1931-08-15 — Page 15

:

A

MACAO EXPLOSION.

(Continued from Page 1.)

tions immediately after the ex- plosion bordered on, the chaotic, and

WRA not posible the first within

few hours to form anything like an accurate estimate of the loss of lives or of damage to property.

The lat which the Police au- thorities complied underwent con- atant revision, and it was not until Inte this afternoon that that which may be considered as Anal was insued, this showing five Euro- penne, an Afrlent and 16 Chincre killed,

From this, it appears that con- trary to first roporis, the

Auven

African soldiers on guard duty at the depot escaped, with the excep- tion of one.

The list of those killed follows:

Portuguese.

aged

Antonio de Souza Vidal, 33, a First Sergeant of Artillery.

Hentique C. da Silva, 85, an overacer of the Puble Works De partment.

Juno Maria Cordova 16. nephew

of foregoing.

Natercia Duarte, 7, daughter of Petty Officer Duarte, who was him- netf severely wounded and may have both his legs amputated.

Maria Augusta da Silva, the newly born daughter of Police In-

•spector Carlos da Stiva, who was himself injured.

African.

Reina, Private No. 4756 of the hist Co. of Mozambique Infantry, the only othar military fatality he sides Sgt. Vidul.

Chinese.

I Chok, decupation unknown; Chlang Po-nong, aged 32, Ticket 'Inspector of the Kee Kwan Bus Co., killed while waiting for the Com- pany's bus, at Avenida de Sitonio Pais: Kan Woon-cheang, 34, former Treasurer to the. Chungahan, Dis- trict Council; Kan Yuen-shi, 24,

wife; Kan Chu-am, 42, bro. The caretaker of Nora Palace his family of six, Bame- ly Yung Syai (36) male, Yung Yan-kai (2), gule, Yung Wong- shi (32), female, ong Bo-shi (60) female, Yung

-mai (0).

female, Yung Ngan-ts, 2), male; and Cheung Hei-chof

III Chan, 48) Tip Tsin ski. 44; «. Nei

Chu-

Injured.

The official liat of injured, faxued i this afternoon, shows that seven

African soldiers and five Chinese i are still dethined at the Govera Tent Military Hospital, a Porta- guese (Petty Ofcer Durate) and six Chinese women, at SAN Rafuci's, and three Chinese males at the Kiang Hwu Benevolent Hos. pital.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

AUGUST 15, 1931;

THE MACAO DUMP AFTER THE EXPLOSION.

The ammunition dump after the explosion. The group of men are shown standing on the edge of the huge creater, the greater part of which does not appear.

Another section of the ammunition dump immediately after the explosion. An immenas amount of wreck-

ago is strawn about.

P. O. Durate is in a serious con- dition. His legs were crushed by Aying boulders and timbers, in the

Of Mr. Gray's own experience some. The decision of course has to be Cathedral Service. house collapse which killed his thing has already been learned, while confirmed by the Government little daughter, and may have to be ("that of Mr. MeEvelt has an humorans|Lisbon, in whom urgent represent-gramme, amputated.

ring. It is related that when the ceilations have been made.

his bed, but running his head into

12.15-2.00

Over 40 other civilian and milking over his roam rollapsed, he blindly Meantime, the Boa Vista Hotel Report. tary minor cases were also treat and instinctively sought shelter under has been set aside by Government asylum for the ed at these three Institutions andmething unpleasantly hard, found a temporary not detained.

homeless. that the bed had collapsed under a lond

On Monday morning. a public meeting will be held at the Kinng Hwa Hospital attended by the Chinese

The authorities state that scures of debris and steel cartridge cases. of other persons suffered mitor' cuts and other Injuries when doors All three cadets are said and windows broke in various parts have owed their escape to the way Government officials and of the city. Much could be told of in which the roof was construct- gentry, when public expressions of the freakish effects of the blasted, with as ander layer which to sympathy and condolement will be

some extent broke the fores - of tendered to those bereaved by the thrown out by the explosion, and the outer roof under the heavy disaster. which reached buildings a mile rain of missiles. away from the source

A

Property Havoc, careful

survey

is being enrried out by the authorities of the effects of the explosion on houses in the. Colony, and apart from the hundreds of houses which suffered broken, doors or windows or other minor forms of damage, it has been possible to ive a list of the buildings affect-

ed:

Completely Destroyed. — Flora Palace, and six other buildings facing Avenida Sidonio Pais (the

of Estrada Flora,

wise rendered uninhabitable.--

Funeral Scenes,

The Colonial Secretary, Dr. de Magzlhaes and his son lived in a

The last honours were paid to house near-by. They

We five of the victims in the disaster amongst the lucky number who which took place at Macno when escaped injuries, although, their their remains were laid to rest, home was badly damaged.

of St. 10-day, in the Cemetery # German Michael the Archangel, imprese

Mr. Hogendorff,

p.m.

