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taken aboard other vessels, includ-
ing the American freighter Col
lingsworth
(The Collingsworth from some
where in the North Atlantic
radioed the Maritime Commis-
sion in Washington she had
picked up So men and trans
ferred them to other vesselsD
The admiraltys communique did
not give the position of the Coura-
geous when she was sunk. The first
communique said merely that the
Courageous had been lost by en-
emy submarine action" that num-
Der of survivors had been picked up
by destroyers and merchant ships
and that the submarine attacker
was heavily attacked by Destroy
ers and is believed to have been
sunk"
There was a moderate sea and it
was daylight at the time of the
attack.
The Courageous and her planes
had served as "eyes" for British
warships engaged in conveying mer-
chant ships, protecting them against
submarine attacks. She was report
ed not to have carried her full COM
plement of 48 planes.
Built as Cruiser.
The Courageous was built in 1916
as a cruiser. later converted into an
aircraft carrier. Britains other and
newer carriers are the Albatross,
Ark Royal, Eagle, Furious, Glorious
and Hermes. Five more are under
construction.
The first list of survivors included
Comdr. E. Nc. G. Abel-Smith, former
equerry to King George; the ships
chaplain, the commanding engineer
and various officers. Comdr. C. w.
G. NJ Woodhouse also was listed,
but there was no immediate men,
ton of Capt. Makeig- Jones, who had
been reported last seen on the bridge
ordering his men to abandon ship.
The Courageous had two COM
manders. Abel-Smth for the air arm
and Woodhouse for the executive,
while Capt. Makeig-Jones was in
direct command of the ship.
Loss of the Courageous from the
worlds mightiest navy followed the
sinking of "a British merchant ships
among them the liner Athena.
The British Press Association said
the Glasgow steamer City of Paris
was damaged" last Saturday night,
and 1873 members of the crew es-
capped in lifeboatS. One was crushed
to death as the boats were lowered.
Other ships picked up the men
and took the 10,902-ton steamer in
tow for salvage The report did
not say how the damage was caused.
Consultation Planned.
Informed observers said that
Great Britain and France, still firm
in their pledges to Poland, would
consult Polish leaders on the mill
tary situation created by the Soviet
Russian invasion of Poland, pend
ing disclosure of it's full implica-
ton"
The British ministry of informa-
ton, in statement in which it was
understood France would concur
formally today, declared the Sovle;
action avoWedly to protect" Ukran-
ians and White Russians in Poland
-"cannot, in view of his majesty's
government, be justified by the
arguments put forward by the
Soviet government"
There was, however, no intima.
ton from any informed source trat
the ministry's communique could be
interpreted as foreshadowing 6
declaration of war on Russia.
THE full implication of thest
events is not yet apparent" sait
the communique, but his majesty!
government takes the opportunity
of stating that nothing that has
occurred can make any difference
to the determination of his ma
jesty's government, with the full
support of the country, to fulfil
their obligations to Poland, and tt
prosecute the war with all energ.
until their objects have beer
achieved"