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TEXAS INSTALLATION OIL TANK EXPLOSION
The late Sir Donald Maclean.
CABINET MINISTER'S DEATH
MUCH RESPECTED LIBERAL LEADER
London, June 15.
Sir Donaltt Maclean, the Pre- sident of the Board of Educa- tion, who died unexpectedly this afternoon from heart failure. had been attending to his depart- | mental dútics until within the last few days and was present at a Cabinet meeting on Wednes day of last week.
He
last
entered Parliament as Liberal in 1906 and at the election he held his sent as the member for North Cornwall against Conservative and Labour opposition.
LIBERAL LEADER. During the crisis of last August, he took a prominent part with his fellow. Liberal leader, Sir Herbert Samuel, In the negotiations which finally led to the establishment to the first National Government.
He entered the Cabinet as the Minister of Education and when the second National Government was formed two months later, he retained that post.
ALARMING BLAZE Wonder
AT TSUN WAN
SHEET OF FLAME AFTER MYSTERY BLAST
SPLENDID WORK BY STAFF "BRIGADE”
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF MYSTERIOUS A
ORIGIN, FOLLOWED BY A TREMENDOUS FLARE-UP, OCCURRED ON TUESDAY NIGHT IN ONE OF THE LARGEST TANKS OF THE TEXAS OIL COMPANY'S INSTALLATION AT TSUN WAN. The tank was one-third full of kerosene at the time of the explosion, approximately 8.20 p.m. and the roar was accompanied by the flashing of a great sheet of flame high into the air. The flare was tremendous and was observed from many points on Hongkong Island although it was not until this morning that the cause of the sudden blaze was revealed.
PERILOUS SITUATION
The situation was perikas ini view of the danger of a further!
explosion under control within ten minutes.
which
attended
their
explosion. ul thanks to the Chemical extinguishers だだいずい prompt and brilliant work of Mr. mainty responsible for the trady G. D. Beatty, the Superintendent success of the installation, who quickly efforts. organised the members of the staff into a fire-fighting brigade, the (outbreak
without subdued assistance.
WAN
NO-ONE INJURED.
Yorkshire Batsmen
423 FOR 0 WKT.
London, June 15. Celebrating beautiful sum- mery weather, England's cricket- ers excelled Themselves to-day, high scoring being a feature of the majority of the county matches commenced to-day.
The revival of hatting prowean, the weather having temporarily ceased its occupation us n mar-
sport, hnd at- ready begun to revent itself earlier in the' week. To-day.
however, the
bat definitely! had the better of the ball onf
everygde almost ground.
The notable
most per-
formnure, how- ever, far and away above all
else, was wit-
nessed at Ley-
Sutcliffe
A remarkable picture of the disaster aboard the “Georges Phillipar,” showing the great. linor ablaze from end to end in the Gulf of Adon. She sank, a blazing inforno, after drifting for three dayı. Her com- mander, Captain Vicq, declared that the flames burst out at four
different points simost simultaneously.
BEHIND WITH THE
RENT!
ton, where the world-famous York- AMAZING SCENE AT REPUBLICAN
shire pair. Percy Holmes and Her bert Sutcliffe, were associated in a brilliant first-wicket stand.
The close of play scores were:
Yorkshire-1st Innings.
Sutcliffe not out Holmes not nili Extens
231
180
12
Total (for 0 wicket) 423 Settling down quickly, the bats- The explosion caused no injury men treated all bowlers alike, Sut- to any member of the staff, all of cliffe playing with the utmost bril- ther being well away from the tank fiance, nover giving the sembiance The installation is equipped affected. Investigations are
chance pro- of with
first double 1 effelent fire-fighting creding in an effort to ascertain the his equipment to meet a threatening cause of the original explosion, the current senson. emergency such as this, and the but up to the present, it remains a staff working courageously un- mystery.
der rather alarming conditions, The tank concerned was some- got the fire which followed the what damaged by the blast.
in
completing century
of
THE RECORD.
The feat is not by any means a record, not even for Yorkshire, whose best first wicket partnership is credited to Brown (300) and ¦Tunnicliffe (243) who made 561 v. Derbyshire at
The Prime Minister and be CHINA NAVAL OFFICER'S WIFE for Yorkshire D
colleagues at Lausanne, Sir John! Simon, Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Mr. Walter Runciman. were much distressed when the news of Sir Donald Maclean's death was conveyed to them.
And they at once despatched a message of con- dolence to the widow.
COMMONS' SORROW.
AN HEIRESS
NEARLY $2,000,000, UNDER WILL
OF FATHER
The young London wife of an, while another states that she has The Minister of Agriculture, Sir! John Gilmour, during a debate in Australian officer serving as the just left China for the Common- the Commons, said that the ear-ommander of H.M.S. Mantis, wealth.
