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HOTEL FIRE LATEST. MAJOR SEGRAVE'S
OFFICIAL INQUIRY INTO
DISASTER.
THRILLING STORY BY SERIOUSLY
INJURED AMERICAN.
NO TRACE OF MR. SETH.
No trace of the body of Mr. Enos Seth, or of other mis- sing residents, believed to be buried in the debris of the King Edward Hotel fire, has been found in spite of an intensive all- night search, continued this morning. The endeavour to re- cover the body will be persisted in as there is little doubt that Mr. Seth, with others, perlahed in the blaze.
An official inquiry, embracing all aspects of the disaster, is to be held. It will take the form of a Coroner's Inquest into the circumstancea surrounding the death of the Australian victim, Mr. William Woods, and it will commence on Friday afternoon next before Mr. E. W. Hamilton and a special jury.
Of the injured, Andrew Piccioli, of the U.S.S. Memphis, is stated this morning to be "in a bad way." He has suffered very serious injuries to his spine. He is able to talk, however, and has given a thrilling account of his terrible experiences in company with Fireman Kish, who was killed.
INTERVIEW WITH SUPT. BROOKS.
A Coroner's inquiry into the fire These intervale, however, became
at the King Edward and Savoy shorter and shorter.
Hotels will be held at the Central
Magistracy on Friday afternoon,
with Mr. E. W. Hamilton sitting as Coroner.
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were on
Decision to Jump.
TRIUMPH.
ATTAINS SPEED OF 231.36246 M.P.H.
BEATS WORLD RECORD EASILY AT FIRST ATTEMPT.
SHOWER OF WATER!
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BANDITS ATTACK MISSIONARIES.
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WHAT IS MEANING CHEFOO INTRIGUE
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AMBIGUITIES OF
LABOUR PACT."
THE
BRITISH OBJECTIONS TO RATIFICATION.
REPORTED.
LIU CHIEN-NIEN TO GO OVER TO CHANG?
A ROBBER GENERAL,
Chefoo, Mar. 11. The revolt begun by Marshal Chang Chung-chang Eastern Shan- tung la developing in his favour according to latest Information
clety, and the Mires Townsend, HOPELESS CONFUSION, from the aren. Church and Houlder, of the C, E, Z. M. S.
Geneva, Mar, 11.
WOODFULL GETS CENTURY.
RYDER DISMISSED
LAST OVER.
“AUSTRALIA STRICTLY ON THE DEFENSIVE.
NOW OVER 300 BEHIND. A Router message from Lung- kow states that Chu Yu-pu's. A century by Woodfull, who henchman, General Sun Tien-yin, continues to defy the England at- New York, Mar.-11.
The party were, travelling back Seldom is there Major H.O.D. Segrave's tremen-
a meeting of the robber of the Empress Dowa- tack, and the extreme slowness doua adventurous experiment in from the annual Synod meeting in the International Labour Office ger's tomb, has arrived at Teng of the scoring, were the features the quest for apeed has proved Foochow to the station at Kuten unless the subject of Britain's re-showfu and is conferring with of the Fifth Test at Melbourne triumphantly successful, the fam-when, between Gack Kau, the river fusal, to ratify the Washington Chang Chung-chang.
the morning. When the lunch. ous British racing motorist to-day port, and Kutien city, they were set 48-Hour Week Convention
Apparently Sun Tien-yin is interval was taken, Australia had: outting a new world record for on by a party of rullans af med with raised, though the reasons have been offering to transfer his division of added only 61 runs to their over-
rifles and knives. speed on land at Daytona Beach,
in their tactics. They compelled requests have been made for the north-east of Tainanfu, to link up of Ryder.
The bandita word most aggressiva set forth many times, and frequent 10,000 men from Changkfu, in the night total and had lost the wicket Florida, in The Golden Arrow."
He attained an average speed- for the flying mile in both direc-iTEJATTA tions of 231.36246 miles per hour!
The American record set up by Mr. Ray Keech of 207.55 miles ph. over the flying, mile, has therefore been beaten by nearly 24 miles an hour.
