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BITTER ACCUSATIONS AGAINST CAPTAIN CAREY.

CONTRASTING VIEWS OF SURVIVORS.

BRAVERY OF WOMEN PASSENGERS.

22-HOUR STRUGGLE WITH THE

WAVES.

(AKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Nov. 15th. A graphic account of the sinking of the Redrie was given in hospital by Paul Dana, the South American representative of the Radio Cor- poration of America, who picked up with a stewardess. Mis Clara Bell, after floating in the

water for 9 hours.

Was

THE HONG KONG DAILY P PRESS. FRIDAY,

ELECTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND.

GOVERNMENT 'LOSSES.

MINISTERS DEFEATED.

[RECTIR'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WELLINGTON, Nov. 14th. The General Elections have re- sulted in a severe set-back for the Government. The returns are not yet complete, but they indicate that the state of the parties in the House of Representatives will be

fetched up on the starboard side, follows causing the ship to list.

of news about the Vestris disaster One of the most distressing bite

is that the steamer, Montoso, which has arrived at Boston from Forto Rico, was only twenty-five miles away when the liner sank, but was not equipped with wireless and to did not hear the 8.0.8.

110 Missing.

Governmen:

United Parties" Labour

Independents

97

90

.899

SAFEGUARDING OR PROTECTION?

GOVERNMENT POLICY ATTACKED.

BOARD OF TRADE TRIBUNAL.

(UMITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Nov. 14th.

NOVEMBER 16th, 1928.

PIRACY IN CHINA SEAS.

NO CHANGE IN BRITISH POLICY,

STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

BIRKENHEAD GIVES

HIS REASONS. ·

COST OF PUBLIC LIFE.

COOLIDGE'S ADVICE RESENTED.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 14th. "I have no 'grievance," declared Lord Birkenhead during a speech delivered at a dinner given in his honour, by the 1000 Club when

reasons for leaving politics.

He explained that during his

MYSTIC RITES IN JAPAN.

· EMPEROR'S ALL NIGHT' VIGIL.

SPIRIT PACIFICATION CEREMONIES.

(THROUGH REUTEN'S (AGENOT.}

TOKYO, November 13th. Last night were enacted scenes such as could be witnessed in no

tion even there.. In the dead of Japan, and only once is a genera

A demand for a definite stato ment from the Prime Minister regarding the Government's safe- guarding policy was made by alt. As Philip Snowden in the House of ember for Anglesey, raised the making a personal statement on his country in the world other than.

Commons to-day when he resumed the debate on the Address in Reply in the House of Commons to-day, thirteen years as a member of the † night, lane except for the service

Amongst those defeated are the Ministers for Land, Agriculture and Justice.

RYE LIFEBOAT CAPSIZES.

од

LONDON, Nov. 13th. Sir Robert Thomas, the Liberal

question of piracy in China seas making reference to the recent out. rages, and asking for information regarding measures adopted to com- hat the pirate gangs.

Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, the Foreign

to the King's Speech.

Mr. Soorden expressed regret that any reference to the matter had been omitted, and he moved, an amendment calling attention to Under-Secretary

beball of the Labour Party,

the recently announced policy of the Government party, urging that the earliest possible step should be taken to safeguard additional industries, and especially the iron and steel industry.

He also drew attention to the Premier's declaration that

Dana said that the storm on the aight of November 10th Wh.g tbe worst in his experience. The Festris struck two big wares simul- According to the last official taneously at midnight and quiverestimate, there were 3 persons ed from end to end, and it is be-on board when the a.s. Vestris left lieved that this started the leak.the Barbadoes on her last tragic Sunday was still rougher and most voyage, and it is stated at Messrs. DISASTROUS END TO BRAVE partia: measures such as of the passengers were very gea: Lamport and Holt's New York Bick. The ship developed a bad offices that the survivors number list, and the furniture in the dia-918. ing room and smoking room slid to starboard and crashed around. When he woke on Monday morn ing the water was level with the windows and his cabin floor was under water.

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It is definitely known that, the master of the lost liner. Captain Carey, was drowned.

