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SPEED

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

Speedflash portraits

the only one of its kind In Hong Kang.

2, Gloucestor Arcade.

CHINA MAIL

No, 34066;

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1948.

SECOND BIG FIRE IN 10 DAYS

Condition HK$800,000 Damage Estimated

In Blaze At Naval Dockyard

Of Benes Worsens

Prague. September 1. Dr. Edward Benes, 64- year-old former President. of Creenaslovakin,

has been in broken bealth since Munich, 1938, lay un- eonscione and dying at his country home.

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The Intest medies! 52- parts 4x1 his condition early today said that WEISILIA deterioration has reduced any hope that he will recover. He was re- porled to be sinkbig fast. Ductors remalued at his bedside and relatives and ́cluse followers of Dr. Benes, co-founder with Thomas Masaryck of the Czechoslovak Republic

After the first world war. kept 19 death

the

throughout Reuter.

watch night.-

MEDICAL STORE GUTTED

The second disastrous fire within 10 days drew thousands of spec- tators to Chater Road, the Hong Kong Cricket Club Ground and Queen's Road at 6.28 p.m. yesterday when sheets of flames were seen leaping 150 feet, and columns of smoke 300 feet, above the Royal Naval Dockyard.

Police late last night estimated the damage at

HK$800,000.

RAF Blasts Threa fire appliancos, under Acting-Chief Officer

Terrorist Hangout

Kuala Lumpur, ! Royal Air Force fighters were in action against a sus- pected camp of insurgents near Kuala Lumpur today, and fired two salvos of rockets into the target, an RAP communique reportedi.

'GERTRUDE' SWEEPS P.I. RICE BOWL porte

an hour. corti farktis of

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C. W. Brand and Station Officer C. W. Browne, were on the scano within few minutes and had several lines of hose play- ing on the fire at the Medical Stores, which was a sheet of flames.

Traffic Sub-Inspector Rey-through the Naval Yard gates to nolils

WAN the first to arrive Murray Road. at the fire and, single-handed. did a most commendable job at keeping the crowds away from the danger area.

about fiv

He WIS #i.ted, minutes later, by the Emergency Unit, ander Sub-Insetor Demp sey, which immediately cortionert; the area off. from Chuter tund to Queen's Road East-bound traffic was diverted by Jackson Street, Normal con ditions were restored at 7.20 pen Buch was the heat that it could be felt 30 yards away and Press representatives and police officers, were kept at that dla tance for some time.

Pangasinan al cafed thaghted to kill M. Elifford Ogilvie Thousands Watch lugged emyons of The mountuk

mullos

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The wooden bulding, which was used to

store absorbent cotton, bandages, towels, and various medical supplies, at well as the adjoining Streicher Room, was gutted and con en- veloped in A pall of fog like smoke.

Official Story

Among the high-ranking police officers on the scene were Mr. W. Ja B, Sparrow, Deputy Commissioner ut Police, ASP Seurie, Chlef spector Carruthers, Inspevka Simpson, Detective-Inspector C, Y. Slu, and Detective Sub-Inspectors White and Carruthers.

A party of shee and military, who were Maula, September 1.

meving on rubel Violent runs

camp in the Valing district of the back-Kedah (100 miles north of Kuala wash of a slow moving typhoon Lumpur yesterday fought their flooded Matula and brought way unhurt out of an ambush. fresh damage to tips Philippine

Another rice Bowl in Central Luzon.

ich approach- et the

camp from the opposite The rm, named Geraude by

side, surprised bout 70 insur- Chrift States Savy, wil, Rents, wounding several and cup- wind up to les

turing a quantity of arms, wheeked cer

Matayan errurista last night

brother

Aut official communique jasued younger

of Mr. Jan province within

Oglivic, of Abeidern

by, the Naval Authorities at 8.15 who was Baguio.

inurdered ngar apo early last

Pan, sinted: The By 1900 GMT he Patliple th

flames and smoke were

"At 30 pan. today, a ̧ tire Weather Barran

visible for mlies Soon expretest" "the

around, and broke out in the Royal Naval centre in pos into the China Sta opened

after dusk, insurgents the roof tops of houses at Central Medical Store, H. M. Dockyard.

