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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1935.

TERRIBLE DISASTER IN ITALIAN MUNITION WORKS

PART OF WING BLOWN

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INTO THE AIR

Swift Death For Women

Packers

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Milan July 28.

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A terrible catastrophe costing at least 32 lives of whom 25 were women occurred in the packing room of the Societa Gèneral Explosive Municione factory at Taino about 12 miles from Lake Maggiore when on Saturday afternoon at about 4 o'clock the whole wing of the ammunition works was blown into the air by a violent explosion.

The factory is one of the largest in the Notch of Italy. The department where the disaster took place was filled with bombs and hand grenades,

The immediate cause of the explosion is still unknown but fortunately this part of the works is segregated from the rest so that only a small part of the total staff of 500, mostly women, were affected. How many workers were engaged on Saturday is uncertain because the number of workers fluctuates according to the quantity of material awaiting despatch, hence it is possible that the number may, turn out to be much larger. At least twenty were seriously injured.

When the first detonation, oc, occurred at 7 o'clock when the curred, all the explosives number- ing thousands of bombs and hand grenades burst with a deafening roar. The top of the building was literally torn off and hurled in all directions. The police and militia hurried to the spot and at once cordoned off the scene..

The inhabitants of the nearby villages and towniets hearing the explosion which shook all the dis- trict and smashed thousands of windows in

houses for several

miles round about, took panic and' hundreds of families began to flee aimlessly.

The military uuthorities at Varese sent to the scene.

rescue squads with stretchers, nurses and doctors,

SECOND EXPLOSION

While these were busy a second explosion as violent as the first

HUPEH FLOOD · HORRORS

Enormous Toll In The Districts

Hankow, July 28. The Hupeh Flood Rellef Com- mission reports the..conditions of various districts as follows:----

Laohokow 3,000 reported drown- ed. Total loss in the city is estimated at 2,500,000,

Fancheng is under twenty feet of water. In Ichang district serious damage has been done to the town of, Sinochitah twenty li away where 109 lives have been lost.

Jukow, near Shast was practical- ly washed away when the Han River dyke broke near Liukung- wah. the water joining the Yangise at Tienmen. The condi- tions are disastrous here and the death roll is unknown.

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Thousands are homeless Tsaltien where the whole city was under water within an hour and many victims from the country are at present living in small hifis awaiting relief.- Reuter.

UNREST IN BELFAST

Roman Catholics Molested

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ANTI - NAZI RIOT ROYALTY CELEBRATE

IN NEW YORK

Quick Condemnation By The Press

New York, July 28. The New York papers are quick to condemn the riots by Com- munists prior to the sailing of the German Hner Bremen from this port, when abeut a thousand men sang the Internationale and shout- ed *Down with Hitler," bestdes creating disturbances at the pler and in the city after the departure of the vessel.

**Scandalous is the term used by the "New York Times," in com- menting on the incident, while the “Tribune” terms it "disgraceful." Both papers declare that there is no excuse even conceding "that those who took part in this in- seemly mob action were moved by outrages that happened in Naal Germany"

Meanwhile in Washington it generally assumed that an official apology from the United States would be offered if demanded" by Germany.

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ground floor of the works exploded: Police here are preparing to take

Heartrending scenes were wit-extraordinary measures nessed at the factory gates where sailing of the Deutschland on July relatives waited for news of the 31, the Europa on August 2 and the missing-

Rex on the following day. The authorities have already received reports of a demonstration pro- testing against Italy's polley in Ethiopia having been planned for the departure of the Rex on August 3- Reuter.

THIRTY EIGHT RODIES'

Turin, July 28. Thirty eight bodies, thirty five of which are those of women, have been recovered from the powder factory at Taino, the packing sec- tion of which was wrecked yester- day by an explosion.

Although it is not conarmed, it is believed that the disaster wAS caused by a packer'dropping a case Alled with explosives.

The factory was only taken over by the Government, last week.— Reuter.

