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E. MITЯAXT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1931.
日九廿月六
THE WAISHING.
REPORTED LOSS
UNTRUE.
Destroyer Sent to
Protect Her.
BADLY HOLED BUT SALVABLE.
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There seems to be truth in the report of the -sinking of the Waishing.
The Indo-China Steam Naviga- tion Co., owners of the yousel
are not yet in a position to issue a positive denial of the report. but it is highly irectible on the fare of it.
The sinking is id tur have taken place near ADDY, Iwe hundred miles from the seine of her grounding, which took place in Nam Kwan Harbour, where she was sheffering and was struck by the typhoon. Furthermore, it was stated that the mssengers and crew had been taken off by the Hangsang which could not, inder any circumstances, have "renched Nam Kwan until midnight.
Naval Assistance.
In the meantime, it is dischised by the navnt authorities that HMS. Sepoy was despatched to j Nam Kwan yesterday afternoon, { to stand by the . Walshér afford her protection from pirati eal gangs, if necessary.
The Sepoy la making all pos sible speed and is expected to i reach the scene of the mishaq this) afternoon.
The story of the grounding as reported in the Telegraph yester- day substantially
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correct. according to information since reaching Messrs, Jardine Mathe- son and Co.
Holed in Four Pince
The accident was reported by a Buterlicht and Swire vessel, the 2.8, Kwangtung, which is standing. by
The Waishing appears to have) been badly pled in four places, i but the last wireless message res ceived from the Kwangtung stated That she was perfectly salvage- able.
The ss. Hangsung was due at Nam Kwan at midnight and the Kwongsang shortly afterwards.
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BRITISH CABINET CRISIS: ECONOMY PLANS
Chief Petty Officer Willis ir to take leading part in the reenactment of the Poseidon disaster at the Elstree Studio. Ths above photo shows the hero of the amazing bicaper made from
the submarine immediately after after he had been taken out
of the water. He walked to the sick hay unaided.
NIGHT OF TERROR
IN COLOGNE.
STREET PISTOL
AFFRAYS.
TRAGIC END TO CELEBRATION.
Cologne, Aug. 11. Bedlam prevailed in Cologne to-night bringing Constitution Day to a tragic termination. Most remark. ablo scenesere witnessed, shooting affrays occurring in the streets lasting through a period of two hours.
ar-
A torchlight procession ranged by a Republican organi- sation for the celebration of Con- stitution Day was the occasion for the trouble.
Extremists fired many shots at the police, who finally replied by charging the crowds and dispers Ing them and opening fire without { warning wherever a crowd be Kun to collect.
The streets in the region of the outbreak were quickly deserted, but not before numerous casualties had OC-
FASTEST PLANES RAIN AGAIN A curred. Dozens of arrests were
EVER BUILT.
RECORD SURE TO BE BEATEN.
the
SPOILER.
FURTHER "FREAK”
·DECLARATIONS.
BRITISH CRAFT COUNTY CRICKET
FEATURES.
London, Aug. 11.
con-
A small company of ex. perts and journalists to-day inspected the two new racing Vickers Supermarine Rolls- Royce S-6B seaplanes which have been specially structed for use by the Bri- tish team in the contest on September 12 for the Schnei. der Trophy and which are ex- pected to prove the fastest aircraft ever built.
London. Aug. 11.
!,
made.
The shooting and the action of the police caused the closing. down of ail cafes and theatres. -Reuter..
BIG BANK CRASH IN RUMANIA.
COUNTRY."
After strolling in the pavilion "SOUNDEST IN THE for two days watching the rain steadily pelting down. thei majority of cainty Pricketors; managed to get in a little bat! ting to-day, the exception being at Manchester where no play: at all was possible.
Bucharest, Aug. 11. The Berkowitz Bank, which has been considered: to be the soundest Rumania, has suspended pay-
in
ment.
The machines closely resemble result that Yorkshire obtained!
Vickers Supermarine Roll their fourteenth mutright win. INDIAN BUSINESS Royce S-6A seaplanes which were
-Leicester and Warwick LX-
DISCORD.
SEVERE INTERNAL
DISSENSION.
HEAVIER TAXATION
ADVOCATED.
GOVERNMENT SEEKING THREE PARTY CONFERENCE.
BANKRUPTCY PERIL.
BRITAIN is faced with a serious Cabinet crisis in consequence of dissension regarding the measures
to be taken for balancing the budget and alleviating_the
Mr. Neville Chamberlain,
GERMAN CAPACITY
TO PAY.
Pointed Comment
in London.
financial crisis, the gravity of which is emphasised by DEBT SUSPENSION
The landers of the three parties in characteristic poses.
