GERMAN SHIP SUNK BY BRITISH TORPEDO.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 9

GERMAN SHIP SUNK BY BRITISH TORPEDO.

SUBMARINE'S "CATCH"

First Nazi Merchantman So Bagged. MORE NEUTRALS ATTACKED. United Tress Association.—Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, March 22. The Admiralty announced last evening that one of His Majesty's submarines had intercepted the German steamer Hcddcrnhcim eight miles from the coast of Denmark. The submarine reported that the crew were safe, but that she had sunk the

The Hctklenilieim is believed to be the first German merchantman sunk by a torpedo since the outbreak of the war.

It was earlier reported from Copenhagen that a submarine was reported to have torpedoed a German merchantman, believed to be the Hcddcrnhcim, 15 miles cast of Frcdcrickhavn.

The submarine carried oil' the first ensineer, while a coastguard cutter picked up the remaining 23 members of the crew.

The Danish steamer Charkow was sunk off the east coast of Scotland. There is no news of her crew.

U-boats also sank without warning the Danish steamer Christiansborg (Su':'o tons) and the Norwegian steamer Sviuta (1267-tons), making n total of seven ships lost in two days as the result of Germany's unrestricted warfare against neutrals. About 50 persons are missing. None of the ships sunk were ill convoy.

A German 'plane bombed the Norwesiau steamer Torra Elise (T2l tons) while in convov off the Scottish coast on Wednesday, killing three of the crew. The ship put into a'north-cast coast port, the captain and one of the crew being injured.

The skipper of the Aberdeen trawler Star of Peace renortcd that he believed his trawler had dstroyed or badly damagd a U-boat in the North Sea yestcr dav. The trawler bumped over a metal object and lurched frtir times. She circled the spot, but there were no •>.•• of wreckage. A Berlin communique claims that the activities of the Nazi naval forces against merchant shipping continue to be successful. It states that the Nazis have Funk 32,01)4 tons of enemy shipping and shipping useful to the enemy in the past three"days. The Berlin oflicial news agency says a British 'plane on Thursday bombed the German merchantman Eusriss between Kmdeii and Hamburg. The ship, it savs, was not hit and a German 'plane' drove off the attacker. The agency asserts that this is the latest of several British air attacks on unarmed merchantmen, saying the Kiel and Linafisser were recently similarly Attacked, but neither w;is bit. It also states the Swedish ship Buenos Ayres was attacked. The Engriss is not listed at Lloyds. Danish Losses. An earlier report staled that the Germans have sunk four more neutral ships—all Danish. U-boats were responsible for the sinking of two and the others were lost by explosion, presumably mines. The victims were the Algier, of 1051 tons, Minsk, of 122!) tons, Botbal, of 2100 tons, and Viking, of 115:) tons. The Algier was sunk in. the Atlantic without warning. Four members of the crew of the Algier and one woman passenger perished. Nineteen of the crew and one woman clambered into a lifeboat, and were picked up after being ten hours adrift in bitter weather. The Minsk was torpedoed off the north-east coast of Scotland. Eleven of her crew are missing. A British warship rescued nine men after they hail been SO hours in a small boat. The steamers Both.il and Viking, bound for Britain without cargo, were sunk off the north-east, of Scotland yesterday morning. Onlv live of the 20 members of (be Bollial's .lew and two of the Viking's crew of 17 survived. A lifeboat picked up survivors from rafts which a Itoyal Air Force aeroplane had sighted. Fire broke out mi (he British steamer Albionic, of 2-168 tons, it is believed as a. result of an incendiary bomb. The crew took to Ihe boats, but the Albionic remained afloat and was towed to port. BALTIMORE MYSTERY. Liner At Pier Partially Submerged. SABOTAGE SUSPECTED. NEW YORK, March 22. A message from Baltimore says the liner Panamanian is lying at a pier partially submerged. Sabotage is suspected. The engine-room and two holds were mysteriously Hooded at night. A message from New York on March 3 said that after five years of idlene.-s the 15,000-ton liner President Fillmore had been renamed the Panamanian and would enter the war trade on March 0. The Panamanian, as- the Mongolia, in 1017 tired the first American shot of the Great War. sinking a U-boat. Later she transported 25,000 American troops. Mr. Arnold Bernstein, an exiled German, whose merchant fleet was seized by the Nazis, was to opeiate the Panamanian under the Panama Hag. 212,000,000 DOLLARS. FOR FARM PARITY FUND. (Received 0.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, March 22. The Senate ovcr-rodc economy forces and approved 212,000,000 dollars for a farm parity fund to enable payment to fanners co-operating in the crop control programme. The fund, which was not included in President Roosevelt's Budget, was inserted in the Agricultural Appropriation Bill, which must fee returned to the House of Representatives