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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1941.

GREAT CONVOY OF WAR SUPPLIES GETS THROUGH SAFELY

(By Reuter's Naval Correspondent)

WITH AEROPLANES STACKED ON THEIR DECKS AND THE HOLDS FULL OF WAR MA- TERIALS FROM NORTH AND SOUTH AMERI- CA, A CONVOY OF PERHAPS 250,000 TONS OF MERCHANT SHIPS STEAMED SAFELY INTO A BRITISH PORT FROM THE ATLANTIC RECENTLY WHILE ESCORTING DESTROY- ERS AND CORVETTES SLIPPED QUIETLY AWAY TO THEIR BERTHS.

Another victory in the daylong and night- long Battle of the Atlantic had been won. It was my privilege to sail from the same port in one of these same weather-beaten destroyers escorting an outward-bound convoy and to see and share something of the life of officers and men in the ceaseless task of guarding Brit- ain's vital shipping lanes.

As lines of darkened ships was the same with every blob of steamed up the coast, the sky over smoke on the horizon and every the shore was pricked with flashes lone ship sighted. everything is of anti-aircraft are but no sound investigated and checked. of gun or bomb was audible at sea.

All

Turn About

seemed strangely peace. ful but for the presence of a

We sow our outward-bound couple of minesweepers as wo charges safely to their dispersal left port and the tense concen-point and turned. A few hours tration of the look-outs on the later we picked up our home- bridge.

ward-bound convoy.

Not a shot was fired on the re-

LONDON

GETS NIGHT ALERT

London had its ex-

pected olert signal

some time before mid- on Thursday

night night.

Heavy gunfire oc- curred in part of one area and the sound of 'planes was heard. The moon Was partially obscured by a slight mist.--Reuter,

97 ITALIANS INDICTED FOR SABOTAGE

So we steamed throughout the turn trip save an occasional burst night and for days and nights, of machine-gun fire to sink a with the merchantships keeping floating mine, but early one morn- Ninety-seven officers and men station and the escorts disposed ing I saw a merchantship which from eight Italian freighters seized around in a screen to ward off at- had been bombed the previous | in New Jersey ports were indicted day blazing, with rescue vessels by a Federal Grand Jury in standing by.

Newark on sabotage charges. The same afternoon we sighted

tack from U-boat or bomber.

.

Rinaldo Negri, Italian marine a waterlogged ship's boat, Reu-superintendent, was also indicted,

the ter

U-Boats Reported

U-boats were reported in area through which we must pass but nothing was seen of them un- Il a day or two later when "action stations" W.IS sounded, and in seconds oflicers and men below decks were at their posts to re- force their shipmates always on watch.

Sca booted and clad in heavy duffle coate and woollen hats against the biting wind, the men were passing ammunition and bringing the guns to the ready.

A ship in the convey had re- ported sighting a submarine on the surface but she dived mine- mediately, for there was no trace

of her as we and another destroy-

er hurried to the spot.

Every Inch Combed

Every Inch of the area was combed and depth-charges drop- ped in the hope of bringing the U-bout to the surfaces, but the

hope was disappointed though we had some compensation a day luter when we picked up a signal that a former captain of our des-

troyer hatt bagged a U-boat in an

area near ԼԱՏ.

-Reuter.

UNITED STATES TAKES CONTROL IN GREENLAND

THE UNITED STATES is establishing air bases in Greenland. Ignoring the fact that Denmark is under German control, an agree- ment has been signed with the Danish Min- ister, M. de Kauffman, which in effect places Greenland under American protection.

The agreement provides for the establish- ment of United States air bases in Greenland both for its own protection and the protection of the western hemisphere.

Signature of the agreement took place late un Wednesday night, Another call to action sta Mr. Cordell Hull (Secretary of tlone came at dawn when a State) signing on behalf of the large unlighted warsh p escort- United States, and M. de Kauffman cd by destroyers was sight on behalf of Denmark.

attitude regarding the defence of Canada. The Announcement that the- agreement had been made pointed out that it had been signed

"un the anniversary of the day on German troops invaded

Denmark.

ed ahead. She had guns whose President Roosevelt, comment which broadside could blow us out of ing on the agreement, said it was the water and wreak havoc proposed to make sure Greenland It added: "We earnestly hope reinained a Danish colony, adding for the quick liberation of Den- mark from her present invaders."

among the convoy.

As it was still unknown whe- the step was "new proof of our ther she was friend or foe, the continuing friendship towards -Reuter, alarm was sounded, the crew: Denmark.” tumbled out on deck, guns and torpedo-tubes were got ready and challenge flicked from the bridge,

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Two Answers

Mr. Stephen Early, the Pre- sident's secretary, declared the agreement was concluded after. the United States had received Information that German 'planes had been flying over Greenland. Mr. Early added that Greenland There could be but two answers, had been placed In exactly the a correct reply or a broadside. same category as any other of the The second that followed seemed Atlantic Islands owned by non- long and then a light flashed back American powers,

to us.

WAITING TENDENCY

IN STOCK MARKET

The London Stock Exchange on Thursday showed a generally waiting tendency. After opening**- slightly easier the market develop- ed a steadier tone and mostly "Answer oqrrect, vassel Monroe Doctrine closed above the lowest. Gilt- friendly," the Yeoman of Signals

edged ware irregularly lower; reported.

This, he said, was in complete | home rails encountered some sell- NO AIR ATTACK MATER-¡ accord with the terms of the ing and industrials IALISED BUT WHENEVER Monroe Doctrine and the declara- but Kaffirs OUR AIR ESCORT PICKED US tion signed at the Havana Con- and oils were firmly held. Among fairly steady -UP AND EACH TIME A ference last year.

foreign issues, Egyptian Unified 'PLANE WAS SIGHTED, THE "Greenland will be deferided were weak and South American GUNS WERE TRAINED AND if attacked," Mr. Early declared, and Far Eastern bonds a trifle CHALLENGE GIVEN.

He recalled the United States caster, Wall Street was dull.— Nothing was left to chance. It' had previously taken a similar 'Reuter,

were

were easier

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