Major Segrave's magnificent car, on the firat run, raced down the sand track like the proverbial bullet at the sensational speed of 231. 51126 m.p.h. To get an inter- national record, acceptable official- ly, however, it is necessary to apced in the opposite direction, the mean being accopted as the record.
Turning round after travell- ing miles beyond the mark-line In steadying up, Major Segrave again exceeded 231 miles an hour, he exact time on the second venture being 231.21367 m.p.lt.
This gave him a mean speed of 231.86246 which is the new mark for which designers have now to aim.
Reuter atates that "The Golden
For about 30 minutes the men the verandah, unable The proceedings will take the to do anything to save themselves. form of an inquiry into the death Down in the streets below, they Arrow" belaved wonderfully of Mr. William Woods, the Far heard the crowds shouting to them throughout the hair-raising
"TELEGRAPH" ENTERPRISE
APPRECIATED.
Telling the Story of the
Hotel Disaster,
The Telegraphe wishes to as- knowledge the zhany expres." sions of appreciation received from its readers in connexion with the early, publication of yesterday's account of the King Edward Hotel, catas trophe:
A special edition was issued and placed on sale as early ná 10.45 a.m.
Not only was a fully do- scriptive and authentic story made available early in the - morning,, but further edl · tion were haued containing additional detatis as well as a picture showing the fire at its height.
The aggregate kales yester- day constituted a record.
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with the forces of Marshai Chang,
revision of the Convention.
Tho matter was re-opened to-day
It is reported in the meantime at a meeting of the governing body that the ex-bandit leader Llu of the Labour Ofice, and
Sir Chien-bino has aucked fifty vil- Arthur Steel-Maltland again ex- pounded Britain's reasons for not lages in the neighbourhood
Lintze, near Weihsign. ratifying..
of
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Woodfull reached three figures just before the umpires called time, his present score being 102, his
auccessful hit being, as matter of fact, during the last over. before lunch. In compiling his The British naval authorities hundred, he has so far been at the He said Britain had always have been advised of rumours to wickats for 322 minutes. favoured the principles underlying the effect that an arrangement ia Woodfull's innings was the fon- the convention, both in theory and being made between Chang Chung-ture of the cricket yesterday, practice, and doclared that British chang and the Nationalist com Batting with the greatest res Industries, with very few excepmander, Gen. Liu Chien-nien, by traint, he yot managed to score. tions, actually conformed to the which Liu will retain control of more than half the total. His Washington principles.
Chefoo as a subordinaté of Chang, partners often found themselves' and will receive an indemnity of in difficulties against splendid: bowling, while the fielding of the $10,000.
England team was superb. Wood-... full, however, gave not slightest chance in the hours he spent at the wicket, and he hit only two foure.
Plea for Revision.
He emphasised the fundamental lie, will, however, according to danger of ambiguity in Internn-the reported arrangements, sur- tional law, inasmuch as each render two-thirds of his effectives nation was able to apply its own and holst the 5-bar flag, Interpretation. The submiazion
of ambiguities do a permanent court of International justice was
REBELS.
a remedy almost worse than the MEXICO TO BOMB THE disease. The Minister contended that the ambiguities warranted the governing body forwarding the convention for revision.
Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland went fully into the whole question, en- umerating the British objectione on the score of ambiguity.
He referred at the cutect to the RENAUDÉ SANT ANTZEZ KATA E PAZ inadequate definitions contained-in the Convention, such as "hours of attention to the difficulties to be found in the lines of division con- cerning industry, commerce and agriculture,
the
Play was resumed this morn- ing before a crowd of 5,000
extremely.. hot
weather The wicket was playing fast, and there was the promise of thrilling
crickety
AMERICA WORKING: NIGI(K
AND DAY ON MACHINES.
New York, Mar. 11.
Eastern representative of Messrs. to jump, and Kish appeared to be exploit, while after Major Segrave the missionaries to give up every work" and "week" and also drew acroplanes from the Government than Ryder, who was stringely re-
one
had pulled up and received the
opened.
