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UNITED STATES TO DOUBLE FIGHTING FORCES
RACE TO RESCUE
THROUGH STORM
GALLANT BATTLE OF SALVAGE VESSEL
COAL RUNNING SHORT:
ENGINES GIVE TROUBLE
LEAVING HONGKONG AT. 9.30 O'CLOCK
H.M.S. Adventure, which has succeeded in gaining contract with the tug "Talkoo," which she is sucorting to Tourans Day,
YESTERDAY MORNING, H.M.S. ADVENTURE CLOSE CUARD AT
REACHED THE SIDE OF THE STORM-POUND. ED. SALVAGE TUG, “TAIKO0,“ AT 2 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, HAVING RACED THROUGH A GALE OF NEAR-TYPHOON INTENSITY IN
ANSWER TO DISTRESS SIGNALS.
ROYAL
IN LONDON
Several Ministers Attending
The Adventure is now standing by the still labour- | MEMORIAL SERVICE ing "Taikoo" and escorting her towards Tourane Bay, on the Indo-China coast. The salvage ship's engines are giving her trouble and she has only sufficient coal to last her two days. Even though the weather may moderate, she could not turn and push her way back to Hongkong under the circumstances. The little ship has made a gallant battle through the storm which caught her off Pratas and drove her miles to the south west. The plight of the salvage crew of 100 which she carried has been miserable.
CUR-
After several hours of search-i Ing with her searchlights tinually Aweeping the starm tossed waters; H.M,S. Adventure
Bt picked up the "Taikoo" o'clock this maratug.
The tug was still fighting its way through severe weather, but, its officers and crew were report- ed safe.
However, the starboard engine; has been damaged and this in affecting the beat's progress through the high-running seas,
i
TYPHOON'S
TOLL NOW
London, Oct. 17. The Prince of Wales will the to-morrow represent King at the official memorial Service for King Alexander of Yugo-Slavia, to be held! in London. The Foreign
FIFTY-FIVE Secretary, Sir John Simon.
SIXTY THOUSAND HOMELESS
and several other Ministers, as well as the Diplomatic Corps, are among those who will attend.-British Wire- less.
FOOD PRICES Australia
SOARING
(Special to "Telegraph")
the Telegraph Copyright. Telegraphie Nea
Credinane,
14. Reveled, October sh, at mil
HEADS FOR TOURANE. This morning,
wireles's 01 message was despatched from the Adventure stating that owing 10| the fact the tug had only sufficient coal for a further two days'
Manila, Oct. 18.
An official estimate, which independent press estimates sub-
To America Air Voyage
KINGSFORD-SMITH
LEAVING TUESDAY
FUNERAL
BELGRADE FEARS OF OUTRAGE
REMARKABLE PRECAUTIONS
TROOPS TO LINE TWO-MILE ROUTE
(
largen
EP.
(Special to "Telegraph")
Triegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic fre
Ortinamer,
Qutaber Tank Recaived, 5 ...
to-
THREATENS
FORD'S LIFE
EXTORTIONIST'S QUICK TRIAL
TEN YEAR SENTENCE
(Special to "Telegraph")
1. Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Men- October 25. fereload, get Ordinance, S, 10. o.m
Detroit, Oct. 17. Officers of the Federal Depart- ment of Justice to-day arrested Edward Lickwala, 20-year-old ex- tortionist, and though he ready to fight, he surrendered when he found himself close in a police trap. He had threatened the life of Mr. Edsel Ford.
Was
Shortly after his arrest he con- fessed that he had threatened to kill Mr. Ford, only son of the motor magnate, Mr. Henry Ford. He confessed that he was the au- thor of threatening lellers sent to Mr. Ford demanding $50,000.
Lickwale waM charged to-day and.in one of the briefest trials in recent criminal history America, WAR Rentenced ten yours' Imprisonment, United Press,
C.E.R. SALE SETTLED?
