THREE PETROL
PETROL Irish TANKS EXPLODE Free State
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
INSTALLATION DISASTER
Joke Again
WAR DEBT PAYMENT BY TERRITORY
London, June 18. The payment of war debts in island territories was re- vived as a recommendation Heavy loss of life followed for official consideration in a terrific explosion on the the House of Commons to- premises of the Richfield Oil | day.
New York, June 18.
Jamestown, Company at New York State, to-day.
A tremendous confiagration is now raging over a wide aren
the
At least a dozen men were killed outright and between forty and Afty seriously injured in original explosion, which involved three great petrol tanks.
The three tanks were each capable of storing twenty thou- sand gallons of petrol, and they went up one after the other with disastrous results.
The explosion is believed to have been due to an electric spark.
MANY UNDER BLAZING MASS.
The whole area was blazing
mass within a few minutes and in this immense outbreak гексие efforts were valo. Many victima are reported to be atlil under the debris.
All ambulances in the town and the fire brigades from all the sur- rounding districts have been summoned to help the
local authorities.-Reuter,
TRAGEDIES AT FORD WORKS
Explosion Occurs
In Foundry
Detroit, June 18. Two men were killed to-day in accidents in the foundry of the Ford Motor Works.
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The island of Bermuda singled out by the questioner as offering adequate compensation for non-payment of cnah, but it was officially emphasised that this method is not likely to be employ- ed
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE ... 19, 1934...
NO REAL BREAK IN
DROUGHT
Growing Anxieties In England
J
London, June 18., Hot dry weather con tinues throughout Britain and although there is possi- bility of thunderstormt to-night, the general out- look indicates a continu- ance of drought which is causing anxiety to water authorities and farmers.
Heath fires have occurred in some parts and several acres were burnt on Ascot
Heath to-day. near the course where the most fashionable mce mosting of the season opens to-morrow. -British Wireless,
There can be no question what- soover of our handing over either Bermuda or any other island ter ritories adjacent to the United SMS YOU A GENERAL States in liquidation of our war Mr. debt to America, declared AMERICAN FLEET Ramsay MacDonald, when the suggestion was put in the House this afternoon.
that
The questioner argued these islands were no longer of any defensive value to the Britis Empire.
Another member light-heartedly asked if Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will try to persuade the United Staten to take over the Irish Free
State, Reuter,
RHODESIAN GOVERNORSHIP
SIR CECIL RODWELL
TO RETIRE
London, June 18.
SAILS
TAKE REGRETFUL LEAVE OF NEW YORK
New York, June 18. With handkerchiefs uttering from the hands of thousands of spectators on the waterfront and sailors intag the decks waving |their cups, the United States Pleșt
put out to mea after a
stay telghteen days.
Half a million persons visitedt the Fleet during the stay in New York. the Aeroplane carriers. Lexington and Saratoga, being the chief centre of attraction.
The ships are sailing for various polits on the Atlantie | coast. They will carry out the The Dominions Offee announcesical exercises and participate in that Sir Creil Rodwell, Governor the Fourth of July celebrations. of Southern Rhodesia, has been They are returning to the Pacifie granted permission retire in in September.-Reiter. December next, when he will have completed thiry-five years of ser-¦ vice under the Crown.
The King has approved the of Sir Herbert
One death followed an explosion { appointment
tu
in which twelve were injured, live | Stanley to succeed Sir Cecil seriously. The other death was Rodwell, due to a man being caught in a conveyor belt.-Reuter.
AMAH STEALS
$50 NOTE
BOUND OVER ON FIRST OFFENCE
Employed asan amak at. No. 19 Hillwood Rond, Chung Lẫn was charged at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning before Mr. Wynne-donca with theft of a $50
note.
DOG MUZZLING LAW
HEAVIER FINES FOR INFRINGEMENT
Sir Herbert Stanley had since 1931 held the posts of High Com- missioner for South Africa and High Commissioner in the Union of South Africa for His Majesty's "I am going to increase the fine Government In the United King-for these offences," announced dom. Sir William Clark, High | Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Commissioner in Canada for His Mingistracy this morning when Majesty's Government in the United W. Kailey was summoned for Kingdom, has been selected, with allowing his dog out in Grampian His Majesty's approval, to fill these Road without a muzzle on May 26. posts in succession to Sir Herbert Defendant pleaded guilty. Stanley. It has also been decided
"I see that the date of the with His Majesty's approval that. offence was May 26, and I am go- on the assumption by Sir William ing to fine you $8. The situation Clark of his new posts, the title of is now getting serious as there
SERIOUS PREPARATION FOR AIR RACE
Re-Fuelling Teams For Fitzmaurice Plane
London, June 18.
Mr. Eric Watt Bonar, co-pilot with Colonel Fitzmaurice, who is to compete in the London-Melbourne Air Race In October, has started flight to Singapore to survey the aerodromes on the route and to completa refuelling arrange. ments.
..
Colonel Fitzmaurice, Irish At- lantic fior, hna designed a refuel- ling unit which can all the largest tank in a few minutes.
