London, Sept. 23, LINEST three hundred civilians, including 85 children, were ost at sea late on Friday when a submarine torpedoed and sank a British evacuation ship in the north Atlantic, it was revealed here last night.
The ship was carrying 406 passengers, include 98 children,, and was en route to Canada, Only 122 persons, including only 13 children, were rescued, The ship was torpedoed at 10 p.m, on Friday in heavy seas during a strong gale.
The ship sank in a half hour, Of the official children's evacuation party of 90 children and a dozen Adult escorts, 83 children and seven escorts were drowned in the rough Atlantic waters. Six of eight other children aboard the ship were saved.
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