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SCIENCE AWARDS Medals For Research Workers
Rugby, Yesterday. The well known German scientist, Professor Max Planck, has been presented by the Royal Society with the Copley Medal, which is the highest honour, the Society can con- fer. Professor Plank 30 years ago discovered the quantum theory, which Sir Ernest Rutherford, Pre-
Chinese Wine & Tobacco
On A Junk
A Chinose junk master was at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, charged with the unlaw- ful possession of a jar of Chin- ese wine and 12 packets of Chin. prepared tobacco, on which duty had not been paid. He ad- mitted the offence.
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sident of the Royal Society, Detective Sergeant Humphreys describes as "Having effected hot stated that the junk was search- only a veritable revolution in played by Sergeant Allen at Belcher's alcs, hat which has profoundly Bay, near Green Island, and the changed our methods of thought
tobacco was found concealed in
und our concepts of philosophy."
Professor Planck is also respon- sible for a new invention which, in Sir Oliver Lodge's view, will have an important effect upon the future development of X-Rays and light generally,
The Society has also awarded royal medale to Professors Little- wood and Muir, the Davy medal to Professor G. N. Lewis, and the Hughes nedal to Professor Hans Geiger.
The Nobel prize in science for [1928 been awarded to Professor C. W. Richardson, Director of Re- search in physics at King's College, i London.British Wireless Service.
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different parts of the craft. The
wine was discovered the rear of the junk, hidden amongst other jars,
It was stated that the defendant told the police that it was all for the use of his fokls, 10 in all.
Fines of $48 with the option of three weeks' hard labour, and $12 or seven days in dofault were im posed.
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OPIUM AND HEROIN
Fines Of $2,000 And $1,000
Arrested at 291, Queen's Road Central on November 28, a Chin- ese woman was charged before
[Change In Home Under- Mr. E. W. Hamilton, by Revenue
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Rugby, Yesterday.
A rearrangement of office is an nounced whereby the number of Under-Secretaries of State in the House of Commons is reduced from the present number of seven to six aa required by the law. The change is effected by making Ear! Russell, with a seat in the House of Lords, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India in place of Dr. Drummond Shields. Mr. Arthur Ponsonby be comes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, in place
of Eart Russell. Mr. William Lunn becomes Parliamentary Under- Secretary to the Dominions Office in place of M. Ponsonby, and Dr.
Shields becomes Parliamentary to the Colonial Office in place of Mr. Lunn-British Wireless Service.
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Rugby. Yesterday.
The airship R.101 was moved last night into its hangar from the mooring nast at Cardington aero drome, where its place will shortly be taken by the R.100. The R.101 has been in the open for a month, when weather has been exceptionally bad, [but it has stood the conditions very
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.Thorough Overhaul
London, Saturday, The R.101 has been moved from the mast of Cardington and placed in the hangar. The removal was accomplish- ed without Incident. It is understood the airship will be thoroughly over- hauled, and the gasbigs defisted and examined, with a view to making modi- fications to increase the lifting capa- city.-Reuter.
A caution was registered against two Chinese at the Kowloon Magla-
Oficer Grimmitt, with the unlaw- ful possession of eight taela of prepared non-Government opium, and 500 heroin pilla.
She pleaded guilty" and the Magistrate imposed fines of $2,000 for the opium and $1,000 for the heroin pills. The alterna tive in each case was one year's hard labour, the sentences to run concurrently in cass the fines wore not paid..
Mr. Hamilton remarked that but i for the fact that he believed that!
the accused was not a dealer in ly been duped, he would have the dangerous drugs but had mere.
made the fall terms run consecu tively.
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'PLANE CRASHES
On Housetops In New York
New York, Nov. 27. Careening at a madly furious speed, clipping telephone poles, chimneys and radio aerials, tho Fokker monoplane F-82, the larg-| est airplane ever built in the Unit ed States, crashed onto the roof Quite a number of these larcenies' of `a house at Carlaplace, Long
going on, everywhere," re Island, to-day. marked Detective-Sergeant W. G.
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The 'plane and house immedi- Humphreys at the Kowlolon Magistracy ately after the crash were wrap- to-day, before Mr. W. Schofield, when
two Chinese were arraigned on charges, Ped in flames.
The house
Was
of stealing and receiving a blue coat, completely destroyed and the F-82 valued at $10, the property of Miss was almost completely wrecked.
M. F. Boggs, plist of the F-32, d'Almada Castro, residing at 10, Hum-
and his mechanic, Harry Mc- phreys Buildings.
Donald, miraculously escaped with only superficial injuries.
The second accused, who had a very still under police bad record and is surveillance, admitted stealing, and, was sentenced to six weeks' hard ia- bour.
The accident to the Fokker con- altuted the third roof-top crash within a week in the congested New After evidence, the case of receiv-York arca.-United Presa. Ing was proven against the first man, and he was fined $50, with the alter- nativo of aix weeks' hard labour.
BRUSSELS OUTRAGE
Chinese Students Com- mitted For Trial
JAPAN UNYIELDING Britain and America Fear An Impasse
Tokyo, Yeserday. It is learned in official circles that Great Britain and America, apparently fearing the possibility of an impasse if Japan insists on a 70 per cent. ratio for big crui
Brussels, Yesterday, tracy to-day, when they admitted Seven Chinese students were com- carrying a pig "In a crate that mitted for trial by the correctional sera for America, are attempting had insufficient matting. The Tribunal on a charge recently-of to find an alternative solution to Magistrate pointed out that cruelty assaulting a diplomatic agent at the the question by meeting Japan's had not been proved in this case.. Chinese Legation. Reuter.
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EXTRALITY
Negotiations Still In The Air
Nanking,” Saturday, An unconfirmed report here states that the Sino-American negotia tions regarding extrality abolition are opening on December 2in Washington, Dr. C. G. Wu repres senting the National Government.
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