SHOCKING
BRITISH MINE
DISASTER NEAR STOKE
Managing Director Of Colliery Among The Dead
TWO
EXPLOSIONS IN BRYMBO
TAKE HEAVY TOLL OF LIFE
London, To-day.
One of the worst disas- ters in the history of British coal-mining oc- curred yesterday in the Brymo Colliery, Chester- ton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Twenty-seven were killed by two blasts which followed the outbreak of fire in the pit while the men were at work yesterday morning, while a further nine are in hospital in critical con- dition.
The survivors were ru
to
Amelia Earhart Putnam, world-famous aviatrix, round the world in the "Flying Laboratory," is believed to have who, flying been forced down at sea near Howland Island. The route wh the famed airwoman was taking is right off the steamer lanes and some anxiety for her safety is felt.
hospital unconscious and sufer BRITISH WOMAN'S
ing from ghastly burns.
The disaster took its toll from among the management of the mine as well as workers, four of the dead being high mining offi- cials.
TWO EXPLOSIONS
The first explosion killed 23 of the men working far underground,
DEATH IN BILBAO
London, Yesterday.
NEEDS OF BRITISH TERRITORIALS
PLEA FOR PARTIES' HEER
An all-party meeting at the House of Commons, recently was ad- dressed by Major-Gen. Sir Walter Kirke, Director-General of the Ter- ritorial Army, on the problems and requirements of the Force.
It must be obvious, he said, that the vast expenditure on arms and equipment would be useless. unless there were the men to use them. He believed that the moral effect
of recruiting the Territorial Army up to full establishment would be very great.
Prime Factor For Peace Thanks to the enthusiastic sup- port of large sections of the popula- tion recruiting for the Territorial Army was going well. It would go leven better if it was supported by
all sections as it ought to be.
"If I am right in supposing that the Territorial Army is a prime factor in our national security."
Kirke said, "surely all parties should support it, because all party rogrammes are dependent on peace and security.
16 HOURS IN A GLIDER AND STILL ALOFT authorities
Koenigsberg, Yesterday Following the murder by Basque A 23-year-old German girl stu militiamen of an English gover-dent, Fraulein Weizel set out ness in Bilbao, 142 Englishwomen Wednesday evening to break the living in nationalist Spain have world endurance gliding record. sent a petition to the British On Thursday afternoon she was Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. still in the air, with the record safe second explosion occurred So declares the "Star"
which in her possession when the management and inspec-says that the petition urgently in-faloft.
after 16 hours tors of the mine were taking stepssists on a thorough investigation
Weather conditions being per to control the fire, the origin of of the tragedy and refusal to al-fect, it is believed she intends re- which is still not known.
low the crime to remain unpunish- maining in the air for 24 hours ed. Trans-Ocean.
The
The dead include
Mr. John Cox, joint managing director of the Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Co..
Mr. E. Finney, Senior Inspector of Mines, Mr J. Bloor, Sub-Inspec- tor of Mines, and Mr. H. L. Adkins, Under-Manager-Reuter.
STILL FIGHTING FIRE
Trans-Ocean adds that re scue squads, and all the fire en- gines in the district are still fighting the flames and endeav "ouring to recover the bodies of those killed in the explosions. (Continued at Foot of Next Col)
SOVIET LOAN FOR ARMAMENTS
Moscow, Yesterday.
Trans-Ocean.
Orders
a number of fighting *planes of the Gloster "Gladiator" type have been placed in England, by the Swedish Royal Air Force.
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He found in the provinces that the attitude of some political lead- was misinterpreted by local
These authorities appeared to
that they were carrying out of their party by oppos- ecruiting for the Territorial
swas very discouraging to confined to any particular party, but men of the Force, who were not joined from patriotic motives. He the men, but there was no time to had no doubt that they would get
lose.
The Territorial Army was the most democratic institution in Great Britain. It should rest on the broad-. est democratic basis.
"In a nation-wide broadcast yes- terday on the new. armament loan, the Soviet Finance Commissar, M. Grinko, declared that the "l loan is the answer to attempts on the Capt. Souter, of the Grimsby trawler part of our enemies to destroy or Gunner, has appealed against a Reyk- The 8.3. "Santhia" left Singapore weaken the power of the Soviet,javik, Iceland, Court order finding him for this port on Thursday afternoon
on a charge of illegal fishing in her army and her industry.
and is due here on the 6th instant. Faxa Bay.
A. Jewish farmer. was. seriously The P. and O. 8.8. "Nellore" left wounded when a numbero f shots were Manila for this port on the fired at a party of ploughmen at the]
1st foot of Mount Tabor, Lower Galilee instant and is due bere on the 4th
instant at about 8 a.m.
“In subscribing to the loan, Rus- sia will signify its close loyalty to the Party and Stalin."-Trans-- Ocean.
Mark Prentice, 75, of Corby, Nor- thants, who delivers 10,000 telegrams
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