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NO POSSIBILITY OF

SABOTAGE

German Air Attache's Report On Hindenburg Crash

The

Lakehurst, May 9. German BIT attache in Washington, after a personal in- vestigation of the wreckage of the dirigible" Hindenburg, telephoned

has collected the opinions of a number of aeronautical experts.

Sir Hubert Wilkins, the noted Arctic explorer who was a flying officer in the Australian Flying Corps during the War, expresses the conviction that the explosion on board the dirible was due to wreck. a "deliberate attempt at

report to the Embassy, to-day excluding the possibility of sabot- nge with an incendiary bullet...

Ignition of hydrogen, which was allowed to escape as the airshiping." descended, is generally considered

"Lakehurst," he told the paper. the most likely cause of the fire. | "lies in the middle of a fat stretch Whether the gas was ignited by of country so that it would be a

a spark, static electricity, light- | simple matter to fire an incendiary nlog or an engine backnre. may bullet at the airship from a dis never be known.

tance of a mile or more."

Meanwhile, the twisted mass ŋf burnt out wreckage which is all that is left of Germany's finest zeppelin. has been impounded by the department of commerce for Investigation.

ANOTHER VICTIM The results of the investiga- tion will be known on Monday at the public hearings of the board of enquiry, to which the German Embassy has been invited to send a representative to net as observer.

Another member of the crew of the ill-fated airship died in hos- pital late last night and the death roll, as officially announced, has now been raised to 33. Reuter.

ECKENER URGES INQUIRY

Berlin: Dr. Hugo Eckener. speaking over the radio yesterday evening, said that only a thorough Investigation would be able to

establish what had caused the tragic disaster to the Hindenburg

at Lakehurst.

"It stands to reason.' he said. "that the question of a possible act of sabotage, the thought of which occurred to me at the first moment, will have to be seriously

examined.""

"In view of the excellent or ganisation measures of the Amert can Government, this theory is only very slight, and it is more probable

that electrical distur- bances due, perhaps, to the state of the weather, played a part in the disaster."

HEAVILY INSURED

It is now learned in Berlin that the Hindenburg was insured for 8,000,000 relchsmarks by a group of German insurance companies.

Owing to reinsurance, this amount had been covered in Lon-- den to the extent of marks 2,500, 000.

Furthermore, the Zeppelin Co pany makes a practice of taking cut a life insurance polley to the amount of 30,000 marks for each passenger.

GOERING BROADCAST

In General Reich

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Lt. Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. President df the Royal Aero- nautical Society, said that the possibility of lightning or static should be considered. but that in view of the precautions taken on the airship. this could scarcely be held responsible for the explo- 81011.-.. Transocean News Service. ».

HELIUM GAS

New York, May 7. Deeply shocked by the Hinden- burg disaster, the Senate Military Affairs Committee has approved a bill..making possible the commer- clal sale and export of hellum gas, of which the United States has a monopoly,

INSURGENTS WARNING

Civilians Should Be Evacuated

Salamanca, May 7. The Insurgent Army headquar- ters here, in a statement issued to- day, declares that towns in which: military units are sheltering with- in ten kilometres of the front, are lawful military objectives and their civilian inhabitants

should be

evacuated,

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The statement adds that "the Nationalist Government declares that non-military and open cities have never been and never will be bombarded by Nationalist planes." -Reuter

· BOMBING BANNED!

London, May 7.

A communique issued at 'the- close or the meeting of a sub- committee of the Non-Intervention Committee to-day states that Lord Plymouth, the chairman," on be" half of the British Government. had appealed to both parties in the Spanish civil war to renounce entirely the use of aeriat bombers in future for the destruction of towns.

All delegates agreed to submit the proposal to their respective Governments for Immediate in- structions. Rester.

ATTACK CONTINUES

Bilbao." May 7. The Insurangent army continues to attack Mount Sollube, with the

"The bill would permit the export | object of breaking the Basque ring of quantities of hellum that "were around Bermeo. Planes continual- not of military importance." Whey bomb the Basques' positions in ther this could allow the sale of the mountains, dropping hundreds sufficient gas for the operation of or incendiary bombs. They have zeppelins fa nut clea..

set fire to the pine woods but have not weakened the Basques' de- fences or shaken their resistance.

