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"Thank You," Queen-Mother H. M. S. Thetis Missing With 85 Persons Aboard NEW SUBMARINE DIVES

Telegraphs To Hongkong

From

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Dated

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TELEGRAE.

Boorotary of State, London

Governor, Hong Kong.

31st May, 1939.

1st June, 1939

Your telegram 159 had been laid before Her

Kajesty queen Mary who doniros that an oxpression of hor sincere thanks for the uencago contained therein may be conveyed to you.

Facsimile of message received by His Excellency the Governor yesterday.

TO DOOM IN IRISH SEA

LONDON, June 1.--The Admiralty has announced that the new British submarine Thetis is overdue, after carrying out diving tests off Birkenhead LATEST to-day.

The vessel has not been sighted for nine hours. The Admiralty is rushing rescue vessels to the scene.

Britain and France do not possess any apparatus similar to the diving bell used in the rescue of the United States submarine Squalus.

RETREAT Way To Deal 85 ABOARD

BECAME A ROUT Heavy Japanese Losses In Hupeh

CHUNGKING, June 1. THE JAPANESE retreat in the recent North Hupeh battle amounted practically to a rout, accord- ing to

well-informed

Chinese quarters.

It is claimed that the Japanese| suffered heavy losses and aban- doned large quantities of arms, ammunition and field guns.

It is stated that for the first! time in 23 months of fighting the Japanese left behind dead and wounded.

When the situation

was

With Problem

France May Follow

Japan's Lead

PARIS, June 1.-A bill to incorporate the mandated tor- ritories of Togoland and the Cameroons in the French Em- pire has been tabled by a Deputy for French Indo-China. The bill has received con- siderable backing.

It stipulates that Togoland be attached to French West Africa, and the Cameroons to French Equatorial Africa,-~- Reuter,

It is reported that a total of 85 people are at present in the sunken vessel, which lies in 120 feet of water.

The Thetis is similar to the Squalus în construction, The circumstances of her disappearance are also similar, besides her crew she carried civilian experts representing the builders, Messrs. Cammel Laird.

All British submarines carry the Davis Escape Apparatus, which was used so effectively by the crew of the submarine Poseidon when she was rammed and sank near Wei-hai-wei in 1930.

SEARCH BEGINS

Each individual member of the crew is equipped with this apparatus, together with a life belt and oxygen container.

THE LOST SUBMARINE

Hongkong Officers Aboard

AT LEAST three com- missioned Officers aboard the lost submarine were formerly in Hongkong.

They are:

Lt. Cmdr. G. H. Bolus, who is now in command of H.M.S. Thetis, and formerly of H.M.S. Regent;

Lt. W. A. W. Poland, believed

to be a son of Captain Allan Poland, Captain of the 4th Submarine Flotilla in Chinn Station;

Comm. Engineer Roy D. Glen,

formerly of H.M.S. Medway.

aboard the lost sub-

The fleet flashed messages to the various ships and theatres. and broadcasting stations ordering the men of the lat. Anti-TELEGRAPH” REPORT CONFIRMED marine include, according to the latest Submarine flotilla and 6th destroyer flotilla to report to their ships immediately.-United Pres.

It is announced that the Admiralty are “taking all possible

Espionage Increases steps" regarding the Thetis.

In United States

Washington, June 1. There is LA great deal more of esplonage on the west coast of the most United States than ever before, ac- critical for the Chinese, General cording to Attorney-General Murphy, Chang Tze-chung, former Mayor of "who to-day announced that the Des Tienisin, personally led his regiments partment of Justice was tightening in a bayonet charge on the Japanese up its counter-espionage activities on the west coast, where a number naval and aviation Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shelt. by of military.

bases were situated, which made long-distance telephone, has person-

vigilance necessary ally commended General Chung Tze-special

Reuter. chung for his bravery,--Reuter,"

lines.

Wang Arrives

In London Air Journey From Hongkong Ends

LONDON, June 1.

DR. C. T. WANG, former Chinese Ambassador, arrived at! Croydon aerodrome from China

to-day,

He has come to represent China on. the Olymple Gomes Committee which

Is opening on June 0.

Cammel Lairds, the builders of the submarine, stated that she has about 20 members of their staff aboard in addition to a number of Admiralty experts.

The Thetis left the Cammel Laird's yard at 10 o'clock this morning, accompanied by a tug.

It is understood that the Admiralty received a message from the tug that something was amiss and all warships in the vicinity were sent to the scene to join in a hunt for the sunken submarine. Other naval boats within a reasonable radius are also dashing to the spot.

