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VAR VA†NXXOF THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932.

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TEXAS INSTALLATION OIL TANK EXPLOSION

The late Sir Donald Maclean.

CABINET MINISTER'S DEATH

MUCH RESPECTED LIBERAL LEADER

London, June 16.

Sir Donald Maclean, the Pre-f sident of the Board of Educa-!

tion, who died unexpectedly this afternoon from heart failure, had been attending to his depart- mental duties until within the last few days and was present at a Cabinet meeting on Wednes- day of last week.

ALARMING BLAZE Wonder

AT TSUN WAN

SHEET OF FLAME AFTER MYSTERY BLAST

Yorkshire Batsmen

423 FOR 0 WKT.

24London, June 15. Celebrating beautiful sum~ Įmery weather, England's cricket- ers excelled themselves to-day, high scoring being a feature of the majority of the county matches commenced to-day.

SPLENDID WORK BY matches

STAFF "BRIGADE”

The revival of batting prowess, the weather having temporarily ceased its occupation as a mar-

aport, had al ready began to

itself

A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF MYSTERIOUS revent

ORIGIN, FOLLOWED BY A TREMENDOUS FLARE-UP, OCCURRED ON TUESDAY NIGHT IN ONE OF THE LARGEST TANKS OF THE TEXAS OIL COMPANY'S INSTALLATION AT TSUN WAN, The tank was one-third full of kerosene at the time of the explosion, approximately 8.20 p.m. and the roar was accompanied by the flashing of a great sheet of flame high into the air. The flare was tremendous and was observed from many points on Hongkong Island although it was not until this morning that the cause of the sudden blaze was revealed.

PERILOUS SITUATION

The situation was perilous in, explosion under control within view of the danger of a further. ten minutes.

were

Ke entered Parliament แล ก explosion, but thanks to thei Chemical extinguishers Liberal in 1906 and at the election he held his sent us the member for North Cornwall against Conservative and Labour opposition.

last prompt and brilliant work of Mr. mainly responsible for the rendy

G. D. Beatty, the Superintendent success

LIBERAL LEADER. During the crisis of last August, fie took a prominent part with his fellow Liberal leader, Sir Herbert Samuel, in the negotiations which finally led to the establishment; to the first National Government.

He entered the Cubinet as the Minister of Education and when the second National Government was formed two months later, he retained that post.

The Prime Minister and his colleagues at Lausanne, Sir John Simon, Mr. Neville Chamberlaini

and Mr. Walter Runciman, were much distressed when the news of Sir Donald Maclean's death was conveyed to them, and they at once despatched a message of con- ; dolence to the widow.

COMMONS' SORROW.

which

attendeil their

NO-ONE INJURED.

earlier in the -week. To-day.j however, tbe! bat definitely had the better? of the ball out.

everyt almost ground. notable · per-i formauce. how and ever far away above all' else, was wit-

The mosi

nessed at Lay-

Sutcliffo

A remarkable picture of the disaster aboard the “Goorges Philliper," showing the great liner ablaze from end to end in the Gulf of Aden. She sank, a blazing inforno, after drifting for three days. Her com- mander; Captain Vicq, declared that the fames burst out at four

different points almost simultaneously.

BEHIND WITH THE

RENT!

ton, where the world-famous York- AMAZING SCENE AT REPUBLICAN

shire pair. Perey Holmes and Her

bert Suteliffo, were associated in a brilliant frat-wicket stund.

The close of play scores were:

Yorkshist, Innings. Sutclide rue, outrig Holmen Hot, out Extrad

231

188

12

of the installation, who quickly efforts.

Tata! (for 0 wicket) 423 organised the members of the stuff I into fire-fighting brigade. the

Settling down quickly, the bats- utbreak WAS subdued without The explosion caused no injury men treated all bowlers alike, Sut- assistance.

to any member of the staff, all of cliffe playing with the utmost bril- them being well away from the tank liance, never giving the semblance The Installation is equipped) affected. Investigations are pro. of д chance in completing with

first an efficient fire-fighting|ceeding in an effort to ascertain the his

double century of equipment to meet a threatening cause of the original explosion, the current season. emergency such as this, and the but up to the present, it remains a staff working courageously un- mystery. der rather alarming conditions.

The tank concerned was some got the fire which followed the what damaged by the blast.

THE RECORD.

record. .not even for Yorkshire, The feat is not by any means o

whose best first wicket partnership is credited to Brown (300) and Tunnicliffe (243) who made 654)

Chesterfield in 1898.

|CHINA NAVAL OFFICER'S WIFE for Yorkshire 1 Derbyshire at

AN HEIRESS

NEARLY $2,000,000, UNDER WILL

OF FATHER

The young London wife of an, while another states that she has The Minister of Agriculture, Sir John Gilmour, during a debate in Australian officer serving as the just left China for the Common- the Commons, said that the ear-ommander of H.M.S. Mantis,

£100,000

wealth.

