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BLUE JACKETS TO RESCUE OF JARDINE SHIP Attempted "Official Piracy" by Yangtsze Launch
BURNING SHIP STILL AFLOAT
DRIFTING TO EAST IN CHANNEL
HULL ESCAPES DAMAGE
London, Jan, 5. The still burning hull of the French liner, L'Atlanti- que, carried by the wind and current drifted slowly along the English Channel to-day.
She appeared through the mist a few miles off Portland Bill this morning and 'crowds watched her; alow progross, an, wroathed in atcam and smoke, and surrounded by tuga and other vesseln, she pro- ceeded to drift castward,
This afternoon, tugs succeeded in taking her in tow, but it is not yot certain whether she will be pút ashore, whether she will sink herself, or whether a French war- ship which is standing by will send her to the bottom.
MAY BE SUNK.
It is understood that the last; mentioned course will be adopted; If the doomed liner throatons to become a danger to shipping.
This ovoning, the Atlantique was some fifteen miles south of the Neodies and was still moving eastward with the turning tide, while the fire seemed almost to have burnt itself out.
Alrmen who have flown over her say her hull. and funnels are in- tact but the foremost has broken and dropped overboard while the rest of her la mainly a tangle of burnt or burning debris.
INSURANCE CLAIM.
Her owners state that 21 men, members of the crew, are missing although it is still hoped that some of them have been picked up by the vessels of different nationall ties which came to the liner's ald.: It is stated that the sum invol ved so far as the English Insur ance market concerned Is about £1,200,000 but although the loss is one of the largest in recent years, the underwriters are facing it quite calmly, the risk having been so widely spread as not seriously | to discommode any firms-British Wireless.
STOP PRESS
All
H.M.S. Cricket which succussfully intervened in the Luanho Incident.
LUENHO PURSUED
DOWN RIVER
H.M.S. CRICKET STOPS ATTEMPT
NAVAL GUARD ACTS
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”)
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Messages Ordinance, 1804. Received, January 6, 10.20 a.m.)
SHANGHAI, JAN. 6. BLUEJACKETS FROM H.M.S. CRICKET, PLACED ABOARD THE JARDINE S.S. LUENHO WHEN SHE CAME STEAMING INTO CHINKIANG AT FULL SPEED AND ASKED URGENTLY FOR NAVAL ASSISTANCE, WERE ALMOST IM- MEDIATELY CALLED UPON TO PREVENT THE LUENHO FROM BEING BOARDED BY ARMED MEN FROM A LAUNCH WHICH HAD PURSUED THE STEAMER ALL THE WAY FROM NANKING.
The whole affair had a rather sinister aspect and is regarded seriously in British official quarters, follow- ing as it does closely upon a series of acts of "official piracy" on the Yangtsze during the last few months.
But for the intervention of H.M.S. Cricket, it is probable that the Luenho would have passed through the experience which befel another Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's vessel, the Tuckwo, when mem- bers of her crew were violently used.
PASSENGERS AS CONFEDERATES
im-
The full story of the remarkable the skipper of the Luonho series of incidents is graphicallymediately applied to H.M.S told in this morning's Shanghat Cricket for nasistance and an Nanking, Jan. 6.
Times, which gives a vivid account armed guard of bluejackets public bodic
here are by an eye-witness, obtained from placed on board the merchant holding a mass meeting this after one of the European lady passeng-ship. noon to discuss what measures era aboard the a.s. Luenho, these bodies should take in con nexion with the fall of Shanhai- kwan,Reuter.
FLYING BRITISH FLAG.
The operation had hardly been completed before the launch came The Luenho was, of course, fly-Chinklang and another attempt alongside in the harbour at ing the British flag. She was on was made by the armed men to her way down river to Shanghai board the Lutenha. This was re- Peking, Jan. 6.
and nothing out of the normal runpelled by the guard from H.M.S. Chinese reports from the Shan-occurred until she had proceeded Cricket, t
dangerous situation halkwan area state that the Suzuk! from Nanking.
One hour out of the capital, the until the Chinese thought discre- [prevailing for Some moments, Brigade has now arrived at Shan-
Luenho was called upon to stoption the better part of valour. haikwan and ammunition is still "for search." being rushed up by the Japanesc. A atcam launch, powerfully- A DISTURBANCE ON SHIP.
Some quarters fear an extension engined apparently, came darting of the operations Inter, for, as the out from the side of the river Thla did not end the affair,
where she had been lying in wait, entirely A disturbance, was Japanese Legation has
not yet Intercopted the Luenho and called created aboard the Luenho by al- received instructions from Tokyo to upon her skipper to heave-to toeged confoderates of those in the negotiate for a settlement, many permit the occupants to come launch, who had been travelling
aboard. Chinese are inclined to believe that 'Tokyo's declared desire to treat the matter as a local incident is merely
a amoko scroon."
