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FOUNDED 1881
No. 15243
二拜禮 號六月七英港香
TUESDAY,
JULY G
1937.
日八廿月五
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SEARCH FOR LOST FLIERS NARROWS
NORTH OF HOWLAND
British Freighter Pushing On To Point Indicated By Last Weirdly Garbled Message
PLANE FEARED SLOWLY SINKING
Honolulu, July 5.
The hunt for Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam and her three companions, lost somewhere in the vicinity of Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean on a round-the- world flight, grows more dramatic. There is still the greatest confusion as to the position of the plane, though numerous signals picked up by radio operators ashore and afloat indicate it is still drifting, but that the time at the disposal of rescuers grows short.
The United States Navy authorities here received a garbled message to-day, purporting to be from Mrs. Putnam. From it they conclude the missing plane is nearly 300 miles from Howland Island and is sinking slowly, thus compelling the crew to discontinue wireless signals shortly.
According_to"Mr. G.`P. Putnam, husband of the missing! airwoman, the United States Const Guard cutter Itasca picked up three dashes which was the signal the lost fliers were asked to send if they were on land. It is such conflict in reports which renders the task of the rescuers so difficult.Reuter.
British Steamer Hunting
Washington, July 5.
The U.S. Const Guard cutter Itasca has received ragged radio signals indicating that Mrs. Amelia Putnam's plane is
still floating, 281 miles north of Howland Island.
The British freighter Moorby, 90| miles north of the position given as Mrs. Putnam's, is rushing to that
point and expects to reach the locality some time before the Itasen, which is steaming at 15 knots and expects to arrive in about 11 hours.-Reuter,
Itasca Hurries On
Honolulu, July 5."
It is earned that the Coast Guard cutter Itasca has sent to U. S. 9. Swan the following message: "Omelal information indicates Ear- hart down 201 miles north Howland. Itasen proceeding."
This followed the U.S. Navy's receipt of a garbled message, be- lleved to come from Mrs. Putnam's plane:
"281 north Howland call KHAQQ beyond north don't hold with us much longer above water shut off."
Position Confirmed
Itasca sent a message to Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Trea
Coast the Washington sury, by
"BCAT- Guard Commander, saying. ing radio directional finder Howland ✔sti za mobiteland (ÉTIE
In
LIFTING WATER
RESTRICTIONS
consequence
of
the
of the re- plenishment
Island reservoirs by the week-end rains, all water restrictions are to be removed as from to-day.
A
Island charms approximate position 281 north Howland at which we ex- pect arrive 8.30 p.m. Pacific time."
is
BRITAIN,
U.S. FORCED TO REARM
But They Will Win Race, Ambassador Warns Despots
London, July 6. "Dexpots forced America and Britain to undertake rearma- ment and having undertaken it We must necessarily win the re- armament race," declared Mir. Robert Bingham. United States Ambassador to London, speaking at an Independence Day dinner here last night.
"May we hope this realisation may come to war-mongers In time, before another catastrophe occurs, soʻterrible and ghastly that the imagination recoils," Mr. Bingham added with feeling. Reuter,
SCOTLAND GREETS
HER KING
Commercial Planes On Ocean Hops
'British And U.S. Machines Making Experimental Hop
London, July 5..
SCOTLAND ACCLAIMS ROYALTY
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are meeting with a wonderful reception on their visit to Scotland, the firgt since His Majesty's accession. Pictured above are the King (then Duke of York) with the Duke of Windsor (then King Edward VIII) when the latter inspected the 1st Bal- tallon Gordon Highlanders on his last visit to Bulloter.
BRITISH OPEN GOLF PLAY ON
Horton Smith And
Boomer Shatter Course Record
Aubrey Boomer and Horton Smith both broke the course record,yes- terday in the first qualifying stage of the British Open Golf Championship which is being played nt Carnoustic. Boomer und Horton Smith returned cards of 89 which best the previous best score for the course by one sisoka
Several of the more prominent pro- fessionals had unhappy rounds, ap- parently being affected by the state A heavy thunder-
A new page in the history of of the course,
storm, raged on Sunday, and flooded the grecs.
aviation was turned to-day at 7.55 p.m. G.M.T. when Imperial
Leading scores in the firsi quali- Airways' giant flying-boat, the fping stage of the championship will Caledonia, rose from the River be funti on Page 8. Shannon at Foynes, on a roaring start for her flight to Botwood, Newfoundland, on the other side of the Atlantic.
This is the first experimental com- mercial survey fight over the North Atlantic. It is scheduled to be com pleted at 11 am, to-morrow," and is expected to be the prelude to regular trans-Atlantic air service.
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At the same time the Caledonia lett. Pan-American Airways' Clipper took off from Botwood for Foynes, where she is expected at
a.m. to- morrow.
Weather reports state the conditions over the ocean are almost ideal. Both planes will be in touch with land by means of radio telephone throughout their Bulletin Service,
STRIKE TROUBLE LOOMING
National Guardsmen Will Keep Watch -In Cleveland
nights. Renter As Steel
Germany Wins Great Road Race In U.S.
