Lisbon, June 17.
Sir Ronald Campbell, former British Minister to Belgrade arrived at Lisbon yesterday afternoon and was greeted at the station by Sir Noel Charles, British Minister at Lisbon, He. was subsequently met by Sir Ronald Hugh Campbell, British Ambassador to Portugal.
The party of thirteen included naval, military and air attaches, and members of consular staffs from Yugoslavia, Others will follow later.
It ig understood that only about one-third of the entire party of over a hundred, who arrived in Madr! from Holy, will go home via Lisbot The others will take on alternative rout Sir Ronald said that while the British submarine was searching for him at Kotor, after the invasion of Yugoslavia, he was at a hotel five miles away and unaware of its presence, He had since been for some time at Durazzo, in Albania, and subsequently stayed at @ place halfway between Rome and Florence. He added that he had been treated with every courtesy—Reuter, Channel Steamer Sunk London, June 17.
At least 23 persons lost their lives! when the Great. Western Railway eross-Channel steamer St. Patrick Was dive-bombed and sunk by enemy aircraft near the end of a trip from Rosslare, in Hire, to Fishguard. in Wales. early on Friday.
Many of those who lost their lives were killed in an explosion when four bombs hit the ship, There were number of injured persons among the 60 survivors, who included women Jand children, Most of the survivors Were saved through jumping overboard and clinging to rafts until picked up by a warship, merchantships [and other craft, The master of the ship and the mate are believed to have been Killed, and it is feared that alt Ast. class passengers were killed except Most passengers were asleep when the steamer was hit. The vessel sank a few minutes—so quickly that there was little chance of lowering boats. "All women and children passengers are understood to have been that passes adds {0 the length and perils of the journey that will have fo be made, "United we stand. Divided we fall. Divided the Dark Ages return. United we can save and guide the
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