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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 18, 1939.

LATE NEWS

H.K. Lady Tells

Of N.Y.K. Disaster

"IGNOMINIOUS," SAYS "Times"

Langdorf Picked Up By Cruiser

MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 18 (Reuter),

offfects of the Admiral Gruf Spee.

Earlier, there were confieling re- porta regarding the fate of the Nazi Cominander.

mesloge

LONDON, Nov. 20 (By Air Mal). LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter).—The -Mrs. Swatics, Hongkong passenger "Times" says that the Admiral Graf-A boat from on Argentinian cruiser aboard the NYK. liner Terukuni Spee has come to a less glorious end picked up Captain Langdort and the Maru when it was blown up by aithun the brave Admiral whose name German mine, paid tribule to-day to slie commemorated. Japanese members of the crew.

"There would have been every Mrs. Swalles was helped into her Justification for submitting to intern- Bebelt by Mr. W. Ferguson, a Singa- {ment," the "Times” adds,

The German Legation in Montevi- bore passenger.

'Scuttle rather than surrender' bus | deo announced that Captain Longdorf She said: "While we were wall-[been adopted as the maxim forhud gone down with his ship. An- ing to enter our Hieboats, Mr. Fer-German mereliant ships encountering other Montevideo message reported guson asked me where my lifebelt Allied warships. That is under-ut not only the captain but several wna. I told him it was down be-standable, since the shilp will be last of his officers Ind perished. low, in my cabin.

to Germany anyhow, and scultling is A Buenos Aires

states "He immediately rushed downstairs the only means of preventing the that Captain Langdorf was the lost and forced bla way uno the water-jenemy from beneflling,

person to leave the ship, tagged enbin and got one for me.". "The unthinking application of thint The Admiral Graf Spec sank in 20 Mrs. Swalles also paid tribute to not very inspiring maxim in this cosit rest of water at the main anchorage, the Jupantse Coxswain, Mr. K.will appear neither sensible nor where she will be a serious hindrance Iwasaki, who had charge of the life-creditable."

tu port trame. boat in which she was saved,

The “Times" quotes a high British There Is great indignation In "Although blood was streaming paval authority as saying that the Montevideo at the fact that the Nazis down his face," she said, "he gave all fact that the German crew could not did not sink their abip at some mare his orders quietly

and calmly.be brought to tight and therefore convenient spot, and many people Within a few minutes we were taken went out and blew up their ship is think that an "incident" would aboard a drifter.

avere humtinting than if they had sult between the two countries, as it 'Among those injured was a mem-submitted to internment,

Is believed that the Commander acted (ber of the Japanese Embassy. As be "They have chosen an ignominious

under orders from Berlin. passed me on a stretcher he smiled end," the "Times" adds.

As the Admiral Graf Spee settled and sald, "I am to sorry, madam........”

"The Germans are a brave race. Only three were injured by the ex-and this would not have happened down, the escaping fuel oil set aflre the superstructure, which were plosion which sank the liner, two of in the old German Navy.

immersed in fames. In addition. them first clasa passengers, who were "The episode in humiliating for Mr. B. Whiteaway, who joined the Germany. It has conversely shown the surface of the sea for some dis- Terukuni Maru at Colombo, and Mr. that the behaviour of the British tance around the ship was still burn- C. R. H. Emery, who embarked at ships was admirable, and has re-ing until 9.20 p.m. Gibraltar. The third Japanese coxswain.

Other British passengers, number-

the vealed to Was

worki the whole vitality of our race."

the

ing 13 in all, included Mr. J. P. B. TACOMA CAPTAIN

Jones Mr. G. A. Williams, sa Landon- er, and 70-year-old Mrs. E. M. Huntley of Ware, Hertfordshire

On board also seven members

ARRESTED: NAZI

"with Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Wayne Morris of the crew of the Norwegian venei CREW INTERNED

ORIENTAL

THEATRE WA

PLEMING

ROAD WANGHAI TEL STE

Hoegh Transporter which sank in a British mineheld at Singapore_last] month. They were Messrs. H. S.

home.

There

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 17 (Domel).|

re-

The dramaile effect of the flames was enhanced by the constant explo- sions as the fire, which wus also burn- ing under water, reached the ship's

magazines,

Before the Admiral Graf Spee was

destroyed, five British planes flew

over her.

SCUTTLED AS “PROTEST"

-Thousands of spectators aw

the

R. R. H. Wang, T. Hobeles I. M. Holton and [ernment, the captain of the German S. Cristoffersen, who were being sent jail-tanker Tacoma was arrested as BUENOS AIRES, Dec, 18 (Reuter). {his'ship entered port with the crew were 28 passengers ni-of the scuted German pocket-final explosions in the Admiral Graf

Spee this Spre LAST 4 TIMES TODAY and a crew of 178, and no battleship Adnitral Graf

00 was fost. They were lu their morning.

As parts of the ship hurted in all; Over 200 members of the Graf directions, the crowds ashore ran for their lifeboats within 42 minutes of the explosion.

Spee's crew who were picked up by shelter. the Tacoma were interned when they Before sailing, Captain Langdorf Isent a letter to the German Minister, lanted.

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Captain B. Matukura, the Terukuni Maru's master, said he had five men posted as look-outs for mines and they saw none.

The Taconis carried out the rescue of the Graf Spee's crew under the Uruguayan Government's refusal to surveillance of an Uruguayan cruiser allow more time for repairs.

"I knew it was a mine," he said "I would say it was a deep mine. Itand an Argentine craiser.

It had been an ordinary floating mine

at least one of my look-outs would

ed

respon-

He added that, in view of the Gov- The caplain of the ship was order-ernment's attitude and his

take its shin back to sibility for the lives of a thousand have seen it. My own belief is that Montevideo immediately upon com- men, his only course was to save the

Įpicion of the rescue operations,

crew and blow up the vessel in the was a magnetic mine.

vicinity of Montevideo as a protest.

"There was a terrific explosion, the bridge was shattered ship heeled over."

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pukce to anyone before they interviewed by immigration officials were talten when passengers and crew from the Terukunl Moru, arrived in London.

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