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Tokyo, To-day. “A SUNKEN REEF, not indicated by maps, was the cause of the disaster to the President Quezon off Kyushu," said Captain J. C. Onrubia, Filipino skipper, after his arrival in Kobe with 13 other passengers and 99 members of the crew on board the Japanese liner Ukashima Maru.
"A blizzard and violent north-west wind was raging and visibility was nil when a shock made all stumble. I ordered the engines to be stopped immediately but the first hold was already in- undated and Hold Four was lost an hour later," he continued.
"Water poured into the engine room and I ordered the S.O.S. by radio and flares, and the ship was anchored.
"Amidst the rolling and 'pltching of the rough seas everybody met on deck Life- and were ready to face death. belts were handed to everyone and
when were launched saw a Japanese vessel emerge in the grey dawn blowing a long call on her siren.
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"The nightmare ended when we found ourselves again in the frst class dining room of the Ukashima Maru, where we were given soup, and
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NEW PARTY ACTIVE
Capetown, To-day.
The new opposition group in the South African Parlia- ment formed by General Hertzog and Dr. Malan took the unusual course yesterday of debating the first reading of a bill to make certain The survivors spent the night at the emergency regulations.
"I am at a loss to find words to thank the kind Japanese sailors who even entered the icy water to drag us aboard their vessel."
Seamen's Mission, Yamato Hotel, Oriental Hotel and other places in Kobe and they plan to return to Man- ila by the President Cleveland sailing
from Kobe this afternoon.
LOST ALL BELONGINGS Despite the fact that most of them lost all their belongings they express- ed relief and gratefulness for the ef-
Dr. Malan spoke from the side of General Hertzog in the front row of whole the Opposition seats and the seating of the Opposition was re arranged in accordance with the an- nouncement on Sunday night that the two Parliamentary groups had reach- ed an agreement to form a new party. This new party was made possible
called publican policy, and will be the Re-united Nationalists or People's Party; its aim is the achievement of a republic of South Africa.--Reuter.
· passengers and freight clency of the rescue work and the when General Hertzog accepted a Re-
every month.
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kindness of their saviours.
It is confirmed that only one life was lost. The American cook. Edward J. Walker, aged 54, was swept away by the heavy Go25 when ha was stepping into * Ilfeboat.
the the
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Helena Cosuan- go, who are personal friends of Philippines President, said that passengers were asleep when were awakened by a fearful shock and the ship soon listed to 30 degrees. NO TIME TO DRESS
they
QUAKE RELIEF
and in
London, To-day. The contributions of Britain France to the earthquake relief Turkey has been supplemented by a gift from one of the most far-flung sections of the Empire.'
New Zealand has sent N.Z. £5,000 to the Turkish National Fund.-Reu-
The majority of the passengers had no time to dress and came on deck ter. which was in pitch. darkness. They
frantically boarded the lifeboats and happened on one of the ex-Ryukasu did not know much until they were Reefs, five miles to the south of Tane- rescued by the crew of the Ukashima gashima Island-Havas.
Maru whose Commander, Captain Kleijiro Shiho, said that the disaster
[The President Quezon sank at 11.45 a.m. on Saturday].
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