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BOMBED BY ENEMY OFF IRELAND

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN

SINKING

DESCRIBED

Vivid descriptions of the last scenes on board the 42,348-ton Empress of Britain, flagship of the Canadian Pacific fleet, which blew up and sank about 150 miles off Ireland after being bombed and machine-gunned by enemy aircraft, are contained in London newspapers just received in the Colony.

motor-boat with him, but none of

The ship blew up while she was being towed in an attempt at salvage, and of the 643 people on board, 598 were landed in a western port by British warships.

The commander of the ship, Capt. Charles Howard Saps-and an R.A.F. ofleer, did a good bit worth, stood on the bridge till it was burning away beneath him, jar work between them. McKinnon encouraging his gunners as they battled with a German warplane had about a dozen people in the till all were killed or wounded and the guns out of action. Capt. them could get the engine to start. Sapsworth, who brought the King and Queen back in the Empress "They managed, however, to row of Britain from their Canadian tour, was among the survivors. the bont to a lifebont lying nearby on the chance that someone there in the rould help. There they came across Many of the passengers and Meanwhile, far beneath crew were rescued after having bowels of the liner, other men Kep the R.A.F. officer, and he got the

the engines going, though they had engine going. been afloat in lifeboats for more to ise kas-masks and hand-torches than six hours. About 400 in the sinoke and fumes througli others were taken off the fore-which the powerful ship's lights castle and stern of the liner by could not penetrate. naval unita. Some were killed

whip

Attack Described

Lifeboats On Fire

swung at the davits,

Flying Boat's Signal "After that it

was easy. The motor-boat towed the empty life- boat up to the ship where the flames

outright by bombs which struck When the ship was hit some of the had been spreading rapidly all this the ship and many others were lifeboats were set alight by the fire, and it was not long after til we seriously injured.

bombs and burned fiercely as they were all away. I was one of the last men to leave the ship. It was then Caim obedience of the ofcers pre- the middle of the afternoon, between The attack begun when enemy vented panie. Wemen and children Ave and six hours after the attack.

"All these hours the flames had bombers dived out of the morning were ordered below until the attack been spreading forward, and when sky and raked the gun crew wil was over, and were shepherded to machine-gun fire. Having put the the boat stations and the forecastle We got away the ship was burning within 10 feet of, the bows, so we liner's gun out of action, the pilots by ofeers and ratings. circled to the attack, swept over the There was little dunger of the ship had not much space left. In n, few and dropped high-explosive sinking immediately, and passengers minutes we would have had to take bombs, one of which made a direct had plenty of time to get to the life to the rafts

"Just before we got into the boals nying boat came along and six- passengers and craw, Incendiary bombs were dropped bunts quietly and in order. Other during a further onslaught, and the about 300, made their way to the fore-alled that rescue ships were on the ship was ablaze amidships while castle, from which they were taken way. The rescue ships came up passengers and crew look to the ilfe-ot about six hours after the attack, about three-quarters of an hour after.

and wc. stern

got into the boats. The Navy hroats or congregated in unaffected Nearly 100 who crowded in the

men were grand." were taken off within an hour,

Another member of the crew sald Lights. In the fore-part went out, GRAND NEW YEAR! and members of the crew conducted that a number of people were killed passengers to forecastle with and injured by the explosion of the

the torches. Meanwhile the captain bombs and the aircraft's machine- manoeuvred in ship so that the guns.

hit.

parts of the liner.

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Original Story by Sena Marischka – Scrimplary May BRUCE MANNING and PELIX JACKSON

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thickly-peopled part was kept clear Bridge Machine-Gunned

of smoke und fame.

"She machine-gunned the bridge Rapid Taking Off

heavily," he said, "and a machine The whid was fresh, but for gunner who was stationed there tunately the sea was calm, and the fought back very bravely. I heard fuck of taking off passengers Was Capt. Sapsworth commending him carried out with the least possible highly. The skipper himself was very 1 delay.

cool. Ile stayed on the bridge unti The youngest passenger was 11-it was burning under his feet, and months-old Neville Hart. He was he was on the fore part till the very saved by being lashed in a blanket end.

MEN FROM MARS?—No, a British army sniper already camouflaged helps another soldier don net camouflage dur- ing a practice drill somewhere in England.

Japanese Minister To Australia

Saionji's Grandson May Be Appointed

of Prince Prince Kolchi Saionji, 38-years-old grandson

died Saionji, the last of the Japanese Elder Statesmen, who recently, is being mentioned as Japan's first Minister to Aus tralia, writes Robert Hughes, Sydney "Dally Telegraph" corres-- pondent in Tokyo.

Earlier it appeared likely that Yackichiro Suma, Japanese

the to the back of a saltor, who slid down "We managed to collect, some of Foreign Office Spokesman, would be appointed, but apparently

Reting Japanese colony in a Goft rope into a lifeboat with the injured and carry them aft, where he has been passed over.

