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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1931.

KWONGSANG'S FATE

DETERMINED?.

GRAF ZEPPELIN

INSANITY VERDICT

ARRIVES IN

BODIES AND WRECKAGE

OF FOO

NORTH

NO PLEA IN MURDER

TRIAL.

VICTIM OF FITS

OFFICER

PRISONER'S HOMCID

TENDENCIES.

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR.

The

closing rate of the dollar on: demand, to-day was 11%d.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

PRINCE OF WALES

ADVENTUROUS

FLIGHT.

Ride Safe

ON

'DUNLOP

"Britain's Best.”

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WHAT ARE THE PROPOSALS?

SURVEY OF ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL SITUATION COMPLETED

BAD WEATHER IMPENETRABLE SECRETS

REPORTED SUNK

ONE FOREIGN SHIP'S

FOUND ALIVE?

The gravest fears for the fate of the Indo-China Steamship Company's s.s. Kwongsang, now overdue seven days, are aroused by messages received in the Colony this morning.

An official message issued by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company, Limited, reports the sinking of a vessel at Fuyan Island, (about sixty miles north of Foochów), Lifebelts bearing the com- - pany's' mark, also wreekage, and traces of ground-nut oil, which formed part of the steamer's cargo, have been found in the vicinity. It is reported by a lighthouse keeper at Incog Lighthouse, that the bodies of two foreigners and two Chinese were washed up near there. They were unidentifiable, and the body of one foreigner was washed out to sea ngain.

IDENTITY NOT ESTABLISHED

Whilst it is greatly to be hoped Reuter, from Shanghai, also reports the finding of wreckage that one or more of the ship's on- in the same vicinity. The mess-feers have been found alive, as re- message, it -age, it is stated, was forwarded ported in Reuter's by the s.s. Fooshing and it is should be borne in mind that understood that it was relaxed to the present this lacks official In other essentials from H.M.S. Sepoy, which is confirmation. scouring the sens in the neigh-the reports agree..

Nothing further has yet emerg bourhood.

This latter report also mened as to the fate of the Kwongsang tions they finding alive, near the about which there is considerable Island, of "a foreign ship's offi- mystery still to elucidate. cor.' It is stated that his iden.

Terrific Typhoon. Funing Bay... at its northernmost tity has not yet been established.

Every effort is being made. to point, is about twenty to twenty- clear up the mystery, the Naval five miles south of Nam Kwan Bay, Authorities and the s.s. Fooshing the scene of the wreck of the Wal- working together, to this end shing It is obvious that the ty- Whilst the news is of a suff-phoon must have been of terrific ciently disturbing character, all intensity in this area during the hope has not yet been abandon- fateful hours of Saturday and ed that a portion, at. least, of the Sunday, August 8 and 9. crew have survived the terrible experience.

H.M.S. Sepoy's Discovery? The text of Reuter's 'message is as follows:-

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Shanghai, To-day.

The Kwongsang mystery ap- pears to have been solved by the

B. & S. Officer's Report.

Mr. W. Hood, Chief Officer of the B. & S. s.s. Chinhua (Captain E. H. Histed); from Newchwang via Amoy. has reported at the Harbour Office that after leaving Amoy, the

ship passed a body in standard life jacket 5 South-west of Fuyan Anding alive' of one foreign Island. The Chinhua also sighted ship's oflcer, near Fuyan Island,

a rope ladder floating about off 60 miles north of Foochow.

Seaon Rock, There was a strong Also, several bodies and a

cast wind blowing, accompanied quantity of wreckage has been by high seas, during the voyage found, washed nahore

down from Amoy. same point.

near the

The Indo-China, steamer Foo- shing reports this news

Official Statement.

VIR

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ENGLAND.

DR.-ECKENER

CONGRATULATED BY

AIR MINISTER.

Friedrichshafen. Yesterday. At the Assizes this morning, the The Graf Zeppelin left for jury, without leaving the Court, London at 7.5 a.nt, with 22 pas-returned a verdict of "Insanity" ined

the case of Willium Bowen, who sengers.

