SEA INCIDENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1939, Page 5

SEA INCIDENTS

MORE SINKINGS

A BRITISH REPORT.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, Sep. 6. An official bulletin issued” at 2.20 to-day says:— Firstly: There is reason to believe that Royal Air Force attacks on . German naval units ivere more successful than was originally reported. Secondly: Threp German ships which might be converted into armed raiders have been destroyed in the Atlantio and the safety of their crews provided for.

Thirdly: German submarines have attacked and sunk several British merchantmen. Fourthly: Germany has announced the laying of minefields which already have claimed two neutral ships—a Danish fishing-boat and a Greek merchantman. It is officially announced that the German ship, Carl Fritzen, has been sunk. The crew is safe. The Carl Fritzen was. of 6,593 ions gross, and is’ reported to have" been bound from Schiedam '(Holland) for Canada and for Buenos Aires. ; SUBMARINES ATTACKED. • ; LONDON, Sep. 6. It' is announced that; British warships have attacked German submarines at several places as the beginning of a determined effort to drive them out of the North Sea, the English Channel, and European and Atlantic waters. The attacks on the U boats follow on attacks they have made on several British mechantmen.

CONVOY FOR GERMAN LINE® .

NEW YORK. Sep. 6

Seven hundred and fifty Americans who disembarked at Havana from the German cruise ship Columbus reported that- the liner had been convoyed through the West Indies by a German submarine. , . . . " OLINDA TAKEN AS A PRIZE. . MONTE VIDEO, Sep. 6. The American United Press correspondent reports that the master of the German freighter Olinda reported that the British cruiser Ajax captured' and sank the freighter five hours after Britain, had declared war. The master and crew were brought there by a tanker which picked them Mp from ha<f forced them to abandon the ship. The Associated Press of America correspondent stated that the Olinda was captured but was not sunk.-

CREW’S PLEDGE. LONDON, Sep. o. The Monte. Wideo correspondent of “The Times” says: The British Legation here states that the captain and crew of the Olmda (the German steamer sunk' by the cruiser Ajax) has given a pledge not to participate in the war. He adds that the Olinda’s captain expressed gratitude for the manner in which he and his crew had been treated aboard the British, steamer, the San Gerardo. GERMAN SHIPS IN MEXICO. LONDON, Sep. 6. The Mexico City correspondent of “The Times” says: “The port is crowded with German ships from the Carribean Sea and Central American ports. - }Sfs

THE LOST ATHENIA. "if" THE DEATH ROLE. : ' - LONDON, Sep. 6. The State Department at Washington announces ' that the American steamer City -of Flint' has" ..:on board more than 200' survivors from the Athenia. It was reported earlier that the City of Flint was carrying only eight survivors. This seems to indicate that the total number of fatal casualties is about 60.

Captain James Cook, who landed at Galway from the Knud Nelson, said the torpedo was fired at a range of 800 to 1000 yards at the port side of the ship. It traversed the galley into the engine room, causing heavy loss of life. Immediately afterwards the submarine came to the surface and shelled the Athenia, One shell wrecked the mainmast. It evidently was pimed at the wireless room’i'VhichJ.' it missed. Among the survivors is an American, Dr. John Kirk, who said: “My wife was killed in the explosion.” LONDON, Sep. 5.

It is understood that 257 passengers arid members. of the crew of the Athenia are missing from a total of 1418, comprising 1103 passengers and a crew of 315.

1374 REPORTED SAVED. NEW YORK, Sep. 5. The London correspondent of the Associated Press 1 of America places the Athenia’s death-roll at forty-four, after compiling reports from rescuers listing 1374 survivors. 125 STILL MISSING. LONDON, Sept. 6. Hon. W. Churchill, in the Commons, said 125 were still missing from the ’Athenia-