1939-07-13 — Page 27

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 12, 1939.

Desperate Efforts At Rescue Fail As Plane Sinks TWO KILLED IN

CRASH

NEAR

ONE OF THE MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS which went to the assistance of the wrecked plano:

Staff Photographer.

Attempt To Force Legislation | Tug Master ROOSEVELT MAY FIGHT DECISION

WASHINGTON, July 12.

ADMINISTRATION officials to-day indicat- ed that President Roosevelt may employ a special message, probably in very strong terms, to renew the fight for enactment of neutrality legislation this session of Congress.

Bill.

PACTS

However, neither would Je any comment. strategists also remain silent.

Describes

Last Dive

of Thetis

R.A.F. STANLEY

PILOT OFFICER BRYAN-GOWER AND SERGEANT. OGDEN: WERE KILLED WHEN THEIR ROYAL AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE SEA IN TYTAM BAY, opposite STANLEY, SHORTLY AFTER TEN O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

The two R.A.F. officers took off from Kai Tak Airport at 9 o'clock for a routine practice flight.

As the machine was banking to turn away from the cliffs on the far side of the bay, the tip of one of the wings struck the water.

The machine spun around and, within thirty seconds, had sunk to the sca-bed, taking the two officers with it.

The two men are believed to have made desperate attempts to free themselves from the plane as it sank.

Sergt. Ogden apparently succeeded in freeing him- self from his safety belt, but was drowned before help arrived.

Pilot Officer Bryan-Gower, who came to Hongkong from the R.A.F. in Singapore eight months ago, was either killed outright by the crash or was drowned in his seat. His body had not been recovered.

The Royal Air Force authorities in Hongkong observed extraordinary reticence regarding the accident, and blankly refused all information to the Press. Unti! this afternoon it was impossible' to obtain official confirmation of the names of the two men who were killed, and all other information relative to the accident had to be obtained from independent sources.

Eye-witnesses of the accident told the "Telegraph" graphic stories of the crash.

Father Farnon, of the Mary-} knull Mission at Sanley, said:

The plane was flying very low over Tytam Day and I was watching it ali the time, as I thought that the pilot} was rather daring.

"It circled around Tylam Bay and then crossed over to the other side. It appeared as if the pilot intended] to y over the mountains on the other side but got too close to the cilita.

"I thought he was going to crash Into the cliffs. He was so close to them you could the sindow of

"Then he bunked to the right, an

to gain altitude.

water,

Sank In 30 Seconds "There was a cloud of spray and the plane slew around violently.

"With thirty seconds I had dis- appeared under the water.

LONDON, July 12, Administration leaders are holding many con- A GRAPHIC descrip- the machine outlined on the ellas. ferences, attempting to gauge the chances of reviving the tion of the fatal dive by enched his engine uit wide in order the Thetis was given by "Ile banked again to the left, and The Secretary of State, Mr. the Master of the ac- the tip of the plane touched the Cordell Hull, and President NEW TRADE Roosevelt met today, presum-companying tug, Cap- ably to study the situation. tain Godfrey, at the Other congressional resumption of the in- A White House source said that quiry to-day. -possible-means-to-revive-the-ineasure. Captain_Godfrey said: this session. Administration oficiats "The Thetis went down arc making efforts tu persuade Senators George and Gillette to stern first, and started to abandon their opposition and thus roll from side to side. Then permit the Foreign Relations Com-her bow went down and she mittee to reverse its vote.

The Secretary of State is scheduled swung round to port on her to confer with the two opposing

Senators.—United Press,

British Agreements With Two Nations

Mr. Roosevelt is exploring every

helm.

MORE BIG FLIGHTS

Larger Scale R.A.F. Displays Soon

LONDON, July 12. ANOTHER FLIGHT over France by British bombers is being planned, on an even larger scale, and will take place very soon, probably next week.

Ware Suprnos Cheri

While the exact number of planes taking part is undecided, It is under- slood that more machines will parti- cipate than in the last flight, an Air Ministry oficial told "Reuter."

