CRUISING ALONG
THE SEVEN PROVINCES
BOMB-LADEN AEROPLANES
FLIGHT AND RETURN
United Press Association—By Electric .Telegraph—Copyright (Eeceived 10th February, 1 p.m.) BATAVIA, '9th February. Six bomb-laden seaplanes went to Padang, Sumatra, to prevent a possible attack by the mutineers on the Seven Provinces. . However, the warships passed Padang without molesting the town, and the seaplanes returned. The fact that they did not bomb the cruiser shows that the Dutch Admiralty considered this too dangerous for • the imprisoned officers. The Navy Department, in.an official statement covering the seizure of the cruiser Seven Provinces, intimates that the Government is determined that the ship will be treated exclusively as a mutinous man-of-war. , There has since been a concentration of naval units, which was only completed to-day, so decisive action may be expected to take place to-morrow. ' .
The position of the Seven Provinces at 4 a.m., Java time, was latitude 3 degrees, 56 minutes south, longitude 100 degrees, 44 minutes, east. The vessel was proceeding on a south-easter-ly course at a speed of 7* knots.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 34, 10 February 1933, Page 7
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170CRUISING ALONG Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 34, 10 February 1933, Page 7
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