THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, „ DECEMBER 1, 1938.
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CHANNEL PLANE CRASH Foreign
4 WOMEN & A BABY AMONG VICTIMS
Explosion, Then Fire: Passengers Blown Out Of Machine
WHOLE FAMILY DIE
FOURTEEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED RECENTLY WHEN A JERSEY AIRWAYS PLANE CRASHED IN A FIELD 30 SECONDS AFTER TAKING OFF FROM JERSEY AIRPORT FOR SOUTHAMPTON.
THE VICTIMS INCLUDED FOUR WOMEN AND A BABY.
Not one person on board the plane survived; the crash was followed by a terrific explosion, and some of the passengers were blown out of the machine.
Of the dead, eleven were passengers, two were crew;
Secretary
LORD HALIFAX, the Foreign Secretary (right), at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, when he attented the christening of his grand-daughter, Sun Daud, seen in the arms of her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Charice Wood. Father, who is M.P. for York, is seen holding the baby's year-old sister. Carollie Victoria.
the fourteenth victim was a man who was working quiet ONE
ly in the field where the plane crashed.
The weather was foggy at the time; the plane circled round twice and then canie down, striking the ground about 500 yards from the airport
LONDON MAN'S ESCAPE
Mr. Louis Morris, of Shaftesbury-avenue, W., had arrived at the airport about five minutes before the plane, the St. Catherine's Bay, was due to leave.
It was impossible to find a place for him-to which fact he undoubtedly owes his life.
A Mr. Hopic, of Guernsey, also had a lucky escape. Arriving late at the airport, he tried in vain to rush the barriers to board the plane.
am.
Te plane-the. 10.30 Jersey to Southampton service.
which was leaving 20 minutes BROKE
late-caught fire the Instant it struck the ground.
**It
did not hit anything else." Buld the London manager of Brases Airways,
as:
The names of the dead are given
Atra. L. U. S. Wall,
DEAD MAN
CAN GIVE SIGHT
TO 5 WHO LIVE
An appeal for the charitable to bequeath their eyes to hos- pitala so that blind persons may be able to receive the new "cor- neal window eye operation and recover their sight has been made in Washington, DC., by Doctor Ramon Castroviejo, New York eye specialist,
Dr. Castroviejo, who has developed the carreal operation, is credited with turving makes off sight to many blind pervo15.
. About 18,000 people in the United States might benefit from this
JAIL,peration, the doctor said, but a healthy human eye was essential.
FOUND HURT
200 yds. AWAY
Edward James Francis, twenty-two-year-old prison- Lt.-Col. C. T. and Mrs. Swan ander, climbed a twenty-foot
Mr. F. Berry.
Infant fa baby in arms);
Mr. T. O. Cox:
Mr. II. Kerley;
KUT:
Mr. Spring?
Mi Hansford;
wall and escaped from Ox- ford Jail recently.
} [ the cornea were clouded, Through disease or accident, he said, at was possible, provided the rest of the eye was functioning, to graft in clear portions of other corneas and thus let light into the lens again. EYES IN ICE BOX
scue was.
The eyes of persons recently dead were perfectly adequate for this purpose, the doctor added. That corneal
in fnel, about the fast portion of the body to suffer death and human eyes could be kept'! in a refrigator for at least three days and perhaps longer.
He was fourul in the cellar of a Major G. H. Vaisin and Mrs. Yoi-¡tenment 200 yards away while wer
Flers and all available members of the city palice were hunting for him. Francis injured his leg badly when Captain A. G. M. Cary, the pilot, be Ruped from the wall. He is a lorry driver, and was sentenced at and Radlo-officer Lyons.
Oxford in duty to eighteen months' The farm hand who was klilelimprisonment for theft. The last es- was Emund te Cornu, employed by cape from Oxford Jail was in 1933. Ings. Mr. Laurens, of St. Paters' Farin. The plane crashed right on top of him, killing him.
Early this year Mr. Cornu lost his wife. and their two infant children are now orphaned.
Mr. F. Berry, of New Malden, re- presented Messrs. Fletcher Russell and Co., of Berners-street, W..
He went to Jerry on business, and his wife was expecting him home an the day the accident occurred.
FOR 40 YEARS
Mr. Berry, who was about 61, was u Lancashire man; he had been in the service of Messrs. Fletcher, Rus- ecil and Co. for 40 years.
He leaves a son and a daughter as well as the widow.
man
Mr. Morris, the London who escaped, is a cinema propries tor owning 14 cinemaa, mostly In the provinces.
Only a small portion of the corneal tissue was used in each operation so that, from a single eye bequeathed in a will, it was possible to procure material for four or five such grail-
Doctors Were Not Told
A. R. P. Duties
Sharp criticism is being voiced in the medical world at Home
of the inadequacy of Government arrangements for dealing with air-raid casualties, disclosed by the recent crisis.
As a result of inquiries at the height of the crisis it was dis- covered that a chaotic state existed. Some hospitals had evacuated almost all their patients, others had made no move.
