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GRIM STORY

OF TRAIN

DISASTER

TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE

FOREIGN LEGION CATASTROPHE .

120 KILLED: 150 INJURED

Paris, Sept. 15.

Grim details now forth- coming filling in the picture of the terrible French troop! train disaster in Algiers re- veal a catastrophe of a far greater magnitude than first

Dra. Ullbrich (left) and Pinquali, pilots of the "American Nurso."

ANXIETY

FOR FLIERS

reports gave reason to be FAIL TO REACH

lleve.

Death roll estimates have shot | up from 50 to 120, and the serious- ly injured are now stated to num her 150 instead of 80.

The two hundred and seventy : Foreign Legion casualties men- tioned do not include those who escaped with hurts, though they compose more than half the soldiers aboard the ill-fated train. One of the two ofleers command. ing the detachment is among those reported killed.

ROME

SARDINIA SIGHTING REPORT MYSTERY

JOY TURNS TO FEAR

Rome, Sept. 15. In place of the enthusiasm NEAR HEADQUARTERS.

which greeted the report of The train was carrying, it is understood, 510 officers, N.C.O.'s the sighting of the Trans- and men of the Foreign Legion in Atlantic plane, American the region of Tlemcen. Hear the Nurse, over Sardinia, there!

a feeling of it run off the line, and crashed into has developed grave anxiety.

Expectations of the arrival of

bendquarters of the Legion, when

a ravine.

The disaster is believed to have

been due to a subsidence of the the machine with its three permanent way. Carriages were.

On

splintered and telescoped and few occupants aboard the train escaped without completion of a injury, minor or serious.

TORRENTIAL' RAINS.

train

nonstop flight. from New York

were

The craft is

disap-

IDENTIC NOTES ON TOKYO RECOGNITION ACT

SEEKING CONFERENCE ON MANCHURIA

Changchun, Sept. 15. THE CEREMONY OF FORMAL RECOGNITION TH

OF THE MANCHUKUO GOVERNMENT BY THIS 9.10 JAPAN WAS COMPLETED AT MORNING. Reuter.

Nanking, Sept. 15.

Simultaneously with the Japanese official announce- ment of Tokyo's formal recognition of Manchukuo, the Chinese Government opened a counter-attack in the form of Notes of protest to London, Paris, Washington, Rome and Geneva, charging Japan with violating China's territorial and administrative sovereignty and demand- ing international action.

The other signatories to the Nine-Power Treaty are requested to call a conference to "take up this urgent issue".

Nanking has also protested to Tokyo.--Reuter.

Everywhere in China, notably in Shanghai and Nanking, the announcement is expected to cause trouble, though elaborate precautions have been taken to pro- vent disorders, Reuter's reports early this morning in- dicated that the populace was keyed up to a high pitch-

of excitement,

AT

The Japanese have taken the precaution of sending strong naval forces to Shanghai, Nanking and Hankow.

MARTIAL LAW

NANKING

All Demonstrations Prohibited

CANTON MAINTAINS AIR OF CALM

Nanking, Sept. 15. Martial law was declared at Haiakwan, the waterfront suburb of Nanking, last night.

All traffic was brought to a halt

No Untoward Incident Hitherto

(By Telephone.).

Canton, 2.15 p.m. Up to the present, there have been no untoward incidents here

in connexion with the Japanese some distance from the O.S.K.

recognition of Manchukuo, No Wharf and was not allowed to pro-demonstratious whatever have

ceed further,

It is believed that torrential pointed. rains in the past two or three days caused the track to collapse, pre-now many houra eipitating the

into the overdue and ravine.

there is no in- The wreckage of thirty-one formation what- coaches now lies in a heap. the soever regarding coaches having fallen one on top its whereabouts. of the other, splintering as they It is now sug- crashed. The scene. in the ravino is

of one

almost xcated that the Miss Newcomer. indescribable chaqs and a terrible report that the machine feature of the affair is that asain sighted last night at 9 pm, over tance is difficult to obtain.

Sardinia was due to mistaken identity, unless it is that the American Nurse failed at the last SHANGHAI AND NANKING Relief parties have been sent lap and has been forced down in from a neighbouring village and the Tyrrhenian Sea. the railway company's representa- tives are also on the spot, but as the disaster occurred in an in-

The giant Cunarder on the stocks at Clydebank, showing the stage roached in her construction when the decision to suspend building was roached. Resumption would give work to 3,000 men.

GIANT CUNARDER

Possible Resumption of Work

London, Sept., 14.

It is understood that conversa- tions regarding a possible resump- tion, of work on the new 78,000- tons Canard liner at Clydebank, took place yesterday and to-day, between Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.

