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THE WIZA=AN FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1931.

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VAIN HUNT FOR BROPHY. TRIUMPH FOR MR. GOLD RUSH

DISAPPEARANCE

COMPLETE.

LUZON SCOURED SINCE DAWN.

GRAVEST FEARS.

("Telegraph" Special),

Manila, Mar. 20. Not for the first time since his adventurous flight began, grave fears for Mr. G. W. Brophy are being entertained.

chine.

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ANOTHER CRISIS

DEVELOPING · IN COALFIELDS.

SPREADOVER SYSTEM TO END THIS MONTH.

WAGES PROTECTION,

Landon, Mar. 19.

More trouble in the coalfields in expected to result from a decision

BALDWIN.

WINS ST.GEORGE'S ELECTION.

MR. DUFF COOPER IN BY NEARLY 6,000.

RESULT FIGURES.

London, Mar. 20. Mr. Baldwin has scored

of the Miners' Delegate Conference great personal triumph over the to-day, refusing to sanction the con-Press Barons in the Bye-election tinuance of the spreadover of at St. George's, Westminster, hours system beyond the end of in which widespread interest March,

has been taken owing to the virulent attacks made upon his leadership of the party?

The system is one whereby the miners work for a ninety-hour fort light as best suits the Incal con ditions, instead of fixed seven and a half hour daily.

Mr. A. Duff Cooper (Com.) 17,242 Sir Ernest Petter (Ind. Con.) 11,532,

Baldwin majority

5,710

IN MEXICO. ›

STAMPEDE AFTER BIG STRIKE.

ALI BABA'S CAVE.

New York, Mar. 19.

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The biggest gold rush for many years' is now proceeding in Mexico, the stampede being. in full swing about a hundred miles to the North-East of Mazatlan, in the Province of Sinaloa.

036 BRANNU

DAZOLE 1071 10 FATH

RESISTANCE/

TORT

DUNLOP

The Ture of Rugged Strength

LOCAL BRANCH.

FATAL SMASH Earthquake in

Philippines.

OF CRACK-

LONDON | EXPRESS.

INQUEST VERDICT

SENSATION.

DRIVER TO BE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

CHEF'S PUDDING.

London, Mar. 19. A verdict of manslaughter on for against John Eskdale, the driver

Islands Rocked from End to End.

Poddir Bldg.

FULL STORY

. OF LOSS OF CHANG KIANG

DRAMATIC RESCUE. BY WARSHIP.

HEAVY DAMAGE. VESSEL POUNDED BY

HEAVY SEAS.

Heavy onrthquake damage re- ported from the Philippines dis- closes the origin of the tremor which startled residents In Hong- kong yesterday afternoon. Only the most violent of the shocks was perceptible in Hongkong. round about 2.25 p.m. but there

TWO DAYS ON FOG BOUND REEF.

several days, ever sture a roof the Edinburgh to London ex-appear to have been a number, FOURTEEN DEAD.

QUA

The rush Jus been

spector tumbled apon what is press which was derailed near one after the other. believed to be an Ali Baba's Cave, Carlisle on

It seems fairly clear that this

January 3, killing Router reports that a series of particular cave was best discover three passengers and injuring earthquakes rocked the Philippine ed several years aga by the notori.twenty others, was recorded by Islame from Aparri to Jolo, the Mexican bandit, Heraclio Coroner's Jury at the conclu- greatest damage being caused at Bernal, who carried on his depresion of a lengthy enquiry into locos Norte where churches, con- dations in this region in the time the circumstances.

vents, and Government buildings The disaster occured as the are reported to have been destroy- 448 votes secured by the late Sir bring big nuggets of raw gold into where the L.N.E.R. line joins the many years.

The figures compare with 22. of General Dinz.

The story goes, that he used to express was approaching a curve

el in the most violent quake for Laming Worthing-Evans at the Inst eluetion, when the oppositioning his source of supply. Searches lisie Station. The engine loft the the nearby towne without disclos. L.M.S. about a mile north of Car- was provided by a Labour cand. date. Mr. J. G. Butler, who pofte:t

ralls, overturned and partly buried itself in the cinder embarkment. 6,204 votes. The total poll on this occasion was 30 less than setter-

The first coach was swung across day.

four sets of metals, the dining saloon was telescoped and flung down the ombankment, while anothor couch landed on top of the other! wreckage. The three killed and minst of the injured were travel- liug in the first coach. The dri- ver was among those Injured.

