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AIRSHIP DISASTER.
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OVER FORTY LIVES LOST.
VERY CREAM OF AIRSHIP SERVICE IS GONE."
THE
HOW LONDON HEARD NEWS OF DISASTEL.
LONDON, August 25th. It is officially sinted that the airship Barried 39 British passengers, of whom B were officers and 19 other ranks, myilian experts, and 17 Americans, of whom were officers and other ranks,
'Altogether persons are reported to have been saved from among the 40, but it is unofcially learned that the sole American among the survivors has since died from injuries, The four others comprise Commander Wann (in charge of the airship),, another injured, and 2 uninjured.
NEWS OF DISASTER IN LONDON.
LONDON," August 25th.
The news of the appailing disaster to Kas first reached London in the shape of private messages and quickly spread in the West End, causing a painful sen
Bstion.
Late Editions" of newspapers were has
time.
LAST COMMUNICATIONS.
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THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 20TH. 1931.
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- LATEST CABLES. FAR EASTERN CABLE INTER-ALLIED WAR DEBTS. THE 8-HOUR DAY IN BELGIUM
NEWS.
WESTMINSTER BY-ELECTION
ALL THREE CANDIDATES RE-
PUDIATE COALITION. :
LONDON, August 15th.
After the most active campaign, poll-
[EY COURTESY OF THE ** CHINA MAZE."*]
THE
CORDELLIERK" PRACTI-
CALLY WRECKED.
CREW ABANDON SHIP.
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SHANGHAI, August 25th. The French liner Cordelliere which went ground last Sunday near the Yangtze estuary has been practically wrecked. The vessel has fallen completely over and there is little hope of saving her. The crow haye abandoned ship and come to Shang- hai.
The Glaucus and the Heinrich are still aground.
· LONDON, August "25th. The last communications from the air- ahip were a wireless message, despatched at 3 o'clock announcing the intention to land as Howden at 6.30 p.m., and finally a routine message flashed at 5.34 p.m.
Commander Louis Maxfield, who was killed, commanded the American navaling took place to-day, in the by-election station, at Painbeuf, in France, in war- iu the Abbey division of Westminster, in which all three candidates-Brig. Gen. S. Nicholson, C.B., CM.G., D.8.0.. C.B.E.; Colonel R. V. Applin, D.S.O.;| and Mr. Arnold Lupton, the civil en gineer-are advocating a policy of anti- waste as the main planks in their pro- grammes. All candidates are unsaimons
SANGHAI, August 95th. Mr. Jacob Gould Schurmann, the new in repudiating connection with the Coali tion, which is unrepresented in a tradi-American Minister arrived at Shanghai yesterday by the steamer Nanking. He is the guest of Mr. Cusmingham, the tionally Tory constituency.
American Consul-General. The Minister who is accompanied by his wife and two daughters, remaing in Shanghai until Saturday.
Flight Lieut. Wann accomplished a re markable fent, not only of bravery, but of airmanship, by diverting the descent by which the vessel fell into water instead of in the city.
EARLIER CABLES,
"AERIAL PRIDE OF THE WORLD"
LONDON, August 24th. (6.50 p.m.)
The Airship B38 exploded over Hull and fell in flames into the river..
TWO TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS."
7.5 p.m.
The Airship R39 was re-named 22. The airship was cruising in fine style over the city of Hull at 5.45 this evening, when it was seen suddenly to break in twain.
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There were instantly two terrific ex- Plosions, and the huge craft burst into flames and felt a wreck into the river Eumber.
Thousands of people in the city," awo- stricken, watched the terrible calamity.
CAERPHILLY BY-ELECTION.
LABOUR RETAINS SEAT.
LONDON. August 8th. The Caerphilly by-election resulted as follows:-
AMERICAN MINISTER BEAUHES SHANGHAI.
NEW RUBBER PROCESS.
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CANCELLATION SUGGESTED.
