁNISH STEAMERS “FEDDY" AND "IVAN KONDRUP" IN THE NORTH SEA

NEW DELHI, TO-DAY, AN OFFICIAL DENTAL HAS BEEN ISSUED ΤΟ ALLEGATIONS IN GERMAN AND RUSSIAN SOURCES IN THE PAST TWO DAYS OF RIOTS This is a typical instance, not only AND DISTURBANCES IN NAGEUR, CAWNPORE, GORAKHPUR, JUB- BULPORE AND OTHER TOWNS IN

INDIA.

It is added that the allegations ap pear to have been worked up from a

incident at Burhanpur, whe

mokinor communal clash occurred on

January 18 between a Sikh proce sion and a Moslem crowd.

The situation to-day is normal. Reuter.

of German attem to bully neutrals through deliberate violations of Inter-

national

· but also of deliberate- of the truth, as wi proved Trans-

January

agency quoted – the › British

Admiralty statemant

two

Danish ships alleged to have been annihilated were still afloat and were being towed to

SOVIET OFFICIALS

SUSPENDED

Moscow, To-day.

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PARIS, TO-DAY.

OFFICIAL QUARTERS DENY RE- PORTS ALLEGING THAT TRADE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE SOVIET HAVE BEEN BROKEN OFF, AND DECLARE THAT NO SUCH CONVERSATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY.

The only new fact in Russo-French trade relations is the expiration of the in- special temporary accord for an crease in Russian exports to France,

the validity of which was terminated in December;

Moscow did not take steps for the timely renewal of this convention but the present situation does not imply that eventual negotiations are im- possible nor that trade relations have been broken off-Havas.

BLOWING UP MINES

Asked in the

London, To-day. Commons whether in his view there was any

danger to local fishermen resulting from the practice of sinking unexploded mines by rifle fire, the Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Admiralty replied: "Spe- cial ships are being fitted out for It is announced from Khabarovsk | blowing up floating mines and these that four important officials, Includ- ships will work in areas where most ing the district head of the Commis- of the floating mines are to be found. sariat of Internal Affairs (the police) "It is essential, however, that patrol and the secretary of the district Com-craft should continue to sink floating munist Party, have been relieved of mines by rifle fire as a mine on the their duties and given other work- surface is a menace to shipping." Reuter.

British Wireless.