Chinese Pro-

1.00 p.m. Local Time and Weather

2.00 p.m. Close Down. 8.00-10.00 p.n. European Pro- gramme of Victor and H. M. V. Re- cords kindly supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrie and Co.

8.00 p.m. Local Time, Weather Report, etc.

8.05-8.45 p.m.

Rustic Wedding Symphony

(Goldmark).

Played by Vienna Philharmonie Orchestra conducted by Robert Heger. M-103; 8.45-9.00 p.m. Sacred Music. Choral-Praise to the Holiest. Choral-Art Thou Weary.

Westminster Central Hall Cholz. B3827. Choral-When I Survey the Wondrous

Cross (Miller).

(Wesley),

resident, and wife, living in a sive ceremonies marking the Cheral-The Church's One Foundation house almost directly opposite the obsequies. munitions depot, also reconated

marvellous survival,

Triple Tragedy.

Choir of St. Margaret's Hundreds of the residents of the

Westminster, B0746. Colony took part in the proces-

0.00-10.00 p.m. A Concert sion to do reverence to those organ Solu-(a) Moment Busicale (b) whose hodies were borne

Scherzo in B Flat (Schubort).

the

In one of the pictures to-day on wagons through the streets. Organ Salo-Spirit of the Dance will be shown a block of six houses where thousands watched which, situated in Avenida Sidonio solemn cortege pass by, Pals directly opposite the depot, Led by a body of Boy Scouts

the ex-Treasurer

(Sinding).

(Ewing)

Edward O'Henry, B3030. Song-Otello-Willow Song (Verdi), verely Damnged and other-furnished a remarkable example of from Hongkong and followed by a Bong-Otello-Ava Maria (Verdi). 6 houses in Avenida Sidonio Pals, destruction. The front, as shown, detachment from the Boy Scouts of Elisabeth Rethberg (Soprano). 7393. 3 in Avenida Horta e Costa, 6 In

was entirely blown in. In No. 37 Macao, each bearing a fieur-de-lis, Pianoforte Solo-Rustle of Spring

oon- the emblem of this organisation, Pianoforta Solo-(a) Bees Wedding Run de Long Ting Chin. 4 in

in this block lived Kan WooDr Estrada da Vitoria.

from there came contingenta from the

(Mendelssohn), (b) Etuda in G cheon who on giving up his

his Police Force, Partially Damaged. Some 40 Ch

African troops. Flat, Op. 10 No. & (Chopin).

and the Navy.

Irene Scharrer. D1303. buildings in immediate vicinity post a fortnight ago, came to this the Water Police, and

“

Chapter Chorus-The Boatmen (Harria). Colony to take permanent residence The Catholic Cathedral

the hearses, ench of Choras-The Three Ravona (arr. here. ile was killed, together with preceded of

which was followed

Kennedy Scott), by a slient his wife and eldest brother,

John Goss and the Cathedral Male of in twe other houses in the same group

first came the mourners

Voice Quartet. D8648, block lived Mr. Henrique da Silva, body of little Miss Duarte, then

Public

works of Master Cordova,

that

followed Violin Solo-Thate-Moditation an overseer of the Department and another Port by the casket of Mr. Henrique da violin Solo-Le Coq D'Or-Hymn to the

African soldier's uguese name Lopes. On account of Silva.

contained in the next|

of

in the list residences severely damaged were of Mr. F. J. Gellion, the well- those known manager of the Maeno Electric Lighting Company, and the residence of the three Singa- pore cadets. Messrs. J. C. McEvett, D. Gray and V. G. Molen.

was

the heat, both were sleeping out on body, and the last was that of Mr. Gellion and his wife both Silva was killed while Mr. Lopes Sex tributes was enrried by their respectiva velle air. Lopes Sergeant Vidal. An abundance of had narrow escapes, and having escaped with comp

comparatively light in- found their home untenable. In juries. Afterwards was dis mourning friends.

view of the considerable havoc to which it had been subjected, are now staying at the Riveira Hotel.

