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SHAUKIWAN DISASTER Munition Dumps Explode, Seriously Injuring

DUKE OF YORK 50 People; One

IN KURE

Tokyo, Kai, 21.

"

The United Slater 6th. Plect Headquarters report- ported that the British battleship "Duke of York" has arrived in the part of Kure from Hong Kong. joining other quite already there.

The "Duke 4 Fork" 1x scheduled вал riscit The Tokyo areas before the end of the month Arcociated Press,

Mr. Menzies On Russia

Roderi

learter in th

Cankeren, Mar. 21. Meazios. opposition Arraian Parka- ment. Habl bokay that "it i clear what Soviet Russia 1 abandoned the perten the A- lantic Chartae,"

Speaking in a foreign affairs debate. Mr. Menzies auplaceled wartime Prime Minister Wios-

Death Reported

Compulsory Evacuation

Ordered By

Police

AFTER THREE HEAVY EXPLOSIONS AT MID-DAY WHICH CAUSED SEVERE PRO. PERTY DAMAGE, SERIOUSLY INJURED FIFTY PERSONS, INCLUDING ELEVEN BRITISH SERVICE PERSONNEL, AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO PERHAPS TWO- HUNDRED OTHERS, THE SHAUKIWAN DISTRICT LAST NIGHT LAY UN DER THE SHADOW OF FURTHER DISASTER, THE MENACE OF THE EXPLO- SION OF A DUMP CONTAINING FIFTY-FIVE TONS OF AMMUNITION. Fires started by the earlier explosions were in dangerous proximity to this dump, and smother them, it was though every effort was being mado, under difficulties, to not expected that the "All Clear" could be given for at least twenty-four hours. THE DISASTER, WHICH ALL VICTIMS COMPARED TO AV AIR RAID EXPERIENCE, ACTUALLY OCCURRED IN AMMUNITION DUMPS ASSOCIATED WITH LYEE. MIRACLE MUN FOR AND IT WAS OF SUCH PROPORTIONS THAT IT WAS A THAT ONLY ONE FATALITY WAS DEFINITELY REPORTED. AT ONE TIME DUR. INC THE DAY. IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT TWO BRITISH SERVICEMEN, WERE DEAD, BUT LAND FORCE H.Q. LATER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CERTAIN. TY THAN ANYONE IN THE FORCES HAD BEEN KILLED.

of the blast, had What had happened was that Kung Nam village, in the direct line

Colony's most been virtually reduced to a ruin, and that Shaukiwan Village, the thriving fishing centre, only escaped the same fate because of an intervening ridge of bill running down from the fort to the sea, which broke the force of the concus- sion.

and commented it is unfortun❘ SEVERAL OF THE ELEVEN SERVICE PERSONNEL INJUR-

ton Churchill's Missouri sprech

ate that Stalin could are nothing

in the speech except assertium

of the "rat i duefrine of racial superiority."

Mr. Menzies declared: "There can be no real peace in the work unless every nation has respect for the titorial rights of others." He raid that Rus- sian security would not he_en- dangered untena the Sylot! Union quarrelled with the Wes- tern democracico.—-Asseinted -Press.

UNDER ARREST

Teherans Mar. 21. Sayyed Zia-riding Tabaṭbai, head of the Nationalist Party

SUFFERED ED

FROM SEVERE BURNS, AND OTHERS WOULD PROBABLY HAVE SUFFERED SIMI- LARLY, BUT FOR THE FACT

THE

THAT BEFORE FIRST TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OCCURRED, A WARN-

THOSE NC HAD BEEN GIVEN AND

IN THE IM- OPPORTUNITY OF

MEDIATE VICINITY, HAD AN GETTING PARTIALLY CLEAR.

WARNING WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE ORIGIN

11-Year Old Boy Murdered

Moscow

Moscow, Mar. 21. Informed foreign obser-

· vers aénsed in relaxation in the general atmosphere in Morcoro, but said that it might be the "quiet before a storm."

The Russians bød showed aigua of nervouens last week in the midst of the publication of Afr. Chur chill's Missouri speech and the following Kungian de- nunciation, Many of them. asked if there would be a vedr between Britain and Russia. Since then, the situation appears to be calmer.--Anñociated PreRN.

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HONG KONG REFUTES RICE STATEMENT

THE 'STATEMENT MADE BY.DR. TINGFU TSIANG`IN ÀT- LANTIC CITY ON WEDNESDAY THAT HONG KONG HAD RECEIVED 34,000 TONS OF RICE IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR WAS CATEGORICALLY DENIED BY THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN TO DAY.

HE SAID THE ALLOCATION IS ACTUALLY 36,000 TONS AND LESS THAN HALF OF THIS HAS BEEN RE- CEIVED.

