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LIFE SAVING

QUESTIONS FOR BOARD OF TRADE

DERELICT DANGER

London. Shipping matters were again to the fore in the House of Commons recently, the President of the Board of Trade being plied with questions on various subjects.

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the S.O.S. signal and the latitude and longitude of the vessel.

to what caused that unhappy casualty until we have had the fullest inquiry.....

Sir Robert Thomas. Has not the Minister known of reports |continually being given. by masters of steamers who have seen these wrecks about, and which are a danger to shipping?

Sir Philip. I have answered that question, and have asked the hon. member to give me any information he may have.

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister.- am advised that there would prob

Commander Bellairs.-Is it not ably be no great difficulty in de- vising an instrument of the kinda fact that a depth charge could contemplated, but it would, in not possibly sink a timber-laden

ship? ordinary cases, be of little use, as Sir Philip.-I am not so. sure it would be in operation for that is so if it were expertly very short time. Further it operated, but I am quite sure might cause great inconvenience that in the bands of a crew not by interfering with the messages wholly experienced in a matter of exchanged between the rescuing

Mr. Hore Belisha asked

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of

Mr. Hayes asked the President ships, and it makes no provision high explosives in operation of a depth charge might be much whether he could state how many for the very important part of an

more dangerous than the danger vessels were within 100 miles of operators' duty, which is to re- which comes from the presence of the "Vestris" when she sent ceive messages from the ships the derelict. the 3.0.S. signals, how many of coming to the rescue, and give

Board of Trade and R.N.LL || the vessels carried one wireless them the latest information. operator only, who did not receive President whether he would con- the President if he would state Commander Kenworthy asked the S.0, how many had more than one operator, but who did sider making it compulsory that what were the relations between not receive the 9.0.9. on account every passenger boat carried at his department and the Royal Na of business, Press, &c., on long least one motor lifeboat, equipped tional Lifeboat Institution.

Sir Philip. The Board waves, how many carried auto- with wireless and a wireless re- alarms which did not respond, and celver, so that in the case of disas-Trade has to undertake the gen- why the "Vestris" sailed withoutter the work of rescue ships eral superintendence of all mat- two motor boats fitted with wire-might be hastened and facilitated. ters relating to merchant shipping less?

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. The and seamen; and the President of Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. It life-saving appliances rules, which the Board of Trade has to deal is not possible at present to say consideration by the Merchant raised in Parliament as to the effi. were revised in 1924 after full with any questions that may be what vessels were within 100 miles of the "Vestris," or to give Shipping Advisory Committee. ciency of the life-saving service particulars of their equipment, require, in the case of foreign-round the coasts. The Royal Na but inquiries are being made. It is undesirable to make any state-

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Mr. Hayes asked if the Presid- ent was aware that wireless operators complained that there were not enough competent men on the ships?

Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister. If the hon, member wishes to put a ques tion on the subject he should put it on the paper.

Mr. Hayes asked if the Presi- dent would take into consideration representations, from the Wire- less Operators' Association on the subject?

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boats, and whether having re- gard to the international import- ance of this question he would take the necessary steps to have it investigated.

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. I have seen statements to the effect referred. Inquiries are being made to see what information enn be obtained as to the vessels which were within 100 miles of the "Vestris" when she sent out the S.D.S. signals.

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Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister. No, sir, 9, left Yokohama on Friday at 9 This matter has been very care P., and Ja due at Vancouver on Sallings From Hong Kong fully considered, and will, of Jan. 20,

S.S. "City of Pelcin," Shanghai The M.V. "Nippon" (Swedish and Japan ports, Jan, 25, course, continue to be watched. pro-going passenger ships, that if the In the first place the ordinary en- East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Dun- S.S. "Poleric," Saigon, Feb. 8.

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