London,-Yesterday, had been originally indicted for the. The Graf Zeppelin first ap-murder of Lam Yu-yuk, at the peared over Hanworth aerodrome Mental Hospital, on July 5.

The Chief Justice thereupon just after six o'clock, it then en-

brief

ordered that Bowen be detained in custody in the Mental Hospital until His Majesty's pleasure be known. Bowen did not plead in answer to Tthe murder charge, Mr. Somerset

Fitzroy, who

appeared for the Crown, intervening to say that the prisoner had been under obser-

MACAO DISASTER FUND,

Acting on the suggestion of -the China Mail in our editorial columns on Augst 14, the Club Lusitano has started a fund in aid of the victims of the Macao disaster. dewire to subscribe towards the fund are kindly requested to forward their donations to the Hon. Secretary of the Club, Mr. A. E. S. Alves.

Sympathisers who

List of subscriptions-will-be- published. In the China Mail us and, when received.

to plead.

HOLIDAY IN FRANCE.

DAILY

HERALD UNDERSTANDS

SO AND SO

Bjarritz, Yesterday. The Prince of Wales has arriv

here. He had a most adven- turous flight and experienced the The Prince of Wales is on a fight to the South of France, where he proposes to spend a holiday at Cap Breton near Biar-

Prince of Wales.

worst of weather on the trip Reuter.

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Rugby, Yesterday. ritz. He had to interrupt his "journey more than once on ac=" eount of adverse weather condi- tion. He left Windsor this morn- ing in his own aeroplane and calls were made at Lympne, Le Bour- get, and Tours.British Wirdess Service.

THE LINDBERGHS.

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Dr. Eckner, tered Central London where it attracted the interested gaze of homegoing workers. It crossed the Thames near the Houses of Parlament and then made its way back to Hanworth where it arrived at 6.45 p.m. and landed. exactly at 7 pm. in accordance with the suggestion previously made by the authorities.

London, Yesterday. Presentation and Congratulations

During the Graf Zeppelin's vation as to his mental state for halt at Hanworth the some time, and in particular since Under-Secretary for Air, Mr the alleged fracas occurred. There Montague, presented her com was very strong reason to believe, mander, Dr. Eckener, with a gold as a result of these observations, casket as a mark of the British that Bowen was not fit Air Councils congratulations on jury be empanelled to decide whe

He would ask, therefore, that

New York, Yesterday. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh took off. Mr. Montague said that the ther prisoner was fit or not.

Mr. A. M. L Soares, whe ap-to-day from Petropaolosk in Siberia Air Ministry hoped fittingly also to show its appreciation of Dr. peared for the defence, (assigned for Nemuro-Reuter's American Eckener's work on his next visit. by the Crown), having no objec

this course, a jury "was Cruise Around England. The Graf Zeppelin left Han-drawn.

Doctors Opinion. worth for a cruise around Eng- land at 8.07 p.m.-Reuter.

Large Crowds.

Rugby, Yesterday. The German Airship Graf Zep Mental Hospital for some time. after forced down at Avatcha Bay

owing to engine trouble. Dr. Since the alleged crime he had been by pelin, commanded

They were able, however, to ro- Eckener, flew to England from under special observation by Drs. start and continue their fight at

both Newton Friedrichshaven to-day.

and Thomas, and The

10.45 a.m.-Reuter. doctors reported that they coulder- airship crossed the Channel Inte in the afternoon and after visit- ed him insane, and not fit to piead.

Dr. Eckener'a achievements.

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The "Big Five" have completed their examination of the several problems that have been put before them. How they pro- pose to solve them will not be disclosed till to-morrow.

„Thursday-will-go. down-in-the-annals_of_the_country_as_one. more of her momentous days.

The Daily Herald predicts:-

(1) Ten per cent, general tariff for revenue purposes. (2) Temporary suspension of the Sinking Fund. (8) Special tax on fixed. interest bearing securities.

EVE OF MOMENTOUS DAY

Rugby, Yesterday. be renewed.

