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No. 14424
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1934. 日十初月九
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TAIKOO SALVAGE SHIP CALLING FOR HELP
JAPAN ABROGATING NAVAL TREATY
BUT SEEKS ARMAMENT
REDUCTION
PROHIBITION OF
AGGRESSION
FOREIGN OFFICE
STATEMENT
Tokyo, Oct. 17.
The Foreign Office to-day confirms Japan's intention to
abrogate the Washington Treaty:
Mr. Norman Davis
The Foreign Office adds, however, SEA FIRE
that the Government earnestly
desires that the Washington Treaty should be substituted by a fair and reasonable treaty,
TRAGEDY
Foreign FINDINGS
Japan, declares the Offen, is determined to lend the way to a satisfactory agreement at the conference with Britain and
London,! the United States In beginning Oct. 20.
It is the intention of the Japanese Government's repre- sentatives to advocato the reduc- tion of offensive armaments and the' prohibitions of aggression or invasion, the Foreign Ofhce as serts-Router.
HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.
(Special to "Telegraph")
NEGLIGENCE ON MORRO CASTLE
SHIP'S OFFICERS
DENOUNCED
(Special to "Telegraph”)
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Drobert
Plymouth. Oct. 16,
- Mr. Norman Davis al Admiral Standley, the Amercian delegates to the three-power nuval confer ence in London, arrived here to day.
.Observers declare they
are
426fober
New York, Oct. 16.
The United States Steamboat Inspection Board has issued a cathing report following its in- vestigation of the Morro Castle disaster, denouncing Chief Officer Warms, acting master of the vessel, and his four subordinate deck officers.
hopetul that the conversations The Board has ordered all five may lead to a five-nation agreemen to appear before it on October)
between Great Britain, 20 and show cause why their United States, Japan, France and licences should not be suspended Italy. United Press.
mont
OFFICIAL RECEPTION.
CRUISER RUSHED TO ASSISTANCE
TAIKOO FIGHTING HER WAY IN WILD WEATHER
NINETY LIVES IN DANGER IN CHINA SEA
URGENT DISTRESS SIGNALS FROM THE TAIKOO DOCK- YARD AND ENGINEERING COMPANY'S SALVAGE TUG "TAI- KOO" WERE RECEIVED IN THE COLONY THIS MORNING TO THE EFFECT THAT SHE WAS ENCOUNTERING EXTREMELY HEAVY WEATHER IN THE CHINA SEA AND ASKING PASSING SHIPS TO COME TO HER AID.
The Taikoo, which is commanded by Captain Thirwell, and has a crew of 90 aboard, has been visiting the scene of the wrecked City of Cambridge on the Pratas Shoal, but left there yesterday and apparently ran into typhoon weather. Abroad the tug is M. T. H. G. Brayfield; of Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke, who was making the trip to the Pratas in the interests of insurance companies concern-
ed.
ANIMERETENTI RAMANE AUNEINER
ANOTHER C. E. R.
DEADLOCK
Japan Unwilling To Guarantee Price
Shanghai, Oct. 17. It is learned in Tokyo
circles
• diplomatic
that Soviet-Manchukuo negotia- tions for the sa.c of the C. E. R. have again come to a deadlock over the pay- ment method.
The Japanese Covernment still insists that it is un- necessary for it to guarantee the purchase price.--Cen- tral News.
Murder
for permanently revoked. Appeal
The Board's report, sign-
..
London, Oct. 10. ed by two inspectors, gives Dismissed
Representatives of the Admiralty
and Foreign Vake met ur. Noro cause for the disaster and
man Davis and Aumira Yamamato fixes no responsibility for
ON Cape PAVEI alternoon
in London COB
the fire which claimed 130 10r the forthcoming series of bilateral naval conversa lives, but records the opinion tions between representatives of the United Kingdom, united states that had the Morro Castle and Japan-British Wirelesa. stopped and sent out a wire- less distress signal when the fire was discovered, the loss of life would very prob-
HEAVY PRESSURE ON REDS
"RATIONAL CONCLUSION"
The Court of Criminal Appeal this morning dismissed the appsal against the conviction and sen tence to death of Ng Loi-yuen for the murder of Michael Pine.
In
the points
In answer to the call for aid, H. M. S. Adventure, commanded by Caplan W. H. Gell, D.S.O., left Hongkong this morn.ng to go to toe nas.stance of the tug.
Fae Talkun, whiên had made bwa nyev.ous unsuccessful at- cuple to reach the stranded C.ty of Cambridge, left again for the {'ralis on Thursday morning, and
aler, prrived, rafely on the acune." Her miks.on was to report on the Lossibilities of salving the ship or jaer cargo,
First efforts to get alongside the City of Cambridge failed, but the ug remuined at the ageno until yesterday, when the weather be came much worse and necessitated mave from the clefnity of the Reef..
worse WEATHER.
The tug is stated to have in- tended making for Hainan Island n order to seek shelter, but ap parently she ran into oven worke weather, with the result that she sent out distress signals...