One hundred and twenty-five of'] the survivors arrived safely to-day in the .. American Shipper, and they have a vivid story to tell off His steward came in groaning, the terrible expriences undergone.

Cargo Jattisoned.

with his shoulder wrenched and said the bold was filling with water and the cargo had shifted.

Leaking Badly. "

The passengers

ship.

were informed

He had been baing all night long early on Monday morning that the with a bucket. Dana went on ship was leaking badly. They deck and saw the crew throwing were ordered to don life-belts in the cargo overboard. A knot of readiness for an order to abandon. men were watching them and lock- ing very scared, some of them wearing lifebelts. The officers were cheery but very reticent. He did not know till the Festris foundered

that an 8.0.5. had been sent out.

The women and children were brought up at 10.30 and told to don lifebelts. The women "were wonderful, some crying quietly but there was no hysteries. The crew

started to hunch the lifeboats on the port side at 11.30, a task which

Instead of improving, the weather gradually got worse until n gale of about 20 miles an hour had developed. The sea rose rapidly until forty-foot waves were con tinually breaking over the ship, which was obviously becoming water-logged.

At a critical point a bulkhead burst and the engine-room filled.

The ship rapidly became flooded throughout, and slowly settled down

took two hours owing to the boats into the wavek. catching on the side of the ship.

as

Boat number eight, to which Dana himself was assigned. was holed it was lowered. The hole was patched up with a pleer of tin the tin did not hoid...

Left On Deck,

Final Plunge.

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The seas were so savage that Captain Carey was pinced in frightful dilemma as to the advisa hatility of ordering the life-boats to be launched in consequence of the probability of their capsizing.

The master, therefore, postponed the command until the Inst possible moment when the doomed vessel was beginning to roll in a manner in- dicating that she would soon take the final plunge.

The ship heled over and sank three minutes after they pulled away. Forty men left aboard raced down the side of the ship and dived off as she ask with one boat still on deck. The boats on the star- board side were cut away and rowed round and picked up a lot

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of swimmers.

Dana's boat began to fill and capsized, one woman being drown- .ed The others righted the

boat and climbed in but the waves pounded the boat to pices, The children and women then disappeared except for Mrs. Ball. She and Dana swam to a piece of.

crashed down on them, almost knocking the life from their bodies and smothering them, in form, but Mrs. Ball was wonderful and show-

While the boats were still with in sight of the Texts, the ship turned smoothly on her side and went down by the hows.

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Second Steward's Story. Alfred Duncan," the second

Steward of the s.s: Featris, tald newspaper men that he was stand ing with Captain Carey on bridge during the inst hour.

the

ATTEMPT,

T

(THROUGH REUTER'S 10ENCE.]

LoNDou, Nov. 18th. The Rye lifeboat went out this morning in a very rough sea to rescue a ship in distress, but cap sized in the heavy seas and all the crew of fifteen were drowned.

THE "WOODLARK."

:

no

an ex-

tension of the Safeguarding of In- dustries Act could meet the situa- tion, and asked what the Premier meant by that.

The Labour Party spokesman recalled that the Premier at the General Election of 1823 had pro- hounced in favour of 'a funda mental change in the fiscal system, The country would Fot have protection at that time and the

Premier was defeated.

He asked the Premier to tell the House the difference between the

policy which he announced before the country in 1923 and his new

one.

Tribunal Set-Up.

STILL NO NEWS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, }

Sir Laming Worthington Evans, SHANGHAI, Nov. 15th. -

the Secretary for War, said the There is still no news here of the Premier would speak later in the

debate. dark, which missing yesterday,

VGA

reported

Cabinet he had suffered a very great declination" in his private fortune, and he therefore claimed the right to release himself from politics for any period I may for

think proper."... I am not leav Affairs, in the course of a some

ing politics altogether; I hope to what lengthy reply, said that there fight many more battles. seemed to be no evidence that piracy Referring to President Coolidge's in Chinese waters was on the inspeech" on disarmament, Lord Bitk crease.

enhead said he thought there under On the contrary, compared with laid that speech a spirit of previous years, the situation, appatronage and capacity for peared to have improved.

giving advice to Europe and to England."

