The Archive · 1932

JOURNALS SUSPENDED

Hankow, Oct, 26.

Fifteen of Hankow's daily newspapers have been ordered to sus pend publication for a fortnight because they published articles alleging there had been bribery in connection with the special tax bureau. The anier included the "Sinwanpao," it was satd—United Press, boiler "at the workshop of the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway Zakow yesterday afternoon, Two others sustained minor injuries, damage is estimated at over Among the dend are an electrician anda fitter in the boiler room who were killed outright by' the explosion. The upper part of the wailer, which shot up a itundved fect the air, fell on and crushed to death two other mechanics near by. Their bodies were found ina. hor ribly_ mangled state, An apprentice and a labourer died upon admission into hospital.

Nothing was left' of the boiler room but a heap of ruins. Other Paris of the building also suffered damage-—Kuo Min.

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