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三拜禮 號六十月五英店街 WEDNESDAY, MAY '16, 1931.
日四初月四
China Building.
SINGLE SOFT 18 CENTE 130.00 PER ANNUM
WHITE STAR LINER "OLYMPIC" IN FOG DRAMA
EIGHT-FOOT
WALL
OF WATER
CLOUDBURST HAVOC
IN TIBERIAS
SECOND IN 24
HOURS
Jerusalem, May 15. Twenty-four bodies, most- ly of aged people and of infants, were recovered to- day from the ruins of the houses wrecked in yester. day's cloudburst at Tiberias.
With twenty bodies found you. terday, the death-roll now excreda forty.
The disaster fell upon the city with appalting suddenness.
Survivorn spenk'of an eight-foot -wall of water, carrying tons of stones and silt from the hillsidea.. which crashed down upon the town, while two inches of rain and huge hallstones were Calling wilbln half-an-hour.
arc
Hiill
Wolligk mothers searching in the ruins of their
homes for missing children,
SEA OF MUD.
Muffocated
Many peopleère when they became overwhelmed by the sea of mud.
The total number of deaths is not known. It is feared that many were swept out into the Sea of Gallice.
A typical Bghtship.
STRIKE VIOLENCE
DOCK SHOOTINGS AT SAN PEDRO
MUCH BLOODSHED
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New York, May 15. Violent scenes
are AC-
Nantucket Lightship Rammed and Sunk
SHIP CUT CLEAN
IN HALF
ONLY FOUR OF CREW
SURVIVE
LONDON, MAY 15.
"HAVE SUNK THE NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP. AM STANDING BY TO PICK UP THE CREW”
"PLEASE'. INFORM ALL CON- CERNED THAT WE HAVE SUNK THE NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP AND ARE STANDING BY"
These two dramatic wireless flashes from the giant White Star liner, Olympic, brought the first news of the tragic collision which occurred this morning while the
The White Star liner, Olympic, involved in for drama off the American coast yaulerday, when the rammed and sank the Nan- tucket lightship.,
LABOUR PARTY'S
PEACE BID
RUSSIAN ENTRY INTO LEAGUE?
DEPUTATION VISITS PREMIER
London, May 15. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary to-day re- ceived a joint deputation from the Tradea Union Congross and tho Labour Party, who presented res solutions on armament and the work of the League, representing the considered views of the No tional Joint Council of the Bri tish Labour movement.
Amous other points, the Pabe solution urged that the Govern mont take all possible steps to being Soviet Russia and the United States into close anclu with the Longue, upon the ls of the Fact of Paris. It
liner was proceeding to New York in a dense fog, hav ATLANTIC FLIER'S THE WEST POINT stated that the National Joint
ing reached a point about forty miles from the American coast.
The crew of the lightship, which sunk almost im- mediately, numbered eleven, but seven of they lost their lives, four being drowned and three others dying after being picked up.
The Olympic had 2330 passengers j aboard her when she rammed thei Nantucket lgbtship full amidships and with such an impact that the Nantucket boat auk before the crew had time even to lower a beat or send out an 5.0.S. signal
SEARCH IN VAIN.
The Olympic's bonis searched companying the longshore-extensively but only found seven The Gordon Highlanders are
members of the crew, finally giving cooperating with the police and men's strike in different up the exhaustive quest and co tailing to rescue the inhabitants parts of the United States. and to salvage property.
READY AID.
tinuing her voyage to New York.
GAS DISASTER RELIEF FUND
THIS
MORNING'S CONTRIBUTIONS
Further substantial con- | tributions to the Telegraph The Olympic expected in New York at midnight.
Fund on behalf of the vic- Two coastguard culters which tims of the Gasworks Dis rushed to the scene of the mishap were also unsuccessful in tracing aster have been received the four missing, men..
SIGNALS CONFUSED.
Later.
Many have been injured in collisions between strikers and 10- The authorities are finding ac- called blacklegs aml between commodation for the homeless, strikers and poller.... while the neighbouring Arabu The worst incident treurred at villages and Jewish settlements San have sent lorryleads of food and shootings resulted from the at- Pedro, California. where Clothing.
tents of the police In 11] iL The Olympic has put into New Later another cloudburst burad disturbanes begun by five hundred York, over Tiberias, shortly after the longshoremen who were charging Captain Hinks, her commander. funeral of yesterday's victims. It stefke-breakers engaged in unload-reports that a few minutes before is feared that fresh ensualties ing cargo lom the
Santa the erash, the signals
of the have occurred including a number | Elena.
lightship's directional wireless beam became confused,
He ordered the ship's course to were be altered ten degrees.
of children.-Reuter.
hours
SECOND CLOUDBURST.
TWENTY WOUNDED.
the strikerA
.
Twenty
DEAD AHEAD.