The latest arrangements for the protection of ships were initiated on the 10th instant by the placing of armed naval guards on all British steamers operating on the lower and middle Yangtze.

Mr. Locker-Lampson declared that it was not clear that an in- creased number of gunboats would be a certain cure for the evil, and the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Re

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He added: As far as England is concerned I am not sure that we specially require it, and we have not asked the United States, as far as I am aware, to do anything for us."

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD EXPANSION.

ginald Tyrwhitt, had not hitherto BIG NEW ISSUE OF SHARES. recommended any increase..

Biss Bay,

tion against the pirate lairs were Representations for effective ac

constantly being made Chinese authorities.

to

the

Hong Kong Government, the ad- In response to the request of the ministration at Canton had stirred up Biar Bay, the notorious haut of the pirate gangs, but it seemed possible that this had only resulted in the pirates moving to Honghai Bay

The Hankow authorities were ap- parently acting energetically

Meanwhile, on behalf of the Government, he stated that their policy was one of Safeguarding and could not be mistaken for à ". Boats Smashed,

policy of protection. A tribunal Survivors of the Festris disaster would be set up by the President. freely admit that women and child a Board of Trade to con. dren received the first thought, but sider applications for safeguarding unfortunately the first two, life boats containing 37 women and 13 children were about to he lowered when the Festria gave a sudden lurch.

wood against the side of the ship. The boats ernshed like match- and the occupants dropped into the waves, and only ten of the women could be saved in spite of heroic efforts.

Faulty Tackle.

Only two of the boats were launched without miship, and it is alleged that there was some diffi- culty with the tackle of severa', which delayed their lowering.

Most of the passengers and crew

duties..

The Government would not, of course, be bound by the advice of the Tribunal, but would act on its own responsibility.

Thorough Investigation. before the Tribunal in considering The questions which would be safeguarding applications would be

as follows.

The Tribunal would have to die. cide whether foreign goods, of the class or description, to which the being imported into, and prepared applicant industry related werc

for consumption in, this country portion to the domestic consump in substantial quantities in pro-

tion.

diass

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The Government of Hong Kong had adopted the practice of paying compensation in the case of death or injury to British mercantile marine officers ng the result of re- sistance to piratical attacks, but now, the" Piracy Regulations had been abolished in. acrerdance with the wishes of the ship-owners, Government will consider the res seems likely that the Hong Kong possibility of such compensation should also devolve on the sbip- owners.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BREMEN, Nov. 14th. The North-German Lloyd share- holders have sanctioned an increase of new ordinary shares and 1,000,000 of capital by 33,000,000 marks worth marks worth of preference shares.

The American bankers, Kuhn and Locbs, nad Lee and Higginson's, have undertaken the issue of the ordinary shares at 130 per cent net. The Company will also receive 15 per cent of the proâts of shares sold at over 140 per cent.

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GENERAL BOOTH'S

PROGRESS.

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 14th but the bulletin issued this evening General Booth is slightly better,

serious, the patient suffering from states that bis condition is still very nervous prostration.

SIX DEAD IN 'PLANE CRASH

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

SAN. TNTONIO, Nov, 14th: day in an accident to a big trans Six Army airmen were killed to- port plane,, which crashed her to-day.

Emperor, as the High Priest of the of two. female attendants, the Japanese natior, performed solema rites that had their origin in the very beginnings of Japanese bis- tory, rites AD old that the very reasons for their performance have

long since been forgotten.

For several days 'previously, His Majesty bad been preparing him- self for this solemn all night vigil with the invisible presence by prayer and purification. On the night before last, he performed the sacred rites known as Chinkonsai, or Spirit Pacification Ceremony, the primary object of which was to tranquilise his spirit and co- ordinate diverse psychological cle- ments within himself preparatory to entering into communion with the gods.

Two Frimitive Huts.

For the purpose of last night's golema rites two small buildings of the most primitive architecture and of exactly the same design, known as the Yuki Den and 'Suki Den respectively had been erected. In form and size each was a re production of a Japanese dwelling as they did on piles, seemed to of the remote past and, standing bear silent witness to the "Malayan origin of the Japanese people. Laga

was made of unplaned wood and timbers which served as pillars were was thatched with reeds. The pine unbarked Coarse matting formed the formed the walls and ceilings. and no nails or metal of any kind. were

used in their construction. The Boors were covered with soft grass, over which were spread "mais.

