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No: 14198
拜道一十月九英港安 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,
1934.
日三初月八
BINOLE "COPY 16 CENTW 114.00 PER ANNUM
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INCENDIARISM IN MORRO CASTLE DISASTER
Prince Otto von Bismarck.
GERMANY'S TORPEDO
REJECTS EAST EUROPE LOCARNO
ARMS EQUALITY FIRST
(Special to "Toingraph")
(Ex Talegraph. ONETripAL Telegraphia Ku anges Ordinance, 1881. Recaived September 11. 127 nm)
Previous Attempt Alleged
BOATS CUT OFF AT OUTSET
SAILOR'S STORY OF DECK INCIDENTS
INQUIRY EVIDENCE
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright Telegraphic Messager Ordinance, 1804. Received. Sept. 11, 10.40 a.m.)
NEW YORK, SEPT. 10.
A FIRM CONVICTION. THAT THE MORRO CASTLE FIRE DISASTER WAS THE RESULT OF INCENDIARISM, POSSIBLY AT SEVERAL POINTS OF THE SHIP AT ONE TIME, IS EXPRESSED BY SURVIVORS.
Mr. William Warms, the Chief Officer, who was acting captain of the liner, testifying before the Federal Investigation Board, said he discovered a fire aboard the Morro Castle on September 3, which in his opinion was of incendiary origin, lending belief to the theory that Saturday's outbreak might have been incendiary. He saw little justification for a lightning flash origin.
ACTING CAPTAIN'S SUSPICIONS
of
was kneeling on the deck began to pray.
"I grabbed him by the collar and said: Come along. Do your praying afterwards!'
SZERETNÉ KASVUESE) Cogentina A
11.
KIRBY - BEATS F. X. SHIELDS
To Meet Porry. In U.S. Seini-Final
New York, Sept. 10.
V. G. Kirky, the South Afrient tennis stur, furnished the princi- pal surprise of the U.S. singles championship tourney to-day when he defeated Frank Shields, America's No. 1, and qualified to meet F. J. Perry in the semi- Bul.
Perry conceded only five games to Clifford Sutter and took the second set to'love,
Allison and Sydney Wood qualified for the other semi-final. Detalls and description will be found in the sports pages.
SOVIET ENTRY INTO LEAGUE
COUNCIL GIVES.
APPROVAL
AVOIDING A DEBATE
(Special to "Telegraph")
(ny Telegraph, Cipwright. Telegraphia kias
♥
eqpen Grabance, 1894. Received September
Geneva, Sept. 10.
There appears to have been
Medical examination of rickshaw coolies is now being enforced In Shanghai. The above photograph shows a coolie receiving an Infection, one of the features of a sovin point inspection. It is estimated that some 12,000 men will be examined before September 15
PETERSEN WINS EASILY
GAINS BATTERED INTO HELPLESSNESS
RETIRES IN 13TH ROUND
London, Sept. 10, Near to defeat on one occasion, when staggered by a terrific blow, Jack Peter- sen won the British Empire heavyweight championship at the White City to-night, having fully established his superiority over Larry Gains.
The Canudian boxer was com pelled to retire in the thirteenth round of the contest, which was scheduled to go fifteen rounds, Petersen thus winning by A
DRASTIC REDUCTION IN technical knock-out,
COST OF GOVERNMENT
BUDGETTING FOR SEVEN MILLION
LESS THAN IN 1934
Gains was all in when he ser rendered.
After battling with wonderful pluck under a terrific battering. Gains literally fell into the armis of his seconds at the end of the thirteenth round, and the tonel was thrown in immediately in response to the appeal of Ġains". wife, who was watching the bout.
WHIRLWIND OPENING.
The Council of the League to }day agreed in principle to wel. come Russia naa member of the {League-and›, tè grant' Russia a SAVING ON EXCHANGE {permanent sent on the Council.
Over 64,000 spectators were Berlin, Sept. 10.
Acting Captain Warms was the
and | The Argentine and Portuguese
present for the opening and they Germany has addressed a first witness called by the Federal
Making provision for a rate decided upon for 1936 has saw Petersen begin in his usual representatives abstained from
not so far been disclosed. Board investigating the Morro
voting on the proposal to grant a decrease in expenditure of In view, however, of the heavy first round by a wide margin of whirlwind fashion. He took the memorandum to the govern Castle disaster and he broke down
permanent seat.
over seven million dollars, drop in expenditure budgettad for, points by sheer aggression, jolt- ments, concerned indicating an he described the death of
it is to be presumed that the ing back Gains', head with stiff: None of them could reach the wide divergence of opinion ex-compared with the original "economy axe" is also to be a lefts that there is no possibility of Captain Willmott on the eve
the disaster from indigestion and boats because the fire had already pressed regarding the manner of Estimates for 1934, the plied in an effort to keep expendi- German adherence to the so-heart failure.
