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FOUNDEN 1403

NO 13314

191 \X^ZF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1931.

956 PER ANNUM

BATAIT BIKOLE COFF 13 CENTS

LOCAL BRANCH.

QUAKE DISASTER FAMOUS AIR CAPTAIN CAMPBELL TRIUMPHS.

AFTERMATH.

MARTIAL LAW: ARMED PICKETS OUT.

FEARS FOR SAFETY OF POPULAR

CANTON RESIDENTS.

MORE SHOCKS IN NIGHT, IN NIGHT.

ACE DEAD.

"DARE-DEVIL SAMSON" DIES SUDDENLY.

GERMAN TRIBUTE.

London, Feb. 5.

"Daredevil Samson" one of the most popular officers of the Royal Air Force died suddenly to-day. He was only forty- seven years of age, though he hnd obtained the rank of Air Commodore,

His provoking prowess up ant down the German lines

the

on

Western Front made him one of

The most distinguished members of

the R. A. F. and the Germans

HASTINGS was severely rocked by another earth-him the tribute of setting a prier

quake at ten o'clock last night, but no further extensive damage is reported and it is not believed that further casualties have occurred. Rescue workers are not relaxing their efforts and the situation appears to be well in control, though martial law is being enforced, and armed pickets are out to prevent looting.

upan his head of £1,0X0).

He was often known as "Cap- in Kettle of the R. A. P” owing 10 his short rakish beard.

Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson, C.MG., D.5.0..

A.F.C... began service with the Crown in the Royal Navy, which he joined In 1898. He saw much active

us a Lieutenant in suppressing activities in the

There is reason to think that two well-known resiservice and played a leading part dents of Canton, Mr. and Mrs. Crowe, may have been in-hostile Arab volved in the disaster at Napier. The absence of Persian Gulf. information has given rise to fears for their safety.

NAVY STOPS NAPIER BLAZE.

Some anxiety is felt in Shameen ↑ collapsed, still

and at the local office of Messrs.debris.

Jardine Matheson and Company for the safety of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Crowe, who, it is feared, may have

Tie beneuth

Fires Quenched.

Rescue work is

the

been involved in the New Zealand rapidly and the fires following the proceeding earthquake disaster.

earthquake háve heen quenched Crowe is a member of the under the efficient relief organisa- staff of the Canton office of Messrs. tion, in which the officers and men Jardine Matheson and Company, of His Majesty's Ships are taking ant, accompanied by his wife, hoja prominent part. left some little time ago on fur-] The injured and other sufferers an, receiving every possible care and attention, and the situation is

lough in New Zealand.

ter.

In Napler Quake.

bum-

hre

measures now being taken in an endeavour to The Telegraph has received in- | remove the danger to health from quiries for news of Mr. Crowe, but the damaged sanitation services, the necessity of a for the present, the names of the may obviate victims are not available, It is ompulsory evneuation of the hoped that a list will be prepared own. in the next few days. No message has been received from Mr. Crowe since the catastrophe but this may. of course, be due to the breakdown of the telegraph system.

Inhabitants Fortitude.

THE EAST TOXTETH BYE-ELECTION. -

TORIES EASILY RETAIN THE SEAT.

POLLING VERY LOW.

London, Feb. 5. The bye-election in the East He then turned to the alr and Toxteth Division of Liverpool, took his pilot's licence in 1911, caused by the elevation to the [soon showing the Ingenuity and | Peerage of Mr. Henry Mond on

daring which made him world the death of this father, Lord! famous. He conducted the first Melchett, has reaulted in the Con- | experiments ever made with senservatives retaiping the seat by a planes and led the way In the largely increased majority. · The development of night dying. He polling was as follows: also conceived the idea then en-

Mr. P. G. T¿ Buchan-Hep- tirely new of launching a plane

burn (Con. Mr. Burden (nhour) from u vessel at sea. He achieved] the feat for the first time in the history of aviation in 1912.

Brought Down Zeppelin. ́ During the war he took part in the campaigns In Belgium, France. the Dardanelles. Egypt and the Red Sea and promotion. 1

received rapid 1918 he tried the Inunching of a machine from lighter towed at high speed, by destroyer, with the object of get- ting height quickly. At the first attempt, the plane crash in Samson nearly lost his life, the

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17,040. 6,650.

Conser med. 11,400. Reuter

At the last General Election, Mr. Henry Mond held the seat for the Conservatives by a majority of 7774 over the Labour candi date in a three-cornered contest. The figures were:-Mr. Moad, [Con.), 17,678; Mr. J. J. Cleary (Lab.), 9,904; Mr. A. 0. Roberts

Lib.), 9,287.

