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FINAL EDITION

FOUNDED 1801 No, 15877

THURSDAY, 四拜桃三十月七英港香

JULY

13.

1939.

日七十月五

Hongkong Telegraph.

Exclusive Interviews With First Men To Reach Scene

SOLDIERS' RESCUE BID:

22 MILES

BY SAMPAN

WITH THEIR HANDS BLISTERED AFTER A FEVERISH ROW OF 22 MILES IN THE BLAZING SUN, GUNNERS H. WALLER AND W. BARTLETT, WHO WERE THE FIRST TO REACH THE SCENE OF THE R.A.F. TRAGEDY IN TYTAM BAY TOLD A "HONGKONG TELE- GRAPH" REPRESENTATIVE THE STORY OF THE DRAMA.

"We were swimming at Tytam Beach," said Waller, who spoke for the two. "It must have been shortly before 10 o'clock when we first saw the plane, a Walrus Amphibian. It was flying rather low and coming straight, towards the beach. It was about 8 ft. from the surface.

EARLY INTERVIEWS AND REPORTS OF CRASH--Page 3.

"To us it seemed that the pilot intended to attempt a landing, but he seemed to be coming in much too fast. Apparently realising this, he lifted the plane again and went on towards the hills at the head of the bay, apparently intending to fly over them.

"Evidently he could not do so and banked sharply to the right to come away from the hills. SKIMMED WATER

"Again the plane came close to the water, this time flying across the wind, which was from the south.

"The pilot came to within 6 ft. of the water and we again thought he was trying to land. At that moment, however, as though the wind had suddenly caught it, the plane tilted. The left wing dipped and tipped the water.

"The disaster was completed in a few seconds. The - plane catapulted from the water, did.a.complete_roll from

wing to wing, and smashed into the sea upside down. TAIL ROSE IN AIR

"The tail rose in the air and slid swiftly below the surface. In a few seconds the plane had disappeared.

"Calling to some women on the beach to notify the Stanley police, we jumped into a sampan in our toge and rowed carnestly towards the spot where the plane had disappeared. It was a longer row than we thought and it was dreadfully hot, but we were on the seene in about half an hour.

GUNNER H. WALLER

GUNNER W. BARTLETT

"The only evidence of the dis- Aste was a patch of oil on the sur ice of the water, a few floating- bits of debris, and the body of Sergt. Ogden, terribly Injured, floating on the surface.

"Ogden's left arm was obviously broken; the bone could be seen through a deep gash in his right

ed, looking as though it had been pushed in.

Exclusive Photograph of

Scene of R.A.F. Tragedy

PLANE SANK HERE

AN EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPH of Tytam Bay, taken from Stanley this afternoon, A naval motor torpedo boat and a polico launch are standing by the scene of the wreck.-Staff Photographer.

500,000 Men For German Army Before September: Grave Warning

BERLIN, July 12.

GERMANY'S standing Army of one million men will be increased by 500,000 during the summer months, the full field strength of 1,500,000 men being reached by September 1.

Heavy Fighting Again

On Mongol Frontier

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ON THE MONGOL-MANCHUKUO FRONT, July

leg, and his face was terribly batter- 13.—Heavy fighting has again broken out between the Soviet-Mongol and Japanese forces along the Khalha River, according to Japanese field despatches received this morning.

Collected Wreckage "We collected what bits of the iplane we could see and come back. We did not know whether there wha janyone else in the plane, but it would not have been possible to do anything for them. Diving was impossible as the water is deep and the plane was out of sight,"*

are

Heavy Soviet reinforcements arriving hourly at the

The calling up of conscripts is now proceeding in all districts.

The mon are being called up for "manoeuvres."

Observers have noted much mili- tary activity throughout the Reich during the past few weeks, but there are no reports of any extraordinary concentrations in the eastern districts. However, it is understood that barb-wire defences have been erected

and trenches dug ceveral miles behind the Polish frontiers.

organising in September a new highly

The German Army. Command is

monoeuvrable military unit which will be known as the "Schnellste Truppers. They will comprise tank, anti-tank, motorised Infantry, cavalry.

reconnaissance outfits.--United Press.