Equally simple structures and cover- ed galleries stood near by for the accommodation of the Empress and members of the Imperial Family, as well as for the Ministers of State and other high functionaries. All these plain but dignified structures. were but temporary and had been improvised solely for this one great event. To add to the impressive- ness of the scene all was in dark ness, except for the weird flicker- ing light shed by torches and watch fires, and silence bronded over all.

Ancient Furnishings.

Nor was it only in the form and construction of these simple edifices was scen. In the furnishing and that the Japan of the distant past in the various ceremonial utensils appearing in these solemn rites

TROOPS FROM TANGSHAN there were revealed the materials

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, į

SHANGHAI, NOY. 15th. The second half battalion of the Bedfordshire. ...and from Tangshan aboard the Taming Hertfordshire

They are leaving for Hong Kong

of every day Japanese life, not of a few centuries ago but of remoter ages that must be reckoned by at least 2,000 years. Even the Throne, if throne. it could be called, was

these objects by time and so sacred no more than a rough conch of

were they by virture of their A sociation with the emperors and gods of the distant past that an atmosphere of mystery and awe seemed to surround their very pre-

JAPANESE BOYCOTT. (Tin Wan Fat Pao)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 15th, The Japanese Boycott Committee in Tientsin is threatening the Chi had flung themselves into the water this country in manufactures of if the latter still resist its order) Further, whether employment in nese merchants with forceful action in order to swim from the sinking such goods was being, vessel before she took the fatal likely to be seriously affected; ese goods in store with the regis was and refuse to register their Japan- plunge. Many of the survivors whether the British industry contration department under the com managed to clutch the lifebuoyseerned would materially increase mittee... which broke loose as she sank, When the sea was washing the

its output; whether the applicant The greatest loss of life was industry was carried out in this has also issued a notification warn The Japanese Boycott Committee wreckage and clung to it. The decks, and the Fratris was rolling among the passengers, who were country with reasonable efficiency ing the merchants that if they de water was warm but great waves on her starboard beam, Captain/unable to withstand the exposure and economy; whether the imposi- not. register their Japanese goods Regiment arrived hare yesterday straw matting. So hallowed were

farey gave the order to take to the qually with the crew.

tion of a duty on the cost of the before the 18th inst. such goods f-boats, shouting: Women and

Complete Inspection.

or description of goods in will be confiscated without com. children first”

ad-pensation. The twenty-three survivors land- question would seriously or stories of perils and terrible ex-of production in such industry, d by the s. Berlin tell many versely affect employment, and cost

LI TSAI HSIN'S RETURN. periences before they were picked including agriculture.

It would also decide whether,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] couples on board the Festris, only the applicant industry bad, in It is believed that of the married having regard to these conditions, one couple survived, and these were lished a claim for duty, and if so. opinion of the committee, estab picked up by different vessels.

An official investigation into the what the rate of duty, in the eircumstances of the foundering opinion of the committee would be la formed by the Department of avail unfair competition. Commerce, officials of which also This Tribunal would be 'a per. state that the Fextris underwent a manent body instead of a Commit- complete inspection in drydock at the as in the past. Brooklyn before sailing, and a certificate was issued testifying to her seaworthiness and to her lawful equipment.

ed an iron nerve. They tried to hail the lifeboats bus they were not heard or seen owing to the waves. Severn times fish brushed against Dana's body and he squirmed,

feuring sharks.

Rescue.

No ship was visible at daybreak and the wreckage was beginning to break up so that they had to hold t together. Then they sighted the 'yoming at 11 am. twenty miles away and started to swim' to her. They had been swimming for an hour when Dana looked back and saw the American Shipper a mile away. He tore off his shirt and waved it wildly and the signal was seen and they were picked up.

Bitter Accusations.

He then told Duncan: "Get a

me!"

life-belt and pay no attention to Duncan jumped a minute before the Vestris turned turtle and dis appeared. He saw no more of Captain Carey.

We stood by the railing when all the lifeboats had gone washing their departure.

