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FOUNDED TAKE No. 14302
IAN WA†Я£Â FRIDAY, MAY 18,
1934.
日六初月四
EUROPEAN VICTIMS OF GAS
EXPLOSION
BRITAIN MAKES A
DEBT OFFER
Ambassador's Call On President
Washington, May 17. Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, visited the White House to-day and had an hour's conversation with President Roosevelt..
It was afterwards report- ed that Britain has made an after regarding the debt in- stalment due on June 15.— Reuter
PAMELA
STORY TOLD FOR FIRST TIME
MRS. R. WENT ON GRIM EXPERIENCE
STILL A BUNDLE
OF NERVES
News has only just come to light that among the re- sidents of Clarence Terrace who suffered most from Monday's gasometer explo sion were a European family,
FADES OUT Mr. and Mrs. R. Went and
their young daughter.
They occupied a room in the
SCOTSWOMAN WINS terrace and were all Inside at
GOLF TITLE
MISS BARTON CRACKS UP
London, May 17,
It was not the good fortune of Miss Pamela Barton, the girl
jabout 11 a.m, when the explosion
occurred.
Mrs. Went said: "I am still a bundle of nerves and too frighton- ed to speak of it. We were to- gether in the cubicle and were all thrown off our feet by the explos- lon.
Then we dashed for anfety. I Was in pyjamas and a kimono at the time and I picked up Dur
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DUNLOP Fort
TYRES
are made for those who prefer SUPERLATIVE QUALITY
REVIVAL OF MONETARY SIDE
These people, and many others, were rendered homeless by the gasworks explosion disaster. They were temporarily housed by the Tung Wah Hospital authorities, who also provided them with food. Numbers of them have received grants from the "Telegraph" Fund. (Photo: Kwong Ngal
DISTRIBUTING RELIEF
daughter who had scarcely any MANY POIGNANT
thing on and ran outside. My
sensation from Surrey, to create husband had his arm burnt and a record by winning the British we were lucky to escape with our Women's Open Golf Champion-lives. ship in her seventeenth year.
"We haven't got a thing now ex-
Miss
beaten ntcept what we are wearing and we Porthcawl in the final to-day by six are being looked after by a friend
at Cheungchau. to play, up and five
Mr. Holm (Troon) registering the first Scot- tish victory in the championship for twenty-three years.
Barton
was
The distance defeated Miss Bar- ton. All her triumphs in the secured championship have been
at
The Benevolent Society- Wanchal have helped us a little but it will be a long time before we can start a home again."
OFFICIAL FIGURES OF CASUALTIES
Indian Watchman in
Critical Condition.
CASES
"TELEGRAPH" FUND INVALUABLE
Contributions to the Tele- graph's Fund for the relief! of sufferers in the Gasworks |
steadily, a further substan- tial sum being received this morning, bringing the total, up to the time of going to press, to $2,029.35.
Stud lo).
JAPAN
SUBMITS
PROTEST
QUOTA SYSTEM NOTE
MR. RUNCIMAN'S PROMISE
London, May 17.
N. R. A. PLAN FOR
BRITAIN?
COTTON INDUSTRY BILL PROGRESS
OF THE W.E.C.
POSSIBLE
MOVE BY AMERICA
OUTCOME OF SILVER
PROPOSALS
SENATOR KING'S PREDICTION
Washington, May 17. Important international deve- lopments are possible as a result of President Roosevelt's approval of the proposals for including silver among metallic reserves for currency purposes.
It is believed that an approach may be made by the State Depart-} ment in conformity with the President's; view that silver can only properly be dealt with upon an international basis.
The policy of "bimetallism is
mandatory in the proposed legisla-j tion, but the application of the
principle is believed to be permis-
alve. It la considered likely in same quarters that the President wifi wait until foreign opinion has been tested.
W. E. RESUSCITATION. ',
GRAN CHACO ARMS EMBARGO
United States Now Likely To Join Washington, May 17, An arms embargo against. Bolivia and Paraguay is now expected.
President Roosevelt is expected to send a Message to Congress within a few days. urging immediate legislation to enable the United States to join an international arms embargo against the warring coun- tries.-Reuter.
a
ELOQUENT APPEAL
HUMAN SUFFERING IN GRAN CHACO
BRITISH EFFORT SUCCEEDS
London, May 17.
After an earnest appeal by the
The resuscitation of the mone- tary side of the World Economic Conference to contemplated in British delegate, Mr. Anthony some quarters as a result of the Eden, all members of the League STATE CONTROL Proposed ennement of silver legis- Council agreed in principle to
OF WAGES
2
London, May 17 The scheme for the control of wages in the Lancashire cotton industry, which has been likened
Iation.
Senator King declared his accept an embargo on the export opinion that experts would be of all
arms to Bolivia and meeting at an international con Paraguay, now engaged in hostilit ference within a year.---Reuter. ·
PUTTING UP THE MONEY
TIN BUFFER POOL ISSUE CLEARED UP
Paris, May 17.
les.
