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KILLED IN CARLO RAIDED IN THE T Residents)]
AIR CRASH
Oslo, To-day
A Norwegian explorer who companied Rear-Admiral (then Captain): Richard Byrd, American explorer, in an expe tion to the South Pole, was among those killed in the aeroplane dis- aster here on Sunday
The machine, rrying a pilot
and four pass sively reporte
Mail yesterd
air and fell in Oslo.
LEAGUE'S
Association
NEW TERRITORIES 339201
Cheung Chan, Yesterday. The annual meeting of the
miniature "Monte Carlo at when Chan Yee, unemployed, was Cheung Chan Residents Associa- Thomson, tion was held on July 29 at 10 am: Tsun Wan, New Territories, was fined $25 by Mr. W unearthed by the Kowloon Police on being found guilty on a charge in the Assembly Hall, when a good during the latter part of last for being a wat
onth when a raid was carried Sub-Inspector
the night by Detective secuted and
Baldwin and a police were
of Chines
detectives.
froad to Tson Wa
number of residents were present pro-and some lively passages took place
the in a very friendly spirit
ng the The minutes having been read gambling and confirmed, the President, the. was carried had been carried on for the past Rev. H. Davies, called for a report revealed this two months. About 25 yards be of the various committees.
Ponce Court fore reaching the place, a shout The executive reported having re- "run run" was heard and defendant ceived an elaborate document con- was arrested by Chinese detective firming right and title to the East Tang Kok who was leading the party and who heard defendant shout.
APPROACH TO SPEED MEN
PALESTINE PROBLEM
Geneva, To-day
AFTER RECORDS
New bids for world speed records on land and water are to be made by two ous British racing
The League of Nations Per- manent Mandates Commission spe
Malcom Câmpa holder of
FAN-TAN TABLES
As a result of this warming the gamblers around the tables dispers ed and escaped, but the tables and gambling instruments were picked by the police.
the Spring. Mention was made of late ferries at 9.30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday evenings, also. of the damage to the trees in the typhoon of September last
A welcome was extended to mem- bers who had returned from fur lough and to new members here for
The games indulged in were "fan the first time.
The social and recreation com- tan and sheung-ha.” "Evidence was given by Chinese mittee reported on the hire of the detective Tang Kok and Detective diving boat and a volleyball game, eight
Sergeant Baldwin after which dein which the missionaries defeated land fendant was convicted.
record, will probably now go yesterday decided not to report abroad for his first attempt on the for or against the partition of water speed record, after his dis- Palestine, but instead set forth appointment at Loch Lomond. the adavantages and disadvan-
"I am going on with it," he said. Rain And
tages and the following five pos-"but nothing is settled yet." sible solutions.
At Bonneville Salt - Flats
Maintenance of the existing Man (USA), next September, Captain George Eyston will attack Sir Mal
date,
Modification of the Mandate,
Squalls
colm Campbell's last umbeaten land Predicted
Division of Palestine into Can-record of 301 miles an hour. tons after the
system,
Partition, and
Federal
Any other possibility that might arise out of the discussions.
Mr. Ormsby Gore, the British
Experimental Design
Secretary for the Colonies, was specially for this attempt. It is the temperature last night was
questioned at great length at the private meeting yesterday after noon-Reuter.
Mr. Gittins Bitten By A Dog
the British Army. Sports for the children and social concerts were also held.
The religious services committee reported on services held since May 24, and on the visit and sermon of the Rev. H. W. Baines and the visit of the Evangelist, Clifford Lewis.
The financial statement showed that in spite of unusually heavy expenditure on roads and repairs to the hall, a balance was still in hand.
The température, after soaring
The following officers were elect- yesterday to the record height this summer of 93 degrees in the shade ed: President, Rev. S. Boyle, First He told of a few of the secrets dropped at 10 o'clock this morning Vice-President, E. H. Smyth; Se- to 86 degrees. Humidity, however, cond Vice-President, Rev. A. F. Des- of the new car he has designed
was 94 per cent. The minimum terhaft; Secretary and Treasurer,
82 Mrs. A. C. Franklin. degrees
Various committees were then largest car of its kind ever con-
No rain fell in the 24 hours end-elected. A vote of thanks was mov- structed, measuring more than 30ft. from nose to tail, and driven bying this morning and the total this ed to the retiring President and a two Rolls-Royce engines. To im-
year is 1.93 inches below average.vote of thanks was also extended prove stream-lining, the wheels are
The Royal Observatory reported to the committee of the Helena May enclosed.
this morning that the typhoon is Trust for their annual invitation to "This new car is purely experi-situated about 100 miles north-east a social evening on Angust, mental," Captain Eyston explained of Foochow it is moving north- Mention was de
"I am trying it with a view to westward and threatens the coast Conference to be held towards the building a record-breaker during near Wenchow,
end of the present month
A meeting of house owners. was
the coming winter for a further at Local forecast:-West-and South-
Mr. H. Gittins, of Kowloon Totempt on the world's land speed re- West winds, fresh, squally; fair at then held to elect new truste
was bitten the left ankle by dog, while walking in a lane at the back of Cornwall Road, Kowloon Tong, yesterday. The dog belong- ed to Mr. Chang Shing of 14 Belmont Cresecent, and has been sent to Matankok for observation.
Mr. Gittins received treatment at the Kowloon Hospital.
cord next year."
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