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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1932.

THE NEW RIALTO.

STOCK EXCHANGE TO BUILD.

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JAPANESE VESSEL ON FIRE.

SPECTACULAR RESCUE BY U.S. SHIPS.

Manila, Nov. 12. After a two-day battle with Aro at

Explosion Explained.

The second officer of the burnod

vessel explained that the pressure of the coal in the bunkers, coupled with the friction occasioned by the tossing of the ship, caused gas to be form- ed in the bunker, which exploded. Some weeks ago there

Although the members of the crow rumour that the Hongkong Stock!

ran the danger of being blown up Exchange was to purchase pro

£ own head-sen, and spectacalar rescue by due to other gas explosions from the perty and build it quarters. Inquiry then produced America naval ships summoned by enal cargo they stuck to their ship, the reply that the scheme was wireless the officer and cry of the keeping a two-day sleepless vigil to Japanese cargo steamer Kaku Maru prevent the fire from sprending To "very much in the air."

that it has ΠΟΥ understood crystallised.

are

It Is

have arrived in Manila.

Word of the plight of the Kaku man, the Japavero denied that they were afraid, although they admitted Replies Maru was first received In while the ship was off the const of to SOS messages brought them as Minders and the U. S. S. destroyer aurance that help would not be want. lug in case of urgent emergency, they Tracy was dispatched to her

wald.

ARISTOCRATS OF Manila they realized their danger.

assis-

While an estimate of the extent of not be ascertained by the members of the damage caused by the fire could the crew, they declared that No. 1 and No. 2 holds were destroyed and the forward part of the ship was lindly burned.

Navy to Rencue,

"We were getting anxious as the fire

According to rellabio informa- tlon,

on, the Stock Exchange has just purchased the block of property in

House Street nt present i tance.

The first information told of the occupied by old buildings whonc

out and the Mesars. William re that had broken Lonants ure Powell and Company, the Clovergrond that the fire bad spread to No. 2 hatch which was burning Shop and the Sharebrokers' Ass furiously, It further stated that the elation. The vendors

1 ship was endangered by the possibi- Land Investment Company, Thelity of a gasoline explosion, she belar sale was arranged through a laden with that product.

The Tracy was followed by, a second well-known local land agent.

In its far-seeing plans the Stock destroyer, the MacLeish, the salvage Exchange proposes to construct ship Pigeon and the air craft carrier was getting very hot last night until

warships followed a five storey building. The cost Avocet. Other

On arrival on the scene thewe Anw the Navy destroyers coming and then we were happy," the second of land and building will total Inter.

Stock Tracey took of 3 of the 12 amb afficer of the Kaka Maru declared in about $700,000, Exchange Itself will, it is under.of the crew of the hurning ship. The seribing the relief which the crew ruptain, finxi engineer and first ofrer stood, occupy the ground flour of the gutted ship were landel nt of the burning ship felt when they where thew the Navy rescue boats heavy in

Night. while the floors above will pro Puluan Bay, Minder

for freighter wis benched, to supervise

The ship No. 214 (U. S. 8. Tracy) vide ore accommodation

salvage operations control led by the members.

six o'clock last night. The ship Plans for the new building areas. Salvager of the Atlantic Gulf and took all the men off our ship at about stayed only 30 or 40 metres from our sal to promise a handsome at Pacific Co

aide and he sent motor-boats to get structure, elevating serviceable

us," the seven willeer continued. "L ter some of us were put on the ship Avneet and some on the Pigeon."

The

A Haggard Lot. Dressed in odile and ends, the res

Ice House Street to a liner cued Japanese Aailors appeared in the tion of dignity and retaining for best of spirits, although their faces tits Rialto atmosphere. Reports showed the effrets of two heetle days are that the maceras of the venture and nights during which time they

without a battled amen are wanted.

Esteep.

THE GREAT IRISH GAMBLE.

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A sum of $239,000 is ovallable for distribution, divided into 22 nuits of £190,000 enet, in which the first, second and third prizes will be £30,000. £15,000 and £16,000 respectively.

wink of

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The Japanese spoks highly of the ficient manner in which the Navy ships condicted their reseur work and the they expressed appreciation of

udness of the Navy ships to stand

Scene Described.

The Avoert brought 95 of the zen. ved seamen, arriving in Manila at 9:10. The Pirgen neht 10 murys, to help us." at 11 p.m. The Japanes were trans- ferred from H ivy ship

Navy non from The Maclich and customs harimur lunch No. 5. They were first taken to Per Seven where The Jason declared that when the der. burned they remained until a representalivaryera arrived on the scene the bridge of the Japanese rosulate here thak of the Kaku Maru had bee them inter envy. The seamen are away and flames could be seen pouring Japanese from the holds in the forward deck. toured in five different

The Maelish arrived at al hotels in Manila

The Kaku Maru left Calouts for Bay in Minden at 8:15 Thursday Singapore on February 17 with a car-night while the dusun arrived an hour of 6,000 torm of ond. She arrived for so later. The navy ships stood by in Singapore on March 1 and left the all night, following day, bound for Hongkong. our days pu from Singapore the members of the crew observi smote coming from one of the coal bankers Forty-eight aupiaces horses in hold No. 2, to the fore of the slip. will get £729 each: and there will Smoke cantinued to pour from the also le 100 cash prizes of £100 bold for three or four days. ench, as well as ten residual cash

prizes of £1,000 ench.

The total subscription was 35,6m, of which the Irish pitaks receive £811,600.

Only horses are being drawn day outer.

A Lucky Malay,

Explosion Blows Hatch.

"At one o'clock in the morning of £3, March 9" according to the radio operator, a small explosion aroused ose entire crew, and we feurid that the

The Navy's part in the resete of the row of the Japanese freighter Kaku Mars was completed last night with the arrival of the last of the crew. Further salvage work is in the hands of the Salvager, operated by the A- lantic Gulf and Pacife Company.

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the fire has been brought under con- trol but is still burning in the holds.

The captain, first officer, and chief engineer of the Taku Maru are stand. ing by during the continuing, salvage operations.

xas in bunker No. 2 had been touched No more water can be pumped in to-off from tho amouidering het below. without sinking the ship, it is bo-

Another exploring 4:00 am. blew leved. the cover off No. 2 hatch, and flumes Later,

hot out the forward part of the ship, In the Irish sweep, Quite Calm while the entire vessel was enveloped

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"The members of the crine immo-

The pioneer salvage work was done After the dintely set to work to attempt to put by the Pigeon, which is equipped for the fires out. We tried to throw out this type of operations, some of the coal but the Are could noterew find been rescued by the Tracy he stopped, although it did not get the Pigeon, fighting the fire, put a beyond control until about noon last line nbourd the freighter and towed Thursday, Once the fire was known her to Palawan Bay, on the northwest to be out of hand, I sent out an SOS, tip of Mindoro, where she was beach- which was relayed to Muniln und reed.

eived by RCP Thursday afternoon."

The Kaku Maru is a steel screw

this The foregoing was told to the crowd stenmer of 3,863 tons registry. She that gathered at the customs Jetty operates out of Kobe, and on thst night, through.interpreters, while run was en route with cargo from the wary crew of the Kaku Maro Calutta. She was built in 1887 in Stockton and in-rated-A 1 la Lloyds. waited to be taken to bed.

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