The use of this will entail the training of expert refuellers, a team of which will be stationed at each checking station en route and will be able to serve the machine while the pilots are attendag to the details of thecking-in-Reiter,
E RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
CONCERT FROM THE STUDIO
THIS EVENING
Broadcast from ZBW on a wave- length of 356 metres (845 kilo-cycles): 4.38-7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.30-10.30 p.m.
European Pro- gramme.
7.30 p.m. Closing Local Block Quo- tations, etc..
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
733-8.20 p.m. Variety. Seng-You've Got me Grying Again. Song- Envy the Moon.
Charles Carlisle (Tenor). Plano Solo-Now that You're Gone., Piano Solo-Can't we Talk It Over.
Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends. Vocal-Bill Merson Song Memories. Billy Merson and Choras. Votral Duet-1.Cover the Waterfront. Vocal Duct-Mood Indigo.
Layton and Johnstone,
BATCH OF TRAFFIC Plano Duct-Nyink Errant-Selec
OFFENDERS
45 M.P.H. IN WANCHAI: NO REAR LIGHT
Summoned for speeding to the danger of the public, Fung Manter. driver of a private car, was fined $15 by Mr. Hamilton this morn- ing.
stated
Mclnnia Traffle-Sergt. that defendant drove through Hennessy Rond at 45 miles per hour at midday, which was a busy time.
tion. Plano Duct--There's A Ring Around
the Moon. 21
Carroll Gibbons and
John W. Green. -Selection--The Big Broadenst.
Debroy Somers Bag with the Carlyle Couns and Dan Donovah. 8.20-8.37 p.m. Sylvin Ballet (Delibes).
British Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Oscar Fried. 1. Prelude. 2. The Huntressen, 5.
Intermezzo and Valse Lente 4. Pizzicat!.
D.
Cortege.
8.37-0 p.m. Light Opera, Vocal Gems-The Geisha (Jones).
Light Opera Company. Kitman Leong was cautioned for falling to have a
Selection-Patience (Sullivan). tall light. De-
The Band of II. M. Coldstream fendant stated that when he
Guards. started the car all the lights were Vocal Gen-The Merry Widow working. He drove from the (Lchar). Sincere, Company to the Post Office Vocal Gems-The Waltz Dream and the rear light went out (Strauss). without his knowledge.
Light Opera Company. 9-0,30 p.m. From the Studio. Miss Iris Phelps.
'Collo. William J. T. Phelps.
Sidney Leung, who drove a car on an expired learner's licence was Aned $6.
Ip Wan-che, driver of a public car, was cautioned for disobeying #traße signal at the junction of Queen's Road East and Garden Road.
Sergt. McInnis said defendant was not looking at the lights. He was looking towards the Hongkony Cricket Club.
PASSPORTS TAKEN
AWAY?
FILIPINOS PLEA: TO BE SENT BACK Two unemployed Filipinos, Al- formerly a musician in the
the first of these posts, namely the has been an outbreak of rabies,freito. Abale and Alfreide Tunson, High Commissioner for South and I have decided to increase the Africa, should be altered to that of fine for these offences
for
Bechuanaland Basutoland, Protectorate and Swaziland.--Bri- tiah Wireless.
as from Peninsula Hotel band, appeared before Mr. Hamilton this morning, charged with arriving in the Colony without valid passportu.
Det.-Sergt. Mottram, "of the Special Branch C. I. D, said they arrived In the Norviken, and plemled
that they had had American passports which were taken away at Shanghai because they had no Chinese vises.
It was stated that the comfis Majesty's High Commissioner June 1," his Worship added. plainant, Yeung Sing-nam, a re- tired merchant, made a report to the police yesterday to the effect that a $50 note which he kept in n note book in n jacket pocket was missing. The police mude quiries, and in a search made of the house, the note was found in defendant's room.
Defendant had hitherto borne an unblemished record, and his Worship decided to bind her over In the sum of $75 to be of good
behaviour for 12 months.
R.H.A. MECHANISED
BATTERY
INSPECTED BY KING AT WINDSOR
CHAN LIM-PAK
DISAPPEARANCE
$1,000 OFFERED FOR
ARREST
AAA CONTROL OF TOBACCO
MORE RESTRICTION MEASURES
Washington, June 18. The Senate has passed the Kerr Bill, for the curtallment of pro duction of tobacca in the season 1934/35.
The Telegraph is informed by Mr. Johnson Wong, who is com- plant in a number of forgery and embezzlement charges against The BI place a sales tax of Mr. Chan Lim-pak,, that lie has from 25 to 33 1/3rd per cent. on a reward of $1,000 for in- all tobacco produced in exeeys of offertal
Agricultural Adjustment formation leading to the latter's the arrest. Mr. Wong says that he Administration's allotrients.
The Bill has now been sent to banded that aneunt to his solicitor yesterday morning with instrue the House of Representatives for
on the Amendmenta tions that it be turned over to the action police in connection with the issu- Reuter, ance of a publle notification to that
London, June 18. The new mechanised battery of the Third Brigade Royal Horse effect. Artillery was inspected by the King in the courtyard at Windsor
Castle to-day.
