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"HSINWAH" SINKS
STRIKES WAGLAN THIS MORNING
SURVIVORS
NARRATIVES
Only 22 of Crew Are Picked Up
HEROISM OF HANDFUL OF FISHERMEN
PERISH
Between 400 and 450 souls are believed to have perished in a tragic shipping disaster in the early hours of this morning. The
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“THE LISTENER
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THE AFGHANISTAN THE KING'S HEA
UPHEAVAL
STILL FIGHTING.
THE NEW MONARCH;
London, Yesterday.
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Optometllah (Canada)
It was stated at Buckingham. Palace. this afternoon...
King's very slow progressTM
The next bulletin will be issu- ed on Thursday morning.
Muk for the King
vessel in question is the Chinese 8.8. "Hsinwah" (owned by the and printers, which Interviewed that he did not report the case be-of his own free will. It was added ; immediately distributed, to
China Merchants S.N. Co.), which was attempting to enter Hong Kong harbour when she went down at one of the approaches, about 10 miles outside, after striking Waglan Island.
Tributes to the heroism of a handful of Hong Kong fishermen were paid by some of the survivors, who at present number 25, in- cluding one foreigner (the chief officer), the others being Chinese. Buffetted and tossed in the gale blowing just before daylight, the 22 men in one lifeboat were so numbed that not one of them could grab the ropes thrown to them by a rescuing junk. The fishermen had to jump in, tie the survivors up and then haul them aboard in heavy seas.
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Four other steamers passed the scene of the wreck within an hour or two of the sinking but nothing was seen, probably on ac- count of the intense darkness.
ATTEMPTING TO ENTER HARBOUR
First indication of the wreck was received from Waglan light, house, standing or the small-island of the same name, to the south; east but close to Itong Kong (near Cape D'Aguilar), and about 10. miles from Lyeman Pass, the east ern entrance to the harbour.
The message could not even give the name of the vessel because the latter did not reply when the light
LATEST NEWS
Word
WGS received this morning that there is a pos sibility of between 30 and 40 survivors being out near the scene of the wreck; but it WAB not stated whether these were clinging to wreckage or in life- boats.
However, the China, Mer- chants Co. has requested the Hong Kong & Whampas Dock Co, to despatch a tug to Wag- lan and this has been done, so that the number saved may be added to later in the day..
There are rather remote chances that some survivors may have been washed ashore on the islands to the south of Hong Kong, in which case they might not be heard of for say! eral days, either, until they came in, or until word reached outlying stations.
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ed at Aberdeen by another fishing
the Prime Minister on Friday.
BOOTH'S
RAL ATTITUDE
REFUSAL
RETIRE. FROM HEAD"]
INTERESTING SITUATION
dou, Yesterday, General Egoth has refused to re- tire.."
The High Council of the Salva tion Army adjourned without reaching a decision in the evening after discussing all day General Booth's reply to their request for his retirement.
London, Yesterday,
A British wireless message says: ing continued, A compromise has been reach ed regarding the proposed pub-
According to information <tele, A. later message says that the The defendant pleaded that he had {graphed at midday yesterday (Mon- King has bad a quiet day and the Heation by the British Broadcast been away in the country and re- day) all was well at the British Le progress previously noted, though ing Corporation of a weekly turned on the 31st. He then told gation In Kabul. Amanullah de slow, continues. journal "The Listener." The
the boy's parents to notify the case, parfed by aeroplane in the after- basis of the agreement on the
noon for. Kandahar, where he joins question of the Corporation's pub- as it was "up to thems
Mr. Lindsell: It is up to you, as his wife Souriya. His abdication lishing activities is embodied in a
¡ín favour of his elder brother, memorandum accepted by the Cor- the principal tenant of the home.
It is officially stated at Buck-- General Booth, in-an-exclusive poration and the leaders of a' de-
Defendant: I did not know that. Sirdar Inayatullah Khan, was an- The child's father, who was pre-nounced by Afghan Legation in Ingham Palace that the consign-statement to Reuter, emphasises putation representlag newspapers sent in Court, told the Magistrate Londen to have taken place out of went of milk from Amsterdam that "the founder of the Salvation patriotic and friendly feelings and (mentioned a few days ago) was Army Instituted powers under the which the High Council could be The Corporation expressly dis- cause his son was well on the way that, under Inayatullah, Afghan poor. It is pointed out that such called for the sole purpose of turn-
toward recovery.