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Japan Warned By Consul MORE TROUBLE AT TSINGTAO

TSINGTAO, July 12.

THE BRITISH Consul General in Tsingtao has received information that anti-British demonstrations are planned for Friday and Saturday.

The new demonstrations may be of a more serious nature than that which occurred on July 11, when the demonstrators threw stones and let off firecrackers outside the British Consulate, and attacked the premises of two British banks.

The Consul General has been instructed to ask the Japanese authorities for protection, and to hold them responsible for any damage to British life or property.

The British escort vessel, Lowestoft, which put in here, has left again for Hongkong. It is believed that she will be replaced by the déstroyer Diamond.-Reuter.

LONDON, July 13.-A firmer stand against the Japaneso is urged by both the "News! Chronicle" and "Manchester Guardian" in lenders on different aspects of Britain's in the way matters go in the Far East.

The burden of the "News- Chronicle" comment is that it is n "deplorable fact that although the sympathies oi the democratic countries are whole-heartedly with the Chinese people in their struggle against Japanese domination, the democracies are making it possible for aggression to progress.

The writer recognises that it is not easy to cut Japan's life-line decisively In a single stroke, but declares that two things can be done immediately, namely, the democracies should ban insports from Japan "which can just as early, if a trille more expensively, be bought elsewhere," and they should make every effort to redirect the channels of their trade.

"Unimaginablo"

Discussing the present Anglo- Japanese relations, the "Manchester Guardian" says that it is unimagini.

TIENTSIN PARLEYS

Tokyo Conversations Start Saturday

TOKYO, July 13. tions regarding the Tientsin ANGLO-JAPANESE negotia-. issue will commence on Saturday morning.

Preliminary conversallons will be between the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, and the Foreign Minister, Mr. H. Arita,

Minister will insist that the negotia- It is believed that the Japonese tions cover all outstanding questions. Meanwhile, unti-British mass meetings are being held throughout Japan.

Tientsin Warning

In Tientsin itself, L. Col. Hireta,

able that British Government, "even Officer in Command of the Japanese this British Government," ehould forces blockuding the British Con- agree to any of the Japanese terms, cession, has issued a warning that or do anything which might help further "attempts British ships to their occupation of China.

assist Chinese vessels in breaking the Felho River blockade" will meet with reprisals.

But, adds the writer a little later. it is doubtful whether the Japanese will belleve this unless it is brought home to them very shortly.

Timorous Shrinking Atfer Anding that "our timorous shrinking in the Fur East rather spoils the pictures of our resolute front in the West," the writer suggests that a Arm British lend might sway votes of Congress in the deliberations on neutrality and Senator Pittman's resolution to-morrow in a way which Is impossible for President Roosevelt alone-Reuter.

Recall Envoys

the

urged for further

Examination and searchings of shipping in the River is being en- forced at two barriers, and no ship riers without examination," he de- Is to be permitted to pass the bar- clares.

L. Col. Hirota said that the Japanese garrison in Tientsin will not relax the blockado of the British Concession untit Britain changes her allude towards the Chongking Government-Domel.

LATEST

Record Traffic Accidents

PLENTY OF frontier, and it is reported that motor-cycle, bicycle, and motorised shing Chiang Kai-shek's urmamen: One person was killed and sixty

TALKING

the Soviet has concentrated an additional 60,000′ men behind the lines, ready to be thrown into battle.

London, July 13. Speaking at a luncheon in London to-day in honour of Ave Deputies from the French Chamber, Lord Robert Cecil advocated the fr mediate recall of the British and French Ambassadors from Tokyo,

Later a Conservative member of Parliament fluancial help to help expedite and

Trame accidents in Hongkong atill Improve the strategic roads from continue to set new records for the Indo-China and Burma for replen- number of persons injured. supplies,

were injured during the week ending Lord Lytton presided over a big | 8 am, on Saturday. private meeting Jr the House of The number of persons injured

this 13-Ger- Commons

afternoon. The during the month of June also con- many, Senator Key Pittman belleves,

meeting was ntiended by numer-stituted a record, the total being 245. OLE M.P.'s and A large-scale counter-attack was will decide before the end of August

the five French The previous highest was 145, in May. Deputies, M. Maurius Moutet, former Private motor cars were responsible launched by the Soviet forces this whether there is to be peace or war

