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FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1937.

日七廿月三

No. 16202

50 SURVIVE AIRSHIP

49 Feared Killed As Blazing Hindenburg Plunges in America

Remains

Cause of Explosion Mystery; Investigation Ordered

AN EXPLOSION WHICH IN A FEW SECONDS CREATED AN INFERNO OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ZEPPELIN AND SENT IT. CRASHING TO EARTH, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN THE LIVES OF 49 OF THE PERSONS ABOARD THE VON HINDENBURG. IT IS AUTHORITATIVELY STATED THAT THERE ARE 50 SURVIVORS OUT OF 99 SOULS ABOARD.

The airship fell from a height of about 300 feet, burning fiercely,

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DISASTER

MIGHTY GERMAN SKY-LINER DESTROYED BY FLAMES

The ill-fated Zeppelin, Von Hindenburg, on the completion of her first trans-Atlantic crossing of the season, burst into New Jersey, last evening. First reports said that of her crew and passengers,

who totalled about 100, only three persons sur-

vived.

Yellow Fever flames as she nosed towards the mooring masts at Lakehurst. Suspected On

and the ground crew had to run for their lives. Several, including the Ship In Port

famous air navigator, Capt. Ernst Lehman, leaped from the burning ship and thus saved themselves..

It was impossible to approach the airship for some time, it appears, and no details of how rescues were accomplished have been disclosed. Eye-witnesses tell of the screams of victims and the shocked and weeping crowd which saw the Hindenburg's end.

But It May Only Be Jaundice

Two Of Crew Now Under Observation

Medical authorities of Hong-

Germany will not interrupt her programme of zeppelin building.kong-are perturbed to-day over The Hindenburg's sister ship is almost completed and will replace the the first case of Yellow Fever lost zeppelin on the Atlantic service.

_NEW_YORK, MAY 6.

IT IS NOW CERTAIN THAT ALMOST HALF OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW ABOARD THE FIRE- RAVAGED ZEPPELIN, VON HINDENBURG, HAVE ESCAPED DEATH.

Fifty persons are definitely reported to have been saved, according to the publicity representative of the Zeppelin Company here, who is in close communication with the authorities. He declares it is estimated that 20 passengers and 44 of the crew of the airship are alive. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy Department has issued a statement that at least 48 have perished.

It has been definitely established that there were 99 souls aboard the Hindenburg, including 39 passengers and 60 of a crew. The survivors are known to include' Mr. Herbert O'Laughlin, Chicago, who jumped when the airship, blazing furiously, was ten feet from the ground and ran to safety, two stewards and a cabin boy, who jumped from the windows of the big ship.-Reuter. FIFTY. BELIEVED SAVED second nothing appeared to be left

but a blazing skeleton.. Lakehurst, N.J., May 6,

He said he saw a man walking to Officers of the Naval Air Station wards him, assisted by two others. here state officially that 50 of the 80 He was..naked. persons aboard the Hindenburg sur- vived the disaster.

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A member of the ground crew related, how he and his companions ran for their lives to get out of the un-way of the falling zeppelin, then a But they returned mass of flame.

The American Airline, operators of the shuttle service between Lake- hurst and Newark, declare confirmedly that 15 passengers and 35 of the crew are alive.

Capt. Max Pruss and Capt. Ernest Lehman, commander and advisor respectively, are among the rescued. Both are

burned. United badly Prets.

UNABLE TO REACH

WRECKAGE

Lakehurst, May 0.

It is impossible to reach the wreck-

and got three bodies from the stern of the airship, all unrecognisably burned but one still alive.

Even after the crash minor explo- siona continued. The screams of the victims were plainly audible.

FILLED WITH HYDROGEN

It is learned the airship was filled

age of the fallen sky..glant, von with hydrogen gas, which is highly Hindenburg, which is still blazing explosive.

fiercely. A wide area around It is

The chairman of the U.S. Senate

the occurrence of what may be

ever known in Asia.

servation.

Previous

Dirigible

Disasters quarters, the men

COAL MINE

STRIKE AVERTED

Ministry Calling Joint

Conference

Full Settlement.

