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No. 24567. G@#1# ⠀ HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1937.

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JAPANESE LAUNCH BLOWS UP

LONDON TRANSPORT:

STOPPAGE

Tramwaymen's Support For Busmen

London; May 17.

Fears of a stoppage of London's transport have been revived by an unexpected development last night when a mass meeting of tramwaymen demanded their Counel to call for an immediate withdrawal of labour in support of the busmen.

This demand was made ** ! order to safeguard, our own posí- tlon as it is physically impossible to carry on under the present con- ditions of work!

It had been hoped that the man would fallow the Union's advice and remain at work, especially' us one of the largest tram depots had earlier voted by a large majority agalrist an unofficial strike.... Bruter.

GENERAL CHIANG

IN NANKING ̧·

Nanking, May 17. General Chiang Kai-shek arrived here by train from Shanghai early this afternoon.

Madame Chiang is remaining in Shanghai-

Bruter.

M. J. Leurquln, Consul-General for France, and Mme. Leur- quin, arriving at the Coronation review at Happy Valley last week..

WOLF CUB'S

BRAVERY

REWARDED

Letter From Lord Baden Powell

HELPED TO CATCH A THIEF

Antonio Bayot, "a Sixer of the local Wolf Cubs and a student at La Salle College, has received a letter of commendation from Lord Baden Powell of Gllwell. Chief Scout, for helping in the arrest of

CANTON, MAYOR FOR NEW POST.

Kwangtung Finance Commissioner

Nanking, May 17. The Chinese press to-day fore- cast that Mr. Tseng Yan-fu, Mayor of Canton will become the Finance Commissioner in Kwangtung and that he will be succeeded by Mr." Li Hsu-suang.

It is also forecast that General- Wu Tch-chen, the Governor. witi be appointed concurrently as Com.. missioner of Civil Affairs-

Reuter.

but when his turn came to be presented with the diploma re-

a thief in Kowloon last August. cognising his courage, he could Young Bayot lives, with his not be found. He was according- parents at No. 13. Ashley Road, ly presented with it later by the

TWENTY NINE PASSENGERS KILLED OUTRIGHT

BODIES BLOWN TO ROOFS

Boiler Bursts

As Vessel Leaves Queen's Statue Pier

GRAPHIC STORIES BY EYE-WITNESSES

Human bodies were hurled wholesale like matchwood following a terrible explosion aboard a steam launch, owned by a well-known Japanese shipping firm, which occurred in the vicinity of Queen's Statue Pier, on the praya, last night a few minutes before eight o'clock. The disaster will rank as one of the worst known of its nature in the history of the Colony and claimed no less than $7 victims, 29 of whom were missing and are believed to have been killed outright.

All the missing were Japanese men and were, with the other victims who were injured, pas- sengers aboard the launch, the Tomijima Maru, owned by the Oxaka Shosen Kalsha, St. George's Bulld- ing. The lunch was preparing to leave Queen's Statue Pier with the passengers, all of whom were emigrants from Japan to South America, to the Rio De Janeiro Maru berthed at the Kowloon Wharf. when the disaster occurred. The liner is due to leave for South America, via ports, to-day.

Appalling scenes, reminiscent of the West Point gasometer disaster a few years ago, were witnessed, following the explosion.

The Tomlima Maru was berthed on the east side of Queen's Statue Pier and was getting up steam in preparation for the journey across the harbour when, it is believed, the boiler burst, sending out a vibrating report that was heard some distance away.

The fabric of the launch was smashed in splinters and the debris was blown for hundreds of yards from the scene of the mishap.

Pedestrians and those travelling in motor vehicles in the vicinity of the explosion received a rude shock when human bodies, in whole and part, were strewn along Connaught Road Central mostly to the east side between the Naval Yard, wall and the pler itself.

BODIES BLOWN TO ROOFS

The terrific force of the explo- slon, which was followed Imme-

"DIVINE WIND” DUE TO-DAY

Kowloon He took part in the Rev. W. V. Halward. Commissioner Japanese Airmen On

Coronation Scouts and Guides for Scouts and Cubs. Rally on the Football Club ground

China Silver

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Jubilee Number

Shanghai, May 17, line the growth of

outstanding

Return Flight

The famous Japanese airmen, Masaaki Inima and Kenji Tɛaka- goshi, who created the record | flight of 94 hours from Tokyo to London and who are now on their return fight are expected to land at Kal Tak Air Port: late this afternoon in their plane "Divine" Wind":

The Nippon airmen left Croydon Jate on Friday on the return

A comprehensive and luxuriously business organizations throughout journey and arrived at Athens on Illustrated volume, containing a the world.

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"mine of information on China, is The idea of issuing such a pub- being compiled by the Silver lication was conceived in 1935 by Jubilee Publishing Company, Ltd., Mr. Kounin, and was approved by of Shanghai, to commemorate the the Nanking Government,. 25th anniversary of the Republic August of last year, the Bliver Jubilee Publishing Company, Ltd.,

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Saturday and took off on Sunday for India. They were expected to arrive at Karachi yesterday.. Weather reports from the Royal Observatory in Hong Kong will de- side as to whether they will fly to The volume, which will be bound (incorporated under the companies here or continue on to Formosa, In metal, consist of 1,500 pages ordinances of Hong Kong) was Members of the local Japanese and weigh approximately 20 formed, headed by a number of community are preparing a wel- pounds, will contain historical and Shanghal

businessmen, among come for them.

of China.

cultural information on China for whom are Mr. Harold Porter, a Iinuma and Taukagoshi” have the past 25 years, as well as in- dustrial, educational and other data. It will also carry greetings from various governments and business institutions and will out-

director of the North-China Daily News and Herald, Limited, and Mr. B. Bates, formerly a director of Millington, Limited,→→→ Union News.

made several fine fights including. | a non-stop from. Takyo 1,300 miles across the Yellow Ben to Felping in 1905. This their first trip Abroad.

