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BACK TO THE CONTROL
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SCHEME AGAIN
Germany And Italy Resume Non-Intervention Work
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Borlin, June 16.
It is authoritatively stated here that the German Ambassador In London has informed the chairman of the Non-Intervention Committee that the German Government, conformably with the agreement of June 12, will resume co-operation with the Com- mittee and also in the task of International control of the Spanish coasts.
It is likewise stated that a similar announcement has been made by the Italian Ambassador in London. Political circles here stress that the conditions made by Germany for he re-entry into the Non-Intervention. Committee have heen met but the date on which she will resume active participation has not yet been decided upon.-
JOINT COMMUNIQUE London: A joint communique, announcing the return of Germany and Italy to the Non-Intervention Committee was issued here and says that the German and Italian Ambassadors informed the Chair- man of the Non-Intervention Cum- mittee that as the result of the agreement reached by the four: naval powers on June 12, for the
STOP PRESS
Simla, June 18. The Viceroy is shortly fasting a message to India on the Constitu- tional crisis, which is unofficially belleved to be of a conciliatore nature. It is not expected that the Congress Working Committee will meet until Tuesday when the message is expected to be publish- ed
Moscow, June 18.
M. Kruttoff, President of the Far Eastern Executive Committee, and M. Larin, President of the Rostof Executive Committee were removed from office for. "Inefficiency and lack of Bolshevik vigilance," result- ing in the wrecking of Soviet Industries.
Reuter,
naval control observation scheme, the German and Italian govern-. ments have decided to resume co- operation with the Committee and an active part in the patrol duties in Spanish waters.-- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
AIR MAIL
DUE TO-DAY
It was ascertained yesterday that the RMA. Delphinus is due to arrive at Kai. Tak about 1230 p.m. to-day The plane left Penang at 12.30 p.m. yesterday and arrived ar Saigon at 4.39 pm.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who is at present holidaying at Kuling, will hold a conference in the famous summer resort with President Lin Sen and Dr. Wang Ching-wel.
NO BRITONS MURDERED IN CHINA
DURING PAST YEAR STATES MR. EDEN
London, June 18.
The Foreign Secretary. Mr. An- thony Eden snnounced ximid cheers in the House of Commons that no British subjects had been kidnapped or murdered in China during the last twelve months in reply to Mr. Day. He said that beyond that it
Was not DOS-
to
sible. to give an answer any question sceking full detalls regarding the extent that lives and property of Britons had been adversely affected in the course of the year but all possible efforts had been made to safeguard them!"
"I may, however, mention that British subjects in Bian were evacuated successfully in January when that town was threatened by
civil war."- Reuter
Seeded Players
At Wimbledon
London, June 16.
The seeded players in the draw for the all-England Laws. Terinis Championships», which, begin on Monday at Wimbledon are - an- nounced,
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In the men's singles in order as thay appear in draw they are: Von Cramm (Germany), R. Menzel
(Czecho Blovakia), H. W. Austin
(France) Miss Dorothy Round '(Britáin'), 'Miss Kathleen Stam- mers (Britain) British Wiretan,
KHO SIN KIE TO PLAY MULLIKEN
London, June 16.
Yamagishi (Japan), meets the
An excellent picture of the Dojima: Maru taken after the boiler explosion.
BOILER IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION
EXPERT EVIDENCE AT DOJIMA MARU
EXPLOSION ENQUIRY
BOILER TUBES DESCRIBED AS EXCELLENT
There was no indication, by inspection of the broken parts, that the safety valve had been tampered with and as far as could be seen the valve was in good condition," said Mr. W. A. Butterfield, engineer, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, when he gave evidence yesterday at the enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Chinese seaman, one of the many victims who lost their lives as a result of the explosion on the O.S.K. launch, Dojima Maru, at Queen's Statue Pier, on the night of May 17, last.
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The hearing will be consinued to-morrow afternoon at the Central Magistracy before Mr. W. Schofield, sitting as Coroner, and a special fury comprising Mr. CF. Bellamy (Foreman), Mr. W. T. Stanton and Mr. M. H. Lo. Yesterday the jury sat with the Coroner.
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Mr. J. T. Prior. of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, holds a watcking brief on behalf of the Osaka Bhosen Kaisha, while Mr. O, E C. Marton, of Messrs Deacons, represents the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited.
police.
Acting Inspector A. L. Hopkins and Det.-Sergt., F. Estall are present on behalf of the
At yesterday's continued hearing. formal evidence was given by Tang Foo, an engineer on a motor boat which was moored near the Pler at the time of the explosion, Sum Kuen-hol, attendant on a motor ambulance, and Indian Constable Bachan Singh.
PORT CAPTAIN'S STORY Port Captain Nakashima, Marine Superintendent of the O.SK. then went into the witness box and said that the Dojima Maru formerly belonged to the TKK and in 1929
was bought by the 0.8.K. Records of the launch. were kept at the head offices of the Company but he witness) never knew of any defects in the boller. The launch was inspected twice a year by the Government Marine Surveyor and on those occasions he also inspect- ed the vessel.
The last time the faunch was
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were taken out and the pressure The boiler in its entirety, said test was applied. Some of the witness, was well-constructed "and holier tubes were changed but then accordance with common prac safety valve was found to be in tice. The general condition of the good condition.
boller indicated that at the time. of the explosion it was in a fair,
AIR W. A. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. W. A. Butterfeld, who it will be recalled gave expert evidence at the West Point Gasometer Explo sion Inquest, said that he examined the boller of the Dojima Maru on May 19. The whole area of the furnace, of plain tube form, was was free of scale and there was no in very good order. The furnace
indication of deformation. The tubes were, generally, clean and in good order excluding tour which were badly bent, probably during salvage operations. There was no rust on the tubes which were in, excellent condition.
