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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY,

INTO SEA

NAVY BLIMP CRASHES INTO

ATTEMPTS

TO RESCUE

OFFICERS

Nanchang Pirates To

Be Approached.

PUNITIVE EXPEDITION NOT TO

BE SENT

BRITISHERS ORDEAL

IN MOSCOW

VICKERS EMPLOYEES

TERRIFIED

Tokyo, To-day 19 HOURS' INTERROGATION REVEALED

A message from Newchwang

slates that the Japanese authorities, in co-operation with the British Con- sular officers in Newchwang, are

preparing to send as intermediaries

to the pirates who attacked the

IN WHITE PAPER

London, To-day.

The tedious efforts of Sir Esmond Ovey, British Ambassador to "Nanchang" the same men who ef- Moscow to obtain information regarding the charges on which the six fected the release of Mrs. Mariel British employees of Metropolitan Vickers, Messrs. Alan Monkhouse, Nordwall, W. Thornton, J. Cassy, W. H. MacDonald and C. Gregory, were arrested, and to secure a trial that would not be a secret inquisi- tion is detailed in a White Paper is ued here yesterday.

Pawley and Mr. Charles Corkran. - As the safety of the British cap- tives is of paramount importance, the authorities hesitate to send a punitive force against the pirates, lest the latter make reprisals against the captives.

The pirates' letter, brought back to Newchwang by Mr. F. L. Pears. third engineer of the "Nanchang," makes no provision for the delivery of a reply and the signatories are unknown.--Reuter.

Armed Guards For British Ships?

QUESTION FOR. ADMIRALTY

ett London. To-day. The question will be put to the First Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Bolton Eyras-Monsell, in the House of Commons to-day, as to whether, in view of the kidnapping of, the four officera of the 8. Nanchang, he intends to afford armed protection for British vessels trailing on the Chinese coast...

The paper outlines the correspondence between the Soviet Foreign Office and the British Ambassador since the first arresis were made on March 12. Sir Eshond Ovey has recorded that Mr. Monkhouse was interrogated uninterruptedly for 19 hours at Lyu- blanka and that he admitted reporting to Metropolitan Vickers periodically on the state of business, based on the information of The Company's engineers.

The Interrogators declared that it was criminal espionage to acquire information except from officials,

Mr. Monkhouse also agreed that 25 of the Company's turbines were faulty, mainly through the Russians insisting on a departure from the standard of the machines. In every case, the Company had taken ra- pid steps to repair the defects.

Prohibition Of Soviet

Goods,

ASSES FIRST READING

IN COMMONS.

London. To-day. The Russian Goods and Imports Prohibition Bill was introduced into the House of Commons yesterday, and formally read for the first The Daily Mail in a leading time. The text of the Bill gives chang, affair may be only one of power to prohibit the import of all many similar incidents, and hopes Russian goods except by a Board of that Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell will Trade Licence: be able to promise more effective protection in the future..

article, emphasises that the Nan-

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K.C.'s leaving the Hous

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“have been appointed to the rank of King's Counsel. Some of the new

6—(L. 30 R) Lewis Noad, KC, Sir William Cópé," K.C., Gilbert ⠀ Hugh Beyfus, K.G. Herbert David Samuels, K.C., Innse Harold Stranger, K.C, Arthur Morley, K.C., Frederick James, Tuker Wilfrid Clothier, KC, William Thomas Cresswell, K.C—(8. & G.)

BRITISH COTTON

EXPORTS

Expansion Of Trade: To China

EFFORTS OF OVERSEA

DEPARTMENT

London,

In the House of Commons yes

KING CONGRATULATES EVEREST FLIGHT EXPEDITION

Great Achievement Brings Many Congratulations

London, To-day...,

"a message to -the "mambers or t

"fion, congratulating them on their wonderful fight over the sumisit, The Prime Minister, Mr.Kam- any MacDonald, and the Secre are among the many others, who bent congratulations on the suc cessful achievement-British Wire leas Service?

Sir Esmond Ovey alluded. to his visit to the pre sou on March 1, to see like,

both of whom had evidently "been through It." They were too terrified to speak. terday Major D: L. Colville Parlialary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, The final communication of mentary Secretary for Overseas March 16 relates to an interview Trade informed Mr. AE. L. Chorl- between Sir Esnoad Ovey and ton, Conservative Member for Plat- M. Litvinoff, Soviet Foreign ting. Manchester, that the Overseas. Commissar

Trade Department was endeavour-

The former declared that the ing to secure a further expansion of question was not one of Gover British cotton exports to China by eign rights, but was whether Russia was a country in which it co-operating with the cotton indus- was possible for Englishmen to try and by other practical means. live and trade.

With reference to the question

M. Litvinoff said that strong as to whether any arrangement wai In regard to goods which are terms would not have the slight being made with the Japanese, that

If the pirates cannot be hunted manufactured partly in the Soviet est effect on the Soviet Govern-oint had not escaped the notice of]

Sir Esmond Ovey express

ed bitter disappointment at the deliberate sabotage" of

said Reuter the Goverment Major Colville

BRITISHERS HELD IN BERLIN

Ambassador Makes Inquiries,

CHARGES NOT YET KNOWN

London, To-day.

WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

First Meeting Fixed For June 1.

ORGA

COMM

It is provisionally the Organising Committee.

Conference World Economic

meet at Geneva on April 22.

The first meeting of the Confer-

AKRON

SECOND

US. AIR

DISASTER

Five Of Crew Feared Drowned.

TWO RESCUED

SEAPLANE

Causes Tragedy

London, To-day. Another terrible United States dirigi- ble disaster, involv- ing the loss of five lives, has followed close on the heels of the U.S.S. Akron tragedy.

According to New Jersey message, the Naval blimp J4, hile searching - for Survivors of the Akron, yesterday, was caught in tempest when flying at a low altitude, and

The United States Navy Depart ence, it is hoped, will be held on ment announce that the officers and June 1

crew aboard the airship Akron numbered 77. The apparent death MR. ROOSEVELT DESIRESs, therefore 74, since of the

EARLY START.

Paris, To-day. President Roosevelt's: de- sire for an early conference in Washington of expert re- presentatives of a few of A question was asked in the the Powers, on the draft |House of Commons yesterday re- agenda for the World Econo-

garding the arrest in Berlin of two

mic Conference was yester- day discussed by Mr. Nor- head of the riin - branch of man Davis and M Paul

and Mr.

French Foreign Boncour, Geology

merly employ-Minister. insocean:Wireless

the Anglo-Russian relations AIR CHIEF MARSHAL English Corden Catchpool,

down and executed, the only re-Union and partly in some other ment. maining course is to revert to a country, it has to be proved that 25 system of armed guards aboard per cent, of their

value is attribu-i British ships, but for this, purpose, table to processes undergone since men must be available

The reappearance of piracy in the they left the Union. The proclama- Far East is one of the most unwel- come consequences of the recent heavy reductions of the Navy, the newspaper states-Reuter.

JAPANESE DUMPING

INTO INDIA.

Bill To Protect Textile Industry.

tion does not apply to goods for re- export.

The measure. comes into opera- tion on April 18, the day after the

existing Anglo-Russian trade agree

[ment expires..

He was the Ambassador who had opened the rela tions, and was apparently also doomed to close them Reuter

Moscow, Later. Prior to their release on bail, | Mesars, Cushay, Thornton and

SERIOUSLY ILL

News

Sir J. Salmond Returns ed by the

To Office

REPLACES HIS BROTHER

Londong To day,

It is officially announced, that

** The Foreign"" Under-Secretary, Capt. Anthony Eden, said that he was informed that both these men are detained in the Polizeipraezi- diam in Alexanderplatzi

In the case of Mr, Catchpool; the

The Government's Bill authorising Gregory had Indictments read to the prohibition of importation of tham charging them with "poll- Russian goods provides, that it shall tical and military espionage and be lawful to prohibit by proclama-wrecking machinery. A bribery Air Chief Marshal Sir John British Ambassador was already in tion, the importation of all goode charge was also preferred against grown, produced and manufactured Thornton, in the Soviet Union-Reuter. "and British Wireless Service.

New Delhi, To-day. The Government of India has sanctioned the Introduction at the current session of the As- sembly, the Anti-Dumping Bill,S with the object of protecting Indian textiles and other in- dustries against Japanese.com- petitionReuter !

BOXER INDEMNITY PAYMENT.

Holland's Share Remitted.

Labour Oppose Bill

“ADEQUATE GROUNDS NOT DISCLOSED IN WHITE PAPER.

London, Late

After the second read Russian Prohibition

the Home

General on

The Hague, To-day?

It is understo

remit

The latter did not object to the proposAL

Mr. Davis will see M. Daladier, the

•Pro

mier, to-morrow, and will then return to 1 Reuter

Salmond, who recently retired, is communication with the German AIR LINER CRASH returning to the Air Ministry to authorities with a view to ascer

All the accused. men have enter replace his brother, Sir Geoffrey taining the nature of the charge ed a general denial of the charges Salmond, who is seriously ill, against

It is understood that Russian | Reuter, counsel have been offered for their defence Reuter.

PARIS TO TOKYO FLIGHT

French

[tor

to 198

ADI

Meanwhile per

sion has been asked Consul

Wirk-

and

Britain's Debt Pauments To

America Total £355-200,000

SENSATION

Inquest On One Of

Victims.

SON ADMITS VOSS WAS WORRIED BY DEBTS

four survivors, and has died.-

Those missing include Admiral W: A. Moffet, American delegate to the London Naval Conference, and Commanders Berry and. Cecil, the Commanding Officers at the Naval Air Station The four men picked up were Gdom- mander Wiley, executive officer; Chief Wireless Officer Copeland. and two members of the crew named Erwin and Deal. C. W. O. Copeland has since died.

Hope of resening the other

embers of the we most abandoned;

sent

ted by the event and the ut

her

tional disa

British

NORMAN