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EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1932.
CAR CRASHES INTO HENRI COCHET WINS
IRON RAIL.
Traffic Sergeant's Exciting Chase.
FROM CHATER ROAD TO. MAGAZINE GAP..
in Pouring
Rain.
Traffic-Sergeant A. R. Brittain was responsible for the arrest, in
pouring rain last night, of a cared
stealer, after a desperate chase on a motorcycle, for nearly an hour-and-
a-half, and covering a distance of over twenty miles, from the town to Magazine Gap, on the Peak.
The car, 'an Austin Saloon, No.
648, owned by Mr. H. R. Major, of Union Buildings, was parked in Returning after dinner an hour later, Mr. Major found the car to be missing. At first he thought a him, but after he had walked the length of the car-park and could not
Chater Road at 8 o'clock last night.
practical joke was being played on
find his Austin, he telephoned the Traffic Department.
Chase Begins. Sergeant Brittain followed in hot pursuit. The car passed several stationary tramcars on the route turning down Morrison Street Into the praya, at Connaught Road West, still going west.
Attempts To Run Cycle Down, From that thoroughfare, the car went along Pokfulam Road, Park Road, Robinson Road, and then up to Bowen Road, towards Magazine
FRENCH TITLE
DEFEATS DE STEFANI IN STRAIGHT SETS
Auteuil, Yesterday.
Henri Cochet accomplished what was expect- of him when he defeated De Stefani, the Italian champion, in the Final of the Men's Singles in the French Lawn Tennis Championship here to-day by scores of 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.-Reuter. ›
Though the Frenchman was expected to win it Was a great triumph for him as the entries for the tournament aftracted the leading players of all lawn tennis nations. Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A.) and Jack Crawford (Australia) were the only notable absentees in an entry which included Fred Perry (Britain), Sidney Wood (U.S.A.), Lyttleton Rogers (Ireland), Jiro Satoh (Japan), R. Menzel (Czecho- Slovakia) and De Kehrling (Hungary).
PREMIER RETURNS
TO DUTY.
Important Business Curtails Holiday.
London, To-day.
MALTA ELECTIONS TO PROCEED,
Church-State Dispute
No Longer Exists.
London, Yesterday.
Gap. All this time, Sergeant Brit- The Premier, Mr. Ramsey Mac- In a Parliamentary answer re- tain had on several occasions tried Donald, who curtailed his holiday garding the settlement of the Malta to get ahead of the car, but, it is owing to important business await-question, the Colonial Secretary said alleged, the driver swerved to the ling him, to-day left Lossiemouth by that members of the House would have seen that on June 3 the Arch- side of the road each time, in at- special train for London.
1980.
His Majesty's Government had decessors that if the 1980 Pastoral held the same view as their pre-
tempts to run the motor-cycle down. The Premier states that he has bishop of Malta and the Bishop of At Magazine Gap, which is clos-benefitted greatly by his holiday and Gozo iseued a new Pastoral which ed to motors, the car entered upon a felt, fit for the work before him.supersedes the Pastoral of May
Wireless Service. narrow thoroughfare.
Br Here the driver's attention was drawn by an Indian Police constable on duty in BRITAIN GAINS TRAIN RECORD. the sentry box. Finding himself trapped, the driver turned the car round to face Sergeant Brittain whom he passed. driver applied his brakes, this caus King's Cross Express dashed over tion no longer exists and the Gov- He was glad to say that the situa- ing the car to skid and crash into the 105 miles from Grantham to ernor had been authorised to proceed some iron railings, which border London in 100 minutes, averaging with the elections.--British Wire- {the road. Sergeant Brittain leap-63 miles per hour, and attaining, at less Service.
At the bend, the
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Then the L.N.E.R. Leeds to
ed from his motor cycle, which fell times, a speed of 90 miles per hour.
on its foot rest, and caught up to The second record-breaking the car on foot.
Car Damaged.
journey as 'made by the famous "Royal Scot" when it covered the He returned to Central Police 400 miles from Euston Station of Station at about eleven o'clock Glasgow in 7 hours and 55 minutes, The car's starting handle and 20 minutes faster than the previous radiator were damaged while all time.
four mudguards were badly scraped.
Ope tyre had burst the inner, being
remained in force it would be im- possible for a free election in Malta to take place.
TIN COMPANY'S FAILURE.
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Exchange Suspended.
London, Yesterday,
The London Metal Exchange has temporarily suspended the tin market, owing to the failure
bearing a big tear. The damage is SOONG WITHDRAWS of an important firm to meet its
estimated at $60.
Traffic-Sergeant W.. S. Dall, who Was on reserve duty, was also out for three hours searching for Mr. Major's car 'and for another Austin |car, owned by Mr. C. Sayerá, of the P.W.D., which had been reported missing from the Chater Road park stand between 7 and 9 pm. The latter car has not been traced as yet.
Driver Unemployed.
RESIGNATION.
Avoids. Government Crisis.
Nanking, Yesterday.
engagements.
was
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The Exchange's action dictated by the fact that nego tiations are proceeding between) important tin interests with view to minimising any disloca- tion which might otherwise, arise. The suspended tin firm is Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons. Reu-
A Government crisis was to day averted by Mr. T. V. Soong ter. agreeing to withdraw his re-s signation from the Ministry of On the charge of possession of Finance,
four automatic revolvers, 1050 rounds of ammunition, 36 clips, twelve springs, and two magazines without a licence from the LG.P,
In the Central Police Station charge-room, the Chinese driver, gave his name as Wong Tong, aged The Government has wired 27 years, unemployed, stating that the Minister of Communications, he had no licence, but was formerly Mr. Chen Ming-sho, who is in
public car driver in Canton. Shanghai, virging om sweden, Kwan Sau-mul (25) ap Several charges were brought draw his resignation," especially against the -mans who will probably in view of the national crisis, appear before a Magistrate to It is not yet known whether he morrow morning,
will accede. Reuters
peared before Mr. J, A. Fraser at the Kowloon Police Court this morning, and, was remanded for 24 hours.
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