CHINA TO BUY GOLD
But Remaining On Silver Standard
Washington, Oct. 16. Sino-American, corres- pondence published to-day discloses that China is con- sidering the gradual intro- duction of a gold basis for her currency,
-She has suggested the ex- change of Chinese silver, for American gold, it appears, at the same time emphasis- ing that the country is deter- mined to maintain the silver standard.-Reuter,
The message received this morn-ISTATAISIRIBATION ing, shortly after seven o'clock. stated that very bad weather was being encountered and the tug asked for assistance from any ships in the vicinity. Her
U.S. SEAMEN
tion was then given at LHELD FOR
Long, 11430.
!
been re-
ASSAULT
UNION'S FEUD CARRIED ON.
On receipt of the news locally,. the naval authorities were inform ed, with the result, that it was despatch decided to
the mine-: aying cruiser, H.MS. Adventure, the aid of the distressed tug. The Advonture left at 9.30 a.m. LABOURING BADLY.
Two messages have
DOLLAR SHIP'S the couras of a lengthy ceived by the naval authorities
MEN INVOLVED written decision, in which Mr. from the distressed tug. The first Jably have been lessened. Justice Hayden concurred, Mr.stated that she was in danger and
Shanghai, Oct. 17. Justice Jacks dealt with the asked that passing ships might
Friction between Un'on and The report further recalla that the crew, after lowering themselves whole of
raised, stand by. and, in dealing
A later message was to the effect non-Union seamen on the Pre- with quos-
here yesterday from Seattle, was of the opinion that apart from heavily. any evidence which Mary Pino: 1.is now known that the Talkeo caused the removal of seven might have given, the evidence left Pratan at noon yesterday, in members of the crew to gaol last It was learned that friction adduced at the trial was sufficient an effort to make for Hainan, bat night. New York, Oct. 16.
to enable the jury to arrive at their that she later encountered typhoon occurred first when the ship reach The Steamboat Services Inspec- verdict.
conditions. In addition to the
ed Yokohama. Fights broke out Nanchang, Oct. 16. tion Board. Inquiring into the "We consider," said Mr. Justice Chinese crew, there are at lunt between the two factions, and one
the only three Europeans aboard the little The Anti-Red Headquarters au-Morre Castle tragedy, has ordered Jacks, "that it was nounced to-day that the Govern-Acting-Captain Warms and his rational conclusion they could craft, these being the master of man was so seriously hurt that be taken ashore to hospital in Japan. ment forces were carrying on opera-four subordinate officers before it have reached, and that there was the tug, the Dock Company's ral- he had to
no miscarriago of vage expert, and Mr. Brayfield. tions with
Last night the ship's watchman utmost vigour on October 29 to show cause why them fore tho
was reported missing and a search against the Reds following the cc their licences should not be revoked justice."
for negligence.
disclosed his unconscious body cupation of Hsingkuo.
rolled into the dark shadows of the whart.
SIMULTANEOUS "PUSH in the ship's life-boats, did not heedious of fact, said the Court that the Taikoo was labouring very aident Jefferson, which arrived
ON TWO FRONTS
JUICHIN MENACED
the cries for assistance from the { passengers.→Renter Special
CREW CRITICISED.
In conclusion, Mr. Justice Jacka
:
Had the Morro Castle halted and said: "We have confined our at BRITISH FINANCÉS The Government vanguard reach- Jan 5.0.S. been flashied as soon as tention to the points at issue put ed the environs of Juichin, the capi-the fire was discovered, the casual- before us, and do not desire that the Board Binds In Its report. The affect the strong recommendation ment, yesterday.
crew is criticised severely for day- for mercy made by the jury at the ing themselves and ignoring the conclusion of the trini.” helplose passengers-United Prens.
tal of the Chinese Soviet Govern- tics would not have been so great, our decision should in any way
Pressure is being brought, against the Red capital both from the northern front in Klangal and western front in Fukien; where the East Route Anti-Red Army is re- nowing its attacks on Changting- Central News.
TRANSFER TO PANAMA.
Nanking, Oct. 17.
DUKE'S AUSTRALIAN
TOUR
London, Oct. 10.
EXPENDITURE STILL INCREASES
Another man was also knocked
unconscious and two others were
assaulted.
The master of the Jefferson canil- ed the U. S. Marshal in Shanghai London, Oct. 16,
who boarded the ship and hold a Exchequer returns for the past parade, the four injured mon week show that during the current identifying the seven who attacked financial year the total ordinary them. The seven were arrested. rovenuo, exclusive of self-balancing Router. revenue, amounted at October 18
MR. EDEN'S TOUR
London, Oct. 16.
CIVILIAN SLAIN ON FRONTIER
Colonal Charles Lindbergh.
Ocean Mail Service In Few Months
YUGO-SLAV GUARDS OPEN FIRE
HUNGARIAN SHOT DEAD
NEW DISPUTE NOW FEARED
Budapest, Oct. 16. Tho, border-population-is: becoming most ・ anxious owing to the Yugo-Slavian Frontier guards' shooting of a Hungarian yesterday.
