THETIS INQUIRY
"Terrible
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1889
Rush Of Air"
Into Doomed Submarine
SILVER PRICE FIXED
Washington, To-day.
The Monetary Bill as passed by the Senate yesterday provides for the price of domestic silver at 71.1 cents.-Router.
GENERALISSIMO TO BROADCAST
Chungking, To-day. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will be among several Chinese lead- ers who will-broadcast-to-all-parts- of the world to-morrow on the oc-
Stoker Describes
Tragic Attempt To Escape
London, To-day.
In a quiet tone, Leading Stoker Walter Charles Arnold, last of the four men saved from the Thetis, gave the court of inquiry yesterday afternoon a graphic account of what happen- ed when the submarine plunged to her doom. Arnold said that when they got to the spot where the diving trial was to take place, the engines were stopped and they were told to prepare for -diving.
casion of the second anniversary of He noticed one small leak in the deck head, but it
the Sino-Japanese hostilities. Our Own Correspondent.
CIANO TO MEET FRANCO
CHINESE ATTACKS IN SOUTH CHINA
Chungking, To-day.
The Chinese military spokes- man, at a press conference to- day, alleged that the Chinese forces have launched attacks at areas south of Canton in the vicinity of Sunwel and Kongmoon against the Japan- ese positions.
The spokesman declared that five new divisions were being sent from Japan to China, but expressed the opinion that the fresh troops did not, represent reinforcements, and were pro-
bably replacements. —→ Renter.
MALAY RULERS DEFENCE GIFTS
was not serious, and while going to inspect the leak, "there was a terrible rush of air from the foremost compartments, and I heard people. shouting from there to the control room to IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS surface.
LONDON, TODAY. THE COLONIES SECRETARY, MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD,
;
RE- YESTERDAY OFFICALLY
THE SULTAN OF He felt no bump as the Thetis hit PORTED "I realised at once that there was
GIFT OF Burgos, To-day.
a torpedo tube open, because that bottom, and the ship then rested at| TRENGGANU'S
STRAITS $50,000 AND THE SUL- A meeting between General is the biggest hole in the ship for-an angle.
He fired several smoke candles TAN OF BRUNEI'S GIFT OF TOWARDS Italian Franco and the
$100,000 Foreign ward, and it must have been a big
during the evening, and more the STRAITS will take hole to cause such a rush of air. Minister, Count Ciano,
THE COST OF IMPERIAL DE- "I saw several people mostly following morning. place on July 12 at Zaraus, near
FENCE. Cammell Laird's men, trying to San Sebastian.
shut the port door, No. 25.
The Spanish Foreign Minister, Count Jordana, will be present the meeting.-Trans-Ocean.'
NEW LEGATION
Tokyo, To-day.
at
The Privy Council has approved the Government's proposal to estab- lish a Legation in Iraq.-Reuter.
"Water was splashing about the tube compartment, and as tried to get the door shut it gushing in through the door the second compartment."
AIR BECOMES WORSE Arnold helped them to shut bulkhead door.
ROMANTIC MYSTERY! EXOTIC THRILLS!
BLACK GOLD PAVES THE ROARING ROAD TO HADES!.
A hot Fana-ma-ma-and a fighting.com- queror➡ trapped
by love unleashed In the death-swift Jungle
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After 11 o'clock....... that night the air became progressively worse, and it was very bad when Captain Oram and Lt. Woods escaped,
GAS MASKS DONNED
A-little-water went into the main motors and a volume of smoke came from the door. This was due to a short circuit, and those who had gas masks, put them on, while the others put on their Davis apparatus. Next, attempt to escape was made by four men, and when they had he got into the escape: chamber flooded it up.
"We gave them plenty of time to escape a quarter of an hour 20 minutes-and nothing happened.
MOUTHPIECES TORN AWAY
or
and
"We shut the hatch down drained down the chamber:
Three of the men were dead and the other chap was very shaký and couldn't last very long.
"The mouthpieces of the Davis sets on those who were dead were torn away from them.”
he
Arnold said that in his escape he got caught on some clips as, went out of the hatch, and kicked himself clear. On the way out he hit a couple of wires.
Mr. Macdonald said these gifts of the Malay rulers were gratefully accepted by the Government.
"I take this opportunity," he con- Govern- tinued, "of recording the ment's warm appreciation of these further generous manifestations of the practical co-operation of the rulers of the Malay States in con- solidating the security of the Em- pire."-Reuter.
OBSERVATORY REPORT
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For the third day in succession the temperature has reached maximum of 90 degrees. Last night was cooler, minimum being 79, and this morning the thermome- east of Japan. -
The Royal Observatory, reports that a moderate anticyclone covers the Pacific to the east and south- feats of Japan.
The depression over the Gulf of Pechili has decreased in intensity.
Pressure is low, over Tongking and to the east of the Philippines.
be
Machine-gun⠀⠀⠀practice will carried out by the French warship,
Arnold had no idea at all why the other men did not come out of the Argus, in West Lamma Channel be
submarine after him.
SEARCHING QUESTIONS
Answering counsel, Arnold baid
tween 6. 80 a.m. and 7. 30 a.m. to-morrow, according to the Hong Kong Naval Authorities.
that the short circuit burned itself evidence, Mr. Justice Bucknill, ex-
It had no effect on the be- iour of the men in the sub-
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