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ONE WAY TICKET
PROWLER SENT
TO PRISON MAN WHO STOLE COUNTERPANE
Charged with the theft of a white
HEROIN CLEVERLY
HIDDEN
SHANGHAI SEAMAN
SENTENCED
Two men, Lul Ching-ching,
charged before counterpane from No. 20 Village Road seaman of Shanghai, and Wong Yuen,
on July 6, and with being found on unemployed, were
the roof of No. 61, Leighton Hill Mr. K. Keen, at the Central Magis- Road on the same day, Cheung Chau, tracy this morning, with possession to of 10,000 heroin pilis at No. 2 Mallory 22. unemployed, was sentenced
when he Street, top floor, on June 28. Both two-months, hard labour appeared before. Mr. W. Schofield at men denied that the plls were theirs, the Central Magistracy, this morning.
Senior Revenue Offeer A. W. Impactor A. V Baker stated that Grimmitt stated in evidence that he it was through Mr. D'Almada, the raided the floor at 8 am. and found
second charge, complainant in the that the first offence had been brought the pills hidden in the false bottom to light. He found defendant on the of a trunk. They were very cleverly concealed and would ordinarily have roof of No. 01, Leighton Hill Rond escaped attention. The floor was a drying the counterpane. Enquiries depol for a large heroin factory. He werd made and defendant admitted further pointed out that the trunk taking it from Village Road.
was of Northern manufacture, had Wong Yau, aged 39, unemployed, obviously been brought from Shang- was charged before Mr. K. Koen athai, and was the property of Luk
His Worship discharged Wong but the Central Magistracy this morning with loitering on the stairway of No, sentenced first, accused to a year's 88 Jervois Street, second oor, at hard labour. The trunk was 3.30. n.. on Monday, and possession fiscated,
of a piece of wire, fit for an unlawful. purpose.
con-
THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
STRIKE TROUBLE LOOMING
National Guardsmen Will Keep Watch.
In Cleveland
As Steel Mills!
CHICAGO
SOARING
Lucky Cubs Twice Win From Cards Heavy Scoring In Both Leagues
Re-Open To-day League leaders, twice
Cleveland, July 5.
A force of probably 2,000 National Guardsmen is expected to take over the policing of the Cleveland strike zone in preparation for to-morrow's reopening of the four Republic Steel plants.
Union leaders prediced the plants company would not open, but the stales otherwise. It is expected, any officials, that with the recommence- ment of work at Cleveland, the Ohio arens will have returned virtually to normal.
New York, July 8, Playing one of the luckiest series of its season, Chicago Cubs, National defeated St. opener the Louls to-day. In the Cardinals hit heavily, 10 times, to the Cubs hit as score 12 runs. But they have never done before, 23 times, and scored 14 after 14 innings. The night-cap was tough for $1. Louis. Cards led carly and in the seventh inning scored five runs. But Chicago they scored nine on ten hits, Cavarretta hitting a homer.
were not enough.
New York, second in the League, split a double-header with Boston, winning the first six to two, dropping E. Moore the second, six to eight. homered for Boston.
Philadelphia and Brooklyn also divided honours.
Pittsburgh Pirates won their second double-header in succession. twice downing Cincinnati Reds, three to one and five to one.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington won the opener and drew a night-cop with Philadelphia
Meanwhile, in Seattle, the Star, for the first time in its history, did not attempt to publish to-day. One of the hundred men and women guild affected, augmented by Mari- time Union men, picketed the build- ing. The strike is a protest against American Federation of Labour teamsters replacing the Circula- tion Guild men after the teamsters themselves had pleketed the plant demunding that the Circula-to-day. tion Guild renounce the C.I.O The strike does not involve hours and wages. It is merely a fight be tween A.FOL. and C.J.O., for which the newspaper and its staff must suffer. United Press,
BRITISH OPEN GOLF PLAY ON
Horton Smith And Boomer Shatter Course Record
Aubrey Boomer and Horton Smith both broke the course record yes- terday in the first qualifying stage of the British Open Golf Championship which is being played at Carnoustie.
