HAVOC IN HONGKONG.
♦ ■ j TEN TONS OF GUNPOWDER | EXPLODES. J THIRTY SOLDIERS KILLED, j < (t'XLTEID PEtESS ASSOCIATION—ZV KLELTiUO j TKLEGCAPH— COrTRIGHT.) ■ j HONG-KONG, August U. When ten tons of gunpowder blew up in tho Portuguese military magazine at Macao yesterday, great havoc was wrought among houses over a wide area. It was revealed to-day that over CC persons were killed, including Portuguese, Chinese, and African soldiery, and that several hundreds were injured. Troops flooded the larger magazines, thus preventing even a greatei* f disaster. !
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20316, 15 August 1931, Page 15
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