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GROUNDING OF
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who was on duty on deck at the time said that if the ship had turned a minute sooner, the ac- cident might have been averted The ship was doing about 19 knots, was the regular cruising
which speed.
was
USUAL COURSE. The route, nevertheless, stated to be out of the usual ship- ping course. It was not a parti- cularly dangerous place, but it had been gathered froin the natives of the island that there "have been three or four wrecks there some years ago.
Demonstrating the effect of the Impact, one member of the
crew stood on the deck of the Fres. Plerce and pitched himself bodily against the wall. He was in his quarters when the accident occur- red, he said,, and before he knew what was happening he found himself at the other end of the
room.
There was, he said. no .panic amongst the passengers, many of whom were asleep. They all came out to inquire, and showed no sign of being alarmed when told. He had
of not known any batch passengers on board ship to be- have so coolly and give so little trouble.
The passengers were landed the next morning. he stated. They were all looking well, and were put up as best as could be, first con- sideration being given to the wo- men and children, in huts and shacks of the island.
Accommodation, was insufficiert, however. and most of the crew who went ashore slept for three nights in the open. There was. no trouble about food, the Hoover be- ing well provisioned.
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Holshoto, he revealed, was very primitive place, there being a mere handful of huts on the Island and not more than one or two hundred Inhabitants, many of whom had never before seen
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white person nor such a big ship naturally the Hoover and crowded on the beach for hours on end. There were a few Japanese officials on the Island.
The natives treated them very well, he said, although the Japan- ese did refuse permission to land the Chinese members of the crew. The latter were subsequently transferred by boats to the Pierce.
NOT TOTAL WRECK
It appears from conversations with many of the crew that the Hoover is not a total wreck, as it is reported to be.. Although her bow received the full shock, it was not damaged in any way. That she is stuck hard there is no doubt. The ship has been swung round by the tide, and is now coral reef, lying wedged in a broadside with a slight ist.
She is badly holed in parts, and at certain amount has taken a water, there being when our in- water in formant left 23 feet of No 3 hatch and 12 feet in No. 4 hatch, but there is no immediate danger. Although it may be a long time before she can be refloated, was that, once the one opinion bottom had been patched, the ship might even be able to proceed again, although slowly, on her own steam..
The cargo as far as is known, is safe to the holds. The watertight. doors had been closed, and there does not seem to be cause for an- xiety. Although the Pres. Pierce took off all the first-class mail, Including the Christmas mail for these parts, it is stated that there are still about 4000 bags on the stranded ship. It is not known what plans are being made to tranship this mail.
GOVERNOR VISITS THE EMDEN
Two Hours Spent On Board
MEDICAL WORK IN HOSTILITIES IN NORTH
INTERVIEW WITH DR. P. J. TODD
Unit Returning
To Hankow
What Next?
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And one scrutiny is evidently not sufficient, for a friend of mine had to go through the ordeal three times," continued our informant.
"Japanese military have taken complete control of everything, even the municipality whose inter- national status to-day is but in name only. I was once walking down a street when a Japanese soldier ordered me back, for what reason I could not make out. You cannot pass here.'" was all he said. Amongst the passengers arriving
"Under no circumstances is any in Hong Kong from Shanghal yes-foreigner allowed into the Japanese terday on the s.s. Tisondari was concession of Hongkew... Dr. Paul J. Todd, head of the Hong SAME IN FRENCH CONCESSION Kong and Canton Surgical Unit, "Conditions are the same in the consisting of nine doctors and French Concession. There again over 40 nurses, which went to
the Japanese are complete masters. Shanghai early in October to ren- "Everybody arriving in Shanghai der medical assistance to the to-day is closely questioned, and. wounded Chinese in the Sino- if the Japanese are not satisfied. Japanese hostilities. In conse-permission to land is refused. quence of the cessation of fight-Business is making a half hearted ing around Shanghai, Dr. Todd and effort to pick up. but in view of his party have returned south, but the tenseness of the atmosphere. after some reorganisation will pro- the wheels of trade and commerce bably depart for the base centres
are refusing to turn. in Hankow or the Upper Yangtse, Dr. Todd, who has been in China for 35 years, 18 of which he spent with the Kung Yee Medical School and Hospital in Canton before the opening of the famous Clinic and Hospital that bears his name. told a "Daily Press" representative who saw him on the Tilsondari about the work he and his helpers had been doing in Shanghai.
