THE LOST TITANIC.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 106, 3 May 1912, Page 5

THE LOST TITANIC.

BRITISH INQUIRY OPENS. THREE HTnnraXO) WITNESSES. j AS JS3OSSSCA3I PROTEST. (By Cable.— Association. Copyright j (Received 9.40 a.m-> j I LONDON. }lav 2. j j The Titanic Wreck Commission has j 1 opened its sittings at Westminster,. | The ]aw officers re.prp.se.nted the. Board j of Trade; Sir Robert 'PrnLarv. AttorneyGeneral in the I'.alfour Cabinet, appear-»ti 1 for tlie White M;ir Company; and Mr. T. N.-anlan. M.1 , .. for the. Sailors and Firemen's I'nion. | The Titanic roH"f fund nmv amount.', i to £322.1100. T.'ii- total includes a woiwn's fund of £42.000. I i I j I OTWAKBANTABLE LENGTHS. NEW 'i ORK. May 2. j ! Senator Works, of raliforni.i. has made | 'a protest in the Senate against the l manner in whiah Senator Smith (rhair- ' J man of the Investigating- Committee) has i ' condiK-t.ed the Titanic inquiry. ! I The Titanic, says Senator Worries, was . J manned by British subjects, and t.he ■ otvne-rs were answerable to tha Britiei ; ; lair. i ! The AiEP.Tican Government, lie cob- t ! sjdered. had gone to iinwajrantablei i lengths in the jattPr. All' that the j Senate ought, to knrrt\' could be asrsr- ' taioed in a fesr hot:rs. ! j llr. Ismay is eiiffe.ring from nervous t ! strain. I The body of Mr. Uartiey, tae Titanic's bandmaster, has been recovered." Hia music case waf strapped to his body. SAFETY APPLIANCES. A GKKTWAN CONGRESS. ! ~~ I I i Pieced red 5.,5 a.m.) i I BERLIN". May 2. j A hundred representsti>-ea of ."shipping i eompanips and maritime organisations i attended a conference initiated by the | Knicer to discus safely appliances at j Herr Dnlbruock ex-Director of the) Colonies! presided. j