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U. S. GUNABOT SHELLS YANGTSZE PIRATES
PHILLIPAR FIRE
Survivors in Colony
All Chinese Crew
Rescued
Intervenes in
in Attack on British Merchant Ships
B. AND S. WANLIU
STRANDED
HOURS OF SUSPENSE $110,000 IN BULLION
There were jovial avenge at th
Kowloon Wharf the morning whe a
the M.M. liner Andre Leon arriv
ed here with the whole 1 The Chinese crew from the all-fated Georges Phillipar. Relatives of the survivors, who mostly hall from the immensely New Territories, were relieved when they learned that, contrary to exciler reports, none of The Chinese very bad Bgured among the missing.
In all, the crew Totalled 88 mem-1 bors, and all were resented by the Soviet tanker Sovietsknia Nett, from which they were later trans- ferred at sen to the Andre Lebon.
According to the No. 1, the, Chinese crew were awakened from sleep on the night of the disaster by the sounding of fire alarms. Pante prevailed everywhere pecially as some of the lifeboats had been destroyyil by fire before they could be lowered.
with
WARNED NOT TO JUMP. Th Chinese crew, provideri lifebelts, were warmed not to jump into the sea, because of funger from sharks, ind for four hours! they waited on the upper decks in t terrible suspense until they were rescued.
The members of the crew lust everything they possessed, but they were extremely fortunate not only in being all rescued but also Trom the fart that not one of them was in any way injured.
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MARKET STİLL VERY DULL
In
AT STAKE
HEAVY CASUALTIES IN RAIDERS' RANKS
KIAWO ON SCENE
A
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH").
The well-known Yangisze steamar Kiawo, which, with the .. Wanliu, was heavily fired upon by pirates when taking passengers off the stranded Wanliu. The American warship, Oahu, came to the res
cue inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers.
NEW ZEALAND AND
OTTAWA
PRIME MINISTER'S SURPRISE.
Wellington, June 7. great surprise has been created by an announcement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Forbes, that he will be unable to attend the Ottawn Conference owing to
SHANGHAI, JUNE 8. DRAMATIC STORY OF HOW AN AMERICAN WARSHIP CAME TO THE RESCUE OF TWO BRITISH RIVER-VESSELS THREATENED BY A! LARGE FORCE OF PIRATE-BANDITS IN THE UP-| PER REACHES OF THE YANGTSZE, HAS JUST and very urgent pro- BEEN RECEIVED,
The warship concerned was the U.S.S. Oahu, a river gunboat employed in patrol work between Chungking and Hankow, and the threatened craft were the Butter- held and Swire motor-vessel Wanliu, which was lying. stranded about forty miles below Chungking, and the Jardine Matheson s.s. Kiawo, which had come to the rescue and was engaged in taking off the Wanliu's pas
blems facing the country."
H is understood, to be very Tikely that Mr. Coates. the Minister for Public Works, will also be unable to pitend the cou- ference.
If no, Mr. Stewart, the Finance Minister, and another Minister not yet appainted will represent New Zealand.-ftrates,
sengers when a fierce attack was launched from the RUSSO-JAPANESE
shore.
The pirates had evidently got wind of the fact that valuable treasure was aboard the vessel in distress. She was carrying bullion to the value of over $11,000 when the mishap occurred and with such a prize at stake, the would-be raiders did not give up their project until they had been subjected to heavy shell-fire by the U.S.S.
Oahu.
The district is khown' to be
was
PIN-PRICKS
REBELS SUPPLIED MUNITIONS
JAPANESE ARMY COMPLAINT
Harbin, June 8. Allegations that the insur- gent forces in Manchuria are being kept regularly supplied with arms and ammunition from Soviet Russia are sug- gested in Japanese military, despatches.
The military command at Har-
MR. THOMAS'S TRIP
TO IRELAND
GRIM RIVER OUTRAGE
POLICE GUARDS SHOT DEAD
LARGE LAUNCH PIRATED
SHOCKING AFFAIR
(Our Own Correspondent).
Foochow, June 4.
A sensational piracy aboard an oil-driven launch has just occurred on the Min River, about 25 miles below Foochow, resulting in four police guards and a number of passengers being shot dead, while two others were taken ashore and are being held for ransom
The launch, the Chung An, one of the apeediest bonts on the river, hlies between Foochow and Poukou in the Lienkong district, making the double journey, about.
“GOODBYE JIM, AND LET US DOWN ixty miles each way, daily.
