An attempt was made to swing] the vessel off, but the ship's head held at N.N.E. The engines were then stopped and the port anchor} let go on 15 fathoms of chain. The vessel floated off at 8.20 p.m. with. out damage. A survey had since shown that she suffered no damage.
In answer to questions, by M Hugh Jones, witness said the visi-Dillty at the time was about four} miles. There was a driving tain ith 'a wind bearing from E.N.E. to N.NE, of force four to five. He was on the bridge all the time. except between 2.15 pan, to shortly' after 3 p.m. He had no reason to} consider his dead reckoning was not correct. When he sighted land he estimated it was at least two miles away.
In reply to further questions, Capt. Histed said he had been through these straits as master for 15 or 16 times. Ho had never before experienced any peculiar in the current there, It was, roughly, east and west. During the peried of bad visibility the chief office was with him on the bridge and both were looking out for land.
'Asked whether it would have been safer to have steered more tu' the north, witness replied in the negative. He attributed his ground. ing to an unknown set in the current, ment adviser to the Japanese del gation on the Saghalien negotiation! who just recently retinned fro 'Moscow, interviewed by Reuter, pressed the opinion that the Sovi was firmly stated, as there was opposition party' to oppo Communists, the Army.
Teheka. Those three powers, said, rule the country by fore Though conditions in the chief to were much. improved since his vis three years ago, he considers people generally were underfed, believed the main obstacle to ce plete restoration was the econom policy which makes individual tra Impossible, thereby frightening of foreign business men.
Discussing Russo-Jay ment was visible, though relation ships were hindered by mutual Inq knowledge. Russians were ce! vinced that Japan's—despatehin] troops to Manchuria last month We ty help Marshal Chang Tso-lin, With regard to the Saghali negotiations, though Mr. Kawala would not definitely commit himself it is understood that. the. Japane: Government was induced, for polit cal reasons, to sign the agree mei against their will as the delegate considered Russia's terms woul render the undertaking impractic commercially. Tt is understood delegates expected the negotiation to be extended much longer, but Government—wanted somethin] tangible for home—consumptio They wanted compensation for Nikolacvsk affair as soon as possibi whilst the Soviet hoped that a swi conclusion of the negotiations woul have a favourable reaction in United Sttaes.
Mr, Kawakami said he understo that, in reality, the Japanese Gos ernment regards the Saghalie negotiations as being of minor i portance excepting as a steppin} stone to closer trade relations ger erally, though owing to Sovi economic policy, high taxes et the Government' anticipates th condition will be dificult, establish. understood that Kawakami fears the Russo-Jupane: fishery and forestry negotiations are likely to experience groutd difficulties, as, like the Saghalie Treaty terms,' the original' bas} treaty concluded in Peking a yea ago over generalized owing to th fact that there were no commerei experts Service,
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