The Thetis was commissioned at Portland on March 4, and has a service complement of 53 officers and men.

CHAMBERLAIN IS

HESITANT

British

France Urges

Acceptance of Pact

MOSCOW, June 1.

RUSSIA'S formal answer to the British draft of the triple alliance is expected to be delivered in London during the week-end.-United Press.

At a conference in Paris, the French Foreign Minister is

Dr. Wang told "Reuter" that the reported to have urged the SPEEDIEST

promotion of athletics "is now my British Ambassador to satisfy chief Interest. Athleiles have done

wonders for the young generation of the Soviet Foreign Minister's

China, and I hope the time will come demands for the extension of when athletics and playing-fields the guarantees to the Baltic will be as important in China as In States, either by compromise or England."

Asked whether he hud retired complete acceptance if Russia is

unyielding. altogether from diplomatie life. Dr. Wang replied cheerfully: "I hope

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for

WARPLANE

Royal Air Force Leads World

The vessel is 265 feet in length, has a tonnage of be! tween 1,000 and 1,500, carries

Police Now Believe Robbery Was Motive

THE “TELEGRAPH'S" exclusive report showing that robbery was the motive for the Wanchai murder, in which a husband and wife and two of their three children were hacked to death by choppers, has now been substan- tiated by the police in an official report circulated this morning.

one 4-inch gun and six torpedo JAPANESE

tubes, has a speed of over 15 knots, and cost £350,000.

crew.

surface craft.

oficers

THREAT TO

SHANGHAI

Amplification Of Statement

The report says that robbery is strongly suspected as the No

motive for the crime.

money was found on the premises!

by the police.

Doscription Issued

The police now have the names of two of the three men for whom they are searching.

One ly described as Or Kwong, ollas Kwong Man, aged 20, who speaks the Chluchau dialect, and also a little Punti dialect.

the

Navy. List; Lt. H. upman and Lt. F. G. Woods.

Thetis Located

London, June 2 According to naval sources at Portland the submarine Thetis has been located off Great Ormes Head, off the north coast of Wolcs near Llandudno,

The position of the vessel has

been indicated by a marking buoy

released from the submarine by automalle releasing gear inside the submarine...

The Admiralty lus mobilised all

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LATEST

Soo Back Pago For Further Late News

Special Escape Hatches Every submarine in the British Navy since the Poseidon disaster In Chinese wuters, has been fitted with two specially constructed

escape hatches, whereby in an emergency, the crew may escape through air. locks.

Sufficient sets of the Davis sub-

SHANGHAI, June 2. A second man is She Yu-chun, apparatus for

THE JAPANESE Embassy alias Ah Kau, aged 23, who speaks merged submarine supplying oxygen are provided In submarines for every member of the here claims that the Japanese the Chiuchnu dialect only.

Police have not yet secured Every submarine has Atted Foreign Office spokesman was name or a description of the third two special indicator buoys which can misquoted on May 24 when he wanted man. be released from the inside and come

The fact that approximately $1,000 to the surface to show his position to issued a statement regarding the was missing from the safe in the rice

International Settlement.

shop where the Chinese family was An Admiralty statement Issued They have, therefore, issued a murdered, was revealed exclusively at 11 o'clock toʻnight says:

corrected statement which reads:-

to the "Telegraph on Wednesday by "The Admiralty

to regrets

The International Settlement is & Wong Chow-ming. brother of the annodrice that the submarine concession. It does not constitute murdered mon.

First police theory for the erime Thetis, which was carrying out territory but is simply an area where acceptance trials in Liverpool Bay. In foreign country or countries exer- was revenge, but this has now been

50 and has failed ciso administrative rights

that revised, and the authorities are con- dived at 140

p.m.

only thereto the extent of China's vinced that robbery was the motive. to appear. "She is manned by a naval crew territorial sovereignty is temporarily Government leaders express the

LONDON, June 1.

of five

and 48 ratings. limited or suspended. opinion thal the necessity Russian participation in the peace

Expel Chinese BRITAIN NOW Possesses the There were also four other offers

"In the areas under Japanese' front outweighs all arguments from fustest twin-engine bomber in aboard and a certain number of technfelons, the exact opponents.

hostilities are being carried out, at possibly visit America on the way.

