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Converted Merchantman

Merchantman Refused To Lower Colours, Fought To End With Nazi Pocket Battleship Deutschland: Men Go Down

With With Ship

P. & O. LINER RAWALPINDI SUNK IN GALLANT NAVAL ACTION

MOST THRILLING EPIC OF WAR IS REVEALED IN ADMIRALTY REPORT

LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter).-An Admiralty statement reveals that the German "pocket" battleship Deutschland attacked the Rawalpindi, which was forming part of the northern patrol enforcing the contraband control of German trade.

At 3.30 p.m. the Rawalpindi, when cruising to the south-east of Iceland, sighted an enemy ship.

"IT'S THE DEUTSCHLAND!”

Captain Kennedy, having examined the vessel through his glasses, said: "It's the Deutschland all right."

The crew were immediately ordered to the action stations.

THE P. & O. LINER RAWALPINDI

Helsingfors Agrees To Withdraw Troops

If Russians Will Do Likewise

SOVIET FRENZY AGAINST FINNS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, Nov. 27 (UP).—A resolution adopted at ja mass meeting of students and workers demands stern action against the "Finnish militarists", and the with- drawal of Finnish troops from the frontier.

the Soviet

"If they do not withdraw, we lost their heads and forgolten that will throw them back," the re-they are dealing with

Union" they said. solution declared.

The course was altered to bring the enemy on the starboard quarter.

Smoke-floats were cast into the water to enable the Rawalpindi to escape.

However, a second enemy ship was soon seen to star-

board.

̈ ́Second Emeny Ship

The Deutschland, approaching, signalled the Rawal- pindi to stop, and when she continued on her course, fired a shot across her bows.

As this warning was rejected, the first salvo was fired by the Deutschland's 11-inch guns at 3.15 p.m. at a |range of 10,000 yards.

The Rawalpindi replied with all her four star- board six-inch guns.

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ex-

The third salvo from the Deutschland tinguished all lights and broke the electric winches of the ammunition supply.

Bridge Shot Away

Both the German ships were now closing rapidly and

THE DEUTSCHLAND:

Australia To Spend 50,000,000 On War AMAZING EFFORT

BY DOMINIONS

LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter).-The determination of Australia and Canada to give maximum co-operation to the British war effort was emphasised by the Australian Air Minister and the Canadian Finance Minister, broad: casting from Ottawa on Friday.

Nazis Mine Warfare

NEED NOT ALARM BRITAIN

are

by this time the second ship had gone round the Rawal-Methods of dealing with them oxist pindi's stern and was firing from the port side.

1. The Australian expenditure in the first year of the war will be 250,000,000, nearly four times the expenditure in the first year of the last war.

Almost double the number of men are training.

MINED SHIP'S DEATH ROLL OF FIVE.

LONDON, Nov. 27. (Reu- ter)-Four members of the Spaarndam, the Dutch steamer which struck. mine off the Thames Es- tuary this morning, lost their lives,

Three were drowned and ́ two were killed by the ex- plosion.

LATEST

JUNK MINED NEAR H.K.

Up

A Hongkong Junk was blown inst Thursday by a mine-believed to have been Japanese--according in police. a belated report just received by the

20,000 Air Pilots

pilots are Twenty-thousand air being completely trained in Australia, in addition to the thousands of Aus- tralian air fighters to be trained in Canada.

Canadian expenditure in the first is estimated at year of the war

£03,000,000,

A crew of 24 were thrown into the Orders already placed since he water, and although 20 were res- cued by a passing junk, five are

to be drowned. feared

2

the junk was blown up on Thurs- day morning last off Sam Chung Kan In the San Mel district, belleved to be near the West River.

Combatting Methods

Being Developed. LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter). beginning of the war include £5,000, -A special commentary issued 000 in supplies and defence projects to-day states that the alarmist in Canada, £1,000,000 supplies from and £2,000,000 worth of The fourth salvo shot away the whole bridge and views on the mine-laying cam-Britain

paign

discredited here aeroplanes from the United States. wireless room.

£6,000,000 A Day because:

The craft was blown to atoms.and aro nothing 1. Magnetic minca

Bome £3,000,000 per day la now

the crew of 25 including the master. now and were used in the last war. being spent on the war.

Though greater than the daily ex-Kwok Kin-cheung thrown into the and are being developed with rapiditypenditaro In the later years of the water.

passing Fortunately a junk was inst war,

represents. : 2 this w by the Admiralty;

In nearby and managed to rescue the 2-The western ports of Grest materially fraction of national The Rawalpindi maintained the fight until every Britain and France are entirely un-come.

majority of the men.. affected by the laying of mines; Mr. Colin Clary, the Government's

statician gun was put out of action, and the whole ship was

well- of Queensland, No Ports Closed

known authority on national Income, ablaze except the forecastle and the poop.