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diately after by a cloud of smoke, could be gauged by, the fact that dismembered parts of the body of one of the. victims, was found. lodged on the roof on the Hong Kang Club building, while two more bodies were found on the second floor of the same building.

Another body, also that of a passengers on the ill-fated launch, Japanese, who was one of the

was discovered lying in the road- way outside the premises occupied by Reuters, where also lay part of the debris of the vessel."

JAPAN'S "NEW

It was learned also that two bodies were hurled across to the Star Ferry wharf where they be- came lodged against the beams cr the east side of the pier.

Queen's Statue Pier was littered

with

debris, while a mass of splintered wood, life buoys, rattan chairs and sections of the wooden panel of the cabins, floated around the pier.

The Tomijima Maru sank within a few seconds of the explosion.

Many of the bodies, the majority of those who had been passengers an the launch, were flung hun- dreds of yards away and landed on the water between the Victòria Glub and Queen's Statue Pler.

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APPROACH" Recreation

The Leading Article on page 8 surveys the vicissitudes of Japanese foreign policy with particular reference to China.

CHINA REVIEW

See feature on Page 8

The famous Japanese airmen; Finuma (left) and Tsukagoshi, who are expected to arrive to-day at Kal Tak In the record- breaking plane, “ Divine Wind"

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OFF PRAYA

MR. DONALD BLACK WINS

CORONATION PLATE

Three Firsts In Second Day Of Whitsun Meeting

SMALL DIVIDENDS: “DOUBLE” PAY $28.80

ME. DONALD BLACK FOLLOWED UP HIS SUCCESS ON SATURDAY, WHEN HE WON THE CORONATION CUP ON MR. J. F. MACGREGOR'S STRATHROY, BY WINNING THE CORO- NATION PLATE, ON MR. L. DUNBAR'S DIANA BAY, WHEN THE FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING WAS CONTINUED AT HAPPY VALLEY YESTERDAY.

Dividends were on the small side, the biggest of the "day being paid by Firefly (Mr. S.L. Tuen) who paid its backers $58.30 for a place bet, while the Dally Double only paid $28.80. Mr. Donald Black was again the most successful jockey, riding three winners in addition to getting 1 third. Mr. Benny Proulx also had a good day, doing particularly well in the last race of the day when, riding Rose Evelyn, he was badly left at the start and finished third.

A very pleasant ceremony was held in the Stewards Room at the conclusion of the fourth Tase when Mr. M. T. Johnson, chair- man of the Stewards, presented Mr. Lambert Dunbar, owner of Diana Bay. with the Coronation Plate. In doing so Mr. Johnson said, "Mr. Dunbar, on behalf of to present to you, as owner of the the Jockey Club I have the honour

most popular pony in Hong Kong.. the Coronation Plate "

THE RESULTS

RACE 1-BEAUFORT PLATE The first race of the day also provided the first upset when Scenic View (Mr. P. P. Botelho) C. Liang) by a neck to pay its beat the favourite, Apllas (Mr. B. backers $39. Ouse, (Mr. D. Black) was third, three lengths behind.

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The Seaforth Highlanders detachment marching past during the

Coronation Feview last week.

Flowers For

A Gentleman!

It might be an old Hungarian, foaming sea of delicately per- custom, but its "not done" in Hong fumed tissue paper, and, with the Kong.

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That's what "a well-known re- sident of the Colony thought when boxes and baskets kept on carrying at his fiat; but, blessed with a sense of humour and a liking for the unexpected, he remained érectly silent..

dis-

merest wrinkle of a smile, placed it before his "master" at the breakfast session of Worcester sauce and black coffee. '.....

Many and varied had been the hang-overs..but never one such as this!

Pithy but unprintable were his observations..

His "boy," who looks and doubt- less is as respectable as the flat and Then

the "master" of the fat; just took thought.

he struggled with

in the Coral tributes for decora- The "boy" produced the box. tions and the boxes and baskets

for * cumshaw.*d b

"Master" batted not an eyela. "Boy" smiled almost as inscrutably és the Sphinx in the famous verses variously attributed to A. P. Her- bert, Masefeld and the Archbishop of Canterbury but, of course, not for that reason.

How long was this "leg-Dull," going to last? *

The name was his name, or some- what similar, but the sex-title had been slightly mutilated in trans- 'cription and transit. The flat was his number, but instead of Blank

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NEWS INDEX,

Amusements

But "master" said nothing. Then something arrived which Cables................ made both "master" and "boy Finance blink, Instead of the usual nowers, Leading Article there arrived a beautiful picture Local Diary ... bat in an elaborately ribbon-tled | Mail: Notices baxtick

Radio Programme The "boy" carefully unpacked Shipping: the "exquisite creation" from its Sport

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