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OIL STEAMER BLOWN UP IN HARBOUR.
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TRAPPED CREW LEAP FOR LIFE.
London, Nov. 26.
The oil-tank. steamer British Chemist blew up last night in Grangemouth Harbour on the Firth of Forth, west of Edinburgh --shaking the whole town. There were three explosions, and then the vessel bursi into flames. The shock was felt at Falkirk, three miles away.
The vessel arrived from Abadan, in the Persian Gulf, on Sunday with 10,000 tons of crude oil, which was being discharged when the explosions took place..
George Winter and George Brew, both members of the crew, were taken to the infirmary seriously in- jured.
Flames rose to a great height and sent out a lurid light into the sky, visible for miles around, on both sides of the Forth.
Widespread Shock.
was overcome.
WHO REALLY OWNS ANTARCTICA?
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AMERICAN REPLY TO BRITISH CLAIM.
DOES AWAY WITH 'DRUGGY "COUGHI-MIXTURES.
A NOVEL BREATHEABLE
TABLET,
With the discovery of the new Peps "breathable tablet,” thront and bron- New York, Nov. 29. chial ailments are now successfully The United States Government, treated direct instead of through the stomach with liquid mixtures. after considering the matter for a year, has replied to the Note from Druggy cough medicines are as out date, as they are depressing and the British Government, dated dangerous. Apart from being awal- November 17, 1928, with respect to lowed into the stomach (which has the question of the sovereignty in no direct connection with the lungs), the Antarctic region, which was every done varies in strength owing raised in connexion with Byrd's ex-to the heavy drugs anking to the pedition.
bottom of the bottle. 17
These new breatheable tablets The British Note mentioned that
known as Pepa present this Governments of the
various direct treatment in combination with Dominions of the Empire had noted freedom from drowsy drugs, uniform that the American expedition, under strength, and wonderful handiness. Commander Byrd, had started on a A few silver-wrapped Peps can be voyage of scientific search in the carried loose in the pocket for Antarctic regions and had watched immediato use when any cough or upon the progress of the expedition with throat irritation occurs, or special interest because of the con- contact with persons suffering from cern which they themselves had in colds or influenza, in bazaar, public meeting place or conveyance, Being the areas where it was understood in solid form, Peps always ensure the Commander Byrd would conduct same strength of dose, which is a most of his research.
most important point with chest and lung medicines.
America's Claim.
new
Peps are unequalled as a cure and preventive for coughs, colds, aore The American Note, sent dated throat, laryngitin, brunebitis, night Fire engines were rushed to the the 15th inst., does not accept the night chills, bronchial nalbma, in- |- scene from Falkirk. Bo'ness, and British suggestion that Great Bri-fluenza, catarrh and all chest and from, as far away as Glasgow.tain has a prior claim on large lung weaknesses. Dispensaries and Within about two hours the fire portions of the vast Antarctle, but medicine dealers sell l'eps in handy leaves the issue open for further sealed bottles. Full directions and A watchman, told a Daily Chro-discussion, Regret in expressed handy little corkscrew enclosed in mele representative that the last for the unintentional oversight in every package. of the explosions was like a broad- I failing to reply earlier, and thanks side from a battleship.
are extended for the offer of as- The shock of the explosionssistance for the Byrd expedition. shook Grangemouth, and was heard It is understood in Washington! at Falkirk, Bo'ness and Linlithgow: that the American Government be-
Fortunately the ship was berth-lieves it has a substantial basis for ENTITLED TO WAGES FOR
claiming, sovereignty over much of TWO MONTHS AFTER WRECK the Antarelle area, but that no
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ed in an iolated position, at the 'extreme end of the dock, so that there was little kelihood of the fire spreading to other shipping.
Crew Jump into Water.
An official of the Grangemouth Docks kuid last night:
"At about 8.15 I heard three very loud explosions which shook my office and made all the windows Tattle.
"I rushed out and saw a red glow in the sky, and found the oil tanker on fre, blazing furiously.
SEAMEN'S TEST CASE.
such claim has yet been" advanced A test action
on the question in a formal way.
whether, under a section of the Another consideration accounting |Merchant Shipping Act of 1925" a for the course of the State De-seaman whose ship had been
10 was entitled partorent leaving the question open wrecked
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two
is the desire to avoid any con-months' wages from the date of troversy with the British Govern the shipwreck if he could not ob- ment at a time when the armament tain employment elsewhere, has conference is so near at hand.
been decided in favour of seamen,
The British Note of a year ago in the Admiralty Court, by the that Britain claimed President, Lord Merrivale. implied sovereignty over virtually the whole
of the 5,000,000 square miles of the Mr. John Murray, quartermaster Antarctic. It mentioned a pro-and senman of the Ellerman liner "Most of the crew were qu
clamation of 1926-made by the Croxteth Hall, and Joseph Comer- shore, but Ex men were trapped on board by the flumen, British Government at the sugges-ford, a greaser working in the aw them standing on the bridge tion of Australia-which held that Celtic, were the plaintiffe. Both and then, finding ather means "the British title already exists by ships had been wrecked, and the of escape impossible, they took their virtue of the discovery", of the mes; claimed two months' wages. lives in their hands and leapt inte following areas!----
the water.
"It was a desperate chance, but it came off, for they were all saved though two of them were badly burned, 一辈
"Four fire engines were rushed to the Reone, but it was nearly two hours before they could get the flames under control."
The British Chemist is a London `steumer of 6,997 tons, built at New-| eustle in 1925, and owned by the British Tanker Co.
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1. Outlying pärls of coast and Mr. C. R. Dunlop, K.C., repre- lami, namely, a portion not com-renting both the shipping com prised with the Falkland Islandpanies, contended that the Act dependencies.
enve the seaman Indemnity only From the day of the wreek to the time when his agreement would have expired in the ordinary
2. Enderby Land.
3. Kempland.
4. Queen Mary Land.
5. Arch Which lies west of course of events. Adele Land, and which, on its discovery by the Australian Antarctic Expedition of 1912, was named Wilkes Land.
6. King George V. Land. 7. Oates Land.]
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Lord Merrivale found in favour of the two men, and judgment was entered in their favour, with costs. Leave to appeat was given, a stay being granted for 14 days.
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