Holmes and Sutelife are still undefeated, however, and it is quite possible that this 34-year Preord may go by the board. British Wireless,

TENNIS SENSATION

HOPMAN

liest possible opportunity would the Yangtsze patrol, has inous legacies, bequeathed "the re-

Hier father, after making vari- VINES BEATEN BY be taken of paying a suitable herited over

(about sidue of the property in trust for tribute to Sir Donaid Maclean, Mex$1,600,000) under the will his daughter Vanda for life and the news of whose death had of her father, Mr. William Fiske, [then for her children.' caused his Cabinet colleagues and The heiress is Mrs. Vanda How- Should Mrs. Howden and her hus- the members of Parliament deep den, the wife of Lieutenant Com-band, or Guy, a son of the late mander H. L. Howden, of the Aus-Mr. Fisk, die childless, the whole serving with the of the fortune, amounting to £145,- tralian Navy, British Navy on the China Station.000 will pass to the Victoria and

One report states that Mrs, How-Albert Museum.

sorrow.

BYE-ELECTION CAUSED.

Sir Donald's death necessitutes | bye-election in North Cornwall, den is now with her husband on It is understood that Lieut.

is due for which division ho sat since the Chiun Station, living at Shang- Commander Howden 1929, when he won the seat from hai or one of the Yangtsze ports, leave shortly,

the Conservatives by a majority

of 2,491,

At the last General Election,-in

I three-cornered content, Sir

Donald Maclean polled 16,867

SIGNAL FOR STRIFE IN GERMANY

for

votes, Lieut.-Com. A. 3. Williams NAZI STORM-TROOPS OUT IN THOUSANDS:

(Con) 16,520, and Mr. A. Bennett) (Lab.) 1,907, the Liberal majority thus being 1,341.—British Wire- Zena.

PROTECTION OF "SHENGKING”

THE SCENE

CLASHES WITH THE REICHSBANNER FEARED

Hitlorite

been into

London, June 15. One of the biggest tennis sensations of the season was provided by the Queen's Club tournament in London to- day, where the majority of the world's leading playera usually compete na a pre- liminary to the more strenu- ous struggle of Wimbledon,

PARTY CONVENTION

STADIUM ULTIMATUM

ONE

(Reuter's Special Service).

Chicago, June 15.

NE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SCENES in the history of American politics was witnessed at the great Chicago Stadium where the Republican Con- vention of a Presidential candidate is being held.

RECOVERY

OF

MANCHURIA

TANGIBLE POLICY DECIDED ON

KOO SENSATION

RESULT OF KULING CONFERENCE

(Special to "Telegraph")

Shanghai, June 16.

The National Govern- ment in China is preparing to take immediate steps to "recover" Manchuria from the Japanese, declared Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese assessor to the to- Lytton Commission

day.

Dr. Koo had just arrived in Shanghai from Kuling when he made this rather dramatic_an-. nouncement in the course of an interview with Journalists.

The ex-Foreign Minister arrived by air from Nanking, and said that ns a result of the Kuling Con- ference, where General Chiang Kai-shek presided over a gathering of milltary leaders and politicians, “A concrete tangible policy in regard to Manchuria has been decided upon."'

NATIONAL HERO.

Dr. Koo, who was extremely un popular in China last your, when, na Foreign Miniator, he was ac- cused of a weak-kneed policy in connexion with the Јаралеве "annexation" of Manchuria, is now regarded as a national hero, for having accompanied the Commis- sion into Manchuria despite threats and the personal danger. All through the morning, the Convention had pro-

The Chinese Bankers Club is ceeded in a Bedlam of noise and confusion, the Prohibi-giving a reception in his honour tion issue holding the front seat and causing uproarious this afternoon-Reuter.

COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY

scenes.

The uproar, however, did not reach its climax un- til noon when the manager of the Stadium walked into the Convention and brought the delegates from all over the country to silence.

He then announced that he had interrupted the pro- ceedings in order to present an ultimatum demanding the payment of G$8,500, which he alleged the organisers of the Convention owed him.

"Otherwise," he said, as a parting shot, "you can-

not have the hall to-morrow!"

It was in a slightly moro subj—

dued tone that the session was

resumed and an effort was made to | FASCIST TRIAL construct the planks of the Re-

publican platform in the coming BEAUTIFUL

election.

ABOLITION OF PROHIBITION.

The Convention's Resolutions} Committee has adopted the plank! of the Abolition of Prohibition in substitution for another proposal which contemplated Federal con- trol of liquor.

citizens

DANCER

SENTENCED

LOVER TO BE SHOT AT DAWN

MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE JUNE 1

Water still continues to flow in- to the reservoirs of the Colony, the total contents of which had this morning risen to 1,627 million gallons. This represents an in- crease of 161 million since yester- day morning.

