1929-01-11 — Page 1

MASON'S

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No. 21,994

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

UPDATATORX® BEDALA HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1929.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

UP TRAINS

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STATIONS. No. 1 No. 4 (N«.12 %, mi] No. 3 #6, 13 Wal14 (No. 30 No.10 No. 10W«mNo.3'76,2N«,M A.M. A.M. | AML ANG ANG AM. WOOK] 7,X. Į BE EXƑP.X RE: PX, EM.

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2.33 2.45′

4.37 5,40) 7.86

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8.95 10.06/19.13 123 — 9.8870,20/12,30 1,33 -

2,41 —

4,98 8,48 7,44

2.58 ***

4.50 6.00) 7.56

Tipo Dep 7,18

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5,04 6.38| 8.09,

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Faning Dep. 7.30

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| 3.30)- | 5,18| 6,97|6,23

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5,09 6.17 8.13

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STATIONS

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DOWN TRAINS.

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Blamebaz Dep. ShrungabaiDep. Tealing Dep. 7.30 8.16

Tipo Market Dep. 7,40 9.28 Taipa

10.47 13.00 9.30 4.50 5.59

| 10,37

12.118,325,00) 6.50

Dep. 2,44 8,21 10.34 11.01. 12.16 3.28 6,04

Shatin Dep. 7,67 8.44 - Yamnati ... Dep. 8.11) 8.56 Kowloos

11.14 12.30 5.49|5,17 6.24. 11,281, ***.11.48 401 15,29) 6S

4,57

Arr. 8.17 9.0 11.00 11.3212.0712.49 4.075,38 644 7.00 7.20 7.99

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(Sundays

LONDON

STREETS WRECKED

EXPLOSIONS.

FULL DETAILS OF RECENT DISASTER.

SEVENTEEN PEOPLE HURT AND £200,000' DAMAGE.

BY

VOLCANOES OF BLAZING GAS FROM SHATTERED MAINS.

A copy to hand of the Daily Expres of December 91st describes in full the great gas explosions in London briefly described at the time by Reuter :—

Songhang Saly Thess,

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Part Office in the United Kingdom

BERJEFATHAMES

that cigarette out." was a police A double cordon of police was order heard frequently.

Passengers in Central London tube traine were warned at Holborn, British Museum, and Tottenham Court Road Stations that smoking was forbidden.

London experienced yesterday an unparalleled catastrophe-a series

"A large track of 'roadway about of explosions in a great forty-eight- inch gas mair which blew up half fifty yards west of Holborn Restau a mile of roadway, caused injuries raat began to swell last night, and to seventeen people, and left a the movement spread until it look srene "of desolation that remindeded as if a giant stake was oneeping every one of the effects of a highly beneath the paving blocks. successful air raid.

on duty at midnight round the princes Theatre, which was the centre point of the gas escape.

Waves of gas were coming from the broken pavement in the- torn roadway:: All trafic was turned back a hundred yards from the area. The pavement, throughout any one "Ambulance sections moved along were on duty within call of the "danger area " in case of neeca-

the zone undulated as

Shops round the Princes Theatre

including one public house were closed early in the evening by the orders of the police.

The scene in the explosion zos when night fell was of the weirdessity. Early this morning a large area

possible description.

The great was a danger zone, guarded by cor- dons of police. No one was allow-light standards which stand in the ed to strike a match, and men in gas-centre of New Oxford Street were masks worked furiously to repair extinguished, and the famous shop the damage, Firemen in gas-masks, Ping centre from Kingsway to Tot- with fire-hoses run out, stood by intenham Court Road was in almost readiness for any fresh explosion.

total darkness. The only light came from the electric lamps in some of the shop windows.

Four hundred families living in the danger zone were warmed by the police to seek accommodation else- where for the night as an emers

ency precaution.

Extra police, were rushed to the scene from outlying divisions Five hundred police came in taxicaba and motor-larries from North London divisions, including large drafts from Tottenham, Kentish Town, and Stamford Hill.

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Affected Area,

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"People have asked us why we don't stop the central gas mains." aid an official of the Gas Light and Coke Company to Daily Express representative. The rea- The whole of the explosion area son is that we dare not do it at traffic was allowed to pass along what is called foul gas in the was raped off, and ne vehicular present. If we did a collection of

New Oxford Street.

mains would probably cause a big- ger explosion than has yet occur red. It is necessary for us to cut off one by one all the tributary maina"

Pneumatic Drills,

Men with pneumatic drills began tearing up the whole of High Ho born, from Bloomsbury Street to

In eight diferent streets round Kingsway, Employers of the Gas the scene of the explosions the road Light and Coke Company, in gas was dug up last night in order to masks, werd in attendance. A fire uncover gas mains by gangs of The line of upheaval was from gide-craised this the area workmen.

ceaselessly all the evening, ready.. St. Giles' Circus, the centre of the to deal with any fresh explosion

Electric Spark. trouble, just outside the Princes Enormions crowds watched the A apark from an electric air Theatre,

eastward along Broad Street and High Holborn to Kingsight operations for the repair of generating plant which ignited an

the damaged mains. way, and westward mong High Street, Holborn, to the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford

Street.

Each hole in the road, as it was drilled, was filled with water. One epark might have caused an ex- plosion.

escape of gas is believed by experta to have been the cause of the ex- plosions.