·EIGHT STAVES TORN OFF inspected was in January this year, So far as the combustion cham Witness was present on this occa-ber was concerned, witness said it alon and the boiler was taken out. was in very good condition. At of the ship, the inspecthe time of the explosion, there is tion being carried out at a an indication that eight of the Chinese dockyard at Bhaukiwan staves were torn off from one side The boller, engine and manhole | and six from the other.
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valve, however, was missfrie and serviceable condition. The safety
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SUN-RAY TREATMENT
FOR MINERS
German "Labour Front" To
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Berlin, June 18.
Artificial Alpine sun-ray treatment for miners will shortly be introduced in German mines on the initiative of the German "Labour Front” authorities who consider that no efforts must be spared to keep the workers, exposed to the heavy strains of undër- ground work, healthy and fit for their arduous duties.
ONIONS FOR A BRIDGE!
costs
Cairo, June 16. The Egyptian Government in tend, it is learned, to pay for n bridge over the Nile ordered by Krupp in Essen, which $148,079 not in cash, but up to the sum of £35,000 "in onions. „d similar deal was made with the Reich in 1935, when Bgypt pur chased an Embassy, building in Berlin, and paid for it with onions. -Transocean News Service.
Baron Von Neurath, German Foreign Minister, who is shortly to visit London (Sen cables-- Page-9).
The ray treatment will be ad ministered in long paisages through which the miners will pass on their way from the shower baths to the dressing rooms."
The Arst experimental artificial Alpine sun-ray treatment plant will shortly be installed La the Buhr and upper Silesian coal- basins, one in each region
during the experimental period- 'Transocean. News Service
CHINESE
MARITIME
CUSTOMS
Marine Department Report 1936
In its 300-odd: pages, the 1936 report of the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs presenta a full and exhaustive re- view of conditions prevalling at all the leading China coast and river ports, complete with maps, diagrams and sketches, states the "North China Daily News."
Under the heading of "Shanghai District" appear concise reports of -waterways, railways, highways, posts," telegraph and telephone services in Hangchow, with details
etc. in Hangchow harbour Itself. (Continued on page 7).
NURSES BOARD of wharves, berthing facilities
EXAMINATION
Successful Candidates
part of this was found on the Pier. witness said, he examined it at the The following results of the Central Police Station when it was Nurses Board Examination held in compression ring, and cutter were Nurses found that the spring, spindle, May, 1937, under Section 4 of the Registration Ordinance, in pisce.
Ordinance No. 1 of 1931, are pub Ished for general information. The lower chamber in which the They will be frcluded in the next safety valve seats are fitted was ice of Lite
"Government missing so that it was not possible Gazette to form any opinton whether these were in position. It was unlikely. that the seats would have lifted out of place thereby closing out
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS the steam but there is a very ra
*MI Gladys Sata, "Miss Lacy mote possibility that such may Yip, Miss Josephine Kung: "Mr.
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have occurred. if the Weng Jam Sans. Mr. Lee Taek
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After witness said that the usual Hirg "Me, Lee Canng Wèn, Mr. La form of easing gear was fitted and Luers Huen, Mr. Yeung Kam Hung- the part which had been galvaged found to be in good order, the en- quiry was adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.
HEALTH RETURNS
Three cases of dysentery, two of cerebro-spinal fever and one of en Tokyo, June 16. teric fever were notified to the It la learned that Mr. Kawagoe local Health Authorities on Tues- Japanese Ambassador to China, is day leaving for Manking next week with - instructions to be formulated at a meeting sometime this week be- tween Hirota," Japanese Foreign Minister, General Sugiyama and | Am
winner of the qualifying tourna licing of the City, Mr. 14 Kit-chi, ment in the top section of the Superintendent of the Kwangtung (Britain), Grant (United States), draw in which von Crammis Police Department has decided to Frankie Parker (United States), seeded. Nakano (Japan) meets raise and train a body or police Henkel (Germany) V Mechrath Harris (United States) in seventh Women (Australia), Donald Budge (United section in which McGrath (Aus- As soon as the necessary in- Btates).
tralia) la seeded. Kho Sin Kie vestigations have been completed. Admiral. Tonal Seeded players in, the women meste Mulliken (Great Britain) in in connection with the organising Renter's Bulletin Service. singles & pre-Ming Helen Jacobs the top section while Ho meets of this new police force, an ex (United" : States) Cholder) Mrs.
Trankie Parker, a seeded player in amination of candidates will Sperling (Denmark), Senorit the Afth section.
held sana (Chile) Miss Jedrejowsky
Beuter d (Poland), Miss Alice
US Marble (United Stater). Madame Mathieu
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wal forenpolice, duty in Augurt It is expected that the police. Beptember women will be trained and be ready Chinese Evening Premes
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Shipping Spart
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 12-11/16d. TT ON NEW YORK: 30-1/8.
London Silver Market
¿From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 16... London silver prices to-day were down 1/16 for "Spot" and 1/8 for "Forward" as follow: A
Spot..... Forward
June 16. Junë is 19-7/8 19-13/16 19-16/18 19-13/19 India sold. China bought. Busi- ness small, London': Gold: 140/5X Bombay silver:-51-05, 61-06, 51-38. Off-take 50 market quiet.
Important Talks
At Kuling Resort
Nanking
Owing to the depre heat President Fla. 89. Wang Ching-wel, Ch *13/13) | | Central Political Con
ceeding to Kallig -sort" where they
Generalissimo di Chiar Chairman of the *tive yuan and Chair: "Military Affairs Comi
purpose of discussing Government
departure for take place early next mont
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conang