LIGHTLY"
ENCOURAGING SCENES
On the day of the piracy, large amount of bullion was placed on board, destined for Faochow, six members of the Water Police дн being posted on the launch guards.
MANY CASUALTIES.
At about noon, after entering the river, dear A place called OODBYE JIM, AND LET US DOWN LIGHTLY," Chang Men, a number of passen-
SHOUTED TO MR. J. H. THOMAS JUST BE-FOTO came aboard including FORE HIS STEAMER CARRIED HIM FROM wards, without the least warning, group of women. Not long after-
KINGSTOWN ON THE RETURN JOURNEY TO several of the newcomers opened ENGLAND, TYPIFIES THE TEMPER OF THE fire on the guards, shooting four
of them dead. IRISH CROWDS WHO GREETED THE BRITISH STATESMAN AND HIS COLLEAGUE, LORD HAILSHAM, ON THEIR DRAMATIC MISSION TO MR. DE VALERA.
The rest of the passengers, numbering about 150, took what cover they could, but it is reported that about, eight nine of them were shot down by the pirates.
Or
All aboard were cautioned to
The reception accorded the British statesmen was rather remarkable. There was certainly nothing to sug- keep silent while the pirates pro. est that the dispute between the United Kingdom and the lceeded to loot the vessel. This Irish Free State has caused any serious bad feeling. The done, the robbers endeavoured to greatest interest was, in fact, aroused by the visit, which carry off the launch, Forcing the engine-room staff to carry on, they was tributed as a graceful gesture by the British sailed north of Sharp's Peak Government.
Island, hoping to get away up the const.
LAUNCH SAVED,
It is expected that Mr. de Valera will cross the Irish Channel on Thursday night.
COMMUNIQUE ON DISCUSSIONS
Although silver is down in New York and only slightly up in! The Wanlin. which was carry pending re-floating, but in spite of London. the Hongkong dollaring a large number of passengers jalt efforts to get her off, the vessel rose a farthing to-day to 18, 3, 1784. Jas well IN the bullion, from remained hard aground. Lator The local market is, however.[Chungking, grounded on a bank the dardline 8.8. Riawo appeared extremely dull, practically nobelow Chungking on Wednesday (and it was decided to transfer the business being reported. The rise last week.
passengers to the Kinwo.
However, one of the engine- was not surprising, as the rate} had been regarded as too low for bandit-infested and apprehending poned owing to the darkness, but The operation hail to be post-
room staff managed to put part of the machinery out of action, some days.
with the result that the launch commenced early next silver advanced ja attack immediately the news London,
could not get further than Rugged 116th. China and India bought, of the vessel's mishap began to morning. In the meantime, how
Point. Putting in at a small and there were small offerings, spread, the master of the Wanlin lever, the mishap had attracted
village, the pirates then made off After the official fixing, the market sent out wireless messages which attention and while the transfer bin declares that it has received
Dublin, June 7. jetty, cheering the British states-overland, taking with them two culed quietly stendy in the absence brought the U.S.S. Oahu upon the of passengers was proceeding, a definite information from the cast-
passengera. of American selling.
The visit of the Rt. Hon. Mr. men. large force of men, either soldiers, ern section of the Chinese Enstern J. H. Thomas, the Secretary, of While they were waiting for the Efforts are being made by the Silver declined in New York!
for bandits wearing the uniforms Railway that trains from Sulfenho State for the Dominions, and Lord boat to cast off, the two Ministers naval and police e-eighth to 28.1/8. Futures are The Culy stood by the Wanliu, the bank and without warning der) to Hengtaohotze are bringing who arrived this morning, is inter-were leaving for England, and both
uf Chinese soldiers, appeared on (on the Manchurian-Russian bor- Hailsham, the Minister for War, stood near a homeymoon couple, who track down the pirates. opened a heavy fire an the two regular supplies of munitions for preted in the Irish Free State as a Mr. Thomas and Lord Hailsham
|the anti-Manchukuo troops.
dignified and graceful act by the were showered with confetti. Menawhile, there are signs of British Government as many years The crowd roured with laughter un important conference pend-have elapsed since the last oflleial when Mr. Thomas entered into the ing in Harbin between Japanese visit of British statesmen.
spirit of the situation and returned | lenders and representatives, of
In view of this dramatic develop. ja hupful of confetti thrown at him the Moscow Government. The
from the dockside."
alno down.
scene.
HARD AGROUND.
