1940-03-07 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1940

SUBMARINE

DISASTER

DRAMA

Amsterdam, To-day. Great efforts are being made to rescue three men, believed to be still alive, in the Dutch submarine 0-11.

The 0-11 was rammed by a tug in the Den Helder naval base yesterday. morning and sank. Those on deck saved themselves by jumping into the water and tugs rushed to the scene and managed to bring the 0-11 to the surface.

Most of the crew were rescued, but three others were still inside-in a forward torpedo chamber, it is be- lleved when the 0-11 sank once more, leaving only her stern sticking out of the water.

GERMAN WAR FILMS SEIZED

The Hague, To-day. German war films showing the Invasion of Poland were. saized by the police at a meeting hold here yesterday by Dutch Na- tlonal-Soolalists (Nazis).

The films had not been pass- od by the film censor and no per- mission for a public showing had been given.-Router.

BATTLE

CRUISERS

She has now been towed to shallow FOR THE D.E.I.

ewalter.

Three members of the crew are still trapped in the sunken, submarine, and last night divers and other rescuers were working desperately to reach the men, who may not have enough

air. for more than 24 hours.

The

The Hague, To-day. Communist leader, Visser, speaking in the Second Chamber yes- terday, criticised what he called "growing Anglo-Dutch co-operation in the Far East" and urged the with- drawal of the Government's plan to assist in lifting the hull of the sub-build three new battle cruisers for marine and releasing the trapped sail-i

the Dutch Indies. ors.

Three special tugs raced up the coast from Amsterdam in the afternoon to

There were about 30 men on board

at the time of the disaster.

Tugs worked all day trying to get the submarine's nose out of the mud but at nightfall they still had not suc- ceeded.

This is the first accident in Hol- land's 30 years submarine history. Reuter.

NO CHANGE IN POLICY

Mr. David

The Minister for Colonies refuted visser's view and adhered to the in- tention to build the ships. -Feuter.

MERELY INFORMATIVE

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Washington, To-day.

in

The statement made by President Roosevelt at 'a' press conference that London, To-day. he does not intend to send an Am- Adams (Lab. Consett) bassador to Berlin is interpreted asked in, the House of Commons yes-diplomatic circles in Washington as terday "if the Government, in favour-demonstrating that the trip of Mr. ing pressure on Japan to re-establish Sumner Welles to Europe is merely order in China, took into considera- an informative one and that the gen- tion the fact that order in China was eral attitude of the United States primarily disturbed by the Japanese, Government towards Germany has and whether such a recommendation not changed.--Havas. on their part to Japan implies a de- parture from the attitude of the Gov-

grnment hitherto on the war in China."

Mr. R. A. Butler, for Foreign Affairs, reply to a similar

Under-Secretary adverted to his question by Mr.

Robert Morgan. and repeated there was no change in the Government's policy, "which remains as stated in the House on February 24 and Janu- ary 31.".

Reuter.

WAREHOUSE COLLAPSE

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Buenos Aires, To-day.

A grain warehouse,' containing se- veral thousand stacks of wheat, col-

PROPAGANDA lapsed yesterday burying many work-

BACKFIRES

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HELSINKI, TO-DAY.

THE RUSSIANS ARE USING

ers..

Five bodies have already been re- covered while many wounded were treated in local hospitals.—Havas.

FIVE NAZI SHIPS

IDENTITY PAPERS TAKEN FROM FAIL TO GET THROUGH

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Vigo (Spain), To-day.

PRISONERS AND FINNISH DEAD FOR PROPAGANDA PURPOSES. ·

In one case recently, a Finnish- speaking Russian came to the micro- phone and told how he had been taken prisoner and completely won February, five have already been in- over to the Russian "cause."

tercepted by Allied warships or scut-

Of six German ships which tried to escape from Vigo in the middle

of

It is understood several German

The propaganda occasionally back-tled. fires, however, and this happened re- cently when a Finnish reservist heard ships are still in Spanish harbours but "himself" talking over the Soviet it is not expected they will try radio, telling how he had been cap-escape as the Allied control is prac- tured and how he, too, was now tically 100 per cent, efficient with the all for Russia!

return of better weather. Havas.

He promptly sat down" and wrote to his relatives, telling them he was still fighting for Finland and had no intention of surrendering.-Havas.

FRENCH BATTLESHIP

LAUNCHED

to

Paris, To-day. The second of France's two new

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defences. The secretary of the Swedish Trade powerful anti-aircraft

Stockholm, To-day.

Finland Reûter..

Unions Society has left folunteers.DRAWI

to inspect the Swedish

His visit, is, explained by the fact The Annual Sports meeting of Peak that over 90 per cent of these volun- School will be held in the grounds of teers are members of Swedish. Trade Tanderagee, 872, The Peak, on Wed- Unions.Havas..

nesday, March 20 at 2:45 p.m.

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