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March 5, 1940.

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WALT DISNEY:

Kept Prisoner In German Vessel For Nearly Three Months

SEAMAN'S DRAMATIC DIARY OF LIFE

ABOARD NAZI "HELL-SHIP"

"HELL-SHIP” ALTMARK

FOR the two and a half months that he was a prisoner in the Nazi "hell ship" Altmark, Seaman Robert Stone, of Wemblay, Middlesex, kept a day-to-day record of his experiences.

of Just cruising arounul at very slow

The value of this record-made in neat pencilled speed. motes on odd scraps of paper-is not' as a literary gem. Spese vers in Montevizien but as a plain human document.

us that we Its value is enhanced by lack¡ quarterdeck and told of exaggeration. There are no would have the same fold as then

selves and that they would allow us grumbles--not even a murmurs drek as often as they could for When it records ten days on end smoking, but we were not to smoke without seeing the daylight in the tness decks or to open ports

at night. above decks.

Simple words of appreciation" for Langsdorf, commander of the Grati Spee, mark the contrast between the The pocket frealment received in battleship and thun meted out by the English-hating commander Altmark.

f the

Seaman Stone was in Australia lic at once when war broke out. volunteered for the Navy, but the call for his services did not

He signed on as quickly enough. Sailor aboard the 9,833-ton Taiyon.

300 Miles Ahead

come

The Graf Spcc This is the story:--- NOV. 22-Three days of Durban we heard that the Arien Shell had been sunk,

11

DEC. 15-We got the rumour that

after an action with the Ajax, Exete and Achilles.

DEC. 16. We slowed down, and our side. the name was altered on and course altered to smith.

DEC. 17-All the crews and guard were busy painting the ship, and we were only allowed on deck to wash in the morning art to get our footi from the galley Spred clapped un

Morning: DEC. 2-Washing in

and และเ

water scarce. Shipping water over fo'castle well deck, so uniy stewards allowed on degk.

As we were packed like sardines south. it was a bit of a struggle to get mach step, but every one took it and the German good part, sallors who had to give us their roven for LIN were

for young

DEC: 21-Still going south. Colder sailors, and exchanged cigarettes and papers and matches with and waves emming over. and told us a few German worde which would be handy to us.

DEC. 32. Nearly stopped. Well south, crit and raining, 299 2009 direkt

At 3 p.m. the ports were closedrept in stewards for fetch food. and the white lights were put on, laky I volunteered as a stricard.

leaving us a few blue lights

Still stopped, Forry

STALIN TAKEN FOR A RIDE

Germans Praise R.A.F.

HERE is an unsolicited testimonini to the bravery of R.A.F. pilots.

AMONG THE FINNISH WAR trophies emplared during the Red our crowd rout on the Summa front was this photograph of Stalin,--Domei, DEC. 4-A 6,20 am. we werfand cold, but deck for

Gr 1950 to 11.50. Warned nit called and taken on deck mar

moking spendty three does! where the guards gave us a fin i

water with water in as we had to wash ideen Below on bread and

Lattele The penalty to the waist. It was quite welcome. Trovanou's crowd, who are uft, hve Then we had breakfast of black freels been brend and coffee again, and then through matches being found under DEC. 2-We heard by radio ut feel: till dinner-time, twelve o'clock one fellow's bed. Rumour that Graf given soup. black Spee's captain has died of wounds in about 1.30 that the Doric Star was when we were

Graf Spee bread and water. The soup was very Santos, if correct, we are all sorry. an be proved himself agailut man being shelled by the

good and plentiful, about 300 miles ahead of us.

DEC. 5.-A about 5.30 am, the und a fair opponent, who treated his DEC. 3-A1 4.55 .m. our look-out) reported a ship in sight off the port QM came in and said the guard had victims well after he capturel them.

Some prisorses and R.CP. receive reported that we

DEC. 24.-Christmas Eve and still bow. At five o'clock

At 5.5 been smoking below decks, and ask- orders to clear lower decks.

fleck as it is raining, but sweets for the first male called for two A. those who had been sooking to to go on the bridge to stand by the stand up.

