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FIRST STORIES OF DRAMA PLAYED JAPAN PREMIER
OUT ON OCEAN · BED IN THETIS DISASTER
Divers Tell Of Tremendous Difficulties They Faced
LONDON, June 5 (Reuter)-The first stories of the drama that was played out on the ocean-bed in Liverpool Bay by five Scapa Flow divers, who were fighting to rescue the crew of the ill-fated submarine Thetis, were told when the divers landed at Liver- pool from the destroyer Winchelsea yesterday.
The diving operations were | directed by air compression | by the diving expert, Mr. James McKenzie. The dif- culties he and his companions faced are a commentary on the rescue chapter of the tragic story which is now exercising the public mind.
Diver Taylor, describing the first descent, of his companions, Sin- clair and McKenzie, at, 12.55 a.m. on June 3. to the "News Chronicle," sald
"The tide-race was fire knots, causing McKenzie to fight every inch of the way, down. It was pitch black on the ocean bed.
TIDAL CURRENTS
Feeling his way. McKenzie touched metal. It was the sunken submarine. Then, the tremendous difficulty was that he was still in tidal currentя."
McKenzie, he said, clamber- ed on to the deck and knock- ed four or five times with a hammer. He got a faint res- ponst
from within.
"NOTHING WILL BE HIDDEN"
LONDON, June 5 (Reuter) --Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty." in ITE Interview with the "Daily Mall," s quoted as saying: "I am making a long statement, on the Thetis dis- aster in the House of Com- mons. It will be as complete as possible in the circum- stances.
"You can rest assured that the fullest Investigations are being made and that the public will be kept fully in- formed. Nothing will be hid- den."
WORLD THEATRE
LEASE
Thirty bids were received by the Government in response to its re- cent invitation for tenders for the McKenzie himself said that he lease of the World Theatre, the was practically all out when he former tense for which recently reached the surface.
expired. The
TREATED AS A SPY.
DETENTION OF COL.. SPEAR. BY
JAPANESE
PEKING, June 5 (Reuter) -- On the afternoon of June 1, a Japazese spokesman" admitted. that the Japanese Army in Kalgan had been holding Col. R. C, Spear, British Military At- tache at the Embassy in China. Since May 26.
WITH
CONFERS DEFENCE HEADS
Future Attitude Now Defined
TOKYO, Jane 8 (T/Ocean)- Japan's attitude toward the present. European situation. `particularly in respect of the various Issues likely to emerge from this situation, has now been deßinlicly defined, ac- cording to a report issued by the semi-official
Japanese News Agency.
The decision was taken in the course of a conference which the Col Spear, it is now revealed, Japanese Premier, Baron Htranu- was expected here from Chungking ma, had to-day first with the at the end of May and on Tuesday Minister for War, Gen. Itagaki last the Japanese press carried and the Minister of Marine. Adml. story of a mysterious foreigner, Yonal, and afterwards with the claiming to be the military attache Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, and
Finance of a third power having been arthe
- Minister, Mr. rested north of Kalgan on May 36 Ishiwata. and taken to Kalgan.
The Premier will have an audi- once with the Emperor this after
Col. Spear was known to carry a passport. but there was no edmis-noon for the purpose of submit sion by the Japanese that they had been holding a Britisher until June 11.
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ting his report on these conversa. tions. It is understood that in their final stages the conversa- tions The Japanese. spokesman - ex-
revolved around certain plaining
military issues which were dis- anyone coming from the Chineseisters. There is every reason to cussed with the two defence Min- lines was treated as a spy.
the
arrest said
that
DRIVE TO END
belleve that Japan's fature for- eign policy will be built up on submissions made by the two. de- fence Ministers.
Although nothing has seeped through to the general public re-
OPIUM SMOKING sarding the nature of these decl-
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IN CHINA
New Laws Made In Chungking
NO RESPONSE
tender of the previous Taylor said that he and Diver flessees, the Bang Lee Company,
CHUNGKING, June 5 (Beuter)——— Thomson made a descent at 6 am has been accepted. The manage. All opium amokers in Chungking when visibility was fairly good, but ment will, therefore, continue in will have to give
up the
drug conditions were so bad that they operation in the theatre for a habit before July 1, under regula- had to ascend after ten" or "twelve turther three years at a yearly tions announced by Gen. Ho Kuo-
minutes..
