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SASEBO DESTROYER DISASTER RESCUE DRAMA Tapping Heard Inside; Three Men Get Out Alive WAR CLOUDS IN
Declaring that the "country's air defences are in a deplorable state," Brig. Gen. William Mitchell (séen above) placed the blame on profiteer- ing private interests when he testified before the House Military Affairs Committer investigating pro- fits made on Army aircraft.
AIR CORPS EXPOSURE
INABILITY TO CARRY AIR MAILS
늘으나
(Special to "Tolograph")
slip Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie Bles
dinamer.
Brerierd
14. 14.29 Dame)
March
Washington, Mar. 12.
The calamitous experience
MORE SURVIVORS INSIDE?
AIR BEING PUMPED INTO UPTURNED HULL
AN INEXPLICABLE MISHAP
AFTER BEING CONFINED FOR ABOUT TWENTY-SEVEN HOURS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE JAPANESE DESTROYER TOMOT- SURU, WHICH TURNED TURTLE YESTER- DAY MORNING, WITH THE OXYGEN IN THE AIR THAT KEPT THE VESSEL AFLOAT GRADUALLY GROWING LESS, THREE MEM-. BERS OF THE ENGINE-ROOM STAFF FLOATED OUT ALIVE AT 12.28 P.M. TO-DAY, SAYS A REUter message FROM SASEBO.
It is hoped that many other survivors will be rescued. A graphic story of the discovery that men might be living in the partly submerged wrock and the rescue efforts will be found below.
HOPE HELD OUT FOR THIRD OF CREW
papra
(Special to "Telegraph"}
of the Army Air Corps since, szan pang
it undertook air-mail carry-
ing-at first attributed to
sabotage-is generally re-
with
other skips in special manoeuvres. She suddenly ceas (Hy Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Med her radio communications.
Ondano, 1914. Reesived March The other ships went in search
of her and found the Tomoisuru floating bottom-up of! the Shishizi Peninsula, at southern tip of Hirado Island. It would seem that
Tokyo, Mar. 13. Dramatic wireless
mcs-
garded now as an indication sages from the Japanese.
of somewhat
The Tomotsuru mishap in the second disaster
which foundered off Formoan about a year ago with a loss of 106 lives. The ships are similar in design.
EUROPE
LLOYDS DEMAND HIGH PREMIUMS
FOR INSURANCE
almilar nature to Japanese destroyers. Our photo shows the Sarabi TROOPS IN FORCE ON THE
SIXTEEN-TO-ONE
RATIO
Wheeler Compromise Silver Bill
Washington, Mar. 12. Senator Wheeler has introduced a so-called com- promise bill for considera. tion of the Senate, authoris- ing the Government to pur- chase fifty million ounces of silver every month until a 16:1 ratio with gold has been reached.--Reuter.
WAR ON RELIGION
SOVIET CAMPAIGN
REVIVAL
ANTI-GOD SOCIETY
ORDERS
(Special to "Telegraph") - "
(its Telegraph. Copyright, Teleprophis Mas
Ordinance, Roger
1896. Received March Ja, A.$0 ha.}
Moscow, Mar. 12. Intensification of Atheism and
BRITISH NAVAL the war on religion in Russia
MANOEUVRES
SECRET ATLANTIC TESTS
It
has been ordered by M. Emilian Yaroslavsky, the Secretary of the Control Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Society of the Militant Gadless,
The order states that as the re- sult of the slackening of the unthi religious campaign, religion is again raising Its hend under the guise of Communism,
AUSTRIAN: BORDER
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”). (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, March 13, 12.20'pmm.)
LONDON, MAR. 13. HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF TROOPS - ON THE AUSTRIAN BORDER, NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST-COUPLED WITH THE GERMAN Menace FROM THE WEST-ARE CAUSING ACUTE ANXIETIES IN EUROPE.
All observers agree that events in Austria in the next few weeks may be the determinant of peace or war and close attention is being paid to the negotiations opening in Rome to-day between the representatives of Italy, Austria and Hungary.
It is authoritatively learned that Lloyds. underwriters are quoting seven guineas: per cent. for insurance against a serious European War within one year, and that they are demand- ing premium of forty guineas per cent, for insurance against war in two years.
This startlingly high premium
for a two-year period, reflecting the state of tension in Europe, is only reduced by the under-
(Special ta "Telegraph")
Recently, in fact, religion has Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Me been associated with the political writers if the policy mentions Ordinance. 1811 Recaioad March creed-of-the-Russian by the em- the nations-that--may-be-in--
`p.m.)