Referring lo Dr. Teiang's at the UNRRA. Conference that statement that "hot one rain the Combined Food Board had of rice had been received by allocated three times as much rice China," the Hong Kong spoke to British Malaya and the Dutch man said this was not a fact. 'East Indies as to China.

Tsinner said he was "full of Hice had been hailed by the angor" at these allocations. He Hong Kong Authorities on be book the floor at the polley com half of U.N.R.K A. for trans- mittes session to diselosO that shipment to China in February China was assigned 18,900 tone and 8,161 tons were at present of rice for the firal quarter of being unloaded for the same this year. He said that for the same period British Malayn wan purpose.

Explaining the machinery for alloted 68,000 and the Dutch East

Indies 55,000 tons. obtaining rice the spokesman

Tsiang said that said that after allventions had

Chian fully supported the Polish resolution lo been made by the Combined require the Combined Feed Board Yokahama, March 21.

Food Beard in Washington from to heed U.NR.R.As requirements The principal witness in aestimated available supplies, the fully. He said "The Impression against five Japanose task of removing rive from the tos spread that the receiving criminals suspect com- production area to the consump countries are not be dealt with

tion area falls on the official fairly.”—Associated Press,

case

war

| pletely reversed his testimony Agency responsible for that

to-day and admitted that as a area. prison camp doctor, he was

Unique Position

́ordered to kill Private Everett

L. Tyler.

Both U.N.R.R.A, and Hong Kong were unable, ir the priod The deelor, Stakichi Nogu, under review, to obtain their told the 8th Army Commission full quotas for a variety of ren- as he stood on the witness stand gons, including lack of available that he was instrumted to give supplies and shipping. In fact death injections to the youth full allocations have never been who died a few ours later in available and future prospects the hospital.

are not encouraging.

Moreover, the spokesman con-

Lords Debate Officers' Pay Scales

London, March 21.. New pay scales for officers Private Tyler had been re-

House captured alter having escaped tinued, Hong Kong's position were discussed in the Liverpool, March 21. from the Danka camp and five was unique in that it produced of Londe to-day. Giving evidence at Liverpool defendants were charged with in one year only sufficient rice Lord Balfour asid the achemo where six men

were charged having clubbed and beaten him to feed its population for was an undoubted improvement

to death. OF THE DISASTER, TWQ LORRIES WERE ENGAGED

with the murder of 11-your-

than a week, and ita, food posi-on prewar conditions, but the IN LOADING OPERATIONS AT THE ENTRANCE TO..old Charles Greeney, Dr. Grace, fence had been casting the aha- actually precarious;

In the last few days, the de- tion at the present moment is answer to the question whether it the Bonguld attract the best material AN AMMUNITION DUMP. ONE OF THEM, FOR

a pathologist, said the boy was dow of suspicion““ân „Aug. Kong rice ratlon per person per to officers Wa

into the forces and give content CAUGHT FIRE REASONS NOT YET ENRERINED,

"considerably knocked about") Nosu said that the night before day is only 8-cs. a compared

"only partially" and allowances should be SOON AFTERWARDS; IT BLEW UP AND THERE FOL-

before being hanged from the Tyler died. He made a telephone with complet: freedom of pur-made comparable, not to EXPLOSIONS, IN- LOWED A WHOLE SERIES OF

call to the adjutant and requestchase on the mainland of China, conditions, but clothes rack in the kitchen at ed permission to inke Tyler to one of the world's greatest rice CLUDING THREE OF TREMENDOUS FORCE WITHIN

his home at Edge Lane,Livor- the licspital, but Tyler was still producers. ROUGHLY FIVE MINUTES OF EACH OTHER.

pool on the night of Feb. 2. alive when he arrived,

If he had been able to use his

and recognised leader of the ex- These three explosions were heard plainly in the city,

treme right in the recent Par-: liament was taken from hix

home last night by two men in

the uniforms of colonels of the A Iranian army.

Prince Firuz, political Un- der-Secret of State and

Director of Propaganda, told re- porters that Tabathai was "be- ing arrested and pat vader pre- ventive detention pending the investigation of charges."

WAR

certain

which soon afterwards was being gently showered with dust from the huge cloud which had been sent up by the blasts five miles away.

last

complete picture of the disaster was still difficult

night. The damage and destruction was considerable and widespread, but at no one place did it assume the

Casualties proportions of a major catastrophe. curred as far away as a mile and a half.

OC.

Men within

a hundred yards suffered no more than shock.

A member of the R.A.F. who

yards from ne of the maga

He continuerl, saying that mander had told him that Tyler next morning the camp.com-

had been stabbed by a Japanese guard-Associated Press.