Holmes and Sutcliffe are still; undefeated, however, and it is) quite possible that this 4-year] record may go by the board. British Wireless.
TENNIS SENSATION
HOPMAN
Her father, after making vari- VINES BEATEN BY licat possible opportunity would the Yangtze patrol, has iu-ous legacies, bequeathed "the re- be taken of paying a suitable herited over £100,000 (about sidue of the property in trust for tribute to Sir Donald Maclean, Mex$1,600,000) under the will his daughter Vanda for life and the news of whose death had of her father, Mr. William Fiske, then for her children.”“ cnused his Cabinet colleagues and
The heiress is Mrs. Vanda How- the mombers of Parliament deep den, the wife of Lieutenant Com-band, or Guy, a son of the late mander II. 1. Howden, of the Aus- Mr. Fisk, die childless, the whole tralian Navy, serving with theof the fortune, amounting to £145. BYE-ELECTION CAUSED. British Navy on the China Station, 000 will pass to the Victoria and
sorrow,
Should Mrs. Howden and her hus
It is understood that Lieut.
is due for Commander Howden leave shortly.
Sir Donald's death necessitates | One report states that Mrs. How Albert Museum. bye-election in North Cornwall, den is now with her husband on for which division he sat since the China Station, living at Shang- 1929, when he won the seat from hai or one of the Yanglaze ports, the Conservatives by a majority of 2,491.
a
At the last General Election, in three-cornered contest, Sir Donald Maclean polled 10,867 votes, Lleut:-Com. A. 31. Williams (Con.) 15,526, and Mr. A. Bennett (Lab.) 1,907, the Liberal majority thus being 1,341.-British Wire-
Jesa.
PROTECTION OF "SHENGKING"
HARBIN AGAIN IN DANGER
LARGE ASSEMBLY OF TROOPS
Harbin, June 16.
THE IRISH LAND ANNUITIES
NEXT PAYMENT DUE VERY SOON
London, June 15,
London, June 15.
One of the biggest tennis sensations of the season was provided by the Queen's Club tournament in London to- day, where the majority of the world's leading players usually compete as a pre- liminary to the more strenu ous struggle of Wimbledon. In the men's singles Ellsworth Vines, America's ranking No. 1, the reigning American champion, their first string in the Davis Cup, was benton by two sets to one by H.O. Hopman, the Australian Davis Cup player.
Vines, who is naturally one of the seeded players for next week's imply smothered Hopman in the Wimbledon championship singles, firat set, winning without the con-
In reply to a question as to the payment of £1,500,000 due for A new threat to the pence of transfer by the Irish Free State cession of a single game.
on account of land annuities, the Harbin is presented by the con- Financial Secretary to the Trea- centration near Ashiho of a sary stated that the next payment did not fall due until the latter CHINESE GUNBOAT TOlarge force of anti-Manchukuo part of June-British Wireless, troops, co-operating with Red Spears.
The
THE SCENE
is
preparing for a further assault against Harblu,
RAIDERS ACTIVE.
PARTY CONVENTION.
STADIUM ULTIMATUM
ONE
(Router's Special Service).
Chicago, June 15.
NE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SCENES in the history of American politics was witnessed at the great Chicago Stadium where the Republican vention of a Presidential candidate is being held,
የኒ
RECOVERY
OF
MANCHURIA
TANGIBLE POLICY DECIDED ON
KOO SENSATION
RESULT OF KULING CONFERENCE
(Special to "Teisgraph")
Shanghai, June 16. The National Govern- ment in China is preparing to take immediate steps to "recover" Manchuria from: the Japanese, declared Dr. Wellington Κού, the Chinese assessor
to the Lytton Commission to- day.
Dr. Koo had just arrived in Shanghai from Kuling when he made this rather dramatic. an- nouncement in the course of an interview with journaliste.
The ex-Foreign Minister arrived by air from Nanking, and said that result of the Kuling Con- ferenco, where General Chiang Kal-ahek presided over a gathering of military lenders and politicians, "A concrete tangible policy in regard to Manchuria Nas been decided upon."
NATIONAL HERO.
Dr. Koo, who was extremely un- popular in China last year, when, as Foreign Minister, ho wna ac- cused of a weak-kneed policy in connexion with the Japanese "annexation" of Manchuria, is now
regarded as a national hero, for Con-having accompanied the Commis-
sion into Manchuria despite throats and the personal danger. The Chinese Bankers Club is
this afternoon.-Reuter.
All through the morning, the Convention had pro-giving a reception in his honour ceeded in a Bedlam of noise and confusion, the Prohibi- tion issue holding the front seat and causing uproarious
.scenes.
