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NEW HEDWIG DEVELOPMENT.

MYSTERY VESSEL RUMOURS.

SURVIVORS LAND AT 2 P.M.

INTERVIEW WITH FOREIGN MEMBERS OF CREW.

Mysterious whisperings relating to the wreck of the Dutch

Hedwig, achooner concerning who she is and what she was doing when stranded

the Pratas

on

| POLITICAL CRISIS IN

FRANCE.

M. TARDIEU DEFEATED IN THE SENATE.

Lafer.

resignation to President abou mergue.

The re-iguation of Me Govern- ment followunl one of the must dramatic debates fog sine time in a packed house

INDIAN PARLEY OPTIMISM.

COMMITTEES MAKING

PROGRESS.

OBVIOUS DESIRE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT.

HEROIC SWIM FOR HELP.

MISS SPOONER'S GRIM ADVENTURE.

BITTERLY COLD.

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MINERS VOTE FOR REMARKABLE LAB. SENSATIONAL

PEACE.

ONLY THREE GROUPS SEEK STRIKE.

SPREADOVER ISSUE REFERRED TO THE DISTRICTS.

BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

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MANIFESTO.

SUPREME POWER IN HANDS OF FIVE MINISTERS.

BIG EFFORT SOUGHT.

London, Dec. 4.. Drastic changes in the machinery of the Government and in the polley to deal with the prezent economic situation are nd- vocate in manifesto which, it is stated, thirty Labour Members of the House of Commons have signed, and the authorship of which is attributed to Sir Oswald Mosley.

situation should be regarded as a It suggests that the present

National Emergency, that supreme power should be placed in the of live hands of a small body Ministers as was done during the

war.

London, Dec. 4. Having disposed of the ques- tion of a national strike, a mo- tion in favour thereof being de- fented by 230,000 to 209,000 the national conference of the Miners' Federation proceeded to a discussion of the question of of a permitting the operation spreadover of hours system.

It is understood that Scotland,

'The manifesto almo urges occurreal The mishap

round Yorkshire and Lancashire were

that special emergency measures about midnight, but fortunately among the districts veting should be taken immediately as the plane floated. After a long favour of a national stoppage. regards the mines and the rail- waft, their abouts for help and while districts representing about

ways and the dumping of foreign distress

hundred Bares unnoticed,

thousand. Missone

into England at Kodin

unfair prices. abstained from voting.

The abstainers included the de-

In the House of Commons, legates from South Wales, where division was taken on the com- the men have continued work on

mittee stage of the Expiring Laws Irusis. despite the Continuance Bill, on a Conserva

ban on this ve motion to continue the Dyestuffs Act for another five years,

DRAMATIC DEBATE.

IMPORTANT POINTS. A graphic story of the grim Paris, Dec.

adventure which befel Miss Wini. } The Government was to-day de

Excellent progress is being Fred Spooner and Flying Beer feated in the Senate by 117 vutes made by the Committees of the F C. T. Edwards, the former for 139 on us Opposition inter-Round Table Conference which Oxford rowing Blue, when the

liation Q11 the Governmenta

are considering the question of plane in which they were making STORY OF WRECK. Jolicy. The Government's prairan.

ant ambitions attempt to break the India's Federal structure and the ition apwars to be involved.

Provincial Constitutions, thereerd for s Hight to Cape Town M. Tardieu has tendered his point being stressed that there ( devolmuesi, engine trouble and was of al-fers est down into the sun, comes to is a complete ahsener tempts to score debating points band

this afternoon from whilst a genuine desire to help Belmonte, on the Italian coast.

manifest. forward the work is

strong spirit of Moreover, a

Con- in optimism is apparent ference circles.

London, Dec. 4. AS A result of the discussion A continued to-day by the foreign

of the Structure Sub-Cominittee

it was Round Table Conference, decided to add provisionally the two important subjects of Railways and Maritime Customs in the list of subjects reported yesterday which will tentatively be considered 42 of [comnion concern as between British He added with veterener to India and the Indian States. M. Briand's plan for European j It is now known definitely that organization that if Europe had tive of the crow

fourteen not organised itself in the next rescued from the schooner were decade, he could not give much for foreigners and

Chinese, Europe, Reuter.