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niew

FOUR MILES A MINUTE

IN "BLUE-BIRD."

SEGRAVE'S LAND SPEED RECORD BEATEN BY 14 M.P.H.

120 YARDS A SECOND!

Poddar Bida.

SCHOOLBOYS

LEFT IN

MENTAL MUDDLE.

HEADMASTER ON FORCING PACE.

COLONY'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AT FAULT,

GOVERNOR'S PROMISE.

Some very outspoken com. ments upon the weaknesses of the, Colony's educational system were made by Mr. F. J. de Rome, Headmaster of Queen's College, at the an nual prize-giving to-day.

In particular, Mr. de Rome criticised the forcing of the pace in Senior schools in order to get boys to take Matriculation In three years, declaring that the " foundations are badly laid, and that it results in mental muddle. He agreed with the suggestion that Matriculation be replaced by School Leaving Certificate Examinations.

His Excellency the Governor, who distributed the prizes, ad- mitted that the resulta of the recent University examinations CAPTAIN Malcolm Campbell made a new world's were very disappointing, and land speed record of 245.733 miles an hour attions for changes in the system. said he was making investiga. Daytona Beach yesterday, driving his how car the Napier-Campbell "Blue-bird." The difference between the new and the old records, 14.371 miles an hour, is faster than the time in which the average man can run a mile!

'One-tenth of a second between his times for two runs made a difference of 1.6 miles! His average speed works out at over 360 feet per second! Yet Captain Campbell, hurtling through space at this colossal speed, kept his car in perfect control, and immediately after- wards attempted a new record for a "Baby" Austin.

bent

Headmaster's Report.

I find

the

In the course of a lengthy romarked annual report, the Headmaster that punctuality and regularity of attendance exercise a great effect on discipline and tone, without which no good work.. the average attendance for ean be done in any school. year was only 86% on an average 40-50 boys were absent every day, in the school was absent for about or again on an average, each boy 214 weeks during the school year. Parents go to no end of trouble to get their sons into the school and I could only wish that their senas of responsibility did not cease there. Many boys seem to suffer from a plethora of minor allments and are absent on the slightestTM- provocation: perhaps, owing to living conditions this cannot be avoided, but what can and should be avoided is the habit of parents. weeks at a stretch to solace the in withdrawing their sons for sufferings of an

mother or uncle. aged grand-

There was obviously not a great deal of interest taken in the bye- now under complete control.

election, as 14,279 fewer votur The last news received from Mr.

Although a considerable

went to the poll than at the FAMOUS DRIVER'S CAR DESCRIBED. Crowe came from Napier and it is her of women and children

lighter pussing over him. He w

General Election. This is prob believed that he must have been leaving Sapier it is considered a second attempt and provedly accounted for by the fact that in Napier at the time of the flans-possible that the

the value of the plan and by this East Toxteth is a "safe" Conser means he brought down a Zeppelin vative sent. The polling shows, raider soon afterwards.

New York, Feb. 5. "Napier-Campbell" and it incorpor- Hle conducted the long Empire by 638, whilst Labour was

that the Conservative vote shrunk

Captain Malcolm Campbell, the lates entirely new ides in the stream- flights in 1927 which showed the fewer than 4,354 voter down.

British racing motorist, achieved laing of motor-cara, high efficiency of R.A.F. equip

his life's ambition on the beach It is driven by a 12-cylinder Napier Mr. Buchan-Hepburn, the ment. in addition to his British mumber, unsuccessfully contested t Daytona, Florida, to-day: Lion super-charged type. "D" en honours, he was the holder of the Wolverhampton

East

The driving his new "Bluebird" ear at

gine, exactly similar to those used Croix de Guerre and was

an average speed for bursts in in the last seaplane race for the a Che General Election in three-

the two directions of 245.733 miles un Schneider Cup, and which will be The inhabitants have shown re-Reuter and I. B. S.

valier of the Legion of Honour-cornered

This is an age-long complaint fight In which markable calmness and fortitude

hour! Liberal was returned. He is the

used In the 1931 Schneider Cup but in these so called enlightened of Head Masters of this College,

in their severe

Captain Campbell trial and there

second son Sir Archibald

the race.

Castrol was used for lubrica- days, and certainly days of mura Buchan-Hepburn,

was world's record set up by the late tion purpoREN. have been many acts of heroism,

and

strenuous endeavour than People throughout the country

Attache to H. M. Embassy at Con-Sir Henry Segrave by over 1 Wellington, Feb. 6.

