THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1938.
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H.M.S. CAPETOWN CHINA RESCUE EPIC
Six Europeans, 54 Chinese, Taken Off Doomed Ship HEROIC WORK AMIDST CHEFOO CABLE
POUNDING SEAS
-FRENCH FAR All-Day Struggle:
EAST AIR
LINER CRASHES
New Delhi, To-day.
A French air finer flying be tween Paris and Indo-China, crashed shortly after leaving Al- lahabad yesterday and burst into flames.
It is believed that all on board, consisting of four members of the crew and three passengers, were killed-Reuter.
VON CRAMM DETAINED BY BERLIN POLICE
Berlin, To-day.
Nine Not Yet
Accounted For
Shanghai, To-day.
RESTRICTION BY "PEIPING"
London, To-day.
The British consul at Chefoo has reported that the Chinese telegraph once there, under in- structions from the Peiping "pro- visional government," is refusing to accept code telegrams, said Mr. RA. Butler, Under-Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, replying den (Conservative, Chertsey) in the House of Commons yester day
As a result of heroic work mid pounding seas, the to a question by Com. A. Mars-
crew of H.M.S. Capetown last night rescued after an all-day struggle, six Europeans from the French vessel "Yolande," which had gone A protest has been lodged. and aground on Alcest Island, off the Shantung arrangements have been made for British commercial messages promontory, near Weihaiwei.
to be passed temporarily through
Those rescued included the French captain, O. E. Bertin, his 25-year-old daughter and 54 Chinese.
other channels. Reuter
NO CHANGE IN
H.M.S. Capetown, which was near Weihaiwei when a distress message was picked up from the vessel, hastened to the scene, but saw no signs BRITISH POLICY
of life on board when she arrived.
The German Davis Cup player, NO PROPAGANDA
Baron Gottfried von Cramm, who
returned a few days ago from
Australia where he had bee REPRESENTATIONS
playing in tennis tournaments
after his world tour with Henner TO SOVIET
Henkel, is reported to have been detained by the police.
Unable to approach the vessel with--lifeboats because of the heavy seas, a party was sent ashore who hoisted
a breeches buoy and succeeded in taking off all on board..
Only nine Chinese are still not accounted for, but a mess- age from H.MS. Capetown states
during the night. she was hopeful of rescuing them
TO CHINA
London, To-day. the British Government's friend- There has been no change in
ly policy towards Chima, said the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, i m swer to Mr. R. H. Morgan (Con- servative. Stourbridge) in the House of Commons yesterday.
The League Council's recent propaganda was being extended and ceeding from Chinwangtao to ance of all available help by The Yolande, which was pro-resolution in favour of accord- instigated, the Under-Secretary for Shanghai with 6,200 tons of coal, League members to China, was Foreign Affairs replied that the is at present stated to be break- being considered, but he at pre- Jopen letter recently published in
London, To-day. It is semi-officially announced in the Commons to an alleged state His attention having been called that he was detained on suspiment by Stalin that revolutionary cion of moral delinquency. Reuter
The Rev. Father Byrne, S. is giving a lecture on "A Medieval Thinker and Modern mention of an intensification of pro- Thought" At Rosaryhill, 43 Stubbs paganda in foreign countries and Road, on Thursday at 4.30 p.m. on the question of representations to the occasion of the Feast of St. the Soviet Government did
not, Thomas Aquinas
therefore, arise.-British Wireless.
Great the Soviet Press contained no specific ing up rapidly.-Reuter.
America's Claim To
Pacific Islands
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt, through his press secretary, announced yesterday that the sole reason for proclaiming United States sovereignty over the Canton and Enderbury Islands, in the Phoenix group of Pacific islands, was to facilitate de- velopment of commercial aviation.
It had nothing to do with war plans, the President stated, adding that final claims must await ne- gotiations with other claimants.
In regard to the diplomatic con- to be one affecting air routes, versations between London and settlement could presumably be Washington over the islands, Ren- and the United States could have reached under which both Britain
ter's diplomatic correspondent in all the facilities they desired for London adds that if the main air purposes in the islands.-Reu- question involved should transpire ter
LOCAL AGENTS
Local agents for the Yolande are Wallem and Company, who receiv- ed a wireless message last night Jannouncing that the ship was aground, the Captain's message add- Ling: "Fear Total Loss."
sent was not in a position to make a statement. Reater.
BOCCA TIGRIS CASUALTIES
Canton, To-day.
Japanese planes failed to appear
It is understood that the skipper yesterday owing to the bad weather. is the owner of the vessel:
The raid over Bocca Tigris Forts Mile. Bertin, his daughter, is nam-on Sunday resulted in five Chinese ed Yolande, the ship having been workmen being killed and 10 wound- named after here.
ed-Our Own Correspondent.
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