NO WARNING GIVEN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20072, 19 October 1939, Page 5

NO WARNING GIVEN

! VICTIM OF U-BOAT FRENCH SHIP CHASED STORY OF SURVIVOR ANOTHER BRITISH LOSS | ATLANTIC LINER SUNK i (Eire. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Oct. 19, noon.) 1 LONDON, Oct. 18. The Paris correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that the author, Jose Germain, who is a survivor of the French ship Bretagne, which was sunk by a German submarine, gave the first eye-witness’ account of the sinking. M. Germain, who was taken aboard a destroyer five hours after the vessel sank, said: "The Bretagne’s sirens gave the alarm, whereupon the caplain ordered full steam ahead. He steered a zigzag course, trying to escape, but the submarine followed like a shark, getting ahead and barring the way. It attacked us without warning, whereupon the passengers and crew took to the boats.” Rescue of 300 Survivors A Washington report states that the Maritime Commission has been notified that the American freighter, Independence Hall, rescued 300 survivors of the sunken British steamer Yorkshire, a vessel of 10,000 tons. The Stockholm correspondent of the .British United Press says that the Germans seized three Finnish ship: near the Aaland Islands. The Scandinavic and Tarno, bound for Holland, were taken to Kiel, and the Asturias, bound for Baltimore, was taken to Stettin. All were laden with timber products. A fourth Finnish ship, the Snabb', was examined but allowed to proceed. Contraband Control It is reported in London that during the week to October 14, the British contraband control intercepted and detained 23,000 tons of goods as to which there was evidence that they were contraband destined for Germany. These included 5900 toms of copra, 2000 tons of phosphates, 1800 tons ot coffee, 1800 tons of lead and lead concentrates, 1150 tons of steel scrap, 1000 tons of manganese ore, 1200 tons of miscellaneous ores and metals, 1000 tons of rubber, 1000 tons of palm oil, 1000 tons of soya bean oil, 1000 tons of other oils and fats, 1000 tons of cereals, 350 tons of cotton, and various quantities of wool, silk, fibres, chemicals, tanning materials, hides, skins, foodstuffs, oilseeds, timber, gums and resins. This brings the total for the first six weeks of the war to 338,000 tons