The ear has a special three-speed generation ago, I think it is about are responding to the call for as-

stantinople from 1925 to 1927. ailes un hour, Segrave's speedi

and reverse gear-box, The town of Hastings, twenty sistance with promptitude and

and final time that parents realised that re- In 1921, he was High Sheriff of being 231.362 m.p.h. miles from ruined Napier, was bad-senerous unselfishness

His time for the flying measured drive by bevel, the gear-box, pro- gulur irregularity fa fatal to their which

Staffordshire.

mile on the southward trip was pellor-shaft and differential casing suns chances of promotion. by reshaken at ten o'clock to-night compel the greatest admiration. when violent earth tremers recom-Indy Bledisloe and i will leave

being off-set so that the driver is see no reason why the average 14.60 seconds, equivalent to #

seated beside and partly below them, attendance should not be in the menced.

for the stricken area on Saturday.

A bye-eletion is necessitated in speed of 246.575 miles an hour.

On the return journey, he com-The steering gear is duplicated and region of 96: so far this year Strict martial law is being en- The Duke and Duchess of York

the Pontypridd Division of Glam-| forced and armed pickets are pBledisloe conveving the apprecia- tereived A cable from Lord

organshire owing to the resigna-pleted the mile in 14.70 seconds. Yacuum servo brakes act on all four there are signs of an Improve

wheels. The radiator is carried four

ment and I hope it will continuo. trolling the streets to prevent lost- Fijan of those who suffered bereava lavished to-day upon a new tel. 1. Mardy Jones, who at the tion of the Labour member, Mr.

feet in front of the front axle and in separately stream-lined. ment and injure in the earthquake A train conveying the seriousand of all the Dominion for the cares of people injured in the quake sympathy expressed in a telegram

Ing.

A

Hastings Reshaken.

London Enquiries,

is expected to leave for the south from their Highnesses. to-morrow morning, and a refugee train will depart in the afternoon. It is hoped to run the first train to Napier on the 7th instant,

Veronica Stranded,

11.M.S. Veronica, the Httle sloop, whose commander and erew played a splendid part in the rescue work after the Napier disaster and after their vessel had escaped destruction by a miracle, is at present strand- ed in six feet of water at high tide The vessel draws twelve feet of water, and her position illustrates the upheaval under the arn.

FASTEST AIRMAIL

CARRIER.

NEW FOKKER PLANE IN LONDON.

London, Feb. 5. Considerable expert interest was

engined Dutch nir-liner arrival at Croydon.

on

ita

the

of

Three More Contests,

London, Feb. 6.

General Election in three-corner- ed contest, had a majority of 6,000 It is styled the Fokker F 12, over the Liberal and of 17,000 over and it develops 4,350 horse-power. work as a pit-boy at the age of 12 Conservative.. He started! the fastest uir-liner in Europe at the present

and subsequently, bêçame politien time.

agent of the Miners' Federation at Pontypridd.

paa-

The New Zealand High Com-embodies a spacious cabin with misaloner in London. Sir Thomas accoinmodation for sixteeni Wilford, this morning conversed sengers and a large quantity of from his Chelsea home with the mails. Prime Minister, Mr. Forbes, via Sydney, by telephone, when it was confirmed that the casualties are confined to Hawkes Bay County. Wairoa and Napfer.

the victims would be available to- Mr. Forbes hoped that a list of

morrow.

Amsterdam, and the Amsterdam- The plane will serve-the-Croydon- Batavia routes.-Reuter,

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

Other bye-elections pending are) at Fareham (Hampshire) and East Islington.--British Wirelens,

or 244.897 miles an hour.

·

The excellence of the feat is enhanced by the fractional dif- ference between the two speeds. Although it works out at 1,678) miles no hour, the difference in time was only one-tenth of a second!

Campbell's Confidence.

Queer Protuberance.

Basement Cleaned Up.

After referring to the age of the building and the almost con- The outstanding feature of thisstant necessity for repairs of t shining blue monstor is the queer major nature making protuberance, at the very front, of increasingly difficult to do good the radiator and its cowling Shap work, the Headmaster said:-- About half of our classes have to ed not unlike the old-type Flat radiator, and roughly of horseshoe work with artificia) Ught the whole day: the lighting of these Campbell's confidence in his cur outline, it has a large cooling aur was illustrated at the end of his face and is carried on a light, well-rooma is still far from satisfac ¡first run. He had the privilege balanced structure about 4 ft. in tory. A new common room for

Anglo-Chinese masters of changing his tyres and of rest-front of the front axle and some 2

has been ing for half an hour, but Captain ft. forward of the dumb-Irong. It is.

Fashioned out a verandah.