Mr. Lindaell: You did not think remain as hitherts. claim any intention of adding to
relations with foreign powers would, gifta were made wholly on the ing out from office a general who the number of their periodicals, of
initiative of the donor. Milk for was spiritually unfit and to elect which there are now. three, and of the others in the house. Suppos-
On The Outskirts of Kabul the King is supplied from His | a successor if that were done or if with regard to "The Listener" they ing the small-pox had spread all
Peshawar, Yesterday.
Majesty's own farms-Beuter. round?
for any other reason, there should undertake, by limiting the num- ber of advertisements, not to make
be no general." A message from Kabul states
**The any profit. They are, moreover,
Dr. G. W. Pope, Medical Officer that following a lull, Aghting has ready to recognise a committee owing to the case not having been on the bitskirts of the city. It is of Health, told the Magistrate that broken out on a considerable scale, presenting publishing and print-
not yet known how the various ing interests and to discuss with notified, the man's second son is now chiefs have received Inayatullah's
down with small-pox. They were succession. it any questions that may arise both now in hospital and the first
"Much Left Unsaid” with regard elther to future pub-
ishing proposals or exising pub was recovering.
Much is left unsaid in the latest Mr. Lindsell (to the father): It lications. British Wireless Ser-
had recolled on your own bead. despatches received in authorit vice,
Owing to your not reporting the which do not indicate the definite tive quarters in London from Kabul, second child is now in and might whereabouts of Amanullah nor re dle. You are hicky the first child veal how the Sirdars and Kullabs did not die or became blind.
To the principal tenant, his Wor-
standing in water, some lying down and unable to move, their limbs
ter cold of wind and water.
tempts to hold, the ropes but had to let go.
Another Affected
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view the new ruler.
FOR FORESTRY
General declares that "legally the High Council has ab-
LARGE GRANT FOR BIG NEW Holutely no power, even to propose,
PLANTATIONS
FOR RESEARCH
let alone make any changes in the Constitution.”—Reuter.
A British wireless message states that Staff Captain Doctor Bart ́arrived at the General's residence London, Yesterday. The Government have under-st Southwold on Monday and total sum of £5,500,000 to the mise. His plan is to promote Gen- taken to ask Parliament to vote endeavoured to arrange a compro- Forestry Commission on agreed eral Booth to the rank of Field- annual instalments during the ten Marshal. It le thought that Dr.
It is pointed out that bands under years beginning April 1 this year, Hart may induce the General to having become numbed in the bit-ship sald that as the law placed the the rebel leader, Bachasakao, are as compared with the sum of modify any attitude of a flat re-
responsibilty on him he would be still actively
engaging Afghan 29,500,000 which had been profusal to retire. Hopes were thrown over the side fined $20, but the father was moral troops on the outskirts of the capivided during the last ten years. Council's Next Move ··· of the junk but without avall. One ly responsible for paying the moneytal and insofar as Bachasakao's
The Commission will also de-i Mrs. Booth, the Ganeral's wife, or two of the 22 made feeble at-
LORD-MATOR'S FUND for loot there is nothing to indicin all as compared with 2775,000, departure from Boudrwold it is be- campaign to actuated by a desire rive an increased revenue from who will convey the Gratral's reply forest products of about 41,400,000 to, the High Coumes eddavels her GRANDE VAN table kernel ate that Inayatullah's attitude HALF A MILLION RAISED FOR thereto will differ from his prede- which is the estimated figure for Heved as a result of Dr. Hart's
cessors-Reuter.....
the first ten years.
efforts. It is expected that these suŽELK- Amanullah's reign lasted ben
Should, however, the General's years. When his father, the Ameer will enable the Commission to pro reply be a refusal, it is stated that Habibullah Khan, was murdered in vide 225,000 acres of new planta the High Couned will proceed to February 1919, the latter's brother tion, to devote £1,000,000 to forest adjudicate opon his physical unit- London, Yesterday,
Nasrullah Khan proclaimed himself workers' holdings and to make a The Lord Mayor's fund for the Ameer.
days later grant for other purposes, includ
junk, bringing the total number of survivors, to 26ta Al
Heroic Work Twenty of the 22 rescued by: The lifeboat had drifted south- fishing junk No. 4,268 were in the westward and was near the island Water Police Station when a "China of Soon Kong (also known as Sun Mail" man called there. They epm: Kong), standing between Waglan prised:-
and the south of Hong Kong, about 1a mile.west of Waglan.
