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U.S. AIR FORCE SENSATION
CHARGES AGAINST GEN. FOULOIS
REMOVAL FROM POST DEMAND
Washington, June 17
MONDAY, JUNE 18. 1934.
YOUNG WOMEN IN "HUMAN FLAMING
COURT
TORCHES"
DISASTER
AMERICAN AND A VIRGINIA FACTORY
NICARAGUAN:
PASSPORT CASE | EXPLOSION AND
FIRE
New York, June 17. at Fredericksburg, Virginia, to
Terrible scenes were witnessed day when an explosion occurred
in the factory of the Sylvania Industrial Corporation.
Tivo attractive young ladies appeared before Mr. Hamilton, i at the Central, Magistracy this A profound sensation has been morning, on a charge of having 99 caused by publication of the entered the Colony without a findings of the committee that valid passport on June 8. was appointed to enquire into the
They wore Misa Paula Burton, granting of contracts for the
of aircraft to the War Miss Albertina Haldy, aged 20 the entire building and was follow-
agod 28-years, an American, and stment.
The explosion practically wrocked The immediate removal from years, a Nie
Nicaraguan..
ed by an outbreak of fire, which office of Major-General Benjamin defendants pleaded guilty.
In answer to the charge, both swept through the premises within Foulois, the Chief of the Army
a few minutes, the explosion start- Air Corps, is recommended to the that defendants arrived in the once.
Detective Sergeant Mottram saiding the blaze in a dozen places at Secretary of the War Department, Colony on board the Tatsuta Maru Mr. George H. Dorn, by repre sentatives of the Sub-Committee June 8. They were among the on Military Affairs after study crowd of pussangers who were
Somo of them, negro and white transhipping ing the Army, Purchases Report, Hayes,
to the President workers, ran into the street from which will be sunt to President Manila.
which was proceeding to the burning buildings, themselves
Ite
understood Roosevelt shortly.
Misa aming like human torches. Burton to say that she was going on the President Hayes, so he eleven other negroes and two white One nogro, was fatally burned, allowed them ashore. Since then, workers were rushed to hospitol In The Committee's Report has however, they had applied for re- serious conditions. been officially presented to the gistration, and it was then, found others suffered minor burns and.
Scores House of Representatives and that they had not Kone on the injuries.
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AMERICAN STOCK HOURS FOR MARRIAGES
MARKETS
PRESENT POSITION
ANALYSED.
New York, June 17.
Standard - Statistics rapart! Ample basis exists for the main. Tonance of diversified commitments in stocks, with particular emphasis on quality until new market forces develop to initiate a sustained-up. ward price swing.
In several industries, prevailing quotations amply discount medium term uncertainty, and cautions new
ean
EXTENDED
Few Couples Aware Of
The Change
The hours when marriages can now be solemnised have been ex- tended by three hours.
The Marriage (Extension of Hours) Acta, 1994, which had became effective, changed the hours for the solemnisation of marringo from Jight-am-to-three-p.m.-to eighth.m. to six p.m.
Few couples have taken advnat-
purchases for longer term holdingnge of the now times. may bo undertaken. This is be Mr. W. Lickley, the Super- Hoved to be true of the railroad Intendent Registrar for Westming- equipment group. of which Ameri-ter at Caxton Hall, states that no.
Locomotive,
and General far he had not had one couple American Transportation are re-after three o'clock. commended, and of farm equipment "It may be that people have not stocks, particularly Deere & Co. yet awakened to the change," he and International Harvester. added, "but I don't think the Investment purchases of selected additional three hours will make. medium and high grade bonds con.much difference to us.” tinue to be favoured by the declin-
ing
trend of interest rates. In lower quality obligations, near term business uncertainties still dieinte need for caution.-Per Suman, Cul- bertson and Fritz.
YOUNG MUSICIAN'S
SUCCESS
SECURES AWARD OF EXHIBITION
FISH "MIXTURE"
STRANGE CREATURE
WASHED ASHORE
A creature which is said to possess the tail of a shark, the indy of a dogfish, and the "head" of an octopus was found on the beach at Speetou. near Bridling- ton.