The

basement under spacious WANG'S DETENTION bag completed the connected to the engine by one this hall, for almost half

century. outward burst in what he knew water nexion at the top and the repository of broken furni DENIED.

to be record time, waived

his two at the bottom.

ture, etc, in a filthy privilege of tyre changing and an

thy condition, and The cowling of the radiator the delight of all the cats and NANKING SEEKS CORRECTION interval, and simply swung his car bears the brunt of the

OF REPORTS.

round and raced off for the north-

wind other vermin in the neighbour- ward run.

Fressure, however, the

has been cleared out Nanking. Feb. 5. He had the wonderful vehicle un-air pasting through the honey cleaned, up, resurfaced, and light The Nabking Military Com-der splendid control from start to comb at over 200 m.p.h. has toed by the Public Works Depart- mand te to circulate letters to all finish.

escape somewhere. Therefore, the ment. It now serves as an indoor Nanking, Fob. 5.

Shanghai andi. Nanking Chinese

proper stream-lining of the body recreation room, managed by the Nanking official circles mention correction be Inserted in connexion

nowspapers demanding that a “Glants or Midget»," does not start until a point, in aidu Queen's College bruich of the the likely appointment of. Mr. with the reports of a new rising announced, Captain Campbell hard-ons, and a space of about a foot

Y.M.C.A. When the new world's record was elevation, level with the dumb Haich Pao-chiu, Secretary of the at. Nanning and the alleged deton-

Forcing the Pace. Ministry of Railways, as Chinese tion of the chief Kwangai pencely gave the onlookers time to con- is left between the radiator cow- Superintendent of the Chinese

Dealing with the examination" ction of the Canton-Kowloon delegate, General Wang Shao gratulate him on his brilliant fent,ling and the rounded nose of the Railway.

but jumped straight into a "Baby" bonnet. The air passing through results, the Headmaster said it was not surprising that only a that in the residential areas, the sympathy

Ila understood that General Austin an attempt to beat the the radiator sweeps upward, damage was not excessive.?,

from all over Great Mr. Liu Cho-kok, may be appoint with Marshal Chlang Kai-shek and metres in order to prove that Bri-rush of air

Present Superintendent, Wang Shao-kung again will confer record for cars of 45 cubic centi- tually lifting the main "overhead" small percentage of boys manage Britain, and he has also received ed ax Superintendent of the Can-Marshal. Il Chal-zum before retiah cars, glants or midgets, are the clear of the body, thus materially various subjects for Matriculation Although the Red Cross has es-many unsolicited donations for ton-Hankow Railway (Kwangtung turning South, wellen he is likely world's best-

that it passes almost to pass Junior Local and Matri

culation. The syllabus in the timated the death-rell at "con- the purpose of relief,

section).

reducing skin friction.

| is oven Wider than for. Women Rescued.

Mr. Haleh is on a visit to Canton to be assigned an important post He was, however, unsuccessful in

Centrifugal Blower.

have to at present in connexion with the in the new Kwangsi Provincial his attempt with the Austin,Ren- roll at prevent ascertained is: ap-

In three yours course cover the Government Further quale shocks occurred negotiations with British officials

ter's Americas Service. proximately 140 butas complete this afternoon, and impeded rescue In Canton regarding the suggest General Wang my seated at Schneider Cup Engine,

is unofficially suggested that

The engine is set well back in whorens at home the averans böy list will not be available for a work, which has revealed numbers ed revision of the Sino-British Rehabilitation Commissioner of

the frame; indeed, with its contri- takes at least five years to cover day or two as the occupants of of crushed and mutilated bodice.

fugaltype blower in front and the the same work; and all the work agreement governing the Canton-

Captain Campbell's record break great clutch and gearbox be to the boys I have no

here in done in a language forel home of the larger buildings which (Continued on Page 18;)

Kowloon Railway galan nada tinder | Kwangal

ing, car is: omotally known etheart (Continuud on Page 18.)

The reports of serious loss of life and serious damage to property in the business portions of Napier and Hastings are confirmed in a further telegram sent by the Governor General, Lord Bledisloe, to the Do- minions Secretary, Mr. J. Thomas to-day.

The Premier stated that it is stil impossible to give any definite guro of the killed and injured in the earthquake, but in view of the anxiety which Sir Thomas Wilford explained was, felt by New Zea- landers in England, the Premiler,

said an effort would be made to send a casualty ist to-morrow.

British Sympathy. Sir Thomas Wilford has been states, however, inundated

* Residential Damage.

The telegram

siderably over a thousand," Lord

Bledisloe states that the death-

with

MUSKARGA

of

SUGGESTED NEW CHINESE SUPERINTENDENT.

It

fa

Matriculation: he wondon