London, Feb, 11.
In the House of Commons to-day, replying to Colonel Harry Day, (labour), Sir Austen Chamberlain said that no munitions or any other} support had been given by the, British War Office to the Bri Volunteer force in Hankow the past twelvesmonth—Reuter.
The story of ancther gallant rescue at sea is told to-day. At imrament peril to their own lives the of the Grimsby trawler Irene Wray (216 tons) saved the crew of 18 of the Norwegian steamer Amica (664 tons). The Imica left Blyth bound for Norway. She encountered a heavy gale. Everything en deck was swept away and the steamer sprang a leak. She began to sink and drifted helplessly.
She was sighted by the Irene Wray, which immediately attempted to rescue the crew, though the trawler had itself suffered severely as a result of the gale, Two lifeboats were lost, but the Norwegian crew got off in the third and were taken on board with great difficulty. Soon afterwards the Imica sank, The trawler then made for Stavanwer, where she landed the Norwerians, The British seamen were _enthusiastically féted—British Wireless through Reuter.
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