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一拜禮三號四十月五英站香

MONDAY, MAY 14, 1934, ..

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TYRE

ECONOMY

ALARMING DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN GLASGOW

HUGE GASWORKS

EXPLOSION

BLOCKS OF HOUSES

IN FLAMES

SCORES OF LIVES FEARED LOST

ONE OF THE WORST DISASTERS IN HONG. KONG'S MODERN DAY HISTORY IS BELIEVED ΤΟ HAVE OCCURRED WHEN A. LARGE GASOMETER AT THE GAS COMPANY'S WORKS AT WEST POINT EXPLODED THIS MORNING, CONVERTING THE SURROUNDING AREA, AC- CORDING TO BRIEF PRELIMINARY REPORTS, INTO A MASS OF FLAMES.

The explosion occurred round, about eleven o'clock this morning and although every resource of the fire brigade had been concentrated on the spot within less than half-an-hour, nearby property was burning furiously.

It is feared that the death-roll is exceedingly heavy, but it is impossible to form an estimate at this early stage. One man, completely stripped of his clothing, was blown out of the gasworks into the roadway, dead.

The whole district was rocked as though by an earthquake by the terrific explosion and the damage done immediately was immense. Five houses were practically razed to the ground.

Serious casualties are believed to have been caused in these premises, just outside the gasworks. Eight persons from them have been taken to hospital and several dead bodies have been brought out by rescue- partics.

The whole arca is impregnated with the smell of gas, and many of the hundreds of spectators have been affected.

The Smoke of Battle in Minneapolis. Labour troubles are causing the American authorities much anxiety. Our photo showi riaters in Minneapolis retiring before a tear gai barrago after a four-hour struggle at the City Hall, which they favaded..

JAPAN'S REPLY TO

BRITAIN

ACCEPTANCE OF

CHALLENGE

ONE-SIDED ACTION

"Let Great Britain mono- polise her Colonial textile The gas supplies were im-market, but we will drive mediately cut off but it is stated British textiles out of every

soon as connections can be made.

This is the policy upon which This it is hoped will not take leading Japanese spinners are now very long.

OGPU HEAD LAID that they will be resumed as other market in the world."

TO REST

ASHES BURIED IN KREMLIN WALL

MENZHINSKY HONOURED

Moscow, May 13.

Later.

CAR'S DASH INTO CROWD

SEVEN

PERSONS

KILLED

_DOG__RUNS ACROSS.

TRACK

(Special to "Talograph")

(Dy Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphia Hei

Ordinator,

Recried. May

2014

LABOUR TROUBLE Attempt to Wreck

IN AMERICA

MOTOR INDUSTRY

THREATS

LONGSHOREMEN RIOTS

Now York, May 13. Labour troubles

again emerging as a matter of first- class importance in the United States. The waterfront dispute is spreading rapidly, more 'dia- turbances have occurred and there is now a threat of a fresh outbreak in the automobile in- {dustry.

The strike of the lofigshoremen on the Pacifle Const continues and frequent lashes have occurred between strikera and polico al- though no really serious develop- ments have yet occurred.

Six policemen and three strikers | have been injured in minor riots la

San Francisco and other parts.

The strike has spread to New York, but has been without violence in the metropolls.

Mr. William H. Green, President of the American Federation of Labour, to-day uttered a warning that striken will occur in many branches of the automobile inclus- try unless the strikers of the Fisher Body Company obtain satisfaction of their demanda. Reuter,

Recruiting Office

COOLIE STRUCK BY GOLF BALL

I

May Lose Sight Of An Eye

Struck by a golf ball at the Racecourse yesterday, Leung Hon, a coolie, may 'lose the sight of an eye, according to a report to the Police. The injured man is now at the Government Civil Hospital.

TRUCE ON TERMS

IMAM OF YEMEN CAPITULATES

IBN SAUD. WANTS GUARANTEES

Jeddah, May 13. Hostilities between

the

EXTREMIST REDS BLAMED

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION DOES LITTLE HARM

SLIGHT INJURY. TO WOMAN

(Special to "Telagraph")

(By Taterapi. Copymoat. Tolamraphie Alca Ordinance, TAPA Received Mey 16. All 4,m

London, May 13. The roar of an explosion in the heart of Glasgow late on Saturday night brought thousands of people residing in the central district to the scene of an alarming outrage which is now the subject of close investigation by the Glasgow police.

