Berlin, Jan. 3.
The 1940 edition of Germany's naval handbook, "Weyer," was issued yesterday, but did not mention either Germany's losses since the beginning of the war nor the number of new ips Germany is now building. The book, however, recorded the losses inflicted upon Britain up to the date ibe book went to press.
The handbook admitted that only 4? German U-boats were in service in September, but appended the comment that "during 1939 many more submarines were completed."
"The handbook claimed that the British battleships Royal Oak and Courageous were sunk. It said that the following British warships were damaged: the Hood, Repulse, Iron Duke, Ark Royal, Edinburg, Southampton, and the Mohawk.—United Press, Nazi Ship Held, Up in Santos Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2.
The German motor-vessel Windhuk, 16,662 tons, of the Woermann Line, which has been making preparations to make a dash for Germany, has coen forbidden io sail from the port.
Authority for the ship to leave was withheld following a request by Messrs, Dreyfus & Company, of London, based on the refusal of the vessel to unload 274 bales of wool which were embarked at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, before the war.
All shipping documents necessary to compel the captain of the Wind-huk, who is reported to be ill aboard, to unload the cargo at Santos are expected to arrive on Thursday.
The Windhuk is loaded with 450 tons of oil.—Reuter.
Germany Protests to Uruguay Berlin, Jan. 3.
The German Ambassador in Montevideo has protested to the Uruguayan Government against the interment of the freighter Tacoma, according to the German news agency. The Tacoma (8,268 tons) of the Hamburg-Amerika line, was inferned on Monday when che failed to leave Montevideo within the time set by the Uruguayan authorities. The action was taken on the ground the Tacoma had intervened in the Admiral Graf Spee engagement as an auxiliarly unit of the German Navy.—Reuter.
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