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The Unit, he said, worked in the Chungshan Memorial Hospital first for about nine days before it "had to evacuate with "the fall of Tazang. During that period. they the received a large number of more seriously wounded that re- quired urgent treatment. There were about 500 beds in the hos- Wis accommodation pital, and
overtaxed.
Later, the Unit moved into the Settlement and was stationed in the old Stadium, once used for greyhound racing. where they had about 200 patients. At one time, sald Dr. Todd," there were about 1200 cases daily, but most of the wounded were sent to the rear as the Settlement authorities only allowed 70 cases to be taken in each day.
ADEQUATE SUPPLY
Although arrangements for me- dical supplies might have been better. he said, there was, however. an adequate supply in "Shanghai. A good deal of the supplies used by his Unit was sent specially to them by the International Red Cross Committee.
With regard to the spirit and general disposition of the wounded soldiers whom he had observed. Dr. Todd Bald that they were on the whole very appreciative of all that was being done for them and, to the best of his knowledge, there was no trouble at all, nor did he see or hear a sign or word of dis- content. Many were ready and willing to return to the lines after they were well, and others would like to have gone back if Shang- hal had not been surrounded after- wards by the Japanese.
The wounded soldiers that were treated at the Stadium centre are still remaining there, he said. On Sunday last. Japanese military officers inspected the place but caused no trouble except advising those in charge not to let the soldiers leave the centre. They would likely be shot if they ven- tured into the streets, said the Doctor.
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"All over Shanghai to-day, the Japanese strut about like proud peacocks and cheer and sing as the transports laden with fresh troops continue to arrive from Japan. These are immediately despatched by train to the war zones, indicat- ing that there is evidently na to that gide disposition terminate hostilities with the fall of Nanking.
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"In all foreign circles to-day there is an atmosphere of gloom. What is coming next, everybody worders."
CLANS UNITED BY MARRIAGE
(Continued from Page 1
Under grey skies, threatening rain, hundreds of people gathered to watch the bride on her drive up the Royal Mile to the cathedral. Hundreds on the route cheered the bride
and her attendants, and outside the cathedral thousands gave her a tremendous reception. Hundreds of the guests had come by special trains from the West of Scotland and the North of Eng- land
The Archdeacon of Lynisfarne, in a short address, referred to the union of two'great families, famous in Scottish and English history, at one time divided by war and now united in matrimony.
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Admiral Yonai
Tokyo, Dec. 18: The Japanese Navy Minister, Admiral Yonai, this morning proceeded to the Palace to report on theé China situation.
Admiral Suetsugu, the newly- Home Minister, this appointed
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ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONG KONG
10 a.m., Dec. 10. Barometer (at sea level), 30.07
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Temperature, 62 F. Humidity, 95 per cent. Wind Direction, ENE Wind Force (Beaufort). 5. Temperature; maximum yester day, 69 F.
Temperature; night, 61 F.
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Asked if he could throw some light on the feelings and attitude
and of Chinese
foreigners in Shanghai at the present time, Dr. Todd said that, although' a “small number were naturally depressed
4 p.m., Dec. 18. by the situation and did not know Barometer (at sea level), 29.96; what to expect, the majority were Temperature, 64. Humidity, 89, firmly convinced that in time Wind Direction, E/N. Wind Force China would come out victorious. (Beaufort), 4. Maximum tempera- The foreigners that he had had ture, 64. Minimum temperature, 81. | Abr Mall for "K.L.M. Service" the chance to speak with were Rainfall, 0.04.
—due Amsterdam, 28th Dec. | Victoria wholeheartedly in sympathy with Ching.
The Japanese were searching houses systematically in some dis- tricts, he said, and it did not appear, that they were looking for suspicious individuals as professed. He declared that it was rather
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His Excellency the Governor, air Andrew Caldecott, attended by Capt. W. J. R. Craze, AD.C., paid an informal visit to the German cruiser. Emden recently,
On arrival at the Lower Jetty, His Excellency was greeted by Lieut. Tellessen of the Emden who
conducted him to one of the EI- den's launches which left imme- diately for the warship.
The visit was in return for the one made on Els Excellency by
Capt. Buerkner of the Emden.
commonly known in Shanghai that many things were found missing from those houses after the Japan- ese visits.
Food prices had gone up, but they had lately become more rea- sonable. Still, the population was finding it difficult to obtain rice, he said, and people had to line up at the rice shops for their pur- chases.
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