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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. 1929.

TWO THOUSAND EXPLOSIONS.

PANIC NEAR BERLIN FACTORY.

Berlin, July 24.

The populous industrial quarter of Boralgwalde, to the north of Berlin, was this afternoon visited by an explosion the like of which Herlin has never before known.

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Fearful panic reigned for a con- siderably time during the after mon, when, after the main plosion, which completely wrecked A factory building, two thousand large iron VORNOla containing acetylene gas exploded one after another, feeding the unusually large conflagration with fresh fuel.

By a piece of good fortunp' the workmen, warned by a first small. explosion, rushed out of the build- ing, so that only half a dozen workers were injured.

The site of the explosion, a factory belonging to a large Ger- man Brm of ice machine manu-; facturers, is described as the largest oxygen works in Germany, A number of the fron vessels were being fed by a fube from an neety- jene gasometer when one of these exploded for 'an unknown reason,

Girl Caught by Flames,

Te à tried the « neelylene flask was on fire and the tube had burát, The workers fed for their liven. A young girl fell, a prey to the daines and came rushing out of. the balding, her hair and clothes on five.. There fallowed a deafen- ing explosion, doubtless when the gasometej was caught by the flapies.

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Por a distance of a mile around windows were smashed and the terrified population rushed out of their houses to see in their midst ennflagration which in a few moments had, renched such in

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APOLOGY TO MISS DOUGLAS. North Sun, then sank without

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A settlement was announced in | Uhd King's Bench Division on July 24th, of a libel action brought by the Hon. Violet Douglas-Pennant against the News of the World,

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Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., for Miss Douglas-Pennant, said that the action had been disposed of as the defendants had apologised and had agreed to pay costs to Miss Douglas- Pennant, who did not seek to make any money cut of the master.

face, was not the abandoned Swedish steamer Botte, but AB- other vessel, apparently fully moaned.

mystery was given yesterday when This starting HOW turn to the the Swedish steamer Anne Berg arrived at the Surrey Commercial Docks, London.

The Anne Berg first reported the explosion, seen by her off the Nor folk const.

Later Captain Borreann and his crew of 19 men from the Botte ar- rived at mingham on Monday and reported that they had aban- Miss Douglas-Pennant was doned ship on the Hammond Bank, Bady who, he said, in the latter 18 miles from Yarmouth. Stures of the War, held a very in the Botte might have slipped oil Captain Berreson suggested that fluential position as Commandant of i The Women's Royal Air Force, the sandbank into deep water and After a time she as dismisso that her boilers might have ex-

ploded. (from that piilion, and from that day to this she had never known apon what charge or upon what ground her dismissal was based,

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Another Steamer.

The chief officer of the Anne Berg, Mr. Christopherson, suid yes- terday that the ship which he and the defendants members of the crew saw disappear published in this News of the after the explosion eculd not have World several short statements been the Bolte. concerning Miss Douglas-Pemahi, Far from the vessel being an On paragraph read: The lady aandoned ship, he states that she was relieved of her position as was moceeding on a westerly course Commandant of 1he Women'salut for miles, abreast of the Royal Air Force some ten weeks Berg, and before the explosion oc- before the Armistice."

Leurred had slowly gained on her. "An abandoned ship doca

A Following parapcaph was 20

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the elect tant "she had madep her course at a speed of aver charges of immorality against 10 knots," he commented. some of the workers and alleged that as officers of high rank con- nived at it she was powerless to stop the abuse."

The explosion was heard by my- self and members of the crew at 0.10 (Greenwich time) an Sunday evening.

"I was in the chart room working The def wants had recognised out our course id pass the Smith's their mistake. and had met Knoll light vessel, which is about 20 malter quite properly.

miles from the Norfolk coast.

the

Mr. Harold Murphy, for the) Nowe of the World, Ltd, said that the defendants had no intention

"The explosion was a tremendous one, The helmsman shouted to me and I jumped up to the bridge.

of implying that Miss Douglas was just in time to see a vessel Pennini had been relieved of her about four miles away, across. the position because she had made port boy, disappear into the sea. charges of immorality against about 60 degrees, and I only saw "She went down at an angle of workers, or that as officers of high the forecastle and head of the rank connived at it she was powership. The rest of her had already Jess to atop It. The defendants

gone down.

were only too willing to say that

on such suggestion was intended.

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They were aware that she had not) "We sloured at full speed to the been relieved of her position for spot, reaching it in about 20 min-

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The defendants regretted that piece of wood or all or anything." the paragraph was inserted In

"From what the helmsman told us that a guntat and the Gorleston correct position. such a way as to lead to

"We told her we had seen nothing Crest searched the sen for hours lifeboat wurg proceeding to the infsunderstanding,

any me the ship was a vessel something position. The exact position was whatever and asked if we might pro- without result,

al rind they like our own, and would appear to 5239 N. 2.19 E, tendered their sincere regret.

coed on our voyage. The Selkirk's Widespread inquiries have been have been a Swede of between 2,000 "About midnight the British commander morsed Yos. Thank made, but so far the ship cannot be Mr. Justice Rowlatt made in and 8,000 tons, 1 order in accordance with, the agre- "We sent qut an SOS and North minesweeper Selkirk came alongside you very much, and we left the traced among vessels known to be Joverdue. A tugboat was sent out and hailed us, and we informed her spot," ed terms.

Foreland wireless station informed by Morse lamp that she was at the! Several ships answered the 505, from Yarraouth yesterday.

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