"It is a false accusation," declar- ed. Wong Cheuk. 22, houseboy em- ployed at 44. Kennedy Road, when he appeared before Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court yesterday, charged with tree cutting on the hillside above Bowen Road,
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Ip Wal-yee, 31, unemployed mess-boy, made another appear. ance before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on two charges, (1) criminal bel and "(2) demanding money by menaces.
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Chung Yuen-karn, alias Chung King-sheung, aged 26, unemployed. appeared on remand before Mr. E Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday, on a charge of assaulting. Leung Chiu, aged 35,
A RECORD TIME and Pun So, aged 20, both unem
Set By Philippine Clipper
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
-ployed, at Canton Road, near Arran
Street, on April 17.
Page 6.
Remanded from Thursday on charge of attempting to steal a watch from the pocket of Hu Wing- chiu, a newcomer to the Colony, Kwong Wing, coolie, was discharged when the case was heard before Mr. Balfour at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday.
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Messrs. Lane, Crawford's, Ltd. staged at noon yesterday the most
Manila, May 1. The Philippine Clipper, with Captain R. O. D. Sullivan in com- mand, landed in Manila Bay at 2.23 p.m. yesterday after a fight comprehensive and delightful dress of 10 hours and 15 minutes from Guam, a new record, clipping 34 mmutes off the old record.
The giant flying boat arrived ahead of scheduie because of early departure from Guam and strong tall winds She brought nine sacks of air mail and of ar express. cargo were typewriter parts
quantity
Included in the and
samples of canned beer.
Captam Sullivan told the Bul- good trip. letin that he had a The Cipper's motors functioned perfectly. It will be recalled that she was stranded at Manila for a whole month on her previous visi, due to motor trouble. This is her third trip to Manila
the
Captain Sullivan said that Capt. Edwin C. Musick will probaby bring the Hawaiian Clipper to Mazila on her maiden flight across the Pacific.
Capt. Musick was to have commanded Philippine Cupper on this fight but he wasn't feeling quite well and so Captain Sullyan had to take place. Captain Sullivan was originally picked to bring the Hawalian Clipper to the Orient on her fire fight.
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parade that Hong Kong has yet had an opportunity of witnessing. everything from tennis frocks to the latest creations in cocktail and evening gowns being displayed to their fullest advantage. Page 8.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
One case each of Measles and Cerebro-Spinal Fever were reported to the Health Authorities for the 48 hours ended on Sunday.
The Spring Festival at· Quarry Bay School, which was postponed from May 1, will, weather permit- ting, be held at the School at 11 am, on Thursday, May 7.
There will be a dinner dance to- night (Tuesday), in the Peninsula Hotel Roof Garden, also on Friday and Saturday next. Andres popular orchestra will be in attendance,
The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Lewis Hinshlewood, tobacco grower, c/o Dr. Toms, Bangkok, and Miss Margaret King, of 153 The Peak.
which
Among the acts for which the murdered
Shanghal, May 4:
Paris, May. 3.". their lives are the shifting and Mr. J. E. Perkins, general manag-
Apart from a few colonial results
The Philippine Clipper is man demation of certain extremist army er of Paramount Ffm Corporation
still outstanding, the final state of ned by a crew of ten men, exclud- the parties shows Socialiste anding the skipper. · A purser came officers, notably Gen. Jinzaburou China, in an interview opined
John · Hodge, aged 12 years, Communists exceeded their own Mazaki, last summer; the adoption that Chinese theatres in Canton
as a member of the crew presum- | living at No. 32. Granville Road. of a budget that cut down the army will become bankrupt as a result
expectations in the Chamber elec-ably in preparation for the tire was given first aid at the Kowloon Nanking, May 4. tions. demands; the wholesale arrests last of the edict downlaying a 6-4 ra-
when passengers will be flown Hospital yesterday when he was The Ministry ut Communications The new Chamber will comprise | across the Pacific. year among local rough characters tio of Chinese and foreign films.
taken there with injuries who were often identified with He thought Chinese films were uns reported to have approved of a 975 Leftists, including 145 Com- The crew is composed of the he received when he ran against a self-styled patriotic organizations; able to supply more than thirty per petition to the Directorate-General munists, 118 Radical Socialists and following: W. 8. de Lima, Arst bus while riding a bicycle in the suppression of the Omotokyo rent of the total need unless runs of Posts to utilise the Penang-Hong 81 Communista.
officer: H. M. Cone, Jr., second Kimberley Road. His injuries were sect, which catered to extreme are prolonged which would mean a Kong and projected San Francisco-
The Centre Party has 114, the officer; C. D. Wright, engineer: apparently not very serious as he forms of nationalist society.
losa in takinga---
Macau airways for the "operation Rightisis. 124.
