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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1933.
HEROES OF THE SUBMARINE L26
King's Sympathy For Man With Broken Back
Special Alr-Mall Service
London, Oct. 10. Through the Commander-in- Chief. Home Fleet, H.M.S. Nelson, the King has sent a message of sympathy to the bereaved, the in-," the horizon. jured, and all concerned in the explosion on Submarine L 28, in which two ratings were killed and, a number of others seriously in Jured on Sunday.
The funeral of the two victims, Rhodes and Whiting. will take place, to-morrow. They will be buried in the local cemetery with, full naval honours.
To-day, when I visited the scene of the explosion in the tender Verbena, I was told of many acts of heroism displayed by injured men when rescuers came to their aid, writes the "London Daily Telegraph" "correspondent.
Оле тап although in Intense pain, for his back was broken, said to his rescuers, "Don't worry about me there are others much more serious!"
All ratings speak in terms of high praise of Lt.-Comdr. Lewis and Sub-Lt. Nelvin, who grappled with the situation in a manner typical of the naval spirit. Throughout the trying ordeal they led the work of rescue of the im- prisoned men in the mess-room.
"
CAUSE STILL A MYSTERY.
The submarines were engaged in manoeuvres at that time, and had formed into line to attack the Mackay as she appeared on L 28 and the L 19 were proceed. when something ing alongside went amiss, and, to prevent a collision, it is stated that L 28 had to make for the rocks. The L 19 was also involved, but fortunately the only grazed a part of the rock.
the
I understand that during the time that the L 26 was on the reef a small are occurred in the motor-room and that a team of men who went forward to extin- guish it were slightly gassed.
LOOKING FOR Tension in the Pacific QUEEN'S
PIGEONS
(CONTINUED FROM PAGË 1,
And Met A Tiger curricula in the public schools of
In Jungle
day in addition to carrying full
the Territory. Out of 887 teach- ers in these schools in 1932, 485 were aliens owing unquestioned loyalty to the Mikado. I have the testimony of ‘young Japanese Kuantan, Oct. 12, that they are taught things in MY, Pius Vindargon, a well these schools which "never should be taught under the American known resident and a keen sports-
that they are under man" of Kuantan, had a thrilling flag", and
the feeling during their period encounter with auger a few days of double schooling that they ago. He WBS out looking fox "are under two flags.” It is to pigeons armed with his shot-gun the credit of the territory that and bird shots. He had however It tried to bring the Japanese one cartridge loaded with bullets language schools under control of and two loaded with buckshot, local educational "authorities As The scene of the encounter was far back as 1920 a rubber estate about, 10 miles effort at Americanization which from Kuantan town.
would have resulted in a very
Was
This sincere
of the supreme United States de- court of the claring the territorial law uncon- Belleve me, nobody stitutional.
He was strolling along the es-diferent situation in the Islands tate bordering a jungle when he to-day
destroyed by the saw the tiger at a distance. He absurd decision at first thought it to be, some other animal and going closer realised he was gazing at a full grown tiger. He Dred and the animal was seen to sprawl on the ground but apparently overcom- ing the shock leapt at Mr Vindargon who discharged an- other shot.
in the Empire of the Ris ing Sun declarés unconsti tional the absolute control of all mission schools, for example, by the imperial educational heads.
Palled Between Tokyo and. Washington
INSPECTION IN GAS MASKS,
It still kept advancing towards
Hawall, it would seem, must This morning when Lt.-Cmdr.
the hunter who faced it and fired and some other way_to_bandle Lewis, and his officers carried out
his last shot. The animal then this school problem. The Japan- an inspection of the damaged disappeared into the jungle ap-ess and other Oriental languages mess-room they had to wear g85parently mortally wounded. On might be taught in the public masks, as there was still a con- siderable accumulation of gas iri that spot.
It,
Only one battery exploded. along with three others, is situated about in beneath the mess-room.
all the batteries had exploded "the submarine would probably have been blown to pieces.
This is the general opinion of the "oncers, and it is stated it is only a miracle that the other batteries did no explode.
