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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1941.

GERMAN CONVOY BLASTED

Vivid Eye-Witness Story Of Arctic Naval Battle

PANDA TO BE FLOWN TO H.K.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"> New York's Bronx Zoo will soon get another panda from China pre-: sented by Mme. Chiang Kai-shek and Mme. H. H. Kung through the China United Relief Fund.

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The panda will replace the animal that died last year. It Himalayan shared in the foothills on the Tibetan border by a party of 20 hunters under the direction of an American mis- sionary.

The panda Is now on the way to Chengtu whence it will be flown to Hong Kong In a special crate.

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FINNS TO FIGHT ON

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A reliable authority in Washington disclos- ed yesterday that the Finnish Government has notifed the United States of its intention to continue fighting against Russia on the side of Germany until further strategic points are occupied.- International News Service.

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The Bronx Zoo is sending

RUMANIA Hong special representative to Kong to fetch the panda by Clip (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") per. On arrival in the United States the panda will probably

The Rumanian Ministry of In- has warned Communists tour the

connection terior country in with the China relief campaign that they will face the firing squad before settling down in the Bronx for "acts against the security of Zoo. International News

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EXCHANGE Nazi Ships

CONTROL'S FUNCTIONS

The Chinese Foreign Exchange Control Board has been established and will start functioning shortly.

Dr. H. H. Kung,

Minister

Caught in A Trap

of Here is an eye-witness account of the attack by British light Finance, will act concurrently as naval forces of North Cape, the northernmost point of Norway, last Chairman of the Board, to be

assisted by a Chief Secretary and week when a German-convoy was scattered and several ships sunk, two Deputy Chief Secretaries.

by Reuter's Special Correspondent, with the British Home Fleet.

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The Board will consist of four departments. The Arst depart- ment will be in charge of check-

" WAS IN A SHIP WEARING THE AD- ing applications for foreign ex- change by Government organs MIRAL'S FLAG WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE for imports. The second depart- ment will be in charge of foreign❘ NORWEGIAN COAST WHEN BRITISH exchange obtained from exports and of absorbing overseas remit- FORCES SANK THE 1,500 TON GERMAN tances and buying up gold and

GUNNERY TRAINING CRUISER, BREMSE, silver.

ARMED TRAWLER, ONE DESTROYER, AN be AND ANOTHER SMALL ESCORT VESSEL,

The third department will be

and in charge of loans

frozen funds, while the fourth will in charge of general affairs.

the

Currency

The Board will work in close AND ALSO SCORED SEVERAL HITS ON AT cooperation with

in order to LEAST TWO OTHER SHIPS. Stabilisation Board ensure efficient execution of Government's foreign

the

exchange

"There was not a single casualty on the control policy. Central News British ships. The raid was aimed at Ger- man trade routes between ports in Norway and those in 'Finland through which the Ger- mans fighting on the Murmansk front are supplied with war materials. ·

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YOUR EARLY INSPECTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED

In addition to inflicting losses, the raid will have 'the effect of forcing the Germans to maintain a much stronger force in those waters if they still wish to main- tain this particular route.

"We entered Norwegian waters completely unobserved and that night the crews of the ships took up action stations. I was on the bridge and had a remarkable view of the battle that followed.

"Suddenly came the cry, 'alarm port. About 160 yards ahead in ne semi-darkness of the Arctic night, was a German destroyer.

"It was too late to alter the position of our guns and impos- sible to ram her. The destroyer crossed our bows, and as she did our machine-guns opened fire.

"The latter, however, fired at her from point blank range and literally blasted her out of the water.

Smoking Hulk

"Shattering broadsides left her nothing more than a smoking hulk which slowly heeled over and sank.

"Fire was then opened on a** trawler and we at once scored a direct hit with A broadside. No.hing more was seen of the trawler and although she was not actually seen to sink, the effect of our broadsides on a vessel of about 600 tons must have been fearful and her loss can be taken for granted.

"The weather now suddenly

cleared a little and we had a good view of another destroyer about 600, yards off. She imme- dlately opened fire on us.. Bri- tish ships replied and a 'running

"Patches of mist con-

the obscured

tar... but British gunnery

Shell After Shell "Flashes from the guns lit up the tense faces of the crewy grouped round them and we could See shell after shell tearing into fight ensued.. the bridge and superstructure of the German destroyer. She was stantly taken completely by surprise and get,

her answering fire of scattered again proved its superiority and bursts from her machine-guns we could see spurts of red flame shells crashed into the was very wide as we could see as our the tracer bullets passing some German ship. way from us.

"The destroyer then began laying moke-screen but be- fore she was able to hide her- golf we had trained our after, guns on her, and with a breath- taking roar o broadside --shells -crashed Into her.

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"She was then only some 500 yards away and we could plainly see the terrible havoc wrought in her. Her bridge and control tow- ers were completely blown away and there was a terrific explosion in her, after which she developed

a heavy list to port.

"After at least soven directs had been scored "there was “a violent explosion aboard Her and a great volume of smoke rose Into the air.

Direct Hits

"This fortunate break in the weather was short lived and visi- in again. bility began to close Before we lost contact with the enemy, however, we managed to engage more targets.

the damage or even to see what "It is impossible to estimate types of vessels we were firing at but direct hits were scored on at least two more ships. The whole "Then she was lost in smoke action lasted less than half an Later we came

Almost Chaotic

awares.

across her half hour. submerged hulk. The battle "The fact that we sailed right was now almost chaotic with the into the middle of the German German ships not knowing which force and blasted them from way to turn to escape the terrific sides without a single casualty to onslaught of the British forces ourselves shows the skill and which had caught them un-resource with which the whole action was carried out. So, with "Coming out. of the smoke we our mission completed, we re- saw the Bremse which was fir-turned-to-harbour! Reuter. ing at one of our consorts with her five-inch guns. Wal imme- diately opened fire, and as the Bremse drew clear there was a tremendous explosion in her and it seems probable' that she was struck by a torpello, fired at her. The Bremse sank almost imme- dintdly.

STIFF PENALTIES

IN FRANCE

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"We turned; our attention to Sterner penalties, including another enemy ship and with our the extending of the death son- third broadside hit her heavily tence for Frenchmen found in pos-→ aft. She could still manoeuvre session of firearms and weapons, and got between us and another, are announced in Paris-Inter- British thip."

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