"Jump," said Captain Carey,

up.

Staff to the National Government,

NANKING, Nov. 15th. Marshal Li Taai Hsin, Chief of is to leave for Canton to-morrow.

He states that he will start a he arrives in Kwangtung.

to-morrow. -

CANTON FLIGHT.

(Wah Taz Fat Pao).

#You'd better jump, sir," Duncan will begin. to-morros, Reuter is reasonable and sufficient to counter-disbandment programme as soon as making arrangements to

replied.

Hell, no. You jump." Duncan then jumped into the water, and he thinks that Captain Carey jumped after him, though he never saw him agaip.

Steward's Bravery.

It is stated that Duncan dia- played extraordinary pluck and The bitter accusations of certain

bravery.

He swam about in the sea cheering survivors against Captain Carey and the crew of the Festris are not up the passengers and when be echoed by the sixty-four survivors found one of the lifeboats over- who landed from the French tanker crowded, he requested some of the Myriam. On the contrary they are occupants to swim to one only par surprised that anybody should con- tially filled lest all should be sider the sinking as anything other swamped.

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than a tragedy of the sea. They He continued to swim around declared Captain Carey did his before he was picked up, rescuing duty and did his best."

men and women and pushing them The Honourable Company of into boats. Master Mariners in a statement

Missing Passengers. protests against the cruel stories in the American press and states that no authentic account of the disas ter will be available until the off cial enquiry is held.

Mr. Allcott, n' merchant from British Guiana, and a survivor aboard the American Shipper, sug grated that the rawness of the crew and lack of organisation might be responsible for the delay in launch ing the lifeboats. One negro quar termaster was credited with saving a score lives by diving into the

The Cause.

Captain's Record,

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The deceased skipper of the Festris, Captain Carey, was fears of age, and had been for 30 rars with Messrs. Lamport and Holt.

England on the eve of sailing-

He returned from a holiday in

Iron And Steel,

In regard to the iron and steel industry, Sir L, Worthington Evang recalled that an application by that industry for the appointment of a committee under the Safeguarding Act was not granted in 1925,

AT SHANGHAI.

(Wah Trz Yat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Nov. 15th. According to the latest report harshal Li Tsai Hein with his staff

receive

sence,

"

Eladerate Purification,

fown to Hankow from Canton, took of the nature of a primitive

SHANGHAI, Nov. 15th. Mr. Chang Wei Lueng, who has enacted in this solemn setting par

In their details. the ceremonies

king. The Nanking Air Bureau is merged survivals of the original will continue his journey to. Nap harvest festival, with which were

him.

Japanese enthronement rites. They were, areover, the culmination of months of elaborate preparation and ritual designed to ensure ab solute purification, both spiritual and material. The ground on which the various structures stood had been purified by special rites be fore the commencement of their the piles and crassbeams, the posts

TROUBLE THREATENING.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.}....

NANKING, Nov. 13th.

to official

reports,

According skirmishes have broken out in Ewei

is leaving Nanking. He is expected chow Prozines between Chow Haerection. The brushwood cnclosure,

to arrive at Shanghai this even Chen and Li Hsin.

The Nanking authorities are and other timbers (all of rough un-

cause many other industries, mighting. He has booked a passage on being urged to prevent the trouble barked pine), the thatch of the

he prejudiced by the increased cost of iron and steel.

The steel trade had now put forward a new case, which shows ed that the low output capacity was many times the actual output individual steelworks and if

This was to have been his last trip in the lost liner. On the arrival in would have left her to go to the something like capacity, the reduc of the vessel at Buenos Aires, he the output could be brought up to command of the s.a. Foltaire, the tion in cost would be very flagship of the Lamport and Holt siderable. That was a case for

investigation "by the Tribunal,

cop-

a French steamer for Hong Kong which is due to sail on Saturday from developing, into serious now staying at Shanghai, General Chen Ming Shin who is

plications.

accompany him to Canton.

will

TOUR OF INSPECTION.

(Wab Tu Yat Pao).

