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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.

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- und an R.A.F. officer, did & good bil worth, stood on the bridge till it was burning away beneath him, jof work between them. McKinnon encouraging his gunners as they battled with a Germali warplane ad about a dozen people in the motor-boat with hhn, but none of till all were killed or wounded and the guns out of action. Capt. them could get the engine to start, Sapeworth, who brought the King and Queen buck in the Empress "They managed, however, to row of Britain from their Canadian tour, was among the survivors. ¡the boat to ni llfeboat tying nearby on the chance that someone there Many of the passengers and Meanwhile, far beneath in the could help. There they came across crew were rescued after having bowels of the liner, other men kept the R.A.F. officer, and he got the been afloat in lifeboats for more to use gus-masks and hand-torches:

the ongines going, though they had

engine going. than six hours. About 400 in the smoke and

fumca through others were taken off the fore-which the powerful ship's lights castle and stern of the liner by could not penetrate.. noval units. Some were killed outright by bombs which struck the ship and many others were seriously injured,

hit.

Lifeboats On Fire

When the ship was hill some of the illeboats were set alight by the fire bombs and burned fiercely as they Awung at the daylis

Flying Boat's Signal

"After that it ทดแ easy. The motor-boat towed the emply life- jboats up to the ship, where the tames

hud

been spreading rapidly all this time, and it was not long after till we were all away. 1 was one of the last imen to leave the ship. It was then

the middle of the afternoon, between

been spreading forward, and when five and six hours after the attack.

ship was burning

"Alt these hours the Bames had

the

within 10 feet of the bows, O We had not much space left. In a few

Attack Described

Calm obedience of the officers pre- bombers divert out of the morning were ordered below until the attack The attuck began when enemy vented panic. Wonten and, children aky and roked the gun crew with was over, and were shepherded to ive got away machine-gun fire. Having put the the boat stations and the forecastle liner's gun out of netion, the pilots by officers and ratings.. circled to the attack, swept over the There was little danger of the ship minutes we would have had to take ship and dropped high-explosive sinking immediately, and passengers 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 beals bonts quietly and

order. Other in "Incendiary bombs were dropped

engers

and crew, numbering a flying bout came along and sip- during a further onslaught, and the 1300, made their way to the fore-alled that rescue ships were on the ship was ablaze amidships while castle, from which they were taken

The rescue chips, came up passengers and crew took to the life-off about six hours after the attack about three-quarters of an hour after, toata or congregated in unaffected Nearly 100 who crowded in the stern and we got into the boats. The Navy

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

Lights in the fore-part went out, passengers and members of the crew conducted to the forecastle with torches. Meanwhile the captain manoeuvred his ship so that the lauris.

of smoke and flame.

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Another member of the crew said that a number of people were killed and injured by the explosion of the bombs and the alreraft's machine-

thickly-peopled part was kept clear- Bridge Machine-Gunned

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"She machine-gunned the bridge heavily," he said, "and a machine fur- cunner

who Was stationed there

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Japanese Minister To' Australia

Saionji's Grandson May Be Appointed

Prince Koichi Saionji, 38-years-old grandson of Prince Salonji, the last of the Japanese Elder Statesmen, who died recently, is being mentioned as Japan's first Minister to Aus- tralia, writes Robert Hughes, Sydney "Daily Telegraph" corres- pondent in Tokyo.

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tunately the sea was calm, and the fought back very bravely. I heard task of taking off passengers was Capt. Sapsworthi commending him carried out with the least possible highly. The skipper himself was very delay

cool. He stayed on the bridge until The youngest passenger was 11- it was burning under his feet, and months old Neville Hart.

He was he was on the fore part Ull the very Earlier it appeared likely that Yackichiro Suma, Japanese saved by being lashed in a blanket end.

Foreign Office-Spokesman, would be appointed, but apparently to the back of a sailor, who alid down

"We managed to collect some of Gott rope into ilfeboat with the injured and carry them aft, where he has been passed over.

setiling a Japanese colony in the Neville slung behind him like 1 and some other men stayed, alon Prince Koichi has travelled "Northern Territory.

As an Elder Statesmen, the old with the ship's doctor, helping to extensively, but has had no pre- attend to them until we were taken vious diplomatic experience.

stood above politics. off."

