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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 18. 1933.
COAL-PETROL INDUSTRY
FOR BRITAIN
SEVEN MILLION POUNDS SOVIET PROMISE KOWLOON TONG
FOR NEW PLANT GUARANTEE DRIVE AGAINST
GIVEN
RAPID PROGRESS
PRO EXPECTED
London, July 18.
CRIME
DRASTIC MEASURES IN BRITAIN
STIFF PENALTIES
London, July 18. The Government's offer Drastic measures to be adopted of a preference guarantee against "American style" gunmen were revealed to-day, when a bill which applies to petrol called the Criminal Use of Firearms manufactured from coal, or Imitation Firearms Bill was in shale or peat, is expected to troduced in the House of Lords by Earl Lucan, Chief Government contributo greatly towards Whip. putting the coal industry on
or firing its feet.
pistols, shotguns, automatics or any other deadly weapons will be fought with the full force of the British penal code.
Gunmen brandishing
become
OF TRADE
Resumption of Relations Urged in New York
AFFRAY
MAN APPEARS AT SESSIONS
STORY OF ATTACK
New York, July 12. Visions of a thousand-million dollar trade with Soviet Russia
Following a fierce affray in a to-day completely overshadowed rent collector's house the protests of patriotic and 3, Li Shek-ching, 22, a stonebrea- ou April labour organisations so far as the ker, of Kowloon Tong, appeared Russian-American committee of before the Chief Justice on three the New York State Chamber of
charges. Commerce was concerned. The committee announced that it had; Prisoner pleaded not guilty to reversed its stand taken in April attempting to choke or suffocate regarding recognition and that it Tsang Shing-lung with intent to now favoured the appointment of enable himself and two others, to a national board to decide on rob, at 10 High Street; not guilty what basis relations between to attempting to choke with intent United States and Russia shall be to assist in assault; and guilty resumed.
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The nnouncement followed discussions between the Govern- ment and Imperial Chemical In- dustries, which has been able. The Government has after years of experimenting to somewhat alarmed by the first Eng produce, a hydrogenation system lish instances of crimes aided by Trade and diplomatic relations whereby a ton of coal yields half firearms and is pressing through should be resumed, the committed its weight in petrol.
legislation to prevent such methods believes, and it hopes that a board obtaining a foothold in this coun-will find a satisfactory basis. try.
The examining board should be composed of men of national re- putation, the committee said, and it should, represent a fair cross section of American opinion regarding Russia.
It is expected that the plant will be erected near Middlea-
ser-
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7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- 7.2-7.14 p.m. Band Music. The Black Domino-Overture
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B. B. C. Wireless Military Marche Militaire (Schubert).
Band. DR93. Villanelle (Winterbottom).
Teranco Casey. DB262. 7.22-8.20 p.m. A Concert, Vocal Trio-Sarabande and Musette.
Ground.
Vocal Trio-Green Sleeves to a
Carl, Nathalie and Arnold Dolmetsch. DB1062. Song-The Kerry Dance (Molloy). Song-Songa My Mother Sang.
Doris Vane (Soprano)." DX167. Violin Solo-Paradise. Violin Solo-Marta.
to wounding. Citing the statement of Mr.
The police and the Crown Maxime Litvinoff in London that pressed themselves, willing to pro- Russin la ready to spend $1,000,- ceed on this plea, dropping the first 000,000 for foreign goods, the two counts, and to this the Chief committee said that the United Justice agreed, advising the pri II. M. Grenadier Guard's Band: States could get most of this soner, however, to plead not guilty
* 0919. order if the Government acted to wounding also.
7.14-7.28 p.m. Organ Solos. Potted Overtures, promptly and sensibly.
