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SERIOUS VESTRIS
ALLEGATIONS.
POINTS OF FEDERAL INQUIRY INTO DISASTER.
COAL BUNKER FLOOD.
New York, Nov. 15. Twenty bodies of victims of the Vostris disaster have been re covered and brought in by the six destroyers engaged in the search.
FRANCE'S FUTURE POLICY.
DECLARATION BY NEW
CABINET.
M. POINCARE MAINTAINS HIS REPARATIONS STAND.
Some of the bodies were found en VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. tangled among the wreckage of the ship, and among them in that of Major Yoshio Inouye, who was vo have taken up a diplomatic post at Buenos Aires.
Madame Inouye, who was re-
serious condition.
Paris, Nov. 15. Reparations, the religious issue and the necessity for pushing the
Hippy Valley,
H.M.S. CORNWALL IN HULL MILLIONAIRE GERMANY'S LATEST CHANNEL WRECK
COLLISION.
KIANGCHING SUFFERS SEVERE DAMAGE,
CHINA MERCHANTS' SHIP'S HARBOUR MISHAP.
DECKS TORN AWAY.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
PARDONED?
A NOLLE PROSEQUI IN TAX FRAUD TRIAL,
SIR WALTER COCKERLINE SERIOUSLY ILL.
CRUISER.
FIGHTING CAPACITY MUCH INCREASED.
SOCIALISTS'OBJECT,
Berlin, Nov. 15.
DISASTER.
RYE LIFEBOAT CREW
GO TO DEATH.
BOAT HITS SANDBANK IN FIERCE GALE.
TERRIBLE SCENES.
London, Nov. 15. Another appalling tragedy of the
The great Improvements to be incorporated in the construction of Germany'a now 10,000-ton- cruiser were described by General OFFICIAL STATEMENT, Groener, the Minister of Defence, during a speech in the Reichstag. An announcement, occasioning
The cruiser, which is one allow- little surprise was made by Mr. ed under the Versailles. Treaty, Winston Churchill in the House will be built for high speed. Her of Commons yesterday regarding fighting capacity will be vastly scas occurred on the South Coast in Walter Herbert Cockerling, the crufsers. It will exceed the Hull millionaire shipowner, has radius of the heavy artillery of when the whole of the crew of been committed for trial at the the old ships by 12 kilometres and seventeen of the Rye motor-life- Newcastle Assizes for alleged in-fire three the number of shots boat lost their lives in a gallant
same regiment, by stabbing, the seped, now lies in hospital in a budget through as rapidly as year, met with a further disaster the sensational case in which Strauperior to the existing 10,000-ton the early hours of this morning,
Arst details of the incident forming the subject of the charge were given.
The care was heard before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, the prosecution being in the hands of Mr. H. Somer- set Fitzroy, the Assistant Attorney General Accused was not defended. The accused and his alleged as sallant were on the way out from Home by the transport Somerset- shire, bound for Hongkong, when
the affair occurred,
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Over sixly witnesses have been sabpoenaed to attend the Federal Inquiry into the disaster, which opened fo-day.
Shanghai, Nov, 15. The fleet of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, which has experienced a most unlucky possible are the main features to-day in Shanghal Harbour when of IL
submitted the s. Klangching collided with statement by the new Peincare Cabinet to the new British cruiser, H.M.S. the Chamber to-day. The Cabinet Cornwall, and suffered serious
damage.
emphastas, at the outset,
The Cabinet's declaration Klangching, which was manoeuvr
paramount reasons why the vote on the budget should be taken before the end of the present year if the Government is to function
asked the Chamber for a vote of The principal points of the in-confidence in the reconstituted vestigation will be the numerous Ministry. reports from the survivors and the crew that the door lending to the conbunkers. was found open and that the sen poured through with much volume that it could not be shut, resulting in fatal floods ing; the stories of shifting cargo; the possibility of weak bulkheads; the ineffective launching of ill- equipped life-boats; and alleged 'an S.0.S., delay in sending out call.
