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ANOTHER U-BOAT DESTROYED

Lisbon, › To-day.

Passengers, on a-French liner which has just arrived hera_ra- port that a U-boat and a Nazl trawler have been sunk.

The U-boat, they said, was in touch with a trawler which was bringing sugpiles of food and

walt, fired 10 shots and is be- lleved to have sunk both-Reu- ter.

STATEMENTS BY THE Foreign Minister, M. Koht,

and the president of Parliament, M. Hambro, fuel. A French destroyer laid in were approved by the Norwegian Parliament yesterday afternoon, after which it was stated that Norway may appeal to the League of Na- tions or the International Court over the Altmark guest for a search. affair.

Warships were

not obliged to submit to inspection and the only right a representative of the Norwegian navy had was that of mak-

ing sure that the ship was what her the Norwegian officer was able to as-

captain alleged her to be. Of this

M. Koht, in his statement in Parliament, said the Altmark had not called at any Norwegian port but was stopped at sea by a Norwegian torpedo-sure himself by reading the Altmark's boat on Wednesday last.

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stroyer went out to join the other The captain of the Norwegian warship satisfied him- self that the Altmark was what she purported to be, saw the ship's papers and left the vessel. He knew the Nazi ship had anti-aircraft guns but was satisfied she was what she purported to be.

British ships, which comprised four more destroyers and a cruiser.

Cossack Anally entered the Fiord and placed herself across the Alt- mark's bow. The latter made two attempts to rom her, but Cossack was manoeuvred brilliantly and escaped with a glancing blow, while the Alt- mark went aground. The destroyer As the naval authorities at then came alongside and the board-gen thought it was not clear exactly ing party boarded her.

what the Altmark was, another tor- pedo-boat stopped the Nazi ship off Bergen.

The Altmark was built secretly. Of over 12,000 tons, she was of the tanker type, with one large funnel aft. When spotted by the R.A.F. 'planes, she was painted gray, but her name could be picked out on her stern.-Reuter.

RASPBERRY FOR NAZI CAPTAIN

London, To-day. Some of the rescued British sailors from the Altmark visited the press bureau in London yesterday afternoon and gave their experiences.

One of them, an Australian, said he was taken on board the Altmark on February 7, five days after the sinking of his ship.

The following day the men were paraded on deck and the German captain made a short speech, in the course of which he said: "Your gov~ ernment has taken away our colonies but we will get them back," in reply to which a murmur ran round the British sailors of "perhaps!"

NOT IMPRESSED! The German captain also maintain- ed that the Boers

were being ill- treated and, in the words of the nar- rator, the captain was given a “rasp- berry," to which the captain is re- ported to have replied "That doesn't impress me in the least."

Asked in regard to the arming of the Altmark, a sailor said that the Nazi sailors carried revolvers. The ship had two pom-poms, a number of machineguns and a cargo

of shells which were far too large for either class of weapon.

Reuter.

Ber-

The German captain this time re- fused permission to Inspect his ship, "in which he was acting within his full rights." The Altmark's skipper did not use his radio after being warned not to do so.

KNEW BEFOREHAND

papers.

NOT SATISFIED

Mr. Koht said that the Norwegian afficer was also informed that the

Altmark carried anti-aircraft guns but the officer commanding the naval sta- sufficient information had been given

tion at Bergen was not satisfied that

about the Altmark and, consequently, when the Altmark was about 100 miles north of Bergen on February 15, animously approved by

After the statement had been un.she was met by another Norwegian M. Hambro, the prealdent, said

Parliament, warship which claimed the right to hoped Norway's calm attitude would quest,

he make further examination. This re- the Altmark's captain-with friendship was not in danger. be approved by Britain, and that their full legal right-refused and accord-

ingly the claim was waived.

might appeal to the League of Na-using her wireless. She was inform- M. Koht announced that Norway It turned out that the Altmark was tions or the International Court. Havas.

ed that she was not entitled to do so and the Captain apologised.

NAZI PROTEST

Altmark

"GROSS VIOLATION" Reuter adds that M. Koht said the British warships committed a

M. Koht stated that the Norwegian gross Government did not know of British tercepting the Altmark. He said the violation of Norway's neutrality by in-prisoners on board the Altmark. which had served the German

Referring to the German protest, was a state service ship declaring that Norway had failed to navy assist the Altmark as effectively 0.5 and accordingly she must be consi- possible, M. Koht said that the Nor- dered as a warship in conformity with wegian commander was faced by an international law.

overwhelming superiority of forces The captain of the Altmark imme-and that resistance would have been diately agreed to did

the Norwegian re-useless and senseless.-Reuter.

On February 16, M. Koht continued, he heard that British planes had been sighted flying over the Altmark, and he presumed it was these aircraft which reported on the Altmark's movements to London.

hand that there were British prison- "Probably the British knew before. era on board, a fact which we not know," he stated.

As for the German protest, it was impossible for two Norwegian tor- pedo-boats to fight six British de- stroyers.

"ALL RIGHTS"

-When the British Minister in Oslo was called in to see the Norwegian Premier, he said the Altmark had British prisoners on board. The "had all rights to navigate Norwegian answer to this was that the. Altmark

waters."

M. Koht continued: "There is no rule forbidding the transport of pri- soners through neutral waters provid- ing the navigation itself is not ille- gal."

M. Koht said the British Foreign in London that the Altmark had call- Minister told the Norwegian Minister

ed at Bergen. This was not so.

"NOT FIT FOR A DOG." Lord Halifax admitted a technical infringement of Norwegian neutrality but attached little value to it as the British prisoners were kept in condi- tions not fit for a dog.

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