"Full Of Anger"

Atlantic City, Mar. 21. Dr. T. F. Tsiung, head of the China Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, charged yesterday

HOMMA TO DIE BY FIRING SQUAD

Tokyo, March 21,

was one of several men working zines when suddenly an alarmington Road, Whalley Hang Cencral MacArthur approved to-day the conviction of Lieut.

Firuz said that the arrest | near the aren of explosion,

Premier told the "China Blail:"

Asso-

"A party of R.A.F. personnel was working, net, more than 50

"ordersil" hv Qavam En Sultuurch. einted Press,

10.023 EX-OFFICERS UNEMPLOYED

London, March 21,

Asked in the House of Commons by Air Commodore Harvey, Conservative member for Macclesfiold, how many ex- officers were on the waiting list of the Appointments Board, Labour Minister Isaacs said: “On March 11 10,023 men and women ex-officers (of whom 764 were ex-marchant navy officers) were registered as un- employed at the offices of the Appointments Depart- mant."!

of magazines. The first occur.

Four Committed

Gon. Masaharu Homma as a war criminal and directed the commanding general of the U.S. Army forces in the western Pacific to execute the death sentence by a fir- ing squad.

T

Hay

to

and commerce could offer men of

what in

similar talent and calibre. On that baals the proposed scales could be considered satisfactory only when wo left the present higħ, taxation lovel.

It was estimated that over 90 · per cent of the middle-aged mar ried officers with children would in future lese opt

Lord Balfour sald, when told that the way of British officers was sublect to taxation, comment- ed: "Who on earth should make soldiers

subject to tax? The

whole thing is immeading

The farmess of

he was

said was trombled over the doubt an

incidence of taxation upon : the combined pay and allowances

to

under the now avalem which he described as yet another Distance,

senses he could have saved him self, the Dortor added.

The accusal

aleo who are charged with breaking and en- tering the house, are James Welsh, 25, seeman, of no fixed address; Charles Lavicason, 31, scaman, of Chalmers Street 1 Edge Hill. Liverpool: Charlas Patrick Hamilton, 31, motor | driver, of Chalmers Street; John Kay, 27, a taxi driver of With-

Manchester; Henry Joseph was given. to "elear out”

All the then in the vicinity White, 24, decorator of no they fixed address; Thomas McClynn, for cover but scattered

ship's fireman of Lan- had not gene fur when the first 24,

of a treasury device of

giving shaltering explosion occurred, caster Street, Kirkdale, Liver-

lavishly with one hand and taking throwing many to the ground,' pool.

away more with the other The eye-witness said he could The prosecutor said there was After reviewing the case and the dissenting supreme court'

Ford Mancroft said that the in of the no evidence which tended to

emolaments not tell whether any

crease in vervice.

af opinions, General MacArthur said: "If this defendant: 31.8 per cent, compared with the party was injured. He himself show that Kay or Hamilton were

house though

does not deserye his judicial fate, noñe in jurisdictional they

figures of For was blown off his feet, but he inside the

per cont, for other ranks and between 50 and 75 per escaped without injury.

were taking part in the bur history ever did.

cent for men in Indietry

anet Row Of Magazines

ary. The Magistrate might

"There can he no greater, I tary forces in the field. The much of that, increase would re- consider they could! e diamiamore heinous or more dangerous savageries which resulted have turn to the treasury in Describing events, he saided froți the ease on the murder crime then mass that the first explosion appar-charge.

destruction shocked the world.”

No Real Caree under the guise or military au- Upholding the theory of *|-- Field, Marshal Jard. Chetwode 'ently started at the end of a row Hearing was adjourned.

thority or maitary necessity of commanding officer's respon complained he could not under helpless men, incapable of fur-sibility for his men's conduct, stund why it was possible to some red with terrifle force, followed The charge against two of the ther contribution the war MacArthur said: "Soldiers of pare in the least the position of by several minor mics, Then a

alx accused was dismissed rester-tirurt." Although he denounced an army Invariably reflect the an officer in the Army with that second big explosion took place day.

General Hemma particularly for attitude of their general. The of an ordinary citizen. An ordine about five minutes after the The magistrate ruled that no first. Five minutes after that, case had been made out against the Bataan "march of death" on leader is the essence. Isolated ary citizen went where he liked and which thousands of Filipinos and cases of flagrant abuse can only and when he liked. A soldier went following several more "muffled". Charles Patrick Hamilton

John Кау.