This time silence freeted"" their tappings and they had to wait for the next tide before anything further could be done,
THETIS TRAGEDY:
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CHINA WAR NEWS!
Continned from Paxe 1
The Chinese staged a night' at dropped to the effect" that the tack on the Japanese southeast of "Japanese. Government have re-Euwo recently and inflicted heavy solved to seek the strengthening losses on them.
of the Anti-Comintern Pact by. closer co-operation with
those Powers whose policy is directed toward the same goal.
19 KILLED? RAIL CAR RUNS INTO
MOTOR - COACH
West River Situation SHIUHING, June 5 (Central)-- Concerted counter-attacks by Chinese regular forces and mili. tias on the Weat River sector claim a number of minor successes. in the past week...
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GUN BATTLE IN CITY
On June 2, the Chinese smashed rental of $5,500.
kwan, Mayor of the city.
[their way into Samkong, north- The World Theatre is built on Even addicts possessing Hmited
HAMBURG, June 5 (T/Ocean)-west of Samshul, and killed scores Crown land and is the property of licences to purchase opium will A serious accident costing 19 lives of the Japanese garrison there. the Government. The site
three 12:0 was now be forbidden this privilege occurred at an unguarded rallway Their booty included formerly occupied by the Imports under the new laws which form crossing near Wullsen in the chine-guns and two trench mor part of a nationwide drive to rig when a loaded motor-coach Chinese force attacking Sai-
Lueneburger Heide yesterday morn- tara. China of opium smoking within a
was struck by Diesel motoredinam," "on the Canton-Samahui year.
railway express car. ****
Railway, at the same time, recap-! The driver of the motor-coach, tured Lutsun on June 1 and are which contained 34 passengers, advancing rapidly on Bainam, evidently saw the approaching car fighting having broken out on its at the last moment and endeavour- immediate outskirts. ed to bring his vehicle to stop! but his efforts brought it directly
Kunglu, nfteen miles north-west a revolver which was taken from of Canton, is now cleared of the robbers, while si at shells $ (Central) in the path of the oncoming car
picked up from various Apparently exhausted from their and it was hurled against a steel Japanese forces as the result of were
Chinese mopping up corners in the street recent disastrous spurt in north signal mast and completely de- vigorous
operations which forced the enemy The Emergency Unit was sum- Hupeh. Japanese activities along mollahed.
withdraw to the east. moned and passers-by were search- the central Hupeh front on the In addition to 19 persons killed troops to Hankow-Ichang highway during
A Japanese attack on the Chinese (ed near the vichity. the spot, numerous others
positions at Samkong was the week-end were confined to were so seriously wounded that busy troop movements.
there is little hope of saving their pulsed.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THROUGHOUT LAND
ROYAL SYMPATHY: KING'S MESSAGE TO FIRST LORD
LONDON, JUNE 5 (REUTER)-BRITAIN YESTERDAY MOURN- ED FOR THE NINETY-NINE MEN OF THE SUBMARINE THETIS- WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT THE WEEK-END IN A TRAGIC DISASTER.
In village churches, cathedrals and aboard all warships, special prayers were offered.
A special signal from the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Home! Fleet. Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, called up 30,000 naval ratings for a special memorial service on board every ship and all naval shore establishments.
FIRST FLIGHT OVER INDIAN OCEAN
The first attempt in the his- A religious service was held on the spot where the Thetis now lles over the Indian Ocean was made tory of commercial aviation to fly by those who were still present on Sunday when the flying boat and who participated in the at- "Guba" started from the port of tempt to Save the lives at the
Redland,,, Western Australia, for crew.
Mombassa Kenya. The fight is intended to test the possibilities LONDON, June 5 (Reuter)-His of a second air route between
Royal Sympathy.
J.
