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THE HONGKONG

FRIDAY, TELEGRAPH.

JANUARY 28, 1938.

SPARE MOMENT PAGE

Greatest Submarine

Story in

WHAT HAPPENED

INSIDE K

13

To-Day's Anniversary In History

There will be,no mare salvage of British sub- marines. It is announced that tombed men will henceforth escape by the Davis life-saving ap paratus, and the sunken craft will be left on the sea bed.

This, then, is the time to tell the greatest story of submarine salvage in Britain's history. It happened seventeen years ago, bul, because of censorship, the facts were not revealed. She was' the largest vessel of her time. She carried in her sixty of the clovereat men in the submarine sor- vicc-designers, builders and Admiralty experts.

Now the full story of what happened in that submarine and the wonderful reaque is told for the first time by a young relative of a man who wont down with her,

On the afternoon of Mon- day, January 29, 1917, the K.13 went out on the waters of the Gare Loch in the Clyde for her final trials accompanied by a tender.

Abourd her, and distributed through her nine compartments, were eighty men under the cap- taincy of Lieut.-Commander Godfrey Herbert.

It was intended that she should Or- submerge for Otteen minutes. ders were given, the hatches were closed, and she disappeared.

Almost at once it was seen that she was sinking too fast. Something was wrong.

Later it was discovered that by a blunder four ale valves had been left open in the engine-room.

But at that moment the men in

the

only

"This Looks Like The End"

Fairfield for help,

History

DRIVER

Never accelerate suddenly or brake violently

Take comes -slowly- change down early Ego round in low gear

When

driving on trimlines make angle of crossing Bas great

as possible.

CAR

BE ON YOUR GUARD

AGAINST SKIDDING

Luggage overhang calls es tail, way.

If skid starts hun front wheels into direction shid

Pont use wOML tyres

Have them". retreaded or slicect. (New ones best,)

would open, and He was found long afterwards in dive," and messages were sent to the the hatchway's shore and to the shipping centre of three barriers had to be passed be- the wheelhouse, against the roof of fore the open water was reached which he had been hurled, his life The exact position of the submar- the hatchway from the control room: gallantly sacrificed. Ine was difficult to ascertain, and it to the conning tower; the hatch from conning tower to the wheel- house, and the door from the wheel- house to the sen.

was not until two o'clocks on Tues- the

day morning that it was located.

A gunbout and another submarine arrived, and a diver was sent down.

At eight o'clock on Tuesday morn-

ing a faint glow of green light showed through the periscope, and they one of the watchers below shouted they

that he saw a bont.

Shot Through The Hatchway The original idea was that when stood in three feet of water still would open valves for more compressed air to rush in.

then open Herbert would

the

It was, of course, impossible, but the men had reached that stage of hutch leading into the wheelhouse sheer exhaustion when illusions be and allow Goodhart to be literally come realities.

There was no mistaking, however, the heavy beat of the diver's bouts which rasued soon afterwards.

Feverishly the men beat upon the walls of their cell, and the answer ing hammering was music in their ears. Morse was tried, but failed.

shot through It.·

If he survived he would make a blind rush for the door and swim

free.

There was at the time; however, no opportunity to investigate his fate. Herbert refused all ald until he had explained the position be- Jow.

Foul Air Black As Smoke

AL four o'clock on Wednesday morning a diver contrived to fasten a hose ever one of the vents. Signals followed; the vent was opened, and oh, the glory of it pure air came into the death chamber.

Revived, the men used the air to blow out more tanks,

Then there was a shout. The last tank had been filled, and the depth indicator showed a Alckering move

"Herbert would then, beat upon the Door with his feet, the water would be drained from the tower, and he ment. would return to the control-room.

The

moment

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Uneven tyre, pryssures Wilt upset balance of car.

KIDS, winter's worst road bogey, are caused by bad roads, smooth tyres, excessive speed, too sudden braking.

Malce sure your tyres have good reads, and the brakes are working evenly on all wheels,

Remember not to let out the clutch (take. the engine off the wheels) when braking, until you Thave almost stopped. Keep the engine connected but throttled back. That will give you better control of the wheels, prevent them locking, skidding.

I

Think that at thirty miles an hour you are travelling over wet, skiddy ground at forty-five feet per second. Brake as gen- Etly as the emergency will allow.

If you skid after this turn the front wheels into the direction you are heading. And don't lock wheels. Round corners your don't press out the clutch. Keep the wheels engaged.

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The vessel, imperceptibly at first, with gothering momentum, It was obvious that the salvage But tragedy and sheer luck-Inter- but

sloped upward. fore part of the vessel could operations would be hastened it only vened.