4 passengers (2 Cantonese,
Swatow, 1 Ningpo),
1 boatswain.'
1 quartermaster (who had been relieved shortly before the dis aster).
7 sailors.
2 fremen.
worked heroically, Some of the
MINERS" RELIEF
TOTAL £1,000,000
· but · six
The Junk's crew of six males, relief of distress in the coalfields Amanullah, who was the third son lng the planting of municipal and four women and a few children last night amounted to £500,000 of the murdered ruler, claimed the private lands and forestry educa-i mon clambered down into the life. This, with the pound for pound accession. As he had the support tion and research-British Wire- bost, passed ropes under the waists contribution by the State, brings of the army and the control of the less Service.
of the survivors, helped to get them the total available for relief of treasury and arsenal, his uncle. up-at considerable risk to them- distress up to $1,000,000.
Nasrullah and also the rightful Contributions are still being re heir, his elder brother Inayatullah
1 firemen's boy (a lad of about selves and were hauled back in ceived by the Lord Mayor in res who now succeeds him, proceeded
12).
1 sailoon "boy."
-1 Batoon boys' cook.
20
1
turn.
Although it was still dark, the fishermen kept a lookout\but, unfor- 2 compradore department boys." tunately, neither saw nor heard any
thing else. The master says that he could hardly see the lights of the "Esinwah" when he heard the eries of "Save Life." The "Halmah" was then going down by the stern and vanished from aight in a matter of minutes, he added.
Huddled Together Most of them presented a pitiful sight, garbed in gunny bag "great conte, rough blankets and whatever else the kindly fishermen could pro-
vide them with. Those who could
strap febelts on themselves still had them when they huddled toge ther as close as possible to the fire placed at their disposal in the Station charge room.
Everyone was wet through to above the waist. None of them
With the elements against him, the Asherman master decided to put back to Hong Kong. The frugal hoe- pitality of the junk was extended to the survivors but, even under cover, they abivered all the way. back.
Pitiful Sight..
THE "REDS"
WHY BELGIAN AUTHORITIES DETAINED THEM
London, Yesterday. Well-informed quarters, in Lon-
ponse to the wireless appeal by to Kabul and made submission. the Prince of Wales, and it is Amanullah, misled by some of his hoped that the poster campaign advisers, invaded India in May undertaken "voluntárlly · by the 1919, but suffered such a reverse firms concerned will soon make its that before the end of the month he effect félt-British. Wireless Ser- asked for peace. On the ground of don are of opinion that the Bel vice
his youth and inexperience. this was glan authorities ordered the deten granted and a treaty was signed at tion of Sakaltvala, Maxton and the Simla In the following August. A others believing that they were at- further treaty recognising Afghan tending socio conference in Belgium Independencs was signed at Kabul |—Reuter,
FLYING IN CHILE
AMERICAN MAGISTRATE'S BIG in 1921
BOUNTY:
New-York, Yesterday.
PERU PAYS
His Fall Details of the final events lead- Mr. Daniel Guggenheim, theng up to Amanullah's abdication BIG CHEQUE TO THE LEAGUE copper magnate, has placed at the drove the loyalists into the Kabul [show that on January 18. the rebels disposal of Chilean Government valley, and on the next day cap-
A substantial meal consisting of £100,000 for the development of tured their headquarters, three
OF NATIONS
Geneva, Yesterday
MIST... OR DRIZZLE
N.E. winds, strong, cloudy, mist or drizzle later, is the forecast until noon to-morrow. The anticyclone continues to Increase in Intensity: The de- - pression remains to the north- ̈. cast of Japan,
Strong - monsoon will con- tinue along the south-east roast of China and over the *North China Sea.
ness to retain the leadership of the army, and present Indications are. that a large majority of the Counci would vote for the General's retire- ment.