AGREEMENT.
London, Aug. 11.
The Conference of ex- perts appointed by Belgium, France, the United King- dor, Germany, Italy and Japan to consider the detailed measures required to give ef- fect to President Hoover's pro- posal for the suspension of inter- governmental debt payments for
reports that the Government will invite a conference one year, and attended by a re- of all parties in the House of Commons to discuss presentative of the United economy schemes.
Reports of a split in the Cabinet are stoutly denied, but there is no doubt that the Labour Party generally
are in two camps.
States, issued a communique to- day stating that complete agree-" ment had been reached..
approved by the Governments
The Conference han been
represented and also by the. Governments of Australia, | Canada, Czecho-Slovakia, Greece, India, New Zealand, Portugal. Poland, Bumani
South
London, Aug. 12. however, that the Labour The Government's determina- Government is facing a very tion to balance the Budget and
severe internal crisis. to recrente national confidence,
This, of course, is a direct denial Africa jis reflected in official of the rumour that the Conserva-
nouncement made last night to tives
The Conference recommends were appealing to Mr. that the payments, both of the re-
debts, suspended during the
In the circumstances it was not surprising that the exponents of The bank is closely connected the effect that a special meeting Ramsay MacDonald to establish parations und the inter-alled "brighter cricket" were again to with the Rumanian National Bank, of the Cabinet Economy Com-an emergency-government. the fore. Yorkshire and North-which has promised assistance to mittee will be held at No. 10, Many of its supporters are ad. Hoover your, should be repaid by ants agreed to declare at 4 for prevent further failures-Renter. Downing Street to-day, when the vocating heavier taxation rather ten pal annuities from July 1st, in their first innings, with the
whole of the financial situation than cuts in the social services. 1995, to include both principal. will be discussed.
And interest at a rate noi exceed- Not So Bad As It Looks, Though the gravity of the pre-
ing three per cent. sent situation realised Mr. It should be noted that about on the assumption that the
It makes this recommendation Snowden has lost £11,000,000 as a half of the £120,000,000 mention will be acceptable to the United Bystem result of the Hoover moratorium, ed in the Economy Committee's States Government as regard the while recipts from nearly all Report as necessary to be found} sanrees of taxation are Tower in order to balance the Budget debts due to them and having than anticipated), it is emphasis is on account of the usual provipossible without any sacrifice of satisfaction that the method Is ed in well-informed quarters that sion for repayment of the existing the rights of any creditor Govern there is no question of emergency debt. Hence the position is not ment in relation to those of other
so bad as it looks.
Rown in the 1929 Schneider Bace, ploited the same manoeuvre, but
none of which Squadron Leader Leirester were rather too surress-i- Ariobar created the world's speed: ful, and after declaring al record of 357 miles per hour..
forer
179;
MEN PIQUED.
rior wicket, in their spennd in-į TO BOYCOTT ROUND The chief points of difference things, were unable to are increased horsepower, provi. win.
TABLE. stop for carrying greater loads Generally spanking, however, of fuel and oil, increased cool cricket was a complete "washout"
Bombay, Aug. 11. ing efficiency and a new type of and most matches terminated un-
Piqued by the fact that only one airscrew.
Interestingly. Bowley hit the of their three representatives has A story is in circulation that at
Observers commented to-day only century, is Afth in the cur-been chosen to participate in the group of girl students in Hong- the perfection of the stream lining
Round Table Conference. the kong have formed themselves into and the water cooling system by
The results, together with the
Federation of Indian Chambers a society, for the purpose of or ganising resistance to marriage.
which the entire upper and lower principal Individual performances, Commerce has decided to boy-
cott the Conference, Reuter, The members of this "Spinsters surfaces of the wings constitute follow:
Anti-Marriage. Society" on it is
life.
water radiators, made of duralumin. known, have taken the vow to re-inlly designed and constructed by The new aircraft have been spe main
single throughout Their action for so doing is said the Fairey Avtation Company. to have been prompted by the fre quency of divorces and the general prevalence of unhappy marriages,
THE HERNDON INCIDENT.
FLIERS MOVEMENTS
RESTRICTED.
Tokyo, Aug. 12. It is understood that the order ninde by the Procurator's Office for the confinement of the American aviators, Pangborn and Herndon, pending a settlement of their case, merely entails restriction of their movements, and is not confinement in the English sense of the word.
Team op Diet.
The British team is in strict training under the direction of Squadron Leader Orlebar, ALLER visitors to Portsmouth often catch a glimpse of the flying bullets in which they are practising.
Seven pilluts have been picked out for this special training, but: the selection of the men to use thu new aircraft in the race will not be made until some days before the
race.
