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THE JAPANESE PEACE TREATY
STCAL-
Of Yankee Clipper
By George McCadden
A Sydney nyndicate will seek On the night of May 13, 1866, "The long bont, with some 40 the falloux gold of the Yan- the cuptain sighted, but Ap-nboard, was swamped at the kce clipper General Grant,parently did not recognise, entranced and ouly three of its whose destruction in a enve- Disappointment Island in the passengers were picked up. The like eleft of the Auckland Auckland group which would captain refused to leave hin Islands 81 years
ago left have told him he was south of ship, was trapped in the great stories to riva! Robinson Gru- | his course. Conditions were mnw in the cliff and drowned na 80, or the heroes of Jonephgenerally favourable At 1 nm. the tide rose to the cavern Conrad.
on May 14, in inky blackness, | toof." the windjammer crashed head- un into towering eliffs,
15 Survivors
survivors
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The syndicate is sparked by JE. Johnstone, famed marine Alvoge diver who recovered $7.612.000 from the
The 15 The ship drifted back Info
were 10 atenmer ********** | Ningarn off the New Zealand open sea. From contemporary crewmen and five passengers roast in 1941. Another $640,000 accounts, the Sydney Daily | including Mrs. Mary Ann in told will be sought in the Mirror reconstructed the fol- Jewell, the stewardess, and her bulk of the Niagara in Octob** ] towing version of why then husband, Joseph, a seaman, Chief. Omeer Bartholomew before the expedition bends for | happened:
Brown on May 17, threa daya the lonely Aucklauda, about 280 The vessel had drifted slow- after the wreck, fed the miles south of New Zenfant. 'I'h British Commonwealth Another prime mover in the he suddenly
ly astern for a half mile when
vivors after some barrowing conference at Canberra upon the ndiente la V. E. Neilley, a re-
struck a rocky exploits to a bay on Dianp- terms of peace with Japan just tired chief cashier of the Comadder and spanker-boom. Sud- promontory, carrying away her
pointment Inland. They named concluded, was an event interest-monwealth Bank in Sydney, derdy an extra deep
the bay Welcome Bay, and the) blackness ing both in itself and as
landing spot Sarah's Bosom. wha represented the bank when enveloped the decks, the stars There they lived mainly on senis a valuabit prevedent. This he agara gold was recovered were bletted out and a curious caught on neighbouring En- precedent is that conferences in d.. Sheehy, well-known of those aboard. A crash above Still nother syndicate member mifited sound struck the ears matters affecting members of the Sydney accountant. Commonwealth should be 4u11 {
theRi signalled the carrying The value of the gold That moned by the one most directly went down with the American-
A away of the fure-top mast. coneritied. As
mamcal Inter another splinter- regards Japan built 1,200-ton General Granting crush teld of the end of the this obviously was Australia. The ranges, as high as $10,000,000.main-top-gallant; the bowsprit Australian representatives might Four times previously the gold and the catshead followed.... certainly have impressed their
has chuded searchers, the last the ship had drifted into a huge views upon Britain's Government time in 1904, when an American ve in the cliff face and as the in London. But it is far
teep sen diver named Cup masts struck the roof they satisfactory that Britain's Minis equipment then available.
Sorenson
employed the latest snapped like match sticks," ters shekel Jook at Pacific pro
Ten of the 2 people aboard blems from Australia instead of the General Grant survived ite dsing them on big mis in aweroine destruction after liv-
eng
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| Whitehall, Political geography must be felt. It cannot be learn ed front restbooks or charts alone. Believers in the British Common- wealth as an ideal form of as- sociation between independent na tions have often wished it were possible for "Imperial" enter at to be hell only in London and have looked forward to frequent meetings between the of Britain and other tommonwealth countries Canada, Australia, New Zealand Suth Afrin. Until a few won the time that would E in travelling to and
statesmen
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el meetings was reckur. ad a series obstacle. Latterly sit
feline shortened time tarer to effectively that what wedd formerly have been a nat on of months is now a matter of Te i warcely a feature
Pinnace Ashore
derby Island and wild goats and birds egga. They used a hut abandoned by whalere.
On January 22, 1807, eight months after the Brown and three seamen set sinking,
out for New Zealand in the small pinnace without charts or instruments. They vanished.
The survivors found evidence of other castaways, in fneb two parties were there ja 1864 and neither met.
Twice, 10 mi 11 months af- At dawn the captain sent hister the tragedy. ships passed ing like Robinson Crusoe for pinnace with three men who heart-breakingly close without nearly two years un a small carried store three linen and seeing distress signals. The brig Island, One survivor, à sui'oran anchor. The first officer and Amherst finally rescued them, anmest William Singh was three seanien put out in an.
took them to New Zealand and expedition which falled when wave-like cleft. The tide was the as Otago which carried them an early suitage other small boat to explore the there they were transferred to
refused permission for a search ther into the cavern, while the 1868, where their arrival was a the New Zea'nd government falling and the ship drifted far- to Melbourne in late January, before the turn of the rentury, masts cracked again and opened sensation-United Press,
guide of
hull seams in the
near the mast-stamp sockets. The vessel began to settle rapidly.
