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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932.
GOTHE CENTENARY CELEBRATED.
Sir John Simon's Appreciation.
"OLYMPIAN FIGURE.”
SERIOUS FREE STATE SHAUKIWAN ROAD
COMMUNICATION.
Threat of Immediate and Terrible War.
MOTOR SPILL.
Sudden Swerve That Driver Fails to Explain.
ANSWER TO-MORROW.
FOUR PERSONS INJURED.
Rugby, Yesterday,
London, Yesterday. A motor accident occurred on the The Minister for Education, Sir) In the House of Commons Mr. Shaukiwan Road at 8.45 a.m. yes- Donald Maclean, presided at the Thomas announced that he had tarday. A motor lorry, loaded with Government luncheon, held in the received from the Irish Free fish and seven passengers, over- House of Commons to-day in con- State Commissioner a most im- turned in the middle of the road. nection with the Goethe Centenary portant and serious document As a result of the spill four persons dealing with the Irish situation-Teang Tai (26), Ho Taze-wing Among the guests were, Herr and he hoped to announce the (32), Cho Sun (85), and Lo Ming Treviranus, the German Minister contents of the document and (20) were injured and taken to of Communications and Transport. the Government's Answer to-the Government Civil Hospital. At further celebrations which were morrow.
In his report to the Police, the hold to-night, the Foreign Secre-
driver, Woo Shan, atated he was tary, Sir John Simon, also paid In a statement to-day in which driving to town from Shaukiwan.} tribute to the "Memory of an he advised Mr. J. H. Thomas as When between the East and West | Olympian figure who not only be to the policy of his Government gates of the Taikos Dockyard, the longs to Germany, but who stands regarding the Oath of Allegiance, lorry swerved suddenly to the right, for all time as a great citizen of the the High Commissioner of the and he was unable to explain the Irish Free State in London says reason. This caused the lorry to
celebrations.
world."
London, Later.
Sir John described Goethe as the that the British Government must topple our on its side. The lorry precursor of the spirit of interna- realise that real pence in Ireland was owned by the Hang Kee Motor tional tolerance, so much needed is impossible as long as full and Transportation Company. to-day, and declared that there was free representation of the people
The four persons taken to hos-
no country other than his own coun-in their Parliament is rendered pital are believed to be not serious- try, where Goethe's name was held
in higher reverence than in Britain. -British Wireless Service.
ALL MOTOR BUSES
MOBILISED.
Situation on Eastern Line is Critical.
MINOR ENGAGEMENTS.
Harbin, Today. As the Japanese cannot arrange transport for their troops by rail- way on the Eastern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway, they are (mobilising all motor-buses.
It is reported that the situation on the Eastern line 1 critical. Several minor engagements have taken place in the vicinity of Imierpo and Hengtaohotge.-- Reuter.
ALL-INDIA MOSLEM CONFERENCE.
"Direct Action" May Be Necessary.
MOSLEM DEMANDS.
Lahore, Yesterday.
FINE TO CLOUDY,
The weather, report issued by the Royal Observatory to- day states:-
A moderate anti-cyclone has developed over North China and South Manchuria.
Forecast:-N.E. winds, mo- derate to fresh; fine to cloudy. Rainfall
+
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.14 inch..
Total since January, 1, 4.69 Inches, against an average of 5.24 inches.
Temperature, Hong Kong
62
Macao
B1.
Prates Island
70
Manila
72
Foochow
58
Amoy
56
Swatow
57
Chefoo
35
Shanghai
45
impossible by a test of this character, in which his Govern- ment held that the Oath was not
mandatory in the Treaty.
ly hurt. One of them, Lo Ming was allowed to proceed home, after receiving treatment.
OPIUM SMUGGLER CAUGHT.
Emigrant Fined $600.
Searchers on the waterfront yes. terday, arrested a Chinese, stated to be an emigrant to the Ocean Islande, They searched his basket and ́ dis- covered two clogs, one of which, on examination, was found to contain cement, and the other about 8 ́taela of illicit opium.
The man was brought before Mr. Schofield in the Central Police Court this morning, when he pleaded; gullty and was fined $800 or four months, in default. R. O. Ward pro- secuted.
AN APPLICATION DISMISSED.
Chan Kwok-aze who was sentenc-
They had not the absolute led to four months' hard labour on right to modify the Constitution March 12 last, on a charge of the as the people desired, and any. embezzlement of $1,481.18 from the thing affecting the Constitution Worg Young Import and Export belonged to internal sovereignty firm during August and January, and was purely a domestic mat-made another appearance before Threat of “direct action” unlesster. The people regarded the Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central the Government accedes to Moslem Oath as an intolerable burden Police Court this morning. demands by the end of June is con- and a relle of medievalism. It His Worship explained to the de- tained in a resolution passed at the is a test imposed from outside fendant that on March 18, Mr. All-India Moslem Conference, which and subject to a threat of im- Horace La made an application for a revision of the sentence, on the has now instructed a working.com-mediate and terrible war mittee to draw up a programme to
ground that certain alleged facts be launched on July 8-Reuter. There is little doubt that an plication was granted, but this had not been divulged. The sp emergency debate will be secured morning, his Worship received a to-morrow on the subject of the letter from the solicitor, stating Free State communication. The
JUNKERS AIRCRAFT
COMPANY.
Now Financially Embarrassed.
Dussau, Yesterday.
London, Later.
Cabinet is considering the situa that he had received no further tion in the morning, after which instructions to act on defendant's
behalf. Mr. Thomas will make a state- ment in the House of Commons. don't know anything about that.
Defendant (from the dock)—1| The Conservatives are demand His Worship All right, applica ing that any loss of land an- tion dismissed, sentence confimed
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