The Hungarian, Franz Konec, was shot dead when he accidentally crossed the frontier.
The incident is regarded as the outcome of the excitement in Yugo-Slavia following nasassina-- |tion of King Alexander,
In view of past frontfor in- cidents, which led to disputes which the Longue of Nations con-" sidered earlier in the yose, similar
COL. LINDBERGH'Stroubles are feared-Rantar.
FORECAST
OVER ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
(Special to "Telegraph")
(By Telegraph. Copyright. Telaprophie Me adger Ordinance, 17. P...)
134. Received, Octoba Washington, Oct. 16.
TERRORISTS ROUNDED UP.
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In Telegraph, Conurichi, Telegraphia Mon spes Onlinanes, 1898. Raḍrived, Coleber
17. . .
Melun, Oct. 16.
There was a dramatic mo- ment at the police station here-to-day-when the head of the Yugo-Slavian police walked up to the man Malny, Testifying before the Federal Suspected member of the Aviation Commission to-day, terrorist gang which murd- Colonel Charles Lindbergh said,ered King Alexander of that trana-Atlantic and possibly Yugo-Slavia, and who was
air mail services arrested yesterday.. were a distinctly likely develop-
The Belgrade offlelal scrutinized ment within the next few months. the prisoner for a few minutes and
trans-Pacific
In view of the announcement then identified him as a former
chauffeur employed in Belgrade. mado by Postmaster-General}
Mainy theroupon admitted that Farley that he had received ins-his real name was Micros), that he tructions from the Pan-American was born in 1908 in Yugo-Slavia. Airways that it expected to under-
He confessed, that he had been take a trans-Pacific service im- ander orders to shoot. King mediately, Col.' Lindbergh's an Alexander and was beside the nouncement is significant.--United assassin Kaleman, killed by police
Prcaa,
INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS
-"-
Shanghal, Oct. 17.
sabres, at the time of the crime. But he admitted that he was too frightened to participate in the notuni killing.
Knowing that, by his participa tion la the assassination, he was liable to sentence of death, he did net rejoin his companions who were arrested just outside Marsailles two days after the murder-Bou ter Special
When asked as to the prospects of immediate establishment of the suggested trans-Pacific air service,
CAREER OF TERRORISM. day that somu technical interna-
Paris, Oct. 10. a high Chinese official stated to tional political problems have to be
The Belgrade police, in co-opera- overcome before it can be brought tion with the French authorities, definitely established the into existence.
have
Alexander's He said that long-drawn discus-lientity of King slons in respect of the problem of assassin, whose Angerprints have establishing stations in the Far been found to correspond with East would likely be experienced.. nomzemski, born in Macedonia in those of Vladimir Georgioff T-her-
The
Pan-American Airways 1897, who became a member of the Corporation has already ordered its Macedonian terrorist organisation planes for the ocean service, how and who committed two Bulgarian ever-Central News.
political assassinations in 1924,
He was sentenced to death for these crimes in 1932 but was re- longed. In the general - amnesty shortly afterwards, and then joined.. a Croat terrorist organisation, Retiler..
CONSTITUTION APPROVED
LEGISLATIVE VITAN'S
MINOR CHANGES --
Nanking, Oct 16.
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
The following ships are expect- ed to be in wireless communica- Fon with Hongkong to-day:
| Athol Queen, Trg Talkoo. Tacoma, The Logislative Yuan, at its Oving, Toncourt, Lise, Varanger,
Mr. Hsin Chien-ting. Chief of
to £296,448,800, which is £307,474 the Asiatic Division of the Non-
less than thb amount collected at Telegraphic information has been king Foreign Office, has been trans- received from the Secretary of State rred to
The Duke of Gloucester's visit to the corresponding date last year. the post of Chineso South Australia, where he has
Expenditie of the same period,
The Lord Privy Soal, Me full meeting this afternoon, 3-vermoon, Hydrangea, "Katori for the Colonica that the funeral of Minister at Panama. His late Majesty the King of Yugo- Hla old post will be filled by Mr. everywhere been received with exclusive of self-balancing items, Anthony Eden. who is on a visited the third reading of the draft Maru, Canton Maru, Kwanto of was £362,822,413, which exceeds to Denmark, was to-day recolved Constitution of the Chinose Re Maru, Talma. Empress of Canada, Slavia will take place on Thursday.
onthusiastic demonstrations All flags on Government buildings and Tang Yu-fan, who is concurrently lovelty, ended today, when he left the amount expanded at the cores in nudianna by King Gustav and republic, with minor changes of Kutsang, faunches will be flown at half-mast vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Adelaide for Melbourne in H.M.S. ponding date inst year by £8,000,-mained to luncheon-British Wirewarding of certain passages. Chungon. President Wilson, Hal-
Cenral News.
ning, Kidderpore, Tatantă Maru, from 8 am to sunset on that day. [Contral News.
| Sussox-British Wireless.
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