TC-
the
Maiden Voyage The General Grant, was de- signed for the run fron Aus. tralia to England via Cape
"Then as the Mirror urn. She was on her maiden constructed the event, as though Vyake out of San Francisco'
some malicious spirit were under the command of a Capt staging the drama, tide, wind Loughlin. She left Melbourne and sen turned together, the on May 4. 1866, with a cargo level
of water rose in of go'd, wool and hides. About cacern, and marling Waves 30 of her passengers were gold sealed the entrance. miners from the Victoria work-small bts just barely escaped The two ngs in Australia, the in their from the cave. The water in heyday, en route to spend their the cave, what with the ship's diggings in the flash-pots of Hinking and rise of tide, wash Furo, Each was supposed to
ed over main decks.. A few pas- bave lined his waistcoat with
jumped overboard, Honger gold. The mainfest showed
swam through the cavern
barbich this shrinkner of space included several tons of
CARNIVAL IETEI? By Dick Turner 3-
COUR. 1547 BY MEA BERTICE, ING. T
11.“I almost feel as though I know you already, Miss Rich- wing-Mr. Bascomb mentions you so often in his sleep!”
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE,
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"
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Colonial Merger Plan For West Indies
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manship of Colonial Secretary 1. The Montego Bay confer- Arthur Creech Jones to discuss ence itself would not formulate proposals for closer constitu- any detailed closer association 311 tional, political and economic proposals. but would, if there INT nannciation of their territories, was general agreement, set up 5NT In particular, the conference a technical body which could} ES
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2. Dóminíon status would wouldn't you be pretty likely to outside, but the five men were Estate, according to Colonial not be un "nutomatic" but, stick the final contrast into G- picked up by the crief officer in Office officials here who form- most likely, a "subsequent" fearts? If you did, you would gu his boat.
all, convened the meeting. and "logical" development of yourself set, as against a lead of One official spokesman Bald the formation of a West Indian the club K, you couldn't help los. the alm of British polley in the federation.
ing one trick in clubs and che in | Caribbean was, on-a aliort-term
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Base Rights
hardly felt in 1945. Meanwhile, I which Britain's Ministers, at any legislation especially, we have Trinidad and the Windward 18-\ed ns must of them at present cleared trumpa. Next canic the
the urgency
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mond A. the diamond Gruffed by Some of the Colonies had the spade Q. the heart 10 for a communities of less than 200, discard of the club 10, and the
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Con tan in the working out of lieved to have contained gold in roberent policy for peace in the order to escape an export tax. Pacific and for treatment of Japan. Conditions have changed smpidly, even since the Japan-purposes of impenitent nationalists. ese surrender two years ago, that And there would certainly be the minds of Britain's Ministers risk in assuming that adoption of night remain unadjusted to them | demneratic institutions and without direct anit personal con methods by the Japanese, mi
3. United States base rights Alfred S. Hscussler, who ant in toet with the Governments of advice or under pressure from
would remain unaffected for the South position, in this particu other Commonwealth countries the United States, would involve
ARTHUR GAYSHON the duration of their 60-year lar rubber game among associates whose casts are washed by Paci- any fundamental change in out-
contracted period by whatever at the Grumman aircraft organi. fic waters. Those countries, like look which the military classes of!
basis, to develop the process of constitutional developmenta sation on Long Island, was willing
to forget his heneurs
and any the United States, have been the Japanese people have cherish-
self-government in the indivi- may take place in Britain's fancied advantage his greater ex-
Caribbean possessions. obliged to revise earlier conceped for centuries. The Govern
dual Colonies, but, ultimately, to
The spokesman said Britain's real bridge acumen when he made porlence gave him. He slowed tions of peace terms for Japan by ments
create some form of political strongest argument for closer that last bid of his in the black help, in the failure of China to set her framing
and constitutional federation. # peace treaty with awn house in order and take her Japan will, we imagine, wise to
association of the West Indian major. Instead of the red. And le The seven colonics to be re-Colonies lay in the fact that was rewarded by seeing his part- presented are Barbados, British in the modern position as a great power. The be- leave no loophole for any revival Mail).
Guiana, British
world For colonial legislation gen- haviour of Soviet Russia has also of Japanese militarism. Yet not
it is nercome through magnificcily. Honduras, clearly impossible for separate and for
Leeward colonial law Jamaica.
Islands, inspired misgivings the
crally,
East's lead of the club 9 was were all of thein may realise a truth
communities, small and Inolat-
won by the A. Two spaden tops making peace with rate, are likely to have perceived cheerfully see law making in
no great respect; and woud lands.
