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LOCAL BRANCH,

BUDGET CRISIS.

Fateful

Cabinet

Session.

Sharp

Differences.

NINE HOURS GIVES

AGREEMENT.

London, Aug. 19.

The Cabinet adjourned to

night after

ก nine hours'

session dealing with the economy proposals, and it is that An reliably learned

agreement was reached on the set of figures to balance the Budget.

It is slated further that no

decision was taken regarding the

Pudder Bldg.

VILLAGE STORY OF KWONGSANG DISASTER. HANKOW

Dramatic Search for

Captain C. I. A. Hendry.

ZEPPELIN MEETS

suggestion of a ten per cent. BAD WEATHER.

tariff for revenue purposes, The Cabinet will meet again to-mor

row night.

The meeting was the longest held for many by British Cabinet Vera.

There was a full attendance

on assembly at eleven o'clock, when the Prime Minister and his Tour colleagues of the sperial committer presented their proposals,

Prolonged Discussion,

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isted, with The discussion short interval for lunch, until seven clock this evening. The Ministers then separated having sat for 64% hours. The meeting was resumed after dinner and continmed

early midnight.

until

Gusty Conditions

for Landing.

RETURN TRIP.

London, Aug. 19. The giant German airship, the! Graf Zeppelin, completed her twenty-four hours tour of the British Isles when she landed at Hanworth Aerodrome at seven; have o'clock this evening and disem-1 The prolonged discussions caused no surprise in view of the barked her passengers. magnitude of the issues. Cabinet was seeking to reach finite decision on the proposals to be put before representative meet ings of the Labusar Party as the trade unions to-morrow,

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Previously there had been some! the possibility of de-doubt as to

landing under the gisty conditions! and she had circled over London for nearly an hour. The opera tion was. Inwever, carried out without a hitch.

Three Possible Survivors.

for Three

GRIM EVIDENCES AT SANSHA.

COMPRADORE'S BOOK & WIRELESS PANEL.

Mr. M. B.. Shroff, a cousin of Mr. J. H. Ruttonjes of Hongkong, who, it is feared, lost his life in the dijanter.

FLOOD

HORROR.

THAMES VALLEY 300 DEAD IN JUNK

FLOODED.

BRITAIN IN GRIP

OF STORMS.

WATER-LOGGED.

London, Aug. 20. Britain, particularly South- ern England, is in the grip of the worst summer weather for decades, terrifically heavy rainstorms having been ox- perienced all over the coun- try. Floods have disorganis- ed communications in many

A. DRAMATIC SEARCH is now in progress for three possible survivors of the Kwongsang tragedy, one of the European officers, and two Chinese members of the crew. Villagers at Sansha, a small township on one of the countless bays in North Fukien, have stated quite definitely that all three were seen Wish Father to parts of the country. 1,7 alive, marooned on an unnamed island on Monday last, seven days after the disaster.

H.M.S. Sepoy and the s.s. Fooshing, whose joint efforts have established the tragic fact of the loss of the Kwongsang, have now abandoned enquiries in this direction and are engaged in an exhaustive search for the men reported to have survived. Dozens of small uninhabited islands are to be found in the vicinity, and their anxious quest may take some time.

A graphic story of the sinking of the Kwongsang has been related to the investigators by villager eye- witnesses. The vessel seems to have battled through the terrific seas of Sunday night, and she appeared in a sinking condition near Chupi on Monday morning. The Kwongsang was practically helpless in the grip of the storm and foundered at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 10.

FORMER SKIPPER'S ESCAPE.

Thought.

German Views on Basle Report.

REPARATION CUTS.

Baale, Aug. 19. Certain passages in the Re- part of the Committee of in- ternational bankers have been construed in Some quarters of Germany as a recommendation for the im- mediate revision of repara- tions.

The army manoeuvres of the First Division at Aldershot, which were planned to continue t Friday, had to be cancelled to-day on account of the bad weather conditions. Troups which were in action last night were drench- ed by torrential rain and the coup- try is water-logged.