Now Possible

London, May 7. coal mine strike has been averted,

The threat of an immediate national

BURGLAR'S TRICKERY EXPOSED

Posed As Coo-Boy In Search Of Work

May Be Hunted "Mystery Thief"

All Classes Contribute To Display

Rich And Poor Join "In Honouring King They've Never Seen

(By A Special Representative)

It hus been noted

before, particularly during the late ` King's

Jublice celebrations in 1935, with

what whole-heartedness and sincerity

the Chinese in Hongkong as a whole,

and certain sections in particular, throw themselves into any folliäca- Police believe that they have safely tions glorifying the British Crown. placed behind locks bärs the per-

the

Two of the Chinese crew of Bulter- feld & Swire steamship. Kaying are the-object-of-this-anxiety. The ship

petrator of the series of daring On the present occasion, when this Tobberies that have occurred In KowColony-is-preparing,-along-with-the- came in on Wednesday from Shanghai

After six hours of conversation be-loon recently, with the imprisonment Deminions and other colonies, to via Holhow and is now in quarunting, tween Captain H. F. C: Crookshank, this morning of Lại Ping. 24-year-old honour on' n Aitting scale All contacts are under close ob- Secretary for Mines, and the execu- man, who already has had a long accession of a new King-Emperor,

Tests are being made to tive of the Mine Workers' Federation string of convictiona day which will delmine whether the last night, it was, officially announced The

method employed by Kow this fine spirit is even more apparent. suspicions of the doctors are justified

"inystery" burglar bas some carly this morning that the executive foon's or whether, as is thought in

The Chinese Coronation Sub-com- 10 was prepared suspend

handing in invariably been the same as that cmmittee, It has already been mentioned have contracted M

strike notices for a fortnight from ployed by Lai Ping on the attempt in these columns, has been, and is Jaundice.

May

If Capt. Crooksbank would that cost him his freedom. The calice -absence of previous culi conference of the three partica, The burglar first of all takes pains ctlll, working tremendously hard in There have been eight pre-cases of Yellow Fever in China makes concerned.

to discover the name of a friend of arranging, the great in- this!

Capt. Crookshank hus already in-ls intended victim. Then, if he is that will be seen in the streets next vious major disasters on the its diagnosts more difficult

1s vited

the employers and miners' re-discovered in the building, he passes week, This, from a body of men so distinguished and public-spirited us history of dirigibles, involving instance and the utmost seercey

the his presence off by stating that he being preserved by the Medical De-presentatives to confer with partment in the meantime.. The Ministry, and will meet the miners has been sent by "Mrs. Smith," who the personnel of the sub-committee.

are the many The greatest toll was caused Director of Medical Services, the Hon. executive again to-morrow. It is had heard that the victim needed a is only to be expected. In the same

"cook-boy." On other occasions, the category are A. R. Wellington declined to stated that, the prospects of a settic-mystery" burglar has boldly rung| private citizens who have taken this by the destruction of the make a statement, while the shipment are now distinctly more hope the front door-bell, gaining ad- opportunity to plan for themselves U.S. airship, Akron, which ping company concerned is sileht on ful.

the subject, crashed into the sen at the

It appears that Yellow Fever was height of a storm in April arst mentioned by an outport doctor 1933, 74 persons losing their who examined the men. lives.

a total loss 232 lives.

In 1930 the British R181 plunged into a hillside in France and 46 people were killed, including high

officials of the British Air Ministry.

Here is a list of the wold's worst alrship disasters.

12 killed

N8-11 In the North Sea 1919, ZR-2 In England 1921, 42 killed Koma Over Virginia, 1922, 34 killed

killed

Shenandoah Over Ohlo 1025, 14

Italia In Arctle 1928, 8 lost R-101 In France, 1930, 46 killed Akron Of New Jersy coast 1933, 74 lost

Macon Off California Coast 1935, 2 lost.

RECONSTRUCTION IN KWANGTUNG

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The Kaying was scheduled to sail to-morrow but it is quite possible she will be detained.

Spread By Mosquitoes

Yellow fever is a spectac, highly Infective tropical fever, the germ of which is transmitted by mosquitoes which are not found in Aste discase is endemic in certain limited. areas, chief of which are the West Indies, Mexico, part of Central America and the west coast of Africa,

The truce now depends upon then by the same story,

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and their families theatrical shows on small garden parties, Ping was discovered in the a large acceptance of Capt. Crookshank's

and pr

Dy cic, plays, as much invitation by the Notts coal owners nursery of the home of Mrs. A. Harri-

contribution to

to the world-wide. son, of 114, Waterloo Road. When and Notis industrial union.

Mrs. Harrison asked him what he icings as for their own enjoy- The miners' executive Informed

Mention must not be omitted was doing there, he declared that

bo Capt. Crookshank that their decision "Mrs. Smith has sent him to look for of the display of fireworks was made in response to Mr. Stanley obs

given by a certain very well-known Baldwin's appeal for industrial peace, Mrs. Harrison, however, was gentleman in his palatial residence It is under- cheered by all parties in the House suspicious, and succeeded in detain just above Caine Road. of Commons on Wednesday-ing the man until she had communi- stood it will be worth going a long Reuter,

cated with her friend. As a result, way to see. the police were sent for, and the man appeared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, charged with being in Canton, May 7. dwelling house for an unlawful The British Consul-General, Mr. purpose. A. P. Blunt, is paying a courtesy coll

COURTESY CALL

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He denied the charge but after

The incubation period is generally on General Wu Teh-chen, Civil evidence, was convicted.

afternoon-Reuter,

four or Ave days, but it may be as Governor, at the latter's house this short as 24 hours.. For this reason was, until air communication broke down our last barriers, virtually im- possible for yellow fever. Lo come to Hongkong.. With air travel, Infected! mosquitoes can travel, and live. The disease has never yet made its op- pearance in Asia, although it once found its way to Europe, taking terrible toll life in Spain.