A children's hospital in a densely size beds, in spite of many urgent pepulated central area, which had inquiries.
Hotel Girls Must
Not Gossip
These "don'ts" for g'ri hotel workers were given by Miss B, K. Coutts, of Broadway, Worcester- chice, at a recent conference of the Hotels and Restaurant Association al Southport:
Don't have a long face. Don't gossip' or naj, Don't correct staff before other staff,
;
Don't be untidy. Make up your mind and stick
to it.
They should remember that tip- ping was a difficulty for the wo- man visitor. Men had the advan- lage of being able to keep lonAC change in a trouser pocket.
"We all want pockets - but fashion is relentless."
EXHIBITION CLOSES
London.
FRENCH STRIKE BROKEN
Government Boats Trade Unions
Apparently the
Paris, Nov. 30,
Government has
won the Arsl round. The vital transportation services operated nor- mally this morning with the excep- ton that on unusually number of soldiers, guardsmen, and police were in evidence in the capital.
Street cleaners and garbage collec- tora returned to work while lee de- Liveries were made and shops and cafes opened as usual.
At 4,12 a.m. the first strike break- ing train, panned by a conscripted milliary crew protected by soldiers, departed on its way for Nantes, The engineer and members of the crew when asked whether they were orders ignoring the Confederation's replied: "Hell yes. We are going; ww are in ir army now,"__ United Press.
Trains as Usual
.
Paris, Nov. 30. Early morning trains were run- ning as usund at three of the, prin- cipal Parts railway stations, Care; du Nord, Gare de Lest and Gare St. Lazare. The underground rail- way worked reduced service al- though it was running normally on several lines, including that serving terminus of Porte Clignancourt, where soldiers were standing withi fixed bayunets.
Taxis were fairly numerous al- though most of them were driven by the owners. Street cleaning ser vices fanctioned as usual and apart: frons
the exceptional cumber of police in twas and threes and small Rroups of Mobile Guards at street torners or riding in lorries, Paris hnd an almost normal appearance.
Judging from the position of re- porta so far received from the pro- vinces, the attempt to bring about a general stoppage has proved a com- blete failure. The public suffered little discomfort and life is com- paratively normal. In practically no branch of activity has the strike order been obeyed throughout the country.
Many groups of workers who yesterday voted for the strike unexpectedly turned up this morning to carry on as usuni. The firm men- sures taken by the Government are regarded to be responsible for this change of ultituile.
As the result of a deeree brought into force by the Government yes- terday, the whole nation la place! virtually on war time footing. Men with their labour and goods were requisitioned for civil as well as military purposes which means that everyone must carry on as usual.
Around Paris there 48.000 troops. Mobile Guards and pulice.
Indications point to normal or at- most normal conditions in the hu sitris, water, gas, electrleity, broari- casting and telephone services, and in hotels, enfes, shons, banks and in- Istrance business.Reuter.
Depots Occupied
Paris, Nov. 30. Two bus depots were occupied for five minutes by workers who resum- ed duties after representations by Mobile Guards. Similar measures by the Guards were successful in The Empire Exhibition at Bella- the case of "groups of employees houston Park, Glasgow, closed recent-who decided to adopt obstructionist ly. Unfortunately the Inst few weeks were rather marred by the crisis,
tactics.
Dockers arrived at the Marseilles but this did not affect the closing docks for work, but the strike t
the Burdenux docks week and the biggest crowd Scotland
swing-Reuter Special. ans ever seen-384,092 persons--was
followed Government instruction in Although the British Medical Ass evacuating all its cases to be free sociation had spent, at the Govern sucked into the park on the last day. for casualty clearing work was un- mant's request, "more than a year In able to discover from the authorities compiling a register of volunteer Wembley's largest attendance where it was supposed to obtain full-doctors throughout the country, card-421,000 and tensgow's previous best
indexed as to their ages, experience, nad been 235,000. The grand total |
He had been to the Channel Yankoo Linguistic Atlas
Islands to attend a directors' meet-
ing of a Guernsey cinema of which
he is the managing director.
THE DEAD CREW
Filot Once Served Viceroy
Providence, R. 1. The first section of a thre-volume New England. Linguistic Atlas of containing hundreds of maps shaw-; in varied pronunciation of comman
The pilot was stationed in Jersey words nud different expressions for and lived there. He leaves a widow | similar ideas, is expected to Us and one child. He had formerly published in December ot Brown been pilot to the Viceroy of India, University,
The radio officer, Jack Lyons, wit
the chief radio officer of the com-
hel
pany, and lived at Southampton;
of the profession was covered by it
UNREADY
was
was
In
full
Strike Broken
Paris, Nov. 30. At 11 ...the Labour Confedera- flon headquarters virtually admitted
decrees requisitioning vital utilities and M. Daladier's strategy in rushing thousands of officers to enforce the and railway operation of norninl other public utilities.