Floods in the Thames Valley have Increased to-day and the river is fourteen inches above the summer board.

MISHAP.

Madness Overtakes Many Victims.

Hankow, Aug, 20. The flood horror is getting on the nerves of the stricken -populace of the Wuhan cities and dozens of suicides are occurring. Nights of utter darkness, food getting scar- cer, and the onslaught of cholera and typhoid, are straining many unfortunate victims to the breaking-point of sanity.

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The river dropped about two inches on Tuesday, but rose further four inches yesterday and seems How to be remaining stationary at a record high level.

Three hundred refugees wern drowned yesterday when four big janks employed by the Government to remove people from dangerous regions overturned and mank. 8lx othern conveyed nearly 800 people to safety.

Many women and children were among the victims of this distress- ing tragedy.

Hotel Collapsen.

The present month has been the

On Tuesday night, the Ying wettest of the year so far, and last night's rain in the South was Pau Hotel collapsed and burled The of the residents. An inch many exceptionally heavy. and three quarters was recorded casualty list is said to have been at Petersfield in Hampshire, No extremely heavy. Scores of houses immediate improvement in the are toppling daily and numerous weather is expected.--British more substantial atructures are

threatened with the same fate. Wireless,

Welsh Landslides.

The Mitsubishi godown has followed that of the Brunner Mond and others into collapse.

The emergency flood dams are

Actually, however, no definite! Landslides have caused much reference to revision is contained damage in North Wales and crops giving way at dozens of different in the report, although it al-have been damaged over a ludes in carefully guarded terms area.

the effect of Germany's

to

The villagers were anable to and search being made for the external obligations and

the

her

wide

points and there is scarcely any part of the Wulan cities which is not under nt least seven foot of water. in some places, the depth

immiify the last vessel as the s.. three posible survivors who, the dangers likely to be encoun- DR. MARIE RIGHT exceeds twenty feet.

The decisions finally reached can.

Sir John Simon's Interest,

Kwongsang. but they stated that villagers state, were seen alive on not be made known at present as

past policy of borrowing from they are in the same entegory as

She stayed down for about half the ship they saw sinking was an unnamed island on Monday."tered if she continues

Those tard the Kwangsan abroad almost as great sume as Budget proposals and the same secrecy must, therefore, he observed. Jon hour and Dr. Bekönér received small reil-funnelled steamer.

It went down in the neighbour were: on board Sir John Simon (who in-

Captain C. A. H. Hendry, she has to pay out in the form of It is understood, however that vestigated the 1.101 disaster), and hood of Papei Pass. - the discussion regarding the tariff showed hins the equipment of the scheme revealed very sharp dif-control cabin. ferences of upinton and einvles in close touch with the Government

emphasise that the Ministers found their task very compliented and very

ifficult.

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They also stated that about! forly bodies of the victions were!

Shortly before right o'clock, the washed up on an island crmarked on Treat airship rose from the ground the chart but not named) in the and heading for Central London rentre of Funing Day started her homewart jourary to Friedrichshafen

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In the roure of the enquiries ande by the lansing, parties from: The trip round Britain of about the Sepoy and the Poushing, a tickets of compradore's Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr.

one thousand miles was confined to book will meet Mr. Philip Snowden

adverse stamped "Kwongsang" were Inand England and Ireland Neville Chamberlain and Sir Samuel Hoare, of the Conservative Party, and Sir Herbert Samuel and Mr. Bonald Maclean, of the Literal Party at No. 10, Downing Street to-morrow of 10a.m. when the

だらしい

weather reports prevented Drat Sanaha, giving definite proof

the wrecked skip was Eckener from visiting Glasgow and that

Todo-China Company's vessel. Edinburgh as he had intended.

of the Ludies of Many victims have been found by Sepoy and Foushing. Some of them

the the

What is apparently a wireless In passing over Hall at noon Dr. Erkener dipped the Zeppelin in installation panel was also found will be explained instute to the memory of the men of fat Sansha, propemals sufficient detail to enable them to the Airship R38 which blew up over determine whether support can be

On landing. the River Humber. given to the Government.

the Master of Sempill and the other passengers stated that they had had a very good time despite the bad weather and that it had been Krol flight.British Wireless

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The Prime Minister will then communicate the proposals, but only in alline, to meetings of Labour supporters.