Shortly after the order had been the actel [1]ies t the Nantucket lightship was sighted dead ahead in the fog and a collision inevitable.
the
wak
this morning,--bringing the total, as we go to press, to $737.20.
Mr. Alfred Morris, Commistoner of the Pt. John Ambulance Brigade, informed us this morning that the Brigade would gladly undertake the administration of the Fund. He further stated that start had already been made in the investigation of enses needing prompt assistance, and notices are being inserted in the Chinese press making those requiring help to get into touch with the Brigade immediately.
Already acknowledged $347.20- Through Mn Po Sin Tong
GOOD LUCK
Forced Down--Lands
In Ireland
London, May 15. The American airman, Sabelli Pond. flying from New York to Rome, was forced down by engine trouble to-night.
Luckily the flier was over Ireland at the time and` landed at Moy, Co. Clare. at 8.30 p.m., after flying for 33 hours, the last 2/2 of which involved blind flying, -Reuter:
RECOVERY SCHEMES
PRESIDENT ASKS WIDE LIBERTY
AN ADDITIONAL £260,000,000
Washington, May 15. A wide liberty for the employment of emergency funds is requested by the President in his
new
DISASTER
DEATH-ROLL REMAINS AT 34
NEW AREA OF SEARCH TO-DAY
Council would warmly welcome an indication that Soviet Russla was willing to become a member of the Langue, and constdurad that the foundations of peace would thereby be strengthened.
It appealed to the British Govern mont to extend an invitation of this kind to Russla,
ALLIANCES USELESS, The resolution also urged the Government to make a supreme
effort to bring the Disarmament Conference to a successful con-
The number of deaths clusion. from the gasworks
ex-
In specchics supporting the re- Bolution, members of the delega
plosion at West Point has tion said they had no faith in the remained unchanged since the last list was given, at 34,
out from the ruins at Clar including the two children, whose remains were taken ence Terrace during yester- day.
The sairage crows-are-still-at work, digging into the debris, and it is expected that sometime to day, start will be made on the rains of the four houses in Chung Shing Lane where it is to be fear- ed. other bodies will be found..
At the Government Civil Hos- pital this morning, it was stated that about 15 more of those who had been under treatment for serious burns, have aufficiently re- covered to leave the Hospital."
At the moment, some 30 cases
are still being cared for. These and be allowed to leave in due are all expected to pull through course.
GIFTS TO NEEDY. Mr. Aw Doon-haw is making
.
LILLE LABOUR UNREST
Wage Cut Plan -Opposed-
Lille, May 15. All three cotton workers unions in Lille have called emergency meetings to dis. cuss the employers' decision that wage cuts of six per cent. in the case of men and eight per cent, for women, are essential from to-day.
Earlier in the year, the unions threatened a general strike if wages were cut- Renter.
touch with the needy, and yester regarded the League, imperfect
Another cloudbast within 24 svounded, four of them seriously.
occurred to-day over Tiberina, on the Sea of Galilee. One of them, a man of twenty lasted nearly half hour and old named Dick Parker, died na Tibering was turned into a rushing way to hospital-Vaičed Press, river which carried away goods
New York, May 15. from houses and shops and it is feared caused further ensunities. } Fresh riuting and bloodshed in A survivor of the disaster aboard Mr. G. F. Gilbert, $20; Mr. Taus contemplates large special day he sent a representative to the 18 It might be, as the only prac- On Lee Co. (contractors). $30;Message to Congress, which every effort to get into direct polley of defensive alliances, and particularly among children.
many widely senitered parts of the
thal Olymple states
the Pak Ping $10: fr. Chu Cheong. country marked the continuance The population of the old town of the longshoremen atrike to-day lightship was cut clean in half $5: Wing Kee, $5; Mr. Ng To Pak, efforts for the relief of un-scene of the disaster in the hope tical instrument for maintaining
and sank in thirty seconds, 32; Mr. Wong Tal Sung and Mrs. employment.
The men below had no chafce Chau, $2: Mr. Wong Chak Matt. of escape.
1; Mr. Chai Ho, $t; Chau Cha The Olympic was not seen unfil$1; Tai Ko, $1; Yee Ko. $1: M a minute before the collision.
Chung She, $1; Ma Po Sin Teng. PASSENGER'S' STORY.
$50
.180 Вину Becs Working
Party A Sympathiser Collected by King's College Old Buys'
was evacuated to the high suburbs. | Furious fighting necurred it Telegraphing in regard to San Pedro between five hundred Monday's cloudburst, the High strikers and a large number of Commissioner stated that 19 non-strikers, one being killed, two bodies had been recovered, that being taken to hospital in a dying others were missing, that fifteen | condition. people were in hospital and that had been rendered Much of the work
Other which kvas
utbreaks occurred M Houston promptly undertaken
where three Union whs Alongshoremen were wounded in an parently undonte by to-day's
encounter with non-anionists. deluge. The Colonial Secretary
A miner was killed during
many
homeless.
salvage
HOUSTON RIOT.
a
has sent a telegram of sympathy-riot at Birmingham. Ainbama. British Wirclean.
