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STEAMER SINKS IN NORTH SEA.

FAMOUS CRICKETER AMONG THE MISSING.

CAPTAIN'S RESCUE.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1930.

- SURVIVORS' STORIES.

Appalling Predicament of Struggling Swimmers.

Copenhagen, Dee, 21.

The disaster to the Oberon was:

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that notified hereby

"ELLERMAN LINE.”

From DUNKIRK, ANTWERP. HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM and MARSEILLES.

The Steamship,

"KAZEMBE" thely having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are being landed at their rink into tho Hazardous and/or Extra- hazarious Godowns of Holt' Wharf,

No Claim will be admitted after whence delivery may be obtained.

the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered 1930, will lo after 25th December subject to rent.

Seventoon of the ship's passen-captain immediately closed the gora, 14 adulta and three children, watertight bulkheads but it is un- are missing etlil, including the certain whether they functioned. two Douglases (father and son)-Rester. also the British Vickers, Mrs, Williams and her child, and Mrs. Ernest Martin

by The four seamen picked up by the Hengent state that the colll- ision occurred at 9.30 p.m.

that the Oberon was holed amid

immediately captain alips. Copenhagen, Dec. 20. ordered the boats lowered and so swift, according to survivors

Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at everything on board the Arcturus, which has win he resurged into Holt's by her are informed that all goods Thirty to forty passengers are lifebelts issued, missing, including the cricketer, happened so quickly that only two just arrived with gaping sides. Consignees' tlak and subject to terms at Holt's J. W. II. T. Douglas and his father, out of the eight lifeboats could be that the heavy-hearted Captain on and conditions of storage after the sinking of the Finnish unfastened before the ship sunk the bridge in searerly pware of Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after camer Oberon within thrue Nobody got into the bonts from what hus happened.

of a collision In the the ship

Ernost Martin, one of the Bri-20th December. itself. minutes

that a Optional cargo will not be lanted at night with the

tish survivors, relates Cattegat late

Captain's Wife Drowned. Finnish steamer Arcturus,

As the ship sank Captain Erik party, including Mr. Douglas and here, unless notler has been given chatting in the prior to steamer's arrival but carried jumped into the sea with his his son, were standing Hjell

on from part in port to the final port Several steamers are

wife and little child. His wife smokeroom at half past nine of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed, and damnged was drowned, but the Captain Friday night. The weather out- managed to swim with his child slide was foggy. Suddenly, the goods are to be left in the Godowns, until picked up by the Arcturus, shrieking of atrens was heard and where they will be examined on ny and Fridays between the a terrible crash, Tuesdays Later. when the child was found to have

then followed There were twenty-one phasen-died from the cold to which it had which sont Mr. Douglas. Sr., dash-hours of 10.45 am, and neon within

lg below to secure lifebelts. Mr. the free storage period. gers aboard the Oberon, of whom been exposed.

No claims will be admitted after The Danial ship Garm picked Douglas Jr., taking in the situ- the Gods have left the teamer's so far as is known four English,;

nikaing womention at a glanco, rushed down- (three women and one man), were up two of the

nembers of the crew and trans-stairs to bring his father up to Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th December, Buved.

the Arcturus.-- the deck.

1030, will be subject to rent. The crew numbered 64, fuelud-ferred them to ing women, and 32 were saved, in-Renter cluding the Cuptala and Officers.

by.

Thirty-six persona have rescued up to the present.

Most of Crew Saved.

bean we

The Arctarus had 21 passed- kera, none of whom was British. Four of Crew Picked Up.

the crew,

after

Like Ruts in Trap.

Immediately

the Rfterwards

All Chima ngainst the Steemer ahip lurched and Mr. Martin was

must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 9th January, 101, thrown into the water and did not again so either of the Dottor they will not be recognised,

No Fire Insurance will be effected. ginges or his wife who was down-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. stairs.

Hongkong, 20th December, 1830.

|

All Claims against the steamer must be presented to the undersigned on ne before 1st January 1981, or they will not he recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Grows are to be left in the Golown,

Tuesdays or Fridays, batween the where they will be examined on any hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon, within the Free Storage Period of one week.

No Fire insurance effected.

Bill of Lading will be countersign. tole

THE BANK LINE LTD.

