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Major Malcolm Campbell, Bri; tish holder of "the world's motor [recond, was recorded a wonderful réception on his return from America.
A luncheon was given in his honour to-day at which Sir Charles Wakefield; the donor of the 1,000-
Eleven persons were injured; one very sériously, in an alarming explosion at the Ling Was Mow guinen trophy which Major Camp-
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QUICKER IMPERIAL TERRIFIC STORM IN TARIFF AUTONOMY GERMAN FARMERS BRITISH AIR HERO
WHAT NEW AIRSHIPS
WILL, DO.
WORLD'S BIGGEST AIR ROUTE
THIS YEAR.
SEVEN DAYS TO INDIA.
London, Mar. 12. The problem which the Air
PACIFIC.
ANXIETY FOR BIG N. Y. K.
LINER ENDED.
ISSUE.
JAPAN OPPOSED TO INCREASE.
SAID TO FEAR EFFECT ON TRADE..
DISCONTENT, :
JUNKER TALK BLOODSHED AT BIG MEETING.
COLLIDE WITH POLICE.
Berlin, Max. 12. The farmers' discontent with the high taxation and the alleged low duties on imported farm pro-
KILLED.
SHOCKING DISASTER IN RECORD ATTEMPT.
LIEUT. KINKEAD CRASHES AT TERRIFIC SPEED,
Oll Factory in the main street at bell won for Great Britain, presid-Ministry were trying to solve N.Y.K. liner,the 3.9. Shinyo Maru, again" being seriously strained in Brandenburg, notably Prenzlau Air Force for the British attempt
Frobisher
the
and
quicker or how
should be completed and doing
TWO SHIPS FOUNDER.
Tokyo, Mar. 13. The terrific storm in the Pacific. off the coast of Japan on Saturday Snight is giving rise to further considerable anxiety for shipping. As already reported, five vessels UNHEEDED PROTESTS.
duco have culminated in big anti-SINKS WITHOUT TRACE. are wrecked, while others are missing.
Government demonstrations... Shanghai, Mar. 9.
London, Mar. 12. Uneasiness is felt regarding the
Several thousands of small Sino-Japanesa relations .are
Flight-Lieutenant Kinkead, who landowners from various places in had been chosen from the Royal Salwanho this morning, when aed. There was a most represent the vital problem of
loft. Yokohama for San Francisco several quarters, centring chiefly and Neuruppin, came into collision on the world's alt speed record, well-known in Hongkong, which huge sten.n bofler blew up, crash-tive gathering, and it was made ing through a six-inch concrete the ocension for the expression of Imperial communications, on Saturday, since when not a on China's determination to In-with the Police after a particular was killed instantaneously to-day roof and scattering debris in all Anglo-American goodwill in sport to give the Empire a
physieni vessel.
word has been heard from the crease the tariff rates to average
ly rintous affair.
when the attempt was to have been directions.
ing rivalry.
before The boiler, which was over ten
They were dispersed after doing made, in a terrible."disaster at 12% per cent, preparatory to the a little damage, principally to the Calshot. feet high, exploded without warn-A. B. Houghton) io warmly con-possessed, sad Sir Samuel Hoare,|Saturday night, and it is thought autonomy January 1st of
The Americas Ambassador (Mr.unity that it had never
The storm was at its worst on establishment of complete tariff windows of the local Government
The famous nirman, who did a ing at about 10.30 a.m.. starting gratulating Major Campbell, at in introducing in the House of possible that the wireless appara-yea
next office3, ·
lap of 289.76 miles an hour in the the residents of Saiwanto, Talkoo the same time warned him to sleep Commons the Air Estimates for us on the Shinyo Maru Was
The discontent was accentuated course of the Schneider Cup Race and Shaukiwan, some of whom with one eye open as America in the coming Onancial year.
damaged, thus necounting for the were, relieved when they learned tended to wrest from vim
Leading Japanese commerce by the recent meeting at which the at Venice last year, met with dis- the rent cause of the terrific sound, Wakefield trophy.
