CABLES.
EARLIER CABLES,
(PHROVON_RECTER'S AGENCY.]
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
OPENING "SESSION.
LONDON, October 1st, ·
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 1943,
MR. BALDWIN'S ADDRESS.
LATER
WALS Ju
Mr. Baldwin, reviewing the history of the reparations problems, singe, May, 1991, emphasised that there difference of opinion auring the Allies, out the principle that Germany should to mate to pay to the utmost limit of her ability. The Government had no easy task in carry-
OPIUM CONVENTION. SWISS FEDERÄL COUNCIL FAVOURS BATIFICATION,
Rens. October 1st.
The Federal Council.hing decided in favour of ratification of the Opium Con-
vention.
-EARLET CABLES.
TREVESSA
SURVIVORS REACH HOME. ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE
2,000 MILES DRIFT,
THE SINGING SKIPPER.".
Nineteenth--Burial service: God help FAR EASTERN CABLE
13.
Twentieth-Weather keeps us all wet} through all the time Threa man died. Weather still bad.
On June 24th Burke records the fact| that the second engineer, Mr. Mordecai, fell overboard. He adds:-
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Getting pessimistic. It appears the milk is finished,
He also states, ntider Juno 93th :'
Poor old Starkey gone. God help us We generally feel strong enough for an other week or yo
The sickness of Joe Baptist is mention.
The story of the Preces is still fresh to the boat being awamped and to all the in public memory. An ex-German-stomer crew being wet through, while rations are of 3 tons gress, owned by Megers canning low. Foster. Hain & Co., of Cardiff, and St. A joyous note is struck on the following
NEWS.
[Teocon HENTER'S ADENCY.]
EARTHQUAKE IN FORMOSA.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE REPORTED,
Osaka, October 2nd
· Taito, en de cast coast of Formosa, ex-
on September 29th of which two; one.at'
The role survivors of the Treresan eceived a grens welcome nt Tilbury on August 23, where they arrived on board Instead of submitting the Opium Bill to the Union-Castle steamship fourkka. The Me. Baldwin, la his apouing pereling out a policy of neither helping or the Federal Assembly, the Council ships in the river sounded their sirens And the crowds on shore raised hearty very heartily welentnof the ilebgates.
hindering the action of the Allies, but he ask the Assenly to simply vote for ratiche. There were affecting scene wed on June 27th, and reference is made perionery a munter of cartlequake shocks ́ Mr. Baldwin pointed out that except dared to hope that it ind succeeded in the fication in order to avoid delay,
the tarn were greeted by their glatives. - General Smuts, Mr. Massy and Lord |
main ip malataining strict neutrality. The | Curzon, who participated to an important Notes exchanged between treat Britain. extent in the Conferences since 1917, the iflegatos, except Lord Bugton, were atten. iling the Imperial Conference for the first time, cardially welcomed Mr.Cosgrave and his colleagues, niso 'Mi. Mackenzie King, of whom it could he said that they would rely to continue the high traditions
and France since January nul a confor. ence titre and more, revealed an honest
divergence of opinion with regard to the best methinks of obtaining reparations and; advancing the cause of perunent peace in Europe. This divergenes reflected différ
THE DISTURBANCES IN GERMANY
OF
ና ነ
1.10 alm. And ons, 2.40 km. caused con-
Mr. Edwards sights land at 4.20 p.m. that there have been some casualties. Thank God. Heading for the island Breakery ahead.
JAPANESE NAVAL ARRANGEMENTS.
hes, she set out from Fremantle, West dag. Weather favourable the entry siderable damage to houses and walls. Australia, bound for Antwerp. Eleven commences, and later the good news is According to Press reports it, is feared Hays later, on June 4th, she foundered in added:
the Indian Oan during a gale, the crew leaving in two lifeboats. Nothing was heard of them for twenty-three and twenty-five days respectively, when they made port, their occupants having under gone severe privations, owing to lack of food and water, certain of those in the
One of the boats was commanded by Capt. Foster and the other by the chief atheer,
of bis predecesitars, They would wees in the temperament and outlook of specially glad to benefit by his knowledge the twi antions, which it would be foolish'fiu a French communique to the conduct of boats dying from exhaustion,
to ignore but the last 20 years had shown
of ilustrial probisnis. Mr. Warren was
no stranger to England, Your Mr. De Wet. that they were not incompatible with ing the separatist demonstrators after un-Mr JC. Stewart Smith. In the course
whom Mr. Baldwin'eurdially greeted,
Mr. Baldwin remarked that Mr. Bruce
was unable to be present at the opening “itelibérationis, kut they would welcome him in" a few days. It was a great pleasure
· REVOLTING · SAVAGERY
POLICE AT DUESSELDORF.
