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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1988.

Over

70 Killed in Derbyshire Coalmine Explosions

HEROIC RESCUERS WORK TO AID MANY TRAPPED BY BLAST

46 In Hospital and 40 Only Slightly Hurt

London, May 10.

According to the latest information concerning the explosions in the Markham Colliery, over seventy lost their lives. It was first reported that eight were dead and 27 injured in the Derbyshire blasts.

It is learned that 157 men were working on the night shift when the explosion occurred. Of these 40 escaped without more than slight injuries and 40 were admitted to hospital.

Rescue teams, numbering 100 men in all, stripped to the waist, risked their lives in attempting to reach those trapped below.

As the rescuers came to the surface with blackened Inces, others Immediately rendy to take places. They carried

oxygen.

tubes

A statement on the dianster

was were made in the House of Commons this their afternoon by the Secretary for Minca, of Capt. H. F. C. Crookshank, who said

occurred in the explosion

the One of the first men rescued im- vicinity of the coal face showed short, join the ly before 6 o'clock, when the night mediately volunteered to shift at its labour of mercy below. shiri was leaving the maine.

Doctors worked heroically under-

The force of the explosion extenderi ground. One was overcome by as a long distance along the main rond. and taken to hospital.

Captain Crookshank informed the

mine

The explosions, which caused House that Inspectors at the heavy falls in the roof of the would be Jutured by the Chief Inspec tunnels, nceurred a mile from the tor as soon as possible. bottom of the shaft-Renter.

Worst Since 1934

London, May (0.

The worst colliery disaster in Great Britain since 1934 occurred this morning in Markham Pil, near Ches-1 terfleld, when an explosion of great force followed by another two hours later, resulted in a death role at 72 and about 40 injured,

Among the Injured is inner who was the second man to reach the pit top uninjured after the ex- plosion, and

immediately who volunteered to go down with the

first rescue party and sequently badly gassed.

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Girl Leaps

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Three Others Try

To End Lives

FAILED TO

REPORT SMALLPOX

Herb Dealer Gets

$50 Fine

A girl, To Shing-nui, alies To Mel- ching, 10, threw herself from the fourth floor of the Hotel Asia yester day, and was instantly killed. The The facts that the premises were used as a herbalists' shop and people tenson for the suicide is not kno

Another woman, Chan Luit, 22, went in to buy herbs while there was also tried to end her life by jumping a case of smallpox on the premises from the first floor of No. 8D2 Queen's were stressed by M QA. A. Road West.

She suffered injuries to Macfadyen when so of $30 wan her head and left fool, and was re-imposed on Chak Tak-wal at the

Hospital. Kowloon Magistracy this morning. moved to the Queen Mary Hospital.

Liu So, a 14-year-old girl, jumped late the harbour from the ferry

Tho defendant is charged with

Tenant Must Quit Garage

Court Gives Him Ten Days

HITLER WELCOMED TO BERLIN

Sends Message To Mussolini

A landlady of 170 Hennessy Rand, Leung Ying. successfully brought an action for possession of the premises against her tenant, the Yat Ting

Berlin, May 10, Garage, before Mr. Justice R. E, Thousands of Germans and Lindsell in the Summary Court this Austrians thunderously cheered Herr morning.

Cheng Yu, manager of the Garage, told the Court that he had been a tenant of the premises siner August Inst year at a monthly rental of $45. Plaintiff lived on the floor above,

and on March 2 lust he received &

Adolf Hitler's arrival at · Lehrter Station, Germany taking up de- monstrations of his popularity where they were dropped by Italy.

The brightly lit and heavily be- flagged streets were packed with from the

launch Man Kung, but was rescued failing to notify the authorities that

of a cargo junk, and an inmate was suffering from the notice asking him to quit by April surrounding country to witness the taken to the Queen Mary Hospital.

by the crew

A man, You Leung, 20, swallowed quantity of oplum in the Tal Loi Boarding-house. He was also taken to Hospital.

on the Intter, but made the suggestion

to

disease.

people who had come in return of the Fuehrer. Among those who welcomed Herr Hitler was Staff. General Hermann Goering, Chief of

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4. When the time arrived, however, a woman named Tai Koo who col- said that the ease differed from others stood, was a daughter of plaintiff, Sanitary Inspector W. T. Bilson lected the rent and who, he under in that the premises were used as a told him he could stay on if he paid herbalists' shop. The patient was in the rent in advance in

General Goering and Herr Hiller futuro. the cockloft, and could not be seen by Before he received the notice be hindrade side by side to the Chancellory, been one month in arrears with the Storm Troops and Hitler Youth unlis

lining the route.

the customers.

taken.