at the strike was more effective in The Ministry of Publle Works said the mines; In any other industry, however, it was claimed that only an average of 30 per cent, had struck throughout the country.
and services they were willing to for the Glasgow Exhibition is 12,- that the strike has broken down at perform-and more than 80 per cent. 93,22. Traffic in the centre of feast in Paris. Blume was inld on the so far no move had been made by the Glasgow was completely disorganis- Government to indicate what their en by the people making their way to the Exhaustion. The wencher who requirements might be,
not too good but this did not affect the proceedings and at midnight D.MA. officials are now wonder thousands gathered in a vast block ing whether the Ministry of Health geur ne south bandstand and joined had in fact any preparations at
hands
in "Auld Lang Syne." The all, except on paper. And the nag was haules down from the spar- "British Medical Journal," in 1 ing tower, the pipers played their leading article, says
Test lament and demolition work is "When the international situation alrendly being undertaken. it was deteriorated late in September, the nopea that the total attendance would casualty organisation was not ready have been 2 and a halt muliona more for a war, which appeared to be Im-and in the circumstances a call on the minent.
guarantors, who put up £750,000 to People in The tiny town
"The hospitals were asked to pre-help finance the exhibition, in almost Jersey, noticed that the plann
Beriain, The Exhibition has, how appeared to be in dificulty. Then but there can have been no effec-ever, been regarded ny
pare for the reception of ensunities
success. A moke and Homes were seen to be tive co-ordination of this effort, for
Message to the ring was receives Issuing from one of her engines,
at the closing ceremony. Mr. P. J. when some hospitals were ready to
Dollan, a Glasgow councillor, sug- The plane turned and made to fly take casualties, others had scarcely gsted that the main features of the the St. Catherine's Day on reaching back to the airport, but was unable begun to make their preparations." Exhibition, such as the Tower of The article asks why the Commit-Empire, the Palace of Engineering, Hundreds of people immediately tee for Casualty Organisation, whose should be retained, and he urged that ran from their homes to the field. formation was announced in Parlle a plebiscite of the city should be The alarm warning was given at inent in June, has not been allowed taken. The Exhibition, by the way, the airport, and rescuers also raced to finish its task, and why no pub-gave work to 8,000 men and women, to the spot; ambulances and fire en-leation has been made of its interim and will keep 1,000 men occupied gines followed, but all were helpless report, presented in July.
they could do nothing in face of
Hundred Ran From Homes
of
Colonel Swan was was unmarried and lived in apart-jin the Neuralio. ments in Market-place, Swaything posted for foreign Army service.
His father is dead, and hk SMOKE AND FLAMES muther sau wo married xistera live in London. Before joining Jersey Airways he was radio
officer in the Merchant Service and had also served ia yachts.
Mr. Lyons had been transferred to
Jersey in another plane.
WIRELESS DRAMA
The machine in which he travel- led to Jersey left Jersey with eight passengers two minutes ahead of the St. Catherine's Bay. None of the passengers in this machine were
aware of the disaster.
the
During the trip to Southampton Mr. W. Couldwell, learned
pilot
of the tragedy by wireless.
He penciled a note on the back
of an envelope, orking passengers in
to do so before she crashed.
the fierce flames,
This is the first fatality on the service, which Jersey Airways have operated since 1933 having in that Umo carried more than 150,000 passengers.
The St. Catherine's Bay (G-
was one
Thief Returns Pawn Ticket
for several weeks to pull it down.
an
One Million Salads Lost
Oakland, Cal. The American public lost Oakland, Cal. estimated 1,000,000 anlads here when His machine if they had any rela- ACZN),
of the five de A new code of morals has de-a freight train, striking
a loaded liven or fefende aboard the machino Haviland "88" four-engined biplanes veloped among Collfornia thieves. vegetable truck, ploughed through which was following them,
which maintained Jersey Airways, Que who stole $3,000 in diamond four other trucks, putting thein out As it happened there were none. Ltd. dally services between Jersey, rings from the home of Jetre G. of business. The engineer of the Colonel and Mrs. Swan and their Southampton and Heston Afroort. Denson obligingly sent back the train was not aware of the accident child, who is believed to have been The type has accommodation for pawn tickets for their recovery. This until a produce wholesaler hoarded about three years, were sailing next | 14 passengers and has a speed of 175 la the second time this has been his train and applled the emergency day from Southampton for
done recently in California robberies. brakes.
Indium.p.b.
The Government declares that the strike has failed and there have been oradie cases of violence us troops, Mobile Guards and police took over the public utilities. More than 200 were arrested in the principal strike rentres of Valenciennes and Lyons. The strikers battled with the police, but there were no serious casualties. Minor scullen took place during the eviction of sit-down strikers and on attempt was made to halt the rail- way service near Paris.
At Lille ten persons were injured and 50 arrested. Mobile Guards And charged with tear gas bombs clubbed the strikers who retallated by showering the street vehicles with all kinds of utensils/United Press.
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