At noon to-day, twenty-seven hours after his departure from Macao, the American airman had not put in an appearance gat| Three months ago, despite the Manila, or at any point of com- ban by the National Miners' Fed. munication with Manila, and no eration, South Wales, Scotland and trace has been found of his ma- other districts decided in favour of the splendover because they Saval and array almen have feared a reduction in wages. The been searching since the break reduction was demanded by the of day for signs of the missing employers if the sproudover was flier, scouring the isolated coun- not adopted. try in North Luzon with- The

position will recur unters the Government or legisla- Live action is secured to protect! miners' wages. To-tay The confer. morning,ence instructed the Executive to anxious watchers at Manila, in-get into touch with the Government | tant part in the campaign, the.. eluding M. Brophy, were startled on the matter, into the temporary belief that n was well, a message being wire. lessed by the Bureau of Posts operater at Lingayen, announcing that

out success.

Relier and Disillusion.

At one time this

Brophy had arrived there at 8.20 .m., and had departed in the direction of Manila ten minutes later.

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Simbar dilleulties are arising in France, message from Douai stating that there is a possibility of a general coal strike in France at the end of the month because the owners want to cut wages. The Government, owners and miners are now conferring-Reuter.

Indio Speech.

India has also played an impor

Rothermere and Beaverbrook or gaus carrying flaming headines In protest against the Baldwin Indin policy.

In this connexion, an interesting speech was made to-night in Lon- don by the Maharaja of Burd was, who declared that Lord Irwin had weathered a bigger storm than India had known since the Mutiny..

He defended British policy in

There was no word of where THE OXFORD CREW India and denied that British pre-

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Brophy had spent the night, and when referred ta officials Nichols Field, the message was discredited, the opinion being expressed that the operator had been cont fused by the arrival of one of the Army amphibinn machines engaged in the search for the airman.

IMPRESSES.

FINE ROWING CAUSES THE CRITICS THOUGHT.

London, Mar. 19. The crities may be compelled to modify their views regarding Oxford's chances in the Boat Race on Saturday after this morning's work in which they did their best bit of rowing since their arrival at Pulney.

They put in an excellent three minutes of fast rowing. in which Holdsworth stroked thirty-eight in the first minute, dropped to thirty- goor and finished at thirty-six.

stige had been surrendered.

He expressed the opinion that Gandhi's movement would either end in swallowing up Gandhi, or in Gandhi dissociatings himself from it. Reuter.

EXPRESS WRECK IN

FRANCE.

TEN KILLED AND FIFTY INJURED.

Report Discredited.

Paris, Mar. 19. Communication was established

Ten persons are reported to have been killed and more than fifty with Lingayen and it was 'dis-

The remainder of the outing injured in a train smash at overed that Brophy did not arrive which was rather extended was Etampes, where the express from there. The operator admitted that devoted to starts and puddling. Paris to Bordeaux collided with a he had not been certain of Cambridge, by contrast, adopted gooda train.--Reuter. the identity of the planea polley of taking rest before which did not land, but cir-the battle. They had no outing eled above. The report was in the morning, and were aut only therefore immediately discredited, for a short spell in the afternoon.

The search is being pursued on) -Reuter.

an organised system, in the hope;

that the only thing mins Ея IL

shortage of petrol and that trophy MURDER OF LADY

is safe Luzon.

somewhere In North

Gravest Fears,

Up to the present, however, no denite news of him has been! received since he left Maeno. Hej was to have headed for the Pratas i Shut before striking south for Luzon, and it does not appear that he was seen by the officials at the

Pratos.

MISSIONARIES,

TREMENDOUS INDIGNATION

IN AMERICA.

Washington, Mar. 19. Tremendous indignation has been aroused throughout America over the murder in Yunnan-fu of the two missionaries, Mrs. Miller und Mrs. While,

instructed the

It is pointed out that 'Brophy's The State Department bas

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BRITON FOUND

HANGING.

TRAGIC DISCOVERY IN SHANGHAI

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghal, Mar. 2. The community has been shocked by the discovery of the body of Mr. H. B. Cathrick, a Briton in the employment of the Dunlop Rubber Company. who was found hanging from

a transom in his apartment at 84. Klaochow Road, just . before midnight on Wednes-

day.

The tragedy was discovered when Mr. G. Kiles, of the Equitable Banking Corpora tion, who shared an apartment with Mr. Cathrick, roturned to the apartment.

The Inquest was opened by the Coroner, Mr. Haines, yes. terday, and is being continued to-day.

Mr. Cathrick, who was well- known, was aged 30 years. No letters or other documents which would throw light on the tragedy have been found.