FULL SPEED AHEAD...
uboard as passengers and now de manded to be allowed to go nshore. Permission to land was, how.
All the men aboard the launch that could be seen from the bridge ever, refused. Instead, they were were heavily armed and the master detained for investigation. of the Lucaho, with memories of
the experiences of other ships pla-j The Idea that "the passengers"
It is pointed out that it is two days since Tokyo said the Japanese authorities had been instructed to ced in a similar predfcamont, die
obeyed the order to stop and in- negotiate.
stend lasued orders to the engine It la lanrned that yesterday after room to get all possible speed up noon and evening, there was an ex-for a fast ran to Chinkinung, change of ride shots nerosa the The Luonto was soon golug al Tashih River, apart from which the full speed with the launch
chase, losing distanco very slowly, positión remains unchanged.—Row- tor:
were confederates and implicated with the launch which they were propared to assist, lent a sinister aspect to the univ.
PAST EXPERIENCES. The incident recalls the similar suffered by the Tuckwo and the but more disastrous experiences
BLUEJACKETS ON ABOARD. Wuhu, which were "earched" last year by a launch and extreme Arriving in Chinking some violence used by the "searchers." minutes before the pursuing craft,Renter....
GERMAN PRINCE IN SKI CRASH
BREAKS LEG IN RACE AT ST. MORITZ
(Our Own Correspondent). (by Telegraph, Copyright, . Teleprankis Meranges Ordinance, 1883. Envolved, JannOTY 1.1.14 s.m.)
London, Jan. 5.
Prince Frederick of Prussin, a grandson of the ex-Kaiser, was seriously injured in a ski accident at St. Moritz to-day. Prince Frederick crashed in a downhill ski race and broke his leg above the knee..
LAND SPEED RECORD
SIR M. CAMPBELL OFF AGAIN
RECONSTRUCTED
BLUE BIRD
SUDDEN DEATH OF
MR. COOLIDGE
THIRTIETH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
TRAGIC HOME-COMING OF MRS. COOLIDGE
New York, Jan. 5. Mr. Calvin Coolidge, President Hoover's predeces- sor in office, was found dead at his home at Northampton, Massachusetts, to-day, the suddenness of his demise causing a profound shock throughout the United States.
Not even his wife was aware that the ex-President was in any danger. Death is believed to have been due to heart disease. Mr. Coolidge had complained of severe bouts of indigestion in the past few weeks, but had not consulted a doctor.
The discovery was made by his wife, who returned from her shopping and went into his room on learning that, having gone to his office as usual, he had returned home complaining of feeling unwell. He had apparent- ly died only fifteen minutes before. He was sixty years of age..
One of the last pictures taken of ax-President Coolidge. Flahing was, almost his solo recreation.
TING CHAO EVADES BIG DRIVE
VOLUNTEER `ARMY. INTACT
Harbin, Jan, G. The big Japanese drive
NOTABLE CAREER IN RETROSPECT along the eastern section of
the Chinese Eastern Rail- The funeral will take place at of the injunctions against strikera,
way has failed of its prin Northampton on Saturday mor- On the ground that their services cipal object. ning. They body will then be con-were not a means of livelihood ho veyed to Plymouth, Vermont, vetoed a bill to increase the salar-the anti-Manchukuo Volunteers, The line has been freed from where he will be buried in the ios of members of the Massachu- but the Insurgent forces remain. afternoon.
sotta Legislature. In 1921 he intact and still have to reckoned votood a bill for the censorship of with. films and another to permit the Information from all indepen-
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HARD TOIL
London; Jan. 5. Sir Malcolm Campbell's record
Mr. Calvin Coolidge was born at sale of "2.75 per cent." beer, point-dent sources shows that as heavy breaking car, "Blue Bird," recon- structed and equipped with Rolls-1872, as the son of a farmer who Federal law,
Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, ing out that it contraveneil the fighting has taken place. The Royce Schneider Trophy engines, kept the village store. He was will be shipped to Daytona in a few familiar from boyhood with hard dinys.
toil and poverty. After graduat-
HARDING'S DEATH.
Anti-Manchukuo forces extricated themselves skilfully from positions aasailed by the Japanese and suc-
Sir Malcolm Campbell will following at Amherst in 1896 he won a tional Convention he, received a low which the Japanese hoped to In 1920 at the Republican Na-cessfully evaded the knock-out in a week or so and will attempt to scholarship, studied law and befow votes for tho. Presidency In beat his own world's land-speed re-
deliver. cord of 254 m.p.h. "Blue Bird" is considered capable of well over 280 m.p.3.
The record-breaker himself is of
JAPANESE CONFIRMATION.
an in 1887 to practise at North-all the bailots. In the voting for ampton, Mass., where he became Vice-President he was caally ftrat This president of a bank and mayor, and was duly nominated.
