1938-06-16 — Page 11

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NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

Thomas Tinkler (73) is organ-blower and the vicar's right- hand man at the church. He looks after the churchyard and the vicarage garden and tends the lamps at the churchyard gates.

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(Companies Incorporated in England.}

Taking Cargo an through Bills of Lading for ETRAITH, JAVA & BURMA. CEYLON INELA, IRANIAN GULF, MAUNUTTUB, E. & 8. AFTCA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND FORTI, NED SEA, XGYIT, EUROPE. ETC

FENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS Under Contract with ILM. Government) Az vessels Inay call at any porte en or off the route,—and the route and all antifasa are subject to change or deviation with or without notice,

Tons

From I'Kong about

Steamers

**BURDWAN

RAJPUTANA RANCHI

17,000 25th June

17,000 9th July. 8,000 16th July.

**SOMALI

RANPURA RAWALPINDI †"BANGALORE

NALDERA

CORFU

Destination

0,000, 18th June, 0 a.m. ¡Marseilles, Havre, London,

Hull. H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. B'bay, M'sellies & London. B'bay, M'selllen & L'don. B'bay, Mizellles, Havre, L'don, Hull, Hbg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. B'boy, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dom & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseliles & London.

17,000 23rd July 17,000 0th Aug. 8.000 13th Aug.

17,000) 20th Aug,

14,500| 3rd Sept.

• Cargo only † Cails Casablanca All vessels may call at Malta

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

TALMA

SIRDHANA

BRITISH INDIA APGAR BAILINGS (SOUTH).)

0,000) 10 June, 19.30 o.m.,S'pore, Port Swettenham. Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta. 10,000

2nd July

8,000 16th July.

10,000 30th July 8,000 13th Aug,

DO.

DO.

DO.

DO.

BL Apear Lino Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengers

NANKIN

NELLORE

TANDA

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (BOUTEL)

7,000 2nd July 7,000 8th Aug.

7,000

2nd Sept.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

Regular monthly sailings from 'kong to Shanghai & Japan & X'kong to Australia

NALDERA..

SANTHIA

NELLORE RANPURA TALMA RAWALPINDI

SIRDHANA CORFU

Hong Kong to Sydney—19 days.

SAILINGS TO BHANGHAI & JAPAN,

17,000 23rd June.

·8,000) 23rd June. 7,000 7th July. |∙17,000j7th July. 10,000 7th July 17000 21st July. 8,000 21st July. *14,600 4th Aug.

Cargo only.

Shanghai & Japan. Зарал.

Shanghal & Japan,

Shanghal & Japan. Japan.

Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

"Ali' datos new. approximate and subject to alteration without nottow, parWKI 'me waring not more than 6 ort, will be received at the Corapany's Omos. Up to DRES

on the day previous to jailing.

For Pomage Bates, Handbooks, Freight, eto, apply Town MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Phos ETTE.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1998.

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY

THE CAMERA'S EYE

WILLIAM BOWLEY, aged 92, “would like to see 100, MRS. BOWLEY, aged 79. “She's a sport; she's n

if it please The Master."

LONG LIFE

marvel," says Mr. Bowley.

AT

THORPE ARNOLD

JOHN MORGAN, searching for Country-

side news, finds a village of Methuselafis, Pictures by FREDERIC G. KOPER.

THORPE ARNOLD is a humlet one-and-a-half miles north-east of Melton Mowbray, Leicester-

shire,

It folk claim the English record for fangevity and challenge any other place of equal size in the country to prove them wrong.

Recently we went to see Thorpe Arnold for

ourselves.

It has 28 houses and 166 inhabitants.

Cottages and farmiliousca cluster round the ancient church at whose font, believed to be the oldest in the Kingdom, infants were being christened na long ago as the curly years of the Twelfth Century.

The ages of the 13 oldest inhabitants total soure than 1,000 years. Together they have lived longer than the reputed Methuselah!

Ouo is the parish priest, another is his handyman. All have been among the country's most industrious

citizens.

One keeps a little shop to eke out the slender earn- inge of a crippled husband; another has given 60 years 10 the care of sheep, and is still shepherding.

One has been the mother of 14, another is a grand. mother with a shrewd tongue in a wise head.

There is neither public-house-nor Post Office in the parish; main water and a ocwerage system have yet to come.

Miss Mary Shipman (70) plays the organ to the church and has missed only two services in 14 years.