THE KING'S VIEWS." After longthy deliberation, the Bolgiam Speaking on British financial policy at Parliament has just passed a Bill for an a meeting of the Institute of Bankers at night-hour day, River Plate House, Finsbury-circus, E.C., Mr. Edgar Crammond, F.8.S.,
In a letter to M. Wauters, Minister of made the suggestion that there should Industry and Laboar, King Albert, be a general policy by all the Powors off sayı¦—. a cancellation of Inter-Allied war debts, except in the case of the British war dobt to the United States.
MY DEAR MINISTER,I have just given my sanction to the law on hours of labour, the result of lengthy deliberation Mr. Crammond first dealt with the in Parliament, and of an agreement in Principal changes in the economic con- which both Chamber and Senate bave praiseworthy spirit of con- dition of Great Britain since 1914. In shown 1913, he pointed out, we had a national ciliation. The eight-hour day, is thus income of approximately $2.400.000.000, a legislative achievement, but it remains and an expenditure on national services to turn it into an economic success. Th of £81,000,000, or 11.7 per cent. of our income, whereas in 1990 the national
incomi
estimated might be £4,400,000,000, the expenditure од national services at £1,010,000,000, ur
Et
A reform in domestic law does not remove competition in foreign markets
As you rightly asid at the inaugura tion of the Workers' Recreation Hall, at
per cent of the income. The Budget Serning! We must remember that in a for the current year, together with sup-tle country like ours, which can only plementary estimates,
让 meant total support a third of its inhabitants, the charge for national services of practi- existence of five millions of people de cally 3 per cent, of the national in- peady on the progress and prosperity of come. In his opinion the expendi our industry and commerce. In spite of tare on national services must be the reduction of working hours," you brought down to something under es went on to say, in spite of the heavy per cent. of the national income.
It burdens to be borne in making provision was evident that a merely negative for children and adults, the sick and the policy of retrenchment would not meet aged, in spite of the enormous neede the financial position with which the arising out of the war, we must be in a country was faced to-day. Immediate position, at the earliest possible moment, steps must be taken to increase the to sell and to export the produce of our AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN MALAYA.
amount of the natinual income, and labour under proätable conditions." unless that was brought about by an Many workers already realise, SINGAPORE, August 24th.
actual increase of production it, would doubt, the necessity of intensifying pro An important process has been dis-be effected by fresh inflation, and, as a duction; adopting methods of greater Mr. Morgan Jones (Labour)
13,69-covered in Malaya, whereby rubber can be matter of fact, the latter process was efficiency and accepting wage standards. Mr. Rees Edmunds (Liberal)
8,858 vulcanised direct from the latex. Forty- already in aporation. During the past which will lead to increased outpat.
eight hours after tapping, the manufae thirty years the social services under But this realisation is still not sufficient Mr. Stewart (Communist) 2,69. tured article can be exported.. Shoe soles taken by the Imperial Government had ly general, and an extensive campaign The vacancy was due to Mr. A. Onions of ebonite have already been produced."
grown eightfeld in cost, and they now of propaganda and education must be affected, in one way or another, about undertaken in order to convince everyone ĮTHROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)
one-half of the entire population. It of the absolute necessity of increasing death.
might be recognised that for the time both the quantity and the quality of the being we had reached the limit of our work done during the shorter day. capacity in this respect, and that, in fact, the expenditure already sanctioned would have to be curtailed.
VIESA, August 25th. The Austro-American Peace Treaty has
tity issued, but the majority of the poople. They were stupified by the awful explo boen signed. The negotiations wera con-
had left for homo unaware of the ter-sons, anit scattered in all directions for
zible occurrence until the morning. The dalies give fuil illustrations connected with the tragedy, which they, in leaders, deplore and dwell on the great grief, which is shared by the British and the Americans. The leader-writers describe
shelter, in fear of the falling wreckage, which barely escaped striking the Victoria
Pier.
The burning parts belched forth dense of blue smoke. extending columns hundreds of fest along the top of the warehouses of the city.
mary.
Tugs and all craft went out to the wreckage. Ambulances conveyed the in- the death of the crews as equally jured crew as they landed to the infir- honourable as of soldiers in battle.
