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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1933. 日五初月七
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EIGHTY TONS OF BOMBS NEAR STATION FIRE
LAST NIGHT'S ACID OUTBREAK
SWIFT ACTION AVERTS DANGER.
AN UNSPECTACULAR
BLAZE
Eighty tons of high explosive aerial bombs were in three wagons on an adjacent siding within dangerous proximity to the fire which broke out in two trucks laden with chemicals at the Kowloon Railway terminus last night.
The startling fact was dis- closed only this morning in the course of investigations by the Telegraph into the origin of the unspectacular but unpleasant outbreak.
Early, on warning having been
ment the mass of water poured
on to the blazing car.
MILD EXPLOSIONS.
Scene in the office of the British Fascists in Stanhope Gardens after a raid by man in black shirts, who wrecked, the offices after's free fight. Photo shows members of the British Fascists clearing up after the acrimmage.
BRITAIN AND
A succession of mild explosions JAPAN occurred as one carboy after an- other, subjected to heat and near contact of the flames, burst. The
given in good time, and the peril whole number of the containers
of the situation reallaed, the Rail- way people quickly acted. A locomotive was without loss of time coupled up and the dungerous consignment, which if it had blown up would have caused untold destruction, was drawn to a safe distance.
The bombs wore in a thousand cases, and were landed here from
the Norwegian registered ship, Tai Yin which arrived on the 14th instant. Consigned to the mili tary authorities of Kwangtung, the explosives were to have been sent up to Canton tu-day.
THE FIRE.
The fire occurred in a truck laden not with'sulphuric acid as was at firat reported, but with nitrie neid.
For the origin of the outbreak a variety of theories can be given
In view of the known reactions to atmospheric influences of this highly susceptible chemical. Over-
In the car with their contents. were destroyed, before the fire was put out.
firemen had to "lay off" on more In the course of their work, the
than one occasion on account of the dense volume of polsonous from the lack of gas masks, fumes, some of them suffering
It was not until three o'clock that all danger was passed. The truck was severely scorched.
DELICATE DIPLOMATIC
SITUATION
COTTON PARLEY HOPES
MUSSOLINI ON BRINK OF
INFLATION
PLANS
FIERCE_FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA
U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE Anti-Manchukuo Force
BANKS' PROGRAMME
Active
Morbin, Aug. 25. A message from Hulin
LARGE SECURITY States
PURCHASES
The Banks
New York, Aug. 24..
Federal: Reserve have commenced upon a new programme for the inflation of American
of an inflation of credit.
WATERFORD currency, under the guise
SCENE
POLICE BATON CHARGE
O'DUFFY CALLS A
MEETING OFF
Two
Dublin, Aug. 25. hundred Civic Guards took possession of Waterford City Hall last night, after the Government had banned a meeting of the
London, Aug. 25. In a leading article concerning The consignment of nitric acid coming tripartite cotton discus- was being forwarded by Messrs.sions in India, The Times ob- National Guard Association Slemens & Co. of Hongkong.
that serves that the situation resultant (an It is an interesting, fact thanks to the swift action by the upon the recent intensification of Shirt auxiliary). railway, few of those engaged in competition is very delicate.
any
the task of fire-fighting were shware that there had been danger from the aerial bomb signment.
BIG LOSS BY
BY
LOCAL BANK
The British delegates are
un-uniformed... Blue
General O'Duffy, who was to have addressed the meeting, re
The stop follows General Hugh Johnson's appeal yesterday for a
that two. river steamers were captured yes- terday on the Ussuri River by Manchukuo gunboats. operating in conjunction with a combined force of Japanese and Manchukuo troops, who claim to have killed 130 anti-Manchukuo troops in fierce fighting on the river bank.
The main body of the "rebels" escaped, owing to torrential rains hampering the pursuit.-Reuter.
DISASTER
CAR WHEELS OVER PRECIPICE
SWERVE TO AVOID LORRY
A VERY NARROW ESCAPE
Rome, Aug. 24. Signor Mussolini had a very narrow escape from death to-day in Piedmont, where he was per- sonally watching the progress of the Italian Army manoeuvres.
loosening of credits "for the d-man fastest car when he suddenly met
ancing of the higher overhead ex- penditure in industry involved in: the national prosperity push".
The Recovery Administration {
BOOM IN
has been discussing the problem RAILWAYS
with the Federal Reserve Banksi and the Reconstruction Financo Corporation, and it was to-day' decided, according to the New York Evening Post, that the twelvo' federal reserve banks should begin |
programume of purchasing U.S. Government securities.
The programme, it is under stood, provides for the adding of thirty million dollars every week; to the credit available to the mem- her banks,
Prior to this decision, the purchases amounted to about ten million dollars weekly-Reuter..
ceived a tumultuous welcome in the GERMANY FEARS
and
con-barking for India to-morrow the journal remarks that it then also be embarking upon FL
A
city, spoke from the hotel and d will the crowd that he did not intend to come into conflict with the people's Civic Guard.