18 confirmed by reports At the front Japanese sources stating He married a school teacher, Grace Presidential elections he was re-that General Ting Chao, without Coadhuc, and worked incessantly, turned with Harding by allowing himself no time for re- majority. An innovation introduce some ninety miles north of his old huge fighting, has reached Poa Taing, creation.
ed by the latter gavo Coolidge base at Mishan, with his forces In 1907, he was elected to the seat in the Cabinet. Hitherto the and artillery intact. State Legislature. From 1912 to Vice-President had been of no im- 1915 he was a member of the Mas-portance.
Other anti-Manchukuo forces, it sachusetts Senate and from 1914
is. learned from Japanese military to 1916 its President. Lieut. Go-ent Harding died, Mr. Coolidge wards Tungning, to the south. When, in August, 1923, Presid-headquarters, are retreating to vernor of the State from 1916 to automatically became President, enst of Pogranitchnaya. 1918, he was Governor from 1919 He received the oath from the to 1921.
All damage to the CER. track lips of his aged father in the farm on the section from Hailin to Mu- cottage by lamplight. During the lug, has now been repaired and 19 months remaining of Harding's communications between Harbin During all his election cam-term of office, Coolidge continued and Muling are being resloral tä- aigns-even that for the Proaid- his policy. His task was not rend-day-Reuter, jepey-he pursued a polley of sil-fered any easier by the oil scandal,. once. His name became known but he surmounted all his dificul all over the U. S. thanks to the ties so that in the summer of 1924) manner in which he suppressed he was chosen Republican candi- the Boston polico strike in the date for the next Presidential term, autumn of 1910.
(Mch. 1925-8) and on Nov. 4, 1924,
POLICY OF SILENCE.
ROLLS ROYCE-
ENGINES
PLANES
In the same year when the tele- was elected by a large majority. ORDERED FOR DUTCH phone operators struck, he propos-Just before his election he was Sir Malcolm Campbell'a re-builted that the State should take over on holiday at his father's farmi "Blue Bird" which is now aquipped the Ines, but this was not neces-jand cynics declared that it was on with a 2,500 h. Rolls-Royce englas.sury, na the strike was soon over. the advice of his publicity agent opinion that with all conditions He was not, however, opposed to that he pitched hay in a smock favourable, it should be possible for Labour, as was shown by his sup- talked crops with the farmers and the car to achieve a speed of 300 port of a bill limiting the scope (Continued on Page 7.) miles an hour."
The reconstruction has been
London, Jan. 5. The Netherlands Government has ordered from the Rolls Royce Company considerable numbers of their well-known 500/600 H.P. Kestre engines for fitting into. Dutch Boroplanes.
thorough and hax: it is thought, DE VALERA'S PROGRAMME. plied to Belgium,
added speed to its potentiality part altogether from the more placed in Blue Bird. powerful engine which has been
The onginio is an improved Schneider Trophy engine with a horse-power of 2,500
United States messages stated that the intention to make a world record attempt with an American car has been abandoned-British Wireless,
RAIN PROBABLE.-
OATH ABOLITION: REDUCTION OF
LAND ANNUITIES
These engines have been sup
Yugo-Slavin, Esthonia, Russia, Japan and other countries-British Wirelces.
GRAND NATIONAL OUTLOOK
BIG-INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Dublin, Jan. 5. charges under the Land Purchase douk reception on opening his in respect of all holdings to an Mr. de Valera received a tremen-Acts, so as to reduce the annuities electoral, campaign with a huge economie figure. open-air meeting In O'Connell Continuing, he claimed that thù
London, Jan. 5. Stroet to-day.
farmors were more prosperous to The Grand National Steeple-
In the course of his speech, he, day than if the Cosgrave Party had chase, to be run at Aintree on. The anticyclone over North China declarod:-"Our return to power been in power, while their pro-March, 21th, promises this year to has increased in Intensity. depression Is moying eastward to ance will go for ever. This will er.
A will mean that the Oath of Allegi- spects wore immensurably bright bo more of an international event.
than usual.
the south of Japan. Fresh to menn the certainty of domestle Three hundred now Industries strong monsoon will prevail over pnace and rounton of nation, had been catablished, sald Mr. de Include not only the best Engllah The entries, which number 06, the Chinn coast and the Northern forces." China Sem. Local forecast:-North
Valera, and progress would be ac-stooplechasers, but representa Mr. de Valers added that all celeratod famediately it was clour tives also of German, Franoh, and N.E. winds, fresh: cloudy, would be introduced. Immediately that the policy of Protection would American and Irish stables -- “probably some Pain.
for the reduction by half of the be permanent.--Reuter,
British Wirelear.
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