"Two dead bodies were found in the Rumours, concerning the airworthi- | water at 6.20 p.m.
Bye-witnesses declare that at least ness of R38 were circulated some days
four men were sean to descond by before the disaster. The origin of these parachutes, one carrying three men.
The explosions, wrecked, many shor rumours is uncertain, but the rumours fronts. The death roll is not yet known.
The captain of the vessel was rescued. were sufficient to lead An American Embassy oficial to inform interviewers CAPTAIN DECIDES TO STAY
ALOFT.. that the authorities had the utmost confidence in her, although he admitted that in the early trials, she showed a tendency towards buckling, but he stated that this, defect was remedied. He denied that the airship had bumped and damaged herself badly,
Both at Pulham, and at Lakehurst, Now Jersey, where 450 offcers and men werp, stationed in anticipation of the arrival of the airship, people greatly shocked on hearing the news.
The specially erected hangar at Lake hurst cost £1,000,000.
were
Major Scott, Commander of R34 in the trans-Atlantic flight, in paying a tribute
7.55 p.m.
The Americans had purchased.the R., which behaved so admirably, on the text voyage from Howden, Yorkshire, yester- day that the captain continued the cruise, and was expected at Fulham, Norfolk, late this evening. Storms ac companied the voyagers, There was a terrific thunder-storm early this morn ing. The tests were most successful, and wireless message, later, intimated that the captain was staying aloft until the clouds had lifted..
SURVIVOR'S EXPERIENCE.
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fidential, and the provisions are not known.
RUSSIA'S PLIGHT. RETURNED ENGLISHMAN DES- CRIBES CONDITIONS.'
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AGRICULTURAL WAGES. EEDUCTION NEXT MONTH.
LONDON, August 24th. ◊ The agricultural Wages Board" has decided to make orders enforcing the revisions of wages, mentioned in the cable of July 22nd, from September 6th
по:
It is not a question of conflict between the employer and employed.. Whatever may be the system of distribution of tion of Belgium cannot export, cannot labour and profit, a country in the posi surmount the tariff walls which surround her on all sides, unless the costs of pro duction are more and more diminished, and the intrinsic value of her products constantly increased.
AUSTRO-AMERICAN "PEACE OIL IN THE DUTCH RAST INDIES.
TREATY.
Tan Hove, August 24th. The directors of the Batavia Oil Com- pany, in a letter to the Minister for the
Concerning the German war debts, the Colonies, urgently request him to do his lecturer said he believed that, Germany utmost to abolish the export taxes on would be willing to pay such an indem- oil products and to prevent the imposinity as could be safely, exacted witbout tion of other taxes on oil from the Dutch disturbing the economic balance of the East ladies. They request that any fur world, but he was convinced it must be ther taxes should be imposed on the pro- a very much smaller amount than that fits of the industry, and that all indus laid down by the London Conference. tries be placed on the same footing in Dealing with the question of war debts I have every confidence that our brave this respect.
generally, Mr. Crammond said the can- industrial population, so devoted to their cellation of the French war debts by work, and possessing such a strong sense Great Britain and the United States of duty, will respond to the requirements, should form a part of a general policy of the national welfare. The captains of LONDON, August 24th.