Pazis, October 1sti Anissage from Duesseldorf states that revolting savagery" is the term applied
the German police in pursuing and shoot-
provokedly firing on the demonstration, though the occupation authorities had or Mr. Baldwin, referring to imperial de dered them to remain in barracks. It fence, said that the results of the Wash says that sixty persons were wounded, of gton Conference were exceeling his mist whom twenty-three are seriously hurt qud sanguine expectations. They were ja no are in hospital, French troops restored inalt measure due to the last Imperial order by six in the evening, and prohibi- Conference, and the sucessful cooperation ted traffic thereafter, when they became
whole-hearted co-operation-in the face of
grave danger,
He
however, thanks to the assistans of twa The breakers were safely negotiated. fishermen encountered by the shipwrecked crew, and on the 30th the men were in hospital
SONGS IN THE DOTS.
OSAKA, October 2nd. It is reported that the brittleship - Knya : is replacing this Junge as aeroplane- Mr. Bell, of Glasgow, who was in the carrier owing to the latter having been of his story of the suffering caused by the steal boat, told a Press representative seriously damaged by the earthquake at Rodriguez, Capt. Foster paid a fuse tri- twenty-four at the start, but eight died Yokosuka. rigours of the journey on arrival at that the crown that bout numbered
bute to those under his charge..
during the long journey in the open beat,
The Setin has been struck off the uary Splendid discipline prevailed through and the cock, Allchán, died immediately! cut (he maid) although the crew suffered after the shore was reached. In some list and will be used as a target ship...." considerably owing to the shortage of cases death was due to the drinking of water, a third of a cigaretto tin of which sen water and exposure. For the first was issued daily. We collected water when day the rations remained untouched, bax DECREASE IN CHINESE CUSTOMS
ain foll. Our rations consisted of a after that half a biscuit was served out • lid of a cigarette tin full of condensed morning and afternoon, together with milk twice daily and one biscuit. Two third of a cigarette tin of water.. native, fishermen died of exposure at had two small kegs of water at the start,' The remainder of the crew were in said Mr. Bell, "but these were practically a weak condition on their arrival.
exhausted
time by the
Wo reached!
SC:1.
REVENUE,
PEKING, October 2nd,
Despite an effective five ent. import.
to have with them the distinguished res presentatives of the Indian Empire, the Maharajah of Alwir, who was widely
of the British Empire delegation.
buy arresting the police and also high known as an enlightened, rafer deeply in-
Referring to the decision to reinforce the officials alleged to be involved in the dis- terested in the educational and material defensive air forces, he reiterated the will-
order... progress of his Slate, which renderinguess of the Government to operat
At that time there was no definite news Mauritius. The biscuits would have last tariff, the net revenue collected by the with other Governments in limiting air The communique declares that four as to what had happened to the reconded far only a few days longer. Officer Chines Maritime and Native Custers for valpable help iu mon and money during armaments.
and men shared equally in the rations, Dealing with the effect of the post-war thouard Communists were drawn up half boat, although hopes were entertained for and all did their best to the the month of September showed a decrease the war; and Mr. Sapru, who has long unsettlement. Mr. Baldwin sail that un-
its safety, Two days later the missing a mile from the demonstration, but did boat, with seventeen survivors, reached spirits of these in the bonts. We could of Shanghai' taely 100,000, as compared been a compicuous figure in Indian public ginted out that there were still not intervene,
trade had been checked.
Mauritius, having travelled about 2,000 not find our longitude during the journey, 1,250,000 unemployed, compared with a
miles. The plight to which Mr. Smith but we had the latitude by means of a with September last year.