According to the prosecution, nt 1 am. on October 20th, when the transport was between the Red Sea and Colombo, the accused crawled up to Sergeant Kerr whilst the latter was asleep on deck and stabbed him in the stomach with a carving knife which had been mix-
Senator Fletcher has announced ing from the Mess since four o'clock that he is prepared to ask for the on the previous afternoon. other man sleeping near the Ser-Congressional Inquiry into the geant was also wounded in the arm.isaster and meanwhile, Messrs. Holt have bugun It is alleged that accused used Lamport and threats to Sergeant Kerr during the heir own private examination of struggle, and declared:"I have the surviving officers and men of been waiting, for this for months; the Vestria-Reuter's American now come out and fight like a man," Service.
Alternative Charge.
An-
of the RUN DOWN BY FIRE
At the commencement proceedings, Mr. Fitzroy handed his Worshipla now charge of maliciously wounding against the defendant.
of the At the commencement Worship explained that the pro- secution had put in an additional charge, which was really an alter- native charge and he asked de- fendant if he understool the position.
On the defendant nodding, his Worship said: "The first charge against you alleges that the net was attempt to murder, and the second charge does not allege any attempt to murder the Sergeant. That is the difference between the charges.".
ENGINE.
WOMAN HAS TO HAVE LEG ·
AMPUTATED.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
sutisfactorily.
The cruiser was lying gently at anchor in the stream, when the ing, was suddenly, caught by the flood tide, and, in the grip of a strong wind, bore down on the bows
of the Cornwa out of control.
The master was helpless to avert a collision, and the Kiang- ching crashed full into the massive bows, her three decks being carried elpan away for a distance of at least fifty feet.
como tax frauds. ·
A Reuter mesange réceived this morning states: "Mr. Winston Churchill, in the House of Com mons, stated that in view of the serious condition of Sir Walter Cockerline's health, a noile prose-
qui is likely to be entered by the Attorney Goneral wlien the case is brought up at the forthcoming Newcastle Assizes."
Hull Action.
per' minute.
Security against sinking is in- creased by a new kind of armour and under-water protection.
Weight will be saved by using, firstly, light metal wherever pos- sibic: secondly, by the electric
method of welding; and, thirdly, by modern motera which will be only 5/6ths of the weight of machines used in 1918.
tlon, on the ground of economy.
attempt to go to the rescue of a ship in distress in the Channel..
Disaster overwhelmed the ifttlo craft in the full view of a band of anxious watchers on the cliffs, many of whom witnessed the death
of their dearest relatives. The boat capsized as she was return- ing from answering the distress signal- of the Latvian steamer General Groener's speech was "Alice" which had been badly bat- made in reply to a Socialist (tered by an angry tempest, and Sir Walter Cockerline was commotion for cessation of construc- had to be abandoned by her crew. mitted. by the Hull Stipendiary Magistrate last month after a me Thomas Horder and two other doc- tora had been handed in, and after Mr. C. d. Salkeld Green, for the Commissioners of Inland Re- venue, had asked leave to with draw the prosecution and deal with the case under the Income BRITAIN GIVES UP Wheat history for 42
Religious Articles, With regard to Articles 70 and 71, which occasioned the severance of the Radical-Socialists from the The vessel also auffered serious former Ministry, the Government damage to her plates, and after will engage, on its own reapon she had been towed off, she pre-dical certificate, signed by Sir
the question of sented a most remarkable appear ability
Fortunately, no-one church missionaries will be loyally ance, discussed. with the shortest appears to have been injured,
II.M.S. Cornwall has sufferod possible delay, and will be resolved in accordance with the national comparatively life damege, with the excoption of the paintwork on parast
the bows, which naturally suffer ed as a result of the impact.
The declaration shows that big international negotiations for the settlement of the reparations pro- blems are now in progress, and are proceeding favourably.
World Peace.
The Cabinet also commita itself to a promise to work powerfully for the rational organisation of | world peace.-Havas.
The most important passage in the statement of policy of the new Poincare Cabinet, refers to repara-
Lions...
