SUBMARINES ELUDED
FOUR VESSELS ESCAPE SURVIVORS OF ATHENIA SIR IT. LAUDER ENTERTAINS {Elec. Tel. Copyright-—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1,50 p.m. RUGBY. Sept. 12. The Ministry of Information, in announcing the loss of the Invcrliffey, which was sunk by a. submarine, adds that, op the other hand, four British merchant ships have reported they were attacked by U-boats, but successfully eluded these attacks. A message from Horta (Azores) says that a Swedish tanker landed 24 of the crew-of the British ship Gartavon. All were uninjured. A submarine ordered the crew to take to the boats and sank the Gartavon. A British Official Wireless message reports that 700 survivors of the sunken liner Athenia were entertained at a civic reception by the Lord Provost of Glasgow. They included Americans, Canadians, Poles, Finns and New Zealanders. All, in spite of the language difficulty, joined in choruses and songs rendered by Sir Harry Lauder. The Lord Provost announced that recommendations would be sent to various Governments that the bravery of the crew should be recognised.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20042, 14 September 1939, Page 7
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174SUBMARINES ELUDED Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20042, 14 September 1939, Page 7
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