The uproar, however, did not reach its climax un- til noon when the manager of the Stadium walked into the Convention and brought the delegates from all over the country to silence.
He then announced that he had interrupted the pro- ceedings in order to present an ultimatum demanding the payment of G$8,500, which he alleged the organisers of the Convention owed him.
"Otherwise," he said, as a parting shot, “you can.
not have the hall to-morrow!"
тран
It was in a slightly more sub-t dued tone that the session resumed and an effort was made to FASCIST TRIAL construct the planks of the Re publican platform in the coming election.
ABOLITION OF PROHIBITION.
The Convention's Resolutions Committee has adopted the plank! of the Abolition of Prohibition inj substitution for another proposal which contemplated Federal con-| trol of liquor.
The Committee is in favour of deal with the problem in allowing the different States to their own way, subject always to the power of the Federal Government to protect States where Prohibi-
BEAUTIFUL DANCER SENTENCED
LOVER TO BE SHOT
AT DAWN
Rome, June 15.
COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY
MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE JUNE 1
Water still continuen to flow In- to the reservoirs of the Colony, the total contents of which had this morning risen to 1,527 million gallone. This represents an in- crease of 151 million since yester- day morning.
The island reservoirs now con- tuin 1,136 million gallons, while those on the mainland have 391
The
PHOTO CONTEST
Telograph's Summer Photo Competition is now open. It is confined to ama- teurs, and prizes totalling $150 are being offered. Send In your bathing and picnic pictures, Chinese studies or photographs of local beauty spots.
Sitting until midnight, the million gallons in storage, the re- tion may continue to exist and to Special Tribunal conducting the spective Increases since yesterday anfeguard citizens everywhere trial of the anti-Fasulat ter-being 107 and 44.
from the return of the old Saloon. rorists that have been stirring
PASSING THE BUCK
•
CONGRESS AND THE WAR BONUS BILL
the country recently, brought the case to a conclusion."
Heavy sentences wore passed.
The alleged ringleader of the gang, Domenico Bovone, was sentenced to be shot In the back at dawn,
Six other of the accused were sentenced to Imprisonment for thirty years, and two others to terms of ten years' imprisonment.
THIRTY YEARS FOR WOMAN,
SIX-LOVE COMMENCEMENT. Whether he paid the penalty of over-confidence, it is dificult to estimate, but he was no mutch for the Australian thereafter. and Hopman Anished off the match
Washington, June 16. with the concession of five games. A menange received last night
The result was 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
The House of Representatives, from the Senior Naval officer at
number of the force
in Hopman's favour. The news to-day passed the Veterans Bonus Welhalwel states that the Chinese stated to exceci five thousand and Raiding parties. are still active that Hopman was giving Vines an
Including among those who Bill, providing for the cashing of received a sentence of thirty years naval authorities are ordering an engagement more serious than on the castern section of the anxious time attracted the bulk of the balance due on all war bonus was the beautiful Austrian dancer, gunboat to proceed immediately to the skirmishes which have taken Chinese Eastern Railway where the spectators to the court
certificates, Involving the Treasury Margharita Blaha, who was the Chiming Island to afford the ne place in the past few days la four stations have just been loot- which they were playing and there in the payment of over G$2.000,- acknowledged lover of Domanico cessary protection to tho stranded likely to occur to the south
was a tremendous buzz of excite 000,000.
Bovone and who sobbed blitorly thinment when Hopman secured the The Bill will now go to the throughout the trial.—Router. A British destroyer will remain It is reported that the Japanese Japanese forces in Manchuria is winning point.
Senuto where its passage will be on the scene until the arrival of military authorities are already the occupation of Noho, where, In the recent Davis Cup match more difficult, though the vigorous the gunboat, which will take over organising forces to attack them. according to Japanese reports. In America, Vince beat Hopman lobbying of the "Bonus Army" and passage, throwing the one of ve- entire responsibility for protection According to Chincas reports, they were welcomed by the Cham-640 bet their frequent demonstratione may tolug the Bill upon President Hoo-
another ant-Manchukuo army is bor of Commerce-Reutor.
persundo the Sonate to permit la vor-RUST&T...
a. s. Shongking.
of the vesaol.
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On June 1st, the Colony's total storage was only 649 million gallons, so that the increase to date is no less than 878 million gallons.
All the reservoirs are steadily rising, but the only one full is that at Pokfulum.
THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE
PROCEDURE MATTERS
DISCUSSED
London, June 18, Representatives of the six invit ing Powers met this evening at Lausanne to discuss the procedure to be adopted during the Con. on reparations, which opene. to-morrow,—British Wiraw
penet