At half-past seven this morning, It says that there now seems a serious accident was witnessed in to be no further obstacle to the the central part of the city, a Chin-appointment of experts to a round- ese woman being run down by a fire table conference for is thorough engine and so seriously injured that at the hospital to which she was immediately taken, an operation had to be performed for the amputation of one of her legs.
discussion of the whole question, and the Government are of the opinion that the negotiations will he brought to a successful con- clusion.
France's Destin".
It adds that the destinies of France and Europe may very well depend upon a satisfactory settle- ment of the reparations question.
The Incident Recalled.
It appears that Fire Engine No. Outlining the ease, Mr. Fitzroy, belonging to the Wanchai Sub- said that on October 20, the de- Station, was being driven through fendant and Sergeant Kerr, both Des Voeux Road Central on morn- of the K.O.S.B. were on board the ink drill, when, at a point apposite transport Somersetshire, which Lok Yueen's soda-fountain, a middle-aged Chinese wonian got in- was then on the high scas. At
to the way of the vehicle. Before about 1 o'clock in the morning the driver could avoid her, she was the defendant was seen crawling knocked down, one of the wheels under a mess table towards where passing over her left .ex. the Sergeant was lying.
The ambulance from the Central French finances. The next thing that was known
iramediately was that there was a noise and Fire Station
Hospital,
WOS
The statement adds that the new
Government proposes to sub- ordinate every question before the country to the restoration of
M. Poincare said that he expecta
It was a most fortunate circum-] stance that the Kiangching had a slight at in the wind and thus
AFANDE CARTA DEL
MURDERERS OF MISS THOMPSON.
Three Chinese Sald to Have Confessed.
FORTNIGHT'S REMAND.
Shanghal, Nov. 16. Three Chinese charged in the Provisional Court thie morning with the murder of Miss Dorothy Thompson, and the attempted murder of Mr.. Dudley Law, were remanded for a fortnight.
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It is understood that all the accused have voluntarily eonfessed to the murder, and also to series of other -crimes. Our Own Correspon-
dent.
Tax Acts a courne which, it was stated, "had been sanctioned by the Attorney-General,
The case for the prosecution is that during the 14 years from 1911 to 1925 the Revenue would have lost £107,000 had the alleged fraud not been discovered and the money paid.
The Reichstag is likely, to reject this motion, although the Sociallat Chancellor, Dr. Mueller, and other Socialist Ministers have to vote for it in accordance with a Party decision.-Router.
~ISLAND.
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ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ISOLATED GROUP.
NORWAY TO ANNEX.
Rye Fishers Wiped Out. The tragedy means that prac- tically the whole of the fishing population of the tiny hamlet of Ryo Harbour has been wiped out, and the disaster is said to be the
yoara.
Ten bodies have so far been re^: covered,
Most Tragic Aspect.
The most tragic aspect of the affair is that five minutes after the lifeboat had put to sea in the most treacherous weather, a mesk- Mr. Paley Scott, for Sir Walter. In the Hull Court said he had in-
age was received on shore that the crew of the "Alice" had been re- tended to call evidence, but totally
London, Nov. 15, 7 unanticipated developments had The Norwegian Minister in Lon-scued by the German 8.8. Smyrna, rendered it unnecessary to take don has been informed that the and that no further assistance any course beyond reminding the British Government is prepared to was required. magistrate that so far only one waive its claim to Bouvet Island side of the case had been heard.
Mr. C. J. Salkeld Green, for the fand will raise no objection to its unaware of this and crashed on a
annexation by Norway,
Inland Revenue, said that since
Bouvet is a small island, Ave the last hearing on August 15 n medical certificate of a very scri- miles by four, in the Antarctic ous nature with regard to the Ocean and is one of the most is state of health of Sir Walter olated group of islands in the word. Cockerline had been brought to Within a radius of 1,000 nautical the notice of the Commissioners miles there is no other land.
