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Tuesday, April 28, 1931.
Third Moon, 11th Day.
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中華民國辛未年三月十一日
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931.
SOVIET CONTRACT
FOR BRITISH FIRM.
Vickers to Build Big Electrical Plant.
"FIVE YEAR PLAN."
London, Yesterday.
An agreement has been sign-
TRAFFIC CASES.
EUROPEAN FINED FOR
"SPEEDING."
LORRY DRIVER CHARGED.
A number of trafie summonsce, three of which were for speeding, were dealt with by Mr. W. Schofield in the Central Police Court this morning.
Mr. R. L. Marshall was charged ed between the Soviet Govern- with having driven a motor cycle ment and the
Metropolitan in Queen's Road East on April 11 Vickers Electrical Company whereby the latter will provide u speed which was dangerous
to the public. expert technical assistance for a plant to be built in Russia by the All-Union Electro Technical Com
bine.
The plant will extend to the largest capacity required for the generation and distribution of electricity to be employed in con- nection with the Soviet's Five Year Plan of industrial develop- ment. Reuter.
EX - DICTATOR OF SPAIN ARRESTED.
Major Franco's Brother
to Defend Him.
WARRANT FOR HEREDIA.
Madrid, Yesterday. The ex-Dictator of Spain, General Berenguer, has been arrested.
A warrant has also been issued for the arrest of General Fernandez Heredia, who was Captain General at Aragon under the old regime. It is stated that General Franco, brother of the airman, will defend General Berenguer-Reuter.
RETURN OF COURT.
POSTPONED OWING TO THE KING'S HEALTH.
RESULT OF BAD WEATHER.
Traffic-Sergeant Guild said that defendant drove between Gresson
Street to Spring Garden Lane at a speed of 35 miles per hour.
Mr. Marshall: In the circum
When the stances 1 an' guilty.
I was quite Sergeant stopped me
I did not realise that surprised.
I was speeding at the time. A fine of $25 was imposed.
Failed To Report. Phleng Prasop, a Siamese driver, was, summoned for having failed to
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REBELS ROUTED BY LAMBSEMENTS
LOYAL TROOPS.
"Brilliant
Action" by
Force from Portugal.
PUT TO FLIGHT.
Lisbon, Yesterday. Fighting on land, sea and air in Madeira to-day resulted in the Government forces routing the rebels, of whom 17 were tured. The troops dismantled the insurgents' wireless station.
cap-
that the Portuguese expeditionary An official communique states:
force landed 10 miles from Fun. chat and put a party of 70 rebels to flight. While the guns of Por- tuguese warships supported this "brilliant action," Portuguese aircraft silenced the rebels' artil- lery-Reuter.
report an accident to the Police SEQUEL TO LOSSES ON
within reasonable time.
Traffic-Inspector Alexander said that defendant drove Dr. W. T. Woo
along Arsenal Street
on April 10,
and knocked down a Chinese child. They took him to hospital for treat- ment, but failed to notify the Police. A week later Dr. Woosaw him
Inspector Alexander) about thei matter, but it was too late.
The child was not seriously hurt, and it was his father who reported the accident to No. 2 Police Station that evening.
Prasop explained in Chinese that; his master prevented him from making a raport, as the accident was not a serious one. It was his in- tention to report the mishap to the Police.
Remarking that it was not A serious Jase, his Worship imposed a fine of $5.
Learner Fined.
Peter Chan was summoned for having committed a breach of his learner's licence by driving in # London, Yesterday. road which was not specified in the Their Majesties have cancelled; regulations, namely Lockhart Road. their proposed visit to Aldershot He admitted the offence and was on May 14, and the Court's re- | fined $5.
t
The owner of the vehicle, turn to London has now been Li Cheuk-chi, was also fined $5 for postponed from May 4, the recent having allowed defendant to drive bad weather having kept the King there." Inspector Nicoll, who pro-) 'indoors,
was teating а secuted, said: "I lorry that day, and as soon as he saw me defendant stopped dead, and that is what made me go up and ask him if he had a licence or not.”
The Court will not return until His Majesty has been able to en- joy some sunshine at Windsor.
Earlier News.
London, Yesterday. H.M. the King dined with other members of the Royal Family yes terday evening for the first time. since Good Friday.
ter.
"BOY" FINED.
STOCK MARKET.
Noted Revue Manager
Commits Suicide.
RUINED BY SPECULATION.
New York, Yesterday. One of the best known mana- gérs of musical artistes in the States, Mr. Loudon United Charlton, committed suicide with a revolver to-day. His friends believe that his losses on the stock market were responsible for his action.-Reuter's American Service.
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BUSINESS SLACK.
LOCAL TEMPLE RESORTS TO
TOUTING.
EMPLOYEES FINED.
Two employees of the Tin Hua Temple appeared before Mr. E. H. Williams this morning charged with having distributed advertisements without a permit from the S.C.A. They pleaded guilty,
A summons for speeding along
Det.-Sergeant Flaherty said that, Tang Lo-wan Road was admitted by the Chinese driver of a Hong Kong, as business was slack, the Temple had resorted to distributing ad- Tramway Company's motor bus.
The two defendants Sergeant Guild sald that defen- vertisements. His Majesty has now complete dent drove at a speed of 30 m.p.h. went from house to house doing ily recovered, and the Court re-, between Ah King's slipway and the this, and yesterday they called on a turns to London on May 4.-Reu- | Whitfield Market. A European man living on the first floor of 43 His suspicion was lady passenger told him (the Ser- Tung Street.
one of the men geant) that defendant had driven aroused because fast
all the way
from town. stood at the bottom of the stairs As defendant's record was good, whilst the other handed the paper. the Magistrate imposed a fine of Police whistles were blown and the mon were arrested. Sergeant Flaherty added that many people Dangerous Speed. In another case,
had been deceived from time to Li Kwan, stated to be an ex-"boy" was imposed on the Chinese driv- time by these papers. of the Shamshulpo Barracks, aper of a lorry, who pleaded guilty peared at the Kowloon Magistracy to having driven the vehicle to the this morning charged with tres- common danger. passing on military premises, and with wilfully damaging two panes of glass to the extent of $1.50.
Pte: Robert McBurney said that
CHARGED WITH TRESPASS AT $20.
SHAMSHUIPO.
a fine of $25
Inspector Nicoll explained that
he was sitting in a lorry whichi was proceeding down Pokfulam Rond towards West Point. At the
he arrested the defendant at 3.30 same time a private motor car was p.m. yesterday. The man was being driven in the opposite direc.
1
hanging around bungalow B5 and tion, and, at the bend, defendant's was acting in a suspicious manner, lorry cut across them at a speed Witness stated that he also saw the of 80 miles per hour. defendant in the same placo ON Friday last, trying to remove a bolt
fitting from the window. On that have been in the possession of the occasion defendant broke away and accused, was produced in Court by éscaped.
the witness.
The Magistrate imposed a Ane of $25 on each.
FREE PASSAGE.
JAIL FOR SIX CHINESE STOWAWAYS.
Six Chinese stowaways were pro. duced at the Kowloon Police Court this morning, after attempting to obtain a free passage on the 8.8. Cremer, from Singapore.
Five out of the six pleaded not guilty, saying that they had lost; When questioned, the defendant Fines of $50 on the first count their tickets. The sixth men, who said that the panes of glass were and $25 on the second were imposed, was found in a lifeboat, admitted cracked while he was playing with with the option of one month and his offence, and was sent to jail for another man, who had also run three weeks imprisonment, the six weeks, the others receiving two away. A screwdriver, alleged to terms to run concurrently.
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