of the cancellation by all the Powers of industry, who are at the bead of this An Englishman many years resident at
the inter-Allied war debts, except in the great working army, have given sufficient case of the British war debt to the proof of their energy and foresight to Astrakhan arrived in London, to-day,
United States, which we bould easily basure, us, that they, too, will not be un- after several months' journey from that place. Shown the Svenska Dagblad's mes
meet when the trade of the world became equal to their difficult task. They will normal. The war debts of the United be able to introduce as much machinery sage cabled yesterday, he said the barn- ing of Astrakhan was not at all improb-
States, which amounted to about two and methods of organisation as will in- thousand million sterling in March last, crease the output of their factories and, able. The situation in Russia was un-
had created for that country an econo ever on the alert for new openings, they realisable to outsiders, and the outlook
The mic problem in many ways more acute will join forces in a common struggle [The cable referred to stated: was worsening daily. Peasants have ceased to cultivate the soil, and the Agricultural Wages Board at which the than our own, and it appeared to him for the world's marketa: scarcity in the grain areas is greater decided to issue forthwith a statutory pean war debt." with the exception of fammers and workers were represented, that the policy of cancelling the Euro- even than in Moscow, which is a para- dise compared to Astrakhan, Nijai- notice of proposal to reduce the that of Great Britain, was the only Novgorod, and other big towns. The minimum rate of wages in the case of course open to her. narrator's family lived for months on adult male workers.six shillings weekly, Sir Herbert Hambling, who presided, herrings and a half-pound bread ration, others proportionately, provided that said it was very evident that we were. the minimum for adult males is nowhere in the position of living beyond our which cost two thousand roubles.
The cutbreak of cholers was not sur.under 32% Six hundred thousand work income, and that there must be reduction of Government expenditure. The pay. prising when childen searched the streetsers are sected.]
ment of our National Debt must be de- for offal and regarded decaying herring As a prize. The, narrator's salary of
ferred until we were in more prosperous times. In his opinion the whole quea- seventy thousand roubles monthly was
tion of indemnities must be reconsider- just sufficient to secure a fortnight's
ed, and he Lavoured the cancellation of all indemnities, and saw no reason why milk supply for one child daily. The prayer of millions was, "When are the
At Taunton, in dull weather before Mr. Crammond should exclude the debt English coming!"
six thousand spectators, the Australians, we owed to America. (Hear, hear.) If batting on an excellent wicket, scored it were a good argument that all debts 331. Collina scored 101, including 12 should be cancelled, why should Germany
Ryder be made an exception" fours, but gave four chances. scored 124 not out, including 7 fours, without giving a chance.
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE COLONEL HOUSE SUPPORTS QUAD RUPLE TREATY.
LONDON, August 24th.." A message from Colonel House, sent from London" and published in
the
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AUSTRALIANS F. SOMERSET. TWO CENTURIES BY VISITORS.
LONDON, August 24th.
SOUTH WALES STEEL INDUSTRY..
the economic life of the country will be The joint effort thus made to ensure. binding force in the establishment of that social concord which is of such im- perious necessity after the unprecedented erisis through which we have passed. (Signed) ALBERT..
SAME OLD WORLD. MR. HUGHES ON POST-WAR_
...PROBLEMS.
Mr. Hughes. the Prime Minister of: Australia, was the principal gurat ab the Lyceum Club, recently, the Marchio ness of Aberdeen presiding.
In responding to the toast of his health, Mr. Hughes said that everybge expected a now world would emerge. old world People had not changed. The nations were unaitord, except the British Empire, which was stronger than ever. The dominion representatives were now endeavouring to cement the tie," .$1,873,808,234
while British statesmen were extending 2,465.884,149
na invitation to the overses outposts to share their responsibilities. I nothing 4,278,892,383 else had been achieved the security of
AMERICAN TRADE STATISTICS from the war. Instead, it was the same
8 p.m. Mr. Bateman, a survivor, said that he was at the tail end of the vessel photographing, when the ship took a sharp turn to the right from the centre of the city towards the Humber, and
The Manila Times gives the following one of the main girders of the ship failed Philadelphia Public Ledger, as regards EBBW VALE WORKS REOLENING, statistics of America's foreign trade: to take the strain.
the Washington conference says:-How-
1913 (pre-war year):--- Dalookers below, then, saw a huge ever much Britain and her, Dominions
LONDON, August 24th.
