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MORE DUMPING OF CONSTABLE DESERTS U.S. CONGRESS FACES
AMERICAN CARS?
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BRITISH DOMINIONS SAID TO BE "CARRIED AWAY TO SEA"
EXCELLENT MARKET
1930 AUTOMOBILE SHOW
New York, Yesterday. Many thousands dally are at tending the Annual National Au- tomobile Show in the Grand Cen- tral Palace, which indicates that 1930 will be a year of eight-cylin- der cars and increased prices. Over a score of new chassis models are generally more power ful, with greater acceleration and hill climbing ability: more com- fortable with better brakes, more stylish bolly lines, and more luxuriously furnished bodies.
Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, in a state- ment points out that the British Dominions are excellent markets for American motor vehicles.— Reuter's American Service.
WITH FRIEND
ARRESTED ON RETURN
A HARD PROGRAMME
BITTER CONTROVERSY OVER PROHIBITION EXPECTED
DESERTED WIVES
Lau Pak-yuen, a Chinese con-
Washington, Yesterday. stable who joined the Police Force
Faced with an uncompleted tariff for a term of five years on June bill, a bitter prohibition controver
sy, and a host of other questions
their 26, 1925, was this morning charged that may necessitate beforo Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham,tinuing work until the by Divisional Inspector A. R. Clark, Congress reassembled to-day after with having deserted from the the recess. Force on October 4, 1926. plended "gulty."
Accused
con- summer,
The Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives ap- proved the War Department's ex- Inspector Clark told the Magia-timates for the coming year of a trate that accused was stationed at total of $435,000,000 an increase Pokfulam when he "just absented of $442.000 compared with the cur- himself on that date and deserted." rent financial year ending June 30. He was arrosted last night in
The Supreme Court has sustained the constitutionality of New York|| Yaumati where be was employed as State law, entitling deserted wives a washerman by the Steam Laundry. to attach their husbands', Bank De-
An “Accident"
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THE CER. RESUMES TRAFFIC
Asked why he did it, accused
KAYE DON'S ATTEMPT said that it was an accident.
ON RECORD
BRITISH RACING MOTORIST
TRY AND BEAT SEGRAVE“
A SUNBEAM "TIGER"
had gone on board the a.s. Fusan Maru to see a friend, and unknown to him he was carried away to sea TOn the ship.
Rugby, Yesterday, The famous British racing motor. ist, Kaye Don,, who expects to make an attempt this year on the world's land speed record of 231 miles an hour, held by Sir Henry Segrave, yesterday tested in his racing car the suitability of Pen- dine Sands, Carmarthenshire-- for such an effort,
He kept his visit secret, in order to have the 7-mile stretch of sands elear. He used the Sunbeam Tiger car in which Sir Henry Segrave won the world's record in 1926, and although it was raining and a gale was blowing, he drove over the course at 155 miles an hour.
The sands were too wet to enable him to form a definite opinion on their suitability, and he will make a further test after consulting the designer, on the acceleration and de-celeration of the Sunbeam 4,000 hp. Silver Bullet, which has been constructed for an attempt on the world's record. British Wireless Service.
BANK FOKI MISSING ?
In information laid with the Police yesterday Lf Shu-yui, man- ager of the Tak Cheung Bank, 99, Wing Lok Street, alleged that a foki named Kwan Kau (20) ab- sconded yesterday with $1,331 which he had collected from vari- ous shops on behalf of the bank,
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Inspector Clark pointed out that the Fusan Maru called at Swatow -which was not so far away from Hong Kong and accused could His have returned immediately.. absence for two days or so would not have been regarded 29 serious.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINS TO BE RUN ON JAN. 20
RUSSIANS REINSTATED
Tokyo, Yesterday. According to a C.E.R. announcement Bothe Eastern rection is opening for traffic on January 10, the Western sec- tion on January 15, and international trains over the whole C.E.R. system will resume on January 20.
His Worship inquired if it was possible for men to buy themselves out of the Force.
Inspector Clark replied that he i did not think there was such a thing as "buying one's self out," but men who wished to leave the Force before their term of service had expired could do so by paying one month's salary for every year of service not completed,
Accused was fined $50 or month's hard labour.
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“Hammer and Sickle",
Peking, Yesterday.
It is learned from Harbin that M.
Shmanovsky has taken over the Soviet consular affairs from Herr Stobbe, the German Consul, and again' hoisted the hammer and sickle" flag.
Since the release of Soviet prisoners in Harbin more than one thousand men who were dismissed by the Chin- ese last July and August have applied to M. Rudyl requesting reinstatement in the rallway's employ. It is rellably
VICTIMS OF PLANE stated they will all be reinstated with
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DIVERS RECOVER BODIES OF MEN ENGAGED ON FILM WORK
COLLISION IN THE AIR
Santa Monica, Yesterday. Naval divers have recovered the "bodies of Mr. Kenneth Hawks, the film director, and Mr. Thomas Harris, a studio property man, who were killed on January 3, when
full salaries for the period- they have been under detention.
Mo Teh-hul, the new Tupan of the C.E.R. arrived in Harbin on Sunday to take up his duties. It is expected he will leave for Moscow about January 10, to attend the Sino-Soviet Confer- ence.-Router,
U.S. COTTON YIELD
Farmers Warned To Reduce Acreage
Washington, Yesterday. two air-liners collided three miles The Federal Farm Board has warn- from land" and plunged into the o cotton farmers to reduce their Bea. Ten lines were lost-Reuter. acreage this spring, if they wish the (The machines were engaged Government to assist the marketing' of upon the production of a film en- the 1880 crop. The Board declares titled "Such Men Are Danger- that only the crop failure of Texas in ons.”]
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RESCUE OF WOULD-BE SUICIDE
A Chinese youth named Chlu; Cheung-chau (18) was alleged to have attempted suicide yesterday by Jumping into the harbour from the Yaumati ferry launch Man Shun whilst in midstream bound for Hong Kong yesterday after- noon. He was rescued by a sea- man of the launch, named Leung Teat-yau, and on the vessel's ar- rival in Hong Kong the Police re- moved the lad to the Government Civil Hospital
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