devoured the ladders leading up the entry of the Soviets and it was Calony's Budget is to be in- ture down as far as possible. The watchman, he said. firat to them. Locarno": called "Eastern
informed him of the outbreak of There was only one thing to do meeting to-morrow (Tuesday).troduced-in-the- Legislative unless arms equality is conare at 2.46 am, on Saturday, and that was to jump for it"and":
take a chance,
The object of tussia's sponsors Council on Thursday. ceded.
is to get two-thirds of the States to
The first reading of the Bill, sign an lavitation, thereby avoiding which will apply a sum of $26,- a preliminary discussion in the Assembly which might possibly 324,219 to the public service for prove embarrassing to the Soviets, 1935, will be moved by the lion.
Colonial Secretary. Thia total; United Press. join us.
compares with an original Esti- Reuter says that a private meet-mate on ordinary expenditore for "1 replied: Sure. Help your ing of the Council unanimously de 1934 of $33,342,697, self and we all went overboard cided to offer the Soviets A per together.
manent seat on the Council.
The Memorandum declares that
the German Government is unable
WARNING AT 3 A.M.`
Fifteen minutes later, Warms
OVER THE RAILS.
"As we made for the rails, two posed Eastern European Part of Kers to be awakened and to be girls came up and asked politely Mutual Assistance under present abandonment of the shipmediate in little excitedly, if they could
to see the advantages of the pro-ordered all the crew and passen-
conditions.
In the view of the, German
Government, bilateral agreements are better adapted to maintain benice, although Germany does not, however, reject multilateral agree 'monts.
ON PRINCIPLE.
"On" principle," the Note con- tinues, Germany will be unable to join any international pact as long as the justification for German) arms equality claims are doubted} by certain Powers."
..
The same standpoint must also govern Germany's future relations) (Continued on Page 7.)
TEXTILE STRIKE OFFER
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR MEDIATION
He definitely alleged that the
LINER CAPTAIN'S
DEATH
Relative Demanding Investigation
New York, Sept. 10. According to the New York Evening Post, the relatives of Captain Robert Willmott will demand a rigorous investiga- tion of his death.
They declare that the re- port that Captain Willmott died of heart failure is ridiculous. He had never had heart trouble.
A cousin of the decensed captain suggested that the
"We struck out for the shore. and were eventually picked up by
decided to hold another secret
a lifeboat, but one of the girls JAPANESE GUNBOAT
disappeared."-Reuter Special and United Press.
New York, Sept. 10.
The disaster to the steamship Morro Castle exused the shares of
AT PAKKAI
the owning company, the Atlantic Excitement Caused By
Gulf and West Indies Steamship Co., to break four points-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.
THE GRAHAMLAND
EXPEDITION
Surprise Arrival
- Canton, Sept. 10. A report from Kongmoon atates that excitement was aroused therei by the unexpected appearance of a Japanese gunboat off Fakkal, on Saturday.
A party of marilies landed from the gunbont yesterday morning and
whole affair was possibly the Sledge Journey Of Over took photos. Several of them weat
result of a Cuban plot. He
declared that a certain group
of
1,000 Miles
The anticipated drop in CX- penditure therefore amounts $7,018,476.
ARMS TRAFFIC TESTIMONY
BRITISH SMALL ARMS DEAL
SOUTH AMERICA
AGENTS
The fight continued to produco briak exchanges, with Petersen always appearing the most con- vincing, although it was not until the tenth round that he established the superiority that permitted him to batter Gains into a stato of helplessness,
7TH, ROUND ESCAPE.
It was only a question of time from the tenth round, although Petersen himself had had a very narrow escape in the seventh, when Gains staggered him visibly
with a smashing left to the jaw. The Welshman needed, all his resources to the end of the round, although it was probably only the ability of Gains to follow up between that waved him,
No-one would, challenge Poter
Washington, Sept. 10. Further striking evidence of
close relations American and British armaments
No details of the allocation of the total are yet available, but as the Estimates for the current year were framed on the basis of
18, 2d. dollar, considerable sav-the Ings will no doubt result from higher exchange, although the firms was given before the Senate Ben's claim to the victory, how- Enquiry into the Munitions In- ever. Gains fought magnificently, dustry to-day.
brainily and with full courage. A letter to Mr. A. J. Miranda, but generally Petersen was faster.
CHINESE CUSTOMS IN the President of the American and the harder puncher-Reuter.
HONGKONG
Plans For Resuming
Negotiations
Canton, Sept. 11.
Armament Corporation (1938) Limited, from Mr. John Bail, a director of the Boley Armament Company, Limited, of London was! read, stating that the Soley Com-| pany was dispeping, of about | £6,000,000 of small at pa left over from the Great War on behalf of the British Government.