Minister to the Colonies, M. Paul for the majority of last week's traffic morning, about 200 tanks and a large in Europe. number of armoured cars participat-gress would be wise to revive neu- He told "United Press" that Con--

Thellier, former Minister, of Agricul accidents. Of the 60 persons Injured, ture, M. Grunbach, Vice-President of 40 were pedestrians, One Float Recovered

before legislation THE BRITISH Cabinet to-day

the Chamber Foreign Affairs Com-. According to Japanese claims the trality

catly Gunners

mittee, Mesaleuru Fournet and Laple. Waller end

August. brought the relics of the tragedy to approved fresh instructions to be attack was repulsed.

Further fantastic claims are made. "If war comes to Europe, and we

Concorted Action the Stanley Police Station. They sent to Sir William Seeds, British by the Japanese regarding the serial, then try to change our neutrality conalsted of a sedden heimet, ob- Ambassador to Moscow who, to battles, which continue along the laws, we would be teft open viously wrenched from one of the gether with the French Am- front despite the Japanese claims of charges of discrimination. unfortunate victims, a float, a dented bassador, will soon confer again ridiculously easy successes for flare float such as is dropped from with the Soviet Foreign Minis-plo the plane in the case of need for

The Gunners' account was. sun- ported by Mesdames. B. Möse, D.

Gould, and V. Dalch, of Stanley Moscow Negotiations

Barracks, who were also swimming on Tylam Beach when the tragedy occurred.

Bartlett

an emergency landing, and a small ter.

plece of torn fuselage.

Still Drag On

LONDON, July 12.

ing.

their

Another seventy Soviet planes met a large Japanese air force over Lake

I is admitted here that the Moscow Buir at 12.30 p.m., the spectacular

Indog-fight lasting for aver an hour. negotiations tre enmestied

The float, the largest recovered part of the lost plane, gave mute lestimony to the force of the impact difculties from which extrication is It had evidently been torn from the not yet in sight.

left wing; its front was crushed in The Savlet Ambassador to London and broken; one supporting stanchion visited the Foreign Office this after- had been snapped off clone the noon to review the situation.

British authorities have complained about the Soviet Foreign Minister's methods of negotiation.

de-

Seo Back Page For Further Late Nows

At the luncheon M. Moutel toclared that the moment has arrived

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

"Regardless of whether neutrallly legislation is enacted, however, Con- gress should remain in session until August or September, In view of possible emergency.

"if there is no war by Septem- ber. I think there will be a long period of peace.

The Japanese report of the air- balile claims that another eleven Bovlet machines were shot down. One Japanese pilot was forced to of silent suspension." bail out of his machine.by parachute. Another pilot, however, landed his machine alongside the pilot in enemy territory, and took him off!

"The whole altuation to-day is one

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float and the other had obviously been wrenched from the wing. few steel wires hung loosely to it.

Wardors Rush To Scene When the Artillerymen reached the scene after their strenuous row ho withdraws the proposals he pro-fat occupied by Mr. K D. Law, of

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

"He says one thing which leads Britain to present now proposals, and

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

Thieves yesterday broke into the 17 Lock Rood, and stole money and Jewellery valued at $70.

Senator Pittman claimed that if Congress adopted his embargo plan, the Sino-Japanese hostilities would probably end very quickly.

"The power to impose an embargo would be a strong diplomalle weapon in the hands of the United States, and it might induce Japan to pecept some of the various offers of media tion that have been made," he said

United Press,

NEW U.S.

LINERS FOR

SERVICE TO HONGKONG

Washington, July 12.

The United States Maritime Commission la mapping a 12- months construction schedule at a cost of U.S. $270,000,000.

The programme will probably in clude three large trans-Pacific liners costing $18,000,000 each, the largest and fastest ever built in the United States,

The Commission is bull-ding a total of 60 vessels and has already opened bids for n series of light cargo ships. The number of ships actually under construction may be increased ta eight-United Pren,

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