It estimated that there will be crews totalling about 1,000 including Tart of the wing was torn off by 300 pilots. The official stated

that the force of the impact. Through the flights would be made non-stop, our binoculars we could see the wing but it is unlikely they will go beyond [tip or it may have been a part of a the southern limits of France.

pontoon-floating. It was the only The distance covered non-stop would probably be further than the remaining evidence,

previous maximum of 1,200 miles.

Plans are also in progress for un curly visit of French bombers to England.

"I don't think anyone was saved. At least, we could not see anyone from here.

"The plane sank so quickly I had to rub my cyca to make Durc I

wasn't dreaming."

At first these will be daylight

LONDON, July 12: AN OFFICIAL announcement regarding an Anglo-Rumanian trade agreement signed to-day, states that the Board of Trade will guarantee principal and in-

Father Daly, who was another eye-tights-Reuter. Action Imminent?

"She steadied up terest and bonds issued by the

a bit, al-wilness of the tragedy and who ran WASHINGTON, July 12.-It is be-though she was still swinging on down to the Stanley Police Station Rumanian Government, totalling Beved that action by President her helm, and then she dis-Telegraph" by telephone:

to report the occurrence. told the £5,000,000 at five per cent. re-toosevelt on the neutrality legista-

tion issue is coming soon, either in appeared. payable over 20 years.

the form of a message to Congress, The protocol provides for the purur a broadcast speech. chase of British cotton and woollen

He Is understood to have discussed yarns, and carded wool at a value of

and Whys

means of forcing the £50,000 through ordinary trade

"She Simply Sank" "She simply sunk out of sight, head."

"Doing Lot Of Acrobatics" "I was also watching the plane

when it struck the water.

"He was flying very low and doing

July excited because the

channels, and also provides for steps neutrality bill out of the Foreign and was slightly down by the a lot of acrobatics, but I wasn't un- to facilitate trade and payments, atideations Committee on to the floor

to establish a consultative committee

of the Senate.

Captain Godfrey added that it appeared to him the Thetis was in trouble.

Commander Bolous had earlier ad- vised him that the Thetis could do it

The New York press has some hard to consider the difficulties resulting things to say about the Senato com- from the agreement.Reuter.

[mittee's decision to postpone further Anglo-Grock Pact

consideration of the neutralliy bill LONDON, July 12-An Angio-unili next session, Greek agreement had been concluded The Scripp-toward newspapers to 10 knots on the surface, and Cap- under which the Department for declare that the Senate has provided .Overseas Trade will guarantee psychologient encouragement £2,000,000 for Greek purchases of another Nazi ervan and grab." British goods.

The "Baltimore Sun" publishes a The relative securities will bear incurioon depleting a Senator waving terest at five per cent, payable over a stort lantern to encourage Hiller 20 years, and proceeds of the sale and Mussolini to advance.-Reuter. will finance the Greek purchases. Reuter.

HIMALAYA

Ame

machine, or another, one like it had een doing the same manoeuvres on

several days during the past week.

“As he was banking away from the cliffs on the other side of the bay, however, he lost altitude very quickly. iain Godfrey asked him to accommo- across the bar as he opened out the "We could hear his engine roaring for date his speed to that of the tug throttle, but it was no use.

which could do only 11 or 12 knots. "The tip of the plane struck the He made this request because pre-water, and in less than a minute viously a submarine which he was there was only a ripple to show escorting "ran away" from him,

where the plane had struck. When the Thetis disappeared, she was only 300 or 400 yards from the (tug-Reuter,

Squalus Salvago

German Anger

BERLIN, July 12. The suggestion by British newspapers that British bembers are capable of flying to Po fand has infuriated the German press. "Enetrelement from the air" and "Crude threats against Axis towns" are typical headlines.

It is asserted that a flight to Poland northern European States, thereby Is impossible without passing over violating their neutrality.

now

The "Angrif" describes the training flights as "another proof of Britain's ttetermination to make war", with bombers over European coun- and adds that anyone demonstrating tries must realise that serious com- pllcutions might arise.