Northern Territory. Prince. Koichi has travelled

the old Neville slung behind him like and some other men stayed, along

As an Elder Statesmen, with the ship's doctor, helping to extensively, but has had no pre-Prince Saionji stood above politics. papoose.

the "Neville was as contented as if he attend to them until we were taken vious diplomatic experience. He was always summoned by had been wrapped in his mother's off"

His selection would be an in- Emperor when there was to be a shawl. He was big-eyed with won-

Women. Very Brave der at the novelty of his descent, bul

other question of high national im- One of the stewards said: Thenovation in Japanese diplomatic change of Government or when some

practice. ́. showed no signs of excitement.

portance had to be decided.

of the The younger members Forecastle Scenes

An Oxford graduate, Prince A member of the crew, J. P. Dono- not have found a more herole crowd.

active part in politics. van, of Southampton, gave a vivid One of them, Mrs Trotter, found Saionji is joint secretary of the Salonji family have never taken an description of the scene on the fore-herself on a raft. Not far away Oxford Society in Tokyo..

there was a lifeboat, but as it had castle.

women were very brave. You could

"When the bombs began to drop," only four men on board it could not

:

Same years ago ho founded

he said, "about 40 or 50 of us lay reach the raft, so Mrs Trotter and liberut magazine, which had a great

a steward left the raft and swam to following. down on the deck. Then the light the boat." went out in the forward part and we made our way towards the forecastle by torchlight. The stench left by the bombs was terrible.

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A total of $1,520,150.08 was reach- stages of the China war, Prince Salonji was requested to water downed on Saturday by the War Fund Engines Kept Running his policy. Because he felt that the inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post. "Forfeit at A Christmas Party $10.00 An engine-room officer sold: "We magazine had lost its individuality Ltd, with the following donations:

Collected in Cocktall Dar, Peninsula

10 kept the engines running for about he closed it down.

Hotel Prince Saloni speaks English and "Finally about 300 people were three-quarters of an hour after the

He is widely re- Capt & Mrs M, Costelle (second gathered in the forecastic, including attacke. The smoke and fumes were French fluently a number of women and children so bad down below that we had to garded as the Japanese Prince of Signets, Lexi-bali-Quint Stall About half an hour after the attack wear our gas masks as we went about Wales. No one would credit him with Signals-Pool Bull ................ some of the boats lowered from the our jobs. The lights stayed on in his age of 36. He is about 5 ft. 9in. RJ. C. Baunders (in memory of starboard side came up forward and the engine room, but the smoke was high, of solid build, and a keen golfer.nesique Winnings-F. M. G.,

electric Old Feudal Family we got all the women and children

thick that we needed 80 torches to see what we were doing."

The 91-year-old Prince, Saionji, inio them.

Several members of the ship's gun who was Japan's famous veteran "When these boals were full still had about 140 on the forecastle crews were killed and wounded as iberal statesmans, Ulved after his re- In case there should not be enough they strove to beat off the raider urement until his death on the hills

for us we began to make rafts. The crew of one Lewis gun were shot

under Mount Fuji.

one of the fiva down by the calder's guns as they

The Salonjis are "Wo gathered together all the

deor fired on it.

which feudal families from wood we could find cabin between decks and awning SPARS— blembers of the crew paid tribule

Japanese Emperors may take a wife. Prince Kolchi is a son of Salonji and made three

to the courage of the engine-room pushed these to the rails ready to stoff who remained at their posts to tip them into the water when he stop the engines and shut off all Hachiro, who was an adopted son of

It

in memory time came. We had led lines to

apparatus which might have led to the old Prince Salonil.

an old-standing practice of thesey-houry, Showron invi

the late Mr Neli them so that they would not float an explosion. Some of the crew who House of Salonji to adopt a son, even Mr & Mrs D. Lyle

there are already sons of the Mr MIT G. Cross caught in the after part of the were away from the ship.

of the In Mir Nell Lang] "There were some very plucky ship opened portholes and dived or family.

bonts were jumped out into the water and on to The adopted won becomes to all; A Palace Cigor....... things done when the

saw onc man the rafts,

Proceeds of Tete al Victoria Bar

racks by All Banks, Hongkong being launched.

Signal Campany and No. d Sec- named Street who was in the water

tlon, BAD.C. climb up a rope to the deck and help one of the sailors to lower a boat. This boat was the means of many lives being saved.

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Spreading Fire

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BRITISH SALE

To Get Dollars To secure dollars to purchase vital number of the bonts had to be got war materials, Britain has sold the away with only four men in them, United States certain important sub-

"Owing to the fire spreading o

avent

when

respects one of the family, and in- herits.equally will the real sons, Sulon Huchiro was the adopted brother of Prince Merl Salonji, son of the Elder Statesman. Prince Morl held for many years the important feudal lordship of Nagata.

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The Salonjs stood firmly by the the idea being to get them safely sidiary business interests In Aus-Emperor Mell when the "AKC

1808 and the power of the Shogun afloat and then get the people inte tralla, It was learned at Canberra Enlightenment" was inaugurated in

recently.

The executive of one Important broken.

in The old Prince Salonli was then a rubsidiary British

operating Australia has boon replaced by youth of 10. He played his part in the family duty of supporting the Em Americans.

them.

Could

"The trouble was that four men not row those heavy boats, und could then the motor-boat which

Nova towed them to where they were One United States company has peror's authority when the last great needed, got a knock when it was bo indicated 10 the Commonwealth rising of the old feudal swordsmen ing lowered and the engine would not authorities is intention of forming broke out, in Western Japan in 1870. stort,

an Australian organization to well named £300,000 worth of goods annually to assistant McKinnon, who comes from Harris, the sterling group of countries,

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