An extraordinary general meeting of the Farben Industrie Company, namely a chemicals combine, t>-d approved a proposal to increase th Company's capital from 615,000,000 1,100,000,000 marks.
'The Chairman said t past year had been favourable 12 business and financial progress of ts> Com pany, which up to the preseat had been' predominant in the nitrogen market, and now almed at conquering the oil inarket.—Reytec. usual tragic death-roll. revelry at the sports and flyyer show at Hood Park, Kempston, near Bedford, was at its height on Tuesday, afternoam, the. basket of a captive balloon parted from the] netting and dashed three of the passengers—two women and a man—and the pilot, to their dear among the crowd of merrymaizers 100 ft. below, and fatally injured the fourth passenger. The dead are:—Captain Ernest Thomson Wil.
lows, the pilot, an airship pioneer; Mis, Florenes Crowsiey, Bedford Road, Kempstor Me. Wil mechanic, ton, Mrs.
Florence Harbtidze, his wife.
The Afth member of the party in the balloon, Mr, Ernest Crowsley, the husband of Mrs. Florence Growsley, as serivasly injured, and in hospital. A man named Low, Kepstons is alo in the hospi in a critical condition, suffering from injuries to his back. He was on9 of the men wis were trying t> pull the balloon" down when he wes jerked some feet into the air. "He fell on his back and was picked! up tunsonscious and is mot expected recover. That two stgpng and who expected bursts of wfad were the carse of the accident is the 0 of Mr. E. Coleman, who was secon in charge of the winch holding the anchor of the balloon. "We. had made 12 to 14 ascents in. perfec:! weather conditions" he said "when saddenly thera was a squall of wind, which swung the ballan over to the discharge.
Commander Ginman was woundd, He got away hen and later Tillett was found dead in bedroom with his throat cut, Tillett was another victim who suffered from the effect of terrible nerve strain, and apparently. went mad on this particular occasion.
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