German Ship s. Hanover Scuttles Self Near Santo Domingo; West Front Quiet London, Mar. 11.
An Air Ministry communique states Royal Air Force aircraft conducted Successful reconnaissance flights over Vienna and Prague again on Saturday night.
An Admiralty press notice states: "The German steamer Hanover (5,600 tons) was intercepted by a British cruiser on the night of March 7-8 in Mona Channel between Santo Domingo and Puerto Rice. The crew of the Hanover immediately set fire to their ship, and abandoned her."
The British steamer Chevy Chase (3,000 tons) sank in the North Sea yesterday following an explosion. The crew of 21 was saved.—Reutér,
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