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-ĦO WATAEÆ MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934.

日五十月二十

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BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION IN GRAVE PERIL

Disastrous Disintegration of Ice-Shelf in Bay

Bay of Whales

NAGASAKI FERRY DISASTER

Five Dead and Thirteen Missing

Nagasaki, Jan. 29.

First reports of the ferry disaster appear to have been

FORTY-THREE MEN MAROONED

grossly exaggerated. Con- JACOB RUPPERT ADRIFT

trary to suggestions that.

hundreds had been drowned in the icy waters of the har- bour, only five persons are known to have lost their lives. Thirteen are still missing-Reuter.

FORTY-ONE FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH

BLIZZARD RAGES FOR DAYS

KOREA ISLAND

TRAGEDY

Nagasaki, Jan. 29.

A terrible winter tragedy is reported from the lonely island of Dagelet, (Matsu Shima), off the east coast of Korea, which has been isolated from the rest of the world for some days by a furiously raging snow bliz- zard.

Bleak enough ̧in normal times, the island has been completely; snowbound and for some, daya anxiety has been felt for the safety of the Inhabitants in the Arctic conditions prevailing.

A rescue.party succeeded in landing on the island last night that their worst fears were only

too accurate.

Forty-one persons have already been found frozen to death. The storm was still raging when the rescue-party landed and there is reason to fear that when further investigations are possible; many others will be found dead.—Reuter,

XIXTH ARMY ENTIRELY SURROUNDED

UNABLE TO BERTH

DRAMATIC RADIO MESSAGES

New York, Jan. 28.

Dramatic wireless messages from Admiral Byrd's flagship, the Jacob Ruppert, in the Antarctic, reveal that gravest peril has over-

taken many of the members of the polar expedi-

tion and that the ship itself in gravely menaced. Forty-three members of the expedition are marooned.

The ice-shelf covering the Bay of Whales is disintegrating rapidly.

The Jacob Ruppert is drifting helplessly unable to berth.

The cause of the disaster, which may of course be remedied is the abnormally high tem- perature in the Bay of Whales. Usually bitterly cold, the temperature is only a trifle below freezing point and the warmer waters sweeping into the bay are breaking up the ice.

UNEXPECTEDLY MILD WEATHER

The "Jacob Ruppert," Admiral Byrd's flagship, which has drifted from the ice shalf in the Bay of Whales and le unable to find a berth. Forty-three members of the expedition are marooned.

SENATE SILVER VOTE SPECULATION STRONG SUPPORT FOR AMBITIOUS WHEELER PROPOSAL

SOCIALISM IN OUR TIME

STALIN'S CLAIMS FOR RUSSIA

ENORMOUS CHANGES

the

PROBLEM FOR PRESIDENT

CAN SENTIMENT BE IGNORED?.

NEW COLONIES

SETTLING 150,000 MEN OVERSEAS

PLAN FOR EMPIRE

MIGRATION

MUELLER'S NEW TACTICS

CHURCH CONTROVERSY IN GERMANY

SPECIAL DECREE FOR PRUSSIA

Berlin, Jan. 28.

Having failed in his project to subordinate the whole of the German Protestant Church to his. programme of Church organis«- tion, Reichsbishop Mueller has nów changed his tactics.

He is now apparently deter- mined to concentrate on sceuring the submission of the Church in Prusala...

An emergency deeree has been Issued by the Reichsblshop which temporarily suspends the Church Sennte."

This development in the Church controversy enables Bishop Mueller, who is relying upon securing the support in Prussia of Genoral Goering, to Issue orders to the Supreme Prussia Church Council, thereby aubjecting the nineteen million Prussian Pro- testants belonging to the United Church to dictatorial rule.

The fact that the Nazi Pro- testant leaders meeting at Bishop Mueller's office declared their

PASTORS SUSPENDED The decree was New York, Jan. 28.

followed by Empire emigration may orders for the suspension of all Special correspondents in be resumed at an early date have already been auspended, Ideflant pastors, thirty of whom Washington all agree on the under a business organisa-while the Opposition leader, Pas- significance and importance tion, such as a large corpora- absence.

tor Niemoeller is given leave of of the manner in which the tion or chartered company, Senate voted on the Wheeler it is reliably learned. Moscow, Jan. 28. The claim that the Soviet's

and Pittman silver amend-

It is hoped to go straight ahend loyalty to Hory-Hitler and their example-has-proved a striking ments. Very real approhension is felt unanticipated mildness of the by M. Stalin in his report on narkable as the scheme for buy- Parliament soon.

victory for Socialism, is made.

with a scheme for settling 150,000 determination to support Bishop for the safety of the forty-three weather.