THE STIFFKEY TRIAL. The finding in the trial at the Westminister Consistory Court of the Rev. Haroid Davidson, the 60-year-old Rector of Stilkey, on charge of Immoral condust is to be given on July 8, the evidence in the case having closed yesterday. Our photos show the : principal figuras. Left to right, Miss Ros Ellis, who gave sensational *vidence, the Rov, Davidson, and Miss Barbara Kaeria, the Rector's chief accuser.
steamers,
HAIL OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE.
The U.S.S. Ďahu had cruised alowly down the stream, but was close enough to hear the crackle of the rifles and steamed rapidly Harbin Russian press states that ment in the controversy regarding back, and poured a hail of high
M. Melnokoff, the former Soviet the desire of Mr. de Valera for the explosive into the attackers. Consul-General in Harbin has abolition of the Oath of Allegiance, The piratical gang stood their
already arrived and M. Gamarik, the debate on the Oath Bill which ground for a while, returning the a member of the Soviet Military was fixed in the business of the fire with their rifles, but the Council is expected to arrive in Senate to-morrow will probably be steady and effective firing of thei Harbin shortly.
auljourned pending the result of the warship finally broke thele morale
General Ma Chan-shan has not negotiations.. and they fled, leaving a large given up his fight against the Jap number of casualties on the bank.janese. It is stated that General Ma is now at Pel-an-chen, to the
NO INNOCENT VICTIMS. north-east of Koshan and the Jap In spite of the intensity of these report that about five thous fire from the shore, no-one aboard and of his troops are marching
the throu vennela concerned”. In i the adventure was hit. The transhipment of the
passengera jand bullion from the Wanllu to the Klawo was completed with- out further disturbance, though the Oahu did not again venturo
south-Reuter.
U.S. UNEMPLOYED RELIEF
COMMUNIQUE issued.
A communique Issued Inter in the day, from Mr. de Valora's residence, says that a hour's conversation be tween Mr. Thomas, Lord Hailsham, Mr. de Valera and Mr. Geoghegan, the Free State Minister of Justice, views' on the questions at issuu were i exchanged, as a preliminary
to
authorities
MORE RAIN
OVER TWO INCHES RECORDED
to
"LET US DOWN LIGHTLY."
The Royal Observatory reports Cheers were raised for the two that the rainfall for the 24 hours statesmen and another for the ended at 10 a.m. to-day totalled
2.14 Inchos. honeymoon couple.
This brings the Somebody shouted: "Goodbye your's total to 18.34 inchos, against Jim, and let us down lightly!"
an average of 27.45 inches. Lord Hailsham replied: "Not! goodbye. Au revoir," amid more cheers-Reuler.
OTTAWA PARLEY
AGENDA
more formal discussion later. The CONSULTATIONS VERY
final discussion of the vexed guen. tions will follow in London on Fri-
to wander from the immediate HOUSE PASSES RELIEF (day us has already been arranged, vicinity of the merchant ships.
BALTIEDONOCHROMEINENZIE OUTLINERAL CHAVANDER
'The Eleventh Command-
ment: "Thou shalt not waste
water."Slogan by
Mr. Alfredo J. V. Ribeiro.
nessed by large crowds.
1
To-day's weather report states that pressure remains highest to the north-east of Hokkaido, and is low over China gengrally. The depression appears to be station- ary between Tokyo and the Bonins. Local forecast:--South winds, möderato; claudy; rain.
THRILLING ARMY
DISPLAY
50,000 CHILDREN SEE REHEARSAL
ADVANCED.
London, Juno 7. .BILL
Mr. Thomas and Lord Hallsham In the House of Commons to-day, were given a cordial reception in Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Domin Washington, June 7, The Garner Relief Bill, which Dublin and their departure was wit-ions Under-Secretary, said it had secks to provide
been agreed that the agenda for the
London, Juno: A G$2,300,000,000 for the relief of On their arrival at Kingstown Ottawa Conference should not be
Princess Elizabeth and 50.000 the unemployed passed the House Inst evening, preparatory to board published until its detalls had boon
con-fall dress rehearsaf at Aldershot of Representatives to-day.
Ing a steamer for England, they pattled as a result of consulations other children to-day watched the
between the Severnments
of the thrilling: display to be The Bill, which was recently were the centre of a remarkably en el denounced by President Hoover, thusiastic demonstration
The consultations were very ad given by the Army at the a now goes to the Senate-Router"} A danse arend Thind the steamet vincedemkritisk: Wireless,nus) Bearchlight Tatteo,British
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