Our idea was to get paralel | and the crew of the second boat had been extant, little over 1,500,000 when the last Confer
reduced may be judged from the fact that with Mauritius and to continue along CHINESE LO.N. REPRÉSENTATIVE ence met. The question of inter-imperial trade was one of the most important "items"
consisted of half a biscuit and two table although the rations for some days had util we struck land." on the agrada. He felt confident that they tagoas rastres at a new way for dis several of their offers had been maltreated, biscuits were finished. When they landed and there was little water left and the tributing the population, improving trans port anil means of communication and and i was, shot by separatists. The late not one of the crew could stand." generally increasing Incilities for a growth
trade within The Empire
ter summoned the French military who die Mr. Baldwin said that the economic can armed the police, and afterwards, permit dition of here. The resources of the tell them to be ill-treated.
*. life, a hričliam lawyer and a whe states-
man.
4:5
ANOTHER VERSION.
BERLIN, October 1st. A official message says the polies
An Imperial Conference communique states that Mr. Baldwin gare a general would be able to devise mutually advan- did not intervene at Duesseldorf until spoonfuls of water, when they sighted waiting for land" asked the Press re-i
review of the imperial and international
situation.
Mr. Mackenzie King, General Smuts, Mr. Warren, Mr. Cosgrave and the Maharajah of Alwar briefly replied.
The speeches were published fully in the evening papers.
rioade it essential to turn
DUESSELDORF, October 1st.
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RETURNS TO LONDON.
LONDON, October · 1st.
"How did you pass away the hours ofị
in an unassuming, almost shy, mander Mr. Chao Hein Chu his returned to presentative. Oh," was the reply, given we chatted of what we should do when we got ashore. One night, when we were: London from Geneva.
We
INTERFORT TENNIS.
SHANGHAI SECURES INTERPORT HONOURS,
CAPTAIN'S TRIBUTE TO CREW.. was seen on the Geordia. He looked the your troubles in your old kit-bag.
Capt. Foster, the master of the Treessa, pretty well scaked, we sang Pack up were, however; unfortunate in regard to their eyes
picture of health. In conversation, he said: the weather, meeting big seas practically Empire were boundless and the need for
Everything really has been stated that rapid development was claimant. 儿
can be stated as to our journey, and of all the time. The first day or two most were laid up with sickness. The French authorities announce that our experiences aboard the boats. I would of the men trusted that they would not separate be
Our ore agreeing on the first steps to create in seventeen Germans were killed in vester like once again, however, to pay a tribute Everyone was wenk on landing.
clothes by that time were in rags. On Mr. Mackenzie King moved and Mr. Hot too distant future an ample supply day's Separatist disorders, comprising to the splendid eunduct of the officers and rival we were treated very kindly and
the of those raw materials upon which the wise civilings, three security police and the men. There was a wonderful feeling trade of Massey seconded an address of resetru tins Beesprite followed such an exten-treated in hospital. Three hundre amline kept us up and kept u from 'giving to esmp at Vacon, and there we met the Shanghai and Hongkong, the following
the world depended. The popala-two blue police. Ninety-one Germans wery of comradeship unibogst us. That feel were given excellent food: We were taken and that in turn led to a general ex- ten
others." were able to go home after the up the hepe that in the end we should all George, koping that Their Majestics | 1/2" of business, from which alone wounds "bad been dressed. Two French bo dved. I don't think any of us really
FIDELITY TO THE KING.
greeting and delity 16 His Majesty King
Japanese Government:→→
authorities
Mr. Baldwin said that the Government |"poliev had strained every nerve to preserve" tha solidarity of the Allies, espezially the Zn. rupture might tente, believing that any Anglr-French the pace of
ing to preserve good relations with France
have arrested, and will charge.
· GRAVE SITUATION AT
KUESTHIN
BERLIN, October 1-2,
ous gesor-hip, it is kwn with
the
regan!
of
CHIEF OFFICER'S OPTIMISH
SHANGHAI/ October ist.
In the Interport Tennis match between
matches were played last evening te
Toussaint and Canavarro (Shanghai) fivat H. D. Rajah and O. Rumjahu (Hongkong) by 6/2.7/5 and 6/2, .
Wade (Shanghai) beat 'S. A. Hujal (Hongkong) by C/3, 7/5 and 15 (2
* BLUE MAN'S "
EXPLAINED.
