EIGHT KILLED IN rear, but the fire was by no means
FIRE DISASTER
EXCITING SCENES AT
SHAMSHUIPO:
LEAPS FOR LIFE
under control.
With a rending crash the first floor caved in and showers of sparka roso skyward, endangering nearby buildings. A strong force
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1932.
HEAVY WEEK-END RAINFALL
of police were hard at work keep-TWO HUNDRED PERISH fing the wildly excited crowd in
order.
IN CANTON FLOOD
a
There was more excitement few minutes later when the roof came crashing down. The firemen now working in extreme danger, for the walls might collapse
were
As the result of a disastrous fire at tenements at 120 and 131 Peijat any moment. Ho Street, Shamshuipo, carly yes- terday morning, eight people are dead, and seven others, suffering from burns and partial suffocation, are in Kowloon Hospital.
One of the must terrible features of the tragedy was that four of the victims were children, one be ing a baby in arms. Two other children, one only three years af age, are in hospital with severe burns,
Oustanding bravery was shown by all members of the fire brigade, Before the first floor crashed in, the ladders were placed against the front wall Ho that any inhabitants trapped by the flames might be rescued.
LOCAL LANDSLIDES
MORE NOTORIETY
MRS, BARNEY IN MOTOR' CRASH IN FRANCE
Cannes, July 31.
U. S. DEMOCRAT POLICY EXPOUNDED.
MR. ROOSEVELT OPENS CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Barney has been involved in In serious motor accident. The car
New York, July 31. she was driving collided with a
"Britain, France and Germany car belonging to Countess Caro have at last agreed about repara- line Karoly, the Hungarian Indy tions. The danger now is that they The penetrating downpour on journalist, who was Heverely in-niny unite against the United Saturday wet Hongkong to the jured in one arm. Her condition States" said Governor Roosevelt,
one, tested all weaknesses and however, is not serious.
Democratie candidate for the Pre- made life miserable,
According to the Sunday Din-sidency, in his opening electoral Collapses were to be expected, patch the collision occurred on speech. but fortunately no serious tragedy the Nice-Cannes Road. Countess He added that this arose not so occurred.
Karolyi's car was thrown fifty feet much from debts owed to the Perhaps the most serious land-across the road. Mrs. Barney's United States as from American slide, which occurred locally, was ar rivochetting, crashed into a trade barriers. at the 12th. mile post on the telegraph pole and a man in Mrs.
The Democratic policy was, he Castle Peak Road on Saturday. Barney's car was thrown out and declared, for the payment of the Jarge quantity of carth became cut about the face and arms,
debts but also for lower tariffs and Mrs. threatened their loosened from the hillside and
Harney was obviously the resumption of trade which completely blocked the road. Work. greatly excited and after the col-would open the way for such pay- men were quickly on the job of
Halon walked up and down the clearing the debris, and yesterday road. She was asked to go to the morning it was possible for a small police station.
Tongues of flames were still shunting from the windows when a European officer led the way up the ladders,
Grave peril
Pitiful Scenes.
every forward move but they stuck Pitiful scenes were witnessed grimly to their task. when the first machine arrived. The first gruesome discovery was made on the front verandah of the
Smoke and flames were pouring from a dozen windows and the first floor, where
roof was crowded with screaming inhabitants, driven there by the intense heat.
A woman was cur to squeeze through. For- tunately no one was in the vicinity and no casualties were reported.
found burned beyond recognition. Her identity is still unknown.
and were found.
Railway Wash-Out.
ment.
The United States could! well The correspondent was inform-afford to take the lead in asking wont be preferred.-Reuter. ed that a charge of furious driving for a general conference to stab- lise fiscal relations and to restore the purchasing power of silver.-- Reuters American Service.
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Death From Burns
No Charge Brought. With sirens sounding a ron In the rear kitchen the flames tinuous warning, the first engine had claimed another victim while Traffic on the Kowloon-Canton
Cannes, July 31. turned from Nathan Read into on the top floor of an
No charge has yet been brought adjoining railway was disorganised for the against Mrs. Barney. She I'vi Ho Street. Thousands of apartment
more victims whole of Saturday consequent asked to attend police headquarters three Chinese crowded the street
One was dead when wash-out occurring in the Chin-this morning for an inquiry into the suddesi appearances of the the rescue party arrived and these section of the fine between the accident.-Reuter. brigade throw them into a wild other two were crying piteously for Wuchung and Namkong. Repairs panic.
help All were terribly burned, were affected, and it was learn! Mlling around in a mad dart The, two who were still conscious yesterday › morning that the usual to get clear. many were trampi di were hurried to the waiting service had been resumed. down and a low received mit or ambulance cars and rushed to hos- injuries.
pital. One of them died later from the effect of his burns.
Every available line of hose was estinected to adjoining fire plugs and the brigade's onslaught on rel flames was commenced.
Rescue work was begun st.- Lamously. It was impossible
tu
raise a ladder at the rear of the building dwing to the marrowness of the alleyway, hestead, a "jump- ing sheet" was held by eight tire-i men and one by one the Chimsel on the roof leaped from thir dan-i gerous perches,
A few were injured by the full and were rushed to hospital, but several climbed out of the sheet. unhurt and mixed with the crowd.
Floor Caves in.
The flames, attacked, from the front, were now being driven to the
Vietins of the blaze are:
Dend.
Sze To-chun, aged 25, 14 Yun-lam, nged 4.
An Liu, aged 14.
Choi Ip-mui, aged 51.
LE Chick-sin, aged 9.
Tsang Wong-choi, aged 13. An unknown woman.
Tom Shun (29) died in hospital.
Injured.
Chau Chiu-kwan, aged 39, hurns. than Kum-hing, aired 29, severe burns.
Li Tai-hee, aged 46. Leung Yip-wah, aged 20.
Li Chuek-mun, aged 15. Tam Shing, aged 3. Li Fuk, aged 27.
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