Another hose connection let some arrived. Herbert gaze at each other as their those above could be made aware of

Then, with a ghostly hiss, the tip steel chamber-went-down-until-she-the-exnet-position-of-affairs in the slipped the catch of the hatchway, of the foul air out of the control-

Deliberately LIVERPOOL SERVICE. grounded Atty-ve feet below the submarine, and Herbert and n col- "Good-bye," said Goodhart, "I'm all room. It was ns black as smoke-and-of-an-oxy-acetylene dome appeared. surface, her bow tilted slightly up- tengue.

the spectators marvelled that the above their heads. Commander Goodhart, de-

cut a hole eighteen inches square. There was a rush of escaping air. men could have lived at nil elded on a desperate plan. word.

Through yet another tube brandy

clear, Goddhart Insisted that he should Herbert felt himself wrenched off his

The tranquil stars of a be the man to make the attempt to feet, Не was shut through the was lowered. One man apologised

of his friend, before taking a sip, saying it was quiet night appeared, and towards one by one, the forty-eight break from prison and rise to the hatch in the wake

thrown upward through the wheel the first time he had ever touched the

survivors climbed. Eager hands surface.

and, by a miracle, blown spirits! Its roof.

Suddenly all the lights in the ves- helped them; from the cluster of boats around came cheers and shouts through the hatch in

the men were A few seconds later he astonished set went out and

of welcome. For hours the eager workers on the surface. by plunged in darkness.

At 10 p.m., on the night of Wed- they waited, the danger of the sum- The escape had to be an elaborate emerging, exhausted, but alive.

"Where's Goodhart?" le panted. marine slipping back again into to nesday after fifty-Ave hours of hell,

the men were saved. as well as a dangerous operation.

water vivid in their minds. Pressures had to be balanced before No one hind seen him.

Ears were oppressed; orders were Bearcely heard, but the watertight doors

between the compartments were slammed to--and by the neces- sary act thirty-two men in the stern were doomed.

The forty-eight others were gath- ered in the control-room, and at set to work to endeavour to

once

raise the ship.

Tank afier tank was blown free. of water by compressed nir, but the stern held her in. a waterlogged dendly anchorage.

But not by word or sign did any man betray a trace of fear.

*This looks like the end," suid

one.

Lest he died he coolly wrote de house, tuils and suggestions on pieces of paper and placed them in a tin box, which he fastened to his belt.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorised Capital

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 $50.000.000

HEAD OFFICE:~LONDON. issued and Fully Fald-Up.... $20,000,000

32 shapegate, ECI. Reserva Funda

........................... £3.000.000 ..... # 6.500.000 Paid-up Capital Hongkong Currency Reserve $10.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000

MANCHESTER BRANCH:

Sterling

The P. & O. Banking Corporation, Ltd.

(Incorporated in England, 1920).

£5,000,500

them,

BANKS

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

"Yes," replied his friend casually. "I'm afraid it is."

One man who had survived many Reserve Liability of Propriators 120.000.son Reserve Fund............................ £3,000,000 Bubscribed and Paid-up £7,604.100 | Paid-up Capital .................... $5,300,000,00

perils in a submarine in the Dard-

HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS;—

G. Miskin, Esq. Chairman.

anelles don't

Alght

observed petulently, mind being killed in a but this is a rotten way

"I

fair 10

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman.

Another man mathematically cal. I. Bouteld, Eaq. K. S. Morrison, Esq. culated the chances of life,

A. H. Compton, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson Already the atmosphere was felld 9.11. Dodwell, Esq. T. E. Pearce, Em

A. L. Shields, Esq. A match was struck. It produced J. R. Masson, Esq.

Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburn. smoke but no dame. The breathing] became laboured.

AMOY Would They Blart Balvage?

BANGKOK Some men bought case by lying on DATAVIA the floor. Olliers stood. The pilot, MUAY

CALCUTTA Captain Joseph Duncan, inspired CANTON them all by walking' up and down, | Cuzroo talking cheerlly-and incidentally COLOMBO

DAKEN keeping the air in circulation.

JOOCHOW When would those on the surface HAIPHONG HAMBURG realise their predicament? When

HANKOW would they athri salvage? And HARDIN how?

HONGKEW ILOILO

KOWLOON

CHIEF MANAGER.

DRANCHES-

LONDON LYONS MALACCA MANILA MUAR (JOHORE) MUKDEN NEW YORK

PEIPING PENANG RANGOON SAIGON

BAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

SOURADAYA

HUNGEI PATANI

TRINTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

ΤΟΚΟΗΑΜΑ

Baigon Bemararg Seremban Shanghai Bingapore Bilawan Sourabaya Taiping Tientsin Tongkah

(Bhuket)

11 Masley St, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCOES:

Alor Star

Amritsar

Ipoh Itailo

Bangkok Karachi

Baldvin Bombay Calcutia Contur Cawnporn. Cebu Colombo Delhi

Klang Kobe Kuala

Lumpur

Kuching Madran

Manila

Medan

Haiphong

New York

Hamburg

Petping

Hankow

(Peking)

Tringino Yokohama Zamboanga

Harbin

Penang

Hongkong Rangoon

Foreign Exchange and General Dank- ing business transacted.