Imports..... Exports The Ebbw Vale Steel and Iron Works, cloud of black smoke burst in the rear sympathise with the general attitude of of the airship, followed by a terrific the United States regarding the Asiatic explosion. The vessel's back appeared and Pacific problems, the consensus of closed six months ago, leaving eight to break, and the monster fell in flames views at the Imperial Conference favour. thousand idle, are re-starting immed over the city, but a turn towards the ed a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese iately. Everything points to a period of Humber carried the faming mass into treaty, the only alternative possible being something in the nature of a triple Mr. Bateman hung on to the tail-end, treaty between Britain, the United alighted in the water and was rescued States and Japan. by a tug.
to those who lost their lives, expressed the opinion that Flight-Lieut. Thomas was Britain's finest airship officer. Major Pritchard, who had crossed the Atlantic în R34, said, "The very cream of the Air ship Service is gone if these are killed."the river.
BURVIVOR'S GRAPHIC DESCRIP-
TiON....
HULL, August 25th. The airship wreck lics half a mile south wards of the Corporation Pier in two portions, and is not visible at high tide.
One of the survivors, Leading Aircrafts man Davies, describing the accident, said that it was all over in a moment. Petrol Lanks exploded, and volumes of anoke and are issued. Some men jumped over board, but he stuck to the ship and went down with the stern section, which stuck ba a little, sandbank: where he was Fescued. Some of the poor fellows had no chanco whatever, particularly those control car.
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the
At the time of the disaster, E38 was to carry out a fourth long trial, with addi- tional modifications rendered necessary From experience in actual flying...
The third trial, on July 17th, lasted nine hours, when a spend of 50 knote was pasily obtained.
During the flight. it was found that the girders unidships had been weakened, but light, nevertheless, was continued, and as a result of the experience the girders were pubsequently reinforced
There were 47 passengers on board the airship, including 20 American pussen gers, and it is, at present, believed that there were only six survivors,
The commander was badly injured, It is stated that it was his skilful navi- gation, when he realised the danger, which averted the, airship falling into the centre of the city and consequently a far more terrible disaster.·'
Colonel House thinks the invitation extended to China a move in the right direction, and adds: "If it should develop that a treaty between the Pacific Powers is advisable, by all means let it be a quadruple treaty.”.
WIRELESS PROSPECTS. MR. MARCONI'S PROPHECY.
LONDON, August 24th.
Brigadier-General Edward Maitland, evidently perished. He went in R34 onsibilities in the near future was given by D.S.O.. who was on board the airship,
An optimistic account of wireless pos- the trans-Atlantic flight in 1919.
A survivor, declares that the airship Mr. Marconi, to-day, at the annual meet- was carrying out rudder tests at the ing of the famous company with which time of the disaster.
35 HOURS ALOFT.
10.5 p.m.
he is identified.
prosperity.
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Total
1918 (War in full blast):--
Importa Exports.....
Total
1019 (Six months of war and six of peace-Fiscal year ends June 30th):--- Importa Exporta
2,045,535,403 5,919,711,
..8,605,308,774
SILESIAN PROBLEM. VISCOUNT ISHII TO PREPARE
· REPORT.
PARIS, August 24th.
(President of Viaconat Ishii Council of the League of Nations) has decided to prdacat" a report himself on Upper Silesia to the League of Nations. 1920 (After the war boom):-
Importa
OBITUARY.
the
LINDSAY (Ont.), August 24th.
Hughes
The death is announced of. Sir Sam
The Hon. Sir Sam Hughes, born 1853, who was an honorary lieutenant-general will be remembered as the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence during the first two yours of the war, in which. capacity he played a prominent part in raising the Canadian contingents.]:
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CANCER.
A
Total
the Empire was assured. Understand ings had been reached which guaranteed; the integrity of the great community of nations, which was a great world power and the surest guarantee for peace,
The nations of the world were blaming each other. Sections of each community were doing the same. Tho omoioren 3,904,364,338 Blamed employés, and employés the em 7,820,425,000
ployer. An examination showed, how ever, that none of these was the real evil 11,824,790,92 in fuence. It was not the world which They could not was at fault, but us. expect a sudden spiritual regeneration of the world. Hope lay in co-operation and hard work. Only by concentration and united effort was a recovery to normal conditions possible. The nations first realising this fact would gain the greatest advantage.
