The Archive · 1938

Crews of Sunken Britis! Ships Taken to France African Trader Intercepted On High Seas

London, June 23, The British destroyer Isis will convey. the crews of the two British ips sunk off Valencia yesterday' to Marseilles.

Confirmation has also been received in London of the incident in which the British steamer African Trade was intercepted on the high seas b: a military aeroplane which circled round and ordered the captain to proceed to Palma.

The African Trader altered her course, sending a message to the British destroyer Imogen for assistance. The destroyer duly arrived and escorted the African Trader toward.

Gibraltar.

Two sea captains, Mr. Llewellya and Mr, Jones, who were at the House of Commons yesterday, and whose ships are among those which have been attacked by aeroplanes operating in favour of General Franco, were received by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in his room in the House of Commons immediately after the end of question time,—Wireless through Reuter.

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