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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH January 31, 1940.

Survivor Tells How A. U-Boat-

SANK SHIP KNOWING ALHAMBRA

SHE WAS NEUTRAL

Eight Days Adrift In Open Boat: Little Water

"WE told the U-boat commander we were a neutral ship bound for a neutral port.

"But it made no difference. He said he would still have to sink us."

In these words Peter Brons, a sur- viver of the Dutch steuner Sliedrecht (5,133 tons) described the circum- stances in which the ship was sunk.

After being adrift in an open bout in Atlantic storms for eight days, without food and very little water. ilve Dutch members of the crew were picked up and brought into a Scottish port late on Thursday night by a British trawler.

Twenty-seven members crew are still missing.

of

the

Given Half-Hour

Holland, Brons, of Vlaardinge. Interviewed in hospital, sald that on November 16 the Sliedrecht was stopped in the Atlantic by a sub- marine, which ordered the captain to the ship's papers in a small boat for examination.

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They launched the small bout, and Brons and four inembers of the crew rowed over to the submarine.

BIRTH

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Russian

Defeats Not

Decisive

THE Finns have given the Russians

In their

thrashing third wecks.

three

The Russian 44th Division, march-

ing on Suomussalmi in the "wait"! of Finland to retrieve the disaster? of their 16th Division last week, have been annihilated.

This defeat imposes a firm check for

the moment on the Russian drive' to cut Finland in half. But it can- not be regarded as a decisive turn In the general campaign. The Suomussalmi Front is only one of half a dozen.

"R would be more accurate to

Ceylon, on January 14, 1940, Inde, apart from the two "Man-]

daughter.

After examining the ship's papers the submarine commander Informed to slik them that he would have their ship and gave them half an hour to abandon her,

Brons then made the statement that the U-boat commander was told the ship was a neutral one bound for a neutral port, but replied he would still have to sink her.

"We then asked them if he would take us on board and transfer us to another ship, but he refused, saying that he had no room.

A Warning

"Before we returned to our ship he warned us that if we gave any distress signals he would sink us without any further notice.

"It took us nearly half an hour to return to the Sliedrecht. As we ap- proached we yelled to those on board that the ship was

vas going to be sunk arid to mon the lifeboat.

of the crew "The other members immediately lowered the boat and scrambled in. Shortly afterwards the submarine fired and there was a terrific explosion.

In the darkness we lost sight of

other boat. the

"For days the weather was terrible

nerheim lines" an the shores of Lake Ladoga, there are no real formed fronta

Finland. The

other areas being contested by groups of more or less Independent columns.

pert

The

•

TRAWLERS WON'T FIGHT

WASHINGTON.-The United States Government would permit dellvery of eight trawlers for use as French minesweepers. Having been assured that their duties will be non-milliary.

The French Ambassador, Count de St. Quentin, gave formal as- Aurance to the State Depariment that the trawlers, five of which have been held up by the Coast Guard, would not be put to bri- ligerent use.

Neutrality lawy forbids export of vessels employed "to cruise or commit hostilities" against any power, but the State Department rave an informal opinion that mine sweeping trawlers outside this category.

were

There had been some discus- sion of whether the United States might be able to damage sults from Germany i the French used the ships in damage Ger- man property,

LATE NEWS

RESERVIST ON $2,500 BAIL Serious Charge

A. POLICE RESERVIST appeared

of attempted

The Flans, who are mobile, are ex-at the Central Magistracy this mor

at this warfare.. They canning to face a charge fall on the flank of individual forces extortion, where they could not breach an The Reservist, Ho So, aged 46, extended line,

described additionally as a garage proprietor, was charged that, on Russians, who pro mercly January 29,, he attempted with two mechanised, are actually handicap-other persons to extort the sum of ped by their machines. Their $1,000 from Chan Suk-in. tanks and armoured cars must be Ho was represented by the Hon. fed with petrol. That means Mr. M. K. Lo, Inspector Hopkins, long supply column, excellent meal who prosecuted, was granted for the Finn guerillas.

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enemy. Division The 44th Red

were pounded with artillery and raked with machine-guns taken from the luckless 163rd Red Division.

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were continually balling and water out of the boat.

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"On Wimproved slightly, and wo

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made

a sail out of two That evening we saw the flash of a lighthouse and knew that at last we

bear

land. were

"Then we sighted a trawler and yelled until her crew heard us and came to our rescue."

The owners

of Iso Sliedrecht

stated that she was rarrying petrol

to Norway.

RANGOON RIOTS CONTINUE

RANGOON, Jan. 30 (Reuter), Despite speeches made by responsible leaders, the Hindu-Moslem disturb- ances are continuing.

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MOSCOW, Jan, 30 (Reuter).—The Moscow newspapers make bliter at- though no oficial denial is obtainable, tacks en Finland, Italy and the authoritative circles here deny the Japanese newspaper report that Allies.

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The Trud," organ of Russian trade Count Clano, the Italian Foreign of Minister, has suggested to Japan a derides the unions, Caporetto" and, waren Italy against fresh anti-Comintern Pact. joining the Allies or breaking the

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