THE BLOCKADES

Grey River Argus, 15 January 1940, Page 8

THE BLOCKADES

trawler mined

Fourteen Lives Lost [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Received January 14, 7.30 p.m.) 'LONDON, January 13. The trawler “Lucida,” has been sunk by a mine off the n °rt h -east coast of Britain. Her crew of four teen men perished. A nearby trawler witnessed the sinking, following on a devastating explosion. - Five More Sinkings MINES AND BOMBS LONDON, January 12. Nazi planes bombed and sank steamer Keynes in the North Sea The crew have been landed. Only the wireless operator was injured, although the planes attacked twice, on securing five direct hits. Seventeen survivors from the Leonard Pearce, Uhich was sunk in a c usion, have rescued. The Postmaster-General in London has announced that some mails were lost by the sinking of the Dunbar Castle. These included a number of bags of parcels/and other matter posted in between January 5 and January 12J . The steamer Granta was mined and

x The steamer Granta was jiuneu \ sunk off the east coast. Another ves'■•cei rescued the crew. 'Wn German planes bombed and m the Petwines off the Yorkshire The crew took to a boat. The capWlf'-lal.er reported that the fire aboard the vessel was quelled and asked aid from the tug which took the Petwines m tow. All members of the crew are safe, despite fifty bombs. A . A German bomber sank the trawler Croxton. Nine members of the crew drifted in an open boat for 24 hours, and landed on the east coast. A motor-boat from Trinity House relief ship attending Eddystone, capsized. Six men were drowned. GERMAN WARSHIPS QN ATLANTIC. NEW YORK, January 12. A despatch from San Juan reporting the departure of the Curacao, _ and the German freighter Consul norn, carrying the crews of other German craft, has convinced well-informed circles that German warships are either in or near the Caribbean. WAS ACHILLES INACTION? NEW YORK. January 12. The Associated American Press Santos correspondent says: The Windhuk departed last night, but returned hastily. It is reported that the Wind- 1 huk was chased by the Achilles. LONDON, January 12. The Admiralty deny reports that the Achilles was in action against. German warships off Brazil. Nothing ' is known of any German warship in ' the neighbourhood.