Board

Runciman, President of the

of Trade, and Sir Thom Royden, a Director of the

Tillypronle House, Aber-

Meanwhile, the regular meeting was held at Liverpool of the ather Directors of the Cunard Company. The two Ministers have left for London-British Wireless.

at the home of the

POLICE LAUNCH

LATE NEWS.

WARNING

TO DEBTORS

AMERICA GIVES TO .MIDNIGHT

FOR POSTPONEMENT

LATE NEWS. BRITAIN TAKING INITIATIVE

GERMANY'S EQUALITY

DEMAND

MEETINGS NEXT WEEK

(Telegraph Special).

London, Sept. 15. The situation arising from Germany's claim to equality in armaments and the French rejection of the de- mand, is receiving the closest attention of Sir John Simon.

No statement regarding Brit- ain's position in the controversy is

likely to be made until the week-

end, however.

The present 'delay is adding

strength to the iden that Britain

la drawing up mediatory proposals, though what form they will take is not known.

International conversations re- garding Germany's claim were carried a stage further yesterday when the Japanese Ambassador conferred at some considerable length with M. Herriot. It is understood that Mr. Nagaoka in-^ formed M. Horriot that the Em Washington, Sept. 15, Twenty-four hours' notice has peror of Japan had approved the

of Manchukuo.- been given to America's debtors recognition

REQUESTS

drawing attention to the fact Beuter. MOVE FORECAST.

that their applications must be

in to-night if they desire "post- ponement of payments.

London, Later.

A now move by Britain regard.

on

All debtors of the United States ing the German re-armament claim who desire to exercise the post-18 forecast in the Daily Express: ponement privilege must notify this morning, the journal suggest- JAUNAENANGUNKANKERO FERRERENT STA ERRATA JANKAN the American Government before ing that it will probably take the midnight in accordance with the form of a proposal that the Dis- terrus of their debt agreements, armament Conference Committee should be postponed announced Mr.

Mills, meetings. Ogden

the Initial. meeting- Secretary to the Treasury Depart-after ment, last night.

September 21, the adjournment' to be followed by consultation be tween the Powers- principally apart from interested.

The initiative in this move. Estonia, Foland and Latvia, 2 other debtor country had so far is understood to be the Prime; filed notice of intention to postpone Minister's the regular payments.

RAMMED

SUNK BY FERRY AT YAUMATI

2 AM MISHAP

THREE APPLICANTS.

He added thrit

un-

IN PRINCIPLE BUT NOT IN FACT. The debt payments of these three countries, which total G$1,262,000 The Daily Express further due on December 15, will be post-derstands that the policy now be An alarming experience befel poned for two years, in the ing formulated by the British Sergeant Feeley and other occu- meantime bearing interest at the Government consists mainly in pants of No. 5 police launch about rate of three and a half per cent granting Germany equality of o'clock this morning, when the payable every six months.Reater. military status in principle to be

Extra patrols have been placed taken place, and, save for the fact on the streets throughout the capi- that it is a public holiday, the tal, the watchfulness being parti- Moon Cake Festival, the elty is in cularly notable in the foreign every way normal.

Most of the newspapers are ob- section of the capital. Was All demonstrations have been serving the holiday, and consequent

not published. ly have

One prohibited.-Reuter,

journal, however, comments on the situation by assuring the public craft was rammed and sunk by that tooner or later China will get the Yaumati Ferry launch, Man

Sang, just inside the Yaumati BIG CATCHES, OF Manchuria back.

HERRINGS In official circles, there is little typhoon shelter.

The incident occurred on the re- evidence of any marked feeling, doubtless due to the fact that turn of the Man Sang from Hong- Canton has at present more press-kong, when, just as she was enter. TRAWLERS HAVE GOOD accessible, part of the desert, the machine was flying very low Shanghai, Sept. 15. 8.09 a.m.ing domestic matters with which ing the Yaumati breakwater, she

RELIEF DIFFICULTIES.

UNCERTAINTY,

The Sardinia report said that]

means of communication are limit- to avoid hoavy clouds, but no one-l

ed and effective assistance la jone can be sure whether it was dimcult to organise.-Reuter,

"

LAND ANNUITIES QUESTION

MR. DE VALERA TO VISIT LONDON

Dublin, Sept. 15.

It is understood that Mr. de 'Valera will probably visit London at the end of the week, whilst en route to Geneva,

He is expected to, have a final interview with Mr. J. H. Thomas,] Dominions Secretary, on the ques- tion of international arbitrationi

on Tuesday, piloted by Dr. William

KEYED UP

(Telegraph Special.)

to deal.