NEW PROSPOSALS FOR PAYMENT
11 to
DISARMAMENT ABANDONED
:
MORE WARSHIPS TO BE CONSTRUCTED
"PLEASANT FEELING OF SECURITY" IS AIM
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH”)
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Massaapes Ordinance, 1894. Rereived, Oct. 18, 12.14 p.m.).
Washington, Oct. 18. The virtual doubling of her fighting forces, on the sea and land and in the air, will be the effect of the newly-announced policy of the United States, according to Admiral Clark H. Woodward, veteran naval officer.
Admiral Woodward to-day praised President Roosevelt's decision to terminate the American dis- armament policy and to substitute naval construction..
This change in policy, Admiral Woodward pointed out, would result in what would amount to the doubling of army, navy and air forces of the United States.
H.K. Exchange
Market Demoralised
DOLLAR DECLINES HALFPENNY
CONDITIONS FIRMER LATER
in
"Whatover
may happen Europa or Asia, we will soon be in a position to attend to our own affairs with a pleasant feeling of Becurity." said Admiral Wood- ward.
He added that Amarica had always been
a losing player at the naval conference board and that hopes for her future there were equally poor, though the United States was ready to reduce her navy proportionately with other powers.-United Press.
VIEWS CLASH.
London, Get, 17. On the eve of the naval powers' conference here, the Cabinet to-day Belgrade, Oct. 17.
SOVIET RETAINING
Following a drop in silver decided that there would be a full day's debate in the House of Com- Extraordinary police pre-
OTHER PROPERIES
prices in London, chaotic mons in the problems of and pos- cautions are to be taken
conditions-prevailed on the sibilities for disarmament before during the funeral
Tokyo, Oct. 18.
Hongkong exchange market the present session closes. The debate is expected to, be held on or morrow of King Alexander The Asahi Shimbun to- this morning.
about. November 16.
As to the question of next week's of Yugo-Slavia in view of day declares that in an in-
The official rule. of the dollar
naval talks between Great Britain, the number of distinguished terview on October 15 Mr. on opaning was 1s. 74d., a de United States and Japan, it has halfpenny on yester not yet been settled whether they royal mourners and states Hirota, Foreign Minister, fot
day's quotation, Inter-bank busi- men who will walk in the was taken aback when the nex was first done at the officiall be tri-partite or merely bi
lateral. procession to the railway Soviet minister, M. Yureneff, rate, but later slumped to 18. 7. station from the Cathedral,
steaming and was unable to turn stantiate, is that fifty-five persons FLYING BY WAY ❘n distance of nearly two among other things declared and then reacted again to 18. 74. have come to London with a virtu-
northwards, it had been decided to abandon efforts to reach Hong kong, and the "Taikoo", escorted by the warship, is making for Tourane Bay on the French Indo- Chine coast.
which
the
died in the typhoon two days ago. This figure covers the whole of Luzon.
N. and 111.37 E., which is just off pesos in Manila. There was
3,800,000.
A
are which
OF HONOLULU
day
miles.
Russia would retain building sites No. 9 Beaufort Scale, which is
All windows along the route by and the building housing the Con- direction
PRICES SOARING. strong gale, and its
The firing conqueror will come which the cortege will pass must slate-General staff in Harbin, and north. Visibility was five miles.
meanwhile. Food prices,
to California by way of Suva and be kept tightly closed and no flowers all other properties, he said.
M. Yurenell also requested that must be thrown. EUROPEANS ABOARD. soaring. In Manila rice,
Ilunolulu. sold before the typhoon for 22
Ife is using a Lockheed Altair
of the C. E. R. which is to be paid In addition to
Police will not allow anyone to of the two-thirds of the sale price Captain Thir)-
now 30 per xunta. centavos, is
is accompanied by plane and
carry anything, not even an um- in goods, Russia should be allowed well, the master of the tug, there Dried fish are ordinarily four pesos are on board Captain J. M. Clare,
The airmen hope to arrive in San brila or a purse. All side streets to choose other than Japanese-made
will be guarded and kept com- merchandise. Chief Officer, who joined the "at-per thousand. Now they are nine. Captain P. G. Taylor as co-pilot.
