Portion of Plant Offered for Sale but Only Such as May Deteriorate London, June 18.
In the House of Commons to-day, replying to Viscount Curzon, Mr. Amman, Parliamentary Secretary. to the Board of Admiralty, said that he was aware that the plant] collected for the Singapore naval! base had been offered for sale, The! contingency of the scheme having to he proceeded with in. certain events had not been overlooked, and no offers would be accepted which would likely involve the State in a loss, ed and the turret was littered with. dead and dying.
The Mississippi immediately raced to'port, witelessing the news of the disaster to the hospital-ship Relief, which rushed out to meet her, but. Just as the Mississippi let go her anchor another blast yocked her and Linch shell shrieked past the! steamer Yale, which was crowded ith passengers, but ploughed the sea harmlessly.
After the dead and injured had een transhipped it was discovered that another unexploded charge in the gun-chamber was likely to explode at any moment, so. the Mississippi hurriedly steamed to sea to obviate the possibility of a shell ploughing San Pedro and kill-
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