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No, 1874.
L XL+AŁÂWF FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1932.
日二十月六
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EXPLOSION AND FIRE ABOARD JARDINE SHIP
Serious Blaze at Socony Installation Wharf
SOVIET FOUR FATALITIES IN THE NICK
INVASION
WITHIN SIGHT OF
MANCHULI
FEARED
ON MANOEUVRES COLLIES MISSING: AND
SOVIET OFFICIALS
LEAVE HARBIN
Harbin, July 15. Soviet troops are now manoeuvring within sight of Manchuli, within the Sino-Soviet frontier, ac- cording to information from railway sources.
The close a proach of the Rus- -ian forces to Manchuria's most northerly city is comparatively naprecedented. The Inst occasion;
over
which Soviet troops nperated ART Manchuli was during the Sino-Russian conflict
the Chinese Eastern Railway in 1929.!
General Hong, who has been studying the Japanese vanguard. positions for the last fortnight. loft for Mullen on Wednesday,
olli- Several important Soviet winds, including M. Kuznetzoff, the the Chinese Vice-President of
Eastern Railway, and his family. have left Harbin for Masrow. Renter
ANOTHER SOCCER PROBLEM
CHINESE CLUBS AND
THE COUNCIL According to reliable re- ports, there is a possibility of the development of fresh dis- cord between the H.K.F.A. and the Chinese clubs.
THREE INJURED
GASOLENE CASES GO
UP IN HOLD·
FOUR WORKMEN,
POSSIBLY MORE,
OF TIME
LAHACHAN FORCE HOLDS OUT
SAVED BY LARGE REINFORCEMENT
(Special to "Telegraph")
Harbin, July 15. The Japanese garrison and Japanese residents of Laha- chan
saved from annihilation by the timely arrival of a large force reinforcements..
were
да
ARE MISSING AND THREE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THE RESULT the arrival of the reinforcements OF A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION AND FIRE ABOARD THE JARDINE S.S. CHIPSHING THIS MORNING.
The dramatic story is told in i Japanese reports relating how who travelled seventy-five miles from Tsitsibir to Lahachan, a wire- following the receipt of less alarm from Noho, saved the jelty
the anti-Manchukuo from
forers.
wax
The Chipshing was lying alongside the wharf at the Standard Oil Company's installation at Laichikok, attacked by roughly ten thousand
It appears that Lahachan loading gasolene in cases for Amoy. Approximately anti-Manchokno trops. They were one thousand cases had been stowed away in the No. 2 stubbornly hold when, at 8.45 a.m. a terrific explosion occurred, Japanese garrison and by Japanese followed by a sheet of flame and clouds of heavy black mobilised. smoke.
Within half an hour, the combined resources of the Socony fire-fighting branch and the Fire Brigade had been brought to bear, but it was not until 10.30 a.m., an hour and three-quarters after the outbreak, that major conflagration was subdued.
CHIPSHING FLOODED BY HOSES
The cause of the explosion. - which occurred in the No. 2 hold and the extent of the damage to the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's vessel are not known.
COVER BLOWN OFF.
the
Trivilians
Picture shows Mr. de Valera and Mr. S., T. O'Kelly, Vice-President of the Irish Free State Executive Council, leaving 10, Downing Street
after their visit to London last month.
AMERICA & WAR DEBTS ISSUE
Fexisted by the LAUSANNE AGREEMENT
who
were
hurriedly
JAPANESE O. C. KILLED, After the battle hud raged fur
the!
about ten hours and when
fate of the defenders seemed to be sealed. the reinforcements! arrived and dispersed the Harker's.
at-
Captain Toyo, the Japanese com- manding officer at Lahachan, was killed during the fighting.
It is stated that the casualties among the defenders were three civilians killed and two wounded;! That a serious blaze was raging two Japanese soldiers killed and¦ in the hold was evident within a twelve wounded.~Router. few seconds of the explosion and efforts to combat it were
taken
with commendable promptitude by REPORTER GIVEN
the Standard Oil Company, whose private fire-fighting squad brought
The trouble. it is believed, arises front the Council election at the annual inveting lust work, when hath the candidates chosen by the
The cover of the No. 2 hold waswenty hoses to bear on the seat of the outbreak within five min- Chinese clubs were rejected. White!
blown off by the force of the estates. disclosed re- nothing has been garding the lines apon, which ac-plosion and several members tion may be taken, it is understood the three gangs, engaged in the that the Chinese question whether loading of the gasoleue are helter-were poured into the hold but for The election procedure was entirely jed to have been inside at the time, some considerable time.it appear regular. Comment on the issues The majority had, miraculous es-ed that no impression was bring which arise in one form or anther (capes, most of them managing to made on the fire. will be found on the Sports Page, take their way to the dock unas-
MA CHAN SHAN NEARLY CAUGHT
NARROWLY ESCAPES DURING ATTACK
Habin. July 15. Japanese reports state that Gen- eral Ma Chan-shan, whon encump
ed with a thousand bodyguards in
the vicinity of Mulan, un the Sun-J
Existul
taken
Thousands of gallons of water;
TWO FIREFLOATS.