Tuesday, Francisco on The House of Representatives taking roughly
thus pletely empty and everyone must
The Japanese reaction be in his or her place by 7 o'clock divulged. Reuter. in the morning and cannot leave until the coffin has been entrain.
no.
#1
tonnage.
Japan is demanding
The Japanese, it is understood,
The whole market was de.
plan: Admiral. Yamamoto, the that Russia proposes to re-moralised during the course of ally cut and dried naval armament the morning., with conditions In Tokyo Government's delegate, in- better. Exchange terviewed made a brief explanation The entire route will be lined tain possession of all her mo
of the policles of Japan in this with troops standing shoulder to properties, excluding those there fell to as low as 18, 3d,
Various causes are given to ac-matter. There are 60,000 homeless, more- (Special to "Telegraph") shoulder, so that it will be impossi-owned by the C.ER. rail-count for the decline, but it is Roughly, he said, Japan's plas over.
Dy Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphia Meble for anyone to break through.
On one side of the funeral's way. The Russian minister mately attributed to speculators substitutes for the present system It is catimated that the damage, Ordinance, 18 Received, October The position in
is 3,000,000 15, 10.10 an
kong. route only school children will be apparently took the C.E.R. covering in Shanghai and Hong- of limitations and ratios, a global "Taikoo" was picked up was 18.18 mounting stendily,
San Francisco, Oct. 17.
At the moment It is impossible parity in respect to national The Australian Press Bureau allowed to stand, so that troops will
to forecast the immediate future security, which does not neces netual 2,000,000 pesos loss by the the south-east coast of Hainan.
of the market, but in somo quarters sarily mean a ton-for-ton equality. The wireless message stated disruption of business. The pre-announces that Sir Charles Kinga-Lo able to watch carefully the op- sale settlement as a fore-
the ballet prevails that there may between her and Great Britain. aviator, plans to hop off from general public will be massed.
The point la not quito clear. that the velocity of the wind was vincial loss was approximately ford-Smith, the noted Australian posite side of the street where the gone conclusion.
Brisbane for California on Satur
PACIFIC SUPREMACY. soon be an upward reaction.
Later in the morning the mar- much kel Armed up, with
Admiral Yamamoto's explana- tion is generally considered to steadier tone prevailing,
in London Silver dropped a penny
to 23.7/8 for the spot indicate that Japan is seeking yesterday quotation. The decline was due to supremacy in the Pacific, against which the nations of the world t the market closed firm, beavy speculative profit-taking, but any feet or combination of fleets Advices received by Messrs. can strategically afford to send. Swan. Culbertson wad Fritz from to the Pacific.
It is considered a natural con- New York state that according to the Wall Street Journal, silver is-sequence of the Japanese formuln' suca declined, due to the drop in that she should now be urging the the prices of the metal owing to building of a submarine feet for heavy selling, especially from Lon-her own defence, and smaller don, on fears by speculators that cruisers, while she pursues the Thousands of police spica
the United States Government may hope that abolition of aircraft. will mingle with the crowds so that
Shanghai, Oct. 18. check its silver buying programme carriers will be accomplished.
·RESENTS SINGAPORE. no man-will know whether his
A party of nine United States in favour of a co-operative agree neighbour id not a well-armed
Japan, it is believed, does not touring ment with China whereby the plain-clothes guard with instruc-newspapermen,
Eastern United States will exchange gold welcome the strengthening of the tions to shoot instantly anyone Japan and threatening the procession.-Reu Provinces, have arrived here from for silver and limit sliver purchases Singapore, naval baso by Great Britain but is not unduly nervous, ter Special
Japan realises, 'says. Ad miral Yamamoto," "that" na country alone could possibly constitute a menace to the British Empire."
koo" for the trip to Pratns; Mr.