Authorized Capital ...

Reserve Fund

.................................. ₫ 100,000 HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, B,C,J. WEST END BRANCH:

14-10, Cockspur Street, London, S.W.I.

BRANCHEB:-Bombay, Calcutta, Call- cut. Calmbatore, Colombo, Hongkong. Madras, Shanghal, Singapore.

Arenelerin all the principal towns of the world.

annum,

STERLING

Authorised Capital ********** $10,000,000.00 Reservo and Undivided

Profit

.............................................. @ 2,776,725.76 HEAD OPTICE:~TIONGKONO 10, Des Voeux Road, Central, BOARD OF DIRECTON- Sie Shouson Chow, Chairman.

Fung Ping Wah, Esq. Li Koon Chun, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Li Lan Song, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Ex. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Chang Chung Bhek, Esq. Kan Ving Po, Esq. KAN TONG ro, Esq., Chief Manager. LI. THE FONG,. Esq., Manager. DRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Shanghai Melbourne

Nagasaki Now York

Singapore

Sourabaya

Ожска

Rwalow

Farl

Sydney

Pelping

Tainoku Tientsin

General Exchange and Banking busi- neka transacted. Loans and overdrafts

Current granted on approved security, and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.

Amoy SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR- | Batavia RENCY:Interest allowed at 15% per Bombay Celcutta SAVINGS ACCOUNTS: Canton

Haiphong Interest allowed, at rates which may be ifankow

Honolulu obtained on application.

TRAVELLERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT, Kobe

Kowloon CHEQUES AND PAS- London TRAVELLERS" Omee in London | SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use Manlin The Bank's lead undertakes Executor & Trustee business on board P. & O. and D. I. Steamers and And claims roosary of British InCOTTHE Tax overpaid, on terms which may a Ports of Call) are imed at current changa business transacted. Loans grant- ascertained at any of its Agencies & rate of exchange and free of commissioned on approved securities. Branches, 1

Current Accounts opened and Pixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted on application,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK. LIMITED..

These were the questions which POI each man asked with dull reitera-soloar flon, their senses too numbed to for- Kon mulate a reply. Did it matter? This KUALA LUMPUR tortured breathing; this awful desp~|"Current Accounts oponed in Local Cur- air-death had become a matter of rency and Fixed Deposits received for Capital (fully paid-up)

one year or shorter periods in Local Reserve Fund Indifference.

terms Currency and Sterling on

which will be quoted on application.

ALHO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT | Alexandria BOXES in various sizes TO LET.

longkong, 10th May. 1937,

The

night passed-a succession of grim and agonised hours,

One or two of the men went quiet- their knees; others wrele let- ly on ters short, poignant, hardly know-

whether they would ever see Ing the light of day,

One wrote laboriously to his wifej with

.......100.000.000 ***** Y.334,400,000 HEAD OFFICE)YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at

Hongkong Stanroon Itsinking Ilo de Janeiro Karachi

Bangkok

Batavia ferin

Flombay

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

Calcutta Canton

Dairen

(Dalny)

rengtien

(Slukden)

Hamburg

Hankow

a stump of pencil on a leat from a notebook simply these words; The Business of the above Bank's "I am at peace with God."

conducted by the tongkang and Shang Meanwhile the crew of the tenderal Banking Corporation. Itules may be

obtained on application,

above lind realized something was FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

wrong.

Position Dimoult To Ascertain One expert, indeed, declared that ho "did not liko the look of her

BANKING CORPORATION,

7. M. GRAYBURN,' -;

Chief ManaŻDZ. Hongkong, 18th May, 1937,

Kabe Landon

Los Angeles

Manila Moji Naranki

Nagoy New York

OLATU

QUARK

Ban Francisco Beattle

Remarang

Shanghai

ingapore Sourabaya Bydney Hentila Tringtao Tokyo Yingkow

Paris- Honolul Petping farbin

Interest allowed on Current AccountR Deposits received for fixed periods at Tater to be obtained on application,

KAND, ftongkons. 11th September, IBIT.

Manager.

Penang

Rangoon

Salgan

Tokyo Vancouver *

Han Francisco Yokohama Beattle Semarang

Every description of Banking and Ex-

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERD*

rency and Fixed Deposita received for CHEQUES sold and cashed,

one year or shortor, periods in Local and British Income Tax Recovered.

Foreign Currencies on terms which will Executorships and Trusteeships under-¡ be quoted on application. Laken.

Bate Deposit Boxes To Let, Q. J. NELL,

KAN KONG PO, Manager.

Atanager Hongkong, ath January, 1910.

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