U.S. REFUNDING OPERATION
ALTERNATIVES NOT Evidence was given that the
YET DISCLOSED Into Kongmoon and took photo-
Soley Company arranged with tho graphs there. The Japanese gun-
Washington, Sept. 10. It is stated in official circles that American, Armament Corporation
Details of the Treasury refund- bont was still lying there to-day, the Central Government authori-to act as their agents and sell London, Sept. 10.
ties are resuming negotiations with these munitions to Latin America, ing alternatives are still not dis- The Kongmoon authorities have The British Grahamland
closed oMelnily, but it is expected Nicaragua. pedition, under the leadership of and asked
Ex-informed the Canton Government the Hongkong Government for the exceptiag
etsablishment of a Chinoso customs The letter said that the British that the majority of the convers- Mr. John Rywill, to-day left St. Central News,
for Instructions. house in Hongkong. It is said that Government would not permit the long will be two and a half por Katherine Dock, London, In the
Sir Frederick Maze, the Inspector-sale of arms to the revolutions les cent, notes maturing in four years, General who is returning from in Nicaragua owing to the Ameri-Acuter. due to incondiarlam schooner Pendola. was
The Prince of Wales is Patron tion Board'a representatives with basing the accusation on the at-
England, will consult with the can interest there. of the Expedition, which is being
ongkong authorities the manufacturers, at which the tempt made to fire the ship on
Mr. Miranda teslided that Provi- matter when passing Hongkong dont Roosevelt's arms ombargo Board thinks that a settlement previous voyage and to a blaze in undertaken with assistance from
Central Newa. may prove possible. Reuter. one of the boat lowered at the the government and the, support
had cost his company £320,000 start of the fire,
worth of orders for. munitions.--- Router.
Washington, Sept. 10. The Textile Strike Committee bave extended their offer to sub- mit the dispute to arbitration for another twenty-four hours in view
Cubans would stick at nothing to have the United Sintes intervene there.- Router,
of to-day's meeting of the Medin-fre
CITY TRAGEDY
SAILOR'S STORY.
a
of
4
A graphic story was told by a unilor, Jerry Edgerton, who with
the
Royal Geographical Society. Its members include several widely experienced -Polar explorers.
The British Government have
DEAD MAN NOT YET three other sailors, attempted to ordered the Discovery II to help
IDENTIFIED
reach their Bro stations when the pedition, which intends to under- In establishing a base for the Ex- alarm was given.
take
a sledge journey of probably The Are had by thon assumed
SANTA RITA FIRE EXTINGUISHED
VESSEL ARRIVES AT BALBOA
(Special to "Telegraph")"
on
MILLION DOLLARS AN OUNCE
thir
(By Tobgraph. Ceppright. Telegraph Rare Metal Isolated For
The man who lost his life on such proportions that it was im.fmore than 1,000 milos across open -Ordinance, 1484, Reprived September
entirely unknown region In
Sunday night through ofther possible. having fallen from the third floor: of 167 Des Voeux Road Central,
ho
A lot of the passengerH, told the Board, wore thon on the their night attire.
•
Grahamland
Balboa, Sept. 10. Farewell messages wishing suc. The 4.500-ton Grace liner, or being thrown therefrom in the deck trying to faston lifubelts over Coss and anfo return to the EX-Santa Rita, which caught fire pedition wore sent by the Secret about two hundred miles out of ary for the Colonies, Sir Phillip Balboa, has arrived here, the out FOREIGNER PRAYS,
Canliffe Lister, and Sir Henry break being extinguished: son Battersbee, Chairman of the Some of the women were cry Polar Comittee-British Wire after she had reached port,
United Press. ing, while a foreign passenger (lergy
course of a quarrel, has not yet boon Identified
The proprietor of the firm, for whom the police are looking, hasi not yet been traced-
First Time
Cleveland, O. Sept. 10.
RUMANIAN TRAIN
SMASH
HEAVY. · CASUALTY
LIST... Bucharest, Sept. 10.
*
AUSTRALIAN TAIL COLLAPSES
But Leveson-Gower's Team Also Fail
Australia's last five wic kats föll for only 47 add!- tiorial runs at Scarborough yesterday. McCabe adding orie and Chipperfield two, At the elast, however,” Leveson Cower's XI ward all out in their first innings,
will be found in the sports pages.
The American Chomlent Society Ten passengers, were killed and learns that actinium, the rarest at least a hundred injured to-day known metal on earth, worth about as the result of a collision between 266 runs in arrears. Details
million dollars an ounce, has a passanger and a good trady boon isolated for the Grst timo at Jimbolia"," | Router. -..
Slávian. frontier-Router.
soar the-
Yugo.