The Island reservoirs now con. lain 1,136 million gallons, while those on the mainland have 891 million gallons in storage, the re- spective increases since yesterday. being 107 and 44.

On June 1st, the Colony's total storage was only 649 | million gallons, so that the increase to date is no less than 878 million gallons.

All the reservoirs are stendily rlaing, but the only one full ច. that at Pokfulum,

A further 1.71 inches of rain were recorded at the Royal Obsor vatory for the 24 hours, ended at 10 a.m. to-day. This brings the

The Committee is in favour of In the men's singles Ellaworth deal with the problem in

allowing the different States to their Vines, America's ranking No. 1; the reigning American champion, power of the Federal Government own way, subject always to the

Rome, June 16. their first string in the Davis Cup to protect States whore Prohibi

Sitting until midnight, the was beaten by two sets to one by tion may continue to exist and to Special Tribunal conducting the year's total to 33.65 inches, against H.O. Hopman. the Australian safeguard Davis Cup player.

everywhere trial of the anti-Fascist torna average of 31.63. from the return of the old Saloon.rorists that have been stirring the country recently, brought the case to a conclusion.

Heavy sentences were passed.

The alleged ringlender of the Kang, Domenico Bovone, was Hentenced to be shot in the back at dawn,

Vines, who is naturally one of the seeded players for next week's Wimbledon championship singles, simply smothered Hopman in the first act, winning without the con- ccasion of single game.

SIX LOVE COMMENCEMENT. over-confidence, it is dimcult to Whether he paid the penalty of

(estimate, but he was no match for the Australian thereafter, and Hopman finished off the match with the concession of five games.

The result was 0-6, 6-2, 6-3|

PASSING THE BUCK

The weather report atates that pressure is generally low over China, Depressions are situate over Tongking and South Japan. The local forecast is:-South winds, moderate; cloudy: casional rain.

THE IRISH LAND ANNUITIES

Berlin, June 16. storm-troops has only just and does not come With political feeling tending signed towards boiling point, Germany's force until to-morrow. whole future hanging in the As the decree grants a similar balance, the withdrawal of restric-concession to other tions on political armies threatens particu explosive conditions are political

CONGRESS AND THE

Six other of the accused wore CHINESE GUNBOAT TO to provoke serious disturbances.

Taking time by the forelock, almost certain to follow,

WAR BONUS BILL sentenced to imprisonment for thousands of "Brown Shirts," the Trouble is anticipated when the

thirty years, and two others to "storm-troops,” are Republican Refchsbanner follows

Washington, June 15. terms of ten years' imprisonment. A message received last night already publicly fluynting their the lead of the Nazis and the

The House of Representativen

THIRTY YEARS FOR WOMAN. from the Senior Naval officer at new uniforms although the decree opposing "armies" come into con In Hopman's favour. The news to-day passed the Veterans Bonus Woihalwel states that the Chinese restoring, the logality of the Nazi tact in the streets.-Reuter.

Including among

those who that Hopman was giving Vines an Bill, providing for the cashing of naval authorities are ordering a

anxious time attracted the bulk of the balance due on all war bonus received a sentence of thirty yours gunbont to proceed Immediately to

on certificates, Involving the Treasury Margharita Blaha, who was the was the beautiful Austrian dancer, the spectators to the court Chiming Jaland to afford the ne- An elderly man, Chan Kak-ini, was A alight earthquake took place in which they were playing and there in the payment of over G$2,000,- acknowledged lover of Domenies

In reply to a question as to the cessary protection to the stranded removed to the Government Civil Canton at 2.10 p.m. on Tuesday. The was a tremendous buzz of excite000,000. 8. a. Shangking.

Bovone and who sobbed bitterly payment of £1,500,000 due for Hospital yonterdny suffering from In-qunke lasted about 30 seconds and mont when Hopman secured the

transfor by the Irish Froo: State The Bill will now go to the throughout the trial-Router. A British destroyer will remain jurica and shock received through caused

on account of, land annuities, the по local damage. People winning point.

Senate whero its passage, will be

Financial Secretary to the Tros on the scons until the arrival of falling down an embankment at the living in the South Bund area word In the recent Davis Cup match more dimcult, though the vigorous t

aury stated that the next payment the gunboat, which will tako ovor entire responsibility for protection rear of 98, Kennedy Road. The man's their housea and made for open places, 6-2, 9-11, 6-4, 6-4-British

much alarmed. They rushed out from in America, Vines bent Hopman, lobbying of the Bonus Army" and passago, throwing the onus of ve

their frequent demonstrations may toing the Bill upon President Hoodid not fall due until the latter

|part of Juno, Brket:17? Taka of the vessel.

condition is not regarded as serious. for safety.

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