Four members of the British full self-government of their K, a second heart ruff, the dia- are, to achieve and maintain heart A, & heart ruff, the diamond Japan has found economic and in the atmosphere of Canberra. this colony limited strictly to section of the Caribbean Com-own."
extent political expres This truth is that Japan wo short acts for the governance mission are expected to attend Sion. At Canberra this urgentey immense prestige throughout of the police and other muni. as observers. was recognised by agreement in Eastern and Southern Asia, even cipal purposes. All past ex- The Bahamas group formally 000, he said, adding: A com rest of North's hand was now hold in the United States without among peoples whom se subdued, perience--here and elsewhere- Indicated, when first invited. munity of 3,000,000 in the good, producing a grand klara. delay a preliminary conference at by the early success of her bid for shews the impropriety of some that it was not interested even Caribbean area, the nations who are to sign complete mastery of the, Pacific / hulf dozen Gentlemen (forming in discussing the fedoration that is homogeneous in their.
what is misnamed as Legisla project. SERVICE FOR PÅSSENGER & FREIGHT be ready for signing by the middle pensable though intangible source to exercise the high prerogative man said the general attitude and be strong enough to realst the peace treaty, so that it may She gained "luce," an indis tive Council) being permitted The Colonial Office spokes-pect to achieve self-government of next year. Actually, it seems of influence in the Pacific region of legislating for their fellow of the seven West Indian Co-economic and cultural pressure inevitable that the main terms of and her overthrow has by no subjects in the colonies, and as fantal groups to the tentative and to formulate and execute a the Japanese settlement will take means destroyed it. Japan, it regarda
we federation suggestions put possession
to policy and way of life of their a negative rather than a positive may be said, is down and out," prove the truth of our assertion them was one of “extreme cau-
own." form. Economically it is neces- She can threaten nobody for de- by pointing to the number of
They have expressed their sary to prevent 91900,000 Jupani-cades to come. Yet she still has longkong ordinances that have ese from starving, or becoming a "face" and it is important that been disallowed by the British; willingness to attend the con- ference, but have made it clear liability to their victors, for lack į when peace is concluded with her government.
that they wero committing of industrial output to pay for the terms of the treaty should be
"Dear Sir,-You will, I am themselves to nothing but day 200.-imparts of food, Politically it is such as to uphold the prestige of sure, oblige many of your read discussion," the official said Bavarian women between the ages 350.-ecessary to heat any revival ber victors, and to ensure themers, if by bringing it to the and added: "The fact that of 20 and 40 will zover be able of Japanese industry from becom- adequate and abiding "face" it notice of the proper nuthori- they have agreed to come along to marry because there were not 35,-
ing a basis for rearmament and should be possible to combine this ties you abate if you cannot and talic things over in itself enough men. ultimate aggression.
The ratio of unmarried men to These are necessity with the practical realisa- cure the plague of gouts that is a big achievement in view the two broadest terms of the tion of the fact that the Japanese exists here, to the destruction histories, traditionis, social or group in Bavaria is 100 to 286. of his suit, how should South play..
of existing differences in the unmarried women in that age overcall of 3-Henris, leads the J peacemakers' task. Less nega-people must anufacture and of every vegetative ornament
ganisation and political develop- United Press.
for 3-No Trampat tive, at least in the opinion of trade, if they are to live, and they can get at.
"Many of the Trees plantedmont of the West Indian Colo. General MacArthur and other that it may be mutually advan-
by Government, which were ex-nies." representatives of the United tageous for other countries again pected to improve the salubrity First broached in March 1945 | States, would be the conversion of to trade with thêm. On these as well as the appearance of by Col. Oliver Stanley, Colonial the Japanese people to a sincere points there will have been little our Rocky Den, fell early vic. Secretary In Britain's wartime belief in democratic institutions. difficulty in harmonising United time; and the remainder will coalition government, the pro- In whatever directions and by Kingdom and overseas Common- soon follow if the process of ject for federalising the Carli
bean "It 'girdling' by goat's teeth is al- whatever means a solution of the wealth views at Canberra,
Colonial island groups WAR taken a Japanese problem is sought, some will have been recognised as an lowed to be continued.
stage further "My advice would be. If it early this year risks will have to be taken. There expedient that Japan should be was naked, that the Policemen Labourite Creech Jones submit would be risk in maintaining, for come, economically and within should be allowed to practise ted a memorandum to the seven reasons of security, too severe aliniits, a going concern-but that their muskets upon them Colonies setting forth argu- system of foreign control. There she shall not resume military wherever they are to be found mente for, and against... would be risk in permitting or activity in any form. In this at large-powder and shot to With this memorandum went ven fostering the revival, ef respect, at least, the members of be supplied by subscription, an invitation to each Colony to Japanese industry lest it got out the British Commonwealth will Yours faithfully, NO GOAT forward its own proposals for of hand and secretly serve the accept no risk
SUCKER,"
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