The Secretary for Air first dealt absence of information,
trade associations located in Osa-Junkers and large landowners de-aster while making a test flight at serious though the accident was.
with the question of airships and Anxiety id also felt for about 20ka, Kobe and Tokyo, have passedclared that there would be blood- full speed in a Super-Marine Sir William The roof had been specially Home Secretary, acclaimed, Major that during the summer and win have been missing off the Chip offort to prevent Chinese action en
Joynson-Hicks, commercial air services, and said fishing boats which, with 100 crew, strong resolutions calling on the shed unless the Government al- Napier seaplane, preparatory to constructed for the factory, but the falcolm Campbell as a companion ter of this year both new airships Coast since the storm on Saturday, this tariff issue, which the Japan-in the Province Af Lippe, marching minutes when it suddenly dived
Japanese Government to use every loviated their "unhappy lot," attempting the new record, top of the boiler shot through as of Drake and
The farmers also demonstrated had only been in the air about ton The machine, a'veritable bullet, though it were so much paper. A emphasised that he won the covet their flying tests. This was the s.s. Etorofu Maru had met with barass Japanese trade with Ching, placards bearing the words: The into the water almost vertically
At one time. It was thought that ese claim will be certain to em- round wall about eighteen inches thick ed trophy with a British engine, noteworthy event in the history of disaster in the storm, but a wire-
the district carrying was shattered like matchwood, and British tyres, British pluck and British flying and was a bold and less message has been received
cockloft within the factory. British sportsmanship,--Reuter,,
Basis of Protests,
people have risen. The storm from a height of 400 feet. A huge which stood near the bailer, was
breaks."-Router.
column of water spurted into the stating that she is safe. Rescue blown to splinters.
The Japanese base their pro-
afr, but neither the machine nor. Where Shipping Falls.
ships and aeroplanes which went tests upon the fact that China is out in search of two other missing still in a disunited state, hence
the pilot has been seen again. Quicker Imperial communica- vessels have returned stating that the increased tariff will be bene-
Tere can be little, doubt that Lion was the great aim of the Air they cannot be traced. Saturday'a ficial only to the military leaders
Lieutenant Kinkead was killed in- Ministry. Shipping, at least for atorm was one of the worst known. In China, causing a worse.situation
stantly.-British Wireless. many years to come, would not-Reuter.
in the Civil War than prevails at appear to be capable of solving
Shinyo Maru Safe,
the present time.
PRESS REPRESENTATIVE PENNSYLVANIA.
However, Japan's real objec- Later. tions are based on the feeling that
FINED. HEAVILY." There was the usual crowd of
Word has been received that the the Increase in the Chinese cus- Washington, Mar. 12. enger spectators when a Telegraph Severe criticisms are contained The aeroplane would be invalu: Shinyo Maru Is safe. All hope for toms duties is likely to embarass
New Delhi, Mar. 12. representative arrived on the
the safety of the Daiichi Muroran Japanese gooda by making it dif-
A sequel to the amazing incl The seaplane. had been behaving scene at about noon. The gates in the report of the Senate Comable, he said, of the factory were closed, being mittee which has been investigat-neys, but its range and its small Maru and the Kashin Maru, two ficult for Japanese manufacturers dont in the Assembly at the con- splendidly in her previous spins, guarded by an Indian constable ing the situation in a section of size must for some time to come Saturday night's storm, has been with American, British and Euro Statutory Commission headed by It nose-dived into the sea at terri- vessels which disappeared during to compete in the China market clusion of the debate on the but soon after it started to-day. who kept back the crowd, the Pennsylvania bituminous coal seriously handicap it in dealing given up as portions of floating pean concerns which generally Sir John Simon, when an Indian fic speed and disappeared, no
of confusion that district, where a bitter strike as with distances. involving non- beggars description was presented been carried on for the past year, stop flights of thousands of miles. wreckage, have been discovered. produce a higher type of merchan newspaper reporter dropped an at- trace of Kinkead or the plane being within the factory, which occupies
It is feared that both have foun-dise. The airship, on the other hand, The Committee describes their it could be proved safe and de- dered with all hands, totalling 61.
tache case on Sir Basil Blackett's seen. an area that would be sufficient conditions now prevailing as
The Japanese also believe that head from the Press Gallery, is the Kinkend went aloft at about 6:10 for five Chinese lenement houses. "Reign of terror" and severely in comfort.