Only one stood up, and he had dinner, sigo and fruit preserve like and loganberries. Then six bun loaves So I ran up. nags.

his cigarettes taken away.

deck extra for tea. At rull-cul lieutenant then we were all taken and given a pond lecture by the Wished us compliments of senson from

helf and his captai Q.M., who explained thust, with us] packed up as we were, fire would Gooseberries On be disastrous DEC. --After dinner 'We came]

At 5,25 when about 150 yards off our part beam she turned her broadside on us and opened fire

оп

the brutige. The steering-

wheel was put out of netion.

The captain-ordered Alandan

ship," and the third mate ordered

the Red Ensign to be lowered.

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hanging around this cold place. No

Christmas Day

DEC. 25 (Christmas Day) Deck

was hit on the left arm slightly. "Soan tanker with the nan 10.50 to 11.30, but too wet and cold

but, as I was on the turn, it spunkships.

me over

No. 1 boat, the forward one on the starboard side, was hung up in the Kripes and therefore out of action. No 3 and No. 5 were lowered and Crew were in the majority of the them when a motor-boat from the

ordered us all back on board,

papers and called the roll.

in the bows and "Norge" (This was the Altmark.) We were then given our bundles or cases, and taken to the lanker in the Giraf Spee's motor-bout.

to stay on deck long. Chicken broth and rabbit stew and macaroni, and tin of preserved gooseberries between

It was made in Germany and distributed free Lo neutral journalists in Berlin:

"The raid on Borkum, the German aerodrome in the Frisian Islands, was undoubtedly a daring exploit.

"The Germane were caught unawares completely

by the raiders, who machine-gunned the aerodrome from a height of nine or ten feet.

**Midway through one Tuesday afternoon, eight Blenheim bombers

FEB. 13. Going easterly, then tura six for dinner. After tea, while south in-afternoon. Two days' more It was about 2 p.nt. when we were stewards were washing up, some one rations 10-day. Clock put on

dumped

attic box over the side, but hour. all lined up and told that, as smok-

was strictly verboten on board the look-out on the bridge noticed it.

int. Then we were

Most men, including myself, but Sugar Came From

on our best suit and grabbed a few pieces of underclothing, towel, and

S.S. Huntsman

trek

taken

all

FEB. 14. Went up Norwegian flórd

Norwegian gunboat pulled us

but

during

Graf Spee came round our bows and the tanker, all matches, lighters/arut they put the ship into revers this morning and swung round all!

weapons, or sheath knives must be on picked it up. The guards cane night with winches going in a har

down to each deck and looked at us bour. handed

and picked out the men concerned, found the Tairon's forward and put down below in stor- but so far no Individuni has con- FEB. 15. Got under way about 5 When they steering wheel was out of action and

the decks her speed only cleven knots,

Forty-eight of us were put in cfessed, and we are not going to beam.

two destroyers stood by, and we all men who were deck, which was the fourth deck be allowed on deck again. So here's up about midday. Two gunboats and

hoping. slicer called the wounded, five In number, and had

low. Only one deck was below us. DEC. 26 (Boxing Day)-Not allow yelled and kicked up a row and tried them lowered into the motor-beat, and this was also occupied by pri- and sent to the warship for medical sonets. Electric Hights were on each ed. to wash or go on deck for three to smash the hatch covers in,

ideek, and big rugs inken from the days. Stewed cherries for dinner uurds turned the hoses on us, Decks attention.

the board-

seeping through sides and bed-in hell of mess to-night; very wet Water The officer in charge

ding cold and done. Hard to keep and cold. war, even with blankets over us. FED, 16-No excitement ing party got the ship's articles and Huntsman were used to be on.

DEC. 28.-Cold and wet, stili Just night, but notice sent down to each keeping iceway,

culd on deck, deck to say biscuits and water only to be issued for our inisbehaviour in "For a few days it was hot and even with overcont on, so gave up

trying to break out yesterday. stul says the diary, which con- pegs (stewarding), job,

Then the same day (February 10) Jeck below were! DEC. 29-D soap.

