London, Feb. 12, It transpires that there were thirty-six Chinese on board the Dutch tank steamer Artemis, which a German torpedo-boat sank off the Dutch coast upon a baseless pretext that it had not obeyed orders.
The crew were given five minutes' grace to get into their boats but the torpedo was fired before the expiry of the time.
The German torpedo-boat steamed oft without concerning itself with safety of the crew of the Artemi Happily her tanks kept her afloat and the crew were able to return on
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