Mr. H. K. Holmes, opening the
Terance Casey, DB1112. case for the Crown, said prisoner Nauticana-(arr. Casey). was a distant relative of complain-Rustiques (arr. Casey). ant whose father was a rent collec- tor. All three lived together at the latter's house until
short brough. It will cost seven mili The Bill provides for sentences
time ago when prisoner changed lion pounds sterling and its com- up to fourteen years' penal
his address. Early on the morning puted output will be thirty million vitude for using or attempting to
of April 3, Tsang Fuk-fong, the father, was out on business and tons annually. This amounts to use unloaded, incapacitated or even
complainant was sitting in the only three per cent. of Britain's Imitation firearms a well as the
house when prisoner came in and consumption.-Reuter.
genuine article in cider to avoid
The same committee in April said some friends wanted to see arrest. Penalties up to seven years' recommended that no recognition him. Complainant penal servitude are rovided in the should be granted unless Russia went outside the room and there accordingly bill for being in pos casion of fre- gave ironclad pledges to observe saw two men who, together with jarms when an offence is committed.international obligationa and to Li
The Hill is expected to become meet certain outstanding obliga-They carried him into the cubicle Shek-ching, attacked him. law before the end of the year. tions. After a heated debate, the and ordered him not to make
A Case in Foint.
Chamber approved of the resolu-sound. Complainant made a noise) in the House of Commons when case which came up for trial at
and thereupon prisoner cut his! Point was given to the Bili by a
Since the State of New York thumb with an instrument which he he said that a resolution would be Westminster to-day t
would receive the, bulk of the s holding in his hand. Com- two youths introduced in the autumn to give named Thomas Johns and Frank country's trade with Russia, the plainant was then gagged and It effect to a proposal which the Colbard, who were (mmitted for committtec reconsidered its Was in this condition that his
Malcolm McEachern (Bass). Government believed would en-trial on a charge of aa ault and rob-
former stand.
fnther later found him. The
DB182. sure an immediate progress in bery.
police were informed and com-Octet Song of the Waterfall plainant was taken to hospital where he recovered in a few days. On May 18, prisoner was arrested in Kowloon Tong.
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ACTIVE SUPPORT BY GOVERNMENT
London, July 17.
The Prime Minister made a dramatic announcement to-night
the manufacture of home-pro- A salesman of Jewel by was their duced motor spirit.
victim. He testified hat Colbard, who is only twenty y hrs of age, carried sawed-off she guns, while Johnson, a youth a yar younger, carried a piece of les pipe.
tion.
The proposal would take the form of a guaranteed preference of four pence per gallon in respect of light hydrocarbon, oils manufactured in Colbard ordered the salesman to TO this country from indigenous coal."put 'em up" while covered his The guarantee would be for ten partners plundering of rations. He years from 1st April next, subject also observed: "No fu hy business to an arrangement, the effect of now. In the county, fe have all which would be to vary the period got to live. I am prep fed to shoot of the guarantee according to the my way out of here," Renter. actual preference diffence between the customs duty and the excise duty.
VARYING GUARANTEE.
If the preference remained at its present level of eightpenco por) gallon, the period of the guarantee would be four and a half years.
GARRISON SCHOOLS PRIZE GIVINGS
THURSDAY AND RIDAY
OF-NEXT WEEK -
VISCOUNT ISHII RETURNING
VISIT EUROPEAN
CAPITALS
Tokyo, July 13. As soon as the World Economic Conference adjourns, the Foreign Office will order Viscount K. Ishii, chief Japanese delegate, and other members of the delegation to re- turn to Japan, it was unofficially decided to-day. In the opinion of the Foreign Office lenders, the World Economic Conference will re-open in two months.
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Prisoner was found not guilty of wounding, but on the direction turned a verdict of guilty of com- of the Chief Justice, the jury re-
mon assault.
Sentence of nine months' hard labour was passed.
FASTER BRITISH
TRAINS
"CHELTENHAM FLYER": TO SPEED UP
G. W. R. SUMMER SERVICE
London. representative of the Even the "Cheltenham Flyer,"
Government. Mean- the fastest train in the world, is
If reduced-to-fourpence per) gallon, the period would be nine
Which route the Japaneses dele- years and an intermediate rate of
gation will take from Europe to preference would vary the period nexion with the Garrison Child- of the delegates. It was learned; The annual prize givings in con- Japan will be left to the discretion of the guarantee proportionately.