In the meantime our crew were] tinues:---

the bont undi Four stewards were pleked from shifted aft yesterday as it was too wet news of the chase by British planes being loaded into

About 5 pan. news 'came down taken to the warship. Two of us, each mess, and these were sent up on and cold. We are allowed on Al and destroyers;

being were Sailor Blackman and myself, were deck before each meal for the food deck for a

Stu; from A deck that we scarce.

chased. ordered to stay behind and

apparently by planes. as the enid, and all feel hungry.. German sailors who

Dinner, t2 noun. Yesterday we had sheet sun for din crew were running; about looking up, and she was entering a nord, Crew opened all the hateties. We hauled up about a dozen CO cylinders Ten, 5.30. Breakfast consisted of two ner, doughboys and stewed

sweet kut O.K. Dumplings were standing by with. Hebelts on, and about twenty with cudgels over and a new mooring rope and stores slices of black bread and one of white, Soup

a mug of good test with a little small und like leart. from the ship's store. together with and a the chronometer, sextant, and all sugar. This was also taken from the JAN. D.-Peggy again. Very cold, our batches. the wireless sets that were in the Huntsman. Dinner was usually soup but nice to see and be in open air Then The Cossack

ugali. Practically every one now in bond store, and, of course, all the and very nutritious.

Usually we had water, but, for a hammocks, as deeks very wet and cigarettes and tobacco. The officers and sailors treated us while, water was scarce, so we had cold, Sonp very searce, so quite well and smoked cigarettes with us, and one put bombs in each one cup of tea for breakfast, and one wash clothes this wee

for tea, which I found sufficient, but JAN 18.--Pergy First day

open deck for ten hold. Then we left for the warship some were always feeling dry.

At night time batches were put on, soners lookinys, Lot of uri-trial to rom the destroyer Cossack. At about 7.30 we heard about

the white and sickly. January 20 records the Altmark trvelve loud explosions. Our fellows

the

n

ind

assist rations. We were called at 6 am. days, but watery, first for four

Breakfast. 7 ..

every morning.

and we were locked down below.

the Ship

very

firs

be

Crashed Through 'Seven pan. She appears to cannot

Jammed in the ice. At 11.15 pan. on we heard a'big bump as the Altmark

At about 11.20 the boarding party from the destroyer came on board,und the first WC heard, although we were ill up and stand- Ing by will our lifebelts on, yus n British sailor shouting out for crews of the British ships to come up as quick as possible. The British boarding party, with fixed bayonets, had the German crew Cossack Then into

then the February, atcoming balled up, and

crashed through the ice and came land us, they were obliged to keep us north.

FEB. 7-Rough, going N.E. Four tight alongside, and we wasted no on board, and that he did not think

time in climbing aboard her. Germans should have any time for days' stores Issued.

FEB. 10.-On deck in' afternoon. In the Cossack we were put down English after Versailles.

and given hour below Into mess decks onc Act. As Walters

From this point the dar

of the Alt Another faits daya' rations given out tea (with sugar and milk in it) and sisting of soup and a piece of tinned mark from the Graf Spee (following today. I get wet through getting bread and butter and jam and real

Then we were given dinner con- story of the separation of the Bh seas. Put clock on

cigareties. pork, spinach, potatoes and water, the River Plate battle) and of "two shein.

Are we excited now all on which wild served to us by some of baths of Muc-and-acek journeying FEB. 12. No deck to-day, fog.

MIN| 64 N., 10. W. Suli: not very cold. our way to good old England! the officers who had been prisoners until the arrival of Norway.

DEC 13-About 2: p the Alt Every one expecting something to for two months,

Wo were then taken on deck by mark suddenly put on full speed and happen any moment now. But clock Three cheers for the British

Naw! the GM who, addressed us on the went north for two days, after days on one hour,

in hospital say they were guns, hand, Sometimes our doors on each deck poing test at steady speed, then on the Tairon did not sink immwere locked, and this caused us to succeeding days W.N.W. On January diately, o torpedo was fired at her.

