CANTON-SHANGHAI NEW ERA IN
RAILWAY
Plan To Reduce Time To 40 Hours
It is north
EGYPT
Capitulations End
In Sight
ONE LAST HITCH
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 5, 1987
AMERICAN TRADE WITH SOVIET
Official Figures Show Growth In 1936
Moscow, To-day.
According to figures published in "Pravda" there is growing trade between the Soviet and U.S.A. In 1936, the Soviet exported to manganese, America, chiefly in
Paris, To-day. That the end of capitulations, Kiangsi, which now appears to be in sight, hides, anthracite, asbestos, flax,
The through train service between Shanghai and Canton will be start- ed on October 10 this year. officially learned that the bound train will start from Canton via the Canton-Hankow Railway up to Pinghiang Station of where it will continue its journey via the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway to Hangchow, Chekiang. From Hangchow it will go to Shanghai directly from the Shanghai-Hang- chow Railway. The time for this proposed through Shanghai-Canton service will take 44 hours, but the Ministry of Railways is trying to shorten it to 40 hours if it is pos- sible.
SOUTH AFRICAN
ARRIVE
Military Contingent
For Coronation
London, To-day. The South African military de- legation for the Coronation reached Southampton yesterday.
Fifty South African war invalids, who are coming to London for the Coronation as guests of the South African millionaire, Sir Abe Bailey, also arrived on the same ship. Trans-Ocean.
ALLEGED POSE AS PEER'S SON
WOMAN STOPS CHEQUE
A man's alleged pose as a son of Lord Horder, the physician, was described at the West London Po- lic-court.
Robert Martin Ball, 25, of Abing- don-road, Kensington, was remand- ed for a week, charged with ob- taining cheque for £12 14s 8d by false pretences. He pleaded guilty.
not
Miss Maud Ribton, of Pembroke-
will inaugurate
a
new
era
hemp, goods to the value of U.S. of over will $20,500,000, an increase a
$2,700,000. U. S. exports to the Soviet, principally machinery, were. valued at $33,400,000, compared with $24,000,000 in 1935.—Trans-
in Egypt marked by for the closest international co-operation, was the view express- ed by the Egyptain Finance Min- ister in an interview with the "Agence Economique
anciere" yesterday.
et Fin-Ocean.
The Minister gave a cheerful account of Egypt's financial and economic position and pointed out that budgetary reserves totalled £75,000,000.
He added that the cost of exten- sive public works and the rearma- ment programme would only to а small extent be defrayed from these reserves. Most of the money would be raised by a new stamp tax and business tax.
BRITONS CRASH IN 1,000-MILE CAR RACE
Mussolini's Son Retires
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wisdom, the only British entrants in the Thou- The Government's confidence in sand Mile motor race through Italy, the situation, he said, was shown had a remarkable escape from seri- by the fact that it did not propose ous injury when their car skidded, to issue a loan in order to obtain crashed into a tree, and overturn- liquid funds. Trans-Ocean.
ed.
ANOTHER HITCH
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STOP PRESS
TEL. 20022 or 33993
GERMAN CAMERA
SMUGGLING
Result Of Money Restrictions
was men-
Signor Vittorio Mussolini, the Duce's eldest son, who also com- The smuggling of German Montreux,To-day.
peted in the race, had to withdraw [cameras into England Another hitch occurred in the early owing to engine trouble. tioned at Southampton police court capitulations conference yesterday
The race was won by Pintacuda when Yasusuke Kimura, 34, a Ja- during the discussions between the and Mambelli on an Alfa-Romeo. panese, pleaded guilty to a charge French and Egyptian delegates over An Alfa-Romeo driven by Farina of importing two cameras, a pair protected subjects hailing from and Meazza was second, and third of binoculars, and six watches with Tunis and Morocco.
place was won by the French team intent to evade payment of duty. Difficulty was encountered in de-of Schell and Carriere on a Dela- fining a foreigner and in defining haye. the status of subjects of other colonial territories.
It is believed, however, that the conference will complete its work by the end of the week-Trans-Ocean.
FALSE SCALES
CHARGE
Boratto, Mussolini's chauffeur, on an Alfa-Romeo, was first in the touring car class.
Mr. and Mrs. Wisdom left the
:
Kimura, who arrived at South- ampton from Germany was ordered to pay £313 19s 2d and £2 6s costs, in default three months' imprison-,
ment.