Majesty the King sent a message
to the Earl of Stanhope, First Lord of the Admiralty, stating: The Queen and I are greatly distressed
Australia and England-(TO),
Island Not Located LONDON, June 5 (Reuter)-The to hear of the disaster to theving boat "Gabu," which is on Thetis, which has been attended a survey fight from Australia. to by the sad loss of so many Hives, England, via the Indian Ocean, landed at Batavia, Bhe failed to
Please convey our deep sympathy and the Cocos Island which was to the relatives of these on board," to have been the first stopping
Queen Mary also sent a message of heart-felt sympathy to the replace from where, the dying boat. latives of those who lost their would hop to Mombasa
UVES.
Commons Statement
Flying conditions did not permit the machine to locate the Island, and after circling in the vicinity,
It was annoticed later that Mr. the pilot decided to land in Bata- Geoffrey Shakespeare, Partia via, mentary and Financial Secretary
to the Admiralty, will make **
statement in the House of Com- MOTOR LORRY "IN moms to-day on the Theth, dis- aster.
HARBOUR
JAPANESE TROOP MOVEMENTS
ICHANG, June
Numerous truckloads of wound-
tro
lives.
re-
Mahow, on the outskirts of Samshni, was subjected to a dar- ing rald by Chinese forces on the night of May 30. The Japanese has beep barracks there were all burnt.
(Continued From Pare 1}
Mr. C. G. Perdue, Acting Com missioner of Polles, Mr. W. B. Scott, Acting Deputy Commis sloner of Police, Chief Detec tive Inspector M. Murphy and other officers
wers Оп the
scene.
DEATH OF SIR HENRY NORMAN
Prominent Business Magnate And Radio
Expert
LONDON, June 5 (Beater) The death is announced of Sir Henry Norman, Bart, P.C., J.P. pioneer of radio and telephony in England, Journalist and prominent business. magnate, at the age of si.
Sir Henry was a director of many colliery concerns, chief of which 15 the Yorkshire Amal-
It is understood that the gang gamated Collleries, Ltd.
of robbers had arrived at Hongkong: After being privately educated,
ed Japanese men were moved back to the rear, their place. being An Industrial Corporation capl taken by fresh troops transferred talised at $6,000,000 from other less active fronts. Be-organised by the Kweichow. Pro- tween Chukow and Lubanshih, vincial Government to develop
Chinese Guerillas Vie thirty truckloads of disabled sol- the province. A total of $1,250,000 diers were sent to the rear in a of the capital will be
CHUNGKING, June 5 (Central) from Macao only yesterday morn he arduated at Harvard, Univer furnished-Chinese guerilla forces alongng. The one shot dead was named sity as a B.A. and was prominent single day.
the Ministry of Economics, the Shanghal-Hangchow Railway, Lam Ah-fong, a native of Chikin the demand for the national Increasing their guerilla activi- $1.230,000 by the Kwelchow Pre- who have recently intensified their Chow, while the man captured preservation of the famous Na- ties, strong Chinese units have vinciál Government and the penetrated into the rear of the by the Bank of China, the Bank in northern
rest operations, smashed, into Kashing. Was from Amoy.
Cheklang
near. the with Japanese transports.' enemy line and worked havoc of Communications, and the Kiangsu border, in a relentless at-:
'Farmers Bank of China.
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Britain Blamed By Herr Hitler
"Robbery Of Our Colonies:
Annihilation Of Our Fleet: Destruction Of Our Trade"
BERLIN, June. 5 (Reuter) I have taken care that all in leading positions shall be one hundred per cent, soldiers if I find anyone not up to this expecta tion, I will have him removed," declared Herr Hitler, when he addressed a rally of 300,000 ex-servicemen as Cassel.
The rally was attended by the leaders of the Ger- man Army and Navy, high officials of the Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Bulgarian and Hungarian armies and the Japanese Ambassador.
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to be
gara Falls--an agitation which re- sulted in their being bought over
DETECTIVE CONDITION From Inquiries made late last by the State of New York night, it was learned that Detective As a journalist, Sir Henry work- Wan Man was still in a critical ed for several years with the condition. He had been operated "Pall Mall Gazette" and also with upon and had regained conscious the "Dally Chronicle" of which ness before 9 pm. Kwan Som, he was editor in 1896. Four years the frush hawker, who was shot later he gave up Journalism. in the hip, had also undergone an •Extensive Travels immediate operation. His con- dition was sald
Sir Henry had travelled exter- more sively in America, Canada, Japani, favourable.