The Hindenburg was buoyed up with hydrogen gas, which is highly Inflammable, and it was due to the explosion of this

gas that" the great zeppelin was lost yesterday.

LATEST LIST

the names of 30 dead and missing. The latest casualty list includes

There are 68 survivors. some of them badly injured.

Captain Pruss, commander of the airship, is reported to be in a critical condition.

The condition of Captain Leh- man, who was adviser to Captains Pruss, is very grave. There is little hope of his recovery.- Kruter.

the total of dead and missing of With the death of Capt.. Lehman

the Hindenburg's company is now 31.

DEATH CONFIRMED

Lakehurst, May 7. The death of Capt. Ernst Leh- man of the Hindenburg is now confirmed.-

KING'S MESSAGE

His Majesty the King has sent a telegram to Herr Adolf Hitler stating that he is deeply shocked broadcast last night,

at the news of the Hindenburg Hermann Goering, the disaster and expressing sincere Al Minister, said: "We condolences over the tragic event.

-Reuter. quite sure that the United States will give us their backing for unjeopardised completion of the great task we have entered upon, as a sign that confidence in air communication between the German and American peoples 18 unshaken."

General Goering was referring to the building of the new grant zeppelin LZ 130 at Friedrich- shafen.- Transocean News Service.

· EXPERTMTM OPINION ·

London: The possibility

HITLER'S CONTRIBUTION

Berlin. May 7 Herr Adolf Hitler has personally contributed 30,000 marks to the Hindenburg relief fund.——— Reuter.

SINCERE SYMPATHY .

London, May 7.. Viscount Swinton. Secretary for Alr, has sent the following message of condolence to the German Air Minister: "I desire to express, on my behalf and on that of British Gaviation, sincere sympathy on the

sabotage having led to the Hinden-tragic disaster to the airship. Hin- burg disaster is discussed at length | denburg.”— to-day in the "Daily Mail," which ̧ British Wireless.

Central London Bus Strike

the Mines Department, with a re- .minder of the Prime Minister's ap-

peal.

London. May 7. Developments to-day in connec- tion with the efforts to settle the Central London bus strike and The owners and the autonomous avert a national strike in the coal- union,, in rivalry locally with the Belds. Included conferences at the union aftulated, to the Federation. Ministry of Labour between offi- | accepted the invitation to a 'con- cials and representatives of the | ference "conditionally

upon the London Passenger Transport Board | Federation definitely accepting the and of the men's Union, and the principle or fusion of the local decision of the Miners' Executive rival unions, and agreeing to to suspend the tendering of strike submit to arbitration points still notices fest one week from to-outstanding from the previous morrow.

negotiations for amalgamation of the unions. The Federation was unable to agree to these conditions this morning. However, its Ex- offer ecutive later approved one week's last night, made in response to suspension of notices to allow the Prime Minister's appeal in the Captain Crookshank time, in the Commons on Wednesday. The interests of a peaceful settlement, offer was to suspend notices for to try to arrange for an uncond!- a fortnight, in the hope of reach- tional, three parties conference. ing a settlement of the dispute | Captain Crookshank bas asked the honourable to all parties, provide owners and the local autonomous the Mines Secretary could arrange union, which they have alone re- a conference of all three parties. | cognised since 1920, to meet him: This offer was conveyed to the on Monday. Nottinghamshire colllery owners by British Wireles

It had been hoped that the sus pension would have been for a fortnight, in accordarice with the Mineworkers' Federation's

Moorish troops attacked the Bas- que right to-day. It is believed they are the first Moors to set foot in any Basque province, except South Navarre, in the whole of the history of Spain. The Moorish troops were impeded by the gorge- clad slopes, which enabled the Basques to remain in cover and are at close range,~~/' Reuter.

TWO PLATOONS OF LT. COLONELS

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