Britisher Second, American Third
Mills Re-Open To-day
Farr Sells Services To America
London, July 5,
Tommy Farr. Welsh heavy- weight champion of the British" Empire, whose greatest claim to fame is his striking defeat of Walter Neusel, Germany's second-best fighter, has contract- ed to fight Joo Louis, Detroit negro claimant of the world's championship, somewhere in the United States early in Septem- ber.
This report is considered to set at rest the conflicting rumours of Farr's intentions
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Farr will recelva 29 per cent. of gate receipts from his fight with Louls, including radio and movie rights. Moreover, gives Mike Jacobs, American promoter, an option on his ser- vices, regardless of the outcome of his battle with the negro.-- United Press,
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Original Anglo-French Control Plan Held Best Yet Offered
London, July 5:
Anxiety over the Spanish situation is shown by the numerous questions asked in the House of Commons to-night. Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, recapitulated the situation with respect to the non- intervention pact, as it is already known.
Mr. Eden stated the question of withdrawal of foreign combatants is still before the Non-Intervention Committee and the Government earnestly hopes it may be possible to proceed further with the subject at an early date.
Sea
The position of non-intervention powers on the must be remedied as soon as possible, Mr. Eden agreed. As far as he was aware, he went on, there were no German warhips now in the Mediterranean:
FRANCE'S HANDS
ARE TIED ·
Cannot Demand
Release Of Seized Vessel·
Paris, July 5.
WOB
The gap in the control system on the East coast of Spain had not been filled, but elsewhere around the coast the control plan
fully operative. It would not be fair to assume the Portuguese frontier was open, he went on, and the Portuguese had no opposed the Anglo-French proposals.
After reflection during the week- end the British Government. stilf considers the Anglo-French pro posals to the gap in the control scheme the best available and is confident of world-wide support, for solu-
Reuter learns. A search
tion, however, is being actively pursued. One suggestion which may possibly be examined is that for The Qual d'Orsay announced to- placing neutral observers at Spanish day that investigation had disclosed ports, empowered to inspect cargoes the French cargo vessel, Tregastei, Imported on Spunish as well as was inside Spanish territorial waters foreign-ships, though hitherto it has when the Insurgent cruiser, Al- been impossible to obtala the con- mirante Cervera, opened dre upon sent of both sides in Spain to such a her yesterday and eventually forced suggestion. her to heave to and submit to capture.
The French authorities are powerless Belligerent Rights
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to act, since the ship was not taken on the high scus.
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Great Britain would undoubtedly
be more inclined to consider grant- ing belligerent right if the foreign volunteers were withdrawn from Spain and the war were reduced to a merely Spanish struggle,
With reference to the allegation
British and French sympathies with the Red elements of the Spanish Government, It is stated that per-
However, the Foreign Office in- dicated it was negotiating with the Insurgents for the release of the Tregastel. She apparently at Bilbao.
The abroad,
a glit of French Communists to the people of Santander.
It is reported the ship will be re- leased if it is found the contains mission has been granted to British nothing more than food, but she will miners to return to the Arconera probably be held indefinitely and her iron works near Bilbao. This is cargo confiscated if the Communists proof that the British non-interven- have camouflaged contraband 15 tion policy need not interfere with foodstuffs,United Press.
legitimate commerce., Morcover, Bil- bao and the iron mines are in Insurgent area-Reuter.
Van Zeeland Visits London Associates
London, July 5. M. Paul van Zeeland, Belgian Prime Minister and noted economist, will interview Mr. Neville Chamber- lain, the British Prime Minister, and Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign
Minister, to-night.
BRITISH SHIPPING. WARNED
London, July 5. The Board of Trade has warned British shipowners that Spanish In- Fresh from his visit to the United surgent men-of-war are patrolling in States, where he discussed recipro- the neighbourhood of Santander. cal trade benefits with President Fr In these circumstances, there must D. Roosevelt, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, be some considerable risk that an al Cleveland, July 5.
Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr. tempt might be made to capture such A force of probably 2,000 National Cordell Hull, State Secretary, the ships as are intending to enter Son- Guardsmen is expected to take over Belgian commercial diplomat the policing of the Cleveland strike report to his British associates in zone in preparation for to-morrow's integrational commercial investiga- reopening of the four Republic Steel | tidiš, oa his impressions of his visit. plants.
to New York and Washington.
It is hoped that an agreement may Union leaders prediced the plants be reached with regard to further would not open, but the company steps which may usefully be taken states otherwise. It is expected, sny in pursuit of M. officials, that with the recommence- investigations--Reuter Bulletin Ser- ment of work at Cleveland, the Ohio |vice. " areas will have returned virtually to normal.
women of the
At 4 am. Pacific time, the Brilish Archers Cry Wild freighter Moorby was about 00 miles
Welcome To Queen from the position in which Mrs. Putnam's plano is believed to be down, and U.S.S. Swan was 420
Edinburgh, July 5. miles north-cast of Howland Island,
The historic ceremony of receiving
Westbury, N.Y., July 6. Meanwhile, in Seattle, the Star, On the Roosevelt Raceway to-day, for the first time in its history, did about 200 miles east of Mrs. Putnam's the "Reddendo" from the Royal alleged position. The Moorby
Archers was carried out by His one of the most difficult tracks in the not attempt to publish to-day. One
Avorld, Germany won the 300 inile hundred men and making eight knots.
