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JAP. PLANES FORCE CNAC SHIP INTO RIVER Dramatic Wireless Signals From American Pilot

Complete Silence

Since "All

Safe" Report

FRANK HAWKES NEW EUROPEAN

KILLED

New York, To-day.

ACCORD CAUSES

The famous airman, Frank SATISFACTION

Hawkes, known as the "Human

London, To-day.

Bullet," died in hospital after a Solid satisfaction pervades the crash in a plane, in which he and reactions this morning to the Lit-

Direct connection between the unprecedented ac-a companion, who was critically the Entente-Hungarian Accord,

tion of Japanese naval aircraft in compelling the forced descent, into the West River, of the C.N.A.C. passenger air-liner which left Hong Kong at 8.04 a.m. to-day, and the movements of Mr. Sun Fo, who was believed to be leaving in the machine, is taken for granted in well- informed circles.

injured, hit some telephone wires whereby Hungary, at a critical and fell into a field near East moment in the history of Europe, Aurora. Reuter.

THE TYPHOON

bids fair to achieve friendly re- lations with her three neighbours for the first time since the war.

The "Daily Telegraph" expresses the opinion that it cannot alto- gether be-an unintended coin- The Royal Observatory reports cidence that the agreement has that pressure remains highest over been revealed while Admiral the Pacific to the east of Japan, Horthy is being paid high honours and the trough is stationary beby Germany. tween Indo-China and the Western The immediate consequences Carolines. The typhoon appears to should favourably influence Czech-

be situated about 500 miles south-Sudeten German negotiations.

east of -Formosa, recurving north-

eastward.

The fate of the plane, at the time of writing, is not yet known. Some 20 minutes after leaving Kai

- Forecast: E. and N.E. winds, Tak, her American pilot wirelessed that Jap-moderate; fair generally. anese pursuit planes (number unstated) were chasing him.

Fifteen minutes later, or rather less, came a direct radio message baldly announcing that he had been forced down, had landed in the River, but all his passengers and crew were safe.

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That was at 8.30 a.m., since that the plane sank or was at- when no message has been receiv-tacked, causing the occupants to

seek safety on land. ed from the plane, nor from a British gunboat which, it is be- It is not believed that the Jap- lieved, was immediately ordered anese, aircraft fired during the to proceed to the spot (near Yuet-chase, for while the message indi- shing) to investigate. The Canton cated that the American pilot had authorities who have also taken no doubt he was being pursued it is considered most unlikely that action are, at present, without re- he would have omitted reference liable information.

to firing had there been any. It is presumed that the plane was surrounded by the faster fighters and gradually forced lower and lower until only an emergency landing was open to the pilot,

Some speculation has develop ed regarding what has happened since 8.38 am. The "forced to land in river" message is taken to rule out any suggestion that the Japanese pursuit planes at High praise is due to him his any time fired on the C.N.A.C..skill în landing without serious plane, but it was thought, too, mishap.__

that the machine had alighted in shallow water enabling radio communication to be maintained.

PLANE'S FATE

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messages possibility

BREACH OF LAW

The incident is considered to be a serious breach of interna- tional law. Marks on the plane

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