U.S. LINER STOPPED BY NAZI SUBMARINE

Southland Times, Issue 24152, 14 June 1940, Page 6

U.S. LINER STOPPED BY NAZI SUBMARINE

(British Official Wireless) (Received June 13, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, June 12.. The United States liner Washington arrived at Galway on Wednesday evening, where she is taking on 1000 passengers. Largely because she had been stopped by a German submarine, she was several hours overdue. It was amusing to listen to the German propaganda excuses fox- the German submarine’s interference. At four a.m. on Wednesday the German Propaganda Minister, broadcasting from Deutschlandsender, sought to excuse this action by stating that the German Government did not learn until yesterday afternoon that the ship would call at an Irish port in addition to Bordeaux and Lisbon, but the official German Wireless Service Trans-ocean on June 3 stated: “As, however, the steamer Washington will pass through the war zones which otherwise would be evaded by American vessels competent German military quarters have been informed of the intended voyage of the steamer and have received strict orders to let the steamer carry out its voyage unhindered.” Both from Hamburg on June 7 and from Deutschlandsender on June 10 the fact that the Washington was going to call at an Irish port was stated.

NEW ZEALANDERS ARE PLEASED

LONDON, June 12.

A demonstration occurred in a Cairo cinema full of New Zealand troops when the Italian declaration of war was announced. The New Zealanders rose and cheered wildly, stopping the show. . A New Zealand brigadier said that the temperament of the troops had completely changed in the last fewhours. Everybody was carrying out his duties in a most hilarious spirit. PENALTY FOR ALARMIST REPORTS (Received June 13, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 13. An Order-in-Council provides maximum imprisonment of one month and or a maximum fine of £5O for the publication of any report or statement relating to the war which is likely to cause alarm and despondency, unless the defendant proves that he believed the statement to be true and publication not malicious.

ALLIED AMBASSADORS REACH MOSCOW

LONDON, June 12. The British Ambassador to Moscow, Sir Stafford Cripps, and the French Ambassador, M. Eric Labonne, arrived here today in the same aeroplane. The Italian Ambassador, Signor Rossi, has also arrived.