The Committee of Five Cabinet Service. Ministers, under the chairman- ship of the Prime Minister, which

British Wireless

General Agreement.

Londan, Yesterday.

is examining economy proposals The Cabinet Economy Com- .

was in session for nearly six

long.

hours to-day: When the after-mittee completed its survey of noon meeting ended at six o'clock this evening after sitting all day the general economic situation it was, stated that the. Com- mittee had completed its survey of the economic and financial position. To-morrow morning the results of its deliberations will be placed before Cabinet meeting.

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Great Interest. Interest is now focused- on Thursday's proceedings when Government's plans for dealing with the financial situation are expected to be revealed to its followers.

Important Meetings.

Reuter understands that Mr. Ramsay Maclonald and his col- leagues have been able to reach a general agreement on the pro- posals for submission to the Cabinet Council to-morrow. What those proposals are to be remains for the moment an im- After the penetrable secret. Economy Committee's plans have been endorsed by a full Cabinet they will be revealed to the Op- position Leader.

The Consultative Committee Important meetings with the of twelve, which keeps Ministers three most powerful and most in- in touch with the Parliamentary fluential Labour political organisa- Labour Party, meets in the morn- tions with the object of ensuring ing, and in the afternoon there goodwill for the economy propo- Mr. MacDonald General Council of the Trades engagements. will be a joint meeting of the sals will form part of Thursday's Union Congress and the National, and Mr. Arthur Henderson will Forced Down. "

Executive of the Labour Party, address one of each. Tokyo, To-day,

A Forecast. and it is expected that the Prime

The Daily Herald, a Labour or- | Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh who took. Minister; and his four colleagues Mr. Fitzroy, having explained off at Petropaotosk for Nemuro on the Cabinet Economic Com- gan, says that the Economy Com- the original charge, said that prl-this morning at 9.45., were shortly mittee, Mr. Philip Snowden, Mr. mittee proposes to place before. soner had been an inmate of the

tions to

He said

Service.

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It is believed in local shipping circles that the body was that of H.M.S. Sepoy, stating that. It was one of the persons on board the ing several south Coast resorts. Dr. Newton, Medical Officer in able of understanding the details might be missing 8.5. Kwongsang of the headed for London over which it charge of the Government Civil of any evidence which obtained from a fisherman in Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., cruised for nearly an hour before Hospital, and the Mental Hospital

brought against him at the present Funing Bay.

understand the disappearance of which now landing 2at Hanworth to dis- attached, was then called.

moment?--He might

all The identity of the rescued

that prisoner was first admitted to

some details, but nothing at officer has not yet been estab-appears to have been solved, as re embark passengers.

ported above.

A party of over twenty, includ- the Hospital on February 1, 1928,

complicated. lished.

ing the Master of Semphill and being discharged on December 81, Kwongsang's Crew.

He Colonel Shelmerdine, Director of 1929.

You still say that he is insane? was re-admitted on An official statement, issued to The Kwongsang was under the Civil Aviation, then boarded the August 17, 1930, and had been an-Yes.

Press by Messrs. Jardinc, command of Captain C. I. A. airship for a twenty-four hour inmate ever since:

What is his particular form of Matheson & Co., Ltd., nt 12.30 p.m. Hendry,

'asseclated other being Mr. cruise round the British Isles. Mr. Fitzroy then asked whether insanity?-Dementin to-day, says:--

G. B. F. Beck (Chief Officer), Mr. Large crowds watched the land- witness considered the prisoner had with epilepsy. Information has been received J.. Rees -(Second Oficer), Mring and departing of the great sufficient intellect to apprehend the Is that accompanied by homicsanl by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & S. E. McKinley (Chief Engineer) airship which was akilfully han course of the proceedings of the tendencies? He may Co., Ltd., that a versel is report- Mr. W. K. Cochrane (Second Endled with the aid of a squad of trial?-Witness said that he had

after a fit.. ed sunk at Fuyan Island, also gineer), and Mṛ, A. K. Amos two hundred volunteers recruited not. that many pleces of Indo-China | (Third).

