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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1930.
THE AIR CRASH AT A BRAVE RESCUE OF
MEOPHAM.
INQUIRY · HELD BEHIND CLOSED. DOORS.
TWO GIRLS.
WOMAN, SWIMS WITH ONE. UNDER EACH ARM.
A woman gallantly rescued two children from a dangerous part of the Thames at Windsor and then refused to give her name and address..
· PROMISE IGNORED. A further attempt by the Air Ministry to secure secrecy, "in re It was ascertained, however, gard to investigations into the that she was Mrs. Winifred Nor- | Meopham (Kent) air crash
on ton, of Sedan-terrace, Windsor, July 21 is revealed in correspon- and one of the best woman swim dence published in London.
mers of the Royal borough.
Six lives were lost in this crash
owing to the inexplicable collapse of a foreign-bullt aeroplane pilot
ed by a British airming
The two children, Naney Clark, aged 10, and Emily Jefferies (11), of Southplace, Windsor, were awimming when they got into dif-
At the inquest counsel acting ficulties. for representatives of the victims,
OLD SHIPS SOLD ABROAD.
PLAN TO STOP UNFAIR COMPETITION.
SCRAPPING POOL..
The President of the Board of Trade has appointed a Committee to consider a scheme for the pur- chase and scrapping of redundant merchant vessels, which are over 20 years old, to prevent them fall- ing into the hands of foreign ship- owners, who are thereby enabled to compete unfairly with British shipowners in the freight market. The scheme is that shipowners, pressed for every possible ex-on a seat on the promenade heard ernment assistance, buy each year Mrs. Norton, who was sitting should form a pool, and with Gov- planation of the accident but were their cries for help and plunged a quantity of old tonnage denied the opportunity because in fully clothed.
scrapping. This would also stimu- the Air Ministry had decided to
late employment among ship- refer technical matters to
The children bad gone under, builders and shipbreakers. the Aeronautical Research Committee, but she dived and, after & atrug- The sale of old ships abroad has A promise was, however, made gle, brought up both girls. Then, for some time been engaging the by Major Cooper, the Air with one under each arm, she close attention of British shipping atinistry's Inspector of Accidents, swam to shallow water and was that representatives of the dragged ashore exhausted. victims would have opportunities Mrs. Norton is herself the mo- of putting questions, advancing ther of two children, and last year theories, and obtaining any in- rescued a boy from drowning in formation, they desired at the the same part of the river. meetings of the committee.
On August 14 Messrs. Guedalla, Jacobson, and Spyer, solicitors, wrote to the Air Ministry stating: We are acting for the repre- sentatives of the late Sir Edward) Ward and Mrs. Loeffler, who werej victims of the crash, and should be obliged if you would in- form as what will be the terma of reference of the committee, how it will be constituted, and how soon it will function.
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circles. "
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It is contended in, many quarters that when the Greeks, for instance, buy up old British tramp steamers at cheap rates these vessels enter into harmful competition with British owners. They involve a small capital outlay to their new owners, who also have much lower overhead charges.
That concession is now being that it will not be possible to ignored by the Air Ministry. ascertain the cause of the accident states a Home paper, which con- until the whole of the technical tinues:
problems involved have been in-
Moreover, land line regulations vestigated by a body familiar with in the countries of many of the the technique of the construction purchasers have been less rigorous and operation of aircraft and than those enforced by Great Bri- having previous experience of tain, so that a still further. ad- similar investigations.
vantage has been gained over The Aeronautical Research British owners.. The International Committee is an We
independent Load Line Convention signed in advisory committee, composed of July will undoubtedly minimise eminent scientific men, to whom this particular difficulty, but the it is the Council's practice to opportunities of favourable com- refer for further investigation all petition" against Britain still re- accidents of which the cause is! main. obscure. In this case the com-1 mittee will appoint a special sub- committee to investigate the ac- cident and to report the earliest possible date..
Request Refused.
Questions Not Asked.
at
Intense Competition.
It is true that no larger percent- age of old tonnage is being sold abroad than before the war, but on the other hand, there is a larger surplus of world tonnage for the
We should also be obliged if you would inform us whether the public will be admitted, and if you would confirm that our clients can be represented at the hear- Owing, however, to the absence available demand, and competition ings of the committee by solicitors abroad of Various gentlemen is considerably more Intense than and/or counsel who will have an whose services are required for before the war, opportunity of putting questions the investigation, the sub-com-
At the same time il must be re-
to the witnesses and of obtaining mittee will not hold its first meet-membered that the sale of an old information in connexion with ing until September 3. our late clients' tragic deaths.
ship as a sen-going concern brings
Moreover, it is contended,
at
The procedure and constitution in a considerably larger return than In making this request we of the committee, and its sub- its sale for scrapping a factor which desire to point out that there were committees are not such as would undoubtedly encourages owners to a great number of questions lend themselves to the procedure sell abroad even at the risk of en- which would have been, in the which would be followed at a hanced competition. ordinary course of events, put to formal public inquiry, or to the Major Cooper at the adjourned attendance at their meetings of inquest were it not for the state- representatives of the victims of any rate in shipbuilding circles, ment that a thorough investiga- the accident or other interested that such great improvements have been made in modern technical tion was going to be carried out) parties. by the committee to be appointed,
When, however, the report of construction that the economies af- and counsel appearing on behalf the Aeronautical Research Com- forded by a new ship more than of our clients refrained from put-mittee has been received by the which the foreigner might gain by counter-balance any advantage ting those questions on the un- Council, copy will be sent to derstanding that a further oppor-you, and you will then be able to the cheap purchase of an old ship. tunity would be given.
review the position in the light investigate these opposing views The new Committee will no doubt The reply on behalf of the Air of the best technical opinion that and determine what course of ac Ministry was dated August 25 can be obtained on such a matter. tion is in the best interests of and stated:
The correspondence is The Air Council are satisfied tinuing..
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