JACOB AFFAIR

REVIVED

Court To Decide The Case

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Belfast, July 28. Despite the unceasing efforts of the authorities here unrest con- tinues, the Roman Catholics in Ulster being frequently molested whenever the smouldering fires of the religious feud as a result of any small igniting cause burst into flame.

In

Jellymount

for instance, police protection had been afford ed to Catholic girls when leaving factories: Another factory em ploying over 1,000 "hands was obliged to shut temporarily be cause the Protestants refused to work alongside the Catholice.

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SILVER MARKET

From Our Own Correspondent)

London, July 27. London silver prices to-day were up 3/16 on Spa" and 1/4 a "Forward" as follow:-

July 27.

30-3/8 30-1/2

July 26. Spot.

30-3/16 Forward ... 30-1/4 London on New York cross rate at Closing to-day was 4.9631 com- pared with 4.9850 at closing yester- day..

KING VICTOR EMANUEL

QUEEN HELENA..

On the

King Victor Emanuel III of Italy celebrates to-day the 35th anniversary of his accession. He ascended the throne at the aga of 31 on the assassination of his father. July 29, 1900. entry of Italy into the Great War he assumed command of the Italian armites. A man of wide culture and interests, he became Of late years he has known for his knowledge of numismaties been rather overshadowed by his forceful premier, Mussolint. The above is the only official photo of the King taken since the Great War. He married Princess Helena of Montenegro in 1896,

MUSSOLINI'S REPLY TO

INVITATION

Awaiting Abyssinia's Reply To Communications

Geneva, July-28.

Signor Mussolini's reply to M. Avenol's invitation to Italy to attend the League Council meeting on the dispute with Abys- sinia recalls that Italy on July 14 and 23 sent two communications to Abyssinia confirming Italy's intention to con- tlane the Conciliation Conïmission's

the work in regard to Ualual incident and subsequent Incidents on condition that the` discussion is confined within the limits of the compromise established between the respective" parties and asking whether or not Abyssinia is prepared to conform to the obligations · Un- dertaken in that compromise. ~

II Duce states that when Abyssinia's intention is officially known, Italy will see no difficulty in participating in the Council meeting assuming that in the present state of affairs the meets Ing can have no other object than that of studying the best means enabling the Conciliation Commission to resume work, but if this does not eventuate Italy reserves to herself the right of making her observations known.

Clicquot

Veuve

Chicanat

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

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Sole Agents.

DR. ALBERSE FAILS

No Support To Form Cabinet

Queen's Building.

YUGOSLAVIA TO OPPOSE

Hapsburg Monarchy

Restoration

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The Hague, July 27. Dr. Aalberse asked the Queen on Saturday night to relieve him of the task of attempting to form a new cabinet because he had not found enough support to enable him to constitute a new Govern- ment on a "broad" parliamentary basis."

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Budapest July 28. the uneasiness about the gather- ing momentum which the Hapsburg cause seems to be enjoying in Aus- tria has prompted the Yugoslavian Premier and Foreign Minister, M. "It is reported from Amsterdam Stojadinovics to make a`statement that the negotiations are not ex-addressed to Dr. Foy the vice-pré- pected to reach a defuite conclu-sident of the Senate. sion before Monday. Teamantan là Hà ĐỂ B

MARKET REACTION

Amsterdam, July 27. The slowness in reacing a solu- tion of the

cabinet crisis con- tinues to weigh on the market so that the development meets

Signor Mussolini's cable to the the meeting and state the Italian with impatience. Secretariat of the League declares views.. that "the only object of the meet-

The "Telegraaf" declares that It is felt in Geneva that theas the raising of "the bank rate Italian communication is in the to six per cent. has not had the

full effect expected, it is by method whereby the commission | nature of an ultimatum and the

ARMS MYSTERY ing on July 31 must be to find a

CLEARED

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189 Cases Refilled With

Stones And Sand

Berlin, July 28.