pendable, could fly by night and day It seems at the Daiichi Muro. the proposed increased China conviction of the reporter on a p.m. and circuited several times, The explosion occurred on the criticises present housing condi- mails in considerable quantity and rescue of the Koryu Maru when on which the Japanese have here-
It would carry air ran Maru was proceeding to the tariff is likely to cause the Chinese charge of doing injury to a pub- alighted, on the water, and thon. extreme left of the building, where tions. It
to begin production along linesc servant.
sabled again into the air with a 'goes on to speak of could use the "trades" and other she met with disaster herself. there is no upper story, there being dastardly shooting into school- favmirable winds, and, with a range'
His name Is Chaman Lal and her
roar...... only a sniall portion of the houses, of the immorality and of 2,000 or 3,000 miles, need never
monopoly, tofore, possessed practical was a reporter engaged by the factory on the extreme right, brutality of the strike-breakers, make use of foreign territories in
Hindustan Times. The Court to- where the owner has a small Chin-and also of the Police employed by its journeys from one part of the
day imposed a fine of 250 rapees, ese house for himself, on the roof, the mine-owners-Renter's Ameri- Empire to another.
with the alternative of three Debris Everywhere.
can Service.
months' imprisonment-Router.
The Injured.
In all, eleven people were in- jured, but the injuries were not of
a severe nature, except in One
case, in which an engineer was
U.S. STRIKE-BREAKER'S LAWLESSNESS.
remarkable experiment,
1
badly crushed by falling debris, DISGRACEFUL CONDITIONS IN the problems. Shipping authorl-
His condition is regarded as very; grave.
A sceno
The exact cause of the explo- slon has not yet been ascertained, except that it originated in the boiler. It came with auch sud- denness that no-one knows exactly)
GRATIFYING FIGURES.
IMPORTS GO DOWN.
what happened prior to the actual] EXPORTS INCREASE WHILE explosion. All that eye-witnesses could say was that there, was a deafening "bang," and, the next moment the walls of a brick par- tition, eighteen inches thick, came crushing down.
No-one saw
Lies had told him that for the longer distances it would not pay them to expedite their services.
for shorter jour
Three Years' Work.
There were many difficulties, but, with so much to gain, it was not only worth making the experiment, but it was incumbent upon any pro- Kressive Government to make it. Such effort they had for the last three years been attempting, and they could claim that for the first time in the history of airships they had made a concentrated attack: upon all sides of the problem.
A number of other small vessels have limped into harbour during the past two days
more or less damaged as the result of the storm-Reuter.
WAR HOSTILITIES COMMENCE.
FENG YU-HSIANG'S ATTACK REPULSED.
"
Protests, Not Heeded,
The Chinese are not heeding the Japaneso protests and are pro- ceeding in a businesslike fashion. to establish complete autonomy, China's chief incentive being to obtain increased revenues for war purpose, both in the north and south.
The Chinese kuomintang launched a stringent boycott of Japanese concerns In the Fukien province, which is paralyzing Japanese shipping, banking and trading concerns.
London, Mar. 12. According to the Board of Trade returns for February, the British exparts during the month show
"I suppose" continued Sir Samuel FENGTIEN BARRAGE. The the boiler forced an increase of £1,500,000 compared Hoare, "we could probably have
Nationalist Government through the rouf, but the beams, with February last year.
officials are uncommunicative, on For built both airships in little more tilds and concrete came tumbling the first two months of this year, than a year. But so anxious have
Peking. Mar. 12 the question of restitution but the Hostilities have broken out on opinion is prevalent that the down on the workmen below and the exports show an increase of we been to eliminate any avoidable
Japanese are likely to adopt re- cries of "Save life!" were heard over £8,500,000 compared with the risk, that we have spent the best the Kinhan front. from all quarters. A cockloft first two months of 1927.