WATER CONCESSION FOR CORONATION

Sub-Inspector E. E. Rogers, who prosecuted. stated that defendent had a very bad record. He had previously been convicted for malicious damage, attempted larceny, receiving stolen goods, and had been suspected by the police for some time.

Sentence of six months' hard

The Government Intends to provide a constant supply of water, both on the mainland and the island, in connec- labour, with a two-year term of tion with the Coronation celebrations, police supervision to follow, was.im-

posed. the from May 11 to May 14, inclusive.

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Seaport towns are invariably Jones most affected. Ships can

came hot-beds of disease once It breaks out.

The

Was last big outbreak Params in 1905, when many thousand lives were lost.

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But there are others, comparatively poor, who, for. no reason other than that they feel it up to them. to do honour to the King they have never Acen and are not likely to see, have worked hard and given up much to add their little, offerings,

SPIRIT OF LOYALTY On a tour of the Central and Western districts of the city, this re- perler came across many such ex- amples. There is a small grocery shop near the Central Market, one of those tiny pan kuns that some- good trade but at others times do are hard-pressed to keep going. One

multi-coloured. netices at once the electric bulbs and small streamert over the door and running along the windows. Obviously it is something out of the ordinary. What is it for? the. Answer: "Ha, Wong Tai tang tin, to" (colloquially, "Why, for the King's Coronation!")

That great day is still nearly a weck distant, but this small shop-

COLONY MUST NOT REMAIN Back comes

IN VULNERABLE POSITION

Canton, May 7. roped off. Ambulances are unable to Committee investigating air safety get through.

Pressmen are barred and he would order an inmediate

'Following yesterday's impressive General Wu from the scene.

ceremony, in which Inquiry as to the causes of the crash. Tel-chen was sworn in na Governor

"With no aggressive intent, Great Britain cannot leave It is reported that Captain Ernst The Hindenburg was specially de- of Kwangtung, Mr. Bing Shuey-lec,

EXPLORING TRADE FIELD

Hongkong in ita present vulnerable. position without an agree-keeper, with his turn-over of one or two thousand dollars a year, has; in Lehman, adviser to the commander, signed to avold a fate similar to that formerly of the Foreign Affairs ace-

London, May 6.

ment as to non-fortification with other Pacific Powers."

the same way as great firms like the Capt. Pruss, is in hospital seriously of the British airship, R-101. It ton of the C.E.C., was appointed

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the. Prime This statement is made by Lt. Col. H. St. Clair Smallwood Shaoghal Bank, Jardino's, etc.. al- burned. Apparently he leaped from contained scarcely an inch of wood: Secretary of the Provincial Govern-

ready made his preparations, “When the control cabin. Capt. Pruss also Everything was built of duralu ment and concurrently Secretary of Minister, told the House of Commons in the current issue of Great Britain and the East.

the day or rather, night comes, his survived,

mlalum. She was the Arst zeppelin the Planning Commission; which the to-day that informal, exploratory "Information that some eight, "Great Britain proposed the re-tiny electric bulbs will be dimmed HEARD VICTIMS' In which passengers were allowed to Government is forming to unity Anglo-American discussions were millions sterling is to be spent on the tention of this clause, but the pro-and shadowed by the proximity of econorale, rural and political under way with a view to ascertain defences of Hongkong follows on the posal was rejected by Japan, and the Central Market's brilliant (lumlas ing whether a basis exists for trade expiration of the Washington Treaty, present increase, may be considered to ations, but die spirit with which ho has inverted, without hope of material the General Wu Teh-chen is shortly negotiations between United under which we agreed not to in- be the logical conclusion to Japan's

non-fortification clauso." announcing plans to relieve the rice Kingdom and the United States. crease fortifications in the Pacifle disagreement to the retention of the return those few fear of dollars

aren," the writer continues. shortage.-Reuter.

SCREAMS

A photographer, who was an eye- witness, said he saw the ship envelop ed in flames. In a fraction of a

smoke.

The frame-work of the lost R-101 is actually embodied in the Hinden- burg's skeleton. It was purchased by (Continued on Page 5.)

reconstruction.

Unlied Press.

Mind (Continued on Page: 6.)