London, Mar. 13.
ployment of such slogans 4:
With God and the Communists volved by name. The reduction We Will Build Up Socialism," and then is on a sliding scale accord- was, disclosed this "Christ was the First Socialist." the morning that more than a
M. Yaroslavsky declares that the ing to what nations are named. the hundred British warships celebrated last year with more than
Russian Christmas festival was Lloyds furthermore are re- fusing to accept a five-year risk at any price.
of serious lack of efficiency. cruiser Tatsuta have stirred Tomotsuru was cruising normally have been engaged in secret usual freedom and that some of
נןם
all survivors of the inexplicable
Tomotsuru disaster.
at one moment and turned or was turned completely over in a trice without the slightest warning United Press.
IN COMMISSION A WEEK.
A terrific shake-up of the air hopes that there may be some corps is now predicted hands.
The Grand Jury, which has been investigating allegations of graft Artisans are now frantically at in air force contracts has complel-work on the bottom of the derelict ed its tank after five weeks
endeavouring to of turpedi-bout, their
way through the arduous work and is expected to fumush present its report in the course heavy armour in the belief. that cloned.
some members of the crew are still alive.
of this week.
CAUSES DISPUTED.
Tokyo, Mar. 13. Casualties in the Tomotsuru dis- aster ure still not officially dis-
It is, however, generally report ed that there were five officers and ratings, mostly recruits, While this work is going on, the 113 wreck is being slowly towed jaboard when the vessel was wreck It is also believed that President
into the fed. Roosevelt's acute disappointment through a choppy sea with the Army's almost complete Sasebo Naval Station by the failure to maintain the air-mail cruiser Tatsuta. echedules within a reasonable de- gree of elliclency will prove an
NO BODIES FOUND.
incentive to a real shake-up of the Not a single body has yet been Army Air Corps.
recovered, a fact which has fur Although observera are not inther encouraged hopes that some agreement on the questions of of the members of the crew may whether the failure has been due come through an extraordinary to inadequately trained pilots or experience alive and be able to
The construction of the vessel was only completed on February 23 and she was commissioned Inst Tuesday.-Reuter.
ALL HATCHES CLOSED.
Tokyo, Mar. 18, 12.43 p.m. The Tomotsuru was steaming,
to inadequate equipment or both, give an inkling of how the disaster, morning, according to naval
It is generally agreed that pilots occurred. who
At the moment, even uxpert are proved incapable of carrying mails to schedule are not naval authorities are reluctant to the beat guarantee of useful hazard a guess, although some service in conducting warfare. clue may be discovered when the upturned craft is brought into PRESIDENT'S SUMMARY.
Sanebo and placed in dry dock. President Roosevelt has aptly As far as can be Reen, been summarised the general feeling in the destroyer has not
damaged in any way. this matter in a very pointed letter to the Secretary of War. Mr. It is the fact she
found George H. Dern, in which he said: flqgting, indicating the existence "Military lessons have been of considerablo air space in the past few bottom of the craft which created taught to us in the weeks."
the belief that some of the men Senator Black has demanded an may still be living. investigation into the Army's alr equipment, declaring: "Our Biers
should be able to fly anywhere un-
Was
TAPPING FRUITLESS.. Tapping has been carried out
re-
mapoeuvres in the Eastern the closed churches have re-opened. Atlantic in the last two or
three days and that they
-Reuter.
It in business ancted On
understood that some has actually been tran the terms outlined,
are to continue until Thurs- NEW ANTI-JEWISH but no details are available... day.
The purpose of the exercises, it
DECREE
is understood, is to determine whether a mythical expeditionary force could find its way through BARRED FROM GERMAN the British naval defences and ARMY AND NAVY
the const.- effect a landing on United Press.
MANCHURIA TRADE LURES
RECOGNITION, ISSUE. TEMPTATIONS
(Special to "Telegraph")
+
anle with all hatches closed when she turned turtle yesterday ports to-day.
Practically all aboard were of the trapped by the swiftness catastrophe and as yet there are
(Dy Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Men- no survivors.
vages Ordinance, 1813, Rentved March Knocking on the hull ni 6.30 15. 18.80 17.M.) p.m. yesterday brought a
12. sponse from, men inside the hull, and at 9 p.m. further towards the Puppet State of Man- knocking did not produce any chukuo is growing in
foreign replies.
quarters are voiced by the Washing- the fon Evening Star.
PUMPING AIR IN,
re-
(Spacial to "Telegraph")
(ily Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia
Ordinance, 1884. Received
Me 23, ASP Ait.l
MUSSOLINI'S VIEWS.
Information from Rome sub- atantiates the bellef expressed yes- attitude in the face of European terday regarding Signor Mussolini's difficulties.
It is authoritatively stated that the Italian Dictator is impatient with the continued failures of In- ternational pourparlers to settle fem are various disputes and that as a re- nult he has decided to seek his Berlin, Mar. 12. own political and economic The Inst refuge of the Jowa in Inlignments. Germany, namely the Army and Navy (all other professions having been blocked against them)
been added to the official bans.
has
A decree issued to-day by the Ministry of Defence orders the application of the "Aryan Clause"
officers, to
non-commissioned
officers, soldiers and sailors by May 31.--Reuters Speciul Service.