Mrs. Booth's Journey
The reply of General Booth to the request of the High Council of the. Salvation Army for his retirement The Government of Peru has was delivered to the High Council
knew how many had gone into the rice with curry, meat and salt cab-aviation in Chile, where he has miles from Kabul, and occupied sent to the Secretary-General of at Sunbury Court this morning by lifeboat when it was swung out and boge was given the 20 men who stay large nitrate and copper properties the hills overlooking the city the League of Nations a cheque Mrs. Booth, the General's wife, none had seen the European officers, ed behind at Talm-sha-tsui sta-Reuter's American Service. --
Th saloon "boy" revealed that there tion but none had any ap
waa no saloon passenger, foreign or petite to eat. One of them. Chinese.
sald that even when wash=
ed down with hot tea he could not swallow the rice for the thought of the "others out there."
RIGA SENTENCES FOR ALLEGED ANTI-SOVIET ACTIVITIES
Amanullah then decided to abdi- for £16,000 in payment of her con- Mrs. Booth made the journey of 126 cate and a party of Mullahs from Kabul approached the rebels and tribution for 1928 and as part of miles from Southwold by motor concluded an armistice.AVEL
ber arrears since 1920.-Reuter.": |- Although fighting in the vicinity of the British Legation was severe, Httle damage was done and no foreigners apparently ware härm- [ed.
‚"THE TIGER"
car, leaving Southwold before dawn Bolted on Deck
in a snowstorm, AMAT house "spoke" "to her. She was
One of the Cantonese passengers,
The strictest secrecy was main- sighted to the eastward of Wag who was sitting up late chatting
Italned at Sunbury Court regarding lan, going inwards (ie., towards with a friend, talking about return- A few had shoes but most were
Paris, Yesterday... the subsequent proceedings of the Lyemun). She passed too close to Ing to Kwangtung after several barefooted. One or two only had
M. Clemenceau" (who used to be High Connell, the northern end of Wagian Island years' sojourn in Shanghai, where singlets under the blankets thrown
known as "the Tiger"), is suffer. It was understood that the Gen- and grounded at 3.40 a.m. Accord be bad saved barely enough to return around their shoulders. The major
Sirdar Inayatulla, who has sne-ing from influenza, but his condi-eral's reply was a arm refusal to was so heavy that the ship, literal-bolted on deck when he felt the crouching close to the charge room to Imprisonment for eight years as Jag to the survivora, the impact to his native village, related how helty preferred to dry themselves. sentenced to death and the others Deeded his half-brother, Amanullah, tion is not regarded as serious retire. ly, "staggered.”.
Shock of the bump, climbed on to the fre; but the boatswain pestered the saloon deck and then got into a life" Police officers for permiselon to "go in modern
•Distress Signals Distress signals were sent out
bost when he saw it being lowered.
ashore" to "get some money from
In the darknem none of the men
the China Merchants. Co
by the "Heinwah,”
Riga sterday. The trial at Klaff the twelve activities resulted in ve villagers accused of anti-Sov
downwards.——Rou
FRENCH NAVY
But she got off shortly after- wards by going astern, and reach
| saw other bosta lowered.
The arew, it was stated, number-re
éd 104, the compradore and sean– 1 NEW CHUISER 6-DESTRO
It was blowing hard and a heavy gere departments being
ed a point a quarter of a mile sea was running. The consequence mostly of Cantonese, the from Waglan where she continued was that so soon as the, Ilfeboat engine-room handi
to send distress signals, continu reached water, it was tossed about Ningpo or Sha
ing to do so until 4.16 m. land, possibly, some of the occup more than 400, At 4.45 sm. she went down ants may have perished. Nearly all Chinese about 300 yards north-west of every one of the 22 who reached the Swatow the Waglan. Only one mast was junk were cut or bruised through formed, but the corr visible, standing in the water, being knocked over, but they were not be known until when a search was made after all thankful to have been saved.ed from Bunrise,
Attention was concentrated on
AND 6 SUBMARINES
Bayed by Junkikk
boat which was
Be
The New Ruler
of Afghanistan, is four Reuter
ker, being now, 41 years of
"most, orthodox:Moslem influenced by the
the new
MARSHAL FOCH
Paris, Yesterday.
lon is bein
Marshal intain-
|CANCER RESEARCH
- CASH PRIZES FOR ORIGINAL
OUTWORK
London, Yesterday. The Grand Göttnail of the British Campaign, has: approved an Atwo prizes of 2500 each for and 1888 for the best original in the investigation of rried out in the British be known as the Garton
THE WORKLESS