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DIVERS' STORY OF THETIS DRAMA

MR. EDEN MAY Nothing

Desperate Battle Against BE ASKED TO Strong Currents

London, To-day.

The first stories of the drama played out on the ocean-bed of Liverpool Bay by five Scapa Flow divers fighting to rescue the crew of the Thetis was told to-day when the divers landed at Liverpool from the destroyer Winchelsea. Diving operations were directed by Mr. James Mackenzie, air compression and diving expert. The difficulties he and his companions faced are a commentary on the rescue chapter of the tragic story now exercising the public mind.

Diver Taylor, describing the first ascent of his companion, Sinclair Mackenzie, at 00.55 a.m. on Saturday, told the "News Chronicle" that a tide-race of five knots caused Mac- kenzie to fight every inch of the way down to the pitch-black ocean-. bed.

KULANGSU NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN

Shanghai, To-day. Negotiations conducted by the British, French and American con- sular representatives at Amoy with the Japanese Consul-General con- cerning the International Settlement

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Feeling his way, Mackenzie touch- ed metal. It was the sunken sub- marine.

FAINT RESPONSE Then, with tremendous difficulty

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SIX OFFICERS

af Kulangsu, were broken off with IN THETIS

out result on Saturday, it is report- ed, after having lasted two days,

Failure to reach understanding is attributed by Japanese circles to the "intransigent attitude" adopted by the other side, which refused to admit the demand that a Japausse be appointed Chairman of the Administrative Board of the International Bettlement and that the Chief of the Settlement Police

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SERVED HERE

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LONDON, TO-DAY. DETAILS OF THE CAREERS OF ELEVEN NAVAL OFFICERS WHO DIED IN THE THETIS DISASTER, PUBLISHED IN "THE TIMES" THIS MORNING, SHOW THAT SIX HAD SERVED IN CHINA

Will Be

GO TO MOSCOW Hidden

London, To-day.

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London, To-day.

The project of sending a special MR. Geoffrey Shake-

speare,

delegation to Moscow is having in-

Parliamen- attention. Apparently creasing

tary Under-Secretary to the choice of an experienced nego- tiator for the mission has shifted the Admiralty, in an in- from the field of diplomacy, where terview with the "Daily Sir Robert Vansittart was the most Mail," is quoted as say- likely candidate, back to the Minis-ing:—

for

on

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tries, where the Foreign Secretary, "I am making a long statement

Secretary Lord Halifax, the

the Thetis disaster in the War, Mr. Hore-Belisha, and the Pre-House of Commons; it will be as sident of the Board of Trade, Mr. complete as possible under the Oliver Stanley, have each been nam-circumstances: ed as the likely leader of the Bri-You can rest assured that the fullest investigations are. being tish delegation,

Many seem to favour the selec-made and that the public will be tion of Mr. Oliver Stanley on the kept fully informed. ground of his close association with | "Nothing will be hidden." the former Foreign Secretary, Mr. Reuter. Anthony Eden, who has been one of the foremost advocates of an alli- ance with Soviet Russia.

To-morrow being Teachers' Day, a mass meeting of Chinese profes-

It is even possible that the missionsors, teachers and lecturers, has been Anthony planned to take place in the King's will be entrusted to Mr.

Theatre commencing at 10,a.m. Eden himself.-Trans-Ocean.

They are:- Commander R- B: Hayter; negotiations, Japan would Lieutenant Commander R N Gar- unhesitatingly continue pursue her nett: Lieutenant-Commander T. C. alm which is to suodress anti-Janan! | C. Lloydą, Lieutenant H, Chapman; osa agitation in Kulangsu and that Lieutenant (E) CM. H. Hender, suitable messures would be taken son; and Lieutenant (E) A. GLLI mo

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