1937-04-05 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 5, 1937.

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ATLANTIC S.O.S. DRAMA Search For Helpless German Ship In. Raging Seas

Nearing Complete Recovery.

Pope Pius who has made a remarkable recovery from a grave illness and was this week-end reported to be gradually resuming normal habits.

Wedding Of Duke Of Windsor

ROUEN OFFICIALS

DENY REPORT

Paris, To-day.

The report published in the "Journal de Rouen" that the Duke of Windsor will marry Mrs. Ernest Simpson at St. Saens Castle, the re- sidence of the Duke of Westmins- ter, is denied by the mayor of the village and the British consul at Rouen.

Both officials declare they are absolutely without knowledge of the report.

Beardmore Strike Supported

London, To-day. Members of the Glasgow dis- trict of the Amalgamated En- gineering Union yesterday de- cided fully and unqualifiedly to support the striking engineers in the Beardmore works in spite of the advice of the national executive of the A.E.U. to the strikers to return to work.- Reuter.

SOVIET ENVOY

RECALLED

The Duke of Westminster left St Appointed To Post In

Commissariat

Saena Castle two days ago with his entire household.

Mr. Simpson's entourage. – ako

Moscow, To-day.

deny all knowledge of the weddingIt is officially announced that M. report.—Trans-Ocean,

PRESERVING OLD DEEDS

BREMEN MAKING FULL SPEED

After their ship had been battered for hours by mountainous Atlantic seas, the passengers and crew of the 4,000-ton German foreign “Borkum” are now believed to be safe.

ANXIOUS CALLS FOR HELP FROM THE “BORKUM” WERE PICKED UP BY SEVERAL SHIPS AND LAND RADIO STATIONS YESTERDAY, AND LINERS IN MID-ATLANTIC, INCLUDING THE GIANT "BREMEN" AND THE BRITISH STEAMER “ZEA- LANDIC," RUSHED TO THE AID OF THE STRICKEN VESSEL.

FEARS THAT THE VESSEL HAD FOUNDERED WERE RAISED AFTER SEVERAL VESSELS HAD REACHED THE RAGING SEAS WITHOUT SIGN OF THE GERMAN SHIP.

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Her radio, following the ear- lier S.O.S. message, was silent and it seemed that another mari- time disaster had been recorded. Now the "Borkum”............ has been located by the United States freigh- ter. "Exeter" in 39.50 North and 34.21 West.

EXETER'S MESSAGE Last message from the. “Exeter stated that she was abeam of the distressed vessel, though it was not revealed whether the "Borkum's" 34 crew and three passengers were to be taken off.

The "Borkum formerly

the "Ingram," was on her way from Newport, Monmouth, to Houston, Texas, when she ran into one of the worst gales in the Atlantic in months.

Battersea Deathroll Mounts

ANOTHER MISHAP

ON LINE

LONDON, TO-DAY. WHILE THE DEATH' ROLL IN THE BATTERSEA TRAIN SMASH HAS NOW RISEN TO TEN OWING TO THE DEATH OF TWO MORE VICTIMS, AN- OTHER TWO RAIL" ACCI- DENTS OCCURRED YESTER- DAY.

BREMEN CHANGES COURSE Her distress signals were picked up by the British steamer “Zealan-

Both were on the Southern dic," the German luxury liner Railway, on which there have “Bremen" and the American freigh* | now been six accidents within six ter Exeter," says Reuter.

days.

All three vessels immediately in- One of the two passengers in the stituted a hunt for the vessel, the Battersea smash, Captain Maxwell "which left New York for Lawford died after amputation of "Bremen," Southampton on Friday, morning, alex wirelessing to New York that she His wife had died of injuries had changed course to assist in the search..

BREMEN TO RESCUE Later reports indicated that the ger and that the steamer "Ponty- "Borkum" is in no immediate dan pridd" is standing by pending the arrival of the "Bremen," which is rushing to the scene at full speed.

The "Exeter" is continuing her

Potemkin, Soviet. Ambassador în voyage. France, has been relieved of his diplomatic duties and appointed CASTLE RUINED first assistant Commissar Foreign Affairs.

the dismissal of M.

BY REALISTIC

MOVIE MAKERS

earlier.

Early yesterday morning an elec- tric train collided with a shunting the driver of the electric train died engine near Victoria Station and of injuries.

Two ballast trains collided at the entrance of a tunnel near Seven-

oaks. Nobody was seriously hurt.-

Reuter.

RELEASED ON WORD OF HONOUR

Soviet The Council of the Devon and M. Potemkin has been

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Cornwall Record Society, in their Ambassador in Paris since 1934.----

The overzealousness of cinema

man for 24 report presented at the annual meet-Reuter and Trans-Ocean,

photographers has resulted in the Hewart, released a ing of the society at Exeter refer Later. Although official announce part destruction of Himeji castle, hours on his word of honour.

George Horace Frank Owers, 25, to an important collection of deeds ment of

one of Japan's oldest feudal build- that had been mutilated. The deeds Yagoda does not mention that he ings situated at Himeji, near Kobe, a gardener, of Potman'a-lane, Cats- related to a local family, and the was placed under arrest, reports owner had

had explained that the mutila- from Moscow suggest that he is and designated as a national trèa field, near Bexhill-on-Sea, tions had been done by -

ctually in custody and that a fur- Reuter. who were keen fly fishermen,

ther big trial is pending. had torn off slips from the de to make books for the flies.

H.M. Ambassadør In Foochow

Foochow, To-day.

sure.

Was

charged at the Sussex Assizes,“ at ^ The photographers of the shochi-Lewes, with the attempted murder ku Cinema Production Company of Ernest Henry Atkins, also of He pleaded not were engaged in making a cinema Potman's-lane. version of an historical play. They guilty. Effort were being made, the re-

used a mixture of gunpowder and Owers had been on bail awaiting port added, to raise funds to de-

magnesium to make pictures of ex-trial, and when he applied that ball fray the cost of printing the Dar-

should be continued until for an- ploding cannonballs. tington (Totnes) churchwardens",

No harm was done in the explo- other day. Lord Hewart agreed, but afterwards found that accounts. Mr. L. K. Elmhirst had

sion of the first charge, but the it was borne the cost of transcribing, and Sir Hughe M. Knatchbull-Huges second one blew off the gate of the Owers's sureties were not present had offered £100 towards the esti-sen, the British Ambassador to castle and destroyed he stone court.

Were mated cost of £300 to print the ac-China, will call on General Chen walls, Half a dozen

Lord Hewart thought a moment,

counts, which,

the period Yi, the Governor of Fukien at 10 hurt including one ctator whose and then said: "If Frelease you on of honour, will you ap- from 14

1488

were o'clock this morning, and in the even injuries were said be seriqua. to 1639. They

your word along the oldest cords of this ing he will be invited to a banquet The photographers have been pear to-morrow ?**** kind in Devon, and were of great by General Chem in his honour. arrested, while itiquarians are es, my lord," replied Owers, value

Our Own Correspondent.

most indignant at the mishap. who was then released.

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