He had, therefore, postponed the meeting.
of
He asked them to go home quiet- ly, but the lively scenes. which followed forced the police to launch a baton charge to disperse hostile elements.-Rcutor.
A novel venture in the sphere
commercial diplomacy, which will afford them an opportunity to dispel, by frank discussion, the growing, but ill-founded suspicion, in the minds of the Japanese that
GEN. O'DUFFY'S CHALLENGE jupon aa anti-Japanese policy.
Dublin, Aug. 24. Although no action has yet been BRITISH DESIRE.
taken by the Government against They will be able to demonstrate the Blue Shirts, it is believed the the strong British desire to re-Government will almost certainly
warmth in storage, exposure to the TWO LAKHS SAID TO the British Empire has embarked
.
FLIGHT OF CAPITAL
SHIPPING ORDER
REVISED
LESS SEVERE CONDITIONS
Berlin, Aug. 24.
GOOD RECOVERY SIGNS
BRITISH TRADE REVIVING
London, Aug. 24. The steady rise in Home rail stocks which has taken place recently reflects the which the companies have satisfactory traffic figures
been showing.
The Italian Premier was racing up a harrow mountain road in his
a lorry loaded with troop 3 ata hairpin bond.
Il Duce swerved sharply to nvald n collision with the lorry and applied his brakes at the same time...
The front wheels of his car
actually went over the edge of the precipice, but Signor Mussolini jumped out apparently quite unconcerned by the narrownieks zi his escape.
The car was very soon brought back upon the road and the Joùrücy was resumed-Reuter,
SUN TAXICAB -CLAIM
GILMAN'S TO PAY DEPOSITOR ·
Although a more vigorous policy Mr. Justice Lindsell to-day gave by the companies is, perhaps, judgment against Mesars. Gilman mainly responsible for the passen- & Co., Ltd., for $900, the amoun ger increase, a more general in claimed by Luk Hip-ee who had terest attaches to the steady im- deposited the monoy with the Sun provement in the amount of mor- Taxi Cab Company. chandise which is being carried by Defendants repudiated liability the railways despite the severe for the deposit on the ground that competition of road transport. when they assumed conduct of This section of the traffic figures the tux company's business, they BE MISSING
a reliable trade were not acting as transferees. is regarded as
The Pulsne Judgo to-day held barometer, since the incréased tropaport of raw materials show "though with somo doubt that WARRANT OUT
that manufacturers, particularly there was a transfer of SOME portion of the businesson in- It is officially intimated that in the heavy industries, are
January 24, Lam Slu-ping, one The consignment of nitric acid The Telegraph is officially in move every irritant, threatening be forced forced to act on Sunday
will henceforth be creasingly active.
of the partners of the taxi com The figures provide corroborative pany had deposed that he was no awaiting transportation to Canton formed that a warrant has been disservice to the traditional friend-at the latest, if General O'Duffy Germans
carries out his present intention permitted to book passages in at the terminus consisted of over issued for the arrest of Mr. Peter ship of the two countries. 300 carboys, each containing 200 Young, cashier of the Hongkong The Times adds that the British to parade the Blue Shirts in foreign ships, but a refund of evidence of the improving trade willing that Messrs. Gilman' money beyond fares and ex conditions reported from many should take over his business and Ibs of the liquid. It was loaded branch of the Kwangtung Pro- delegation should be no less suc-uniform.--Router.
minor assets, yet he had evidentlj penses aboard must be made to other sources.-British Wireless, into three steel trucks, and the vincial Bank, Chater Rond, cessful in allaying the equally -
Germany.
acquiesced and had taken no one which caught fire had 75 car- Funds to ti considerable amount founded mistrust of the Indian
atops to challenge the legality of boys.
belonging to the Bank are report- mill-owners that Lancashire
their action.
direct rays of the sun, or contact with the steel framework of the truck can liberate fumes from the aeld, and very often cause an ex plosion and consequent ignition of the whole contente.
· VOLUME OF FUMES.
the
in-
ed to be missing, the sum amount-terests are seeking to hamper the development of the cotton Industry ing, it is alleged, to $208,000.
On the 16th instant, according in India.
MENACE OF FAILURE.
to information at the Bank, Mr.| Young was 'absent from his post, thebut as he had left word that he It would be a mistake to under- the was going to Canton on personal estimate the difficulties which are
business, nothing unusual was at-
The keys of the safes were in
GRIERSON'S BAD LUCK
Machine Wrecked: Flier, Nearly Drowned
The only object, Il is stated, is lo prevent a fight of capital.
There are still certain restric tions on foreign companies as re gards the transfer of money to their offices in England.
KING GOES TO BALMORAL
The King.