Oglivic's and Wanchaf, as well us sure 70 miles southwe of Vitan bungalow at the Mars in mine tsatsui, were packed with people. Yard Fire Brigade and Central Tsim-Fire appliances from the Dock - northern #ZON

at Jelapang, sear Ipoh, but were luxusands of curious sightseers Fire Station were quickly on the Marla police but no on mediate driven off by Mr. Ogilvie and his faire crowded the waterfront and scene and reports of casualties, Police Headguards.

before 730 p.m. the quarters Helf was under a int

other vantage points. The police later identified one

extinguished without of water in the

Altracted by the volumes of spreading to any other bulking. perzens of the spent bulteta inside the dence black comprend The logged drainage bungalow

smoke rising sky-There were no casualties." system in the wat-wricked capitat from the

as having been fired warss, hundreds of Chinese complicated matters. Th

gun stolen from the spectators who were watching # Pasig bullet-ridden hedy of Mr. Ogit-thrilling miniature football game River overflowed Associated vie's Press

yehrs olel brother-

at the Southern

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Reuter.

fire no

Mr.

BANK'S FAILURE

SHAKES MARKET

Wanchai. dashed to

Road and the junction of Hen- assy and Johnston Roads.

MAIL.

The

Failure of a large Chinose native bank, whose liabilities were reported to run to sovoral million dollars, shook the

which, money markot yesterday.

fire

Wax

APL COOK CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING

San Francisco, August 31, While me party of fire-fighters_ were-attacking the building form-lyn, New York, was held for tripl Warrick J.. Young, 54, of Brook- ing the stores and first-aid posi, today on charges of attempting other parties were concentrating to smuggle US$14,000 worth of their hoses on the adjoining Nis narcotics into the United States sen huts, Fire extinguishers were aboard a freighter. also called into we by the fire- Young, chief cook on the Amer

lenn Pro Ident Lines ship Munne fire-fighting force was Snapper, was accused of hidung augmented by Fire Bout No. the inrenties aboard the freighter

tied up alongside the at Shanghal--United Press, Murray Pier, pumped gallons The bank was operating in j NET

water through the hoses laid on The to the seat of the flames,

Portuguese loop.

Pedro gold, and was said to have $39.80 100,

Nunes, is due to arrive in Hong been holding a

The verv fire work by. the Kone from Macao on Monday, very large, $41.50 the previous day.

Fire quantity of the metal. The

Brigade get the fire under Sterling

unchanged w'ns

The vessel is at control by

coming to "the crash came as a restilt of the

$14.27.

0.50 p.m, and also were Australian then until about p.m. IM

from Colan for minor repairs and headlong downward plunge in

vounds at $12.57.

fumes refuelling, recording to the local with a medleina)

swept Portuguese Consulate. price during the past week.

Yesterday the markel

opened

at $293.00 afael. 11 dropped nine points to $284.04. Then in a re- markable aloul tutn it recovered! to $29-4.00. Atilhe close it eased off again to $201..

The market was at its lowest since the beginning of the

Jevel

your.

Another outstanding feature of yesterday's market was the con- finued downward plunge the U.S. dollar which touched HK$4.85 for TT and HK$5.03 for notes the lowest rince January.

The heavy fall in gold priese was given as the reason for the drop. but from business quarters the slump was attributed to the accumulation of American goods in Hong Kong which could not And an outlet.

Dealings in other items on the money market were practically Ignored.

Plastres

'opened at HK$1150 = 100, dropped in HK$11.40,

closed at HK$11.5

Ticals

were

$25.50 a 100.

und

unchanged

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