THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1988.
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ALL MEMBERS OF CREW OF CLIPPER DIE IN DISASTER Former Plane Running To H.K. Destroyed By Fire
PARTS OF WRECKAGE RECOVERED NEAR PAGO PAGO
Washington, To-day.
Mr. Juan Trippe, President of Pan-American Airways, states that it has been “definitely estab- lished" that the crew of the Samoan Clipper are dead.
Mr. Trippe added that on the basis of radio re- ports from the United States naval station at Samoa, it has been determined that the crew were
AUSTRIA
AND HUNGARY FOLLOW ITALY
Budapest, To-day. Austria and Hungary have des cided to recognise the Franco Government as the lawful Gov- ernment of Spain, according to a joint declaration by Italy, Austria and Hungary issued after the con- ference of the powers herė.-Reu- ter.
killed when the Clipper was "destroyed by fire." LLOYD GEORGE
Origin of the fire, he said, is unknown.- Reuter.
San Francisco, To-day. TERUEL BATTLE
The Honolulu navy station has picked up messages from the air-1 craft tender "Avocet" that she is salvaging the wreckage of the miss- ing Samoan Clipper 40 miles west of Pago Pago.
The message made no mention of survivors.
OIL SLICK
CONTINUES AT HEIGHT
Madrid, To-day.
TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
London, To-day.
YUGO-SLAVIA AND GERMANY
Berlin, To-day.
What is regarded as highly significant article, in view of ap- parent__Yugo-Slav rapprochement with Italy and signs of Belgrade's inclination to lessen co-operation with the Little Entente, appears in a Berlin magazine.
The article, written by the Yugo- Slav Premier, M. Stojadinovic, who is arriving in Berlin on Saturday on an official visit, significantly men- and tions resumption of normal friendly relations between Yugo- Slavia and Germany,
"We realise," M. Stojadinović says, "that no settlement of the difficult Danubian problem is pos aible without the co-operation of Germany.
"In spite of the fact that they fought against each other in the World War, Germany and Yugo- Slavia have never been anything but chivalrous opponents,
in Germany "Political events
The newspapers all display great interest in the golden wedding cele brations of Mr. Lloyd George which will take place quietly on, January 24th on the Riviera, where the war. The War Ministry bulletin time Premier and Dame Margaret states that the troops at Teruel are at present on holiday. Air- Meanwhile, Pan-American
They were recently joined by their have consolidated their positions ways state that "oil slick" has been
after taking more enemy posi-son, Major Gwelym, and their daugh-have not altered friendly relations, discovered twelve miles west of Pago Pago, and that the "Avocet" tions. Nearly all of the heights ter, Miss Megan Lloyd George, both is recovering parts of the wreck- are now in their hands, only the of whom are members of the House
north-east part still being in the of Commons, of which Mr. Lloyd Ocean. "Identification satisfactory," said possession of the enemy. Trans-George is the "Father" and in which
age.
an unsigned message received by the Navy Department.
This phrase is understood
Pan-American
officials tó
that the wreckage is that of missing flyingboat
by
mean the
Apia, To-day. The aircraft-tender "Avo- cet" has found the Samoan Clipper drifting in the ocean at 9.30 p.m. (Greenwich Time). All the crew, were dead. -Reuter.
WELL-KNOWN IN HK.
Captain Edwin Musick, veteran of scores of trans-Pacific crossings, who blazed the trail to China in the China Clipper, and who inaugurated the San Francisco-Auckland schedule was in command of the ill-fated Clip-
lost Others who per.
Ocean.
CITY ON RATIONS"
and I look forward with joy to meeting Herr Hitler. Trans-
Brussels, To-day. The Belgian Council of Ministers Professor yesterday appointed
he has served continuously for near- ly 50 years, so that, in some months, Madrid, To-day.
he will also be celebrating his first As a result of the supply of pro-election to the Commons as another visions being cut off from the capital "golden" event. and the scarcity of food becoming
Fifty years' continuous service in Georges Janssen as Governor of the more acutely felt owing to the re- the Commons is without precedent in Belgian National Bank in succes- cent snowstorms, the authorities Parliamentary here have been forced to limit the daily supply of bread, with the ex- the ception of that to patients in hospitals, to 100 grammes per per-
son.
of
Frozen meat was rationed yester- day each person receiving 100 gram- mes and it is not known when the next distribution will be made. It is understood that the supply
to be restricted coal will also have shortly. Trans-Ocean.
SEVERAL CHARGES
Saragossa, To-day. fierce fighting is taking their place on the Teruel mountains, the lives include C. G. Sellers, first Republican troops making several officer, well-known in Hong Kong charges which were, however, repuls- P. S. Brunk, Jumor night officer, fed by the Nationalists. F. J. McLean, navigator, J. W. Stick Ocean. rod, first engineer, J. A. Brooke, as- sistant engineer officer and T. J. Findlay, radio operator.
Further
Trans
EVACUATION MEASURES
Madrid, To-day-- The evacuation commission here Mr. C. G. Sellers was formerly has issued a further notice to the with the C.N.A.C. and together with population regarding evacuation the engineer, Mr. Stickrod was on which must be completed within a The notice the Hong Kong-Manila shuttle month from to-day.
not service.
directs that persons who were resident on July 18, 1936 must forth- with leave the capital. When this evacuation is completed they will be followed by those who are not as-
FLYINGBOAT
DOWN IN CHANNEL sisting in the defence of Madrid.
London, To-day.
A flyingboat which has, not yet been identified is said to have come down in the English Channel yes- terday morning about twelve miles south of Guernsey.
Despite extensive searches, the machine has not yet been located.
Trans-Ocean.
Trans-Ocean.
BARCELONA BOMBED
Barcelona, To-day. It is announced that twenty-five persons were killed in the course of an air raid on Barcelona yesterday evening. Trans-Ocean.
Wireless.
history. Pritish sion to the late M. Franck-Trans-
Ocean.
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