COLOUR
conte improventus in" the material men were slightly hurt. The French lost hope. A finer crew no skipper ever would long be spared to strengthen the
condition of the people.
A cheery young fellow named Seabourn, Referring to India's special problems, Mr. with reponsibility for the incidents, bad."
of Rochester, told the following story: ties of love and devotion auiting the Baldwin said he was convined that they Regierungs Praesident, Doctor Hans, the A wonderful tribute to the part played "I was rather ill, and they tell me that peoples of the British Commonsenith. The may, look confidently to the cooperation Chief of the German palies, Tittor Hope by Capt, Foster and the way he kept up if we had not reached land when we did resolution was passed unanimously..
not merely of the peoples of India, but of for, the Chief Commissioner of Police, Voi- the spirits of the men was paid by the they would had to throw my dead body the Dominions Governments.-
overboard," fenberg, and two officers of the security Teresa's steward. Frank James,
But I got round all right WITH JAPAN.
Penarth, SYMPATHY
Questioned as to his experi when I got ashore. You see I was in the ences, be said: We never lost hopo on the second boat with Chief Officer Smith, and The doubles match was most inferesting.. The Conference also passed a resolution
long voyage. How did we manage to we were the longest out by a few days. The Rumjaha brothers were, at their best of sympathy with "our" old and faithful
keep up our spirts! Well, as to that, We were very short of rations, living sa ally, Jajat," confiteng in the expectation) Euproe. The patience in try- |
may say that the man who helped as most one hisenit a day; but our chief difficulty and they played beautiful tenuis, Init to keep our peeker up was the skipper was to get water. We had some milk, and Toussaint and Canavarro gayo away", fow thas' Japas would, rapidly recover and laid then open in charges of indivision and of the Kuestion Reichswehr, the Minis the whitest man who ever commandel
Tu a communique with regard to the ri, Capt. Foster. I believe our skinfer to be although milk anakes one thirsty, still
think it saved some of our lives. The time points, being strong both in attack and pursue the great part which she is festined
and weakness, but at least it testified their
When we were inclined to be wish to act, in the work of Dismeli, f the Reichswehr Commandant to peally litle downhearted he would lead the sing bad. We could not get away from the
try says that through the energetic action ship.
med terribly long, and the weather was defence. to fill in the world.
Ava moderating and meliaterial Power" in
The singles was more strenuous thao- the
eerd of hip with France,
master The situation, reinforcements will ing of A Life on the Octan. Wave. He had weather. Of course, in one way that The fellosing is the tegi of the resolu- disire to preserve
and with an ardent mit way be requiral. Owing to thus régur-warld sing other, sen ditties, which bucked and to see benefit, as we were able to get the score suggests, Rumjabu remitad at rien which will be communiented to the seemed that, at prisen we up entering in what is happening, that all National up wonderfully. Another time he sang the min water. We caught it in the sail the baseline throughout, which gave his
Someone is Waiting for Me' By and also held cut our clothes for it. Apart! a new phase with the elapse of Germainanzgents are probably supported by the met The Prime Ministers and represents He did normier Puincare, at the situation is graver than the communi Touraging conduct we were able to carry Mr. Smith was the man who got as seldom missed..
Passive resistance, which appeared in Communis. There are indications that ens cf his cheeriness and generally en- from this water I think I may say that opponent opportunities at the net which he
1 when he tives of Great Britain, the British j.
