BRITISH SHIP SUNK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 262, 5 November 1931, Page 7

BRITISH SHIP SUNK.

Alleged Rum-Runner Off U.S

Coast.

RAMMED BY GUARD CUTTER,

NEW YORK, November 4,

The British Consulate at Boston reports that Captain James Bellman, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, alleges that a United States coastguard patrol boat deliberately rammed and sank his craft, the British registered power boat Sophie E, seven miles outside the 12 miles' limit.

Captain Bellman stated that, his vessel was lying 19 miles off Cape Ann. He flashed signals requesting "contact boate" to come from the shore ahd take his cargo of liquor. The flashes attracted the coastguard vessel, which, he alleges, bore down on' the power boat and sank her immediately.

The cutter rescued the crew of nine men. The valuable cargo of liquor was lost.

The coastguard officials refused to comment except to say that Captain Bellman's boat is a notorious rumrunner. It waii running without lights and was struck accidentally.

EVEN VOTING. Democrats and Republicans in United States.. BY-ELECTION RESULTS. WASHINGTON, November 4. The Democrats won three out of five by-elections yesterday to fill vacancies in Congress caused by the deaths of members. The position of parties in the next House of Representatives will be: — Democrats 217 Republicans 215 Farmer Labour 2 There are still two vacant seats. The election to be held in New Jersey on December 1 will probably add one more to the Republican total, TAMMANY WINS. NEW YORK CITY ELECTIONS.

NEW YORK, November 4. In the city elections the Mayoralty was not contested. Tammany Hall placed its candidates in the lesser posts with record majorities, in spite of the city scandals, investigations, and co forth.

Tammany hailed the results as an expression of the great public confidence in its office-holders, but the investigations into the actions of some of the officeholders, which will be continued, will produce daily more astounding allegations of graft.