Under the plan in view, about follow.At Hongkong on Thursday, visit various European govern- ren's Schools will take place as however, that Viscount Ishii will 100,000 tons or 30,000,000, gallons July 27, at the Volunteer Drill ments in the capacity of an un- of petrol. annually would be pro- Hall at 10.30 am.; and Kowloon oficial duced, consuming 350,000 tons of on the following day at the Gun Japanese coal and giving employment to over Club Hill Barracks at 10.30 a.m. while, Mr. E. Fukai, another dele- going to complete its journeys a thousand miners.
The prizes will be distributed by gate, and Mr. Kadono, advisor, more quickly when the summer ser- In addition, there was employ- H.E. The G.O.C., Major General will negotiate with the British vico ment connexion with plant. The O.C. Borrett.
the Great Western Railway cost to the Treasury would be very
Government on Japanese-British is introduced on July 18. amall-British Wireless.
The officers Commanding and commercial questions, it was de- The Cheltenham Flyer will ba accelerated by five minutes, leaving stals of the schools will welcome elded. the presence of parents of the
Cheltenham at 2.40 p.m., ten children and their friends, and
minutes later than at present, and duo at Paddington, the London terminus, at 6 p.m. Instead of 4.65 p.m. The running time be- tween Swindon and Puddington will remain nt 65 minutes for the seventy-seven and a quarter miles: thus still remaining the world's fastest steam train with an average of 71.35 miles per hour.
UNMANIFESTED
CARGO
staff and regimental officers and LORRY CHARGES their families.
TWO POLICE COURT Unwounded
CASES
Unmanifested cargo, consisting
of 42 baskets of laichees, formed
Veteran
the subject of a charge against Killed
Lam Ping, ship's foki, before Mr., Wynne-Jones in the Central Police
Court this morning.
Mr. W. A.
Mackinlay appeared for the de-i
fonce and the hearing was ad- journed for a week.
UNTIMELY END
Prague.
PAVEMENT
WOMAN FATALLY
INJURED
Terrible injuries were recolved by Cheng Sze, a female hawker, in Third Street, West Point, pestor- day morning, when a heavily loaded motor lorry skidded and charged into the side walk adjoining the new Market.
The woman died on the way to A Russian who served in the Hospital. Two other Chinese on Mr. S. S. Marr, Chief Oficer front line throughout the World the pavement had narrow escapes, aboard the ss. Ka Ying, said he War and was never even slightly searched the ship on the voyage wounded has been killed by al down from Swatow but was not Russian ahell he found in a field in the field, he carried it home aware of the presence of the 42 near his house,
and threw it into the fire. Its baskets of lafchees. On arrival! He was Petor Bartko, a Russian explosion killed him and severely hore, R. O. Ward boarded the ship blacksmith. On finding the shell wounded three, others, Reuter.. and the fruit was found concealed
in various parts of the ship. It
was the duty of the compradore
to enter up the manifest.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
NO ONE BUT AN ADVENTUROUS
The .. Sirdhana will leave Amoy
The second compradoro statod TRAVELLER CAN KNOW THE BEAUTY for this Port on the 19th instant and that one of the compradore's fokia OP SLEEP-Earl of Beaconsfield, is due here on Thursday afternoon. and boon asked by the defendant,
to look after. the laicheas,
Two cases of typhold, one from Chin Hock, hold watchman, anid Victoria and one from Kowloon, wore defendant asked him to look after reported to the local health authorities the fruit after the ship salled
during the week-end. from Swatow. Defendant was a The Rev. N. V. Halwand, M. G, friend of his.
aanlatant chaplain at St. John's
terday le said to have suffered burns A patient admitted to Ionital yes. to his face and head through un se cident caused when he lighted patented, stove."
Cathedral has been appointed Omeint Tho Indian Postal Administration
Sung-Stars and a Crescent Moon.
Albert Sandler. DB080. Song A House Love Made for You and Me (Johnstono and Coates). Hubert Eisdell (Tenor). DB1113. Plano Solo-Rigoletto-Faraphrase
(Verdi, arr. Llant).
Irene Scharrer. DB70. Song-The Driver of the 8.16 Song Aylesbury Ducks (Barker-
(Longstaffe).
Harding).
(Squire), Octet-Scent of the Jasmine (Squire). J. II. Squire Celeste Octet. DB107 8.20.9 p.m. Orchestral Pear Gynt Suite No. 2-Solveig's Trausorci (Schumann, arr. Urich).
Song (Grieg).
Bournemouth Municipal Orch: DB810.
In A Camp of Ancient Britons
(Ketelboy).
Ketelbey's Concert Orch. Whispering Pines (Byrne). Zip Zip (Byron Brooke).
1866.
Sir Dan Godfroy conducting the Bournemouth Municipal Orch. 5633. Idealo (Tosti, arr. Tavan). Love's Last Day (Benatsky),
Jean Lansen and. His Orch, 6706. Chansen Triste (Tschaikowsky,
arr. Stewart).
Three Dances from Nell Gwyn (Ger- man)-The Merrymakers' Dance. Bournemouth Municipal Orchesten.
DB906.
8-9.20 p.m. From the Studio. A Song recital by Miss Carmen Botelho accompanied by Mrs. A. W. da Roza.
Programme.
1. How Deep is the Ocean?
2. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye.
3. Masquerado.
4. After Tonight Wo Say Goodbye. 9.20-10.30 p.m. Variety.
DB1120.
Orchestral The Land of Smiles→→ Orchestral-The Land of Smiles-
Patiently Smiling.
You Are my Heart's Delight. Albert, Sandler and His Orchestra. DB629. Song-That's All That Matters to fe. Song-What Have wo-Got to Loao.
Anona Winn (Soprano). DB1125. Piano Solo-Have You Forgotten? Piano Sole-Helen-Selection. Vocal Dust-My Happiness.
Billy Mayerl, DB777 Vocal Duct-Cinderella Brown.
Reis and Dunn. Orchestral-Casino Dances, Orchestral-Love, Here is my Heart. Albert Sandler and His Orchestra. DH340. The Cornish Riviera Express kvfli Humorous Song-Stormy Weather. un "nonstop" from Paddington to Humorous Song-You Hit-de-hi-lag
Mc. Plymouth, via the new bypass rail
Frances Langford. DB1124. Frome, Organ Solo-Moon Song. Dads at Westbury and 25% miles in 3 hours, 57 minutes. Organ Solo-Farewell to Arms.. This is ten minutes quicker than Quentin M. Macloan. DB1098. present and three minutes Vocal Quartet My Wishing Song. quicker than last summer's service, Vocal Quartet-When It's Lamp and bringa Plymouth, for the first time in history, under four houra Orchestral--By the Sleepy Lagoon.
lightin Time in the Valley,
The Four Musketeers. DB1127. journey from Paddington.
Orchstral-Under Heaven's Blue.
Albert Sandler and His Orchestra. DB1001.
nt
Vocal Quartet-Suzanne. Vocal Quartet-Lovi Tales.
Other West of England expresses Frome will, by using the not booked to call at Westbury and route, be similarly accelerated. in
now cluding the Torbay express, which will cover the 1994 miles from Orchestral-King's Serenade.
The Harmoniana. DB1121. Paddington to Torquay in 210 Orchestral-That Alaha Waltz. minutes (five minutes quicker than Vocal Dust-Just so You'll
Hawaiian Monna Orchestra. DB00, last year) and the 173% miles from Paddington to Exeter in 170 Vocal Duet My Darling.
Remember. minutes.-cutor.
Layton and Johnstone. DB1118. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Alid-day Press News.
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