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EXCEPTION TAKEN TO REPORT
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 5, 1939
Sir, With reference to the Re- port which appeared on the front. page of your issue of yesterday, we have to advise that we take strong exception to this Article.
Apart from the numerous inac- curacies in the Report we resent the publicity which has been giv- en to it. It is correct that there are a number of Japanese armed launches operating in the mouth of the Foochow River but it is en- tirely incorrect to state that all boats attempting to reach the s.s. "Haitan" were mercilessly machine-
RUSSIA: PREMIER IS ANGRY
Mr. Chamberlain grew irritable in the House of Commons as one M.P. after another demanded an alliance with Russia.
To Mr. Robert Boothby, who asked if he were aware that the people of England were in favour of such a pact, the Premier an- grily replied:-
"I am not aware that the people in this country have had an op- portunity of expressing such an opinion, and I am not aware of what authority Mr. Boothby has for making such a statement."
U.S. BOMBERS FOR
gunned or that the "Haitan" BRITAIN & FRANCE
was
singled out in any way. A large number of the passengers on the ship were landed at Foochow and a number of other passengers were taken on board. A considerable por tion of the ship's cargo destined for Foochow was landed.
According to the United States: "Army and Navy Register" 1,265. aeroplanes have been ordered from: American firms for the British and French air forces.
There are 400 N.A. trainers and. 250 Lockheeds for Britain, and 100- Douglas and 120 Curtiss Hawk. fighters for France. states:
The Register
The fact that the vessel stayed in Foochow four days was largely the result of the congestion in that Port and owing to the fact that the river is periodically closed by the Chinese Authorities, she was often remained there for four days in the "By the time the makers will be past, and it is entirely incorrect to ready to start on our own expan- state that the s.s. "Haitan" remain-sion programme, the manufacture ed in Foochow four days on this of the British and French 'planes · occasion before' 'giving up the un- will be so far along that they will equal contest".
probably not seriously interfere In addition no passenger's fares with our own construction plans. were refunded and the majority of "It certainly will mean that a the few passengers who returned large proportion of the cost of to Hong Kong did not land in Foo-getting the American aviation in- chow for business reasons,
dustry on an efficient large-scale- Furthermore, we take the strong-production basis will not be paid est possible exception to the message out of the pockets of our which appeared in the "Stop Press" taxpayers.”
of the same issue. The shipment of cargo is a private concern of the
Shippers and ourselves, and is, we CAR'S RACE
consider of no public or general in- terest and should not be divulged: without the consent of the parties...
We feel that in cases such as this, application should be made to us for a correct statement of the facts be- fore publication, and we will always be ready to supply you with authen- tic information."
We shall be glad if you will give this letter the same publicity as the original Report,
Yours faithfully, General Managers. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
COMPANY LTD.
Hong Kong, June 3rd.
Own
RACE ALONG RAILWAY
A man's race in a car along the railway line to avoid an oncoming train was described at Leeds Assizes. William Turner, 50, an electrician at Catterick Camp, pleaded guilty to trespassing on the railway and causing an engine to be obstructed by a motor-car.
It was explained that Turner went fishing near the
camp and parked his car in a field. Later, owing to heavy rain having fallen, he could not drive the car away,
He was trying to get the car to In giving publicity to this letter, the other side of the railway it is necessary to add that we re-when a train was signalled. Turn-· main satisfied with the sources of er drove down the line, racing the our information. The inaccura-train to the nearest crossing. cies alleged are, in the main, The train caught up with him a interpretation rather than few yards from the crossing. He of fact. It is true that a wrong just managed to jump clear, and impression may have been created the engine struck his car, reducing insofar as the report suggested it to inatchwood. that the Haitan was singled out Mr. Justice Cassels for special attention. She was Turner: "I think you were
the- only subjected to the same pro-victim of a chapter of accidents. cesses as were exploited against all Just to mark one's sense of your other British and foreign shipping error, I think the justice of the using Foochow harbour at the time. case will be met by your paying a
In the penultimate paragraph is fine of £2."
of
to be found the crux of the matter.
said to
We assume it represents a promise, RED ROSE STAKES
for it does not lie within our ex- perience. Application for informa- tion was made to the Company on Friday, without satisfactory result.
Ed. C. M.
THEFT OF A CAT
RESULTS
London, To-day.
The Red Rose Stakes, resulted in a win for Oreleans, 5/1, with Burns Night, 8/1, second and Cosmopolitan, 371, thirds
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Seven horses 'ran in the race two lengths separating first and second, - and a head second and third- three Reuter.
Pleading guilty to the theft of a cat from No. 124 Wanchai Road, Li Chong was fined $6 or weeks hard labour by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning.
Inspector A. V. Baker said
fendant took the cat when he found de-the door of the premises. ajar.