W. E. Woods & Co., of Sydney, getting very excited. Australia,
Just then, a plece of stone fell overwhelming congratulations of thing they had, including, crist Approached by a Telegraph resand Piccioli told Kish that all who witnessed the creation of passports, fountain. pens, wrist porter, this morning, the Sontor he intended to make it in
the remarkable record, he stated watches, and even Mr. Parsons' hat Townsend's coat and Magistrate stated that the inquiry jump," preferring to get killed ins- that the throttle was never fully and als would embrace the whole question tantaneously rather than to suffer
spectacles.
Fortunately, nothing worse hap- of the fire, and a special jury will
ja lingering death in the building. The car was designed by Cap- be empanelled for the purpose.
The inquiry will take the same Piccioli then aurveyed the scene tain Irving, v no shares with Major pened, and the victims appear to Segrave in the honours of the have borne their trying experience courac, it is understood, as that below and enw about 30 to 40 men feat, to accomplish at least 250 with much calmness.
holding a big net. There
It seems extraordinary that such niles an hour, and its magnificent mark may be laid to Major Se- and much-frequented road, but so
it is. Our Own Correspondent. grave'a explanation.
The only thing that went wrong In the final attempt on
Was
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Mired Fatablishments. How, he asked, were mixed establishments. (partly industrial and partly commercial) to be
Could not forty-eight hours weekly be spread over four or five days?
held into the disaster at Happy also Indder about twenty feet in fallure to achieve such an amazing an incident could occur on a public treated?
Valley 1918,
The proceedings will commence height in the rond.
at 2.15 p.m.
American's Thrilling Story.
Pathelle Porting.
Picciuli then shouted to the A thrilling story of a cholec be-firemen to move the ladder away ween what appeared to be two cur-and they called back: "Wait, a fain methods of death, without any minute before you jump". They apparent means of escape, is told then moved the ladder and held out by Yeoman Andrew Charles Piccioli, the sheet. After the canvas was
the record was the breaking off THE COLONY'S WATER of the top of the enoling system), This resulted in Mujor Segrave
being sprayed with water.
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SHORTAGE.
www.
The American racing motorist, LESS THAN 100 DAY'S SUPPLY
of the U. 3. S. Memphis, who is placed in position according to Mr. White, has announced his in- aniong those who were injured and instructions from. Piccioli, the tention of attempting at once to who now lies in hospital in a seri-two ous condition,
number of ricksha coolies shouting from the streets.
men
There
viewed.
It is notable that the differenca between Segrave's up speeds was only 29758 of a mile per hour,
The Car.
Sir Arthur also mentioned, the difficulties of Interprolatious In- acfar as the very small industrial
On the Defensive, * The Australian pair, Woodfuil and Ryder, were purely on the defensive The aircraft factory at Long from the opening, and the runs Jaland is working day and night came in singies, with an occasional to complete an order for artny two. Woodfull scored even faster.
strained, of Mexico. The planes are to be
He let loose on two occasions equipped with machine-guna and sending the ball to the boundary with magnificent off-drives after.an tomb racks.
Meanwhile Mexican pilots are hour's play, but these were the only taking an intensive course of hits of note during this period.
an air-station training at
Ryder sent up the 200 for Austra~ Hampton Roads, Virginia, la just before lunch, and incidental- Reuter'a American Service,"
ly completed his 1,000 runs during Mexico City, Mar. 11, his Test career. This was after An official communique states Australia had been batting for five that the troops of the rebel leader, hours and 21 minutes. General Aguierre, who were A minute later,.Woodfull sent his driven out of Vera Cruz last week, 100 up: have surrendered to the Govern- ment forces.--Router.
SHANGHAI SHOOTING
INCIDENTS.
at
Ryder Out.
In the same over, Australia met. with their first mishap. It was the fifth ball of the last over before lunch, and Ryder, in trving to drive Hammond, put up the ball into the safe hands of Tate, who was field- ing in the gully.