venture to pendiet hos perial Conference, desire, on the opening was clear to then in Paris, and it became there was no bloodshed. Dominicus and India, asembled in Im the new situatam wiki desidop. but it te abits. There are no details with re- Capt. Foster out to him way in which through alive. When we were a little bit ard to the casualties, but it is stated conductel himself, was also distressed he started singing, Now we paid by J. E. Edwards, of Cardiff. He are rolling home, and all of us joined the session, to send to their old and daily clear that it was only by the
std: Of course, we had a terribly in the chorus. If anyone ventured to say faithful ally, Japan, an expression of closet cooperation and complete confid
trying time, but we managed to cheerke was not so sure about it Mr. Smith profound sympathy in the terrible one of the Allies g ach other that a
one another, and to lead quite a happy would reply, My dear lad, about a life. The way in which Cant. Foster mouth from now you will find us toiling
An autopsy perforand on the body of navigated the boat was pleadid, and it the people what we have been up to. It was he who enabled as after our terrible was sad to sre, eight hodies thrown over Captain Fred Walters, known internation experience eventually to reach the land. hoard-one after another. Three of the ally as "the Blue Man in Barnum and Bailey's circus, revealed that the pecaliar OMEN OF THE SHARK,
men we lost were natives; they simply fell
of the body was the result of A graphic story of the experiences of into a state of eema and died. Another nunte of silver foisoning. Un, gemi
day and I am afraid they would have director of the laboratories at Bellevue the shipwrecked crew was contained in diary kept by a seaman named Burke, of seen the last of me. When our mast went Hospital, the performed the autopsy, said Waterloo Liverpool. Comtuencing on we rowed the bout, and sometimes travel. Walter's brain, heart, and other organs book: June 3rd, he had written in this little led about eighty miles in the day. It was and tissues were as blue
throughout n pretty stiff job. When only three miles skin, and attributed this remarkable con Mr. discovers something wrong believed we could never get there."
from land we were aliout done, and we ditiu to the fact that Walters forty years Loud noises heard.
age workel in an Australian mine, where Very heavy sens.
R. Jones, of Liverpool, said that he his inhaled the poison, Waltery was once In communication with the captain's heat. Waiting for the Runic No was in the first hoat with Capt. Foster, cuber of the 17th Luneers (the Duke
Ho always attri signs of her. Crew despair of being and that one of the men in that boat one of Cambridge's Own). picked up.
day caused much amusement by singing uted his blue colour to the opening of Heavy was still running. I want eggs and ham." Jones said that the heated the pure and acciden Heavy swells. which
valve following an water and half a biscuit. Under the date of June 9th he records: ed that he would be away at sea again in 1801, and consented after much persua
to mingle went to the United States Captain decides to separate. Three in another week; despite the fact that hesion to become a freak in the circus. good cheers. Good luck and good-bye. and been in the water ifteen times, hav He was 63 years old, and, with the excep
ing bees torpedoed nine times, his love tion of occasional heart attacks, enjoyed Subsequently for three days cum wea for the sea would never die.
good health and until the beginning of ther is reported by the diarist, who adds:
Everyono very cheery; bathing and
Mr. Baldwin mudel that Lord Carson would make a fuller statement on the situation when foreign affairs were dis enssed, later in the week.
calamity by which she has bren assailed. settlement of Europe's difficulties could be their admiration of the patristic energy hoped for and unconquerable spirit with which the Japanese nation have met the blow, their confident expectation that Japan will rapidly recover from the shock that
night have overwhelmed any less coura Mr. Baldwin recalled that the future of grous people, and that he will pursue the AngleJapaness Alliance and its bear- indamay the great part the is destinesing on the relations of the Empire with the to fill in the social and rerumic pro- United States was the chief question re gress of the world.”.
defence at the last Cos-
+
delegales from the Dominions, who were most impressed with Mr. Baldwin's lucidity and comprehensiveness, deferred their detailed replies till the explanation of the British case is completed by Lord "Curzon and the Duke of Devonshire on
Wednesday.
garding that the ratification
ference, He
KUESTRIN ADVENTURE EXDED. LATER.
An official communique states that the Kaestria adventure was speedily ended by four hundred reels, including the lenders being captured and disarmed. CLAN LINER ASHORE AND
BECKETT-CARPENTIER
FIGHT.
DAMAGED.
LONDON, October Isi. The Clan liner. C'lanmaster, voyaging MR. BALDWIN CREATES A GOOD of the quadruple Pacific Treaty was now from Glasgow to Liverpool, with cargo n
· IMPRESSION.
completel, upon which the" Anglo-Japanese route to the East, went ashore 192 Reuter's Agency understands that the Agreement of 1191 automatically termina-a dense fog on a rock as the north en- tel. We have all been deeply moved by trance to the sud between Calf Island the news of the recens earthquake in and the Isle of Man," being badly holed in Japan, and nm sure you will wish me to the region of the engine-room. A Liver- express our profound sympathy with our pool salvage boat is in attendance.. faithful ally in the terrible calamity that has befallen her and ur recognition of THE the brave spirit in which she has met "
LATEST CABLES.
