THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, JUNE 3. 1938.
R.M.A. Dorado Catches Fire Before Take-Off "SAFEMILK"
PASSENGERS, CREW AND MAILS SAFE
One Man Breaks Leg Leaping to Safety
R.M.A. Dorado, the Imperial Airways big airliner which inaugurated the mail and passenger service for this line out of Hongkong, met with her first accident of any gravity to-day. Actually the plane was only slightly damaged, according to a statement by Imperial Airways, but the five persons in her passenger rabin and her crew had a narrow escape from death.
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Five people were in the plane and, surrounded flames, had to crawl through the emergency trap-door in the roof to reach safety.
SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Radio to-day:
Sinklang, Ping Wo, Siang Wo, Wuchong, Chaksang, Empress of Aslo, Greisenau, Kumaung, Empress of Japan, Conte Rosso, Sulsong. Shuntien, President Pierce, Nippon, Mirzapore, Patroclus, Kingyuan, An- shun, Hosang, Yochow,
minutes.
All Mails Safe
Air moll for Engianti was not damaged by the flames but the con- tainers were soaked by water play- ed onto the machine by the fire en- gine, and a few letters were slightly damaged through this enuse.
The mails were immediately con
DOIHARA DIVISION
AT LAST RELIEVED
Chinese Stoutly Resist Westward Drive Of Japanese Troops
Hankow, June 3.
Although the Japanese are rapidly advancing from Kweiteh and Pohsien, south of the Lunghai Railway, on received reinforcements Suhsien and Luyi, and have
veyed back to the General Post Office, where the bags were re-opened and dampened letters were laid out to try. Postal ofeinls state that no addresses were rendered legible. and all mail will reach its destination.
There was ho mall Australia or lighting
for New Zealand aboard the plane is undiminished violence, according to Chinese reports. have gone forward this morning, will
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KP.O. at 5 pm. to-day. were started up preparatory to the take-off.
Mr
W. A Catals, the
cata arrival of fresh Japanese reinforcements. On the other Cheer.
pilot'a when the shait caught res
hand, the Chinese initiated new operation in northern Was his luty 14 sturt and worm the engines before the Senior Anhwei, west of the Tientsin-Pukow railway. These Chinese attacks are directed to Mengchen, with Hwai- standing yuan as a further objective, the Chinese, attempting to cut off the rear of communications of the Japanese troops at Luyi and to bar the southern sector of the Tientsin- Pukow railway.
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Another passenger.
Probst, WILN pued for the door of the Doundo, wait- it te prater, when the Are started,
The only other passenger, who hadi
Dr
Sty Han Esprit E isfiel 1 pilots cockpit Chamber Duroingh this exit When the five men anached tha
alse not entered the machine, was, thechune they had to hombre down, through almost un- MR. M. (Dobbs, of the Hongkong entable tem to the topper WIDE office of Imper and Airways, who was Before they could teseve the macbitie,ving on transfer to Bangktrit. they and to sun to the tip of the wing Ins Jumping in the ground Ali Lar sub- Kowlooned a fractured ing.
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FACTORY PŘESHNESS,
Within a few seconds the the en- gime. which always
ita motor, running as planes arrive or depart, was besides the Darado, and foam exiinguishers and water were being played on the names.
They were subdued within a few
Imperial Airways Statement
The following statement was issued to the Hongkong Tele- graph by Imperial Airways:
"Imperial Airways advises that R.M.A, Dorado was slightly damaged by fire whilst the en- gines were being started pre- paratory to her departure for Bangkok at 6 a.m, to-day.
"Passengers and crew were unhurt and no damage WAR suffered by the mail or freight. "The service is expected to resume at 6 a.m. to-morrow."
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Chinese Claim Advance Checked
Chengchow, June 3.
Tension, on the Lunghat Hallway still prevails as heavy Japanese rein- forcements from Kweitch continue to Strike westward in un effort to out- Bank the Chinese at Lantfeng.
Chengelauw, has been halted at Yuyl on the enst Bonun border, Thr Japanese stormed the south and north city gates yesterday but were The opposing forces are now pitted defenders. repelled by the Chinese
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inst each other in the suburbs. The Chinese are still besieging troops of the Dolbara Division | Sansiehui unet Chiuhotan, north-west
of Lanfeng.
About 1,000 Japanese troops ill Kuntal
011 the the Yellow River are
bunk tri reported tsi have withdrawn northwarri The purpose of their move in unknown.
After Soking Ningling, 38 xiis- meties west of Kweltch, a Japanese Bolunm
westward und restbed Slebotal, east of Ming-chim yesterday morning. It was engaged by two strong units of Chinese troops, In the ensuing battle the Japanese Central News,
beuten and retreated south- leving some 100 dead and
the battlefeld. The!
Chinese gave pursuit and surround-
ed them at Hsuchai, north-east of Suibalen. 25 kilometres south of Mingchu.
north
Chinese Reach Linfen
Tungkwan. June 3
Two Chinese columns, from Pulsien and Stangling, have reached the suburbs of Linten on the Talung- south Shansi
A Kaifeng report states that the Puchow Railway in Chinese troops evncunted
on June 1.
Suthaleneity. One column is only about four
miles from the city, where fighting |
The Jupanese column pushing is raging. from north Anhwei into cast Honan, Meanwhile, ai Linshih. north ધ for the ригрозе 12t cutting the Linfen the Chinese have defeated the Peiping-Hankow Railway south of Japanese, They are now pressing to-
WORKERS CONDEMN BOMBING
Chinese Delegates Press For Action At I.LO. Meeting
Geneva, June 3. Chinese Workers' delegates to the International Labour Ofice pre sub-| mitting a resolution expressing deep concern for the sufferings of Chinese werkers and their families to he I.L.O. Conference. which opened here to-day.
The resolution asks the Conference to support all organisations which take Independent OF collective measures to relieve or mitigate the sufferings of Chinese workers.
Mr. F. W. Leggelt, the British Government representative, who is Chairman of the governing body. welcomed delegates from 49 countries attending the Conference.
Signor Fateno, the Brazilian Minis- ter for Labour, was unanimously elected President.
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Workers' delegates, at 品 meeting, protested against the bom- bardment of civilians in China and Spain, and expressed support for Czech Labour organisations In their "struggle for freedom."-Reuter.
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