Mrs. Sorah Tinkler (70)---"Sally" to most people and as handsome now ns the day, she was wod, 47 years ago.

John Clayton (74), likes his garden. “My bil ends here," he says.

Mrs. Matt Clayton (77). “What does he want to take a picture for?”

Grandpa" J. A. Scorer (80), farmer, born in the place and “as nice an old

gentleman as ever put shoes on.”

With him is grandson Michael.

Mrs. Woodcock (74) at the door of her cottage, and right. Mr. Woodcock, “ married 55 years, this month," likes his pipe.

USED CAR SALES

Ford V8 4-door Saloon.">

1934

.

$1450.00

Morris Minor 2-door Saloon

1932.

Austin 7, Tourer

$800,00 $250.00

$200.00 $200.00

Humber Tourer, a perfect

Week-end Car

Hillman Tourer

Austin 7. Saloon 1930 $400.00

--ALL NETT PRICES Demonstrations Arranged---

Dial 31034.

Let us sell your car. Success- ful sales we charge you 5%.

No Sale -No Charge

PETROL CARGO EXPLODES

Gallant Action Of Police Launch Prevents Spread Of Fierce Fire

With

tremendous roar heard practically all over the Colony, a 'junk with a cargo of 400 tins of aviation petrol blow- up at tho. Aslatie Fotrolouin Company's wharf, North Point. at '10 o'clock last night,

Flumea shot d0 feet into the air, and Ave Chinese who were in the vicinity were injured, one of them badly. Two were taken to hospital.

A police launch which, was first on the scene found the junk fled to d pylon only a few yards from, the Installation whart connected to the vast main works,

Sub-Inspector Batcher, in charge, courageously nosed his craft close to. the furiously blazing junk and re- leased it from its moorings. By this time the junk and the police launch were in the centro of leaping flames and the small hose of the polle launch was used to prevent it cat- ching fire.

The quick action of the police probably saved the A.P.C, whnef and possibly the whole installation. BLAZING INFERNO

Within about 10 minutes of the outburst, the junk had been towed out into the harbour, a blazing 'in- ferno from stem to stern.

People on both sides of the har bour could see the yellow glow of the fumes from many miles away and for about an hour, and a half were pro- vided with a spectacular sight as dark clouds of smoke bluckened the night sky,

The Junk was towed away from the wharf to burn itself out in the harbour, though thousands of gallons of water were poured, on to the blazing mass by the fire-floats.

For an hour the junk blazed about 200 yards away from the wharf. Small patches of oil, alight, added to the spectacle,

The Junk was moored between two ( pylons about 25 yards away from the main installation wharf where the main pipe-line run to the big gasoline tanks in the company's yard. Several big lighters moored on the other side of the wharf escaped being set on fire when the Junk blew up.

A general fire-alarm signal was made as soon as the explosion was heard and company employees, police, five fire appliances, two ambulance units two Яго flouts and tho emergency unit were scene.

soon on tho

Three of the Injured men were treated at the Bay View Police station One was suffering badly from shock and the other two were burnt about the feet and hands,

"POLICE TOOK RISKS"

A man who was early on the scene of the explosion sald the Chinese were aboard the junk when it ex- ploded.

"The fames licked the main in- stallation wharf and for a time it looked as though the whole pier would be enveloped in flames he gold. "The police launch was encircled by the flames and the men aboard took great risks to cut away the junk from its moorings."

An oclal of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, who was early on the scene, announced that no damage had been caused to any of the company's property or employees.

Other eye-witnesses of the ex- plosion described it as one of the most spectacular Ares they had seen and wondered that no further damage was caused to neighbouring property.

The junk was still blazing at mid- night, when it had drifted a mile from the scene of the explosion and was being carried by the tide towards Taikoo about 50 yards from the shore.

CONSIGNEES NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGÈRIES MARITIMES.

Steamship.

"COMMANDANT DORISE” 24

No. 7 AEO/38 Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk vin poris ele arrived" Hongkong on Tuesday, 14th June 1938.

Consignees, are hereby informingd that their goods with the exception. of Tensure and Valuables landed and stored into the arc Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf, and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- be obtained immediately after landing. loon, whence delivery may

All claims must be sent in to mo on or before 24th

1938, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs: Goddart, and -- Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 20th June,

1938.

Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendaye when any duti able goods ardamined by the

LAM'S GARAGE Company Surveyor

149, Gloucester Road. THE Garage For Repairs,

No Fire Insurance will" effected. by us in any case whate

Hongkong, 14thlu Lintas