The full extent of the damage cannot yet be estimated, but it is

will amount to

One gas main, varying in diameter from 91 to 43 inches, has been blown up.

Bailings from Hong Kong: Daily, at 8AM. & 10.00P.M.{10.00 only)

The roadway along this line aftor) the series of explosiona looked as if At several points the broken certain that the cost of the road miniature volcanoes had been belchmains were still blazing furiously repaira alone

tate last night. Bailings from Canton': Daily, at SM. & 4.30 PM (Sundays

ing forth concrete, {4,80 rat only) -

Chasms many Bames shot up twenty feet.

In places the 50,000. This will be only a free- Notion of the total cost of the disas feet deep appeared here and there. attempt was made to extinguish fter, for it has been found that- Flames shot forth, and continued to burn in places throughout the day. the flames." It was safer to let the

gas burn itself away.

A ferce furasce raged through the night twenty feet be ow the surface near St. Giles' Church. It was feared that at any moment, the flames would reach the cellars of shops and houses.

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Two tremendous upheavals took place, one at a few minutes past 8 am and the other shortly after midday. Late at night there was another explosion in a hairdresser's shop ja Endell Street.

Part of the door, and window of the shop was blown out and two workmen in the street were thrown to the ground.. Nobody inside the shop was seriously injured, al-inge.. though glass and pieces of porce- lain were thrown in every direction.

No Smoking."

Late last night the peril from the ascaping gas still continued, and it may continue for some time. A veto was placed on smoking in the vicinity of the danger zone. Warn- ing notices, No smoking, please?" were chalked up in every street near the scene of the explosion. "Put

Hundreds Homelasa,

all

Three of the safety valven 'of the gas main have been destroy- ed.

A 15-inch water main has dia- appeared.

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o'clock this morning

No one can yet foreshadow all there were ten separate jets of the possible consequences of the Game rising from the subterranean disaster, but an official of the Hol furnace and threatening the build-born Borough Council said to a Daily Expres representative that Firemen stood by throughout the there will be a danger of minor night with hose pipes ready.

explosions for weeks to come.

Householders and shopkeepers in In addition to the hundreds of the area affected have sustained people rendered homeless, others losses running into many thou- have gone to stay with friends, sands of pounds, and when all the rather than face the prospect of claims, including these for com Christmas without a fire. Women pensation, are met, the total loss and children carrying bedding and ¡is not likely to be less than sheets were seen going, through the £200,000. streets last night,

(Continued on Page 3).

Diary of Coming Events.

Today (January 11th.) Christian Fellowship Meeting Helena May Institute, 10.30 am.

Extraordinary Generdi Meeting, Kowloon Cricket Club, Club House, 6 p.m.

Hong Kong, Civil Service v. 1.R.C. | Maru), 9.30 am; Europe vid Second Division: Univeraity. Siberia (Kanchow), 9 a.m. Hong Kong u. Craigongower, Kow, Recreio, Civil Service v. LR.C., loon . Palice, Hong Kong Electric v. R.A.S.O.

Football League: First Division: HK. Football Referees AssociaQueen's . Kowloom, Small Unite to. tion Meeting, Scandel Point, & p.m. | Athletic, Police z. South. China,

The Macdona Players, Mr. 1.40 p.m. Warren's

Profession," Royal, 9.15 p.m...

Theatre

Queen's Theatre: "The Way of

all Flesh."

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World Theatre: On Your Toes." Star Theatre: Safety Laet." Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 8 p.m.

European Mail:-Inward: Europe vid Siberia (Atsuta Maru)...

Saturday.

January 19th.)

Royal HK Yacht Club Resail of 1st Championship Race for I Y and O Olasses.

The Birth of Flower," World Theatre, 11.30 am.

Crickets First Division: Boyal Navy. Kowloon, Craigeugower Hong Kong Civil Service e I.RO, University RA (F)

Football: H.K.F.A. Shield Com- petition:-Senior Division: Navy K.0.8.B., 2.30 p.,; Recreto H.K.F.C., 4 pm Junior Division: R.A. v. South China "B." Athlete "B". Recreio, South China "A"

Athletic "A" Queen's, 5.0.S.B., Police . Kowloon, 2.30...

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p.m.

1.

Bunday.

(January 13th)

1st Sunday after Epiphany, Fanling Hant: Point to Point, January Cup..

Queen's Theatre:.' Buttons." World Theatre: “Ben Hur,”! Star Theatre: "The Humming Bird."

European Mail:- Inward: Europe. via Negapatam (Tilawa).

Monday. (January 14th.) RH.K. Yacht Club sth Ladies' Championship Race

Bale of Crown Land: Kowloon. Inland Lots Noe 2105 find 2166, 3

The Macdona Players," Mrs. Warren's Profession, Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.in.

Queen's Theatre The Way of p all Flesh."

World Theatre: "On Your Toon" Star Theatre: "Safety List." Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsular Hotel, 430 pm,

Dinner Dances: King Edward Hoteland. Lane, Crawford's Restaurant 8 pm; Peninsula

Congregation. for Conferring of Degrees HK. University, 5.p.m. Queen's Theatre: “Buttons.” World Theatre: "Ben Hur," Star Theatre: "The Humming

Dances H.K. Hotel and

Hotel, 4.30 p.m.; King

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