Show MAGAZINE EXPLODED great destruction of life and prop erty at canton china hongtong Hong kong very great destruction of life and property was caused at canton friday evening by the elpio elon slon of a gunpowder magazine awen tyone ty one bodied bodies have already been re covered horn from the ruins hundreds of persons were injured fifteen buildings were razed to the ground and over were ser foully wrecked A section of feet long from the massive city hall was thrown down the historical nine story pagoda escaped with slight in juries the officer in charge of the maga zine zinc was among those killed and when his body was recovered a pipe was found clutched in his hand which sug bests the possible cause of the elpio sion 1 the financial losses are enormous |