UNDERSEA MENACE

Evening Star, Issue 23375, 19 September 1939, Page 5

UNDERSEA MENACE

SUBMARINE ATTACKED BY PLANE EVIDENCE OF BRITISH SUCCESS NEW YORK, September 17. _ The American Farmer sent a radio message that an aeroplane attacked! a submarine after the torpedoing of the Kafiristan. The submarine replied with machine-gun fire, and then disappeared, leaving heavy white smoke above the surface. CONSIDERATE COMMANDER

PROVISIONS FOR CREW OF FREIGHTER . LONDON, September 18. The commander of a German U-boat gave the captain and crew of the British tug Neptunia bottles of brandy, cigarettes, and flares before he sunk the Neptunia, which tried to out distance the TJ-boat 360 miles from land. The captain and the crew of seven landed at a British poi't dumig the week-end. • The captain revealed that after the capture the commander of the submarine went on board the tug; the former remarked: “ This is a bit of hard luck.” whereupon the TJ-boat commander replied ih English : “ Never mind, it’s your turn now. It may be ours next.” The Britons then lowered the lifeboats and the. tug was sent to the bottom. AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN CREWS DEMAND EXTRA PAY NEW YORK, September 17. Six American merchantmen are still delayed in connection with the war risk dispute. Forty-six of the 66 seamen brought from Britain to work two Standard Oil tankers to Britain refused to sail unless extra pay as war risk insurance were granted. The Maritime Union is supporting the British seamen, who will be subject to deportation if they do not sail in the tankers. IRISH STEAMERS HELD UP DUBLIN, September 18. The Irish mail steamer Cambria and two cargo vessels are held up at Holyhead. the crews refusing to sail under the Eire flag, alleging that their dependents are not entitled to compensation if the beats are sunk. JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION ARRIVAL IH BERLIN FROM ROME BERLIN, September 18. (Received September 19. at 8 a.m.) Herr von Ribbentrop, who returned especially from the front with a number of military leaders, met General Teruachi. leader of the Japanese Military Mission, on his arrival from Rome. JAPAN'S POLICY DEFINITION OF HER ATTITUDE TOKIO, September 18. The Japanese deny that a non-ag-gression pact with Russia is contemplated, that Germany has arranged the armistice, and that Germany can change Japan’s Russian policy. The armistice is being represented as part of Japan’s plea for peace in China. The Russian invasion of Poland shows that Russia has serious reasons for desiring peace on her eastern frontiers, and is prepared to throw General Chiang Kaishek overboard.