It is learned semi-officially that taliative measures through inter- part of three years upon research erected within the factory, near the boiler, was reduced to match of this year shows a decrease of theory with the lessons of experi- Changho to the south of Tzechow, toward Peking which is now and experiment and upon an effort the Kuominchun forces are attack-vention on the Shantung provine Imports for the first two months to harmonise the calculations of ing with the object of crossing' the
border, in an attempt to block the wood, and simultaneously with the nearly £8,250,000 compared with ence and experiment.
nationalistic military advance sound of the Explosion, stones, the corresponding two months of
on the Kinhan Railway. pieces of wood, coal, and bits of last year. The returns are re-
The 29th Army is stubbornly re-j cement were sent flying all overgarded as gratifying confirmation
sisting the attack and a continuous;
"Wild Ambitions.” the factory. The street outside of of the British trade revival-ships is much stronger than the batteries has so far prevented the to be launched as soon as Spring
The structure of the new air-barrage by the Fengthen heavy the factory was soon littered with British Wireless.
The military drive northward is fragments of the concrete roof.
structure of any of their predeces- Kuominchun Army from achieving opens in the north of China. sora, The fact that they are big-its objective. ger than the, former airships has
Iwang Fu, Nationalist Foreign It is semi-officially claimed that Minister, issued a statement made it possible to use stronger the Fengthen forces have the fo-day, to the press which says in and heavier girders. The engines situation well in hand. Reuter, part: "Japan entertains
wild are more powerful. Every possible precaution has been taken against New. Ally for Marshal Chiang, obviously financing Chang Tao-lin ambitions regarding China and fe
Shanghai, Mar. 13. against the nationalist.side," which
Special Precautions.
THE FLAPPER VOTE:
COMMONS SAYS YES THE FIRST TIME.
London, Mar. 12.
The New Airships.
the danger of fire, and, in the case
ready.
INDIAN ASSEMBLY INCIDENT.
TURKEY ACCEPTS AN INVITATION.
PREPARATORY DISARMA- MENT CONFERENCE,
Constantinople, Mar. 12.
Nose-dives From 400 feet, Flight-Lieutenant Kinkend had been at Calshot, Southampton Wa- tar, for sometime, preparing the | wonderful British machine to best
the world's record.
Huge Volume of Water, He had been flying for about ten minutes, when the seaplane suddenly dived vertically sending a huge volume of water high,into the air as it crashed.
Two launches and a motor-boat went at full speed to the scene of the tragedy, but could see nothing.. An ambulance waited on the jetty. for some time, but none sho witnessed the catastrophe doubted that death must have been instan- taneous.
After a Snowstorm. Lieutenant Kinkead had been The Government has decided to waiting the whole afternoon for a accept the invitation to participate snowstorm to abate, and when An- in the meeting of the Preparatory ally it was decided safe to begin, he Disarmament Conference on Mar. made an inauspicious beginning, 16th.
At first, the machine apparently experienced difficulty in rising, but The delegation will consist of it ascended for ten minutes for a the Foreign Commissar, Tewak trial flight and then re-alighted on Rushdi Bey; a military adviser, this and the Turkish Minister at Berns.
-Reuter,
B
CAPTAIN HINKLER
HONOURED.
AUSTRÁLIAN GOVERNMENT
GRANT.
London, Mar, 12,
Shortly afterwards it rose again to begin the long-prépared record flight, circled the aerodrome, and Kinkead opened his engine all out. The machine had attained a terrifie speed when in the next moment, it nose-dived vertically into the water. Transfixed With Horror, with horror, crying out "My God,; The onlookers stood transfixed
The's down"
In conversation with the owner of the factory, our representative; learned that the building wasi
Craft from Portsmouth and tuga specially constructed for the pur-
raced to the scene and searched poses of an oil factory and every
His Majesty has awarded the the water frantically, but only a part of the premises was specially
of the Cardington airship, we hope strengthened to resist any such
to have the new safeguard of heavy
It is understood that General is bound to cause increasing ten-Air Force Cross to Captain Bert few wood splinters marked the "blow-up" as occurred this morn-
From the time of striking the The House of Commons passed installation will be ist wireless On Peltabiied insole with "Chicago Tribune Correspondent. made a wonderful trip from Croy water like a shot from a gun not a
engine. The ships Chu with 40,000 mon, has slon between China and Japan. Hinkler, the Australian flor, who score of the disaster. ing. The owner expressed the the first reading of the Bill intitulent than in the earlier British air- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.-Router.
don to Australia in 15 days in a single trace of the machine, Itself opinion that had the building noted the Representation of the People ships, whilst a new section of the
light 30 h.p, aeroplane, been so copstructed, the whole (Equal Franchise) Bil vulgurly Meteorological Department has con-
bas been seen, though the water place would have been blown known as the "Flappers' Vote Bill" centrated attention upon the prob- GUNNERY PRACTICE.