The island was first sighted by of Inland Revenue. Sir Walter's advisers had asked that he should the Frenchman, Captain Bouvet, be examined by a doctor on behalf in 1789, and hus frequently been of the Inland Revenue, in order rediscovered, notably by the Eng- that the Commissioners might belishman, Captain Norris, in 1820, satialed that his condition was as represented by the certificate.
Restrained Language.
The lifeboat continued its battlo
sandbank, overturning and bury- ing ita occupants in the waves.
Human Chain From Shore.
Watchers on the cliffs who saw
the lifeboat capsize raced to the
little village of Rye with the dread news and doctors, nurses and first nld men raced to a gap in the clifs leading to the shore.
Lifeboat Hurled Ashore..
A human chain was formed and when the British flag was hoisted the men ran out to sea up to their upon it. The island, has never necks in the boiling surf, while been inhabited and has been sel- volunteers fought to rescue the dom approached by vessels.
floating dead bodies from a Chan- Norwegiane landed there a year
nel grave, Sir Walter was accordingly that the Sergeant shouted out. brought to the spot, and conveyed, ed the Chamber to dispose of inter-
bo the that they wish to use it as a whal Thyalcian-in-Ordinary The Sergeant was found wounded the woman to the Government Civil pellations to-night and to begin only struck the Cornwall with her examined by Sir Thomas Horder, or so ago, and it is understood
the discussion of the Budget to, superstructure. The vessel which Prince of Wales, by Dr. Stannun, ing depot. British Wireless, with a knife struck through his
piles on the Lower Yangtze, and Medical Officer to the Inland Re ribs, and the defendant was pull- It was found necessary to am-morrow,
is only 1,687 tons gross, is one of ed off the Sergeant. Another pitate her left leg, and this opera-
Vote Carried. successfully performed,
the oldest in the service of the venue, and by Dr. F. C. Eve, his own medical adviser. These doc- man, who was sleeping next totion was the Sergeant, was also wounded although the condition of the wo The Chamber passed a vote of Company, and the warship might tors had signed a certificate which, man is regarded as being still serf-confidence in the new Government easily have cut her clean in two for obvious reasons, he did not
had the Kiangching's hull come us.
by 330 votes to 129.
propose to read publicly, but The Radical-Socialista abstained into contact with the cruiser's which he would hand to the magis
massive stem.
trate. Dr. Stannun had Informed the Commissioners that the certi- ficate was framed in deliberately
in the arm
Speaking of the knife used in the stabbing. Mr. Fitzroy said it bolonged to No. 7 Mess and ap- peared to have been missing at 4 o'clock on the previous afternoon.
Mr. Fitzroy pointed out that it did not appear that the defendant possessed himself of it suddenly. and, so far 35 the prosecution could see, it appeared that the defendant, or someone else, secured possession it early in the afternoon, some nine hours before the attack took place. ·
The injured man, said Mr. Fitzroy, was no seriously stabbed that he had to be put ashore in Colombo. He would arrive Inter in Hongkong.
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SHANGHAI LABOUR
AGITATION.
SELIQUE BITUATION IS
DEVELOPING.
Shanghai, Nov. 16. ↑ The French Tramway, Union has given the Company forty-eight hours to reply favourably to their recent demands, otherwise they threaten a strike.
· Labour agents are attempting to organise an alliance of all Cotton Mill Unions in the Settlement; French Concession and Chinese territory-Our Own Correspon-
Private's Evidence. Private A. E. Evison, of the Tirat Battalion, The Norfolk Re-dent. gimont, was the first witness "Culled. He said that on the night In. question the Somersetshire, was on the high seas between the Rəď Sea and Colombo. At 1 o'clock he was on acntry duty on the No.
CLOUDY WEATHER.
1 Main Deck, which was also states that the depression has
known as the E Deck.
from the vote of confidence.
"The report of the doctors of
In the course of the debate The Kiangching is 28 years old, before the vote, M. Poincare re being built in 1900 in Shanghai affirmed his recent outline of the She is 247.7 feet long, 80 feet inrestrained language. formula by which France would the beam and in 11.9 feet deep. conduct her side of the repara- tions discussions, namely, acceptance of a settlement which would allow her to pay her ere- the United States, with an in- ditors in the United Kingdom and demnity to France as reparations.