A further point urged for the defence, was that the defendan It was shortly bofore ten o'clock
merely became agents; but if tha that a
donse volume of
was so they should have consider ed themselves answerable to the polsonous fumes emitted by
This solution of the problem QUEEN PROLONGS Arm stra chemical drew attention to
Reykhylk Aug. 20,
created by the alleged attempt to STAY IN~~YORKSHIRE · The judgment concluded:** dangor. While warning WA tached to his absence until it be-bound to be encountered, but
this finding. I impute no dishones The flight of John Grierson, the discriminate against foreign ships
London, Aug. 24, Intention to the defondant com sont out to the Fire Birgade, the came unduly prolonged.
however menacing, the possibilities former Royal Air Force pilot, from using German ports; affecting London to New York to study the British shippers more than anyone
accompanied by pany; the difficulty in which the railway authorities acted with all
his custody, and this fact is said of failure, it is most desirable that possibilities of a northern air route else, is. regarded as satisfactory. Prince George, left for the north placed themselves was due t promptitudo, in shunting the
to have led to Investigations, re-this method of negotiating trade between Europe and the United It conforme largely to the during the night, and to-day-reach-] their failure to appreciate. wagons containing the bombs out aulting in the Police being sent agreements should be given a States, has come to a premature agreement reached at the recent cd Balmoral Castle for the annual legal position."
conference between British ship holiday on Deeside. Mr. Young is a member of the chance to prove its usefulness.
His acaplano was wrecked to-day ping representatives and German As la his custom when staying Hongkong Jockey Club, and a well- It is far better that the indus-when waves broke over it as the officials, following the protest at Balmoral, His Majesty were BEER TAX BRINGS
Meanwhile the known rider,
tries concerned should thresh out airman was taking off from Green- lodged by the British Government Highland dress. Ho has been cashier of the local an agreement than that the in- land to resumo his fight.
reminding Germany that Gorman Queen, who has prolonged for a Bank for a period of three years, triente adjustments of Internation Grierson himself had a narrow ships were granted full liberties few days her visit to her daughter the Princess Royal at Harewood having been appointed to the poal-ni finance should be made the escape from drowning, being res In the British Isles-Reuter, House, made a tour of the York- tion by the Head Office at Canton, pawns of the diplomatle game. cued just in time by a motor-boat.
ahire Dalo to-dast Sho felt no Reuter
of the way.
DANGEROUS JOB.
With the situation simplified as far as possible the firemen set about on what was admittedly a difficult na woll: as dangerous job. The fumes were highly poisonous and therefore retarded the work of extinction. The Brigade were armed., with gas-marks, Sand, earth and sawdust which could otherwise be applied to a gaso- lene fire, were inapplicable in the present cane since these substancos
for.
U.S.- FOOTBALL CLASSIC
were partially witrous them EAST BEATS WEST IN
selves, although strangely enough the carboys on the truck which had caught fire were packed in
sawdust. The only, monne
OF
· ALL-STAR GAME
Chiengo, Aug. 25.
'MARKET INSTABILITY,
Much depends upon the succens with which the British delegation is able to impress upon the Indian and the Japanese mill-owners alike its business-like capacity and the sincerity of its desire for co- oporation.
Given in the right atmosphere, it will be possible to and some way of ending the instability of
fighting the flames were with jeta In an All-Star football classic the markets of the Far East of water. Y
Last night before. 40,000 spectators, Reuter: ·
"This was what, the fremen did, East boat. Weet by 181 points to Surve
With a fire hydrant and two motor- The match wasablayed at EVE
ftällönt wa”/1Soldier-Floldits 793 BOPERATE AN AR
end.
LINDBERGHS IN SHETLANDS
CHEERING CROWDS
AT LERWICK –
London, Aug. 24.
Colonel and Me Lindborg to
JAPANESE AIR MISHAP
PILOT KILLED, FOUR INJURED
Tokyo, Aug. 24,
ד'
BIG REVENUE
THIRD LARGEST
I offects from the plece of grit.
SOURCE which entered her eye and caused
Washington Aug her considerable pain during Boor taxes have become yesterday's ceremonial opening of third largest source of intern the Loede new Town Hall-British revende to the government, it Wireless.
FINE WEATHER
revealed to-day.
Returns from the beer tax $5.00. pór barrel, for July amo ed to 810,044,087. NOT B
This item was exceeded, onla
The Royal Observatory reports the taxes on incomes and di
It is disclosed that an air pilot that a feeble anticyolonlu area
etten: was killed and four associates wore covers Japan, the Loockoos and 3-12 the present rata 15 mali day flew from the Faroe Islands Injured when one of the aeroplanes Formosa and extends south-east to the Bhatlands, Beotland meal clashed during the recent naval to the Western Carolinaa northerly Ives, and landed at manoeuvres kartes que
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