Russia, Siberia, Centrál Asia, Of the four passers-by who were Malaya, China, Siam, Egypt and wounded; only Tam Teung was the Balkans. not detained for treatment. The
Before the Great War, he became bullet had only grazed his leg.
Chairman of the War Office Com- Police are now combing the city mittee on Wireless Telegraphy He **If this encirclement policy. In search of more members of the was a Staf Captain n 1916 and proves to be the same as before ARE.
promoted Major in 1917. the war, there is one difference ||
After the war, his interest bez to-day so far as Germany 1s con- Three, men, armed with a revolver, radio development continued and cerned, namely, Germany's policy entered the Tung fick grocery he became Han Secretary of the of defence has fundamentally shop at Ha Chuen Market Budget Wireless Telegraphy Com changed..
shan district, early yesterday mittee and was Vice President of
tion of our trade in the world these were the British sixas in those days and they' have not changed. -Germany's 'wATA guilt " was that she frivolously before neglected armaments the war...
One Difference
VILLAGE ROBBERY
“One change is that the nation and robbed the inmates, Chung
is no longer headed by a civilian Cheung, 62-year-old man and his the Radio Society of Great Britain. in a major's uniform, but by a wife of $20 Hongkong arrency, and simple soldier. I have taken care $50 Chinese money.RAYON that all those in leading positions
shall be hundred per cent soldiers
If I find that anyone does not Herr Hitler referred to the encirclement politicians in Paris come up to this expectation, I will While La King-ming, driver of gigantic changes which had and London entertain now. But we have him removed. motor lorry No. 1499, was absent been brought about since no longer suffer from an inferiority The decree for the canonization from the steering wheel, his friend Germany's post-war collapse complex. We are determined to of fastino de Giacobia was up-Li Kam-pol, an unlicensed driver, and added: "These changes defend our rights and threats no proved by the Congregation of Rites who happened to pass the vehicle, will be more durable than all}
longer intimidate us” which met on Sunday in the pre- parked at Smithfield, Kennedy those that lie behind 125. " sence of the Pope. Giustino de Town, took control of the lorry.. The Versalles Treaty revealed Giacobis," famous Italian
While turning a corner the that the Allied war aims were rob stomary, was the first Apostolic vehicle fell into the harbour at bery of our Colonies, the annihila- Vicar to Abyssinia. The canoniza Kennedy Praya
tion of our Fleet and the destruc tion of our trade,
tion ceremonies will take place at It is understood that Li will
St. Peter's Cathedral on June 25. appear before the Police Court to (TO)
day.
Eeferring to the question of: | war guilt, Herr Hitler said: “Germany never had any war aims, but the Treaty of Ver- sailles, revealed that all other had war ains. The robbery of Same Alms Now
our colonies the annihilation "They are the same alma as the... of our Fleet and the destruc-
In the political sphere, he re- presented, Bouth Wolverhamptore. as liberal candidate for ten years.
Blackburn
COUNTY CRICKET From 1910 to 1923 he represe
LUNCH SCORES
LONDON, June 5 Reuter) "After years of cesselen work, the "I am sure the policy of
County cricket lunch scores, 40- task of leading the Bwak River strengthening our defence, kas
day are as follows:
A
to tie sea has the support of all and that the
long-last beer Cambridge 70 for 0 v. Leicester compi nation must be military-train-
according to a despatch 410 Glamorgan 501 for 8 dec. v. from north Klingenthe ed and educated, “
Notts 160 for 3 Kent 500 for a v
at Haou, Yiencheng, There must be no doubt that Bussex 95, Lancashire 458 y. Der-tat Taining, and other the German leaders think as by 118 for 4: Middlesex. v. West north Kiangan formerly.com heroically as the German people Indies 665; Northants 186 and 45 under the menac as heroically as a simple soldier, for 2 v Essex 298 Bomerset 310 Hwaiho has show who, if he gets an order, obeys it, for 4 y. Worcester 254 Burrey 204 feet, the despatch even to staking his life for Gerfor. Warwickshire 245, York-planting a hooded
shire 275. for (v. Hampshire 17 berun