As stated in a. previous dis- patch, all the three endets had had wonderful escapes.

Unfor

It

covered that the former sustained terrible injuries. Two cartridges had also entered his body and lodg

ed there.

Rellet Fund.

Governor Present.

(Massenat).

Bun (Rimsky-Korsakow- Franko).

Mischa Elman. 7392. Song-A Word Allow Mal (from "Pagliacci"-Leoncavallo). Song-A Song of Tender Mom'ries

(from "Pagliaccl"-Leoncavallo),

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritono), C1260.

B5437.

And then came His Excellency Organ Solo-To a Wild Rose the Governor, Senior Joaquim (MacDowell). Matta d'Oliveira, accompanied by Organ Solo-Le Cygne (Saint-Saens), Reginald Goss-Custard, F.R.C.O. his A. D. C., Capt. A. May, His Relief work has been much ad- Lordship Bishop H. Valtorta, of Piano Solo-Spring Song

Dr. J. Magalbach, (Mendelssohn). tunately, Mr. Moles was struck by vanced, and amongst the important Hongkong, a missila dropping through into decisions was one reached at a spe-Colonial Secretary, Mr. Henrique his room, and suffered a nasty cial session of the Legislative Coun. Nolasco da Silva, Chairman of the Plano Solo-Murmuring Zephyrs scalp wound which required atten-cil last evening when approval was Municipal Council, Rev. Archdea

sought for a rollef Lund of $350,000,

tion:

(Continued on Page 8.)

(Jensen-Niemann).

Rudolph Ganz. 1508. 10.00 pm. Close Dawn.

RADIO BROADCAST

FULL PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK-END.

To-day's radio programme to bo broadcast by Z. B. W. on a WAVE- length of 365 metres.

4.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese ProFTANIMO, 7.00-11.80 pm. European Pro gramme of Victor Records kindly sup plied by Moasts. Tanng Fook Fiano. to. ***

7.00 p.m. Mail Notico, etc. 7.05-7.22 p.m. Operatic: Carmon-Selection (Bizet).

Creators and His Band.. 35841. Rigoletto-Quartet (Vord!), Rigoletto-Introduction and Minuet

(Verdi)..

Creatore and is Band. 36882. 7.22.7.55 p.n Variety---

Violin Solo-Ramona. Violin Solo-Could I.

Giulietta Morino with Gultar and Plano. 12-81220.

Humorous Dialogue-Eddie Cantor's Tips on the Stock Market,

Eddie Cantor, 2180. Instrumental-Oriental One-Step.

Fomeen Trio,, V-5,

Song-West Wind.

John Boles (Tenor). 22220. Piano Solo-I've Got a Feeling I'm

Falling.

Piano Solo-Love Me or Leave Me.

Thomas Waller. 22002,

Song-Lady Luck

Chick Endor (Comedian), 22248, 8.00 p.m. (Local Time and Wen- ther Report).

7.55-8.25 p.m. Organ Solon,

IN ADVANCE OF THE SEASON!

Powell's have received a large assortment of. Travellers' Samples in Pullovers, Socks and Golf Hose.

Those samples are all next season's goods and "therefore more than up-to-date, .... They are in medium sizes only. Having purchased them at a discount we are offering same to our clientele and guarantee them to ba 15% to 20% under next season's prices.

Sie Window.

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

Specialists in Gentlemen's Wear.

10, ICE HOUSE STREET

Charming

22287.

and

2313.

+

Firat Symphony-Finale (Vierne).

Fernando Germani. Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin).

Jesso Crawford. Indian Love Call (Harbach-

Hammerstein-Friml). Serenade (Donnelly-Ramborg).

Jesse Crawford. 22107. Souvenir (Drdia-Crawford). Meditation from "Thai"

(Massonel-Crawford).

?

32156.

Jesso Crawford. 8.20-8.53 p.m. Band Selections. Illinoia Loyalty (Guild).

(a) Hall to the Orange (Green- Hill) (b) Oakww Wow Wow (Green-Hill).

University of Illinois Military .Band. 19835.

