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November 28, 1939.

KILLED QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".

LONDON, Nov. 27 (UP), -The "Press Association"

NAZI SHIP reports that four members of the crew and an American

CAPTURED

Further Sinkings. Of British Ships

woman passenger on the Dutch steamer Spaarndam lost their lives when the vessel was damaged through striking 4. mine off the Thames Estuary to-day.

Three of the victims were drowned and two were killed in the explosion.

The American woman was Mrs. Stephen.

Ship Caught Firo

PILOT'S DARING ESCAPADE

Flios Low Over Nazi Fortifications

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 27 (UP),— The Admiralty announces thali LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter).---An' "unother German merchant ship, outbreak of fre aboard the Dutch LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter),--Con- the Konsul Hendrick Fisher, has liner. Spaarndam, which struck a cerning the RAF, raids on Wilhelm- been captured by a British war-mine in the Thames Estuary yester-shaven and Heligoland a few days ship and brought into harbour." day afternoon and is believed to have ago, the Air Ministry states that one been sunk, revealed shortly after pilot flow so low that he was able to Royston Grange Lost

midnight that the vessel was still take the Nazis by surprise and get SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" afloat.

his cameras going before the Nazis LONDON, Nov. 27 (UP)-It The liner, which was bound for opened are.

Many valuable photographs were has been confirmed that the Rotterdam from South America had

been completely abandoned with the taken, British steamer Royston Granges of the lives of four members of The weather was bad. Ice formed (5,144 tons) has been torpedoed. the crew and a woman passenger. on the wings and there were low- A lifeboat was launched on the Three of the victims were drowned, dying clouds and electrical disturb- north-east coast of Kent to-day after when they were thrown into the sea, nnces, making the return flight a the coastguard station had received and the other two were killed by difficult ploce of navigation. a message saying that a vessel which explosion of the mine,

The planes met with intensive anti- named, bod so far has not been

aircraft fire over Wilhelmshaven, both Now Blazing Furiously struck minc.

The explosion occurred early in the from "pom poms" and from "flying British Tanker Sunk afternoon and when life-boats from onions" which burst in groups of red, SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

the shore reached her. the Spaarn-blue and orange smoke. LONDON, Nov. 37 (UP).-Delay-dam seemed likely

Attack On Forth moment.

LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter)-The

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Borlin Version appear to be holding, this accounting for the fact that she has remained

Swiss Ship Mined BERLIN, Nov. 27 (Reuter).-Ger- man newspapers assert that a Swiss steamer name Helena has been sunk by a mine in the Clinnnel.

It is believed here that the shipfafloat so long. referred to is the Helene Kulukandis, 5,548 tons, which was one of nine ships chartered by the Swiss Trans- port Office from a Greek shipping HANKOW İlan for the duration of the war.

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BERLIN

(Reuter). R.A.F. raid over While admitting the 2 North Western Germany, a Geman inilitary communique says that the planes tried to get to iteligoland, but were forced to return in the face of Intensive anti-aircraft fire.

The oficiul news agency, D.N.B.. jelalms that a Gernian reconnaisance machine penetrated into France "us far as the Maginal Line, bringing back valuable sketches of the forti-

Session Likely During Bentions."

Next Few Weeks

LONDON, Nov. 27 (Router). -It is now probable that

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Marine Officer Killed At Taikoo

The French ambargo decree pre-Government will accede to the scribed that neutral ships call at the desire of the two Opposition French control stations at Dunkerque, Parties for a secret session A young mercantile marine offer, Le Havre, Marsellies or Oran, or the within the next few weeks, ss. Kiangsu, was killed during the Mr. C. G. Rigby, second officer of the British stations at Kirkwall, Les-"Reuter's" Lobby correspondentnight in circumstances which have

bunes, Weymouth, Malta, Haifa, Port Said or Gibraltar.

learns.

not yet been determined. ·

The Opposition Parties have made] He was found, dead, In the bottom clear that their wish is confined tojot No. 2 hold of the Klanzsu at Tai- the question of machinery and sup-koa Dock, living obviously fallen

German goods which are seized will be sold, but the proceeds will be reimbursed to the neutral shippers If purchased before November 28. plies for the flykting; services.

Otherwise the goods will either be entrusted in a prize administration or the sale proceeds deposited until

the end of the war,

Naturally

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the non-Covernment He was only 27 years of age and parties will receive allegations and had been with Messrs Butterfield and complaints from the Industrial side Swire for just over twelve months. which they are disinclined to ventilats It is understood that he was a native publicly lest the allegations prove of Milford Haven.

No funeral arrangements have yet unfounded.