Shoal, suggest that the drama of the affair has only begun with

the rescue of yesterday after-

her crew

noon after superb rescue work by H.M.S. Suffolk.

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Sensational developments are expreted in the next wo or three duys.

officials #hough extremely reticent, an attitud which merely adds to the almosphere of suspicion,

Five Foreigners Aboard.

nine

Their names, if known, have not been disclosed. with the exception. of that of the master. Captain Ypm, who is also the owner,

who is of Dutch nationality.

and

The chief mate nod The two engineers of the craft, which was equipped with an auxiliary engine, Are British, The wend mate is an American.

From South Seres?

The raval authorities have bees. Informed by wireless by HCM.S. Suffolk that Captain Yuja, had said that the motor-s-hooner was on a voyage from the South Sex islands to Hongkong and had been ninety days out when she enught in the grip of north-east monson. and driven ashore on the Tratas Reef,

WAS a fierce

Storica which have begun to get into circulation to-day, however, throw a sort of glamour over the

tair.

Replying to a virntons attack mat the Government's policy by Besody Hery, 31 Tardien deilored that France's comme positjen healthy, and Diat Esitunion

SPİ grase,

betul

Federal

shore

kwo miles

Spooner deciled to swim for the HAVRY. She struggled through on not

extremely cold and choppy sea, unit was stiff | spreadever with eald and exhaustion when she | Federation's recent landet.

method of proċeduru,

Leadend Warning.

The vote for peace' was taken after the miners officials had pointed out the dangers of a pa- tional stoppage to the industry,

The Government's policy regard to Germany, he went on. wha In pursuance of a inten; anes of the fruits of vistory and the cause of peace.

BRITISH OFFICER

KILLED.

AFRIDIS FIRE ON BRIGADE ON THE MARCH.

Businesslike Method.

There was nobody about,

She

stumbled to the railway station,

BISBANEROZUKATOSIALLY REFE90; 1831220FEREELLITE SAMFUNNSĒZIGARONNE

The Insinesslike manner in which QUAKE IN BURMA. the miners and the country.

This Committee is handling intricate tasks has been stimulated by the spirit of optimism in Confer- once circles. It is understood that in its discussions there has been a to complete absence of attempts score mere debating points, and a gentine and ananimous desire to help forward the work entrusted to the Committee.

The same spirit showed itself in the Provincial Constitution Sub- Peshawar, Dec. 1. Committer, which, under the Chair- Capita B. SC, 0, Will, bemanship of the Foreign Secretary, Adjutant of the Sikh Roginem, M. Arthir Henderson, held it

Killed by Arili tritesmen, first meeting today. Following the who fired on the hamsi Brigade example set by Lord Sankey's Com wilde il was returning to Pamp mitten, it engaged in a general after acting as a envering force discussion, from which a series of for tronpa engured in rond-making write questions were formulated, fon the Akakhri Plalu.

which will be taken as a basis for

The Jat Regiment checked the future prsedure. Afridis, who are believed to have suffered considerable casualties.

Important queries,

The road-making in the Peshawar Among these questions were the District is in accord with the pro-following:

Kenter.

gramne outlined by the Viceroy Is it practicable to abolish the No specific allegations appenr recently, designed

assist troop distinction between "reserved" and and destroy to have been made and it is not manoeuvres

cover transferred" subjects, the "re- to the Africli clear whether the activities of the afforded

raiders-served" questions In the Provinces vessel have been the concern of authority, or whether their interest has been in a member of the crew. Nevertheless, there seems to be ground for the belief that startling revelations may be made shortly.

Later.

The names of the foreign mem-i bers of the crew are:-

Sigrid Ypma. captain, Dutch.

Richard Watson, chief male.. Candinn.

SEIZURE OF SHIP'S CARGO.