The Admiralty will hold two into the separate inquiries," one
the next day coolies and trackers followed the spoor of the wound- ed tiger and the carcase' WAL found inside the jungle. On ex- amination it was found that the bullet had penetrated the neck,
RACKETEERING
TO END
schools
way themselves.. Same must be found to give a voice to encourage leadership among and give an economic position to the young citizens of Japanese ancestry if we expect them to cut loose from their parents and take true American stand.
No, outward damage has been done to the L 28, but in the mess- room, where "the explosion place, it is considerable. The grounding, and the other into the cause of the explosion may never, cause of the explosion.
took cause of the two submarines Special Gaol For U.S. cestry in these Islands will re-
Practically no damage was done to the vessel when she slid on to the rocks. Actually five sub- marines were proceeding to In- vergordon at the time of the mis- hap, and they were waiting, the arrival of the flagship Mackay after being refuelled.
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Super-Criminals
Meanwhile events will probably move too rapidly a kindly solution of this problem. If the war lords of Tokyo "pipe down"-to use a alang phrase-the position of the American citizenry of Japanesе an-
solve itself with no greater "com- plications than that of, say, the Irish
New or Jewish groups in York, the German in Wisconsin or be known. that is the opinion of! It is likely that these will take Mean- A number of the officers of the place later at Devonport.
the negro in the southern states. vessel. There is now no sugges-whlle, Capt. P. E. Phillips, of the
Washington, Oct. 12, But if the Tokyo, war lords con- tion of the explosion having any Mackay, will to-morrow begin to
The Federal Government intends tinue to press Franklin Roosevelt's association with the grounding of take evidence on board his ship
to round up every organised rack-government at Washington, which for submission to the Admiralty. the L 26 on Saturday.
Cottage eteering and kidnapping band in fully apprehends the Importance It has learned at the Hospital, to-night that, with the the country, the Attorney-General, of Hawail to the whole American Leading Seaman Mr. Chester Cummings announced nation and the white race as a exception of Wiseman and Stokers Henry Tay-day, and those who are not con- Arst line of defense (and almost victed of capital crimes and execu- the only defense with the exception lor and Arthur Lewin, who are in a critical condition, all the other ted are to be placed in a special of the God-given one of distance) victims of the explosion are pro- prison for so-called super-criminals. will make short shrift of potential That these eriminals may have dangers from uncertain loyalties gressing satisfactorily.
virtually no opportunity to escape, in the Hawaiian Islands, the old military prison on Alcatraz i The young Japanese, of Hawall do well to declare their Island, in San Francisco Bay, is would to be re-built,
freedom from" their silen fathers The campaign against organised and express themselves unmis- crime is increasing and becoming takeably. But if Tokyo pushes, more efficient every day, the A-Washington, will see to torney-General declared. He is American defense forces at least: confident that, as the state and do not have to worry about an municipal police find the govern- unstable political situation in the ment means business and is getting voting population of the territory One hears much talk results, they will join and remove of Hawail Angerprints and just as well deve-such organisations from the country. in all communities in Hawall of a commission form of government In all cases where Federal attor loped a set of case histories of
the present repre- to supersede neys appear, extreme sentences are
Wheri criminals."
demanded. Most mambers of the sentative territorial rule. The candidate for Scotland Department assert that any crim- Tokyo Yard must be between 20 and 27inal who engages in kidnapping or years old, healthy, and intelligent who threatens a life should receive clemency whatever United and be a British subject of pure
Press. British descent.
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AMERICA'S WAR ON CRIME
Scotland Yard Possible Model For The U.S. Service
Washington-Scotland Yard suddenly has become a recurring Americans con- phrase wherever sider the alarming proportions of the national crime problem;
Many have asked how the or- ganization and methods of the detective and famous London police centre could be copied in this country's war on crime and gangland.
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York, fresh from his conduct
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A FLYING GUN PLATFORM
gation of racketeering: proposes end of this training period, but British Experiment In Aircraft Armament
as a form of American Scotland takes two more examinations be-
Yard the setting up of a force of law officers with a dual responsi- bility of the enforcement of both state and federal laws;
to
NEW IDEA
fore being finally appointed-if he is fortunate,: Not more than 5 per cent of the men who enroll are accepted ultimately.
While many similarty stringent requirements, hold true, in various American police forces, Benator Copeland says: "The need is to supply smaller communities with trained aid, which could be given through the American Scotland Yard plan which I propose.