Fire Brigade re- The Central One man was, however, out suffering from a broken leg, Jceived a warning call at 8.55 a.m. Mr. J. C. Fitz Henry,
while two others were found to and
the Superintendent. ordered
be suffering from severe burns.
gari River, narrowly escaped cap· PEAK
ture, with two hundred of
his
guards, when Japanese troops!
launched a surprise attack.
The Japanese forcen seized Gen-
era! Ma Chan-shan's radio station, PROMPT WORK WITH
with which he has been communi- caling with points outside Man- churia-Reuter,
EXTINGUISHER
*
were
few
GAOL TERM
CIVIL SERVANT INVOLVED
GETTING ADVANCE
INFORMATION
REVELATIONS
FULL FACTS
DISCLOSED
HE LAUSANNE SETTLEMENT IS CONTIN- THE
GENT ENTIRELY UPON A SATISFACTORY WAR DEBTS SOLUTION BETWEEN GERMANY'S CREDITORS AND THE UNITED STATES.
There is no further doubt upon this point, although it is insisted in London that the Anglo-French coopera- tion arrangement, to which Belgium and Italy have already adhered, has no bearing on the war debts issue. President Hoover, in a letter to Senator Borah says he is not assured that the recent European agree. ment was for the purpose of combined action by America's debtors, but if this is intended he "does not propose that the American people should be pressed in to any line of action." President Hoover says that the United States was not consulted regarding the Lausanne agreement and is not in any way committed thereto. PREMIER BUSY WITH EUROPE'S POLICY OF
DENIALS
CO-OPERATION BELGIUM AND ITALY JOIN BRITAIN & FRANCE.
QUIETENING ALARM IN UNITED STATES.
A
London, July 14.
DRAMATIC TURN IN IRISH SITUATION
LABOUR LEADERS INTERVENE
DE VALERA AGAIN: LONDON BOUND
London, July 15.
The Anglo-Irish situa- tion, threatening to revive. the old bitternesses in an intensified form, particu- larly following the British imposition of a special. tariff schedule, has taken a sudden dramatic turn which it is hoped will be for the better.
Mr. De Valera has accepted An Invitation by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to visit London-to- day, the question being there- fore, brought once again within the realm of negotiation.
The brighter outlook is largely due to
and the intervention efforts of Mr. Norton, the leader. of the Labour Party in the Irish Free State, in collaboration with members of the Labour Party in the House of Commons,
MR. NORTON'S EFFORT. On his arrival in London'yester- day. Mr. Norton told correspon- dents that he believed a basis of settlement still possible and he intended to try and secure it. His first steps were consultations with
the lenders of the British Labour Party, which finally resulted in u conference at No. 10, Downing. Street,
It was announced in the early hours of this morning that Mr. de Valera would be leaving Dublin. early to-day in response to Mr.. MurDonald's invitation to London.
DOWNING STREET TALKS.
. The movements which had been' going on behind the scenes. were later disclosed. It appears that there was a conference at No. 10, Downing Street, late last night. between Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Lord Sankey, and Sir Thomas Inskip on the one side and the Irish labour leader, Mr. Norton, accompanied by Mr. George Lans- bury, Sir Stafford Cripps. Mr. Arthur Greenwood and Major Attlee, on the other.
RACE TO AVOID DUTIES.
de
For
After a long discussion, it was announced that the Prime Minister. (Reuter's Special Servics),
would be most happy to see Mr. chemical Tnam and chemical fire-
de Valera in London to-day to Four of the workmen are de destroying powders to be loaded|
London, July 14.
London. July 14.
The Italian and Belgiau Govern-discuss the situation with a view finitely known to be missing upon the No. 2 firellont, which set
statement issued by the ments have to-day notified the to a settlement, after which Mr. Illicit newspaper activities in
of their Norton telephoned to Mr. and it is possible that when the out for Laichikok within a foremen have been able to check minutes and arrived at the scene the quest for first news, ex- Prime Minister to-night denies the British Foreign Office
after nine perienced a check to-day when reports published that yesterday's adhesion to yesterday's joint de Valera who accepted the invita up their gangs, the number of of the fire shortly
Mr. Frederick S. Eugden, a Flect Anglo-French declaration of co-claration of the British and Rrench tion the victims of the disaster will o'clock. be increasetl.
The No. 1 firefloat appeared soon Street reporter, was sentenced at operation applies to the question Governmetis as to the method of
of British debts to the United co-operation in regard to the treat- Mr. de Valern was in any event
ment of European problems. afterwards and the two firefloats the Bow Street Police Court to States. and the Socony appliances con-two months' imprisonment in
The British Government's satis. threatened with serious dimeulty with the second division for obtaining The statement says that the faction at this speedy extension in securing authority for the tarif tinued to swamp the hold MOTOR CAR water until the cargo began to information by unlawful means. use in the declaration of the of the principles enunciated in the reprisals which he contemplated, words "European regime" ex-declaration was expressed to-night the Irish Labour Party being float, at which stage the chemical BLAZE
It appears that Mr. Bugden ob- extinguishers
brought to
pressly excludes from its pur-by the Parliamentary Under Secre- hostile to the move on the ground view any questions affecting tary for Foreign Affairs, Captain, that it would involve Ireland in on.. bear finally getting the blaze suplained particulars of the wills of
Increase in the cost of living.. non-European countries.