He is this week, starting Dr. to-day, conferring with Dollfuss and Dr. Gomboes in connection with the proposed alliance to prevent the absorp- tion of Austria by Nazi Ger-
many,
Hints that a different feeling STOP PRESS diplomatic activities.
HAVANA STRIKE
RIOTS
Soldiers and Sailors Open Fire
(Special to "Talograph")
(ily Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie M14- More Ordinance. 191. Received March 19; # m.)
Havana, Mar. 12. Soldiers and sailors open- ed fire with rifles on strikers who were trying to attack strike-breakers at the Ward Line docks to-day.
.
One of the strikers was killed' and three
wounded.-Reuter.
were
THREE PRINCES.
CHARGED
ILLEGAL SHOOTING OF GAME
edge
(Special to "Tolograph”)
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Teleprophic
Ordinance, 1884. Received March 17, 45 a.m.)
Nairobi, Mar. 12. For illegally shooting game.
On the results of these negotia- from a motor-car while on safari in Tanganyika Territory, Prince further tions will dopend his
relative of Youssouf Kamal, a King Fuad of Egypt, was fined. Two Australian Princes who 100 in the Nairobi Court to-day.
fined
Signor Mussolini is reported to be of the opinion that unless the complete independence of Austria JA maintained, an entire re-ware with him were shuffling of European alliances will each. necessary, which is likely to
bo
4 tho war
£50
They pleaded ignorance of the law and Prince Youssout Kamal offered to accept the whole responsibility, Reuter's Special Service.
U.S. SHIPPING SUBSIDY
The Tatauta in towing derelict bottom-up to Sasebo at
Washington, Mar. 18. The journal expresses the opinion'
Uproarious scenes the rate of a knot an hour. She that current rivalries for the
wit- woro arrived at the entrance to Sasebo tendo of Manchuria will sub nessed when the House of Tape bring warfare in its train.
President defying
BORDER FORCES. Bay at 8 am, to-day and rescue stantiate the Japanese forecast sentatives, work started immediately.
that enlightened economic self- Roosovolt's wishes, passed
to interest will eventually Impel and Bill pay ex-soldiers
It is estimated that Italy, in
of hor
of polley pursuance compel the outside world to recast bonuses. der any conditions. A`war-time in an effort to attract the atten
Pandemonium roigned during guaranteeing the independence of It is learned from Reuter's Saso their present ylewpoint regarding army is not going to stage
Its tion
of any man still alive, and bo correspondent that hope of Manchukuo."-United Press. the debate, with members perched Austria, has concentrated forty balties in the sunshine or beside there are reports that answering saving one-third of the crew of
on their desks, shouting and thousand troops on the Austrian
border. gesticulating against each other. airports.
responses have been received.
the Tomotsuru is expressed locally GOVERNMENT · OPENS] The dofent of the Administra "If the army hus Insufficient
The Czecho-Slovakian Govern. It is also pointed out that un-as hammering has been heard from funds for its equipment, Congress less the bottom of the wrack is inside the hull.
tion forces was due to wholesale ment, which regards Austria's In- OFFENSIVE should increase the appropri suon penetrated, any man
defection by Democratic members, dependence as equally imperative, who The rescuers have drilled a holo
·ations":
survived the original dienster will in the alde Into which they aro
which left the official leaders of but which would view with favour Mr. Farley, the Postmaster he asphyxiated."
Poking, Mar. 13.
the Democratic Party bewildered. Italian Intervention, has also con-
Washington, Mar. 12. pumping air-Reuter.. General has announced that nine
According to Chinese reports,
It is pointed out that the Bill [centrated forty thousand troops on
Mr. Daniel Ropor, Secretary of Theories to the cause of the
Shanel and Sulynan troops have: air mail routia are expected to disaster are varied, but nothing
may be defeated in the Senate, her border, while Jugo-Slavia has Commerce, has indicated that the be resumed to-morrow with army definito has been discovered by
Mr. C. M. S. Alves, the Handi- began a general attack against the In any case, it is doubtful whether another twenty thousand men rendy President will shortly outline the planes and persontial, including the naval authorities...
Capper of the Hongkong Jockey forces of Sun Tion-ying, who are the necessary two thirds majority for emergencies in the gast
- legislative action that is wanted the Trans-Continental and the
Club has been appointed Honorary still making sporadic attack could be obtained in Congress to All of then admit that they are in connection with the American most important laterals-United
Handicapper of the Macao Jockey against the Ninghela forcos-over-ride the eventual veto of walling
developments in the ship aubeldy problem-United Router,
Austrian altuntion.-United Press. Press:
Press,
· A. SOMERSAULT?
The destroyer was co-operatingClub.
the President-Reuler.
(Special to "Talegraph")
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