The "Nachtausgobe" warna Britain that "distances which can be flown from London to the Continent, can equally well be flown from the Con-

tinent to London."--Reuter,

Flights To Poland

"I don't think anyone was saved," Germany Ploased

Torpedo Boats Race To Sceno LONDON, July 12.-Great Britain and France regard the United States

Father Daly immediately ran down to the Stanley Police Station to re- 90117-4700 | Senute's Foreign Relations Commit-

Portsmouth, July 12. port the incident. tee's decision to shelve the neutrality

A few minutes The two final pontoons will be at-after he arrived an Army leylstation as a great blow-but Ger-tached to the sunken subraarine came down by car from the Stanley present series of mass fights of many and Italy are highly pleased. Squalus to-day. PEAK SCALED

"Président Roosevelt's dream of bettering the position of London and commence at dawn

The attempts to raise the craft will WARSAW, July 12-Tho Arst Paris against the totalitarians appears United Press. Polish Himalnyn expedition, In a to be turning into a nightmare," said telegram from Alnoran, North India, one high Fascist source In Rome. reports the ascent of the peak of the Eastern Namun Dovi on July 2.

Berlin nited the vote as a "shut- tering blow" to the Government's hopes of nitering the neutrality laws. The London press, however, refun

The mountain is 7,430 metres high, and is the highest peak in the Gahrwal region of the Himalayas, ed to concede that all hopes of alter-

Leader of the expedition is a Polishing the Bill are gone, cafeer named Karpinak!--Trans- Occan

ROYAL VISIT TO

LONDON

Gro

Forts.

officer LONDON, July 12-Following the

British bombera over France, it has The police obialoed,a launch and been suggested that a token squadron on Thursday-Immediately preceded to the scene, of Royal Air Force machines may be Two motor torpedo boats, racing sent board British aircraft carrier across the bay at over 40 knots in to Gydain, from whence they could response to the distress calls, arrived undertake similar fights over Poland at the scene of the disaster at 10.30 as a parallel gesture of solidarity to a

new ally.. Free From Mishaps The Royal Air Force has remarkably free from tragedies Hongkong.

Stock Exchange 'Weakens

A.JIL

been

in

It is believed that the British LONDON, July 12-Early firmness Cabinet wil discurs the adverse on the Stock Exchange was not main- The last occasion of which a RAF, effect of the neutrality situation attained owing to lack of support, while officer was killed was on May 16, to-day's meeting.-Unlied Press. small Continental offerings in ella and 1030 when Pilot Offeer A. J. Jarvis

Kaflrs gave the market a rather fell from his plane.

More Money For Holidays

I'reviously, ensler appearance at the close.

four R.A.F. officera Industrials, however, continued to were killed when, on April 3, 1027, he steady, while anong commodities, their plane croslied on to the deck sugar fell on bull liquidations, based of .M.S. Hermes whlist excreising on fears of action to relieve the outside Hongkong. shortage.

Pilat omfleer Bryan Gower in a South Wall Street was slightly higher-African, His parents reside near Reuter Special.

Dublin in Elre,

This procedure would avoid the objections to flying over Denmark which might arouse Hitler's dis- pleasure.-United Preis.

Conscription Of Labour

BERLIN, July 12-Employers' complaints of the wholesale conscrip ten of employees on work alleged to be of notional Importance, have led Field-Marshal Goering to ako a decree moro strictly controlling priority rights to commandeer, indour, The number of conscripted workers

BELGRADE, JULY 12-Prince Paul and' Trincess Olga

London, July 12, shortly paying a private visit to The Bank of England to-day London to say farewell to the Duke acquired over £20.000,000 in gold and Duchess of Kent, who are due to from the exchange

equalisation leave for Australia, where the Duke account to permit of any necessary of Kent will assume the dutica of Increase in note issue, to meet the Governor-General of the Common-demands of the holiday period which, wealth.

in anticipated, may carry activa of the next few days for his summer Princess Olga is a sister of the circulation to new high records, residence of Castel Gandolfo Trans- sympollikse, language is too violent. be Duchess of Kent-Trans-Ocean. British Wireless.

Ocean.

will leave the Vattenn in the course ROME, July 12-Pope Pius XII

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