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LATE NEWS Three Lives
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All Far East Aviation Company planes are safely grounded,
All Crew Foared Lost
LATER.
It is belloved that all the crew of the plane, an IAF. seaplane, have been lost.
The machine sank within thirty seconds of striking the water,
Father Faren, of the Maryknoll mulsion, who witnessed the crash, told the "Telegraph". "The planu waz flying very low over Tytam Bay and I was watching it at the time, n.1 thought that the pilot WAB rather daring.
"It circfed around Tylam Bay and then crossed over to the other side. It appeared as if the pilot. Intended to fly over the mountains" on other side but got too close to the cliffa.
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Lost
Military Planos Crash
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Bucharest, July 12,
Three military airplanes, engaged
All these machines
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July 13, 1939,
PALESTINE PROBLEM Numerous Questions
In The Commons
LONDON, July 12. REPLYING in the House of
in practice fights, collided on Tues-Commons, to numerous questions day near Kleusengurg, in Sieben-1 on the League and the Palestine burgen,
White Paper, Mr. Malcolm Mac- smashed when they crashed to earth. Donald sald that report of the The three occupants were killed in- Permanent Mandates Commis- stantaneously.—Trans-Ocean,
alon was not likely to be publish- ed before the House adjourned in
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Air France Plane The weekly Air France plane ar-|August. rived from and departed for Hanol; Mr. Arthur Greenwood asked Mr. yesterday. She landed at Kal Tak at MacDonald if he would stay his hand noun and left on the return journey with regard to any definite action at 2 p.m. Passengers. arriving were: until the House had had an oppor Mr. Vilman, Mr. S. Halas, Mr. J. tunity of discussing the Commission's Fontaine, Mr. Dobbe and four Chl-report, and the decision of the League nese, from Hanol,
Council.
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Passengers leaving were; Mr. W. Goldenberg... Mr. Vilman and four Chincar, for Hanol.
Delayed By Headwinds the
Buffalo, New York, July 11. The new Consolidated Aircraft's flying-boat P.B.Y.4 which hopped of from San Diego yesterday en route for Botwood from whence she was
Mr. G, le M. Mander naked whe- to have proceeded to Felixstowe,
forced to land in ther Mr. MacDonald could deny that England, was Buffalo Harbour after having fought five out of seven, members of the head winds for 10 hours,
Mandates Commission had condemn- Her fuel supply was exhausted.ed the British Government's polley. United Press.
Mr. MacDonald declared that If any decirlons, reached by the League Council suggested any modification In policy approved by the House, then the Government would certainly feel it necessary to come to the TO-MORROW House again before taking further action in regard to those particular | Àn MGM Picture
thought he was going to crash into the cliffs. lie was so close to them you could see the shadow.bf the machine outlined on the cliffs,
"Then he banked to the right, and opened his engine out wide in order to gain altitude.
"He banked again to the left, and the tip of the plane touched the water.
Sank in 30 Seconds "There was a cloud of spray and the plane slew around violently.
"Within thirty seconds it had dis- appeared under the water.
"Fart of the wing was torn off by the impact. Through the force of our binoculars we could seo the wing tip or it may have been a part of a pontoon-floating, It was the only remaining evidence.
"I don't think anyone was saved. At least, we could not see anyone) from here.
"The plane zank so quickly 7 had] to rub my eyes to make, suro wam' dreaming."
Father Daly, who was another eye- witness of the tragedy and who ran down to the Stanley Police Station to report the occurrence, told the "Telegraphi" by telephonen
"Doing Lot Of Acrobatice"
"I was also waching the plane when 1 struck the water.
"He was flying very low and dolug a lot of acrobatles, but I waen't un-
duly excited because the Bame machine, or another one like it, had been doing the same manoeuvres on several days during the past week.
"As he was banking away from the cliffs on the other side of the bay, however, he lost allitude very quickly,
"We could bear hits engine rearing acrios the bay as he opened out the throttle, but it was no use
"The tip of the plane struck the water, and in less than a minuto there was only a ripple to show where the plane' had struck.
"I don't think anyone was saved.” Torpedo Boats Race To Scene
Father Daly immediately ran down to the Stanley Police Station to re- port the incident, A few minutes; after he arrived an Army officer came down by car from the Stanley Forts.
The police obtained a launch and Immediately proceeded to the scene. At 10,50 sm. the search was stil in-progress
Two motor torpedo boats, racing scross the bay at over 40 knots ta response to the distress calls, arrived at the scene of the disaster at 10.30
Only one piece of wreckage has been recovered.
Two Persons Die
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The new flying-boat is to be de- livered to the Royal Air Force,
Horaclos Long Service
London, July 12. The Heracles, the Imperial Airways plane built in 1931, has just been drafted for her eighth successive year of serfice. She has been in the
13,000 air for a total of
hours. Router Bullein.
AIR SERVICES
Arrivals and Departures
Of Planes
Qulward
matters,
Mr. MacDonald sold that when Mr. Mander had a chance of studying the report he was likely to And his information, incorrect-Reuter.
Mt. Everest Leader Dies
LONDON, July 12. THE DEATH is announced of Brigadier-General Charles Bruce, famous leader of the Mount Everest expeditions-Reuter.
For London, Australla and British); Belgadler-General Bruce, C.B... countries: Imperial Airways 7 a.m. M.V.O., was 73 years of age, and the July 14;. Imperial Airways, 7am. son of the 1st Baron Aberdare, July.17.
Following a distinguished military record, during which he saw con-
For Chungking, Slan, etc.: Eurasin and C.N.AC., service indefinite.
For U.S.A., via Manila and Guam:siderable service on the North-West Great Pan-American Honolulu Clipper 8.30 Frontier and throughout the
War, he retired from the army in a.m. July 15.
1920, and two years later led his first! Mount Everest expedition, which he [repeated two years later.
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The following are the cases to be tried at this month's Criminal Ses- at the which sions, Supreme Court on Monday next:
Un Shiu-ki, Polles Interpreter, charged with extortion und demand- ing money with menaces;
He published several books on his mountaineering exploits and geogra-: phical research work.
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New York Rubber Ka Tlak officially confirmed at 10.55 charged with possession of dangerous
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Wong Shum, charged with posses- September. 10.37b/45n
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The Adjutant refused to release the names of the persons concerned, pending "offlcist confirmaflan" that they have been killed.
LATER. One body has been recoved by a meter torpedo boat.
The second body has been seen, appparently trapped in the wreckage, but has not yet been recovered.
Tam Kwok-chi, allas Tam Sai-ho!, March charged with robbery;
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