The King was accompanied by the Queen and the Princess Royal and the Eart of Harewood, Prin
cess Juliana of Holland, Princess Alice and the Earl of Athlone were also present.
The battery consists of six guna drawn by tractors, three wagons, two wireless cars, and six light ears, with two motor cyclist de- spatch riders. Three of the guna drawn in front of the King, who examined them and set In the tractors.-British Wirelcan.
were
rk
Meanwhile there has been
im-
Arrangements are being made to send them back to Shanghai and | defendants were remanded for 48
hours.
NAVAL TALK
PREPARING FOR 1935 CONFERENCE
1.
Programme.
(a) Ave Marin
'Cello Solos.
(b) Marionettes
Tenor.
Schubert.
August Nolck.
Accompanied by Mrs. Nura Kanis.
2. Songs.
(a) The English Rose. (Merric
England)
(b) Her Name is Mary
German.
Romany.
Accompanied by Miss Iris Phelps.
3. 'Cello Solos,
fa) Gavotte and Musette
August Nolck.
(b) Lore will find a way (Maid of
the Mountains).
Fraser-Simpson. Accompanied by Mrs. Nurn Kunis, 4. Songs.
(a) Linden Lea Vaughn Willams. Brower. (b) Ninetta
Accompanied by Miss Iris Phelps. 9.30-10 p.m. From the Studio.
Topical Talks on the United King- dom" by Mr. G. C. Pelham (H., M. Trade Commissioner.
10-10.30 p.m. 'Dance Music. Fox-Trot-Gondbye Again.
H
Little you Know.
No more Heartaches, No
more Tears.
--My Int's on the Side of
my lead.
Gosh! I Must be falling
in love.
Blame it on Two Brown
Eyes.
Lonely Lane. -Wagon Wheela,
Waltz-Unless.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press Newa.
10.35 p.m. Close Down
BRITISHERS FINED.
USED APARTMENT FOR GAMING QUARTERS-
Shanghal, June 18, As a sequel to a raid by the London, June 18.
French Concession police, J. Rend and W. A. Hawkins each was An- A. meeting took place at 10 ed $200 in the British police court Downing Street this morning to this afternoon, when convicted on discusa questions of procedure fu connection with the 1936 Naval ment for gambling purposes.
a charge of having used an apart- Conference.
The following were present
Stuled to be u newcomer to the portant change in the administra Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Mugs For the United Kingdom, the statutes first published in the time
Colony, Luv San was fined 25 by dr.
They were prosecuted under tion of the Nanyang Brothers, Mr. tracy this morning for wasting water Kan Yuk-kai from Shanghai, being in Temple Street yesterday. A con-
Prime Minister, the First Lord of of Henry VIII and the Unlawful now appointed to succeed Mr. Chan stable state that defendant opened the Admiralty, Vicu Admiral | Games Act of 1728.
Naval Staff, and a representative and the roulette wheel and other Little, the Deputy Chief of the Read will also pay $100.conta
Lim-pak in the position of local the tap at a public fountain and did
Managing Director.
•
not shut it off.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
TRUTH IS AS IMPOSSIBLE TO DE SOLED BY ANY DUTWARD TOUCH AS THE BUNBEAM.-Milton.
Mr. A. Brosted, Asiatic Traffic Mannger of the Canadian Nationni Colony the
Railways, returned to the
Colombe from a trip to
Yasukuni Mari_to-day. RUBBER PRICES
LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS
havo
eur.
from
Mestra. Benjamin and Potts received the following Straits rency quotations (buyer) Singapore to-day for mw rubber: Bpot
21% ca. down July/Sopt 23%. cts. 234 ctx. 24th cts.
Oet/Deo
Jan/Mch
Market:-Steady,
by
of the Foreign Office; for the equipment seized will be confiscat- United States, the American Amed and destroyed.—Renter bassador, Mr. Norman Davis, Mr. Atherton, and Rear-Admiral Leigh.
There was a clean bill of health in The next meeting will be held on the Colony during the week-end.
In the case at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday in which G. Gavriloft, of 4. United Terrace, Homuntisi, Won
the complainant, a man named Li fei
was charged with theft of a muffler. Accused was mentónised to two months' imprisonment.
й
With his head fractured through
In attempting to slight from being struck by a car in Shanghai moving tram at West Point yesterday, Street, Youmat, yesterday Wong Chan Po-ching, living at No. 9 Second Lam, Hving at 23 Portland Street, Street, lost his footing and in falling was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital struck his hand heavily on the ground. yesterday in a serious condition." He was removed to hospital in
serlous condition.
Wednesday. British Wireless.
NEW AIR MAIL SERVICE
INAUGURAL FLIGHT TO NINGHSIA
Shanghai, June 19. Inaugurating a through air mail service from Shanghai to the Northwestern provinces, a Eura- sian Aviation Corporation plane.
Lunghen for Slantu, Lan-
A Chinese was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday
In our report of the motor mishap, with injuries suffered through being in which Mr. F. B. Recu and Mr. started at 8 o'clock this morning!
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