Boomer and Horton Smith returned cards of 60 which beat the previous best score for the course by one stroke.
Several of the more prominent pro- fessionals had unhappy rounds, ap- parently being affected by the state of the course. A heavy thunder- storm raged on Sunday, and flooded the greens.
Leading scores in the first quali- fying stage of the champlonship will be found on Page 8.
Farr Sells Services
To America
London, July 5. Tommy Farr, Welsh heavy- weight champion of the British Empire, whose greatest claim to fame is his striking defeat of Walter Neusel. Germany's second-best fighter, has contract- Detroli ed to fight Joo Louis, negro claimant of the world's championship, somewhere In the United States early in Septem- her.
This report is considered to set at rest the conflicting rumours of Farr's intentions,
▸
Farr will receive 20 per cent. of galo receipts from his fight with Louis, including radio and movie rights, Moreover, ho rives Mike Jacobs, American promoter, an option on his ser- · vices, regardless of the outcome of his battle with the negra.→ United Press,
Germany Wins Great Road Race In U.S.
Britisher Second, American Third
West Westbury, NY., July 5. On the Roosevelt Raceway to-day.
one of the most dimeuit tracks in the world, Germany won the 300 mile Vanderbilt road race. Bernd Rose- meyer led the field, and Richard Scamon
close of England was second. Rex Mays was third. This is the best poslilon an American driver has ever taken.
New York Yankees twice beat Bos- ton, in the opener by 15 to nothing. when Rufing pitched, allowing only six hit; in the night-cap by eight to four. Cronin, for Boston, Di Maggio and Gehrig hit homers in the late encounter. Dickey and Gehrig gave New York two more circuits in the
opener.
won
twice from Detroit also Chicago, the first eight to four, the second seven to four, after ten and Rogell Greenberg innings. elreled the bags for the Tigers in the the early game, and York scored same way in the night night.
Cleveland scored 11-4 over" St. Louis in the opener, and 15-4 in the night-cap.
Trotsky hit three home runs in the first game, Solters and Weatherly hit homers in the late- Reuter.
INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY IS STEADY
According To Latest
British Figures
London, July 5. A further indication of the steady. trend of industrial recovery is re- called in the Ministry of Labour re- turn on employments and unemploy- ment. It states that it is estimated that on June 21 the number of in- sured
persons, aged 18 to 46,-in em- ployment in Britain, exclusive of agricultural persons scheme, was approximately 11,517,- 000. This was 130,000 more than on May 24, 1937, and 584,000 more than on June 22, 1936.
within the
The numbers of unemployed per- sons on the registers of the employ- ment exchanges in Great Britain on June 21 last totalled 1,356,398. This was 94,732 less than the number on registers on May 24, 1937, and 304,- 078 less than on June 22, 1930. The current total comprised 1,005,814 men, and 29,012 boys, 209,441 women 31,931 girls. British Wireless.
Clever Young
Artiste
"Deanna Durbin Of
Philippines"
Clever singer and tap-dancer, Miss Nedy Prieto, who was recently chosen as the "Deanna Durbin of the Philip pines," is passing through Hongkong to-morrow by the Empress of Canada from Manila, en route to Shanghai. She is accompanied by her aunt, Consuelo Basa, classical singer well- in 10 known to those who listen
KZRM, the Manila broadcasting
station.
Deanna Durbin will be remember- ed by film-goers as the star in "Three Smart Girls," and it was in connee- tion with this picture that the State:
JULY 6, 1937.
RUSSIANS ROOT OUT SUSPECTS
22 More Executed At Vladivostok Convicted Of Espionage
Berlin, July. 5. Twenty-two more Soviet Eastern Railway oficials have been executed ut Vladivostoks, according to“-the correspondent of the German News Agency.
They were convicted of alleged terrorism and espionage on behalf of Jupan
The number of officials of this rail- way hitherto executed or arrested is said to total 163-Reuter Bulletin Service,
MOSCOW CONFIRMATION
Moscow, July 5.