Americans died, General Mac- be a fixed responsibility of the where he was told and when be It was wrong to speak told, explosions, buildings near the

The other four, who pleaded not| Arthur did not order him strip highest field authority. The of a career in the Army because Commodore Harvey: "Does Captain Crowder, Conserva- scene were shaken by another guilty, were committed for tria ped of his uniform, as in the resultant liability is commenthere was no real career in it, he not the Right Honourable tive member for Finchley, ask-heavy blast.

for the murder.

case of General Yamashita, so surate with the resultant crime. held. He had hoped to be able gentleman not agrón this is a cd what were the average The immediate vicinity was All six were additionally com- Homma will die a soldier's death This places no new hazard on congratulate the Government on staggering figure Will he take salaries asked for by these peo completely covered with debris mitted on the charge of burglary in the Philippines which he con-

pall of dust and to which they pleaded not gulity.quered in 1941-42. special note of officers who have ple on the Appointments Board and a heavy fought in both wars, are in their lat. Mr. Inaces replied: "That is smoke lay over the area, mak-Reuter.

Memory Shared MacArthur's decision is final late fifties and have been out of one of the troubles.. I would Ing it hard at the time to ses

unless the White House inter- Gederal MacArthur asserted: work, and do what he can to not like to give an average, but more than a few feet

"There are few parallela in i get them work in the Colonial it is a fact that some of them Giving an airman's impres

Lieut.-Gen. Wilheim Styer,famy and tragedy, with the Office or some other Government come out with the most exagsion, he likened the blast, to the

AFWESPAC Commander tin' brutalisation of troops who in Department 1"

gerated ideas of £1,500 and shake-up likely to be made by Mr. Isaacs: "Yes sir. The others are prepared to take ren- "a couple of stick" of hembs

sonable sularizs. It is House has every right to be con asking most who

those dropped on a small area-|,, cerned about these men especial ficult to place."

-** Village Casualties

Three bables were among the have not had previous experi During January the number often persons injured in one houses ence of industry. There is great men returning from the forces to (a jeweller's establishment) in difficulty about placing them, Industrial employment WAS far Shaukiwan village. but we are receiving good re- greater than the 'lom of wOIDEN | sults and much help from emi-workers through retirement" and ployers. But we cannot make during the month there was an Jobs for them, and until Arms increase of 147,000 in the coun get more production going they's industrial forces, according

to the

the Ministry of Labour's intest cannot place them!

statement forecasts: Thin of the Honourable members op now addition to industry, will to posite, we hope to improve the creare the accelerated rate during position,"

น

ly those who have come to the ond of their life lu services and.

- "With warm, encouragement |

are most dif-

Industrial Returns

·

the rest of 1946-A-Beuter/

"We heard the explosion," said one of the more fortune ate, of the inmates, "but we did not know what had hep pened, and then the roof came crashing about our heads." Steel bars whirling through the air canced the damage, Coming in a cluster, they smash

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venes.

་་

the Commander."""

The

being the first to propose an ade belle quato

of Dav for

afflepra of the three services, but was not so heard certain now, and he had been working on the White Paper that three day sorgeants who had

hind

been

unable to make out what

ft

meant.

SELLING. BRITISH

AIRCRAFT

London, Mar. 21.

Manila, will set tho fime and ar-good faith had laid down their Lord Groft, said that in the past The society of British air-range the details of the execu arms. It is a peculiar aversion was customary to reward craft constructors have appoint-tion.

that the victims were a garrison | leaders of the fighting services at ed as their “trade nınbassador"

No Prejudice

He asked whose berolam and valour zover the and of the war. Group Captain Stewart O. Tudor

whether Government was ready MacArthur declared: "I can has been surpassed, who will shortly open offices in

find no cireitmstance of extenua- "Of all the fighting men of all determined in its refusal to give New Delhi.

"We will all aircraft and tion," and said Homma was times none deserved more the tert-Renter charter them and also sell alt given the fairest possible trial. honours of war in 'their hour of "No accused was ever given a final agony. The cailousness of craft components," a spokesman

more complete opportunity of the denial has never been ex- of the Society said.

Training of workers and en-defense," MacArthur said. "No ceeded. This violation of fun ginners might well be a feature judicial process was ever freor damostal codes of chivalry which have ruled all honorable of the Indian progranine which from prejudice ***

showed military men throughout the offers colosal possibilities for the The proceedings. industry's expansion," "Baldan Homma lacked that basic firm-ages in the treatment of defeat official of the Ministry of Alrpses of character and moral for opponents will forever share craft: Production. Associated fitude essential to officers charg the memory of the victorious

ed with high command of mill-troops." Associated Frons,

'Presa.

THE WEATHER":

To-day's forecast:--Overcast with occasional drizzle.

Yesterday's temperature:- Dr. Maximum: 63 degrees at

Minimum: 59 degrees at

Maximum humidity:

· per cent,