It was officially announced on March 16 that, as Austria has become a state of the German Reich, the Austrian Consulate in Shanghai was closed on Mar. 18. and its archives taken over the German Consulate-General Hertha, belonging to the German Far East Steamship Ca., was passing by at the time, on her return voyage from Haimen. The master. of th German ship, notice Sent out by' the junk, immediately swaing his ship round in her direction, and went to her assistance.
When the Hertha arrived alongside, it was found that there was one eigner aboard, a Mr. Poniceki, Polish citizen. He asked for assistance, which was readily 3 the French junk being taken by the The French far_as Wo rescuer, who save her.
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