VESTRIS ENQUIRY

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1928, Page 5

VESTRIS ENQUIRY

BRITISH EXPERT TO TAKE PART

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Mr Tuttle lias announced that British and American marine experts will

participate in the Yestris investiga-

tions, as suggested by Mr Armstrong. \ The exports will lie empowered to question witnesses, but will have no part in the determination of Commissioner 0 Neill. The minutes of the proceedings will ho forwarded to the British Government ,through the State "Department, to be utilised by the British Board of Trade. The British expert will ho Captain Henry McConkey, Marine Superintendent of the Cunard Line in New York. Commissioner O’Neill will name the American expert to-day.

NEW YORK PRESS'

INTENSE 1 DENUNCIATION OF VESTRIS’ OWNERS

LONDON, Nov. 19,

The volume of matter carried in the New York papers criticising the captain and crew of the Vestris has been very heavy. Reuter’s representative, dealing with tile situation, cabled to London as follows: “Even in the spectacular history of New York’s so-called ‘yellow’ journalism, no story ever evoked such violent headlines, unjust condemnation, or ridiculous surmise as the tragic loss of the Yestris.”

After quoting a number of statements appearing in the papers, on Saturday, Reuter’s message continues: “In no other country in the world except the United States, where newspaper libel is practically non-existent, could such absurd, not to say malicious statements he published and read without comment and presumably with a considerable degree of belief.”