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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LOSS OF TAT "IGYPT."

COURT OF ENQUIRY'S FINDING

OFFICERS AND OWNERS CENSURED.

LONDON, September 4, The Court of Enquiry held on the loss of the "Egypt" on July 24 found that it was due to collision with the deine." The loss of life was mainly

due to default of the master and the chief officer to take

THE DOLLAR,

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To-day's opening rabo 2/5 11/16,|

BRITISH TRADE.

STEADY REVIVAL PREDICTED,

LONDON, September 4.

Politically Europe is a nightmare but commer- cially it is approaching convalescence" is the opinion of industrialist, who predicts a steady revival of British Sir Mackay Edgar, the well-known merchant banker and trade. Daring an interview he forecasted an exception- proper methods for saving life, and the exercise of good ally busy time in the Lancashire cotton industry, which discipline at the time of the collision and failing to even now is sending abroad as much cotton yarn as pre- make the crow efficient. Alco failure on the part of the war. Europe is beginning to place orders once more, owners through their officials and servants to take whilst outside of Europe, especially in Indian and Chinese: proper and effective measures to ensure compliance of markets wherein Lancashire is particularly interested, their regulations and to exact good discipline. The the outlook is decidedly brighter. He looked to count suspended the certificate of the master for six Lancashire to lead the coming trade revival which mouths and the chief officer was severely censured.

would extend to iron, steel, shipbuilding, coal, wool sed other industrien. British trade is now quietly, persistently and definitely on the grade. There will be no boom or anything wentational but a steady, even advance all down the industrial line, which neither blanders, politicians nor chaos exchanges will be able to prevent. Since the Armistice, without the country boing aware of it, Lancashire had been the scene of a steady process of reconstruction and consolidation of the country's greatest industry and soon it will be as well equipped for external competition as for internal efficiency.

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P. AND O. RRGULATIONS IGNORED. The Court found that there

Was failure to discharge duties in regard to bost drilla the lascar crew. Before the ship went to es the main thing was to see that the utmost care was taken that every member of the crew know his station and duty. The Court opines that the P. and O. regulations were not given effect to and that the port officials, the commander and officers of the ship were responsible in this neglect of duty.

The Court recommmended that the same protection at regards safety of life which was afforded to emigrant ships by means of Board of Trade supervision and ins pection should be extended to all foreign going passenger ships. Also that a numbered badge to be supplied to each member of a boat's crawa before sailing should be made compulsory on all foreign going passenger ships.

COMPANY SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL. The Court recognised that allowances should be made for commanders and crews for the difficulties consequent apon panic among a non-European crew. Nevertheless they came to the conclusion that had the boats been properly handled great loss of life might have been prevented. But the system, also the officers and crew, had failed. The P and O would do well to take lessons from this unhappy disaster and set a bigher-standard

officials should ascertain that Je commanderis car rying out his duties.

PASSENGERS RECEIVED SCANT ATTENTION,

It was not thought that the non-European crew violently treated the passengers, who seemed to receive scant attention from those responsible for their safety. Many non-Europeans showed a desire to save their own lives and had Europeans displayed more alacrity in going to the boats the non Europeans would have been effectively controlled and assisted in saving life. The Court emphasised the importance of the company's insistence 00 tho knowledge languages among officers who

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AMERICAN JUDGE RISIGNS.

-SENATOR SUTHERLAND APPOINTED.

WASHINGTON, September 4.

Mr. Clarke, associate justice of the Supreme Court has resigned. It is understood that Sonator Sutherland replaces him on the bench.

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MINERS.

ANSWERING SIGNALS HEARD.

JACKSON, September 4. The town is rejocing. The rescue party mentioned heard answering sigasle from the Argond they have

THE FLIGHT TO RIO.

PENSACOLAS, September 4.-

The Florida, New York, Rio De Janeiro flight has bean resumed. The aviators strived at St. Petersburg from Florida whence they departed for Key West.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

PRESIDENT OF THIRD ASSEMBLY APPOINTED.

could speak correct Hindustani but could make their orders understood to non-Europeans. It was doubtful whether speed was the cause of the loss of the ship, A propor

GENEVA, September 4. lookout was kept aboard; but proper measures were not Augustin Edwards, Chilean Minister to London, has taken to ensure the closing of the watertight door in been elected President of the third assembly of the emergency and the organisation was incomplete.

OFFICERS AND CREW FAILED.

League of Nations which opened at Geneva to-day,

and Italian Governments are exchanging views with the Forty-four nations are represented. The British, French

object of securing an armistice in Asia Minor.

ZAGELUL PASHA,

IN GIBRALTAR NOW.

As regards the endeavours of the officers and orew to launch boats the Court says that the evidence is con- fused and uncertain and in some respecte conflicting. It is recognised that every allowance should be made for the difficulties of the commander, officers and crew, as the ship was listing heavily and it was difficult to get a foot- hold on deck. Some of the non European crew were seized by panic. Time was short and nobody know when the ship would foandar, but after giving fall weight to mitigating circumstances, the Court was driven to the conclusion that great loss of life might have been averted if the boats had been properly" It is officially announced that in view of his handled. The system had failed and the commander, recent unsatisfactory health Zaghlui Pasha has been officers and crew had failed. It was noticeable that in transferred from Seychelles to Gibraltar where suitable no case did the allotted officer and his crew go to their accommodation has been provided. Facilities have been appropriate boat,

given for his wife to rejoin him. Zaghlol Paska, who is

The Court

expressed the opinion that reported to be in good health, has expressed satisfaction thare had been slackness and lack of with the arrangements.

BLACKNESS AND LACK OF DISCIPLINE.

discipline, which, when the hour of trial came, prevented proper ure being made of the bests. If all the boats had been swang out, in accordance whit the company's regulations, more lives might probably have been saved. As regards the non-European crew, the

LONDON, September 4.

LO.N. MEETS AGAIN.

GENEVA, September 4

OBITUARY.

SIR PERTAB BINGH.

Court believes the evidence that they discharge their The third general assembly of the League of Na- duties efficiently and obediently if properly led. They tions opened this morning. would probably have assisted in saving life on this occasion if the Europeans had acted properly. The ship's equipment of boats was good; but prompt and proper measures were not taken by the officers after the collision to obtain discipline, safety of the ship and pas sengers. More bosta should have been got off.”Failure to do so was dus, besides the list of the ship, to lack of discipline which was attributable to no definite order. -being given by the captain or officem at the time of the collision. This largely contributed to the loss life. Non-Europeans possessed weapons and a considerable number crowded into the boats and were panicked, but there is no evidence that they used violence. The loss of the "Egypt" was not due to default of the com mander or officers but the loss of life was mainly due to default' of the master and chief officer.

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