At Nip the same condition exists.
T. H. G. Brayfield, of Messrs. has passed a bill making possible Carmichael and Clarke; Mr. Aimmediate relief work up to 1,000,- McArthur, engineer and salvage 000 pesos. The Senate is consider-1 expurt; Mr. Murray Scott, Chiefing a 3,000,000 pesos relief bil Engineer; and Mr. II. G. Babbidge. United Press. diver.
The crow and salvage party number over a hundred.
UNEASINESS IN EUROPE
NEED OF STRONG FRENCH GOVT.
CHOPPERS LOOSE IN
PINE WOOD
Three Young Wives Apprehended
married women,!
Three young New York, Oct. 17. Mok Mul, Lam Tai, and Sia Mul, Political observers profess to all of whom are only 17 years of sco soma cause for anxiety in range, were charged bofore Mr. E. 1. ported recent French diplomatic Wynne-Jones nt the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with
fallures.
It is thought that unless France cutting pine trees from No, DB: Bots herself in order and maintains Government plantation, and were a strong Government in power, &fined $15 each, with the alternative aories of diplomatic reverses may of three weeks' Imprleonment. be expected.
The troos were valued at $5 In this event, there may be new each. K. W. Forrow, Assistant permanent European alignments, Supervisor of the Forestry De- with major changes in financial partment appeared for the pro- and trade relationships-Special. secution.
United Press.
three days.-.-
NO ACTION ON SILVER
H.K. GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
CLOSE WATCH
An Important statement, to the effect that the Hongkong Govern- ment at present sees no reason for taking any special action on the silver queation, was made by Ha Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, in the Legislative Council this, afternoon.
Excellency. addressing members of the Council; maids— "As I believe there may be some feeling of uncertainty in the Colony as to what, if any, alapa this Government proposen to take
In view of the scilon of China in Tegard to ativer, I wish to way that the Government le keeping
close watch on the situatiosi, and,
is not
ed for the journey to Topola, U.S. JOURNALISTS where burial will take place.
IN SHANGHAI
..
PRINCE ARRIVES AT MELBOURNE
HUGE CROWDS AT DOCK-SIDE
Nanking.
after
the three
They will spend several days in specting the Chapel and Woosung war scenes before returning to the United States.--Reuter.
FAIR WEATHER
to China.
Later.
.
In the afternoon, the market continued to be erratic. Inter- bank business was done at 16. 74d, and then at 18, 7.3/16. The official rate remained unchanged.
The anticyclone has extonded. EXCHANGE OF MINISTERS." eastward and now covers the whole of China, Japan, and ad- jacent seas?
AMERICA'S ROLE. The role of the American dele- gates will be a" quiet one. The Shanghai, Oct. 18. spokesman, Mr. Norman Davis, ex- Pressure remains It is learned in local diplomatic plains that the United States does H.M.S. Sussex, bringing the highest over the Yangtes Valley. arcles that advanced negotiations not desire any change for the “But," he added, ““since Japan la Duke of Gloucester to the Centon- The position of the typhoon is between Japan and China for the present in the relative naval
very uncertain; appears to be exchange of ambassadors are in strengths, ary Celebrations here, arrived this stationary to the south-east of the progress, It is believed that demanding larger navy the morning, RN
Melbourne, Oct. 18.
of this The cruiser berthed at 9.80 o Macclesfield Bank (about 400 formal announcement
Reuter Special winds, fresh; Tokyo and NankingCentral come to London to learn, why, "m forecast:N.E. clock and huge crowds were at the miles south of Hongkong.) Local decision will soon be made. at United States representatives have
News,
dock-side to welcome the Prince.-- fair.
---, ka - nt. present advised, acest no
reason to take any special action TMTMTM | Reuter,