Ryder had been batting for 122 for 80 runs, and had hit three 4'.
Australia are still 816 runs be- hind.
England-1st Innings.
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establishments were concerned..
There was also an insufficient distinction drawn between accident and "force majeure" in connexion IN STORAGE.
with the circumstances in which
COUNCIL WARNS PEDES- With the continuance of the extended hours were permissible. decided to jump.break Major Segrave's · record,
TRIANS TO TAKE COVER: was then a brief and He has specially built a White spell of dry weather, the Colony's He asked if the necessity of finish- According to the story told by pathetic interval while the two Special for the effort, but the water shortage problem is engaging a technical process of which
Shanghai, Mar. 12, Piccioli, he and Kish, who lost his men got ready to leave the burn- British contingent are confident Ing the further serious consider the duration could not be deter mined beforehand Was "force
The many recent Shanghai street life, had taken a room at the Kinging building. They shoole hands that the new British record will tion of the authorities.
battles between police and armed Edward Hotel on Sunday night with each other and then took the hold good.
There is now less than a 100 | majeure."
Other Points.
desperadoes, which have occa-J. B. Hobbs, 1b, Ryder ......... Sometime during the nearly hours
days' supply in storage on the is of yesterday morning, he wasp. The next thing he remem
and down land and, in connexion with the A better description was need-sionally resulted in the accidental D. R. Jardine, e Oldfield, b Wall. 18 awakened by Kish and informed bered, said Piccioll, was that he that they were trapped in a fire. was lying in bed in the hospital,
scheme to erect tanks in the west-ed as regards the processes entitl-shooting of bystanders, has led to Hammond, e Fairfax, b ern part of the city for the dis-ed to use a 56-hour week, the de-the issue of a proclamation by the E.Tyldesley, e Hornibrook,
Ryder *** On being aroused, Piccioli heard a Brigade Superintendent Inter.
tribution of water brought over finition of over time was not clear, Changhai Municipal Council.
The Council disclaims all res-, Duckworth, e Fairfax, b Har from the Kowloon side, we learn while the same could be said of
nibrook On another page will found that there will eventutily be four the question of making up lost ponsibility for casualties to passers- After getting hurriedly dressed The technical side of the work of
fax.... of lawless elements. and grabbing all his belongings, the Fire Brigade hus become a mat pictures of the "Golden Arrow" of such tanks erected, if necessary. time and the rate of payment by in connexion with the activities E. Hendren, e Hornbrook, b Fair
One in Western Street is already therefor. Piccioli tried to open the room door ter of considerable importance in about which there is more than a
The proclamation advises all M. Loyland, e^ Fairfax,
Oxenham Article 14, regarding Govern- to get out into the hall, but the view of the heave destruction and touch of high romance. It is at completed and in use and the one flames burat Into the room and loss of life caused by the disaster.
a motor-car in the ordinary sense in Southern Street is nearing ment suspension of the Conven- pedestrians to seck cover at the first food, b. Wall
G. Geary, b Hornibrook forced the pair back again.
but it represents the neme of completion and will be utilised as tion in the event of national peril, sign of untoward Incident, The Superintendent of the Fire everything that has been proved noon, as ready,
should be more precisely stated warns idle sight-ever-Our Own The two men then went to the Brigade, Mr. II. T. Brooks, was in- to help in producing epced. The
Correspondent, The construction of two more and the transport hours problem verandah to find means of upon terviewed to-day by a Telegraph request of speed, and nothing else, tanks will be undertaken in the required constant attention. from the burning building. On looking into the street, nothing but porter on certain points which may informs every tiniest detail from near future unless the much-need- If there wore ambiguity in an international convention it was famca coming from the third floor be grouped under two headings (a)
open to each nation that ratified it met their gaze. A glance towards the construction of the building and one end of the chassis to the other, ed rainfall eventuatea,
to interpret it as it thought right. the upoer floors showed the position (b) the extent to which it affected every square centimetre of the
It was clear to all who studied the text of the Washington Convention that the important points he had enumerated, deserved reconsidera tion.