An attempt was mado,

up-

Saudi Government and the parently by means of a stick of

A RADICAL Imain of Yemen have ceased, kellgnite (a type of dynamite), to

STABLE CLEANING

LEADERS DISMISSED

FROM PARTY

a truce having been declared wreck the Army Recruiting Office

pending peace negotiations.in the centre of the city..

The linam capitulated when Sanaa, his last stronghold, was in danger of. falling to the troops of the In- vading army.

The declara- tion of truce has

The attempt was unsuccessful, but the affair is regarded seriously by the police,

STAVISKY AFFAIR been officially

SEQUEL

.announcod by

the

Sandi

Ibn Saud.

The terrific explosion that oc- curred shattered A #coro of windows in the building, which tuckily was not occupied at the time, and blew away part of a solid stone_ledge............

WOMAN SLIGHTLY HURT.

The

уда explosive

probably placed on the outside of this ledge and the full force of the explosion

Government.

The statement fasued by the was dissipated. Saudi Government says that the Apart from a woman, who was Imam of Yemen has agreed to slightly injured by a flying plece of enrry out the conditions, of Ibnwood, nobody was hurt. Saud immediately.

Paris, May 13. Important decisions were taken to-day

Clermont-Ferrand де where the Radical Party is hold- ing its annual congress, delega. tions attending from all over France.

No arrests had been made up to

It adds that negotiations will the time of cabling, but the outrage soon begin in regard to the con- is attributed to Communist ex- ditions of peace and the guarantees tremists.-Reuter Special. | demanded "by Ibn Saud."

It is understood that the British

THE NEW "Those deprived of members ARISTOCRACY

SCHMELING

FIGHT A DRAW AT BARCELONA

Barcelona, May 13.

reported to bo concentrating.

Paris, May 18. following the Runciman announce. 'ment of the quota decision.

A dog running across the It is reported that the large gaso

Exportors of both cotton piece meter was full at the time and it is goods and artificial slik urge that track of a high-powered believed that one of the side-pinter the British challenge, should be motor-car engaged in an

Tho Radical Party la the blew out and that the wind carried accepted by Japan.

The position taken by those ad- automobile contest caused strongest both in the Chamber and

the Senate and its decision to con- Minister to the Government of UZCUDUN AND MAX the gas across to Clarence Terrace vocating this policy is that Britain the deaths of seven people tinue to support M. Doumergue's the liedjaz has been in further where it was ignited by fires on the has more to lose in other world

with Ibn Saud National Government was vital to communication promises, Igniting the bullding im- markets than she has to gain by to-day.

the continued existence of the regarding the dispute with Yemen,

Reuter mediately, trapping at least a score shutting Japan out of her Colonial

Six spectators were killed and Government. of the inhabitanta,

felds.

The Congress of the Party also It is pointed out that Japanese two others seriously injured when Ten thousand people packed among those brought out from the Straita

The bodies of two children are exporis of cotton fabrics to the powerful Bugatti car, driven by decided to exclude from the Party the Red Square in Moscow to-wrecked buildings.

Settlements, East and prominent French military air-a number of prominent leaders day when Soviet leaders paid In Chung Shing Street, tunning 1933 totalled .61,000,000 in value, hill-climbing contest pear Fon- Stavisky Affair.

West Africa and Hongkong during man, who was participating in a alleged to be involved in the their last respects to Viacheslav westwarde from the gasworks, Menzhinsky, one of the founders other row of houses becaure involve whereas Great Britain last year tainebleau, charged a crowd of

include members of the Chamber of the Soviet Union, who died and were completely gutted within a exported to markets outside the spectators of the event.

Empire textiles to an The car dashed into the people of Deputien, M. Andre Hesse, Vice. aggregate value of approximately on the side of the road at high President of the Chamber, M. Y.270,000,000,

speed, apparently owing to a dog Loula Prout Mer Carinet and who ZNATS OF THE SOVIET forms

in the Daladier running in front of the car.

The driver was picked up un-la alleged to have signed a lettor conscious after the smash and died from the Ministry of Commerce to later in hospital-Rextor Special. Stavisky which facilitated the swindle, and M. Rene Renault, the ex-Minister of Justice, for the The following forthcoming nur-alleged use of his Parliamentary to interfere with the ringen are announced:Mr. E. C. influence Misa Marie Kackor, stenographer, of-Router. This loss, it has claimed here, 8, York Road; Mr. John William Intensification of competition with Mildred Van Lancashire products in non-British MLD, of Michigan, markets.

last week..

short period.

Another Version

British

JAPANESE ON LOSS.