Agenta. Hongkong, 10th December, 10:0.

bas been

THE DEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED,

Helsingfors. Dec. 20. The awera of the Oberon and Arcturus have received a message Later.

from the Captain of the Arcturus The Scottish steamer Hengest tailor that the Oberon sunk with,

Other survivors recount the ap has arrived with four more sur in three minutes. At the time of palling predteament of the people

From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, vivors from the Oberon. They the collision most of the passen struggling in the ses amid f

LONDON and STRAITS. whees aro members of

were asleep in their cabina ing off helehed forth from the next went in Australia as cap jumped into the non the and had no chance to escape watrieken vessel. Another stramer tuin of the 1920-21 team and also year in collision and happened to find an in to the ship's heavy list to star-narby was compelled to stop her appeared the following

her propellers England. His fret match against The Steamship,

"BENVENUE" empty lifeboat which the Hengest board, which was as much as 80 engines for fear

in 1921-25 when be WH Australia should massacre the Awimming

Consignees of Cargo are hereby auhauquently picked up.

nl Goods passengers and crew, and was appeared only in the game in Mel

are being In a Test match at Dur-informed that better.

at their risk into the Therefore compelled to restrict Ber

hazardour and/or extra hazardous Torts to helping other vessels by ban nyainst South Africa Douglas luned

scored 119 runs in 1913-11 but ex- means of torchen,

Godwns of The Hongkong and Kow- cept for this score he has never

on Wharf and Gudown Co... Lid... renched three figures in Interna

whence and/or from the wharves tional cricket.

delivery may be obtained.

The total number of aurvivors is now 40.

STEAMSHIP

went on!

degrees,

in tight All the mediately after the collision. The

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Brothers Meet.

A polknant moment o board

Altogether Douglas hatted in 28 the Arcturus was when Captain Osse Hielt helped to dragt in Test innings for a total of 696 man clutching his frozen daughter. The man was his own brother, Erik Hjelt, the Captain of the Oberon.

away

runs at an average of 26.76, his He bowl- highest score being 15. ed 2,318 balls and gave 1.227 runs for 15 wickets, giving him an average of 35.06.

for

In

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gudlawns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 25th December 1930, will be subject to rent.

All einima ngainst the steamier

must be presented to the Undersign- ed on or before the 8th January 1931, or they will not be recognized.

Tributes are paid to the British passenger. Mr. Vickers Who

Douglas captained Essex

All broken, chafed, and damaged sprang overboard to rescue a com-

many years with ability and en-

Goods are to be left in the Godowna, patriot, Mrs. Williams, His a-thusiasm, but was succeeded

where they will be examined on the tempt was Fruitless and hath were 1929 by H. M. Morris.

24th December 1930, at 10 a.m., by drowned.

Douglas had many noteworthy From Stockholm broadcast mess

fents to his credit in County crie-Mussrs. Goddard and Dougina.

No Fire Insurance hna been aures have been sent out appealing ket and on five occasions he per effected. to coastal inhabitants to look out formed the double of scoring 1,000 Bills of lading will be countersign. for possible survivors clinging trans and taking 100 wickets in the ed by buoys and wreckage, but it is fear- ed that it is hopeless.--Reuter,

THE TWO DOUGLASES.

Son the Famous Cricketer.

Landon. Dec. 20.

same senson. His best year as batsman was 1921 when he made 1,647 runs and took 130 wickets while his best kenson as bowler was in 1930, when he captured 147 wickets and scored 1,328 runs. In 1014 he scored 1.288 runs and took 138 wickets, in 1919 he made 1,178 The cricketer, J. W. H. T. Dousand had 136 vletims while in 1923 has, who is feared to have perish. totalled 1.110 runs and 146 wie- kets. He was honoured by Wis ed in the collision, was returning do's Cricketers' with his father from Finland. 1916 when his portrait appeared as where they had been on a business

of five lending players of the trip as timber merchants.

year. His companions were P. G. Ir. Fender (Surrey). H. T. W. Kent), D. J. Knight, Hardinge

and S. G. (Oxford und Surrey) Smith (West Indies and later of Northampton).

15

one

In

A Test Cricketer. Born at Felsted on September 3, 1882, J. W. H. T. Douglas has won the must coveted honour that cricketer has to win and that of

Mr. Douglas was also well-known leading Test team. The cap. tainey of an English eleven

ana hoxing referee, functioning at conferred on bin in 1920-21, the the National Sporting Club,

irst series of Test matches after the War but he lost all five games although, the team when it Pailed from England in the autumn 1920 seemed to many judges of the tame exceptionally strong in bat- Th Annihilation of Dou- ting glas's hest by that of W. W. Arm- strong gave England strong reason to think that county cricket there was no longer to be taken as a safe guide to Test ability.

He first appeared in Test mat- 1011-12 ches in Australia in the series, playing in all five games.

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The Steamship,

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their risk Into the hazardous and/or extra Lazardous and of the Hongkong

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th to sign signeer usual General Average Bond and pay the required Deposit before delivery

be

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damaged packages must be left in the Godawns where they will be examined by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.

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