Four lorry drivers were attacked and injured in a fraens at Chiengo.
-Renter
SEA THROWS BACK VICTIMS
Strange Result Of Second. Storm
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Jerusalem, May 15.
May
A heavy death-roll of children and animals is feared as the result of the second cloudburst which broke at noon, precisely as on the previous day.
EUGENE BLACK RESIGNING
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAN"
Washington, May 15.
Mr. Eugene Black is resignging the Governorship of the Federal Resorve Board when Congress ad- journs and is resuming his post of Governor of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank.
Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, Mr. 1. Maynard Keynes, the famous Leonomist, M. Emil Franequí, the ! States, were among the passengers Belgian Ambassador to the United
on board the Olympic.
Sir Arthur Steel Maitland told Renter by transatlantic telephone that the passengers were hardly aware that a collision had curred. There
not
the (slightest panic aboard her.
The fog was so dense that they were unable to follow the search for survivors.--Reuter.
WAN
Ambulance Division
{Chaly Yetic-trui, Sau; C.S.P.. $10)
J.C.L..
100
Gl
A
of securing contact with those peace and stability.. requiring assistance. Notices A request for an additional have been posted in streets in the last two years the British Govern- The Prime Minister said in the $1,322,000,000 to complete the vicinity informing the needy that, ment had used all their influence expenditures in connection with on proof from the principal tenant to obtain his emergency recovery program-or landlord that they were ro- tion.
disarmament conven- me in the coming year is made by sidents of the houses affected, practical plan, and had even in-
They had put forward the President in his Message to they will be each given $20 Congress to-day.
on serted actual figures and levels. personal application at 26 Bon- The list of proposed expendi-ham Strand East, tures includes provision for £20,-
Mr.
Aw Boon-haw is again 000,000 of new road construction, visiting the scene to-day with the £8,000,000 to start new naval con-object of making direct payment struction in conformity with the to sufferers,
20
ulm of bringing the United States Navy up to the limits allowed by
the London Naval Treaty, £9,600,-
988 200
De-
Mr. and Mrs. W. Shun-
non
C.II.
10
Dr. T. Walter Ware C.S.L. C.M.C.
10
Total
TONKIN A TOTAL. LOSS?
ABANDONED BY SALVAGE PARTY
HELD FAST BY ROCKS
་
.$737.20
MACAO'S SYMPATHY.
The following telegram from
000 for the great Tennesson Valley His Excellency the Governor of construction and development neno has been received by His scheme, und £7,000,000 for the Excellency the Governor: Meu construction of new public bull- nome e Colonia apresento Vossa dinge.
Excelencia e Colonia Hongkong The President naka Congress to expressao profundo sentimento grant him broad powers for dis- pelo denastre explosao gazometro, pensing the emergency funds, His Excellency replied: "The owing to the difficulty of determin- Colony of Hongkong and myself Bayard, Kwang Chow Wan, three ing the precise needs at the pre- deeply appreciate Your Ex- weeks ago. has turned to sent time and the methods in which cellency's measage cunveying the Hongkong.
the funds can be employed to the sympathy of the Colony of Marno Inquiries at the ices of the best advantage-Reuter.
in yesterday's tragic explosion." local Agents, the Messageries Maritimes, produced the informa-
tion that the efforts to take the the realdence of Mr. B. Wylie, at A cat burglar gained entrance to vessel off, by discharging the 272 Prince Edward Road, in the early cargo and lightening the vessel, hours of this morning, and stole a have not been successful, and ́shofgold watch and chain.
is still hard and fast on the rocks.
WAR DEBT ISSUE
London, May 15. Answering various Parliament- ory questions, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Neville Cham-
The new aloop, H.M.S. Grimsby, berlain, stated to-day that the
a report the Master of the tug may commissioned on Tuesday at Devon question of war dobta was
The local Agents are awaiting
re-
The Taikoo tug which wont to make on the situation.
of the Franchi On enquiry at Taikoo Dockyard Tonkin which went later, we were informed that the on the rocks off Fort! Tonkin had been abandoned.
October next.
port with a Portsmouth Crew for coiving the Government's close at trials and service on the China Station, is expected to arrive here intention, but he was not in a position at present to make any statement en the subject--British Wircicas.
It lasted for twenty-five minutes It is stated that Mr. Black came and flung the bodies of human to Washington at President Rooac beings, donkeyn, enta, chickens, volt's personal request over a year etc. lost in yesterday's storm, from ago on the understanding that he the assistance the Sea of Galilee into the streets, would serve only temporarily.-nfermar
United Preas.
Reuter.
aground
NO AGREEMENT.
cial mission to the capitals chiefly Even after dospatch of a spe-
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