The "Jacob Affair" which was treated so sensationally in the for- eign press some weeks ago when It was alleged that the German emigre Eving in Paris, a journalist named Jacob was ended by the

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Paris, July 27. The mystery surrounding the

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M. Stojadinovics said: "Yugo- slavia's recollections of "the House of Hapsburg are not pleasant. Yugoslavia can in sense regard the return of the Hapsburgs as a purely Austrian affair. This is rather a matter of more prime in- ternational importance. Yugo slavia would resist the return of the Hapsburgs with all means at her disposal.

"Yugoslavia had in the last few weeks exchanged ews on this

of conciliation and arbitratión | fact that it is algned by Signor means impossible that the Neder-matter with accredited represen- Mussolini made it doubly signifc-laandsche, Bank will decide on a

further rise...

On Friday considerable with-

can resume proceedings.”

M. Avenol states that Signorant.. Mussolini's message will bé in- It is noteworthy that

most

cluded in the provisional agenda, States are not delegating their but it is pointed out that only Foreign Ministers for the meeting. x the Apparently the small Powers feel the Counell itself сап agenda which is always done at that Britain, France and Italy a private session before the pub- save been doing everything so far Ir. meeting. It is therefore neces-

and do not propose to relieve them sary for Baron Aloisi to

of the responsibility. Reier.

attend

German secret police at Basle disappearance of the contents of REPORT TO THE

where he was dragged across Swiss soll and smuggled over the Ger- man frontier, entered a decisive stage on Saturday when the Ger- man and the Swiss Governments signed an arbitration protocol in accordance with the provisions of a treaty of arbitration between the two countries.

The court to adjudicate the case will be composed of the finance minister at Stockholm, Dr. Erich, who will act as chairman, the ex- president of the; Mixed Appellate Cours in Egypt, Hausson, of Oslo, and the ex-president of the Royal Hungarian 'Court, von Juhasz, of Budapest.

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310 cases of war material despatch- ed from Rouen to Buenos Aires last January and returned a few days ago to Le Havre as reported by Transocean which bafiled the Police completely, has at last been cleared up.

From the statements of the two French steamers that transported the cargo towards the Argentine, it appears that the cases reached Buenos Aires intact, but as the Argentine authorities had learned

LEGION

HEP

British Visit To Germany

PLANE GLIDES TO EARTH

Safe Landing From Great Height

drawals of gold from the Neder- laandsche Bank and other banks occurred, the amount aggregating between 100 and 150 million guld- The pressure in consequence en.

was much of the political crisis more serious than formerly, hence all sections in the community are earnestly hoping for a speedy po- Utical clarification.— .. Transocean Kuo Mum

DUTCH CRISIS

Amsterdam. July 28

tatives of a number of individual States and ascertained that she is not alone in opposing the returni

of the Habsburgs. Not only the true friends of Yugoslavia: namely Czechoslovakia and Roumania, took the same view, but also several of the chief great Powers of Europe... Hence Yugoslavia for this reason alone could view the future with equanimity.

"At the same time I am in a happy position to be able to state that the Yugoslav, Government also received from the Austrian Gov drnment a satisfactory answer to. questions submitted concerning the

Dr. Aalberse, President of the possibility of the Hapsburgs rem Roman Catholic State Party, spent | turn.”—

the

DUTCH CABINET EFFORTS

afternoon consulting Party Transocean Kua Min leaders and other political per sonalities, including the President of the Lower Chamber, Jonkheer

·J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouk, also London. July 28. (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press")

A most striking experence in the of the Catholle Party, in an effort

to form a new Cabinet. Bouth äf England air war

manoeuvres Messages Ordinanca, - 188à

befell a plot of a In Parliamentary circles It is Received, July 28. 7.30 p.m.).