Not An Ultimatum.
to be equally serious,
the fire-fighting and incidental re-stream-lined shell bodywork which
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The engine, which develops over
ROYAL VISIT TO
HONGKONG.
scue work. Plans Discussed,
Another question which also sug Realising that escape either by gested itself was whether more of 900 h.p. consists of three groups WHERE THE OFFICIAL PARTY
fective use could have been made attempting to descend to the lower of the appliances at the diaposal of of cylinders, the two outer group
boing set V-wise, the third being
The Alarm.
WILL STAY
and
READY FOR NATIONAL CONGRESS.
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M. W. Tate, e substitute, & Hornd-
J. C. White, not out
Extras
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Fall of wickets: 1 for 64 rune (Jardine), 2 for 140 (Hammond), for 285 (Hobba), 4 for 240 (Tyldes lay), 5 for 260 (Duskworth), 6. for 401 (Hendren), 7 fer 409 (Larwood), 8 for 423 (Geary), 9 for 470 (Tato) 10 for 519 (Leyland),
Каррих
ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY APPOINTED,
Nanking, Mar. 11.) floors or to ascend to the top storey the Brigade or whether more up placed vertically. between them.
The Central Executive Commit was impracticable, the two to-date equipment is needed to deal here is no supercharger, but the ff.R.If the Duke of Gloucester on defined? What exactly were the appointed Mr. Ta) Chino Churam
In connarlon with the visit of How was intermittent work to bo tec of the. Kuomintang Party has wall got back to the verandah and dis- with a fire of such magnitude... cussed plans of making their
intakes of the three carburettors, April 26th., 26th: 27th.,, we learn limits of over-time as applied to Chief Secretary and Mr. Yoh Chu-Oxenham dscape,
which are set side by side in front, that the original programine, pub-zallway workers? Was the Sun chafiz as Acting Chief Secretary Grimmett Piccioli told his companion that,
are so placed that the pressure of lined by us last week, will be day excluded from, the word to the Third National Congress an Fairfax there was no use getting excited, Mr. Brooks began by stating that the air when the car is running at adhered to with the exception that "week" or did it mean the ordinary Mr. Tai-Chi-tao is in mourning as the building was made of stono the alarm was received, from the full speed may do the work of a the Duke will not stay at Mouri- calendar work of seven days, Reutor. and there was a fair chance of fire-alarm box at the Hongkong blower.
Sir Arthur said that If they tain Lodge but will make his end- Hotel corner, at 8.06 am. and with- their being saved.
Motor Clutch.
quarters at Government House.amonded the Convention to cover The shoke from below by this in two minutes of the receipt of
There are six-members of the the difficulties he had pointed out, time started to reach the men who the call, two appliances were on
Magnetos are used, and not coil-official party, and it has now been he would recommend the British immediately used their necker the scene. The first to connect up chlefs as gas masks. There were with the hydrant was No. 8 pomp, and battery Ignition. The clutch arranged that two will stay with Government to ratify it and he was times when the wind appeared tot also brought an escape which is controlled with the aid of a the Hon. Mr. A, C Hynes, at Bank sure they would consent.******
Dewandre vacuum. servo motor. House, two with HE the General The International Labour Officer change and this brought the men was immediately wheeled Into The E-speed gearbox carries the officer Commanding at Headquarenust not, however, rrard these short intervals of vellef from the position at a point where European rive to the back sale through a tors, House and two, including the points as British ultimatum suffocating volumes of smoke, (Continued on Page 71) |
(Continued on Page 7.); Duke, at Government House, Router and British Wireless,
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Bowling Analysis.
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Australia-1st Inniágs.
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AP. Kippax, è Duckwor
White Teheran, Mar, 11.J. Ryder, & Tate, b Hammond The Customs Agreement be- A.; Fairfax not out tween Russia and Persia which la
2- Extras to hold good for a period of seven
total (for years, was algned to-day-Reuter,
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