SUPPOSED CONTRABAND ON ITALIAN BOAT.

being those which are retained in the hands of the Government of India and the "transferred" subjects those which are placed under the rontrol of the provincial 21- thorities?

If abolition should be favoured what firstly, should be the consti-

SHOCK OF GREAT INTENSITY.

FIRST DEATH-ROLL: 36.

is

Rangoon, Dec. 4. The district of Pyn zeviously affected by an earth- quake great severity last night. Details are lacking irl Bitherto thirty-six persons are reported to bave killed. Many have injured.

zen. been

The railway between Man- dalay and Rangoon is unsafe in several places.---Kruter,

The Royal Observatory informs us that the earth- quake was recorded lu Hong- kong at 2.55 8.m. yesterday. The centre was apparently 1.960 kilometres from Hong- kong.

The amplitude of the waver shows that the disturbance was more intense than even that of the Japanese earth- quake of 1923.

«THINDAUNANESENERALCIUMINATE JANSANTOR

tution and composition of the where she rossed the station-

Executive. and, secondly, what should be the powers of the The seizure of a consignment of Government vis-a-vis the Executive cargo: on the advice of the League and the Legislature? of Nations, from the sa. Moncalieri Horry Jennings, seriaid mute, was made when the ship called at American.

Slugapore on November 24 and al- though no definite information has

Dutch Consulate.

Rights of Minorities.

A further question formulated

was some town further infand,

stituition

master and was tended.

most carefully Flying Officer Edwards, in the

Thereafter, the Conference re- aurved the recommendation it made last Friday that in the event of a stoppage In one district. notice should

be handed is throughout the country.

Officials also reported on their interviews with the Prime Minis ter and other Government leaders regarding the operation of the new Mines Act in relation to the wal recom- situation, and upon the mendation of the National tudus- trini Baard that in South Wales and Scottish areas temporary ar- Tangements should be made for Javorking the aprendover on exist)

Hinge wagen.

Premier's Advice.

is

RUMOURS OF

R.101 DISASTER.

WOMAN VICTIM AND INTOXICANTS.

COMPLETELY SCOTCHED BY SIR JOHN SIMON,

CAUSE OF BLAZE.

London, Dec. 4.

Sir John Simon disposed of two rumours at the ro sumption of the inquiry into the R101 disaster to-day, one alleging that a woman had died in the mishap, and the other apparently sug gesting that the voyagers were not as sober as they might have been.

Sir John Simen, who is the President of the Court, said that the rumour that a woman had perished arose from the fact that a well-known aviatrix flow or motored one of the passengers to Cardingtun.

The Act was passed during the Wor for "ten years and 10 longer." and is due to expire on January 14. It amounted to

total prohibition of importa ex- cept by special licence.

Ninety per cent. of

the dyes consumed in Great Britain are now of British origin, and much. Is exported, whereas in the days before the war only twenty per column). cont, of dyes used in Britain were British.

The Conservative motion waa rejected by 255 voter to 225,- Beater.

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THE SINO-SOVIET DISPUTE.

THREE COMMITTEES NOW FORMED.

It was stated that the Prime

Moscow, Dec. 4. Minister gave the miners' leaders

The Sino-Soviet Conference has similar advice, so that while work adopted a plan enabling further was continued on such a basis, work to be done in the negotia- the mines industry might have a

of

Driss Spooner.

She did not go on the voyage,. however. He had rend only to-day that the lady had reuchod Rome in the course of a fight to the Cape. (Presumably Sir John was referring to Miss Winifred

whose Spooner,

mishay and exploit is reported in another

The rumour that there were large quantities of Intoxicants aboard the R101 and that the voyagers were not sober, he described as utterly baseless.

In the course of evidence before the Court, based upon a survey of previous expert evidence, Dr.. Eckener, designer and commander with Graf Zeppelin.attributed. the fire to broken electrical wires.

He was not sure that a lenky" käs-bag would tend to increase the probability of a fire.

War Experience.