Exports
Total 1921 (Deflation) :—
«Iimports tr
Exports
5,278,481,400 8,228,016,307
..13,408,497,797
Total
Ho referred to the saccess of woman ..10,171,000,000 suffrage in Australia, where children heard political questions affecting their the Our Manila contemporary says homes diseased intelligently at
domestic hearth. Consequently, Austral ians took a lively interest in all ques tions.
As the result of recent tests, which Mr. Marconi persopally conducted on the yacht Elektra, he is of the opinion that It transpires that R38 was purchased atmospheric difficulties have been almost He hoped shortly to create by the United States Government. The mastered. Americans on board were officers and telephonio services in several foreign men of the United States Navy, who countries, subject to arrangements with IMPROVED METHOD OF TREATING cent. were training with a view to navigating the Post Office, also to create a direct the airship across the Atlantic after the wireless service from Britain to Austra tests.
lin, after which the, qucation of provid- The Admiralty designed the ill-fated ing Mr. Hughes with telephonic manas airship, which was the largest rigid of communicating with London presented airship constructed in Great Britain. little difficulty. She was intended to be the pioneer of her class, but the construction of others was cancelled. Her length was 695 feet, diameter 85 feet, and lifting capacity 83 tons. She carried six Sunbeam Cas Back engines, each of 350 h.p. Her normal crew war 30, and gas capacity 300,000 cubic feet.
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According to the Associated Press cable, "The total exports for the fiscal year 1021 were $10,171,000,000 as compared with $13,347,000,000 in the fiscal year 1920. Imports also fell off 329 por Bat the $13,347,000,000 is the total trade and not the total exports for EQLALITY IN LEGAL PROFESSIONA the fiscal year 1920. Bo that the
In the House of Commons, last month; A new development in the method of $10,171,000,000 is the total trade instead X-ray treatment for cancer has been of the total exports. If, therefore, the Mr. Percy, introduced a bill to unify the introduced at the West London Hospital, imports fell off 39.9 per cent., the im- legal profession in England and Wales. Hammersmith. The treatment itself is ports for the fiscal year 1921 must have Ho submitted that the time had arrived nct now. It is an improved method of amounted to $1,589,904,033 and the for the amalgamation, in the noh! inter-
must have amounted to cats, of the two branches of applying X-rays, which have been used exports,
fassion The bill would make all members for the alleviation of the condition of 810,171,000,000-minus this amount, or
of the legal profession Frequen dise cancer patients for a good many years. 28,680,004,003. The new apparatus, which was devised For the fiscal year 1991, ended June charge of their duty to date and give permission to cry member to at the Hospital for Women in Erlangen, 30th, the exports have not fallen off at A message from Melilla states that a Bavaria, during the war by Dr. Wintz, all, and if we take into consideration appear in any Court in laed leg the opportunity, if capable of many Spanish force of ten thousand infantry produces a higher degree of penetration the fact that prices have decreuantity office in the State. Why he did was The R39 was larger than the biggest and thirteen batteries of artillery, with and more intensity, both direct and ports increased considerably in quantity: the fullest equality. I bat anivell Zeppelin, and had a cruising capacity cavalry, supported by aeroplanes, tanks, secondary, in the X-rays than any pre- The decline in our Loreign trade for many letters from eminemise of the of 0,500 miles. She was regarded as the and armoured-cars, encountered eight vious machine, and in consequence is the twelve months preceding Jupe 30th, Bar, who unit they can det serial pride of the world.
thousand tribesmen. The latter suffered more effective in killing the cancer cell, 1921, was confined to our imports. This time had arrived in the public celor She had been aloft, át the time of the severely. Operations are actively son whose proliferation is the chief patholo accounts in part for the great stores for for the fusion of the professios.. disaster, 35 hours.
The bill was read first time Hinuing.
gical feature in the disease, bu
gold now in the United States, r
THE WAR 'IN MOROCCO. TRIBESMEN SUFFER HEAVILY..
MADRID, August 24th.