1938-03-09 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH

1938.

Hongkong Ship That Disappeared

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First Reported Seized By Japan: Then Her Lifebelt And Door Washed Up

THE OBSERVATORY ON MOUNT SINAI An American married couple has built this observatory on fanied Mount Sinai. From this base they are underlaking important astrano- mical and meteorological research.

SWELLED HEAD IS QUITE NATURAL

New York.

Sir Flinders Petrie, the great

DON MUST archaeologist, has started Wash-

LEAVE HIS

66

SKIPPER"

Melbourne.

Don Bradman will have his second long separatlog from his wife since their marriage in 1932 when he sails as captain of the Australian cricket team to tour England this summer.

The Cricket Board of Control will te sked to-morrow to approve the terms in the contracts for the players, which will include a rigld ban on

Wives travelling with the team. Writing for the Press. Film-making and thestre appear-

Owner Denies Cargo Was War Material`

A mystery of the sea which may go down in history with such classics as the Marie Celeste and the Warataḥı is being investigated by the Committee of Lloyds.

It concerns the fate of the British steamer Haida, manned by a crew of forty, which sailed out of Settle into the Pacific for Hongkong five months ago.

These are the facts:

On October 24, 1937. according: to a notice issued by Lloyd's, the

Haldo sailed.

On December 29 it was reported from Hongkong that she had been scized by a Japanese destroyer and taken to Formosa, on the sup posed ground that she was carry ing 4.000 tons of war material for

INQUIRIES OVERSEAS

.

of

The cummitice of Lloyd's, nut wanting to post the Haida as offi- cially missing before obtaining every ounce of information, have sent out inquiries to their agents averseas. Last week the committee Lloyd's issued a notice of inquiry in London asking for information. This step was taken after the commitice had sat to discuss the mystery, On January 20 Lloyd's received Lloyd's cilleled said: Information that a fe-bnoy bear-

"The

commillee. hesitate to take ing the

noture of a semi-legal Halda had been any steps name

without the fullest obtainable infor- plcked up at Vancouver Island.

mation. This notice has been issued because It is felt there is still a pos- sibility of further information coming to light.

China.

Last week a lighthouse keeper on Vancouver Island picked up two cars from feboat, a cabin door covered with the Union Jack, and alifebelt with the name Halda almost obliterated by barnacles and silme.

The Halda was built in 1900-the

"In view of that, the committee : are deferring, their decision as to whether the Halda shoukl be offl- elally posted as missing for an- aller seven days. After that they will sit again.""

As soon as a vessel is posted miss-

ington's Smithsonian Institute year of the mysterious disappear- on an exciting quest to find out ance of the Waratah off the coast of whether the heads of the in-Africa-at Sunderland. Her owner)ing at Lloyd's claims for loss may be

is Mr. G. E. Marden, chairman of made to Lloyd's underwriters.

The Halda has a Norwegian cap- tain named Novil.

tellectuals keep on growing as Messrs. Wheelock and Co., Ltd., of;

they get older,

Sir Flinders' head has been swell- ing continuously during his 84 years, Farcording to Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, and

ralieka announces the ments supplied by Sir Flinders:

Age 21: Hat size 63, Age 30: Needed 7%;

measure-

Age 40: Nothing less than 74: Age, 50: 74

At 60 Sir Flinders began to have hl hats made specially: nothing standard would fit.

Shanghai.

CARRYING SULPHUR

Mr. Marden said recently.

"The Haida left Seattle before the war in China flared up. She was carrying a cargo of sulphur, which in no way can be considered as war material. This cargo w215 destined for the Pukow Chemical Works, opposite Nanking,

"Her course WILX diverted for

NEW YORK YACHT CLUB'S DECISION

GYBING RULE CHANGE

New York. The New York Yacht Club has de- cided that in future contests spin- Kangkung upon hiring news of the makers will not have to be lowered

before gybing. hostilities.

The new rule will eliminate purt "The Haida experienced no storms of the risk involved by the taking in

Pacife coast, though she was voyag-future yacht races for the America's Ing in latitudes where unfavourable) Cup. San Francisco.

weather might have been expected." The Rybing of a yacht without Municipal Judge Thomas Foley

lowering the spinnaker has been Mrs. Bradman is an "unoflelal cap-advised Julius ffat to hit saxophone] Mr. Marden Arrived back in widely advocated since the practice tain" when she nécompanies Don on players hereafter in the stomach Shanghad recently after visits of doing so aboard the defender. erleketing Jaunts, and he will miss and not in the mouth. He ordered London and America, where he lins Ranger, was stopped

during Cup her quiet advice. At the end of the him to pay the cost of restoring two been investigating the mystery. trials at Newport last summer. The 1934 tour, when he was operated an teeth which he knocked from the It is understood that he has filed crew of the Ranger had been trained for appendicitis in London. she mouth of saxophonist Donald Crislera claim for loss of the ship with to this manoeuvre by Mr. Vonder- travelled from Australia to look after and also to pay his salary for the Lloyd's underwriters, who insured bit, with the result that much time hum on his Journey home.

Time lost while undergoing repairs. the vessel.

auces.

Broadcasting and association with advertisements.

Woe To Saxophonist's

Foe

for several weeks after leaving the of huge parachutes. It will apply to

was saved.

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WHEN THE DAY'S WORK IS OVER

------- THE BOSS SAYS –

Under the re-organisation 1, can see no reason for paying Gilmore highly. It's quite apparent he's not pulling his weight, these days

*GILMORE THINKS: THEY'RE PUTTING BARRON

IN MY PLACE EN? IF ONGY

I DIDN'T FEEL SO LIMA IF ONLY I WASN'T SO 'NERVY'

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【SO GILMORE SAW THE DOCTOR.

Even in the mornings

I'm tired. That makes

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hold my job My wife's expecting a child in the Spring, so it's serious

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