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With the arrival of the June 27 CORONATION OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING
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United Press. ploy of the Japanese secret service...
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SCOTLAND GREETS
HER KING
Archers Cry Wild Welcome To Queen
Edinburgh, July 5. The historic ceremony of receiving
"Reddendo" from the Royal)
by His his Archers was carried out Majesty King George VI on arrival at Holyrood House to-day.
This is the offering of three barbed arrows which the Company must give to the King In Scotland. Each man in the Company carried a alx- foot bow, and their Captain-General on bended offered the "Reddendo" knee.
ex-
Traditional formulas were changed, after which the Company "recovered" (came to attention) with their bows, the Queen being greeted with the cry, "Yours, Bonnie Lassle!" Among the troops inspected by the King were those who participated in
so-called "Wet the
Review" veterans who attended the parade in front of Queen Victoria in 1081, when a sudden downpour of rain drenched all the troops.
Later, one of these veterans, ex- Provost Watson, of Galashiels, aged 80 years, collapsed.-Reuter.
THURSDAY
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Katherine Hepburn Franchot Tone in "QUALITY STREET”
CHARLY
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Nan Grey John Howard
ORIENTALE
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Local Weather CONFLICT
Features
Rainfall Now Above
Average
Hongkong's temperature this morn- Ing at 10 o'clock was 83, which is four degrees higher than yesterday at the same hour. Humidity was 87. which is-lower than yesterday.
Yesterday's maximum temperature was 85, or two degrees lower than on Sunday, with the night minimum 75. or one degree lower than the previous day.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 b.m. to-day was 1.13 Inches, following 7.04 Inches on the previous day. The year's total is now 41.38 Inches, compared with an average of 40,93.
morning's weather report This reads: Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the east of the Bonins, and is relatively low over China general- Local ly. A depression is moving slowly eastward across Manchuria, forecast:-South winds moderate; fale to showery.
General Under
Arrest?
Theatre, Manlin, held a contest to Cotton Yarn Exchange
pick the "Deanna Durbin of the Philippines, which Mlas Prieto won. This talented little artiste la making a pleasure trip to Shanghai, with her. aunt, and will broadcast there.
FRENCH CONSULAR
CHANGES
M. LEURQUIN GOING ON LEAVE
M. Jules Leurquin, Consul for France, is sailing on Tuesday next, July 13, on the s.3. President Doumer, proceeding on homo leave.
Rosemeyer won $20,000. and addi- Uonal thousands for tap prizes, for he led most of the way and finished In 3 hours 28 minutes 12 seconds, Detective-Sergeant D. Davies etnt- the man as to what he was doing
with an average speed of 02.461 miles ed that the complainant, Luik Sun, there, defendant ran away.
per hour. The Englishman averaged Swatow, will take A fine of $25, or three weeks' hard a pórk dealer, saw defendant on the
82.136 miles per hour and was the staire, did when he tried to question labour, was inflicted on each charge.
only driver close to the German.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by BENJAMIN WYLE,
and 3, Wyndham Street In the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
Rosemoyer hit 145 m.p.h, on the straight-away,; unprecedented on an American track-United Press.
M. Albert Cadol, French Consul at charge of the Consulate at Hongkong during Leurquin's absence
M.
M. Serge Lebocq de Feularde, Vice- Consul et Hongkong, will be trans- ferred to Swatow as Acting Consul.
Scandal
Shanghai, July 5 Another sentation in connection" with the Shanghai Cotton Yarn, Ex- change scandal has been caused by a report that General Hau Sung-chle,
veteran military leader and Vice- has President of the Control Yuan, been detained by order of the nu- thorities and is now under "heavy, guard at the Detention House of the Kiangsu Special Court in Shanghat.
General Hou is one of three high officials 'now said to be held in connec- tlon with alleged illegal speculation in cotton yarn-Hua Nan News.
INSTANTLY KILLED
was
Chan Yee-hi, Chinese male, instantly killed when struck by a bus at Fenwick St. and Lockhart Rd, at 12,30 a.m. to-day.
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