A draft convention embodying is proposal will be considered to-morrow,
Disaster continue to come in Japan's protest against to the American N.R.A codo the British colonial quota ayetem, on a modified scale, ad.
Concluding his speech Mr. Eden vanced a stage further to-day.
said it might be that In system, designed to restrict
some, over eighteen holes. She was lead-
The House of Commons passed
cases Governments had not at this ing by one hole at the end of the
second reading, without a Japanese competition in the
moment the necessary powers to first eighteen holes to-day. Over
put the embargo into effect. the second half of the final match,
cotton and rayon goods, was division, of the Cotton Manufactur
Where this is so, the British Gov- ing Industry Bill, which makes formally lodged with Mr.temporary provision however, she cracked up badly, en-
to enable
onment trusted It might be found abling her older and far more ex-
Walter Runciman to-day. statutory effect to be given to The International Tin Commit-possible to take the necessary · perienced opponent to forge ahead,
This morning, there were husy Japan has made her first move wage seules agreed between re-tee has reached an agreement in legislative action as an emergency. And win with comparative case.
scenes at the St. John Ambulance to obtain a modification of the presentatives of the employers and principle concerning the buffer measure.
employees. The Intest official, casualty list Brigade distributing centre, over British quota polley. In the morning, Miss Barton)
Mr. Eden also recalled that in The Bill also provides for the
pool plan. played with the delightful case and to-day gives the number of dend fifty applicants for relle! attend- Visiting Mr. Rusciman, it is
The details were criticised by the report of the Commission on understood that the Japanese appointment by the Minister of the Bolivian members, who insist the dispute the view is expressed Freedom which marked her previous as 37. including that of a small ing.
Amongst the typical cases to Ambassador, Mr. Matsudaira, Labour of a Board of Three tromed that Malaya, the Dutch Eust that neighbouring countries, more displays and she fully deserved her girl who died at the Government un bole kath. After lunch she Civil Hospital yesterday morning which cash grants were made to-handed the President of the Board which will be excinded any person Indles and Nigeria should put up especially if the two belligerents
always
Trouble. Her death has brought the number day was a young widow of 31 of Trade, a Note setting forth connected with the cotton, industry, more money for the stabilisation refuse to accept an honourable
of those who succumbed to their years,
whose husband, two the Japanese point of view on the
EXPERIMENTAL BILL. fund in order to buy tin for the and just settlement should exerciss injures after admission to the in- daughters, son and mother-in-law quotas, raising the question of
pool's stock than those countries stricter control aver transit traffic, stitution to 22.
are an all lost their lives in the disaster, whether the quotas
in- The Board's duty will be to proposed.
as a complement to the control Twenty-eight cases are still niso did three fokis employed fringement of the must favoured determine in cases where infringe-
An agreement in principle on that other nations should exercise being cured for at the Hospital. by the husband, who was a shoe nation clause in the Anglo-Japan-ments of the wage agreements may this question was also reached over certain exports. One of them is Santha Singh, maker. The widow and three ese trade agreement.
be alleged.
Reuter, Sikh watchman of the Gas Works, other fakis who escaped injury The Note also contained » re-
The proposals are frankly ex- i whose condition is critical. Over but lost all they possessed were quest that the quotas should be perimental and it is considered i
50 years of age, he is stated at the given grants.
feronsidered.
probable that if the system should CHIHSIEN AFFAIR Hospital this morning to be rapidly |
Mr. Runciman has promised to prove successful. the principle consider the points raised by the will be extended to other busie Japanese Government-Reuter.
was
Renters
Anding
EXPLOSION ON CANTON CRUISER
Five Men Injured And sinking from shock and burns.
Sent to Hospital
Another case receiving assist Santha Singh was one of two ance was a blind man, who was watchmen sent to Hospital from rescued from the burning build- the Gas Works, the other being ing and is being temporarily Tala Ram, who succumbed to his looked after by neighbours. Canton, May 18.
A widow who had earned her Injuries on the day of his ad- An explosion in the ammunition nulssion, and nominally in [con-living by hawking congee and magazine on the cruiser, Hai Chi, nection with whose death, the whose son: aged five years, was! the biggest Cantonese warship, forthcoming Coroner's inquiry is burnt to death, was another typi- occurred on Wednesday night at being held."
Whampon.
Five men wore wounded and!
cal case asalated.
were sent to hospital for medicat AIR-MAIL LINE TO Fand can rest assured that their
treatment. The cause of the ex- plosion is not officially disclosed.
PRINCE CALLS ON CENTENARIAN
TO SAVE OLD LADY'S DISAPPOINTMENT
London, May 17.
SINKIANG
SMALL, HOLDINGS
SCHEME
MR. W ELLIOT'S OFFER
Industries.Renter.
N.R.A. WORKING IN AMERICA
Anniversary Of a Famous Message
SETTLED
JAPANESE TROOPS
A
WITHDRAW
SPECIAL APPEAL.