"LERTAIN FASILJENO VANOESAgnatiusuntan murit

Driver's Speed Estimate. In the course of the inquiry, Joha Eskdale, giving evidence, naid he was certain that the engine was not derailed. He thought it simply turned over. He estimated. his speed at about 15 mitea hour. He said he was ten minutes late leaving Hawick, but said he was not aware that he had made up any inst time.

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adde Reuter, occurred at 2.25 in The M084 disastrous shock,

the afternoon.

are re-

A graphic story of the sinking of the French coastal steamer Chang Kiang, which struck a reef off Kieshan la- land on Monday afternoon and sank with a loss of four- teen lives yesterday, comes to hand this morning from French naval sources. carried out by the French sloop

Brilliant rescue work

Marne, which arrived four hours

Was

A number of persons ported to have been injured in before the vessel foundered. the collapse and destruction of Terrific seas were running, ren- buildings, but up to the present dering the work rescue extreme- no deaths have been announced. ly difficult,

The damage is estimated at several millions of pesos.

FRENCH AIRMEN

DETAINED.

MAY BE RELEASED BY TO-MORROW.

The guard of the train estimat-taining them. ed the speed at between 40 and 50 miles an hour at the time of the accident..

Officers Safe.

Captain Cruchot, the skipper, and other officers are safe.

They were, token off by the French sloop: Marne, which was exercising In Northern waters, when she picked up an 8.0.5. message, which sont her with two other French War vessein rushing to the scene..

The stricken vessel, which was a Tokyo, Mar. 19, fairly large coastal vessel of 1717 The Japanese authorities have tons net, was equipped with wire- telegraphed to Seoul expressing less. regret to Messrs. Burtin. and

Leaving Hongkong last Friday, Moench, of the necessity of de-she was on her way to Shanghai when she encountered dense fog. It is hoped that after an Investi-Thereafter no news was received gation to allow them to continue from her, until she aont to Tokyo, but probably this will 8.0.5. messages

out advising ships not be permitted until Saturday.

of the disaster. It seenia that the airmen wore Christopher Johnson, an L.M.S. previously warned several times telegraph wireman. said: "through the French Embassy should think that the train was against taking the Moppo route, going about 60 miles an hour. It owing to the fact that it is a indicated in the message picked was quite apparent to me that it fortified area.

up by the Marne was Hieshan was going too fast round the Their detention was ordered Island, upon the rocks of which, curve."

Varied Opinions.

Other witnesses estimated the speed at 50,20 to, 25, "a little over 30." and 20 miles an hour.

Joseph Hardy, senior dining-car attendant on the train, said that as they approached Carlisle there seemed more oscillation than usual. Some of the tables collaps- have often been made but untiled and several cructs fell to the the other day when a prospector floor. He thought the train was came across it by chance. it hud going at between 30 and 40 miles are puzzled regarding never been found. the cause of the accident.

Exporta

ar bour. express was practically through the attacking the quartz rocks

Hundreds of prospectors are now "As far as i could judge," he with | added, "we were travelling faster station when the two rear coaches hunting-knives in their frenzy to than we had ever travelled before inexplicably jumped the rails and make a strike, Sixteen hundred on this part of the line." were smashed into against a stationary train along claims have already been staked Thrown Through Window.

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The express was able to proceed with the uninjured and slightly

immediately on their arrival at Seoul. They should have taken the Mukden route which had been sanctioned.-Router..

TRIBUTES TO SIR CHAS. ELIOT.

MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD 'IN TOKYO.

Wrecked On Island.

The position of the wreck as

within view of Pel U Shan Light- houso, she was cast.

Three French warships cop- verged on the spot, but it was the Marne which Arst roached the scene, and effected a rescue in the nick of time, just before the vessel finally went over.

The facts connected with the wrecking cf the Chang Kiang and the subsequent rescue of hor pas- sengers under what must have been extremely difficult; circum- elances were briefly communicated Tokyo, Mar. 20. in a radiogram sent out by the A simple but impressive service Marne and courteously communi- was held this morning at the Eng-enter to the Telegraph to-day.. lish Church in memory of Sir

Fog Blanket. * Charles Eliot, who died at sen on Ithorto it is reported, pro- Joseph Bracken, chef on the Monday whilst en route to Eng- It would appear that two days spectors have dug out more than train, said he did not

consider land.

after her doparture from Hong- Baron Shidehara, Minister for kong, the Chang Kinng ran into fast as it approached the curve,

round the mountain, streams,

injured, after the wrecked tall had twelve hundred mounda of gold.that the train was travelling to Foreign Affairs, who was a close a thick blanket of fog, which

valued at more than £75,000.-

| been detached-Reuter,

CABINET RANK FOR MR. MORRISON.