3. Even castern ports are affected estimates that Great Britain devoted only to minor degree. For example. 60 per cent of the currently pro- no eastern port has been closed a duced national income to war pur- inposes in 1918, whereas to-day she ipples at any time since

cent. mine-laying started, may not exceed 40 per discriminate

Not Yet Maximum Effort During the period when shipping losses were at their height, a shipping He also estimates that the present convoy of considerable size steamra production of British Industry is about Sossion Likely During through the mined area and arrivet half as much again as in 1916.

Next Few Weeks at its destination without loss or Thus it is clear that £6,000,000 a damage;

day does not represent the maximum

LONDON, Nov. 27 (Router). 4.The Danish Board of Trade has effort of which this country is proclaimed the existence of a "fair-economically capable, whereas Ger-It is now probable that way" for the use of Scandinavian many has already martialled prac-

desire of the two Opposition shipping from Kangerak to the British ileally Her full economie reserves and Government will accedo to the a secret session coast, thus indicating an intention to cannot make a great effort."

Parties for maintain exports to Great Britain s

within the next few weeks, heretoforo;

After about 30 or 40 minutes of this unequal combat, Soviot Press Fronxy Ready To Striká

MOSCOW, Nov. 27 (Router)-The the enemy ceased firing and three boats not, shattered by A further resolution adopted at

Pahell-fire-one of these became waterlogged-were lower- Leningrad is typical of Soviet senti-Russian press lo being worked

into a frenzy over the alleged killing ment.

"We are ready to strike three de-of four Soviet soldiers by Finnish ed. cisive blows for each provocative practice artillery fire. blow by the Finnish war clique. The

Despite a flut Finnish denial that clowns who bre monaging the fate any such. Incident has occurred, the of the Finnith people must be re-Soviet press has begun a new com- minded of the sad lot of the ill-paign of threats, starred former rulors of Poland," it said,

The Soviet presa

goes into a hysterical denunelation of the Finhish "Scenes reminiscent of the days be-Government. fore the occupation of Poland occur.

Russian workers' groups are being red throughout Moscow to-day. Masses of people lined up at the organised into protest meetings.

One meeting is passing a resolu- newsstands and listened to announce- tion demanding the withdrawal of ments over loudspeakers.

Finnish troops from the important Following a demonstration at the fortified area of Karella, which was Artillery Headquarters the troops the subject of the original Soviet adopted resolution saying: "We are demands on Finland. rendy at any moment to defend our

Other meetings re-echo the old beloved Fatherland and to shower the Nazi cry of their patienco being ex- heads of the provocnicurs with Voro-hausted. shilov telegrarna" from powerful can- Finland's Compromise Offer

PARIS, Nov. 27 (Reuter)-Finland The workers of the Hammer and. Sickle plant the largest metallur has agreed to withdraw her troops 25 gical works in Moscow-also passed kilometres from the Soviet frontier

It is believed that two of these boats, containing over 30 men, were picked up by one of the German ships.

Chitral Rescues Survivors

Eleven survivors brought in by the P. and O. liner Chitral, swam to the water-logged life-boat and would probably have been picked up by the Deutschland but for the fact that about 6.15 p.m., the approach of a British cruiser caused the enemy immediately to withdraw.

The Rawalpindi continued to burn amidships until 8 p.m. when she turned turtle to starboard and foundered with all re- maining hands.

Nazi Cruisers Escape

Parliament In Secret

U.S. ENVOY TO Reuter's" Loboy correspondent

REPORT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

learus.

May Prova Boomerang 5.--The new methods of warfare aro used in violation of international

The Opposition, Portles have made Inw to score a preliminary success,

eleur that their wish is confined to but always history shows that such

the question of machinery and sup Success is short-lived, and means will

LONDON, Nov. 27, (UP)The plies for the fighting services.

Naturally the non-Government bo quickly discovered in combatting

United States Ambbasador: Mr. the new device.

Joseph Kennedy to-day visited Mr. parties will receive allegations and Moreover the adoption of illegal Chamberlain and Lord Halifax pre complaints from the industrial side Meanwhile the British cruiser attempted to shadow the

methods is often a boomerang, as paratory to his departure for the which they are disinclined to ventilato German ships, but in the heavy rainstorm and darkness of the

witness Germany's use of gas in the United States by Clipper from Lisbon publicly lest the allegations prove

unfounded, a gent lant war. night, they escaped from the sceno.

Gome Indication of the boomerang, next Sunday.

If a secret session is bald, no record It is added that the Rawalpindi made a most gallant fights so in listinine plan to place an Mr. Kennedy is returning to of the proceedings will aminteg

| flying.

Roosavalt on the latest war situation.)cluded as in the Inst waren

a resolution pledging Increased pro-Soviet troops aro withdrawn to against overwhelming odds, and went down with her colours embargo on German export in the Washington to report to President | Even official reporters will be aro

duction of defence materials.

Almilar disalanes, according to Evidently the warmongers havó Helsingfors dispatch,

way of reprisal.