THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 22, 1939
KING REFERS TO WORLD CRISIS IN BANQUET SPEECH President And Madame Lebrun Feted At Palace Ideals Of Justice And Freedom
PARIS VIEW OF BID FOR NEW DECLARATION
Paris, To-day.
The establishment of a strong barrier in Eastern Europe which will weld Poland, Rumania, Yugoslavia and, the Soviet Union into a solid resistance bloc against the German drive towards east, is the aim of intense diploma- tie activity in Paris and London at the present time, state Paris news- papers.
London, To-day.
Three Years For Girl Of Eighteen
AN 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL, TANG MEI-FOON, WAS SEN-
In a setting of truly regal splendour the King and
Queen entertained the French President and TENCED TO THREE YEARS' Madame Lebrun at a State banquet in the HARD LABOUR BY THE white and gold ballroom of Buckingham Pa- CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL lace last night.
MACGREGOR, ÁT. THE CRI- MINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING FOR UNLAWFUL
DRUGS.
the The 195 guests included Queen Mary and other POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS
members of the Royal Family, the Premier and other members of the Cabinet, many Ambas- sadors and other distinguished figures includ-16 ounces of morphine ing the Archbishop of Canterbury.
"France," writes "Petit Journal,”. "is directly interested in this en- deavour and is constructing her own cornerstone,' The paper de- At the conclusion of the banquet clares that Britain has now defin- the King rose to toast the visitors. itely abandoned her isolation policy His Majesty referred and is taking active interest cordiality with which the Queen East European politics with the and himself had been received in end in view of preparing the coun-Paris in July, and said the climato tries to such an extent that an of London at this season did not with the brilliance of
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"explosion there would result in compare the collapse of Germany."
Paris.
The
to the
The "Journal" declares that a proposal for cooperation came
King spoke of the warm from the Soviet Union, the diploma- feeling with which the people of tic correspondent writing "The Britain and the furthest corner of Soviets regard the present moment the realm had greeted the distin-. as opportune for their re-entry in-guished head of a great friendly to European politics."-
The Soviot Ambassador, M. Suritz, conferred with the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet on Monday, and his proposals are evidently backed by London
approval, Trans-Océan,
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GANGSTERS SENT TO GAOL
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nation.
GLORIOUS HISTORY
"Our two countries can look back to many centuries of glorious his- tory-glorious not only for heroic deeds but also for achievements in the fields of science and the arts,
"In each country the practice of self-government and the ideals of freedom and justice are dear to both our peoples."
The King said he was also con- scious of the identity of interests making the welfare of each the com- mon concern of both.
Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning, Li `Hop-wan, 19,] and Fung Cheong, 21,
CAUSE OF PEACE charged with demanding $3.70 from a student, Pun Kei-hang, "Our statesmen are thus able to with menaces, at Queen's Road take counsel of one another in per- East, on March 17.
fect mutual confidence, and I firm- Sergeant T. Cashman said comly believe that the co-operation of plainant met defendants on his the two Governments has rendered way home after school at Queen's. and will continue to render a great Road East, First defendant de-service to the cause of peace." manded $3.70 for the fees of a cer- They were anxious to do all in tain society, and second defendant their power to further solution by said if he did not pay, the gang mutual agreement of the many and would beat Pun up. Complainant grave problems with which the informed the Police, and a trap world was confronted, but would be was set.
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Sergeant Cashman asked the Court to take a serious view, be- cause these racketeers had been menacing school boys for quite a time.
> Sentence of six months' hard la- bour was imposed on each defen- dant, and they were recommended for 'banishment."
FRANCE TO FOLLOW EXAMPLE
Paris, To-day.
SYRIA LEADERS
ARRESTED BY FRENCH
Beirut, To-day,
She WB8, unanimously, found guilty by the Jury of possession of
(sufficient for making 320,000 heroin pills); of 1,118 ounces of pink mass (suf- ficient for making 118,400 heroin pills); and of 288,300 heroin pills. Besides the drugs, 499 pounds of ingredients for manufacturing heroin pills were also found in the house in Ngau Tam Mei Village, New Territories, which was raided on February 26 last.
Accused was represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, junior, who was instructed by Mr. C. D'Almada. A number of leaders of the C. E. White (Foreman), Choy Ping- The jury empanelled were Messrs. Syrian Nationalist movement, in-zau, J. C. V. Riberio, Tong Sik- cluding Nabib le Azme and Makhdiming, Tam Shing-foon, Law Kwong-
chan and J. M., Abraham. Mourtada, were arrested by the French military authorities yester- day.
This action attempt to smash bloc.
Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, related how the party of Revenue Officers, raided the building, and found the accus- ed and an old woman on the pre- mises.
is regarded as an the Nationalist
The pills were being dried when Parliament the party arrived.
Later, the Syrian met in Damascus. The Parlia- ment buildings were cordoned off by police and military.
The former Foreign Minister, Saad Allah Djabri, strongly pro tested against the occupation of Damascus and the arrests.-Trans- Ocean.
SLOVAKS VISIT BERLIN TO FIND THEIR PLACE
Berlin, To-day.
LEFT AS DUPE
D'Almada, Revenue Officer Stephens Cross-examined by the Hon. Mr. and Mr. Taylor replied that they wero surprised to find only the girl and-the-woman-on-the-premises. They admitted the folice were mak- ing investigations into a robbery in the vicinity, and that that pre- sumably contributed to the absence of others who might have been on. the premises. They admitted that there were no stains on the hands of accused,
Accused who said she was living with her parents, younger brother and sister in the house, added that her father was formerly employed in the Chinese Maritime Customs
a party to no solution attempted The German Foreign Minister, and was the principal tenant. The in violation of those principles Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, yes-room in which the drugs were found, which ought rightly to govern re-terday received the Slovak Minis- had been sub-let to other people lations between States.-Reuter. ters, Dr. Durcansky and Professor with whom she was not acquainted. Tuka, who have arrived in Berlin Her parents and brother and sis- to give definite shape to German-ter were in Hong Kong when the Slovak relations.
raid was carried out.
Accused denied that she knew
Customs and monetary questions
SUMMONS AGAINST will provide the main theme, of the people were making heroin pills
PRINTERS
The China Printing Company, of No. 428 King's Road, was summon- ed before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, for printing a magazine,
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these discussions, "although it is or that the room contained the not yet, certain whether Slovakia pills. will ask for a Customs Union and a common currency." The Slovak delegation will remain in Berlin for several days-Trans-Ocean,
"Wartime Japan," not passed by GRAND MUFTI
RUMOURS
The French Government intends the S.C.A., and without the name to follow the example of the Briand address of the publisher. tish and American Governments in Sub-Inspector R. Ellis said that instructing banks to suspend all the S.C.A. had instructed the payments from the accounts of Palice to issue the summons. Czecho-Slovak citizens, reports the The case was adjourned for one here yesterday afternoon by a "Paris Soir.”. Trans-Ocean, week.
port that the Grand Mufti had lef
Jerusalem, To-day, Considerable stir was cause
After a short retirement the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The Chief Justice, before tencing accused, agreed with the Hon. Mr. D'Almada that there was not the shadow of doubt that ac- cused was left behind in the house us a dupe.