PROMOTION FOR TRANSPORT MINISTER.

gasolene would have been ex hausted by 6.50 p.m. last night. Minister at Nanking to insist on

London, Mar. 19. The Prime Minister has Invited No word of his being sighted by the murderers being immediately

the any, shipa has been

to received brought

Justice-Reuters || Mr. Herbert Morrison,

Minister of Transport, to be a oxcept from the Sui An which American Service. sighted the red plane about fifteen An enthier telegram from Nank- member of the Cabinet-British miles outside Macao.

Ing says the murderers of the Wirelcos. Before leaving Macab. Brophy two lady missionaries have been said he thought his machine could capture by the Yunnan Provincial float for forty-eight hours on the authoritien. soa, if he was forced down, and the weather was not soverei

Contmander Cabral, of the Mazno Aviation Force, has been searching the water in the vicinity of Macao for trace of the missing flier..

Pratas reports not having seen hi This may have beon, "dug „tot heavily overensi sky..

FORMER GERMAN

CHANCELLOR.

mobile

Reuter's American Service.

The "strike" appears ter

an navigation

"I was lifting a semolina pudding personal friend of Sir Charles, made have been made in the Sierra Made out of the oven," he added. "when and a large number of other high hazard in those waters.

Japanese dignitaries, together range of mountains just over the the accident happened. I did not a Brit and

notice anything unusual about the diplomats, attended. Sinnton border.

speed just before the, accident. and I did not feel any alarm. I

CENTRAL AFRICA AIR MAIL.

ARRIVES IN ENGLAND IN NINE DAYS,

extreme

She lost sense of her position foreign apparently and on Monday, in the Striking tributes are paid by the afternoon, she struck a rack off an Islet known as Kieshan Island, vernacular newspapers to. Sir was thrown through the window Charles, both as a diplomat and a The disaster occurred close

Ple I have no recollection of where scholar. Real regret is expressed to landed. I regained consciousness on the doctor's table in the in- firmary."

"Did you actually get the semo lina pudding, out of the oven be fore the accident?" asked Mr. Mason, a Trade union official.

"Yes," replied the chef. "I had it in my hand." happened to it," suggested Mr. I. "Perhaps you can tell us what

U Shan Lighthouse,

dense

at the passing of such a staunch whose warning light must have

been obliterated by the Aupporter of Anglo-JapanOBO friendship. Reuter.

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The damage sustained was not of an extent to rendor, imminent. It danger to the passengers, Revonue Officer Humphreys before is presumed they were able to Mr Humbton, at Howloon this mone ing, charged an Insurance broker, Hin put off in boats and land on the Kwai, with having prepared opiumat Island while a call for rescue. was fendant admitted boiling opium and less equipment. 172, Sai Young Chel Street. The de sent out through the vossel's wire.

Sheerejat 90%

London, Mar. 19. Mr. Morrison has latterly come The Grat. air mail liner from with the new Road Traffic Act, served at Croydon this afternoon into prominence in connexion Central Afrten to Great Britain which has been described as the at the scheduled time, having Killin Gouern Superintendent, was fined $50, or one month's Impr Four Hours' Grace. Government's greatest domestic covered 5,114 miles in nine, days, Scottish aroa, L.M.S. The chef comment.

The triumph.

polica a saving of twenty-three days as Joined in the general laughter, but

The French sloóp Marne, re- created by the Act are sometimes compared with surface transport.did not reply.

contly In Hongkong, was exercia: raferred to as/"traffic copa," but The first stage of the flight,

there he had never known a training in Northern waters; Sigholman's Remark.

pasa. his box at that speed as this term is not popular at from Mwanze in Tanganyika, to

sho plcked up the 6.0.8. Home, they have been given the Khartoum, was covered by the Andrew Graham, signalman "at "The remark"about:80 miles an

the soone nickname of "Morrisons. Another Imperial

At Khartoun the after the crash the men on duty moment, and he agreed. It was arrived

Thursday morning. Th U.S. destroyers and aircraft-

Transport has in hand is the mail was transferred to a land in the Canal Junction, box tele bad remark to make.

wax effected of all those carriera are co-operating in the The condition of Herr Mueller, port systems,

Berlin, Mar 19.

amalgamatiel of London's trans- plane and flown to Cairs, where it poned to him and asked what was The Coroner's Jury came to the the stricken Vessel „li

wrong with the Waverley express conclusion that. Eskdale was drty- ception of $14, whi search, but as the day drugs on the former Chancellor, is most

was joined by hopes are: gradually disappearing.

A second

`bank," added: Mr. Graham cures. recorded a verdict, or have lost their “İlyesŝij critical.:

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