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MONDAY,

SEPTEMBER

24, 1934.

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BRITISH YACHTSMAN'S PROTEST DISALLOWED

SOPWITH'S

SIGNALS

DELAYED

RACE COMMITTEE RULING

HANDS TIED BY ERROR

Newport, Sept. 23. Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's protest that the America's Cup defender broke the rules: of the race on Saturday, has been disallowed.

The Race Committee an- nounced that the only reason for disallowing the protest that Mr. Sopwith did not hoist his flag-signal im- mediately he was fouled.

was

It is believed protest was

based on two points, that

the Rainbow failed to give

Our picture shows H.M.S. Robin, which went ashore, in the West River on Friday, but has now been reflosted. Built by Yarrow and Co. and sent out to Hongkong in sections, she was assembled at Taikoo Docks and launched in March last.

TYPHOON KILLS THOUSAND TWO

BRITISH WARSHIPS' WILD ADVENTURE

Tokyo, Sept. 24. - the challenger right-of-way The Home Office announces to at the start and that sheday that the casualties in

week's typhoon have now

failed to answer his luff at estimated at 2,064 killed. the mark and almost caused injured and 258 missing. a collision,

Later. The Committee entirety brnored the question of fouls alleged by Mr. Sopwith, pointing out that the protest flag was not displayed until three hours after the heged first foul and nearly two hours after the second.

Jast been 13.355

It is almost certain that the miss- ing must be counted among the dead,

The disaster is one of the worst every lever to strike Japan and

eaport any consequence....was seriously iffected Even in, Tokyo the damage was extensive.

2010 Caratte:Caminhtar

ROOSEVELT'S. RELIEF PLAN

Huge Sum Needed

In America

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(Special to "Telegraph")

The worst suffering was caused along the coast where heavy seas pounded inland nearly half a mile and swept away thousands uf sogra Ordinamon, 1894. Receterd, September

Itule 45 requires that protest signala éhould hi hoisted | humes--Reuter, promptly

HAS NO POWER.

The Committee explains that it has no power to sustain a protest which is improperly made.

In its own view of the facts surrounding the foul before the start of the race, if the Endeavour had then displayed the protest signal, the Rainbow would have done likewise thus preserving her

rights in the matter.

WARSHIP'S ADVENTURE.

Kobe. Sept. 21. Although Kobe escaped the worst effects of the typhoon, a long length of coastline was wash- ed over a quarter of a mile inland by enormous waves which smashed completely the pretty bungalow colonies of Uchide and Shioya.

A number of British and Ameri can residents had the narrowest

of escapes.

The British destroyers Keppel, SOPWITH'S REPLY.

Verity. Wishart, Whitehall and The Committee adds:-"As the Wild Swan, which were on their matter now stands, if, after taking way to Kole, received the typhoon testimony, the Committee should warning and anchored in the lee And that instead of the Rainbow of an island in the Inland Sea. fouling, the Endeavour fouled the The destroyers spent a terrible Rainbow, the Committee would be night, and though they steamed Eu fell ahead and had the added sup- powerless to disqualify the deavour and thus an unfair result port of their anelers from time to be brought about by the En-time they were forced backwards deavours aflure to comply with during Friday morning towards the land. All were in danger but

the rule."

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Hyde Park. Sept. 23. President Roosevelt to. the day indicated that entire question of federal

the relict during

forth- 'coming winter was still in a formative stage. It is. by estimated

to require an expenditure of U.S.$2,000,000,000.

some

The indications are that the President may wait until he delivers his message to Congress in January before outlining

his charmous relief programme which is eagerly awaited by farmers and city-dwellers alike who are suffering from failure, drought, or general business debility-United

Preka

Mr. Sopwith's reply says:"III.M.S. Wishart. hoisted the protest immediately I "When the typhoon let up we muCN

very close to the

rocks.. deciced to protest, and at the first were

Геру steamed

miles opportunity it could be visible to Then'

through masses of wreckage for the Race Committee."--Renter.

Kobe. naval men related.

TWO OFFENCES.

Later,

Mr. Sopwith has protested that the Rainbow refused the right- of-way, Arst, after the preliminary signal, when both were renching away from the starting line, and, secondly, after rounding the first mark.

On each occasion, the En-

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FREEDOM'S CHAMPION

SENATOR BORAH

deavour, although entitled to the ATTACKS MONOPOLY right-of-way, was forced to bear away to avoid a collision-Renter.

COTTON INDUSTRY PROTECTION

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NEW TERRITORIES' FARMERS' PLIGHT

Suffers From Duty On Exported Rice

MINERS RESCUE ABANDONED

DEATH SHAFT SEALED

260 KILLED

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London, Sept. 23. All hope has been abandon- ed for the men still under- ground in the Gresford Col- liery where fire and explo- sions still roar.