"Lights Out" March (McCoy). National Emblem March (Bagley).

Arthur Pryor's Band. 10842, American Army Murch (lasselli). Electric March (Crenterò).

Creatoren Band. 10844.

inexpensive

Gorgeous Cretonnes

PLAIN & FANCY NETS ARTIFICIAL SILKS.

Gladiator's Farewell (Blunkenburg) For Expert Advice on

Bella of Saint Malo (Rimmer).

National Military Band. V-13. 9.63.9:30p.m. Instrumental. Piano Solo-On The Banks of the

Danube (Kurucz).

John Kurucz. V-12. Violin Solo-Ruralin Hungarica-

Molto Vivaco (Dohnanyi). Violin Solo-Ruralia Hungarien-

Prenta (Dohaanyi).

Fritz Kreisler. 1428. Trio-Down in the Forest (Sir

Landon Ronald).

De Groot Trio, V-U. Piano Solo-Waltz in G Flat Major

(Chopin). Plano Solo-To Spring (Grieg).

Myrtle C. Eaver, 22159. Violin Solo-Minuet in G (Beethoven). Violin Solo-Serenade in G Major

(Arensky)

Mischa Elmaa. 1494. 9.30-11.30 p.m. Dance Music, Fox Trot-Building a Home

For You. Fox Trot-You Don't Need

Glasses, 22704. Fox Trot-Boy! Oh! Boy! Oh!

Boy! I've Got It Bad. Fox Trot-Moonlight Saving

Time. 22703. Fox Trot-Bashful Baby Waltz-I've Waited a Lifetimo

For You: 22074. Fax Trot-Blue Blood Blues. Fox Trot-Olga.

22381. Fox Trot-Roll On, Mississippi,

Roll On.

Moaners. 22098.

V.18.

Fox Trot-Moan, You

Tango-The Old_Gang. Tango-Quack, Quack, Fox Trot-It's You I Love. Fox Trot-Why? -

22205,

10801.

Fox Trot-Don't Hang Your

Dreams on a Rainbow. Fox Trot-The World's Greatest

Sweetheart is You. 22110. Waltz-Sweet Blue Bird. Waltz-Honeymoon - Walls. Fox Trot-Doing The Hoam Boom. Fox Trot-Look What You've

Done to Maí. 22115. Fox Trot-Red Hot And PlusTM

Rhythm. Fax Trot-I'm a Little Bit Fender

of You. 22314. Fox Trot-Charming. Waltz-Shepherd's Serenade. 22233.. Fox Trot-if I Could Be With

You One Hour To-night- Fox Trot-Zonky. Fox Trot-Georgia Pinos. Fox Trot-Turn on the Heat, 22105, Tango-May I Ask For the

Next Tango?

V-55. Tangu-Two Tears. Fox Trot-Needin' You Like I Do. Fox Trot-When You're Counting

the Stars Alone. 22181. Fox Trot-Birmingham Bertha,, Fox Trot-And-Especially

You. 22077.. Waltz-Old Timer. Walls-The Waltz I Can't

Forgot. 21884. 10.80 p.m. (Approx.): Runby Mid- day Press News.

V-38118.

11.80 p.m. Close Down Should any additional items be come available for Broadcasting, they will, when possible, be included be tween 730 and

cast programmes.

p.m. on the Broad-

SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME. To-morrow's radio programme to be. broadcast by Z. B. W. on a ward- length of 355 metres:

11.00-12.16 p.m. Relay of St. John's (Continued on preceding Column.)

Consult

Window Draperies

ARTS & CRAFTS

FELIX HAT SHOP

York Building, Chater Road,

For these hot summer days another con- signment of the very popular novelty washing frocks and beach pyjamas has just arrived.

TUNE IN TO

PARIS

LONDON

ROME

AND OTHER COUNTRIES with the KENNEDY long and short wave set Eleven tubes-6 coreen grid, 2-227 and 2-245 in push-pull with extra large electrodynamiqspeaker, for life-tone reproduction. TONAL CONTROL. No coils to plug in or out. Easy to tone in Wave lengths from 16 to 100 and from 200 to 550 metres. A. C. Operated.

KENNEDY

The Rogally

Radia

KELLER, KERN & COMPANY, LTD. Distributors for Hongkong and South Chine.

16–19, Connaught Road,

Page 15Page 16