No Lives Lost; Crew Due Nazi Organ Contains Here Late Today Article in Praise of The s. Kala Poi, a small Pana-Soviet Fighting Man mania freighter, sank at a point off Wenchow sometime on Tuesday, ac-Berlin, Jan. 26. cording to a cable received by the A delegation of German: business-operators of the 2.000 ton vessel, men and industrialists will shortly Messrs. Wallem & Ca., from Haining leave for Russia, it is stated in well-yesterday morning. The message informed business circles here. which is signed by the compradore The mission, it is declared, will states that the steamer had sunk seek to arrange deliveries of raw and that there were no casualties as materials from Russia, for which far as could be ascertained, mainly Germany will supply manufactured due to the fact that the Kala Poi goods. The permanent Soviet trade carried no passengers. Captain Olsen, delegation in Berlin, which has the Norwegian skipper of the vessel, shrunk in the last few years from was the only foreigner aboard.
230 persons to 30, is likely to be The crew, which abandoned ship strengthened. at the last moment, had safely reached Praise of the Soviet Army is con-Haining the message goes on to say, tained in a front page article in the and will embark for Shanghai at the "Voelkischer Beobachter," official earliest opportunity.
Nazi organ, by Captain von Zeska, It became known here on Wednes-of the German General Staf, who day evening that the Italian s. writes:—Tembien had sighted the masts and "Though the Red Army has lost its funnel of a ship and that the mark-striking power through the removal ing corresponded to those of the of many high officers, it would be a ill-fated vessel. mistake not to take into account the Interviewed by a representative of continual extension of the Army, the "North-China Daily News" yes-which, naturally, has increased its terday morning however, an official offensive strength. of the company confirmed that it was the Kala Poi which had met with "There can be no doubt that the disaster.
Russian soldier—as shown in the The cable from Haining gave no World War and last summer's Chang-kaifeng Incident—is brave, enduring details of the mishap and the arrival and tough and knows how to fight here of the skipper andhiscrew late splendidly under good leadership." today or early tomorrow, is expected io shed some light on the tragic Captain von Zeska estimates Soviet mishap. air strength at nearly 9,000 machines Coal Cargo with reserves, but, he points out, not all of them are up to date—Reuter.
The Kala Poi was on her way from. Shanghai to Ningpo with a cargo of 2,900 tons of coal, but due to existing
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