Liverpool Left as Guns And Bombs Thunder Aboard the Suwa Maru, Sept. 21.
Carrying a capacity passenger load including nese evacuees from England, ral members of the Thailand nobility, and several occidentals, this liner arrived safely at Galway, on the western coast of Eire, esta: afternoon, after an exciting voyage through the wreck-studded North Channel of the Irish Sea.
The ship left Liverpool on Septe ber 4 amid the thunder of er bombs and bursting anti-aircraft for a quick dash to Dublin Confronted with the constant thr at of sudden death and destruction passengers clustered in silent groups in the lounge and other public rooms always wearing life belts. Lifeboats swung from their davits and dangle along the ship's sides ready foi immediate launching should the terrors of war strike.
Passengers faced this threat of death with a courage and not on e complained of the encumb: caused by the unwieldy life belt Many sat grimly reading books or staring blankly with little inclination to talk. Only children played about unconcerned of the worry of their elder:
Arriving in the neutral port of Dublin the passengers sighed with relief, but their thoughts immediately turned quickly to concern for their friends and relate remaining in es London, After a 13-day stay in Dublin the Suwa Maru sailed on September 16 for Belfast, passing by the wreckage of numerous vi, silent reminders of the war A severe storm prevented the Suwa Maru from sailing from Belfast on September 17, but the ship finally sailed the followi Ploughing through heavy seas around the northern tip of Ir id, the vessel arrived in Galway yesterday.—
Chungking, Sept. 22.
Chinese circles are puzzled by the changing moods of negotiations in Hanoi. One day, they declare, the conversations are reported to be progressing smoothly; another day they are followed by reports of a Japanese ultimatum, only to be withdrawn a few hours later.
One Chinese paper humorously r fers to the progress of the negoti ions as "Indo-China malaria" wi the frequent ups and down:
'While the latest reports appear to indicate rupture' of the parle; with head of the Japanese mis quarters are inclined to believe that Indo-China will yield because the small garrison force cannot possibly put up muth of a fight in the event of a Japanese invasion.
Nevertheless, Chinese are anxiously awaiting reports on what the Japanese proposed to do after expi tion of the ultimatum at midnight t night—Reuter, *Joint Use of
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