Mr. T. H. Sherlock, for the Com- starting point at Brescia, east of missioners of H. M. Customs and Milan, at 9.20, and were going well, Excise, said there was a tremend- despite bad weather. The crash oc- ous amount of smuggling of Ger- curred as they were rounding the man cameras at present, and many difficult Corner of The Aces incomplaints had been received from Florence, near
the camera trade of their inability the Square of Michael Angelo. Their car, an M.G. to compete with the expensive Magnet, was wrecked.
cameras brought from Germany Messrs. Lane Crawford and Co.
They were taken to the Ortho- and sold in London. Owing to the Ltd., and Mr. R. Stride, mariager of paedic Institute, of which Professor restrictions on money leaving Ger- the company's grocery department, Toscano, the well-known Italian many passengers were bringing ex- were summoned before Mr. Worthopaedic surgeon, is director.
pensive cameras in place of money this morning with having a false Schofield at the Central Magistracy
and selling them here.
scale on April 20..
square, Kensington, said that Ball called on her introducing himself as a son of Lord Horder.
Mr. W. A. McKinlay appeared for "He told me," sh
she sa
said, "that his the defendants and said he object- father and he were interested in ed to the summons, as they were getting unemployed men from the in respect of the same scale. distressed areas and putting them The case was adjourned till in work at a Leicester factory to Tuesday at
2.80 p.m. when the make stockings and ladies' under-scales will also be brought up for
experiment and demonstration.
wear.
"He added that his father had designed a special arch for the foot for ladies' stockings."
Unmuzzled Dogs
Cuts And Bruises
Kimura, he added, travelled for large German firm. At Southamp Prof. Toscano said that Mr. Wig-ton he declared one camera, valued dom had received injuries to the at £35. When told there was an ad nose and right knee and multiple valorem duty of £17 108 to be paid bruises and emall-cuts, He would upon it he agreed to the camera probably take at least 30 days to re- being left in bond until his depar-
ture next Sunday.
cover.
Mrs. Wisdom had received:
Camera In Pieces bruises, face cuts and a number of
He assured the customs officer smaller injuries, but would pro- that he had nothing further to de- bably be fully recovered in from 15 clare. Another camera was found to 20 days. 197
V slung round his neck, and a third Both were suffering from shock one, taken to pieces, was discover- Miss Ribton said that she be
A more thorough examinationed in the pockets of his overcoat, lieved Ball and gave him a big or der and a cheque. After he had pital was fined $5 by Mr. K. Keen
Miss M. Drury of Matilda Hos would be made as soon as they were together with two watches.
able to stand it.
On each wrist Kimura had a gone she realised how foolish she at the Central'
- Mr. and Mrs. Wisdom. are both watch, Magistracy this
and in a pocket of his had been, and told the bank to stop morning for allowing her dog abroad well-known and experienced race trousers were two more watches. A the cheque.
on Mount Kellet on April 21, with-
pair of binoculars were in a suit- out a muzzle or lead.
George Malt, who stated that he had been Lord Horder's chauffeur for 16 years, said that he did not re- cognise Ball. He was not related to his employer.
Mr. D. R. Ryde of No 528 The Peak was fined $5 for keeping a dog without a license and a similar amount for allowing it abroad un- muzzled,
drivers.
-Dr. Schacht To Go› To Paris
..
A detective who arrested Ball Mr. Simpson of No. 4 Sai Wan when he called at the home of a Terrace was fined $10 for allowing
Berlin, To-day Miss Lingham, sald that Ball in- his dog abroad unmuzzled. In this Chancellor Hitler has entrusted troduced himself as Sir Robert Ball. case Sergeant Morrison said that Dr. Schacht with the mission
Ball denied hat he represented the dog was taken out by the coolie going to the Paris Exhibition himself to Miss Ribbon as a son of and it bit someone. The defendant May 26 in connection with the Lord Horder. He had no intention had produced a certificate of inno-ceremonial opening of the German "of stealing the money,
Iculation.
Pavilion. Trans-Ocean.
of
on
case.
Through an interpreter, Kimura said he had bought the articles for his relatives and friends in Japan. He had had them on him for two weeks lest they should be stolen. There was no intention to sell them in England.
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