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London, October 10. steadily, it is sturdily built, and its loaded weight of nearly 17 tons A big flying-boat armed with a But how would the United
14-pounder quick-firing gun is afford, ample material for the dis States, build up this organization
ready here for delivery to the Air tribution of the shocks of dischar- designed to combat crime with
Ministry. Four of the same type ges the
have been ordered, and it is believ POWERFUL ENGINES the technique employed by
English organization?
cd they will be stationed at Malta, It is, in fact, the latest version famous
replacing the float seaplanes which of the Iris, which has been in Here's Copeland's idea:..
have served there during the last service since 1928. The three Rolls- "Let each governor pick a man,
"It would place one or several few years. This boot, the Black-Royce Buzzard engines, with which he considers capable of work with
men in each state, trained at the burn Perth, is the first Service it is fitted, now yield a maximum the bureau of investigation," he saya. Then send those men here federal bureau of investigation peroplane to carry heavier amma-
were originally rated. This extra the bureau and train them, and paid by the federal government will be watched with keen put of 830 h.p. at which they after an examination has proved ment, who would in addition have interest by the air forces of several
weight to be raised at need to them fit candidates.
-the right to enter local cases by other nations which are concerned power bas permitted the loaded "They should then be stationed virtue of the governor making with the same problem.
38,000lb, which means that the boat back in their states and paid by them "dollar-a-year", men." The firing of a gun which has 4 may be oven a range of 1,800 miles AUTHORITY LIMITED fairly heavy recoil demande parti- in still air. Advantage has also the federal government, · Let
At present, authorities point cular qualities as to strength and been taken of the extra power, and each governor make such men in
enter stability in an aeroplane. In this the better performance, due to his state dollar-a-year" men, out, federal officers can commissioned to enforce the state local cases only where a federal case the gun is set on a rotary cleaner wing structure, to make the laws as well as the federal laws offense is involved mounting in the bows, and has a hall more roomy. It has 18in: What is Scotland Yard, how In addition to his "Scotland very wide field of fire. Its effective more in the beam and is slightly large is its force and how extenYard" proposal aimed at the range is about 1,500 yards and the deeper, so that the quarters of the five shells taken by its clip may be crew of fire are commodious and sive the detective and police work removal of this barrier to federal red in four seconds. The force of comfortable.
participation, Senator Copeland it does?
urges:
POLICE FORCE.
Actually say federal authori- ties who have made it a special study-it is merely the metropoli- tan police force of London, with 20,000 men, including a force "of 1,000 detectives. It costs annually around $30,000,000 and has juris diction over the city's 700 square miles and 6,000,000 people.
Its specially trained officers can enter only local cases where the local constable requiesta áid
Its, detectives are carefully trained in scientific detection.
"But this is also true of our: federal officers," says Benator Copeland, and our federal” bure- au has a much larger file of
Better control of the manufac ture, sale and transportation of arearms.rohibi
Absolute prohibition of the sub-calibre machine gun,
Cooperation
the recoil represents a pull of These changes are of importance 1,600lb., the greater part of which in a boat which may have to operate has to be transferred by the aero- for long periods away from its plane to the air around it. The base. They have been made without effect of firing all five rounds in any cost to the good lines of the quick time is said to be a temporary hull. The Perth, like the Iris, ban reduction in the forward speed of the deep V-shaped bottom which among states so the flying-boat by 10 miles an hour ensures that, when the boat is set that fugitive witnesses cannot As the rounds may be fired down on the surface of the water, escape. Making refusal to testify separately and the gun, tay be it stays there and exhibits no
felony. University fingerprint-resighted between each, the effect inclination to rebound, even ing as a duty of citizenship of the recoil on marksmanship may moderate waves," into the air.
be slight, and if, in service, this This appears to be one of the should prove to be the case, an most successful combinations of forward in the airworthiness and seaworthiness in important stop arming of aircraft will have been the biggest flying-bost with which taken. This boat forms a most any R.A.F. squadron is equipped, suitable platform for these trials. It is a significant contribution to It has very good performance for the development of aircraft for the so bigs machine. The top speed assumption of long-range recbu- is 132 miles an hour, it dies very naissance and patrol duties,
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