A French official spokesman stress-the world, according to the bullders'

"One of His Majesty's ships is now expelling China's sovereignty from Reuter

Baltic structors.

the

where. the position

submarine

the areas and placing it under Dr. Wang Left Hongkong by Im-cd the fact that France has no Society of British Aircraft Con-umber of which are not yet known. cccupation, Japan aims, as long as

objection to granting the perial Airways last week.

guarantees although a section of the

The machine is a Bristol Beaufort, was last reported. Alr-patrois

*Since the anti-Japanese, ter- Anglo-French opposition asserts that

monoplane, and on official of the organised by the Royal Air Force Japanese military control. the Soviet would thereby be able to Society stated that its speed was con- were carried out before dark, and rorism in the Settlement is executed

which at one stage threatened to assume serious proportions. More "Murder For plunge Europe into

desired.

Flotila, the king Governmnt, it is regarded as bomber "The Sixth Destroyer In the meantime, a spokesmann of an hour attained by the Blenheim morrow.

interior of the Ying King Restaurant affray milltary operations. the French Foreign Ofies said the machine, bliherto the fastest would Firat Minesweeper. Flotilla, the the part of, or the extension of China's As a result of the disturbance the this morning in connection with the Government is confident that the PHILADELPHIA, June 1-pact will be concluded after further Jusufy the claim that the new Bristol (marines Cachalot-and-Narwhal, pod. Therefore Japan-is-quito. Justified in. Johnstone..Road. was amashed al- The following seven were charged..

Beaufort monoplane was the fastest HMS. Belfast are proceeding at full twin-enging bomber yet in the ser-speed to render all assistance possible, in their attempt to clean the anti-most beyond recognition,

The affray was allegedly com- Mysterious deaths in other States as negotiations.--United Press.

vice of any country.

"Captain Macintyre, Chief of Staff Japanese elements from the settle-

ments."-United Press.

menced by sailors and soldiers, nine far west as Ilinols will be investi-

Berlin Reaction /

The official added that in addition to the Rear-Admiral of Submarines,

of whom have been arrested. ~ gated as a result of letters sent to the

The reason for the disturbance is describing "unsolved authorities

BERLIN, June 1Follow vs. to a large production in England, the has proceeded in the Winchelsea to

bulit in Australia take charge of the operations." in 22 fathoms of water, but the exact

position is not yet known. crimes."

Molotoff's speech, the German news Beautfort is to

Every effort is being made to locate not at present known but, according to a police report, an argument de- Meanwhile preparations have been popers have apparently abandoned where new aircraft arsenals would Reuter.

the

the vessel. Near Many Wrecks completed for the appearance to-day the hope that the Anglo-French- provide neroplanes to re-equip

Omelals fear that the Thells may veloped into an orgy of smashing, in of Morris Bolber, Samuel Sortino and Soviet negotiations may breaks down, selected-squadrons of the Royal Aus

asubmerged object, which two glass doors, two gloss Rafael Polscill before a three-judge though they express the belief that traliun Air Force and the Far East

LONDON, June 1-It is under-have struck

ber of cups, glasses and earthenware court for sentence in connection with the bickerings of the would-be command of the Royal Air Force. the notorious "Murder for Insurance triple alliance partners will Jest in the event of war, Britain's hirstood that altogether 100 men are which put her electrical equipment windows, stools, a desk, a large num-

There are several wrecks in the rice bowls were smashed. quadrons in Singapore and polats aboard the Thetis If this is so, the out of action. long time yet.

Nine British sailors and soldiers Money" cases. State has Indicated that the death Russian trade relations are ignored on the home factories for essential main submerged for 30 hours.

The Thetis is believed to have sunk Heuler, supplies-Reuter. really will be demonded.--United

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Dr. Wang expects to stay for ten days in England and he will then return to China, though he

may

Insurance” Crimes

VER

9 SAILORS, SOLDIERS FACE COURT CHARGES

"THE EMERGENCY UNIT was called out to Wanchai disturbance

shortly after two o'clock this morning to quell a war if they siderably higher than the 205 miles will resume operations at daylight to under direct orders from the Chung

All have pleaded guilty and the. M. Molotoff's reference to German-East would not be entirely dependet submarine has sufficient air to revicinity of the spot where the, dived. läppoared": at the Central. Magistracy /

with causing malicious damage:

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Dorsetshire:

Teles. Frank Standish, of 1LMLS. Teleg, Thomas Slewart, of II.M." 8. Duncan

Bloker V.S.W.L.N. Wright, of II. MLS. Duncan;

Sig. Albert Hawkes, of. II.M.S. Duncan;

Lar. Bir. David Sullivan, of ILM. B. Duncan,

Bloket Percy Morrisey, of H.M.B. In addition to facing a charge of

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