The Archive · 1939

Amsterdam Report

One hundred injured people, fifty of them in a grave condition,' were Janded at Harwich Jast night after being rescued from the Dutch liner Simon Bolivar, 8,300 tons, which Rome Radio Again Warns Moscow London, Nov. 18.

Italy will resist any attempt to introduce Communism into the Balkans, as it did in Spain, states the Rome radio today. Should such an attempt be made, it adds, it will meet immediate Italian reaction no less determined than. Ttaly's action in Spain—Reuter. struck @ mine off the English coast, The number of missing could not be ascertained this evening, but the tragedy was believed to be the worst since the Athenia, British liner, was torpedoed off the Scottish coast the day the war broke out, September 3 'The Simon Bolivar" left Yjmulden last Friday' bound for the Dutch possessions in America, Curacoo and Surinam, Among her passengrs, ninety were British and many others were Jewish refugees from Germany "and "Central Europe A detailed account of the tragedy was riven tothe press by. clu, Pristern a steward.

'On Silurday morning. as we were approaching the eastern' const of Ens Tad, Wwe suddenty heard on explosion anit seemed 10 ma that the. ship was being blown up ott of ware Every member of the crow immedi: {ely ut on hi safety belt started directing the evacuation of the "The explosion had killed the' eaptain and had burst the fel pipes Suppiving the engines. Several pose tengers whose cabins were amid were overcome by the fumes and hod {o be carried to the lifeboats. Never theless, we the situation wel liliand when, teen minutes after the first. explosion, a. second. occurred, Aesteeying our wireless and throwing tne lifeboats against each other. fae a eat lity era Satine far rife tu the oil-covered sen. Despite Otto offers, many of them went down before. we! could each them. The ship sane quickly but the top of her masts In still visible—Havne, Consternation in Amsterdam London, Nov. 18.

A group of 107 injured survivors have been taken 1o hospitals tu Lone tien, including. Ditch 'British, Nor Wwetian, and' Germin' passengers, Many of them were of the. opinion that the Simon Dolivar did not trike min, but was torpedoed, "Ofcers St the ship, however, sated that the Vessel Was struck onthe port and Starboard sides, which suggested that Ship Mad 260 Passengers:

Amsterdam, Nov, 19.

'The Netherlands liner Simon Bolivar, which hit' a mine in the North Sea yesterday, left Amsterdam on Friday for Paramaribo, carrying 360 passengers, the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company said last night Of these, the company said, 130 were first class Passengers, 40 were second class, 40. wore third lass, and 150 were crow members, The ship's chief amicer was amon, the survivors landing In England United Press, Germans Arrested In Turkey Istanbul, Nov. 19.

Seven' Germans, " including' one woman, were arrested yesterday. {or espionage, charged with establishing 4 wide-spread propaganda organiza tion in Turkey." Large. sums of money, mostly American dollars, were reported to have been found in the lodgings of those arrested.

Two Generals and two admirals a tached to, the Turkish "Army and Navy wore'among the Germans leavig Turkey, it was Foported on the orders of Chancellor Adolf "Hitler. [Two German professors of the Turkish military Academy also left. for Tome.

The exodus of Germans from Turkey was given impetus by a Nazi press attack on Turkey as an after-

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