Carl M. Green, assistant engineer; was sent home again after treat- Route
of the international air a ser- The Socialist, M. Leon Blum, is | J. H. Ingram, navigator; George ment. vice..
expected to be the first called on King, sasistant navigator: W. T. to form a Government.
Jarboe. Jr. radio officer; Z. L Heuter.
Wenkstern, assistant radio officer;' W. F. McDonald; purser: and ('Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia!) M Thompson; mechanic.
Among the counter-moves from the extremist side were the con- tinual agitation against the con- stitutiorial theory of Dr. Tatsukichi Minope.
which
was considered
derogatory to the Emperor's ab- solute sovereignty; the distribution
Reuter."
GOLD OUTFLOW ·
Paris, May 4
The next balance sheet of the
MRS. MOLLISON OFF AGAIN
of surreptitious pamphlets in the Bank of France will probably show army attacking the loyalty and a further loss of a millard francs sincerity of the moderate army and civilian officers and officials; "the spectacular assassination of Assis- tant War Minister Nagata" last don. summer.
in gold, according to the financiai expert, M. Jenny. He says most of the errant gold has gone to Lon-
General Sir Thomas Cubitt,
Scouting the suggestion that the K.C.B, CM.G.. D.S.O., retired from
Then came the most terrible and cause of the flow to London is the Army and vacated the appoint sweeping counterstroke of all that the British Equalisation Fund ment of Commander-in-Chief. This was the machine-gun reply of bas out-manoeuvred the Bank of Bermuda, on Monday after 45 militarist fanatics to an election France, M. Jenny says the Eritish years's service 'n the Royal Artil-which, so far as it showed any. Control Fund buys gold when the lery and on the Slam
thing, indicated that the Japanese franc is above 75 and sells when people preferred candidates why it is below 74.60, thus virtually put forward ideals of peace and operating as a bank issue which social progress to those who beat conforms to the rules of the gold the resounding drums of nation-standard- aliam
The consequent promotion is that of Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wauchope, GCMG, KCB, CIE, D.8.0., who was the senior of his rank.
Reuter
Capetown Flight
STREET BRAWL
Paris, May 4.
that the return journey will be equally successfat
"The Hawaiian will be coramand- Fed by Captain Edwin C. Musick.
The second ballot of the recent ANOTHER RECORD "TO pioneer of the trans-Pacific air elections on Sunday resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Left parties. The results of 815 out of
lanes, and will carry air mall and air express for Honolulu, Midway, Wake Guam, Mana and the Far Bast. Instruments of the Hawail- an Clipper were to be calibrated yesterday.
With the Hawaiian in service
BE SET?
Mania, May 2 London, May 4. a total of 818 constituencies show
The Philippine Clipper is Mr. Army Mollison left Grave- that the Left parties, including
Socialists ob- scheduled to take off at 4.30 p.m. Bend at 9 am, in another attempt the Radical. to reach Capetown in two and hair tained 376 seats, while the Right to-day on her homeward fight to daye. She is using the same mawing only secured 239 seats. The Alameda, Caifornia, with stops at Pan American Airways fleet will Guam, Wake, Midway and Hono- be brought up to the full strength chine in which she crashed in the Communists obtained 71 seats.
of three flying boats, and will Sahara while making a second bid In Bordeaux, the announcement lalu.
Captain R. O. D. Bullivan, skip- permit, barring unforeseen de- to beat the record of three days of the election result was followed seventeen hours created by Tommy by a street brawl between ele per of the 25-on air liner who relopments, maintenance of the Rose in February, Mrs. Mollisonments of the Right and Left par-established & record for the fastest regular weekly schedules across
between Guam and the Pacific as contemplated und intends to refuel at Oran and fly ties. The police however, quickly crossing
Manila" on the present night the Pan American mai contracti to the Sahara by night.-
yesterday -Neuter's Bulletin Service.
confidence. "(Manila" "Bulletiz);
restored order.- Traniceran News Service.
expressed
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