from the local railway and fac- Do you think he would be cap- 'S.N.' Co.'s lifebelts and a quan- In addition, the vessel carried a

tory staffs and of the fire brig-able of making a proper defence? tity of ostensibly ground.nut oll Chinese crew of 56, and possiblyade which pumped three tons of No.

the

the

mile he wa

have them

Did he have these fits very often? At first admission they were con- tinuous for about 24 to 36 hours

has been seen on the water sur a few Chinces dack puasengers temporary water ballast-Bri- Do you think he would be captio

face in the vicinity,

though no details have yet been tiah Wireless Service. It is also reported by the received from Shanghal. lighthouse keeper at Incog Light- The Kwongsang was on the Hong house that the bodies of two for Kong-Tsingtao

She run.

left eigners and two Chinese have Shanghai on August 8, being, due been washed up, the body of one in Hong Kong on Wednesday, foreigner · being waslied out to August 12. She carried general Bea again. These bodies are un cargo and some oil. The boat is Identifiablo,ITA KA 2,283 gross tonnage, and measures * Every endeavour is being 290 feet in length; 15.2 feet in mado by the Naval Authorities depth and beam 42.1 feet. She and the s.8. Fooshing to estab- was constructed at Newcastle In lsh definite grounds as to whe 1902 by Mesars. Wigham, Richard- ther the above is or is not Inson & Co. Like p connection with e.s. Kwonggang, The .s. Fooshing, also an Indo- and investigations are proceed. China Steamship Co. boat, is bound ing,

for Hong Kong from Shanghai:

Arthur Henderson, Mr. Graham the Cabinet for decision a general and Mr. Thomas, will be present ten per cent. tariff for revenue. purposes, the temporary suspen- at both meetings.

On Thursday or Friday, it is sion of the Sinking Fund and a that consultations special tax on fixed interest bear- anticipated with the Opposition Leaders willing securites.-Reuter.

TRAGIC AIR DISASTER.

"Baby' of British

Schneider Team.

DROWNED OFF CALSHOTT.

London, Yesterday.

of Britain's Lieut. Brinton, Schneider Trophy Team, plunged into the sea off Calshotb to-night in one of the Schneider Trophy 'planes and was drowned.

Lieutenant Brinton, aged 24, wHA the "Baby" of the Schneider Team and the first and only Naval Officer included in the team.

The Chief Justice: Is there his tory of homicidal mania -Yes. He was first admitted for attacking his He topk off toward dusk on his mother and sister with a' kaifc.

first flight In the highspeed S3A The Chief, Justice thereupon ex-plane. In which Flight Lieut. plained to the jury that the issue Waghorn won the trophy in 1929. was a simple one. There was no Router's representative at trial for murder, nor any question Calshott saw the machine leave the

as to whether the man was Insane water as though to take off, travel-

direction, and a number of men, in- cluding the Schneider fier Flight Lieut. Snaith, dived from launches in an heroic effort to extricate Brinton from the cockpit. A merchanic actually got hold of Brinton underwater but was un- able to release his safety belt.

Rescuers found. floats, torn from the machine drifting eighty yards' away.

Body Not Recovered. When the fuselage was pulled last night Brinton's body was not It fa be- found in the cockpit. Beved the belt became broken and ho was washed away--Reuter..

EMULATING AMY.

German Airwoman Tokyobound,

AT MOSCOW

Borlin, Yesterday.

The airwoman Fraulein Marga

at the time of the alleged crime ling at about a hundred miles an Von Eizdorf hopped off from Tem- The point was, was he now of sufr hour. After a second or two the pelhof aerodrome. at 4.80 this ficient intellect to stand his trial.'plane re-struck the water, appear morning for Moscow, in the course,

ed to bounce forty feet into the air, of a solo flight to Tokyo,

If they found he was not, the verdict should be one of "Insane."

The verdict. and order were atated.

and then crashed, turning turtle. ¦

Moscow, Yesterday.. The airwoman Fraulein Elzdorf

Heroic Efforts At Rescue. Motor launches raced, from everylanded here at 8.55-p.m.-Reuter.