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No 29,584
Friday, February 26, 1937
Union Castle Liner Strikes Mine
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GRAPHIC STORY AGA KHAN Presence Of Mind And Music "WANTED"
Averts Panic At The Crisis
PASSENGERS SING PAINTINGS LEAD
AND DANCE
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TO DEATH
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LONDON, TO-DAY. THE RECENT TOUR OF TERRITORY London, To-day. TANGANYIKA
The discovery of religions pic-MADE BY THE AGA KHAN, tures in his home led to the death LEADER OF THE MOHAMME-
of Don Frederico de Mingo, brother DAN WORLD, HAS HAD A
of a former Spanish Minister.
STARTLING SEQUEL, SAYS A A report to this effect is publish- "DAILY TELEGRAPH MES-
A GRAPHIC STORY OF HOW THE PAS- SENGERS OF THE LLANDOVERY CASTLE” AFTER THE FIRST SHOCK AND ed in the Times in a message SAGE FROM DAR ES ALARM TOOK COURAGE FROM THE PRE- from its Gibraltar correspondent, SALAAM.
who says that Don Frederico was An Indian named Ismail Hasman, SENCE OF MIND OF ONE OF THEIR NUM-living in Barcelona in retirement NUMBER AND SANG AND DANCED WHILE THE SHIP'S PERIL WAS STILL A MATTER OF DOUBT, WAS RELATED BY THE CHIEF OFFICER TO REUTER'S CORRESPONDENT AT PORT VENDRE.
THE "LLANDOVERY CASTLE,” 11,000-TON UNION CASTLE COMPANY LINER, AS REPORTED IN EARLIER EDI- TIONS, STRUCK A MINE OFF THE SPANISH COAST YES TERDAY, THE SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSION TEARING A GREAT HOLE IN HER SIDE
NO FURTHER DANGER TO PASSENGERS OR CREW IS AP PARENT. THE CRIPPLED LINER IS NOW LYING SOME HALF A MILE OFF PORT VENDRE, WITH THE PUMPS NOW HOLDING THEIR OWN.
A slight bump was felt, the Chief Officer stated, at 5 p.m. G.M.T.
when the "Llandovery Castle" was ten miles off Cape Creus.
EXPLOSION SHAKES WHOLE SHIP The explosion which followed shook the whole ship and left a gap.
ing hole below. the waterline forward.
Passengers thoroughly alarmed, rushed up on deck, but there was no panic Officers did everything to maintain an atmosphere of calm, though there was some reason for alarm at first be- fore the extent of the damage could be ascertained, or whether the pumps could control the inrush of water which soon he gan to give the **Llandovery Castle" a disconcerting list. Somebody suddenly turned on the radiogram and the tension re
laxed, everyo settling down to singing and dancing while the liner's pumpe were kept working at full pressure and the captain
a flow of reports on the water's progress-
LIMPS TWENTY MILES Tout ready for any emergency, but it er eventually turned is not anticipated that any further
towards Port
and the disab
andles
Vendre
liner limped the the port, arri ing shortly after 6.30
„GMT.- (430-
She is now lying and
to-day
about
half a mile offshore, the being afraid to bring her in closer because of the danger of a he list, causing her to ground
LIFEBOATS SWUNG OUT
ngs are now standing by and
lifebosts
been
danger will rise
It is recalled that General Franco number of recently informed foreign governments, including the that various
Spanish ports ha
MINE FROM BARCELONA?
The mine that struck the dovery Castle was prob originally off Barcelona,
ther by the Republicans or the Nationalists cannot be
French ships have recently (Continued on Page 24)
who accompanied the Aga Khan
when his hous was searched by during his journey and overwhelm-
Government militia. He was taken. out and shot Trans-Ocean.
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ed his guest with the most lavish hospitality, has now been unmask- ed as a man "wanted" in mnezian with several large-scale financial swindles.
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The authorities have issued warrant for Ismail's arrest.
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The swindler's defalcations were found to be so extensive that banking crisis has resulted in Dar- es-Salaam, the paper reports
All local banks have been forced 7to suspend payments.
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