The degree orders reimbursement of the proceeds from the sale of Ger- man goods if the goods are charged a secret session is held, no record been made. to a ship receiving a pass at the Inst of the proceedings will exist,

Even offelal reporters will be ex- neutral port of call before December 11-or if it is proved that the buyer, cluded as in the last war. accepted delivery and paid the pur- chase price before November 28- even-to-the-price of goods charged to ships leaving before January first are repayable.

It is recommended that all goods be accompanied by a certificate off origin to be delivered by a British) Consulate.

NEED NOT ALARM BRITAIN

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Iow to score a preliminary success, but always history shows that such success is short-lived, and means will

the new de decovered in combatting

Moreover the adoption of

methods is often a boomerang, as witness Germany's use of gas in the inst war.

Some Indication of the boomerang

New Air Training Scheme Ready

French Parliament To Meet Thursday

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Nov. 27 (UP).-The French i Parliament has been summoned for OTTAWA, Nov. 27 (Reuter)The an extraordinary session on Thursday. Missions and Committees represent-

Its chler tusk will be to renew the ing the United Kingdom, Australla, Government's full emergency powers New Zealand and Canadu have which expire on November 30, upon worked out a basis of agreement for which the execution of the Deerce a joint air training scheme, Mr Laws is dependent. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Pre- mier, revealed in a Press statement. official journal on Tuesday wiil The plan is now being referred to publish a deerce applying the em the governments for decision.

|bargo to German exports,

It has been announced that the

Also it is affelally announced that a Council of Ministers, presided over discuss parliamen-

Compensation For Wednesday to deus the parliam

U.S. Ship Losses

itary session.

AMERICANS ACQUIESCE

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (Reuter). --High Democratic leaders have Is seen in Britain's plan to place an begun the formulation of legislation embargo on German export in the designed to compensate ships of the way of reprisal.

U.S. merchant marine for lossen U-Boat Campaign Failure under the new Neutrality Law. NEW YORK; Nov. 27 (Reuter).- When finally formulated, the legis-British blockade of Germen exports, "Germany's nine-laying tactics in-lution will be Introduced into the Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of dicate the fallure of the U-boat cam-Senate. paign," writes the naval expert, Com- mander Edward Ellsberg, in the "New York Post."

"The campaign is unquestionably un act of desperation." Commander Ellsberg declures. "Germany will have to sink between 20,000 and 30,- 000 tons daily for months in order to win the war at sea.

"Hitherto neither with mines nor torpedoes has the come within hailing distance of that record."

DECISIVE RUSSIAN ACTION IS FEARED

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They are exhorted to remain enim.

Rifle Fire Exchanged

EPICIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" COPENHAGEN, Nov. 27. (UP)- The Helsingfors correspondent of the "Politiken" reports that recently Russian troops have frequently tres- passed on Finnish territory at Karella

and have been driven back by ride

fire.

Completely Quiet

$25,000,000 LAW SUIT FILED

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State, emphasised that the United States reserves all rights in connection with the application of the blockado.

He said that the State Department Is studying all phasca, So far there 14 been no incident which is speci- ¡fically against Amerlean nationals or

their rights.

In the meantime, the British NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 27 Embassy has announced the addition (UP)-Mr. Whilm Wardell, of Spain and Lithuania to the list of Trustee of the McKesson Robbins neutrals to which commercial ship- Interests has filed a suit for $25,821-ments from the United States must 231 in the Federal Court against the be covered by "Navicert." Administrators of the estate of thei late.F. Donald Coster-Musica on the grounds that dividends were illegal- ly paid between 1920 and 1938.

The action further alleges that Coster and his accomplices "unlaw- fully converted, embezzled and tools for their own use the sum of $2,859,-

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JUNK MINED NEAR H.K.

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

A crew of 24 were thrown into the water, and although 20 were res- jeurd by a passing junk, five are

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TOKYO, Nov. 28 (Domel)-Snow mlasing, feared to be drowned. The report adds that several Soviet fell for the first time this year in the

The junk was blown up on Thurs- planer have recently been shot down city of Gifu yesterday, the fall com- day morning last off Sam Chung In the same territory.

ing 14 days later than that of last Kan in the San Mel district, belleved year but eight days earlier than in to be near the West River.

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in the The crafi was blown to atoms and normal years. Takayama, STOCKHOLM, Nov. 27 (UP)-In same Prefecture, was also visited by the crew of 25 including the master, ROBERT PAIGE L

"HIGHWAY PATROL" terviewed by the press, the Finnish (anow yesterday,

Kwok Kin-choung thrown into the JACQUELINE WELLS in Foreign Minister, J. E. Erkko, sald The suburbs of Osaka, mostly water;

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majority of the men.

He added, "We have done nothing." year."

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