The defendant bad also had small- as a means of giving the publie con-

nt facts in connection pox at some time or other, and he with the explosion would be avallshould be fully scquainted with the be precautions which should have been kuse, for more active steps taken to try and find a way of pre- venting these explosions in coal mines. Captul Crookshank took

surrounding

note of the suggestion.

Rescue parties from collieries were quickly on the scene and the work of recovery, still goes

n.

Identification has been made very dimcult by the severe and extensive mutilation of the victims, caused by the great force of the explosion.- British Wireless,

Chinese Peace Corps Revolt

rent.

He promised Tai Koo he would give her the rent in two days but when he subsequently landed it to her she said she had to consult the landindy. He did not see her gain until April 8, when. ale came down and said plaintiff wanted the firemises for her son.

Immediately upon arrival at the Chancellory, Herr Hitler made a radio broadcast to the nation.

As he crossed the Brenner Pass from Italy into Austria, Horr Hitler telegraphed Signor Mussolini: "The community of interests of the Fascist and Nazi movements is an absolute guarantee of faithful comradeship, uniting our nations for ever."

In answer to Mr. C. D'Almods, for The Fuehrer njao despatched a plaintiff, Cheng sold that with the message of thanks to the King of exception of the frat

occasion, Italy-United Press. he handed the rent to Tai Koo

On every month,

April 11, he received a letter from Messrs. D'Almada and Co. asking him to quit

Hankow, May 11. Chinese Peace Preservation Corps men in Tangku and Taku, east of Tientsin, on the sea coast, and now and April 23, when the writ was under Japanese occupation, have re-issued, he did not speak to plaintif volled and accupied Sinochan and about the matter. other districts in the vicinity, accord- ing to a message received from Tien- itsin.

within three days. Between the date! Difficulties

No Hope For Men Trapped Underground

London, May 10, Officials of the Staveley Coal and "An investigation into the cause ofIron Company announce that none of disaster is to proceed with all speed the miners who are below ground can Many militia units in Hopel have The House will join with me in ex-

also rebelled. It is reported-Central pressing our deep sympathy with the The whole pit Пия now beenNews. families and friends of those who examined and all miners are account. have no tragically lost their lives." ed for.

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The Minera reprezentative, Mr. Flickering torches threw fitful light fiery on September 22, 1934, when Koo of her promise to let him stay after a rest ordered by his doctors. FULL CIRCLE

Batey, Labour Member for Spenny-upon sobbing women and children as 263 miners were entombed. moor, in agsneinting the Opposition they remained at the pit-head calllery is still sealed. with the Minister's words of sympathy throughout the night, hoping against

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to the bereaved, made the suggestion | hope that their loved ones would still

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Not until this morning did they two years ago, when 480 miners were should be invited to preside. The reluctantly abandon all hope that the entombed. A disaster at Monongal, usual practice, said Mr. Batey, is for death roll in Britain's worst mine West Virginia, in 1911 led 342 0, the Government Inspector to preside ister since 1934 would be lessened, another at Dawson, New Mexico, Britain's worst mining accident of claimed 263 Hives on October 22, 1013. said he wished to make no reflection the century occurred at Gresford Col- |-United Press.

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London, May 10. The President of the Board of Cheng then explained that pre- Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley resumed vlously he had already reminded Talls Parliamentary duties to-day, Our SUPER Questioned in the House of Com Retreading mons about the difculties ex- perienced by Britain's export trade, System gives

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& Appearance His Majesty's Government were constantly endeavouring to remove or at less than mitigate these dimeulties. In part-50% cular it was their polley to stimulate export trade by appropriate methods cost and especially by negotiation of bila- Tyres. teral trade agreements.-British Wire- less.

HEARD PROMISE GIVEN Evidence of having heard the pro- mise was given by Li To, apprentice of the garage.

Plaintiff stated that although the rent, was payable in advance, Cheng never paid so except on the first occasion. The rent Was collected sometimes by a woman named An Sung and sometimes by her son. Ah Sung was employed by her and had no authority concerning the tenancy. Ah Sung, whom Cheng identified ns Tal Koo, said she had never told defendant he could remain if he pold the rent in advanco in future.

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