The official figure of the disaster is 260 killed,

The work of rescue has been stopped, following the death

of

one and injuries to others of the

Sir Alan Cobham, the noted airman, whose plane was forced down at Malta

on the attempted non-stop

fight to Karachi,

relief parties. The continuing H.M.S. ROBIN

cave-in of the walls and ceilings:

of the shaft made progress doubly REFLOATED

Frisky for the searchers and the! over-present danger of further explosions and spreading flames. made it Impossible to continue.

Later.

of

The casualty figure of 260 dead

number corresponds to the miners lamps missing.

The Ouside Gallery disaster

REPAIRS EFFECTED

ON THE SPOT

ILM.S. Robin. which went ashore in the Kum Chak Rapids, West River, on Friday, has now been refloated,

A brief message to this effect authorities, it being also intimat has been received by the naval

t th the vard, biggest mine ex-ed that repairs are being affected

- plosion death ralf of the century.

SEALING SHAFT.

Working of sealing up the top of the shuft has been begun. Fires are still raging below and there are occasionni gus explos jons.

The sealing of the shaft is the l thei only possible way to subdue flamedReuter,

VIOLATION OF ARMS EMBARGO

NYE TO DEMAND

SAFEGUARDS

LEGISLATION SOUGHT

(Special to "Telegraph")

(BV Telegraph, Copertoki. Telegraphis Mes pre Ordinance, 1814 Received, September 31, 1823 a.m.).

A.

Washington, Sept. 23.

on the apot before the Robin ia brought down to Hongkong.

The nature of the mishap le now explained in the message, which states that the gunboat struck a submerged rock, and was later intentionally beached.

WOMAN'S FATAL

JUMP

ATTEMPT TO EVADE ARREST

A police report issued to-day! states that a woman, Cheung Sam, aged 28, was fatally injured when she jumped from the second floor verandah of her home at 22 Pitt Street, Yaumati, in an attempt to ovade arrest, and died later at the Kowloon Hospital.

It is stated that earlier she wis embroiled in a fight amongst a number of women at a water foun- tain in the street.

COBHAM FLIGHT

DISASTER

MISSING MECHANISM VITAL TO SAFETY

R.A.F. INVESTIGATION ASKED FOLLOWING MALTA CRASH

Malta, Sept. 23.

It is now disclosed that Sir Alan Cobham and Squadron Leader Helmore, who made a forced landing at the airport here at 6 p.m. to-day, probably flew all the way from England without the vital throttle control split-pin, the absence of which might have caused dis. aster at any point on the route.

The plane landed with only slight damage to her

undercarriage and both occupants escaped injury.

FOUR LIVES SACRIFICED

GOLD BLOC ENTENTE

Economic Treaty Envisaged

Brussels. Sept. 23. The possibility of an Economic Entente being. formed between the gold, standard nations is visaged by M, Jaspar, the Belgian Foreign Minister, it is announced.

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M. Jaspar is going to Geneva to-morrow to dis- cuss the matter with the other representatives of gold standard countries, Reuter.

JUNGAJISTIAN CHINASAT U.S. BUSINESS OUTLOOK

IMPROVEMENT SOON

EXPECTED

Washington, Sept. 23.

!

The fliers learned here, that the first of the refueling ships for the Cobham- Helmore flight, crashed in Buckinghamshire after transferring its load, and its four occupants were burned [to death

gendron Loader Helmore hig |called for an official written re- port on the Girer Tocimlen Om- cor of the Royal Air Force, which will necessitate an inquiry ino tite mechanical preparations for the contemplated 5,200 mile non- stop figlit from England to Indiaj

It appears that Sir Alan Cobham only discovered that the throttle control was broken when they were flying ten miles out at sea from-Maith, during the refueling, process.

.It was thanks to Sir. Alan's de- cision not to lower the under-; earringe in order, to minimize the nir drag that they were able to make land.

Their only damage in landing. was to the undorcarriage and the. propellor, when they nosed over.

MISSING SPLIT-PIN.

י.

Once on the, ground, Sir Alan. and Squadron. Leaders Helmore! immediately set about an 'examina”

The month of October probably tion of the machine. The hole will be the beginning of a mo- where the vital split-pin should.

Police investigatons resulted in take a turn for the better.

The N.R.A., including codes to her alleged assailant, Cheung Sam, being sought by the police be revised and Government Inbouri

AMERICAN STOCK MARKET

PRESENT POSITION

ANALYSED

....

bank loans but the banks will not four men abeard were burned to lend as liberally as the Govern-death-Renter.

ment wishes. A new Central Bank with Government control of credit will be a major inaue in the next Congress.

LADY'S HANDBAG

SNATCHER

Amongst those who were hurt derato upward trend in business have been, was stuffed with grease

jand dirt.·· was Chow Ting, aged 26, whose which will continue for several They consequently drew the condition had appeared to he months: The Washington In-canclusion that the split-pin had serious when she was conveyed by fuence on business is about to never been in place siner they left, the police to the hospital.

England.