-Router.
GENERAL BOOTH.
HAS RESTFUL DAY AND IS HOLDING HIS OWN.
ancomun
ENGLISH LADY SHOT DEAD.
London, Nov, 15. To-night's bulletin regarding the condition of General Booth states: "The General had a restful day and is holding his own,"
Murdered" by Bandits In Shanst.
LEGATION PROTEST.
Peking, Nov. 10. The British Legation has received confirmation of a re- port that an English, Baptist missionary, Miss Grace Mann, wan shot dead by bandits on November 12th, while travel- ling from Taiyuanfú. to Sin- chow.
Today's Observatory report
tion Army bave been gummoned to The High Council of the Salva- deopened and moved rapidly to the Witness said he did not know NE of Japan. The anticycline over meet in London early in' January. Bergeant Kerr either personally China has strengthened. Strong London issued a statement to day The International Headquarters in or by sight The Sergeant was monsoon along the S.E. coast of declaring that the discussions in the sleeping on deck about forty Chins and over the N. China Sea. Press regarding supposed clalriants yards away from where witness The forecast till nóon to-morrow to the Generalship are premature usual representation to the
(Continued on Page 7.) Is: Nerth winds, strong; cloudy, if not, indeed; absurd,--Router.
The Legation is making the
Chinese authorities-Reuter,
CHINA'S TARIFF AGREEMENTS":
HOPES OF AN EARLY SETTLEMENT,
Some little time later, the wreck- ed lifeboat itself was hurled ashore by the waves with two of the dead crew lying underneath It-British Wireless.
Torrific acas were running when the lifeboat was rushed out at atx o'clock in the morning, says a Reuter message. The lifeboat was equipped with a motor and it made excellent progress though tossed about like a hell.
Shanghal, Nov. 18. A Nanking message states that the probable result of continuing Dr. C. T. Wang has informed re-
The gallant crew continued the the proceedings," said Mr. Salkeld presentatives of the Preas that the Green, has placed a serious diff-Tariff Agreement between China struggle unaware that the crew of steamer had been culty in the way of the prosecu- and Norway has been signed and the Latvian
that negotiations for agreements safely transferred to the German tion.
with Britain, France, Germany, vessel. "Serious as frauds on the Re-Italy, Holland, Portugal and other venue undoubtedly are, the Com-countrics, are progressing favour missioners felt that it would not ably, in settlement being expected The lifeboat struck the sand-
be right to proceed with the pro-soon. secution if there were no doubt As regards Japan, negotiations that it would endanger Sir Wal-for the Tariff Agreement would be ter's life. In these circumetances opened when all other incidents had the Instructions of the Attorney been adjusted--Nom Chung Pas, General were taken, and the course I am now taking on behalf of the Inland Revenue has his sanction...
Liability Admitted.
S.S. ANJOU OVERDUE.
BELIEVED TO BE GROUNDED
IN RIVER.
"The Commissioners have decid- ed, subject to your approval, tö withdraw the prosecution and to Thess. Anjou, expected last deal with the case under the In- evening from West River parts, did come Tax Acts. wa kata not arrive and although no definite “As you are aware, the Board news has been received, it is be- have under the Income Tax Acte lieved that she has again grounded wide powers to proceed for heavy owing to low water. See Ipenalties In the case of false or
Other vessels travelling in the fraudulent returns, but
Delta report extreme low levels with the water still falling.
(Continued on page 8.3
Seventy Mile Gale,
bank within half a mile of the shore in the full view of the rela tives of the victims and other would-bo.rescuers, who wore im- potent in the face of a 70 mille an hour gale which was blowing up.z the Channel..
The storm, as a matter of fact, was such that the Hastings' life- boat (motorless) was unable to put out to the wreck of the "Alice": although they had also observed the distress signals-Reuter,
BELGIAN MINISTER.
Brassola, Nov. 15. A"; The Belgian Minister to Feling. has been created a Baron, Reuter,