JAN: 28.10 5. 10 W. approx. Hot We were billeted in various case were to be given any chance 25 the ship put on full speed

was torpedoed or sunk. The next

thic captain and only wearing bathing shorts, so morning deelts, Afty-seven in ane room, and some of the chief offteers with the lined us all, up, and told us einphatic confortable. Hot stewed fruit yes- same off the Doric Star, Huntsma,ally that our country had declared terday for dinner, and today frut Ashica, Newton Beech, Trevanion, and the captain only of the Afrien war on Germany and that, as Ger- Juice and blancmarue,"

cany had no colonies on which to Shell [all ships previously tured).

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Striking Is Not To Be Sabotage

A CLAUSE has been inserted in the Defence Regula- tions making it clear that the sabotage section does not apply to a person, "taking part in, or peacefully persuad- ing any other person to take part in, a strike.”

This is one of several import- to show that he had reasonable cause ant changes made following re-to believe that the statement, docu- ment, or report in question was truc, cent criticisms in Parliament. The regulation under which the An Order-in-Council authorising Home Secretary could delegate his the revisions has been published.

certain power to ban meetings Agreement was reached at a con- focal officials has also been dropped. ference between the Home Secretary The "curfew" regulation remains and an all-Party Committee.

unaltered. Although Sir John Ax- Labour was represented by Sir derson offered to withdraw it, William Jowik, Me. Wedgwood Benn general view is that it is necessary to and Mr. John Jugger.

Civil Defence

The regulation making it an offence to try to cause disaffection among members of the defence forces has been extended to cover civil defence: workers.

To meet the criticism that the words "To use disnilection" might

to

keep in reserve some power to pro- hibit general movement in the event of a grave emergency arising.

WESTERN FRONT

cover legitimate prepaganda to im- MORE GERMANS

"to

prove conditions, such phrases as "to

and educe, from their duty" cause disaffection likely to lend to of duty" have been sub-

breaches stitutes!.

MASSING

PARIS, Mar. 4 (Reuter).-It

A person against whom a deten- is reported that Germany is send- tion order has been made is now casing new divisions to the Western filled to be supplied, by an Advisory

Front.

| Committee, with information enabling

him to prepare his defence.

Monthly Report

n

L man-

A new paragraph makes it neces- sary for the Home Secretary to pre- sent a monthly detailed report to suddenly swept out of the mist from a westerly direction, Larely skimming! Parliament of all detention or restric-

tion orders which he may issue. the waves.

king it on offence The regulation making

in the nero-to influence publie opinion" "They hurtled across drome at a height of nine or ten feet, ner likely to be prejudicial to the spitting forth a hail of machine-gun efficient prosecution of the war" ins bullets, and disappeared before the been drastically revised to meet the German defence could go into action. criticism that it might be applied to

form of peace propaganda. any "About 100 machine-gun bullets As redrafted, it will apply only to poured into some wooden hutments, propaganda in which use is made of which happened to be empty at the "aby false statement, false document, time. The only casually was one or false report." civilian workman wounded."

French military circles here refuse to get excited about this but regard it as "normal."

To-day's communique reports re- duced activity.

Swiss Nazis Lose Heart

ZURICH, Mar. 4 (Reuter).-The Swiss Nazi party has dissolved itself following the arrest of its leader on charges of spying for a foreign power. The party never did have much of

It will be defence for a defendant' a following.

53rd ANNUAL REPORT

NEW INSURANCE

Summary

(Including Deferred Annuities) INSURANCE IN FORCE

1938

1939

£ 11,837,823

£ 11,534,310

117,721,733

121,286,254

(Including Deferred Annuities)

ASSETS

INCOME

34,391,383

36,536,021

7,132,138

7,206,151

CONTINGENCY RESERVE & SURPLUS

1,372,975

1,584,094

Payments to living policyholders in 1939 amounted to £2,654,689; to beneficiarios in Death Claims £829,885: a total of £3,484,574.

THE

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Head Office

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