It was handed to the coast. guards, who justifiably stated that they have never previously seen or heard of such a fish.
Miss Annelte Chen has been awarded the local Exhibition of the Trinity College of Musle, The crenture has eyes an Inch; London, for obtaining the higheat wide, tentacles thirteen inches honours (98) in the Junior Divi-long, and an overall length of 31 alon at the Examination hold in inches. Hongkong in September, 1933.
It la interesting to note that Miss Chen pashed the Intermediate Division, also with high honours, during the recent examination, She was one of the seven young people who gave a pianoforte ro cital over the radio recently.
BANISHED FIVE TIMES
STIFF SENTENCE PASSED
It had been dead only about a day when found on the beach, and li is to be sent to a museum for identification if possible..
A constguard suggested that ft) was of the cuttlefish family.
said he had only come to Hongkong to raise the fare for a visit to a friend at Swatow,
Prisoner was stated to have received numerous sentences and floggings for theft and breaches of banishment orders. He had been banished and returned four
mes and re-banished for life.
Accused submitted that an ho had stayed away for ten months this last time, instead of
a. fow Five times banished and
re-days, it худа ovidence of his turned, Cheung Fat, alios Ho Wan-intention to obey the order. hing, again appeared before the Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, Criminal Sessions this morning Chief Justice, imposed sentence of on a charge of bronch of Doporta-three years and six months" hard tion Order. He pleaded guilty but inbour,
the.
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"GROSS MISCONDUCT."
President Hayes,
Most of the employees had re- markable escapes from death,
The cause of the terrific explo- alon is not known.-Router.
was what they were going to do until Saturday.
refers to "certain violations and avnsions of the law and Army Re- COULDN'T RAISE DAIL. gulations by (and also the gross They had tickets and would be misconduct and inefleienty of) going on the nuut bont, aniling next Major-General Foulols and other Saturday for Manila. They could not raise the $26 ball required. They ofleers under his command."
The Report takes particular ex- sald-they had wired to Manila to ception to the fact that army get money to meet their hotel bill, neroplanes wero bought by of which they had paid half. They negotiation Instead of after com- were staying at the Hotel Trocadero dants were arrested formally this
petitive bidding.
The inquiry was instituted as the result of the inability of the Army Air Corps to handle the air mall efflciently-Reuter.
·
in Kowloon,
EXPULSION ORDER, Sergeant Mottram said defen-
Mr. Hamilton remarked that if during the week-end.
morning. but were at the hotel defendants had no accommodation, he should remand them in police order against defendants, to be Mr. Hamilton made an expulsion custody, as they could not be allow-operative on June 23. and told ed to go about if they had no
them they must но on the money.
Mr. Scott, Assistant Superinten- In the meantime, the police would ship salling for Manila on that day. dent of Police, said he was sure take responsibility for their stay. American Consul would help here. He could not have two young giris hanging around the town Mr. Hamilton said the question without any money.
Struck by drying pole dropping from an upper floor verandah in Wong Keong Street, a woman, Lam Chi-yan, the was admitted to hospital yesterday them to go to Manila, with a wound in the heart.
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He called to mind that, at one Its meetings last year, the Union adopted a resolution to the effect that the systematic broadcasting of London, June, 16.
programme which were destined The dolegaten to the International specially for, Ilateners · In another. Broadcasting Union, at present country, and were subject of pro- mooting in London, were last night test from the broadcasting authorl- guests of the Government at a ties in that country, was an inad. dinner given at Lancaster House. misalble act from the point of view. During a speech, the Postmaster of good International relations and General, Sir Kingsley Wood, who should be discontinued. presided, said that one exception- į In his opinion Bir Kingstar ally difficulf question with which avaried," that resolution was the Union had to deal was that thoroughly sound, and he ventured of the use of telephonte broad-tinue to use its influence to secure to hope that the Union would con casting for International propa- Its general application British ganda, whether political or com-ircieee.