RAF. Hawker Hart aeroplane strongly doubted, however whether carrying an umpire when it glided Dr. Aalberse will succeed in en- to earth from a height of 8,000 listing the support of the majo- feet consequent on engine trouble,rity-

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London, July 28, Major Fetherstone-Godley, who recently headed a delegation of British war veterans that had accepted the invitation extended to the British Lezion to send re-

The pilot officer, H, C. Sawyer, Reuter, of the 142nd Bomber Squadron at Andover, was in charge of the ina- chine and experienced d'ficulties at 15.000 feet above Southampton Watershe

ITALIAN FINANCES

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The Hague, July 26. The chairman of the Catholic Groups in the Second Chamber Professor Aalberse who has been entrusted by the Queen with the task of forming a new Cabinet on the broadest possible parliament- ary basis, has not yet declared de- finitely whether he accepts this post or not.

that the war material was destined (ByTelegraph, Copyright, Tata for Paraguay, they had placed anaphte the cases were removed to two enibargo on further transport and

barges under the supervision of Argentine Customs officials." Germany will be represented by the State Councillor, Dr. Baron von towed by tugs

During the night the barges, were and forwarded Freytagh-Loring, and Switzerland swiftly under cover of darkness to by Professor

Dr. Max Huber of Asuncion where the cases were presentatives to Germany with the Zuerich-

quickly emptied and refilled with object of establishing closer per Transocean Kuo Min.

stones and sand and then the sonal relations with the German barges were returned to Buenos war veterans organisations, sub- Alres here in due course the mitted a report on Saturday to a French Captains shipped them for plenary committee of the British return to France not knowing what Legion had happened in the meanwhile, Recording the press accounts, Both the occupants were unhurt ces at the

The Paris Police was misled by Major Betherstone-Godley em- and the only casualty was a wo-year, that's June 30, 1935, was re- whom a durable cabinet could not the results of microscopical phasises that the purpose of the man onlooker who fainted at the vealed by figures issued by the be formed. cases which the analysts found ex-information about the situation Reuter. examination of the sand in the journey was to obtain first hand sight of the plane gliding to earth. tremely like that occurring around and about the possibility of Pari

establishing closer relations with ex-servicemen in Germany. The

GUEST OF EMPEROR KANG TEH

London, July 27. Bir Reginald Johnston is salling by the RMS, Empress of Britain to spend some months in the Far East He will be staying for a few weeks at Hainking as the guest of the Emperor Kang Teh, his former pupil.-

Beuter.

It is alleged that owing to the disturbances 265 famples were forced to temporarily abandon their homes since the unrest began Transocean Rug Min!

Transocean Kão Min

SOLDIER VICTIM OF HEATSTROKE

At 8,000 feet the engine stopped. Sawyer began a difficult glide with smote belching from the engine and landed safely at a private aerodrome af Hamble,

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Milan, July 27.

Political circles here: doubt that

The state of the Italian finan- | he will succeed in securing the close of the current support of the Socialists, without

Ministry of Finance on Friday, ac- It is expected that Aalberse wif cording to which the actual re- seek another audience with the venue collected in the financial Queen on Friday night, year 1934-35 was 18.39 milliard Hra Should he fall in his missiong that is 0.18 milliards, more than the prevailing opinion is that Me the original estimates.

Collin will again be entrusted build a Government where several changes would be made, the composition of the cabinet no variation in the

Most of the Milisters aro ed to

and the

delegation had nothing to do with A more comprehensive report is inner political affairs of Germany, in process of preparation and

On all the occasions when the when ready will be the basis ontimated at 156.83 milion lira, ac British guests came into direct, which the British Legion will de personal contact with representa cide its future policy. Shanghai, July 27. tives of the German government, Fusilier Robert John Mitton, the opportunity was taken to point aged 24, an Irishman in the out that the British Legion was Royal Instilling Dragoons, has only concerned with ex-soldiers succumbed to heatstroke while, organisations and could not accept

responsibility for any other view poiky, bathing-

whatsoever.

Reuter

The supplementary revenues, es- tually amoun ed to 323,87 millions The expenditure, which was ca The plenary committee declared timated at 22.28 miliards, amount- itself in complete accord with the ed in realy to only 21,97 milliards, purposes and the results of the despite the unforseen outlays for visit and awaits the coming report East Africa, walen, during the n before adopting any settled Fancal year 1934-36 totalled 974.87

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