SUNK BY SUBMARINE.
ENEMY -0 CCUPIED STE AMER. STOCKHOLM, May 8. A British submarine sank the steamer Monark, which is in German hands, outside Stavanger yesterday. The Monark left Bergen for Stavangeron May 4. The submarine took off five of the German prize crew as prisoners and gave the Swedish members of the crew 15 minutes to enter the lifeboats. FRENCH CRUISER HIT. The light cruiser Emile Bertin was struck bv a heavy bomb off Norway, but its heavy armour prevented serious damage and there were no casualties, states a Paris report. A slight leak was repaired as the ship continued its duties. Twenty light units of the French Navy participated in the Norwegian operations and none were lost. Several unconfirmed reports that the Bremen, Germany’s 50,000-ton liner, had been sunk were received early in the Norwegian campaign. She was said to have been used as a troop transport.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 136, 9 May 1940, Page 9
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149SUNK BY SUBMARINE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 136, 9 May 1940, Page 9
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