REFUELING PLANE CRASH,

Altogether, the flight was times at her home at 22 Pitt Street.

crew of the refueling plans which. a result of the dis-She took fright and jumped over policies, are causing considerable astrous. It cost four lives of the the verandah before her intention concern and many more atrikes having given the Cobham-Holmore closures of the Senate Com- was realised.

machine la capacity as it neared are expected."

the English coast, crashed into a mittee

investigating the

The now push is on to expand feld in Buckinghamshire. The Canton, Sept. 24.

contracts of The Canton Finance Department munitions has disapproved of a petition ad-American firms during the dressed to the Canton authori-past few years, Senator Nye, tles by the Sutachun Chamber of Chairman of the Inquiry, OR behalf of the to-day declared that he was Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie & Commerze angen Orelimaner, 1411. Becsiced, September farmers in Shuengul and Ping-preparing to urge Congress 23, 42.93 mm.)

The farm price trend for the Genesee, Idaho, Sept. 23. yang within the New Territories, to strengthen by legislation

next, sixty or ninety days will be In a speech in which he at who request that their rice im- the export laws of the coun.

New York, Sept. 22. tacked monopolies of all sortu,

Standard Statisties report:-In-generally upward. The Bankhead market fluctuations cotton control law will not ba Senator

camported luto Chinese territory be Dorah.

the. stormy

Mrs. Seldon, living at try that they might prevent conclusive paigner of the middle West, to-day exempted from taxation.

may well persist for a considerable suspended this year, although t

The Young Women's Christian Asso- welcomed the determined fight by In rejecting this suggestion, the violation of arms embargoes further poried, and with prevail- may be slightly modified. the Liberty League to reserve Canton Finance Department de-in future.

ing quotations near the lowest railroad situation shows signs of clation, was the victim of a snatcher yesterday whilst she was American Constitutional rights,

lovel of the past year, maintenance slight improvement. clared that, although rice pro-

It is expected that officinis of

Further devaluation is likelvin Treguntor. Path.9 These rights, some feared, were London, Sept. 23.

and probably will take place next The Bankhead Cation Produc- in jeopardy. Americana would duced in that territory could still

At least moderato liquid re- year Swan, Culbertson and Fritz,

under warranted this special exemption, if granted, tion and the Bethlehem Steel Cor-fed is advised. tion Control Act will be continued never submit to despotism in poli- be regarded as native product, the United States Steel Corpora of portfolios if samleiently diversi. throughout the present year, netics or elsewhere, he asserted.

He criticised

might be exploited by smugglers poration will testify at the con- tho Leugac's cording to a declsion reached at a

during December,

higher quality should constituto omphasis on the importance of to pass off foreign rice na Shuleng tinued hearings of the Inquiry present conditions, while issues of conference between Mr.

an important proportion of hold- The Committee adjourned on C. Wallace, Secretary for Agricul recognition of properly rights.au or Pingyang product.--Central

ings. ture, and the Senators and

Friday last until tate November.

Medium quality bonds are pre- Mr. A. Bryn, marino superintendenti presentatives of the cotton

of the Texan Co., returned from: Senator Nye believes that at the ferable to high-priced best grado ducing staten.

Passengers arriving here by the us. Manila by the .. President Plorce renewed hearing even more acnes-issues for individual investors at Financial assistanco svill be President Pierce from Manila inclu-to-day.

tional disclosurea will be made of this time in view of their attrac

Tang Kam-cho, a foki employed at givon the small growers, It was Major and Mrs. J. C. Danhuns and

tho efforts of arms manufacturers tive yields and greater margin of

Knocked down by a tram at Whit the bathing sheds at Kennedy Town, announced. by increasing the Mrs. Samuel Guches. Major Dunham

A man named Au Wal was admitted to their businesses, even price protection in the event of neid, So Yee-hing, living at 1 Shing was bitten by a dog.aten to the quote thels benent by 10 per and Mr. Gachen pru delegates to the to the Government Civil flospital on te prend the enging pane and a disturbing developments in the wo Street, was, seriously injured and yesterday, bivil Hospital for precum cont. This additional production International Red Cross Conference Saturday euffering from injuries ro

armamente race, general credit situation-Swan, admitted to the, Government inequitable which in being held in Tokyo nextceived through being knocked down dangerous

Hospital yesterday. would rectify any

Culbertson and Frite. by a private car No. 4108.

United Press," condition in the Act.-Reuter,

U.S. Aid For Small Producers

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TREGUNTER PATH INCIDENT

A handbag containing $18, a pair of spectacles: and: odds and enda was anatched from her by hig Chinese boy, who had approached her from behind, unobserved, The Hongkong University Aniateur

The cuprit escaped. Mr Photographic Club is holding its third Seldon, in a report to the police, International exhibition dally at the University Union from Losiny to the says, he is aged about 14 or 16 30th inst, inclusivé.

youra

Civil Government

tionary treatment,