LOSS OF DUTCH LIVES.
VICTIMS OF MINES AT SEA. SURPRISING NAZI STATEMENT. THE HAGUE, November 21. The newspaper “Handelsblad” says: “Holland has lost as many lives in this war as have been lost on the whole Western Front. We do not know whether British or German mines sank the Simon Rolinvar, but Holland feels only the deepest gratitude for the British rescue efforts and the loving care extended to the rescued survivors.” • Official circles are amazed to find that tho latest German list of liners alleged to be armed to resist U-boats includes the Dutch liner Vcendam. DUTCH PROTEST SUCCEEDS. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, November 21. The Dutch protest against the inclusion of theWccoidnm in the list of armed liners brought a muck response from Berlin, which explained that its inclusion was 'a mistake. The name has been removed from tho list.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 36, 22 November 1939, Page 5
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