The Wheeler amendment-re- this effect will be considered in capitulation by the opposition.

men overseas, and a resolution to Mueller is hailed by the Press as members of the Expedition who ed the Bay of Whales eleven days M. Stalin's report took no less two votes and then only because Empire Interests which released When the Jacob Ruppert reach the Communist Party Congress, sounded-was only defeated by vestigations, the Committee of internal conditions in Russia tong 1,000,000,000 ounces of silver are marooned in a pressure camp.

Nevertheless, further develop- As the result of two years' in-monts are expected.-Router. пко conditiona Admiral Byrd, in his wireless admirable and the famous leader of

acemed to be than Ave' hours to read.. messages, does not suggest that he the expedition was jubilant when country had been radically chang indicate that President Roosa- last week, in convinced that this

He said that: the face of

Senator Robinson intervened to preliminary details of the acheme or his ship are in any danger, bat he the ship dropped anchor within ed within the past four years.

NEW TERRITORY cannot reach because his flagship find the ice firm, and more fm-on.a collectivist basis hall replaced The Pittman amendment is alarmed for his men who he the barrier walls of the bay to

velt would be embarrassed by migration will partially solve the OUTRAGE is drifting and is unable to berth portant to the Admiral at that the petty private farming, wirile passed, but that was scarcely of

Large-scale mechanised farming its pasange...

unemployment problem in Britain. in consequence of the rapid dis-towers intact at the camp of had been developed, as the result

Fully aware that the Govern ime, the thres 60-foot wireless thousands of industrial enterprises

the same importance. his first Antarctic Expedition. of which new towns had arisen

The camp buildings were still from waste land. ling, making it impossible for the All the ice in the bay is crumb

there, though covered in snow. He claimed that pauperism and The extent of the support which Jacob Rapport to lend any assis

PARTY LANDED

unemployment had been stamped Senator Wheeler was able to tance to those

out, that literacy among the obtain, however, cannot be over- marooned at the

The landing party Pressure

was put people of Russia had reached ninety looked, and the opinion is general for those ashore to prepare the new camp mous changes for good would be a to ignore the strong sentiment of per cent, adding that these enor-that the President will be unable ashore to make any attempt to get for the back to the ship.

expedition and it was miracle under a Capitalist, regime: Congress in favour of giving silver planned to put the machines car- Four other members of the the side to be flown later on ex-were simply due to a correct ap monetary machinery.

ried by the Jacob Ruppert over whereas in the Soviet Union they more important place in the expedition who landed on Little ploratory trips

plication of the Socialist economic the great over America are stated by Admiral Antarctic continent and the South system. Reuter, their comrades,

PLANS UPSET

Integration of the Ice-shelf,

ICE CRUMBLING

camp

Dr

Complete Surrender Now Bryd to have been cut off from Pole.

Inevitable

The sudden development of mild weather will throw back SUN TIEN-YING Information from a reliable local

Admiral Bryd's schedule for some All the Exepdition's plans have considerable time, source this morning was that the been

If the even upset by these startling present danger to the marooned XIXth Route Army has been com developments, due entirely to the party is overcome.-Reuter,

pletely surrounded by Chiang Kai- shek regiments and that complete surrender is inevitable. It would thus appear that the efforts of the rebels to reorganise in Pution, Fucheng and Weinn have been frustrated and the "Swan Song" of the famous army, has been sung.

BANDITRY RIFE IN FUKIEN

OFFICIAL WARNING TO MISSIONARIES

Foochow, Jan. 29.

MYSTERY CONFERENCE

AT SINGAPORE

RETREAT

was

CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED,

Senator Pittman declares that hia amendment was, necessary. Unless President Roosevelt. Is enipowered to have the United IN the world price, America may lose

States market price alightly above; Amorican silver and the United States will be prevented from carrying out the London silver, pact.

MERE GESTURE

NINGSHA SITUATION

EASIER

The free colnage advocates re gard the amendment na a mere gesture.

SURPRISE MOVE IN FRENCH CRISIS

But M. Doumergue Declines Offer

not

a

Paris, Jan. 28. Franice's new Premier is yet selected. M. Herriot is favourite for, the post and there is talk of the formation by him of a. National Government.. move-which would be wel. comed in Britain.

A surprise development, which failed of its purpose, was an invitation to President Doumorgue form a Cabinet. He de- clined.Reuter,

Peking, Jan. 29. According to the latest messages from Ningsha, fighting is rapidly Wheeler amendment is considered CA

The strong support given to the drawing to a conclusion as a result likely to produce two effects, an

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ROBBERS CARRY OFF SMALL GIRL

A robbery and kidnapping out- rage committed in the New Terrt- tories in the early hours of this. morning is engaging the attention of the Criminal Investigation De- partment.

A preliminary polica report etates that a considerable amount of money and valuable jewellery, as well as clothing was stolen, and a girl, Tang Shu-nagan, aged five years, was kidnapped..

Few detalls are to hand, but it s reported that twenty mon, arm- fed with mattocks, hatchets and res volvers, carried out the raid,, in n matshed at San Wai village, in the Ping Shan district.

The raid was carried out about, 1.15 o'clock this morning, and the direction of flight of the maraud- era, who carried off the child, la at present unknown.

Money to the value of $3,000 is reported to be Included In the loot.

TERMINATES WITHOUT OFFICIAL have lost the greate, part of ground ducement to listen more closely in it is intended to start entirely

of the general retreat of the In- encouragement to further efforts ment stimulation of emigration STOP PRESS vaders under Sun Tion-ying, who by the aliver school, and an into the Dominions is unworkable,

STATEMENT

Singapore, Jan. 29. The Far Eastern Naval Conference has concluded.

The agenda is believed have 1. Discussion of the future of included the following points. Singapore as a naval centre:

gained by them through their in initial success,

captured the area along the west The Ningsha troops have ro

bank of the Yellow River,

General Ma-Hung-kwel, Governor of Ningsha, is now directing hia

It is understood that no offi-tion in connection with the Naval of the Ningsha, which is still oc 2. The progress of construc-attention to Tingkow, to the north

cial statement will be issued Baso; Foreign missionaries have been regarding the decisions advised not to return to their fields reached.

of work in North Fukien at present,

cupied by Sun Tien-ying's troops.

4. The Far Eastern situation;}-Central News. 4. Matters generally affecting local squadrons.

Administration circles-Reuter.

MISSING MAN RETURNS

MERELY WENT. TO

MACAO.

new colonies of Britons h un- dovoloped territories and to build new towns and. villages. Emigrants from the same districts in Britain will be housed together, GOVT. SUPPORT URGED

MEXICAN QUAKE

Mexico City, Jan. 28.. A corporation will be respon» - The whole of south and contral sible for transporting the migrants, clearing the land and Mexico, has been rocked by an as "Red", banditry is widespread

Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyor is The Admiralty has made no taking

marketing the prodice,

earthquake. Many are reported there.

departing for Hongkong on Feb-statement, and the four points Clementi, Governor of the Straits of Mr. Serverino Okaes, by his with credit up to

The British Government is be-to have been Injured and heavy While the Central Government runry 1 aboard H.M.S. Suffolk,

part were Sir Cooll!

Anxiety caused to the family ing urged to support the actome troope are engaged in campaigning The fact that H.M.S. Kent in reserve,

enumerated must be accepted with Settioments and Major General prolonged absence from home which would be saved from un-in Agapulco where numerous the amount damago has been done, caposially against the "Reda" in the Yonping which the discussions took place, District, an alarming report states is moored in the most obscure Heric Droyer, Commander-in-Cluf,

Apart from Admiral Sir Fre Commanding, Malaya.

L. C. L. Oldfield, General Officer since Friday, was dispelled. this employment benefit, that a "Red"-bandit group, about part of Singapore harbour, has China Station, who presided, Vice begun na far back n 1921 al-had make without notifying them. $1,000 and for a family in Aus-

4 buildings crackod.—Renter: morning when he returned homo It is estimated that the settling 4,000 strong, is forcing their way fanned the rumours that some Admiral M. C. Dunbar-Naamtb, though the one now in session is

Conferences at Singapore were from a trip to Macao which he of a family in Canada will cost Into Shaoning. Troops are being thing of importance has been un-Roar Admiral Robin C. Dalelish the first in the past eight years Johnson, under which name

Mr. Olaon is better known as tralia £1,200. Half a million rushed to the scono.-Central News, dor discussion

and Rear-Ad. F. B. Watson, others Reuter.

formerly ran a barber shop,

ho migrants may be settled in the

course of ten years-Reuter,