Majesty King George VI on his
Vanderbilt road race, Bernd Rose guild affected, augmented by Mari- Messages resulted in swinging the arrival at Holyrood House to-day.
This is the offering of three barbed meyer led the fold, and Richard time Union men, pleketed the bulid- search to the north of Howland Island arrows which the Company
Seaman ' of England was ♪ close ing. The strike la from the south-east,
protest against where it had
Federation of Labour previously headed, following bearings Ave to the King in Scotland. Each second. Rex Mays was third. This American
position an American ta
teamsters
Circula- replacing the taken from last night's signals which man in the Company carried' n six- the best
driver has ever taken. indicated the fliers were in the offered the "Reddondo" en bended tional thousands for inp prizes, for demanding
foot bow, and their Captain-Generol
tion Guild men after the teamsters Rosemeyer won
von $20,000 and addi- themselves had picketed the vicinity of the Phoenix Islands.
plant that the Circula- To-day's hunt may be the most
he led most of the way and finished tion, Guild renounce the C.LO. Traditional formulas were ex- vital of all, especially in the event of changed, after which the Company in 3 hours 28 minutes 17 seconds, The strike does not involve hours any considerable drift on the part of "recovered" (came to attention) with with an average speed of 82,461 miles and wages. It is merely a fight be- the aircraft, for the Finsen's fuel is their bows, the Queen being greeted per hour! The Englishman, averaged tween A.F.C.L. and C.I.O., for which
to-night and await the arrival of the U.S.S. Colorado.-United Press.
knee.
must
van Zeeland's
STEADILY ADVANCING-
Insurgents Taking Much, Ground In Santander Area.
With the Northern
Nationalists, July 5. 'General Davila, leading the In-
tander. Meanwhile protection will be given by the British Navy, as be- fore, to the limit of territorial waters, but no protection will be afforded after they have entered territorial waters. British Wireless."
Clever Young Artiste
RUSSIANS ROOT OUT SUSPECTS
22 More Executed At Vladivostok Convicted Of Espionage
Berlin, July. 5. Twenty-two more Bovlot Eastern
Deanna Durbin Of Railway officials have been executed
Philippines
Clever singer and lap-dancer, Miss Nedy Prieto, who was recently chosen
at Vladivostok, according to the correspondent of the German -News Agency.
They were convicted of alleged terrorism and espionage, on behalf of
as the "Dedann Durbin of the Philipopan,
The number of officials of this zail- pines," is passing through Hongkong way hitherto executed or arrested is to-morrow by the Empress of Canadaald to total 163 Reuser, Bulletin from Manila,
fla, en route to Shanghai.
low and she may be forced to desist with the cry, "Yours, Bonnie Lasslel" 92.130 miles per hour and was the the newspaper and its staff must urgant assault against Santander, ZRM, the Min will beftemaribers. With the arrival of the June 27
Los Angeles Listens In
Los Angeles, July 5.
A long-range receiver here said he had hourd the Ithach on. July 5 nt 4.30 and 5.45 radio to Mrs. Amelia Put-
Continued on Page 4.)'
Among the troops inspected by the only driver close to the German suffer. Unlied Preasi. King were those who participated in | United Prest.
tho ao-edited "Wel Review" veterans who attended the parade la
front of Queen Victoria In 1881. when a kudden downpour of rain drenched nil the troops..
MAN FOUND HANGED
A man, Idepil?edia" "Ah Wo, ap Later, one of these veterans, ex-prentice on Mamer, was found Provost Watson, of Galashiels, aged hanged above Milledonnell Road in a 80 years, collapsed-Reuter,
belt of trees this moring,
INSTANTLY KILLED
WAS
Chan Yeo-hl, Chinese ma
mafo, irulantly killed when struck by a bus at Fenwick St. and Lockhart Rd. at 12.30 a.m. to-day.
companied by herumt Consuelo Basa, classic
classical singer well-** MOSCOW CONFIRMATION known to those whoUsten”...” in""
broadensting station.
Moscow, July 6. folowing his successful operation Deanna ngsinst Bilbao, claims to have cáp-ed by film-goers as the star in ""Three copy of the Khabarovsk:Pacific Octan tured 40 villages and towns during Smart Girls, and it was in conned-Star, it is revealed that a secret his invasion of Santander Province.
Vladivostok Prisers have told the insurgents on with this picture that the State military colleglum st
Manila, held a contest to executed: an additional 22 employees tisatie Loyalists have transferred pick the "Deanna Durbin of the of the Far Eastern Railway, accused Santona, only theirTM general “stan” Headquarters" to | Philippines," which Mias Prieto won of Trollkyist, and wrecking activities,
a bathing resort in This talented little artiste is making nod alleged to have been in the em peace-time, but a highly strategie a pleasure trip to Bhanghai, with her play at the Japanese socret servies position in war-United Press, Haunt, and will broadcast there.. 2003 United Press: