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MURDER CHARGE WITHDRAWN
Ship's Seaman Discharged
The charge of murder of Tse Tong, ship's compradore of the Blue Funnel 5. 5. Tyndareus, preferred against Chan RI, 24 year old seiman, was with- drawn yesterday on the ruling of the Magistrate at the Kow- loon Court, Mr. Barnett, that sufficient incriminating eri- dence was lacking.
GENERAL
AIR LINES IN BRITAIN
Selection And Licensing
The licensing authority for home air lines, authorized in an Urder in Council issued on August 23. Will shortly be constituted for- mally The members of the authority will be air. A. M. Trustram Eve, KC. (chairman), Major-General Sir Frederick Sykes, and Mr. F. R. Davenport.
The authority will probably begin to issue licences in about three or four weeks, but these will be provisional licences, and dudug what may be regarded as a period the penalty clauses will not apply, says The Fiqies.
It would seem that the scheme financial resources and operating! for requiring every air ine, 'n record of the applicant and the Great Britain to be licensed, and to type of aircraft which it is pro- satisfy certain minimum require posed to use. ments before licensing. wil' he gradually introduced
Committal proceedings against
It was inspired by the Maybury Chan K reached" conclusion after lenghty cross-examination of the Committee, which, in recommend- principal witness. Cheung St. bying its junction scheme for home Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ, appear Ing for the defence.
Cheung Si, sallers' cook allegedly competition a witness to the strange behaviour of accused in the early hours of August 2, and subsequently, stated
al: mail services, was also concern- ed with the removal of wasteful among companies operating air services over identical routes.
The maximum period for which licences may be granted will be seven years.
NO OVERLAPPING The considerations which the authority may weigh indicate the intention to avoid overlap ping, and uneconomic competi- tion.
on
The effect may or may not be
create virtual monopolies In the time which has passed to
reported certain routes. If such were the in eridence that about 2.50 a.m. since that Committee on August 2 he had seen Chan Ki there has been some amalgamation case, the power of the authority walking about and that, on his of competing interests, and the use to withhold or cancel a Beence or questioning him. Chan R1 had told to the licensing measure as alto grant a licence to a competitor him to keep allent.
means to compel amalgamation should be sufficient assurance of efficient operation on the part of may not be necessary.
the licensee.
The project
This statement was not in ac- cordance with the previous state- ment made by witness to the police, where he said that accused had
threatened him.
ADVANCED MENACINGLY Yesterday, witness modified this to a statement that accused had advanced menacingly upon him. Mr. On further questioning by Russ, witness. sald that he could not distinguish, being yet sleepy as to whether the expression on the face of accused was menacing.
Witness also stated that he had.
cry of about 2.50 a.m., heard
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1938.
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£1 A YEAR For the present the, Secretary of State for Air does not contemplate blance to the appointment of s Commissioner to license public applying the Order in fall.
road transport vehicles and ser- vices. There has been no sign of any particular enthusiasm for it or the part of operating companies On the other hand, ng company already engaged in operating home air lines has yet applied for per- mission to operate the Junction scheme of the Maybury Committee, with the mall contracts which the Yaumatt-Aslan. Forafric. - Committee thought might be allot-dria, Haldis. Kaiapol and Promise. ted to it.
When the regulations and machinery of the authority have been prepared, the main part of the Order will be brought into operation, but this will not include the clause prescribing a fine of 20 for any contravention of the Order and a fine of £50 or three months Imprisonment for a second or subsequent offence, "save life." He got up from his In effect the licensing system will bed to investigate, and met Chan begin on a voluntary basis. Licen
sees will have to pay £10 a year Ki abroad at this unusual hour.
Witness had not known anything for licences other than the pro-
of the murder until the muster of visional ones which will be issued the crew" after 8 a.m. on the same in the arst instance. day. Later, Chan K! had told him,
TYPHOON AT HAINAN
(From Our Own Correspondent)
di
The licente may be cancelled if Don't talk," when he met him any of the conditions attached to
Canton. Aug. 31. on deck. He had said this in ait, such as maintenance of operat- noting schedules, fares, and suitability
Over 230 fishermen in different loud, through not very
of aircraft fail to be observed,
parts of Hainan Island lost their unusual, tone of voice.
The authority will also be in-lives and over one hundred of vested with discretionary powers their fishing boats were sunk in and may take account in the typhoon on August 25, according granting of licences of the existo a report from Pakhot received sence of other services in the area here last night.
WOMAN WHO CARRIED BAD COINS
Committed To Sessions
Appearing on a charge of possession of 1,978 counterfeit ten-conl pieces, Chan Shiv 42.
com. the
a married woman, was mitted to stand trial at Central Court yesterday District Watchman Chau Kwong. in Cohnaught who was on duty Road Central on. August 18. re- ceived information that defendant was carrying counterfeit coins. He followed her and arrested her as staircase she was ascending a leading up to No. 13. Wing Tak Street.
Li Kit, a watchman on board the 5.5. Taishan told the Court that defendant was a frequent traveller between Hong Kong and Canton. On August 12, he saw defendant on board the steamer as she left Canton Defendant was carrying with her a basket.
the Vessel A ticket seller un
he had named Wong Sum saldi been working on board the ship for more than five years and dur- ing his time had seen defendant travelling many times.
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THREE KILLED
IN STREETS
There were 76 trattic accidents
in the Colony last week, as the result of which three persons were killed and 42 were injured.
Of those killed, a Chinese boy. aged 13 years and a bicycle "rider, aged 21 years, died from injuries, received on falling from a moving lorry and a cycle in motion respec- tively...
A Chinese girl, aged 9 years, was knocked down and killed by a motor bus whilst running across the road.
COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS
Puriuant to Section 3 of the Public Omeers Change' of Style) Ordinance of 1937, the Attorney General will move, at the Legis- lative Council meeting today. that the style of the offices of Superintendent of Prisons · and Assistant Superintendent of Prisons be changed to Commissionér of Prisons and Superintendent of Prisons, respectively.
of operation the possibilities of Only three sailing boats in Hol air transport in the area, the eff-how harbour foundered and three ciency of existing services. the men were drowned.
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