SHANGHAL, Nov. 15th..

piedzed himself. that a general arrived at Haichow, on the north tariff was not a part of the Govern-ern coast of Kiangsu, where he is Ho added that the Premier had Marshal Chiang Kai Shek bes

ment's programme and that had carrying out a review of various been faithfully fulfilled in Parliament and would be equally ably proceed to Yenchow and ther this Nationalist forces, He will prob faithfully fulfilled in the next. Liacheng, in Shantung.

"HSIN CHI" PIRATES.

HANDED OVER.

VESSEL STILL ON FIRE.

coin-roof., the walls and ceilings of natting, the rush matting covering the bamboo floors of the surround ing verandahs, the inner curtains of cloth, these and all other mate rials employed in construction, had been through a series of elaborate purification rites before being put to use, while the sacred rice and fleet.

[NAVAL WIRKLICE. }

sake used by the Emperor in the The passengers who are missing The second steward, Duncan, in, from the tria include Major further interview, says that when

arrived at Tao Island at 3.30 B.. harvested, to the accompaniment of

The Chinese gunboat Kiang Yuen the gods had been grown

solemn service of communion with Yoshio Inouye, who was travelling he jumped from the bridge, he saw

handed over the two junks with by a process of divination.

and with his wife to Buenos Aires where the captain still there. standing

crews and 18 pirates to her. The yesterday, whereupon the Serapis Shinto ceremonies, in fields selected he was, to take up anost in the calm and collected. A few moments Japanese Consulate. among the survivors.

His wife is later, he saw him step quickly into

Serapis then proceeded to Foochow.

Court Ritualists. Earle Devore and Norman Bat-around him a lifebelt, through "the sea, not even bothering to strap

The Kiang Yuen proposes to re- ten, two well-known American rac-many were available.

Late yesterday afternoon the main on the scene of the wreck for Emperor set out from the Imperial ing motorists are also missing.

the present. Devore had on board with him, his

Palace and passed in state proces Bcenes In Liverpool.

The Commons rejected Mr. Snow. VETERAN RETIRES. favourite racing machine "Nicke!

den's amendment by 30 votes to

The Hain Ohe was reported to be sion between lines. of troop guard Plate" with which he had expected Pathetic scenes

still burning yesterday, but the en-ing the approach to the Tongu, a LONDON, Nov. 14th.- 158 and adopted the Address in

(Wah Taz Yat Pao)." wero witnessed Reply.

gine-room and the stokehold were temporary palace where he WEE to win several victories in forth- to-day at the Liverpool offices of

still intact The debate revealed no serious

joined by the Empress and members coming motor Taces in Bouth Messrs. Lamport and Holt, the cleavage in Conservative opinion

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18th. The crew of the ill-fated vessel of the aperial Family. Guards of America.

General Li Lich Chun has tele are safe in the China Merchants s. honour, dressed in ceremonial rober The first official explanation of

owners of the Vestrit. Many woon the subject of Safeguarding, graphed to Nanking stating that be liceun excepting seven men who that reproduced in elaborate detail One of the passengers rescued is the cause of sinking of the Vestris Harry Fay, the Pittsburgh heavy-who are wives of the members of that the Tories were not going to Luahan in Kiangai, which is well not been located.....

men, some carrying their babies, Mr. Stanley Baldwin emphasised has bought a house on the hill of are adrift in one boat and have of form and colour the costumes of given by the agenta of Messrs. weight boxing champion, aho was Lamport and Holt is that a number proceeding in the Feetrin to Buenos offices sobbing bitterly when they door. He said that cases for Safe will take ap his residence.

the crew of the lost ship, left the introduce Protection by a back known for its scenery, where he

old Japan. took their places "soon A wireless message from Hame after at the four gateways of the of motor-cars in crates were shifted Aires to fight Firpo, the Argentine were told that no official informa-guarding which had the approval prefers to spend his last years in the effect that no British subjects was to take place, while others took He quotes an Admiralty statement to inner enclosure where the ceremony by the heavy seas and crashed champion.

tion is yet available regarding the of the Tribunal would be submitted study and is retiring from the whirl or property are involved in the through a steel bulkhead. They (Continued on next Column.) fate of their husbands,

to the House of Commons.

of political life.

outrage

waves.

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United Opinion.

up their stand at other gates.

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