1941-06-17 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1941.

STEP TOWARDS ENDING

RELATIONS

DIPLOMATIC

Washington Moves Against Germany

VICHY ATTACK NORWEGIAN TANKER

A Norwegian tanker was shelled by о Vichy shore battery from the island of de Los loff the coast of French Guinea in West Africa) on June 12 and Was also machine-gunned by a Vichy aircraft, it was learned in London yesterday. Reuter

CHANNEL AIR BATTLES

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THE FIRST REACTION in Washington to Mr. Sumner Welles's announcement about the closing of German Consulates and other organisations is that it is a big step towards the breaking-off of diplomatic relations.

It is even being wondered whether Ger- many will reply by withdrawing her diplo- mats and asking for the departure of all American officials from Germany.

cor.

the Past

journalists through experience has shown, however, that in replying to ridors of the State Department American actions, for example In search of telephones. the institution of the Atlantic Patrol, Germany will accept such Common Knowledge blows to her prestige without re- taliation. Even so, the United States order will be a hard blow to the German cause in the United States.

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It is common knowledge that the German Library of Informa- tion in New York has been one of the chief centres of German

The Administration probably also knows that the general public suspect that German

Mr. Welles' announcement propaganda. Press Conference at which the official German News Agency's representative was present. was followed by a stampede of

the Coastal Command.

"These bombers were escorted by squadrons of fighters and a number of engagements with enemy fighters took place.

before mid- night, the Air Ministry published further details of yesterday's large-scale daylight raids the Channel ports.

"Further reports of the offen- sive operations carried out late this afternoon (Monday)," states the official message, "show that, is safe. at Boulogne, the railway station and a large storehouse where hit HAVE by bombs dropped by aircraft of DESTROYED."-REUTER.

"Two aircraft of the Coastal Command are missing. "In

with enemy fighters which have taker place during the extensive opera- tions carried out by the Royal Air Force during the day, three have been lost, of our fighters although the pilot of one of them

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in the United States are less for strictly consular business than for organising and paying Ger- man and Americans of German descent who remain closer to their fatherland than to their adopted country.

The German organisation in the American continent will be severely affected and it is not expected

that the diptomatic staff left behind can hope to carry on the work of the great

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which agencies Germany has in all States in the Union.

Washington observers would not be surprised if Latin American countries took similar steps to that taken by the United States yesterday-Reuter.

FISHGUARD STEAMER DISASTER

At least 23 persons lost their lives when the Irish Channel steamer, St. Patrick, was dive-bombed and sunk by enemy air- craft, near the end of her trip on Friday.

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The "St. Patrick" was from Rossclare in Eire to Fish- guard in Wales and she was within sight of Fishguard when the attack occurred.

Many of those who lost their lives were killed in the explo- sion when faur bombs hit ship.

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There were a number of injur- ed persons among the 66 survivors, who included women and children. Most of the survivors were sav- overboard and clinging to rafts until they were picked up by a warship, a iner- chant ship, and other craft.

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MOST OF THE PASSENGERS WERE ASLEEP. ** WHEN "THE STEAMER WAS HIT. IT WAS EARLY MORNING.

The vessel sank in a few min- utes so quickly, that there was no chance of lowering the boats. All women and children - passen. gers are understood to have been rescued.Reuter

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STOP PRESS

Owing to the fact that an un- usually large number of American nationals left in the s.s. President Coolidge yesterday, rumours were circulated that the local American authorities have ordered comTM pulsory evacuation.

This was ridiculed by Mr. J. H. Bruins, Acting Consul-General, this afternoon.

It was learned that the majority of the Americans who boarded the ship came from the interior.

CHOLERA INCREASING

Thirty-four cases of cholera with 12 deaths, 270 of tuberculosis with 126 deaths, 43 of dysentery with 16 deaths, 22 of enteric fever with nine deaths, four of diph- theria with two deaths, three of cerebro-spinal fever with one death, two of measles with one death, and one of puerperal fever with one death, were notified to the Health Authorities last week.

Yesterday there were 11 cases. of cholera, three each from Vic- toria, Kowloon and Shaukiwan, and two from the New Terri- tories, 42 cases of tuberculosis, 12 of dysentery, seven of entric fever and one of measles.

MARRIAGE.

COMPTON-RANK -

14, 1941, in England, Charless Ronald Edmund, Royal Navy, son: of Mr. and Mrs ANH Compton, Longridge," "Hong Kong to Patricia, youngest daughter of the late Mr Row- land Rank and of Mrs. Rank, Aldwick, BuseŠAC,

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