Eden. In a speech at Warwick. Four prominent people from a Civil Ser- pressed at about 10.30 a.m.
The race of Free State exporters before they were
Captain Eden, said that Britain hundred pounds of chemical fire vant shortly
On the whole question, the and France merely sought to give to avoid the new British duties.
purtly Minister explained the the lead in this policy of co-opera- was
successful. extinguisher was used to subdue made available to the general
public, and that these were put-Prime the outbreak.
GODOWN IN DANGER. ho belonged. A chemical extinguisher was successfully used against a fire
Sir Percival Clarke, prosecuting, Fifty yards from the blazing) which broke out when an over-
a godown containing said it could not be denied that heated exhaust extension pipe, Chipahing, coming into contact with infama large of spirit, was threatened, some inducement was provided by mable material, set alight. theit being feared that the sparks Mr. Bugden to the Civil Servant dickey seat of Mr. C.E. Grist's from the vessel would ignite this concerned.
storehouse owing to the fact that! car in Stubbs Rond yesterday. London, July 15.
Mr. B.S. Rogers, of Messrs, Lane, the wind was blowing in its diree-
tion. The danger Wan averted The Chief Magistrate dwelt on Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's in vitation to Mr. de Valera was not Crawford, was driving the car up without great difficulty, however, the enormity of the offence but it absolutely clear that all that Covenant and the League's ma-
Stubbs Road and noticed the out- known until midnight, when il
as he approached Mount Later, another small outbreak gave a reduced sentence owing to created a sensation. High hopes Gough Hit Road, below the Police
was observed aboard the Chip-the fact that Mr. Bugden had an shing, and the decking had to excellent military and Journalistic are entertained that an economic Station. war between Britain aml Ireland
be pulled up to enable the fire-record.
Notice of appeal was subse will now be avoided.
Assistance was sought from the
fighters to reach the centre of
quently given, Mr. Bugden being Station, and Inspector Chester!
the new fire.
released on ball. His newspaper Wood, the officer in charge, ran bunal of four members--two no-down to the ear, with a fire ex
At eleven o'clock when all fur-has briofed Sir William Jowitt, minated by the British Govern- tingaisher mounted on a motor-
cycle forming part of the fire.ther danger of fire appeared to be the former Attornoy. General in who will report to both Govern-fighting equipment of the Station, over, the Chipahing bad a list to the Labour and National Govern-
port of twenty-five degrees, doubt-ments, to defend him.
STOP PRESS.
Mr. Norton advocates
A
iri
ment and two by the Free State-
dim-
break
of the
water in her
blished in the newspaper to which position authoritatively in histion and wished it to be speedily example, about six thousand hend Apcech in the Commons on Tues- followed by other Governments. of cattle.-sheop and pigs, and two day evening when he said: "In They believed that in this way hundred tons of butter, cream and view of the grievous results like the nations of Europe would best xgs from the Free State, were ly to follow upon any representa-be able to meet together the shock landed in Liverpool to-day, but in of the present economic depression overal bonts from other. Free State. poris were too late as the America, that at Lausanne Europe and to prepare for the world econo-Customs at Liverpool closed at 4 |tions made, either here or
has combined to present something mic conference. in the nature of an ultimatum Loi
strict-Router. The proposals were in the United States, I want to make accord with the spirit of the Lausanne did, was to straighten chlnory would be needed in the out the Internal difficulties of work-British Wireless. Europe, which, in all conscience, were many and difficult and agree
ENORMITY OF OFFENCE,
ments. This plan avoide
The dickey seat was taken out less due to the culties regarding the appointment
ex holds. No estimate of the damage The forthcoming marriage of Capt. of an Independent Chairman and the contents
tinguisher sprayed on it. Within is yet possible, though it is Clifford Winterbottom (China Naviga- Reuter.
be fairly tion Company) and Miss Ada Crosby two minutes of the outbreak, the thought that it must
has been announced. - - considerable. fire was put out.
MISUNDERSTANDING
•
WATER
SPEED
RECORD
TO-DAY
London, July 14, 2 Aftor successful trial 'runs in
to proposals which the nations on Monday, 'to, the conversations ATTACK BY KAYE DON
representatives. there represented believe are both held at Lausanne with American The statomont essential and possible."
points out that the Chancellor "did: Bot suggest, and had no intention of suggesting, that the representa- the motorboat, Miss England III A further statement issued at lives of the United States had on Loch Lomond to-day, Mr. Kayd No. 10, Downing Street deal with approved, either tacitly or ex- Don notified his intention of at- the misunderstanding which has plicitly, what was dong at Lau-tacking the water speed record to
The proceedings thero morrow. He had a run to-day aft occurred abroad regarding the roanne. forence made by the Chan-were, throughout, on the basis 108,52 miles hour which is only collor of. Exchequer, Mr that the right course was to seek a trife below Gar Wood's record. Chamberlain, in a Commons speech i (Continued on Page 7.) — 1.—British Wireless..