He was always summoned by the Women Very Brave

His selection would be an in-Emperor when there was to be a novation in Japanese 'diplomatic change of Government or when some One of the stewards said: "The practice.

other question of high national im- women were very brave. You could

portance had to be decided. not have found a more herole crowd. { An Oxford graduate, Prince One of them, Mrs Trotter, found Saionji is joint secretary of the herself on a raft. Not far Kway there was a lifeboat, but as 11 had Oxford Society in Tokyo.

Neville was as contented as if he had been wrapped in his mother's shawl. He was big-eyed with won- der at the novelty of his descent, but showed no signs of excitement.

he

Forecastle Scenes

war,

Prince Salonj! Blood

The younger members

the

Salonji family have never taken an (netive part in polities.

WAR FUND

A member of the crew, J. F. Dono- enn, of Southampton, gave a vivid description of the scene on the fore- castle.

3 Some years ago he founded only four men on board it could not When the bombs began to drop." reach the raft, so Mrs Trotter and liberal magazine, which had a great

lay "about 40 or 50 of us

However, in the early said,

a steward left the raft and swam to following.

stages of the China

Prince down on the deck. Then the lights the bout."

A total of $1,520.150.08 was reach- Saionji was requested to water downed on Saturday by the War Fund went out in the forward part and we made our way towards the forecastle Engines Kept Running his polley. Because he felt that the inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post. by torchlight. The stench left by the

An engine-room officer said: "We magazine had lost its Individuality Ltd., with the following donations:

"Forfeits ate a Christmas Party $10.05 bombs was terrible.

kept the engines running for about he closed it down.

Collected in Cocktail Bar, Peninsula "Finally about 300 people were three-quarters of an hour after the Prince Saionji speaks English and

..... 15 gathered in the forecastle, including attack.

The smoke and fumes were French fluently. He is widely re- Capt & Mrs M, Costello (second

donation)...........******** number of wonen and children. so bad down below that we had to garded na the Japanese Prince of Signals, Lexi-bali-Quint Stall

100 About half an hour after the attack wear our gas maska na we went about Wales. No one would credit him with Signals-Pool Dalf some of the boats lowered from the our jobs. The lights stayed on in his age of 38. He is, about 5 ft. 9in. Mr. C. Saunders in memory of

the late Mr Nell Land}_ starboard side came up forward and the engine room, but the smoke was high, of solid build, and a keen golfer,

"Bezique" Winnings-F. "M, G.. we got all the women and children so thick that we needed electric

Old Feudal Family

December torches to see what we were

doing."

Pontoon Winnings-119.. J.C.. The 1-year-old Prince Salonjt, "When these bouts were full we

Several members of the ship's gun who was Japan's famous veteran stilt had about 140 on the forecastle crews were killed and wounded Liberal statesman, lived after his re- In case there should not be enough they strove to beat off the raider tirement until his death on the hills boats for us we began to make ralis. The crew of one Lewis gun were shot under Mount Fujl.

"Ve gathered together_all_the down by the raider's guns as they

one of the five The Safonils are wood we could find-cpbin doors. fired on it.

xreat feudal famkies from whielt between decks and awning spars--

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Members of the crew paid tribule Japanese Emperors may take a wife. PS.3. and made three large rafts. We to the courage of the engine-room Prince Koichi fa'a son of Saionji pushed these to the rails ready to staff who remained of their posts to Huchiro, who was an adopted son of tip them into the water when the stop the engines and shut off all the old Prince Salonjl. time came. We had led lines

apparatus which might have led to It is an old-standing practice of the them so that they would not Boat an explosion. Some of the crew who House of Saionji to adopt n son, even

from the ship.

were caught in the after part of the when there are already sons of the "There were some very plucky ship opened portholes and diy con tremily adopted son becomes in all things done when the boats were jumped out into the water and on to

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Spreading Fire

BRITISH SALE

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To secure dollars to purchase vital "Owing to the fire spreading a number of the boats had to be got ar materials, Britain has sold the

respects one of the family, and in- herlis equally with the real sons. Saionji Hachire was the adopted brother of Prince Mori Salonji, son of the Elder Statcaman, Prince Mor! held for many years the important. feudal fordship of Nagate

Emperor's Men

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The old Prince Salonji was then a by youth of 19. He played his part in the family duty of supporting the Em-

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