ORDERS TO SHOOT.
SAFETY OF BRITISH SHIPS
LONDON, Aug. 18. Concerning the instructions issued by the Admiralty that British ships are now authorised to counter-attack any submarine that attacks a British merchant ship, the diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says it is understood that the orders given the fleet are couched in such terms that the captains of British warships will be under instructions to'shoot at and sink any vessel, whether on the surface of under water, which seeks to attack British ships. f
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 19 August 1937, Page 9
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85ORDERS TO SHOOT. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 19 August 1937, Page 9
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