LUCK struck the police faunch amid- Excitement among the

Generally speaking, there ap-ships. It began to sink her Imme-

London, Sept. 14. really the American Nurse or not. Chinese populace in Shang-pears every indication of the day diately.

No fewer than 211 erans or more, Sergeant Feeley was the only European olleer on board at the than 200,000 herrings, the largeet time, being in charge, and, he with catch this season, were brought to nothing Great Yarmouth yesterday by the the crow escaped with

The Yarmouth trawler "Achiev- worse than a ducking. All were Lowestoft trawler "Feasible", in the water for some time before: being picked up by the Man Sung. able" landed 180,000 horrings

After the collision, the police British Wireless, launch rapidly settled and this morning only her funnel was vi- sible above the water. The dam- ugo to the Man Sang was practi cally negligible.

The plane loft New York early hai and Nanking ie intensify.passing off quietly,-Our Own Cor-

respondent. Ulbrich and Dr. Leon Pisquall, ing as the hour of Japan's wille Miss Edna Newcomer, a recognition of the Man-

Government nurse-parachutist, was a passen- chukuo gor.-Reuter,

proaches.

FORMER CHINA C.-L.-C.

NEW GOVERNOR OF

· NEWFOUNDLAND-

London, Sept. 15. Admiral Sir David Anderson,

on the land annuities question.K.C.B.. C.M.G., M.V.O., who was Router.

TYPHOON SIGNAL UP

The No. 1 warning typhoon. signal was hoisted at 140 p.m. to-day. This morning. the Royal Observatory reported

the typhoon to be to the, im mediate south of Aparri, moy

Rear-Admiral and Senior Officer, Yangtze Patrol from 1928 to 1925 and in the lattor year temporary Commander-in-Chief of the China

ap-tako cannot be foreseen. Every possible precaution is being taken both by the Chinese and Japanese. The Japanese have strong naval ex-furces, at Shanghai, Nanking and

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The people are keyed up to fever pitch and trouble is pected though what form it will!

GANDHI "FAST" THREATS

EFFORTS BEING MADE TO DETER INDIAN LEADER- Simla, Sept. 14. Efforts are being made to

The Hindu leader, Paridit Mala- viya, has been summoned to a cott- fordnce in Delhi, in the hope that there may be an varly agrement

PRINCE OF WALES RETURNS

TRAWLER SAVES ICELANDERS

FISHING BOAT CREW RESCUED

accompanied by an agreement whereby Germany will contract not to re-arm in fact, and the con-- clusion of a Disarmament Conven- tion whereby, the other Powers would engage to disarm further than they have yet done.-Router.

REVOLT LEADER-

OUSTED

TAKES FLIGHT WITH 70 PLANES

Santiage, Sept. 14. The coup of Air-Commandant Morino has proved short-lived, or at least, he has been pushed into the background by the men he placed into power.

Following dissensions between the new leaders, Merino fled to El Bosque airport, where he apparent ly ordered the Air Force to di

perse.

"

When a company, of infantry, was despatched to the headquarters London, Sept. 14 of the Air Force with lustructions It is reported that the British to tako charge, they found that al trawler Jorin," of 349 tona, own

FLIES TO ENGLAND. FROM · CONTINENT

ed by the Grimsby and East Figh-aventy planes stationed there ha

vanished. Ing Company, Limited, command. It is officially stated that London Sept. 14. ed by Captain H. Loo, last night country is quiet.. The Prince of Wales reached rescued the crew of an Iceland The Commander-in-Chiof, Gazi Paris. from Biarritz by train this shing boat which was disabled by oral Blanco, has now assumed the morning and played a round of a severe storm off. Fatrakaflord. Prasidonoy Reuters,

British Wireless.

Station; has been appointed deter Gandhi from carrying Governor of Newfoundland.

out his threat to "fast unto.

O over the representation of the Do-golf at Fontainebleau with ox He entered the Navy in 1889

pressed Classes, which may pre King Alfonso of Spain. The c and has seen much service; being death."

A fatal dose of opium was taken The Viceroy, Lord Willingdom, vent. Gandhi from embarking on Queen of Spain accompanied the prosent at the operatione: In 1915

FULLİ TİRYETARIN v skaltung kabeli samaisa which resulted in the destruction has granted an Interview with the His Ta

120-Connaughty Bond. Waki yestery of Konigsberg, East, Africa Ho Assembly representative of theIn his letter to the Prime Mini-After luncheon with the ex-a 10-year-old youth at his home at have

ures who yesterday start anno nafil (11)

Near!

PLANES CAPTURED.

Bantiago, Latarly all the rebel-maröplad