1940-12-20 — Page 24

SECRET ITALIAN

- THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1940

ORDERS TO SUBMARINES

To Sink Certain Spanish Ships Without Warning

Admiralty Disclosure

SECRET ORDERS to Italian submarine commanders to sink certain Spanish mer-

DANISH SHIPS FOR BRITAIN?

THE WASHINGTON CORRES- PONDENT OF THE "NEW YORK

HERALD TRIBUNE"

SAYS

THAT IT IS REPORTED THAT

chantships without warning, were revealed by THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL the British Admiralty yesterday.

The order in question was recovered after a successful attack on an Italian submarine and was issued by Admiral of Squadron Mario Falangola and has now been photographed.

A translation of the order and the shipping company Miguel reads: "Subject: Attacking mer- Martinę de Pinillos of Cadiz. chant ships Hying the Spanish | Spain. Twns nine ships. Reu- Rag. Secret: I send herewith a copy of maricosom no. 4087 uf the 2nd inst, for your informa- tion. (Signed) Sausto Setini, Cap- lein of Corvette.

"Inform

units under your command that ships flying the Spanish flag belonging tc Ybarra and Pinillos shipping companies. and leaving and coming from Casablanca 4 sailing towards Lisbon, must he attacked without warning.

Ships' Markings

"Steamers of the Ybaira.com - pany have a black funnel with | the letters AV interlaced in white. The house flag is black and bears the same monogram in white.

"The Pimllus company has not

tel.

BUY 30 OR MORE - DANISH SHIPS AT PRESENT TIED UP IN AMERICAN PORTS AND WILL LEASE THEM TO BRI- TAIN.

It is also reported that the U. S. Maritime Commission has sold to Britain 10 cargo-ships of nearly 150,000 tons.--Reuter.

18 ITALIAN 'PLANES DESTROYED

THE ITALIAN AERODROME of Benina, - important Italian base on near Benghazi the Libyan coast was the subject of one of the heaviest raids of the war in the Western Desert on Tuesday night.

Many tons of bombs were dropped and great damage caused to aircraft and build-

any particular markings. Itapings, stated a British Air Force communique pears to own the ships Sit, Aito. issued in Cairo yesterday.

Celta, of 2,500 tors, 800 and 1,200 tons respectively.

(Signed) Mario Falangola, Vice-Admiral Commanding Sub- marines."

According to Lloyd's Shipping Register the Ybarra shipping com- pany of Seville Owns 21 ships.

in

The British 'planes arrived

When the last British 'planes a general confla- waves and Ares started by the left there was

dense volumes of first flight increased in each sub-gration and

smoke covered the whole aero- sequent attack.

drome,

Numerous explosions occurred and at least 18 Italian 'planes were destroyed.

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Road Bombed

The Bardia-Tobrtık road was also bombed but little movement was observed.

British fighter 'planes con- tinue to patroit and cooperate with British ground forces.

A Rhodesian squadron raided enemy aircraft and troops in the Metemma area, while other air- craft attacked Jebel Isrobati, 30 miles north-east of Kaśsalo,

STOP PRESS

Some 300 members of the frido-China Salvation Army" (an alleged Japanese-supported rc- volutionary organisation) were interned and disarmed when they crossed the Indo-China border into Chinese territory, according to the Kunning correspondent di the "Ta Kung Pao."

The correspondent states that the group was compelled to cross by pursuing French regulars who| were sent out to mop them up.

Established since September Z1, 1938, the Nanking Commerciali Bank, No. 65, Connaught Road Central, closed its doors yester day at noon.

The Police Emergency Unit had to be called out to control the crowds which became unruly when demands to see the banki officials were not satisfied.

The "China Mail" was author- tatively informed this morning that the bank was compelled to Except for one British 'plane, close its doors owing to a dis- which failed to return from the traint order taken out against bombing of Valona, in Albania, all them by creditors. British "planes in all other oper- ations returned safely to base.- Reuter.

SUDDEN DEATH OF DR. KALLIO

Fin-

Kyoesti Kallio, land's 66-year-old Presi- dent, died in dramatic circumstances yesterday within a few hours of the election of an

a new Presi- dent to take over the du ties which ill-health had prompted – him to re

nounce.

1

As outgoing Président, M. Kallio drove through the crowded streets of Helsinki last night, past lines of torch-bearers, on his way to retirement on a farm in the coun- try:

the station-ha

suddenly

ttack

dent by the Prime Minister M Rytla

According to the first count of the voting in the electoral col- leve for the newPresident, M. Ryll received 288 out of 300 votes.terprise Ltd

Bóng

n

bombed Sisophon

In retaliation for French attacks the Thai air force has Vientiana, Savannaket, and Siemreap, in Indo-China, ac- cording to a communique issued in Bangkok yesterday.

Bangkok radio announced that three important towns in the pro- vince of Cambodia were heavily bombed,-Reuter

The prefix "special" to telegrams 10) used by the "Sunday Herald” and "China Mail" to indicate news which in strictly copyright ùnder the provi sions of the Telecommunications Or.

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