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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 12, 1940.

TROOP TRANSPORT TORPEDOED IN ATLANTIC

Liner Attacked In Night: Sinks In Two Hours FRENCH ARMY 740 Survivors

BEING PUT ON THE FARM

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Out of 860 On Board

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED

IN

The demobilisation of LONDON LAST NIGHT SAID THE ADMIRALTY French troops whose

AND WAR OFFICE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE homes are situated in un-

THAT THE STEAMER MOHAMED ALI EL occupied areas is rapidly nearing completion.

KEBIR, WHILE ACTING AS A TRANSPORT, Repatriation of soldiers whose HAS BEEN TORPEDOED AND SUNK. SO FAR homes are in the German occupied 740 SURVIVORS HAVE BEEN LANDED OUT zone is contingent upon facilities granted by the German military OF A TOTAL NUMBER OF 860 ABOARD.

The ship was sunk in the Atlantic and

authorities.

The following regulations

are

territories: No demobilised man

now in force in the unoccupied 700 survivors who were rescued by a ship in can return north of a line formed the vicinity were landed at a Scottish port.

by the Somme and Aisne and the towns and Dole.

to transport began

list were

of St. Qizler, Chaumont The vessel was carrying drowned in the rough sea. The repatriation of demobilised troops and naval ratings men living south of this line is and the attack was made proceeding normally.

A French War Ministry oy a U-boat at night. Thej

Anxious Time

William Olley, canteen man- ager on the liner, who gave

spokerman said yesterday there liner sank in about two valuable assistance to wounded is not a single idle arm in the unoccupied zones.

Groups of demobilised men will

hours.

be formed according to the re- Missing total 120 men-most gions in which they live and uc-jof thein soldiers who were In cording to their abilities. They their bunks at the time of the will be employed in agricultural explosion. Heavy seas were run- work.

ning at the time, making the work of lowering and getting away lifeboats a matter of great

Havas.

RENAULT FACTORIES difficulty.

RESUME WORK

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The Renault plants, situated at Billancourt, a suburb of

men

to

aboard, said the ship's doctor and a military doctor showed- magni-i ficent devotion to duty in attend- ing to injured regardless of their' own safety.

"Owing to the heavy seas we had a hard and anxious time, getting stretcher cases to Ilfeboats but somehow this was accomplished,

on

I

"Before I got away with injured in the last boat, Captain Thom- A vessel was engaged in son handed me the ship's papers. picking up

clinging

"He remained aboard but and rafts

wreckage and In caught a glimpse of him later on lifeboats until the morning a small raft. The captain was well advanced.

an inspiration to all by his calm- ness, courage and example.

Pai is,

have started operations

again,

concentrating on the manufac- ture of charcoal and gas consum- ing vehicles. Havas,

soldiers A number of jumped overboard when

who the

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ANNOUNCING

THE

ARRIVAL

OF

NEW SUPPLIES

OF,

DAKS

THE PRINCE

- OF SLACKS

FOR MEN

was

as

"He is missing, as well the two doctors, and I fear they were lost, The chief officer and chief wireless operator are also missing."

Olley added the liner was the and ship in which King Farouk his bride spent part of their honeymoon.-Reuter.

REPATRIATION OF FRENCH REFUGEES

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Approximately 300.00 refugees are being repatriated each week in France as 300 trains shuttle between occupied and unoccupied zones. reports the "Paris Soir."

Railway workers are working overtime in extremely difficult circumstances. "Paris Soir" also reports great activity in French unoccupied herbours where re- construction 'work is being carried out.-Havas.

DR. WELLINGTON KOO SEES BAUDOUINĮ

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The French Foreign Minister, M. Paul Baudoin, received the ton Koo, at Vichy yesterday. Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Welling-

THE Havas.

THERE IS NOTHING SO PRACTICAL AND COM FORTABLE IN WEARING AS DAKS

THEY GIVE THE MAXI- MUM OF EASE AS ALSO OF PRIDE IN THEIR POSSESSION. CUT & FASHIONED FROM SUPERB MATERIALS. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE TO SUP. PLY THESE. IN ALL SIZES & IN A VARIETY OF FABRICS. IN GREY, BROWN, FAWN AND GREEN, FLANNELS, GABARDINE, CRASH, CORDUROY AND TROPI-

AL WORSTEDS.

IN A FULL RANGE OF SIZES

WE ADVISE AN EARLY VISIT

WILLIAM POWELL LTD

10, ICE HOUSE STREET.

RAILWAYS RETURN TO CIVIL CONTROL

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") A Government decree issued in Vichy yesterday provides for the handing over to the civil authori- ties of all French railways re- quisitioned by the military on the outbreak of war. Henceforth the Ministry of Communications will control all railways. Havas.

The prefix "Special to telegrams used by the Sunday Herald" ane "China Mail" to indicate, news "which I strictly copyright under the provi jalons of the Telecommunications Or dinance, 1930, and may not be reprint ed under any circumstances, · dither wholly or in part, without prior ar rangement,

Printed and. Published for: the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enter- prise Ltd., by.

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STOP PRESS

No less than 100,000 Ja- panese are expected to attend a monster anti-British demon- stration at Hibiya Park, Tok- yo, this afternoon. By noon people had begun to gather while thousands of curious have been watching the pre- parations since early dawn. The Park is beflagged and fes- tooned for the occasion. Ger- man and Italian flags are fly- ing proudly beside Japanese flags at the entrances into the Park.--Reuter,

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