The May Report.

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The Cabinet will reassemble -8.30 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday) to rear the results of the meetings..

Later,

The Cabinet spent a considerable time, It is learned, in discussing the Report of the May Committee on erouemy, with which some of the Cabinet proposals do not agree..

Keen opposition is expressed to the abolition of the Empire Mar- keting Board as proposed in the May Report. Labour supporters regard the Board us a bargain with our overseas Dominions.

The Daily Herald, indeed, says that abolition will certainly not be approved.-Reuter. And Wireless.

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British

CHILE DEFAULT.

MORATORIUM FOR THE REST OF YEAR.

New York, Aug. 19.

Royal Honeymooners. Among those brought to Eng- land by the Zeppelin were the newly married Princess Déana and her husband, the Archduke Anton. It has been reported that! they might try to fly to America in an aeroplane given them, as ai wedding present..

LLOYD GEORGE PROGRESSES.

TO GO TO HIS COUNTRY RESIDENCE.

London, Auf. 19.

Mr. S. E. McKinlay. Chief, Engineer.

were wearing life-jackets of the I.C.S.N. Co. and it would seem that the Kwongsang was unable to launch any febionts.

Master. Mr. G. E. F. Beck, Chief Officer. Mr. Juck Rees, Second Ofeer.

reparations,

Int The report hints conditions would cause Mr. S. E. McKinlay, Chief dumping on a scale ruinotes

Engineer

Jevery other country. Mr. W. K. Cochrane, Second

Engineer.

Alr.

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senger.

these German

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This aspect of Gurmany's finan

com-

AFTER ALL.

GIVING LECTURE IN ROME.

Rome, Aug. 19. After all the fuss in done last, it is interesting to note that Dr.

IL in estimated that 100,000 people face almost certain death unless relief is forthcoming.

Japanese marines are patrolling the streets in small boats to pre- vent outbreaks of looting in the darkness of the night.

A Reuter message from Washington ANNOUNCER that the American Red Cross has allotted G$100,000,000 (approximately $400, 000,000 Mex.) to be made available Immediately for flood rellef at llankow.

The money will be transmitted by the State Department to Mr. Adame, the American Consul-General in Hankow.

K. Anus, Third Engineer, rin! crisis has been freely Mr. Motabhai B. Shroff, partner mented on in the newspapers of Marie Stopes will speak on the in the firm of H. Kuttonjce London and New York, and it can technical aspects of birth control that specin before the International Congress and Son of Shanghal, pas-hardly be argued

significance attaches to the comfor Studies regarding Population, Approximately 43 Chinese, mem- ments in the repart of the bank which is meeting at Rome, under of Signor chairmanship' e bers of the crew signed on ater's committee.

The main point of the report is

A United Pross message of the Ninte.

the emphasis on the need for Im Mussolini, on September 7.

16th says that Hankow is a city of Hongkong and the compradore's

proving Germany's currency post- Dr. Marie Stopes has been told stark horror. Electric current Former Master's Luck.

tion by restricting importk and that propaganda will not he per- does not exist. Ice-and it is mitted and that the subject must almost essential in the torrid heat But for the fact that he feared increasing exports-Renter, the typhoon might delay the ship

be treated in a purely scientific-cannot be obtained, Water fit to

drink

is impossible to obtain.. and prevent him from making con- nexion with the P. and O. steamer

FRAULEIN ETZDOF

Rajputana, on which he planned BERLIN-TO-TOKYO. to sail to England on leave. Cap-- tain A. B. Osmond, former master of the vessel, would also have been a passenger on the Kwong- At the last minute Captain Bang, Oamond changed his mind and had his luggage brought ashore.