He mentioned that a hydrogen- out-borne airship struck the ground chance to get the organisation tions for a settlement

violently several times during the schemes and the new Mines Actstanding questions,

Three committers have been war without taking fire. He working.

expressed the It is was pointed out that there establishest, one dealing with the added that he

arising ont of the opinion years ago that the use of had been unexpected delay in the questions

Railway prob helium gas was essential for air- organisation of the industry and Chinese Eastern the marketing schemes, and thus lem, another with the commercial ships.

insisted relations of China

No such leakage in the gas-bags and Russia, the reduction of hours

been upon had been authorised before and the third with a resumption of the Graf Zeppelin had

expurienced as the evidence show- the industry was really ready for of diplomatic relations.-Reuter. the move.

Chinese telegrams announce the ed had occurred in the R.100 and the R.101, but it was difficult to. receipt of a communication from

Referred to Districts. After a good deal of discussion, the conference decided to refer spreadover the question of the to the districts. meantime, kad managed to attract the notice of fishing boats who

Thus for the time being the ban on the spreadover is removed. landed him also at the small vil-Renter and British Wireless. lage of Belmonte.

Oficial Intervention.

Both Miss Spooler and Edwards received minor head injuries.

Italy's Assistance.

now

General Mo Teh-hul, stating that prevent the chafing of gas-baga. the Soviet Government are

R100 Commander's Criticism. certain apparently prepared, in conditions, to review the terms of the Harbarovsk Protocol

"GAMEST LOSER IN THE WORLD."

THOMAS LIPTON.

Squadron Leader R. S. Booth, the commander of the R.100, de posed that he always felt that the R.101 was rushed as regards hor trials by the influence brought to bear. He was sure she would never have started on a flight to India if the Imperial Conference had not been taking place at the AMERICA'S TRIBUTE TO SIR time she set off on her last voyage.

The Dive Reconstructed. Previously, Dr. Eckener had attempted to "reconstruct" · the steep dive of the T101 immediate ly before the crash, as follows:

The weather was bumpy; the ship wan a little heavy by the nose owing ward gasbags, and a slight gust of wind caused a downward movement which the coxswain of the clevator

New York, Dec. 4.

Lipton

Willlam Mercer, chief engineer, been received from the authorities was what, if any, provisions are + American.

London, Dec. 4. In the South, it is believed that the necessary to safeguard, firstly, the Indministration of law and order,

The Prime Minister, accompani A. Browning. second engineer, cargo contained contraband.

ed by the President of the Board British.

It has been ascertained that ten nud, secondly, the rights of the

An acroplane has been sent to of Trade and the Minister for minorities or any other interest. The Suffolk arrived in port cases which were declared as lyes

Although a special committee has Miss Spooner's assistance by the with the survivors aboard at 1.30 and 24 cases purporting to contain

night with the Executive Com- p.m. to-day. They were met by Panama bark were placed on board been set up to deal with the minori. Italian Air Minister, Cornt Balbo. Mins, had a long conference last Miss Spooner, who became a pilotmittee of the Miners' Federation,

Mayor Jimmy Walker to-day Mr. J. van Schreven, the Dutch the Moncalieri at Trieste, but it tics question, the position of the Vice-Consul and taken to the is thought that the port of origin minorities in any Provincial Con- in 1927, hux made a number of with the object of breaking the presented Sir Thomas

must of necessity behistoric flights and has had several deadlock over the hours of work for by his admirers in the United with gold loving cup, subscribed considered by this Committee,remarkable escapes. She recolved in the coalfolds. The consignment was en route to which in future will doubtless join the woman's trophy of the Interna

States on the suggestion of the The Secretary of the Fedora- Shanghai, but on arrival at Singa-forces, us occasion requires, with tional League of Aviators In March.tion, Mr: A. J. Cook, stated' after famous comedian, Will Rogers to loss of gàs in one of the for- pore the authorities had it ro-

and inscribed "To gamest ta Mr. Richard moved.

