EXPLOSION DISASTER
THIRTY KILLED
[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]
HONG KONG, August 14. When ten tons of gunpowder blew up in the Portuguese military magazine at Macao yesterday, great havoc ■was wrought among houses over a wide area. It was revealed to-day that over thirty were killed, including Portuguese, 'Chinese, and African soldiers. » Several hundreds were injured. The troops flooded the bigger magazines •% j pad prevented an even greater disaster.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1931, Page 5
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70EXPLOSION DISASTER Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1931, Page 5
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