EVACUATION OF CONSTAN TINOPLE COMPLETED.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October 1st. The Allied Generals and the Military Governors of Constantinople have signed a protocol for the evacuation, which is Sir R Lumley has been appointed secret-now practically completed.
The evacuation passed off without any ary to the advisory committed for the
unpleasant incident and the Generale Crown Colonies at the Economic Confer depart today. ence, which meets to-morrow.
بالكم
The Imperial Conference, on resuming on Wednesday, will hear statement, by the Duke of Devonshire as regards the Crown Colonies,
The Dominions' delegates generally de-
precate the idea that the Imperial Confer- ence will yield serious decisions. They em phasise that this is an important family Council which should be most valuable in framing a common policy, especially on pending international questions.
*
PRINCE OF WALES LEAVING
:
CANADA.
: CALGARY ALBERTA, October 1st
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has left his ranch and will return to England.
In a farewell speech te bis employer he said that he would revisit Canada at the soonest possible moment.
Very definito decisions are likely to eman ate from the Economie. Conference, which will deal, inter alia, with important ques
The townspeople assembled at the tions of detail arising from the general station shouted: Imperial policy.
back."
CARPENTIER'S LIGHTNING RIGHT WINS BATTLE IN FIRST ROUND.
LONDON, October 1st. Carpentier knocked out "Beckett in the first round.
LATED
اورا
There were 16,000 spectators present, Both men received tremendous ovations en entering the ring.
rose.
so on.
"}
He
Mr. Stuart, the second steward, told August was on exhibition in a sideshow at how the two lifeboats from the Trevesa Coney Island.
parted. The one with Capt. Foster aboard," he said, "had the bigger sail
Then comes a distressing entry:
Frazer took . We noticed a pilot and get along the faster, so it way drgid-
"
fish in front of bont and a shark followed that he should get on with it,' in King David's declaration that they that ing. Still calm. Praying for wind. order; if possible, to secure assistance. We go down to the sea in ships, that do busi Later Burke records the death of did not weep when we parted. All were nese in great waters; these see the works Beckett came in in his usual, crouching Fraser, and states that the pilot fish and in the best of spirits in each boot, and of the Lard and His wonders in the deep," attitude, and Carpentier immediately led the shark have disappeared. In conversa when we were getting away from one a Then I told them that 'He commanded with ย left to the face, Then he flashed tion with a Press representative Burke ex other we all shouted out, Cheerio! and raised up the stormy wind. They 4 right to the jaw, fooring Beckett for a count of six, after the fight had lasted plained that the crew stuck knives into Good-bye! Meet you again in about a knew all about that. But, boys, there is the mast in accordance with an old super fortnight. We were all the very best of something else, and I must tell you: only four seconds.
Beckett
tition. The pilot fish and the shark, he friends.".. dazed, whereupon Carpen-said, were supposed
"Then they ery unto the Lord in their tier instantly sent in another lightning was to be n death, and this was borne out appear when there
THE SAILOR AND THE PRIMIST,
trouble, and He bringeth them out of right to the chin, Beckett fell and was by the death of Frazer.
their distress, He maketh the storm n Discussing the trials on the lifeboats, a counted out, but the towel was thrown in before the count ended.
Turning to his diary again, Burke member of the crew said that one night, calm so that the waves thereof are still The fight lasted fifteen seconds. There read —
trusting to memory, he ventured on a Then are they lad because the waves be was a scene of tremendous excitement at Sixteenth-All in good spirits. Joe recital from the Psalms, much to the quiet so He bringeth them into their
desired haven.*? swarming round the sing and loudly the conclusion of the fight, the erowd Abrahams sick. Weather, holding, thank surprise of his comrades, because the
God,
Next day we sighted land, and locutionist was considered anything but an idealist. I told them," he said, fel as we reached the there one brave ma
said to me, 'Sure enough. He has brought, congratulations smilingly.
(Continued at foot of next column)" us unto our desired haven.
Don't forget to come applauding the victor, who recessed the Eighteenth-Weather very pleasant
Joe Abrahamis died,