The Australian Commonwealth has been subjected to the minutest: has granted £42,000 to the airman; search. The Bill gives women at the agelems of weather warnings and the
while in addition Hinkler has re- It may be taken as definitely The steam boiler, the owner ex-of twenty-one a vote on the same charting of the air for the main
ceived 'choques of £900 and £600 festablished that the famous airman · plained, was installed in the fuc-terms as men and would enfranchise
raised by Australian newspapers was killed.Router. Lory to raise steam for the baking 5,260,000 more women to the elec
by publie subscription. Reuter. of ground-nuts prior to grinding fornte, which would then consist of them for oil. The factory also 12,250,000 men and 14,500,000 manufactured rice noodles, whilst women-Reuter,
to pleces.
ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE.
airship routes,"
Weekly Service to India.
1
RUBBER POLITICS.
ANY ANNOUNCEMENT WILL
WARNING TO SHIPPING
JISSUED.
BE WELL TIMED.
London, Mar, 12.
The following Notice to Marines
..
Distinguished Record. Flight-Lieutenant Kinkend, was Sir Samuel Hoare said he hoped large quantities or rice also under-
In the House of Commons, Mr. POOR WEATHER PROSPECTS.the Schneider Cup at Venice in one of the British team which won during the year to make a begin- went the process of being steamed
ning with the biggest civil air (No. 18 of 1928) has been issued Stanley Baldwin, asked to secure an
September last year, the others be before being ground to flour. The
route in the world-namely."
by the Harbour Department, under interim report from the Committee of Civil Research on rubberfres-
Ing Flight Lieutenant Webster, boiler had been in use in the fac-)
new agreement with the Imperial date of yesterday, relative to 54triction, in order to restore some The Royal Observatory weather the winner and Flight Lieutenant 'tory for some years, almost
Airways Company, based upon practice by H.M.S. Carlislej every day. One engineer was
three main conditions, namely: "
HEM.S. Carlisle will fire at tar-measure of confidence in the indus report states: The anticyclone Workley, who was second.
Kinkend was forced to descend The annual inspection by ILE employed to look after the boiler the Governor of the St. John's Am-weekly mail service to India, eastward of Sharp Peak (Lat week, when he said that the sole ob- along the South-East coast of one of those laps he made 289.70
Firstly, the organisation of a
gets to the northward and north try, said he had nothing to add to has again strengthened slightly.
a reply to a similar question Inst Strong monsoon may be expected after completing six laps, but on employed at different parts of the Friday (weather, permitting) at und Calcutta within nine days of subsequently carry out indirect velopment and prosperity of the portion of the North China Seaper's average of 285,10 miles. building, quite a few of these being 5.15 p.m. employed at diferent parts of ere balance Brigade will take place on bringing Dahi within seven days 22.26 N. Long. 114,22 E.) and wet of the Government was the do-China and over the Northern miles per houts against the win-
near the boiler when the explosion
firitis practice from a position industry. Therefore, the time and The forecast till noon to mora Bouth African, with a dis
Flight-Lieutenant Kinkend was The, inspection, it will be re- Secondly, a subsidy to enable NW of Bluff
Head (Lat manner of any announcement would row North-East winds, strong, tinguished war record. A photo- (Continued on Page 14.)
membered, was postponed on Tuess the Company to substitute, regu. 22.50% N., Long. 114.19. E.) on be such as would best conduce to overcast, some rain,, drizzle or graph appears on another page. day last week.
(Continued on Page 14.)
Tuoaday or Wednesday, 21st inst. that end. Reuter,
occurred.
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