"To these countries, said Mr. Eden," I would address a special appeal to forbid the translt of war supplies across their territories to Bolivia and Paraguay. The scuseless loss of life, the utterly unjustifiable imposition of human Buffering, and the meaningless | destruction of the best resources Tientsin, Muy 17. in men and material of these coun- Government communique tries have already endured far too states that the incident at Chi-long. I do most heartily urge upon hsien, where 200 Japanese troops the Council to seize this opportun- Ench case in boing closely scrutinised before grants are
entered the city has been closed ity of bringing them to an end. as the result of Mr. Yen Yu-kang's It is at once our privilege and made, and contributors to the
Washington, May 17. efforts. The Japanòse troops with responsibility to do so.
Lot us London, May 17.
President Roosevelt one year drew to Malanyu carly this morn- therefore determine to take this donations are being utilised for
The Minister of Agriculture. Mr. ago to-day sent to Congress the ing.-Central News, the immediate relief of those re-Walter Ellint, stated in the Com- special message asking "machinery
first step and take it to-day" British Wirelesse. quiring prompt assistance. mons to-day that if a Small Hol necessary for a great co-operative
. $1,847.36 dings Association for England and
movement," which led to that TO.Already acknowledged
Wales were formed, to provide as organisation of the National Re- 10.00 an experiment, holdings for euit cavery Administration. John Dwyer (B.a. Sai On) Mrs. Casey
5.00 able unemployed, the Government The anniversary finds the coun- 5.00 would contribute up £50,000 try far-advanced toward the re- annually for three years on the organisation of the national 5.00 basis of£1 to every £2 raised from economy on the basin of self- non-State sources by the Associa-governing industrial units. with
London, May 17. 26.00 tion.
more than 300 "codes of fair The Ho mentioned that 1,000 acres of competition' already in oporation, spending the Whitsun Recess in Prime Minister, who is ground for such a scheme has affecting approximately 00. per Scotland, arrived at Lossiemouth boen promised by Mr. Malcolmeant. of industry. Stewart-British Wirelean.
THROUGH-ROUTE
EUROPE NEARER
Peking, May 18.
"Our Topsy"
It is learned from the local Rudolf Wolf & Kow. ofices of the Eurasian Aviation Ltd. Corporation that the air-mail ser H. M. Dockyard Reeren-
tion Club
vice to Sinklang Province will boj commenced shortly as the obstruc-J. F.
Continuing his tour of the un-tións, mainly caused by political Per St. John Ambulance · employment welfare centres In Instability In Sinkiang, hava been] North Wales to-day, the Prince of removed. Wales heard over the wireless in The branch offices of the E.A.C. Holyhead of an old lady of 101 in several towns are who was very disappointed because amalgamated with those of the she was unable to goo him.
Chinn National Aviation Corpora
to be
10.00
to
NEW GOVERNOR
BRITAIN'S FLYING" }←
PREMIER
STORMY TRIP TO LOSSIEMOUTH
Brigade (Mrs. Pang Wal-fong, $50; Mrs.
this afternoon by aeroplane from The National Industrial Be-Hendon, Fung. Kong-un 300;
covery Act was signed by the Pre-
four Mrs. Le Lal-yung, $10;
sident on June 16, 1033, with an' The journey occupied Collected, $7: Au Man-
accompanying Presidential de-hours actual flying time in a 80, King's Collega. Old
London, May 17, claration that history would pro-storms north-west wind.-British Boys' Division, $5) ..
122.00 H.M. the King how beenbably record it as the most im-Wireless.
pleased to appoint Mr. Alan Cuth- portant and far-reaching legisla- Total
$2,029.95 bort Maxwell Burns, Deputy Chief on ever enacted by the American
IRON & STEEL DUTIES Secretary of Nigeria, as Governor Congress. Captain A. D. Rond has been api and Commander-in-Chief of British
London, May 17, The Ladies Club, 1st Battailon the pointed to command the loop H.M.S.
An order for removing tho Welsh slate quarries and inspect South Wales Borderers, will halt their Folkestone, vice Capt. C. M. Black! Honduras, in succession to Sir] ed the ruins of Carnarvon Castle, fortnightly whist drive and tombola in man. Capt. Read takes paaange to Harold Kittermaster, recently ap where he was received by Mr. Murray Barracks on Saturday, 28th Hongkong on the .. Ranchi, leaving pointed Governor of Nyasaland to stabillée for all time the many British Wireless.
"It represents a supreme effort present time-limit on the iron and
stoel dution was made to-day Lloyd George British Wircices. last. commencing at 8 pm.
London on May 26,
........ (Continued on Page. 5).
The Prince thereupon, drove tion in order to cut down over-
·Boveral miles off his route to call bend expensen of both 'concerns. nt her home and stayed talking-Central News, with her for some time.
The Princs- also visited the
British Wirelons.
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