Their aeroplane has been towed the interview that they had te loser in the world." Watson, chief mate, the ledwig The Moncallori belongs to

Other questions propounded were: into Belmonte, Roster and British viewed the whole goaltion, going the was going full speed into the teeth Lloyd-Saubo line, but is under

The cup bears in relief, the do- Should all special powers be Wireless.

into the questions of operation of sign of the America's Cup of thu monsoon at 1 a.m. on Tues- charter by the Lloyd Triestino exercised by the Governor, or

the Coal Mines Act and the need Reuter's American Service. day, when she struck the Pratas Navigation Company. She is at should some be exercisext by the

for giving the Act time to work. Executive as a whole?".....

and 'the, bringing of more money "It was pitch dark at the time, present in Hongkong.

into the industry for the benefit of wages..

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Chief Mate's Story.

According.

reef head on,

and

WDS thrown from my bunk

where I was asleep," he said.

T

the Minorities Committee..

ན

.

Where should the Governor obtain the advice necessary for the

"Rushing on deck I found & INDISPOSITION OF MR. exercise of his special powera?

terrific storm raging.

The rain

was coming down in shoots and

there was

A furious wind,

"We were hard and fast on the

CHADBOURNE.

top of the coral with the surf beat-SUGAR CONFERENCE HELD

ing against us,

We have a Chinese

boy, who knows a little English and

operates the short-wave radio not we have

Anxious Night.

Other Points,

Should any provision be made in the event of a breakdown in the Constitution, and, if so, what UP IN CONSEQUENCE. › emergency powers should be given, Aratly, to the Governor; secondly, Brussola, Dec. 4.. to the Executivo; thirdly, what The International Sugar Con-condition adopted would be requisite ference, which should have opan-for the exercise of this power; and, ed to-day, has been postponed on fourthly, under which anfeguards "We began sending out messages the ground that the conversations should they be exercised? immediately but it was 8 p.m. that at Amsterdam between representa. The Committeo charged with con day before we were picked up by tives of Java, Cuba and the sidering conditions enabling Burma Guam, the laland in the Pacific cast United States, have not yet finish to be separated from India will of the Philippines. They told used owing to the Indleposition of hold its first meeting to-morrow, that they were relaying our mes Mr. Chadbourne, the principal It is probable that Lord Russell will

(Continued on Page 18.) ;. United States delegate-Reuter, be the Chairman,

ANOTHER AMERICAN BANK FAILURE.

· FIRM ESTABLISHED OVER 00 YEARS AGO,

The Daily Herald says there is a strong hope that a way will be found to avort a serious stoppage. --British Wireless.

the

POLAND'S LATEST

CABINET.

(who only came, on duty at. two o'clock in the morning) falled Im- mediately correctly to

to counteract

the

معهد العلم

because he was not clear about condition of the ship; the gas be- tween the gasbage and the outer cover escaped to the tail, accentuat. ing the pitch, movement violently causing a large rent in the damaged the ship was then righted gabbag: MARSHAL PILSUDSKI AT THE through the dropping of

but was unable to maintain”; horizontal position on account of the quick escape of gas, and dived by again and was stranded.—Reuter,

DUKE OF GLOUC

WAR OFFICE.

New York, Dec. 4.. After an interval of nearly a

ANTIPODES PEARL

Warsaw, Dec. 4. fortnight, another fairly large

A noy Cabinet has been form- FISHERIES. banking failure is reported from

edi composed chiefly of +x- the South, a message from Char-

AUSTRALIA PLANS BAN ON

perlanced hands. lotte, North Carolina, announcing

M. Slavek assumes the post of that the First National Bank, the

ALIEN INTERESTS..

Primo oldest national bank in the State,

Ministar, the Foreign Office. is retained by M. Zaleski did not open for business to-day.

Canberra, Dec. 4. The First National Bank of An Ordinance has been gazatted and Marshal Pilsudski, who re North Carolins was founded in which is designed to prevent signed from the Premier Dictator- 1889, and has deposite of pallone retaining any interest in ship owing to fli-health stakes the proximately G81,887,000 Ramir Australian pearl Ganeries portfolio of Minister for WAY.

The