BIG SOUTH AMERICAN SHIPPING DISASTER

Grey River Argus, 7 June 1922, Page 5

BIG SOUTH AMERICAN SHIPPING DISASTER

FRENCH LINER’S NAPTHA CARGO EXPLODES. THE DEATH ROLL REPORTED TO BE HEAVY. A French liner has been lost on South American coast, with heavy loss of life, owing to its cargo of naptha exploding Portuguese aviators have completed their trans-Atlantic flight. Fighting is heavy on the South Manchurian border between the rival factions, and foreigners are warned to leave. Japan’s naval building programme for next year includes 32 new cruisers, 28 submarines and other vessels.. Negotiations are resuming over the AngloFrench Pact. French Government is erecting a line of landmarks from the sea to the Swiss frontier, marking the limit of the German invasion. The Bulgarian Premier declares the middle and upper classes will no longer be allowed to rule the country with outside help. Cape Government proposes to regulate sugar, iron and steel imports. A London paper alleges the Irish elections will not reflect the opinion of the country. British forces shelled I.R.A. men on Ulster border, driving them back. J. R. Clynes, British Labour M.P., criticises union leaders over differences, and says more production is needed. N.S.W. Government is considering the closing down of Clyde Engineering Works. Samoan traders complain the islands are in a bad way economically. Mr Massey again promises relief for unemployed. A Japanese liner is coming to N.Z. to take wheat to the East. Allegations that the N.Z. All Black team indulged in midnight revels at Days Bay after the last Springbok match were made yesterday in a claim for extras against the N.Z.R.U. at Wellington.

[Reuter Cablegram.] (Received June 6. 11.3 pan.) BUENOS AYRES, June 5. A shipping disaster has occurred near Pasadas on the river Parana. The French liner Villa Franca, carrying passengers, had a cargo of naptha and the inflammable oil, became ignited, and its explosion followed, causing the vessel to sink quickly. Later details of the Villa Franca wreck show that the passengers were roused at 1 o'clock in the morning, but, just as they rushed on deck, the ship was rent asunder by an explosion, and she sank near the shore. Many of the passengers and the crew are still imprisoned below. A revised list shows that 7G are dead. BRITISH PROPOSAL FOR TRADE WAR. [Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.] (Received June G, 7.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 5. Sir Charles Iligham, addressing a gathering of advertising men, expressed a hope that Britain and the United States would become allied so as to prevent Germany from regaining her place in the trade of the world, and especially in Russia, which he called a gold mine. PORTUGUESE AVIATORS CROSS ATLANTIC. [Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.] (Received June G, 9.10 p.m.) RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5. Pernambuco reports that the Portuguese aviators have completed a trans-Atlantic flight. They arrived in a new hydro-aeroplane, from Fernando-Noronha, at Pernambuco. CLOSING OF N.S.W. ENGINEERING WORKS. [Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.] (Receicvd June G, 9'lo p.m.) SYDNEY, June 6. The New South Wales Cabinet has considered the closing of the Clyde Engineering Works, but failed to reach a decision. It is again considering the matter to-morrow. It is believed an arrangement will be reached to prevent the closing of the wensks.