The Archive · 1941

Brazilian Ship Sinks East of Florida U.S. Coast Guard Cutters

Respond to 8.0.5.

Jacksonville, Fla., Mar. 17.

The United States Coast Guard cutters Modoc and Marion late yesterday were heading from here 600 miles east to the rescue of the Brazilian steamer Mahunska, which sent out 5.0.5. messages saying the crew was abandoning ship.

The s, Bonn Queen abandoned search for Mahunska survivors last night and was relieved by the Sijoahalind, said a radio report relayed here from Atlanta, Georgia—United Press Peiping Police To Visit Japan Mar. 17.

With a vi studying the police administration in Japan a party of police officers in North China will visit Japan under the auspices of the Directorate/General of Public Safety of the North China Politico] Affairs Commission, states the local Chinese press, This party headed by Mr. Wang Kuei-lin, Director of the Policing Bureau of the Directorate-General of Public Safety, will leave Pei. ping on March 1ó.—Reuter, Nazis Open Consulate At Tangier tu an te reopened here today. reoccupying the building which was the German Consulate before 1914. This has been the official residence of the representative of of Morocco, known as the Dr. Noerring has ien appointed German Consul. It is not explained wha has happened to the Mendoub, nor whether with t terim egret —Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account