THREE MEN KILLED
BRITISH STEAMER TORPEDOED 13 SURVIVORS RESCUED CLAIMS BY SUBMARINE i.ueJ |»re** A**'* x r . ...lyrirtil ) LONDON, Sept. 19 Thirteen survivors of the crew of the British steamer Bramden, of 1594 tons, which was sunk last Saturday, nave reached England from France. The captain, an engineer and a fireman were killed. A survivor said an explosion occurred without warning and rent a gaping hole in the side. The boilers blew up, and two el the lifeboats were smashed. The survivors, who escaped in a third boat, were taken aboard a lightship. The Berlin radio announces that the German submarine which torpedoed the British tug Neptunia claims to have eunk so far 30 British ships, totalling 190,000 tons. The Australian Minister of Customs Mr N. J. Lawson, told the House of Representatives that Britain had bought 290.000 tons of Australian sugar at 7s (id a cwt.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20914, 20 September 1939, Page 8
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147THREE MEN KILLED Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20914, 20 September 1939, Page 8
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