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TORPEDOED IN ST. LAWRENCE DEVELOPMENT OF U-BOAT CAMPAIGN. COUNTER-MEASURES TAKEN. LONDON, May 12. The Canadian Navy Minister, Mr McDonald, states that a freighter has been torpedoed in the St Lawrence. River. This is the first time, he states, that an enemy submarine has made an attack in these waters. The sinking took place yesterday. Forty-one survivors have been landed. Any possible future sinkings in this area will not be made public, so as to keep valuable information from the enemy. Every step has been taken to grapple with the situation.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1942, Page 3
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92CARGO STEAMER Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1942, Page 3
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