UNION

The ashen of the dead chief of the O.G.P.U... the secret political police, were buried in a niche in the disaster was given to a Telegraph A different version of the cause of the wall of the Kremlin, the representative by Mr. H. E. Stone,

Japanese exporters that highest honour conferred by State.

the general manager of the Gas Company, the antec ce sens crtiile the

Mr. Stone atated that an explosion by London will result in a decrease The urn was carried on a litter of some kind accurred in Clarence of about Y.30,000,000 in Japanese borne by high officials of the Terrace, and a missila blown across shipments, or a loss of only about! Government, including M. Stalin.

The only diplomatic representa-meter. The gus was blown back to

the street punctured the main gaso-nino per cent, of the total annual Fincher, of Gilman & Co., Ltd., and course of justice against Stavisky, Į Union," is the title of a Live present was Mr. N.. H. H.the terrace, causing the building to experts. Charles, Counsellor of the British Ignite. Embassy, who was accompanied by

It is stated that no employees of can be more than compensated by Groesch, chief engineer, and Miss Andsdila Nicholas,

Lady Chilston, the wife of the the Gas Company have been lures. British Ambassador.

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of

Great Flash of Flame

7

A large crowd witnessed a hard- hitting contest between Paolino Uzcudun, the Sunnish heavyweight champion, and Max Schmeling. former holder of the world title..

The contest went the full dig- tance, twelve rounds, and the verdict given WAR a draw, the Judges disagreeing-Router.

Moscow, May 13. "Znut (notablo) of the Soviet

now The P. and O. liner. Rawalpindi is due hore from Singapore with the grado in Russian Communist English mails at noon on Wednesday. Bociety, to which distinguished workers in the revolutionary cause

Prominent members of the new proletarian artistocracy" include a coal-miner, who Nikita Izotov, a was awarded the Order of Leain for outstanding work, for the re- volution, Anna Kipenko, Ukrainian

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The ceremony concluded with an artillery salute, parade

A European eye-witness who was BETRAYAL OF FRIENDSHIP. British action Was considered O.G.P.Ü. soldiers, cavalry and within three hundred yards of the artillery, while aeroplanes flew spot when the

A formal atatement regarding almost tantamount to a declara- explosion occurred, overhead.-Reuter.

ald his attention was attracted by a Mr. Runciman's plans to limit tion of war, but that the general dull, mullied roar, followed by a Japanese competition will be made public, however, was not unduly FEDERAL "WAR” ON Kreat alect of fame which flashed shortly by the Foreign Office after excited because across the whole arcs...

LEAGUE CO-OPERATION IN CHINA

魏

GANGSTERS

In

collective farm worker who had her realised the

husband discharged from his job a Turther study of the altuation. soundness of Japan's Industry

for drunkenness, and Vladimir Within two or three minutes, no A Forolgn Office spokesman, and commerce. fower than three blocks of property

Tomke, a locomotive driver who With regard to counter action

Washington, May 13. surrounding the gauwerks were on during an Informal Interview with

A "war chest" of between two showed exceptional bravery stated that the Japanese that may be taken, the spokesman and a half and three million dollars avalding a the Bre, scores being trapped inside. Government regretted that Mr. stated that Japan

railway disaster. may request Runciman had taken euch London to reconsider. ita polley to equip the Federal detective Reuter. definite stand without awaiting

as enunciated by Mr. Runciman in forces is understood to be under. Committeo meeting

at the Japanese reply to the recent an effort to bring about

consideration by the Department p While the Chinese British trade memorandum. Ho

of Justice.

A blasting chargo prematurely ex- Government is extremely anxious and that the action of Mr. Runcitement of the dispute.

a proposats involve an addition ploded on a building site at the for the continuation of League of man may be regarded as a betrayal The spokesman censured the of about two hundred and seventy junction of Shek-O and Island Roads, Nations technical assistance to of the friendship that has existed unelman- legislation as "Great men to the Federal detective force, yesterday, and three coolies, Chung China, Nanking will keep silence between the two countries for Britain's drastic and ono-sided together with twenty armouredim, Lut Ping and Leo Kwai, were

| netion enforced without notico," cars, two hundred police

injured and sent to hospital... A de- unless Japan makes formal proteat many yenra,

rifice and bullot- fectivo fuse is thought to have caused The spokesman then went on to and declared that it had aroused machine-guns, against Dr. Rajchumann's activities

the premature explosion. circles any that in some

the considerable resentment,

| proof-vosta.--Router. Chinn-Central Nowa

China

Nanking Waits for Japan Genova.

to Make a Move

Shanghai, May 14. Both Chinn and Japan are closely watching developments in connection with the League's

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