>
The pilots are:
Flight Lent. Staloforth, Flight Lieut. E. J. L. Hope,
Flight Lieut. J. H. Boothman,
Flight Lieut. F. W. Long, Flying Oleer H. H. Leech, Flying Officer L. 8. Snalth. Licut, G. L. Brinton, R.N. Fiylug-Otheer Leech is the baby
rent season.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Yorkshire beat Northants hy tire
wickets.
Somerset beat Worcenter by seven
wickets.
Essex beat Glamorgan on the first.
innings.
Notte v. Derby.---Drawn* Sussex v. Kent-Drawn." Leicester v. Warwick-Drawn.* - Lancashire v. Hunts.-No Play."
Four Points Each, ¿Continued on Page 9.) -
The big red monoplane on which of the party-he le 22. Sovoral the aviators arrived In Tokyo was are more than 6ft. In height; and seized Japanese Government they must start dieting to avoid
by the on
Friday
inst, because they had no excosS weight. Flying-Officer landing permit, and, it is alleged, Snaith is the midget of the team, also flow over fortifled areas.
At the same Ume as the plane weighing 91st. He began his boing only about 6ft blh and was seized, the authorities took distinguished flying career as a possession of a cinema carried by boy mechanic in the Royal Flying tice is
Corps in 1917.--Brilles Wireless;
.
RANGERS WIN THEIR SECOND MATCH.
measures,
The Government is likely to 'propose, however, that an all-party conference be con- vened to discuss the pro- posals of the Cabinet's Economy Committee.
The Prime Minister who ar- rived in London yesterday morn-1 ink. Travelling Jon the night train from Lon-
creditor Gavernments.
Payment of the annuities will be absolute obligations, involving no option of postponement..
The German Government pointed out in accepting the proposal that they did not intend expressing any opiniofc ns to Germany's future capacity of payment.
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Mr. Neville Chumberlain Hiemouth, spent SCOTTISH FOOTBALL. (potential Chancellor of the Ex-
the whole day ehequer in Conservative
conference Guy-in ernment) is mentioned as
different the with
I was agreed that the, uncon- most likely representative of the members of the
ditional annuity should continue Tories, while Sir Horbert Samuel Cabinet. is almost certain. to represent the
to be paid, provided that it is In an inter- Liberals if such a conference inylow, be
immediately, lent again to unid held.
Sir H. Samuel: ho had complet
German Railway Company. ed his study of the Report of the With regard to deliveries in Economy Committee. He em- kind, the conterence decided that It is thought, however, that the phasised that the Government's any arrangements designed to Conservatives will not co-operate jattitude would not be finally de-permit the continuation of de- Ilveries in kind contracts, must
London, Aug. 11. Glasgow Rangers, playing at home, defeated Airdrieonians by two goala to one n Scottish League mutoh to-day-Renter.
Marina Roll-Royés Bí8A, beläg, whosled down for a pre- “Alreraft are almost“Identical) in watward"appearanës,
Conservative Attitude.
the
In the manner suggested. Their cided until the meeting of the Involve no charge on the German attitude generally apeaking in Special Cabinet Committee at that they see no reason why they the end of the month. The hur Budget during the year and no should be saddled, even partly riod meeting of the members to It is stated that an agreement
injury to German economy. with the responsibility for
any day will deal with general gov action decided upon.
erimental business. with special has also been reached betweon the While anxious to support Gov-reference to the Anancial pro- German and Belgian Governments erament legislation towards ef-blem, and the possibilition of on the Marks question, facting economics, they are of the Immediate measures forʼrelleving The Conference also agreed on opinion that the responsibility, situation.
the
rosommendations as to the detall
for initiating such legislation iss Mr. Ramsay Maeflonald had a very ed measures for the suspension of solely the Government's. Hence long conversation yesterday morning inter-allied war debts due to the It is uncertain that they will agree with Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan. United Kingdom, France and Italy to any kind of three-party descellor of the Exchequer, liberations,
the King's private Router and British Wireless.
Last night, also, there were reports of a definite Cabinet split on the issues, but these are stoutly denied by, Gavern- ment spokesmen.
It is an undoubted fact,
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He also saw Bir Clive Wigram, Maglie 40 payments under the
agreement with Czecho secretary Slovakia. An agreement
reached in mente duo principle that the pay- Hungary under, the The Royal Observatory reports and the paymenggement Paris Agreement of April 1930. by Bulgaria
under the
that a depression is contral over SW China and a feeble anti-should be suspended during the cyclone in central between B.W. Japan and the Bonina.
|your subject to certain: Rajurts ments-British Wirəm? Take that