1941-01-25 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1941.

HYPERION'S LAST HOURS

Story Worthy Of Best Traditions Of The Sea

VICHY FORMS A SECRET COUNCIL

A body called the National Council, with some 200 mem- bers, is to be constitut- ed by a law gazetted in Vichy yesterday. Its functions will be purely consultative. Members will repre- sent all "essential ele- ments" of French life.

Meetings will be in secret with the Head of the State, Marshal Petain, deciding on any details for pub- lication. Reuter,

KAFFIRS RECOVER SMARTLY

Outstanding feature of the Lon- don Stock Exchange yesterday was the smart recovery of Kaffirs on recent sellers turning buyers. Elsewhere business was mainly low. Industrials. after hesita tion, steadied on the announcement that Woolworth's dividend for the year was maintained at 05

per

Sacrificed To Protect Main Forces

BEHIND THE BRIEF Admiralty an- nouncement of the loss of the destroyer H.M.S. Hyperion through enemy mine or tor- pedo is a story worthy of the best sea tradi- tion a story of how the small destroyer, pro- tected by another destroyer, lay crippled in the sea almost under the very guns of the Ita- lians.

It was nearly two hours before a call for assistance was sent out, so that operations on which she was engaged should not be detect- ed.

TRANSPORT SPEED-UP

THE MINISTRY OF TRANS. PORT HAS DISCLOSED SOME OF THE MEASURES TAKEN TO SPEED UP THE HANDLING OF CARGO.

Local officials have been in- structed that they must comply with any instructions issued by the two Port Directors recantly appointed.

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The destroyer formed part of light forces which, sweeping the Adriatic as far as Durazzo, were returning after An uneventful cruise full speed ahead for home. They did not know for some hours after that Hyperion, in- vestigating the possible presence of a submarine, had struck a mine and was badly holed aft.

was essential, however, that the main forces should proceed unmolested. as they were still within range of E- boats, and only one destroyer was detached as protection,

This destroyer came alongside her crippled companion, trans- ferred ensyalties and endeavour- ed to tow her.

Tow Parted

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found, with cabins and the ward- roorn flooded and the attendant destroyer looming a cable's length distence away.

A quick decision was made. The small destroyer force was in a vulnerable position, with only two hours of darkness in which to get clear, and it would be im- possible to low Hyperion.

A message was sent 10 Hyperion to abandon ship, whereafter a signal was given to one of the circling destroyers to sink her.

There followed a.flash from torpedo tubes, a few seconds pause and then deep muffled explo- sion. Hyperion was no more.. Reuter.

BRITAIN WASTING ¡NO TIME

THE CAPTURE OF TOBRUK BY THE BRITISH WAS WIDE- LY COMMENTED ON BY THE PRESS

UNOCCUPIED FRANCE YESTERDAY.

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The newspaper "Figaro", says Egypt would now appear to secure against an Italian offensive -unless the Axis powers can re- form a great army in Libya.

According to a writer in “Ac- tion Francaise" the British alm is a "veritable strategic offensive for the conquest of the southern. coastline of the Mediterranean. At the same time Britain threatens Ethiopia. She is not wasting time."-Reuter.

"MENDOZA" PROTEST

STOP PRESS

MR. WIELKIE IN

LISBON

The Yankee Clipper, with Mr. Wendell Willkie on board, -ar- rived in Lisbon yesterday morn- ing. Mr. Willkie is en route to England." --- Reuter,

CLOTHING U.S. ARMY

Increased rates of postage

are announced in the Govern- ment Gazette this morning, as follows:-

Local: from cents.

4 cents to 5

British possessions over- seas: from 15 cents to 20 cents. China and Macao. from 5 cents io 8 cents.

All other Counties: from 25 cents to 30 cents.

Norwegians can now act as master or officer in a Bri- tish ship under a notification in the Gazette this morning.

A new marking system and scale for the Police Force, under the Police Pensions Re- gulations, appears in the "Gazette" this morning.

The following appointments are gazetted:-

Mr. Roland Arthur Charles North to act as Colonial Se- cretary,.

Mr. Brian Charles Keith

Char Hawkins. to act as Secretary for Chinese Affairs, in addi- tion to h's other, duties..

The Honourable Mr. Alex-`. ander Bruce Purves to be Ac-- commodation Officer, vice

Henry Joseph

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Pearce, Esq.,

Mr. Selki Yano, Consul- General for Japan at Hong Kong, resumed charge of the Consulate-General" "for · Ja- pan on 23rd January.

Mr. W. M. Smith to act as Deputy Chief Officer, Fire Brigade.

Mr. Maurice Alfred John- son, O.BE., M.M., to be As- sis'ant Superintendent of Po- lice Reserve.

Mr. Leonard John Davies to be Assistant Superinten- dent of Police (Reserve).

A joint protest by all American republics against the detention] of the French steamer “Mendozá”, by a British armed, cruiser with-- In the Pan-American Neutralliy Zone is suggested in a communi- cation from the Foreign Minister Congress for an immediate apons of the Telecommuniosta. Or.

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