NAVAL REPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1939, Page 6

NAVAL REPORTS

FINNISH BAN

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

HELSINGFORS, Sept. 7

Belligerent warships have, been banned from Finland's territorial waters and the Aaland Islands.

CREW OF “BOSNIA.”

LISBON, Sept. 7

Thirty-two members of .the crew and passengers from. the ‘‘Bosnia ’ have landed here from the Norwegian freighter.. They expressed gratitude for the manlier-in which they were treated bv their 'Norwegian and Portuguese rescuers. ■ ’ 1:

A STEAMER: MINED

COPENHAGEN, SeptfOv A German collier has been refloated, being saved from internment, /'/ A German, torpedo-boat. is stranded at Fredericia, : V

It is stated that an unknown ship, sunk near Mahno, .in the Baltic, bn Monday night by a mine, was the-Lat-vian steamer J manta, owned byuihe Latvian Government. The crew men and two women are stated Tb'bb drowned.

THE “BREMEN/

MONTRE AL, Septy¥,

.The Boston freighter "Selma city” reports that, the ..(let-man liner, “Bre!.fnen” was proceeding southwards neai ‘Sans Salvador at midnight, on August 3J. This course would have taken her. between. Haiti and Cuba and suggests that she might have taken re luge in a Brazilian port. ' ’ j Canadian sources have suggested that the “Bremen” may be lying off Newfoundland, as a fuel and supply ship for submarines and aircraft detailed to bombard Canada.

BRITISH FREIGHTER. SUNK IN ATLANTIC. TQPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING. (Received this day at 9.10 a.m.)LISBON, September 7. The British freighter Manser wits sunk after an explosion in the Atlantic. At least two were killed and four wounded. Three lifeboats, with , forty-one members of the crew are untraced. The survivors declare they wore torpedoed without warning at 7.3() a.m. on September 6. A submarine came to the surface while they were ..abandoning ship and fired on and destroyed one lifeboat. One was killed and four wounded. of whom one died on the rescue ship ilars. ‘lt "is' reported there are twhivty- ' l ’ nine survivors. ROYAL SCEPTRE TORPEDOED.' (Received this day at 10.0 a.m U LONDON, Sept'. 7. I nformation has byen . received* that the British vessel, Royal Sceptre was torpedoed. There are no details.

CALL FOR. HELP.. ’ (Received this day at 10.0 a.inJ. NEW YORK, Sept, 7. The liner “Washington” radioed that she was responding to an S.O.S. from Olive Grove off Cobh. .. . “ATHEN 1 A’S” DEATH-ROLL. , GLASGOW, SgfjfcV . The “Athenia’s” death-roll is officially stated to :bo 128. Thei;e ,is,;islight hope that some were rescued by outward bound vessels, not equipped with radio, BOSNIA SURVIVORS. ! LISBON, September 7The Bosnia survivors have . arrived. They report the crew were permitted, tp abandon ship, before it wag torpedoed. A STEAMER ESCAPES. : (Received this.day at 10.30 a.in.J;, September 7. The Ministry of Information states the, Corinthia was attacked by a submarine Tint escaped, ... ~ (The Corinthia is not listed, The Car-, inthia sailed for. Liverpool’•from New. York on September 3). It .adds that, British-attacks against' submarines, is continuing, with at least one success.