Tragle Coincidences.

AT KAZAN.

manner.

It will be recalled that the Telephones are functioning only in a limited ares, the postal ser-

Italian Foreign Oflee issued denial that Dr. Marle Stopes vice in suspended, and no business would speak, on birth control in has been done for two days. Italy, where the duty of a woman

is to provide sons for the father-

Handenly was: "It is conceiv~ |

Kazán, Aug. 20. Fraulein Marga von Etzdorf able that they will deny it i arrived from Moscow at four Rome, but I am definitely going

my keep o'clock this afternoon, completing to

appointment."-

An additional note of tragedy is) sounded in the affair by the fact hop of about 450 miles-Reuter. Reuter.

that her last voyage was Captaini Hendry's Arst trip in permanent command of the Kwongeung, ont which he

trip on previously made but one!

Captain Ormond.

Mr. J. Rees, second officer, was on his last trip before retiroment, when he planned to leave with nik wife and 18 months old baby boy for Canada.

Mr. S. E. McKinlay, chief It is stated that Mr. Lloyd Gearge had made such good pro-

engineer, also was making a final gress following his recent serious

voyage on the vessel, to which he had been assigned temporarily, operation that It is hoped to move

while Mr. G. E. F. Bock, was him from his London home to his

An officiul statement issued by recently transferred to the Kwong residence at Churt, Surrey, bo- Jardine, Matheson and Company Enk from the Luten-ho following fore the week-end.

the raiding by pirates of that craft After a stay at Churt, he will this morning states:

"A book of Compradore's tickets at Chinking. North Wales.---- probably go to

stamped "Kwongsang" and what British Wirelcan.

a wireless Installa tion

Villagers state Sansha.

LG 3200C1on found in the

The master of the s.e. Cheong Shingvillage.

Race Ponles Lost, "Bound for Swatow; Hongkong It is learned from Santiago de has made a report at the Harbour that a vessel with a red funnel and Canton, the Kwongnang sail- Chile that the Chilean Government Office to the effect that while the ship sunk in the neighbourhood of ed from Bhanghai at 4 o'clock on! has ordered

on its way from Tangkin It Chupi Pass at 0 am on the 10th Saturday afternoon, August 8, P complete mora- was -torium on foreign debts for the re- paused a sunken funk with no masts Instant. It is also stated that 40 with approximately 2,000 tons of mainder of the year, owing to the partly aabmerged, in 24.49 N, 118 bodies were washed upon Island cargo and 12 racing ponies on lack of the necessary, funds to 87E, on August 18. The ship en (marked on chart but unnamed) in deck, the latter consigned by

Investi- Duncan and Co, to Hongkopk

(Continued on Pads, p meat the Intersal Payment countered strong easterly gales on its contre of Funing Bay.

gations are actively proceeding

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The suggestion that Britain is contemplating a ten per cent, zo- vanna tarik girée internát loʻthla yalief map an which the tariff walls of Europe are represented by brick walla fille portion to their balght. for the Longug.of Na.... Showing Spain at the highest, it was profi

tiona by Sir Chirë!

· SCOTTISH · LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

.

CELTIC ONLY TEAM TO WIN AT HOME.

London, Aug. 19,* Four Scottish League matches were played to-day, Motherwell and Celtic being among the win- ning sides. The results were:. Airdrie

0 Partick T. Ayr United

Celtic

Hamilton

| 1 || Matherwell

1

3 Hearts.

Kilmarnock

—Router

CARNEGIE GIFT.

TO NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

Wellington, N.Z,, Aug. 19. The Carnegie Institute has offer- ed a grant of £5,000 for the exten sion of the library at the Auck land University, with the unusual condition.attached that_the; librarjan shull attend a year's course at a recognised librarian ship school in U.S.

The offer has been accepted The Institute is providing 800 cover the expenses of the Ubcl