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EIGHTY EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION"
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1932.
EUROPEAN FINED FOR GRETA GARBO GIVEN CANADA SEEKS TO
DRUNKENNESS.
"I Was Having A Good Time."
THIRD CONVICTION.
was
“HOME” RECEPTION.
Stockholm, To-day, Greta Garbo, famous andi fabulously wealthy film star, whose arrival from America, was awaited with the keenest anticipation, dis- embarked at Gothenburg and was enthusiastically greeted by a huge crowd."
Thomas Gibbison, who
The Hollywood actress charac- teristically managed to elude her charged with being drunk, and admirers and to escape into com- disorderly on Salisbury Road last parative seclusion and the atten- Sunday night, and whose case tions of the select few.-Beuter.
remanded yesterday, was
was
ti
DEPORT MALONE.
Suspected Plotter Still Held.
THREAT TO J. H. THOMAS.
Toronto, To-day.
Dan Malone, the young Sinn Feiner arrested Saturday on suspi cion that he contemplated attempt- ing the. assassination · of
fined $10 by Mr. Fraser in the IRISH DELEGATES TO Dominions? Secretary J. H.
Kowloon Court this morning, ";
Mr. Fraser spoke to the prison- er. "I have 'seen you several times, Mr. Gibbison. Have you any objection to being tried by me?" "None whatsoever, Your Worship. I was merely having a good time and enjoying myself. I was not picking up
and stones
breaking win- dows
Inspector Elston interrupted the prisoner and explained that a rikishaw coolie had brought Gibbison to the Water Police Station after having pulled him for two and a quarter hours He had not given the coolie. any directiong and he had ridden all
"
LEAVE OTTAWA.S
י
Friendly Relations Preserved.
NO HINT OF CLASH. Answer De Valera's Urgent Summons.
London, To-day.
Thomas, remains in custody. Police declare, however, that the only action pending against him is in respect to deportation proceed- ings.
Malone will be sent back to the Irish Free State, In all probability. He was arrested in Hamilton, near here, on advices from the Dominion Police at Ottawa who had got wind of a plot against Mr.
The Irish Free State Minister Thomas and who feared for the of Agriculture Ryan and Secre- safety of the Imperial Conference tary of the Agricultural Depart delegates who were on their way ment Meyrick, who have been at to Niagara Falls and Welland, for tending the Ottawa Imperial the opening of the New Welland Conference, are returning to Ire-Canal-Reuter. land to-day. The Irish delega- |tion's official announcement says The officer said: "When we their departure indicates no
over Kowloon.
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found Gibbison, he was in a help change in the position of the DRIVER FOUND WITH less condition, so we kept him at Irish delegation at the confer
the station,"
Fence and explains their services
The defendant had two pre- rions convictions for similar of-are urgently required in Dublin.
Other, Trish Ministers and offi fences.
cials are remaining at Ottawa. British Wireless Service,
I
"I am very sorry to see you here again," said Mr. Fraser.. have done no malicious damage, Your Worship I don't throw rocks through window panes,* defendant replied.
Urgent Suminens,
Ottawa, To-day.
STOLEN LICENCE.
Stopped When Driving Without Lights.
Found driving a "car" without|
In response to an urgent sum-lights at 1.15 Monday morning and mons from Mr. Eamon De Gibbison, as a result of his es-State delegation to tth Imperial brought before Mr. Fraser at Kow- Valera, two members of the Free arrested for possessing another per- son's licence, Kö Wei-yuen, 15, was capade, lost a berth as able sea- man. He was to" sail on Sunday night but missed his ship.
CHINA'S EMISSARY RETURNS HERE.
Sought Funds From U.S. Chinese.
"FOR AIR FLEET.
Conference, Mr. Ryan, Minister
of Agriculture, and Mr. Meyrick, loon Court this morning.
The driver's licence had been Secretary of the Agriculture De- partment, are leaving for Dublin stolen from a car belonging to Mr. F. J. Teamer of Prince Edward to-night. It is officially stated Road, who had parked his car at the that their presence is urgently side of the Majestic Theatre Sun- required there in connection with day night.
"an important agricultural re- The boy was driving a friend's port" which is presumed to re-
car. His friend had gone to Can- fer to the position of agriculture in the Free State as a result of ton and had said that he might use
his car in his absence. the Anglo-Free State tariff war. M. Fraser remanded the case Mr. Ryan assured the Confer until to-morrow morning and the ence their departure in no way youth was freed on a '100 ball. implied a withdrawal of the Free State delegation from the Con- ference, thereby disposing of a series of sensational rumours to
Mr. Wu Kam-ngar, a Canton Air that effect. Meanwhile negotin- Force pilot, arrived here yesterday tions between the Free State and aboard the s.5. President McKinley, the Dominions are proceeding
Mr. Wu went to the United States smoothly, Reuter. with Mrs. Chang Wal-cheung im-
CHINESE WOMAN IS PAINFULLY HURT.
Lam. Mui, a female grass cutter on the Peak, sustained severe in- juries when a motor lorry ran over her feet, crushing one and cutting
mediately after the outbreak of the BRITISH ENGINES FOR the other in half
|Bino-Japanese conflict at Shanghai, Their ⠀⠀ purpose was to solicit donations from overseas Chinese,
for a fleet of aeroplanes for national defence.
BELGIAN PLANES.
They had been cordially welcom Equipment For Entire
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The lorry had just left Stubbs Road and had turned into the private pathway leading to the Government Quarters at No. 275, The Peak, where a number of female grass cutters were at work on the roadway. They scattered as the vehicle London, To-day. came round at a speed The Belgian Air Force, which has about 8 miles an hour, and one of Mrs. Chang has remained on the for some time been partly equipped them, Lam Mul, rushed to the left other side and is continuing to with British machines, is to have all side of the road. As the lorry pass- preach the doctrine of "aeroplanes its aeroplanes fitted in future with ed her, its rear wheel ran over her will save our country.
Lest..
ceived promises that a large sum
would be subscribed for the air war
[fleet.
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