THE HONGKONG:
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APRIL
1988.
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SHORT OF FUNDS FOR CONTROL IN SPAIN
London, Apr. 25. At a meeting of the Chairman's aub-committee of the International Non-Intervention
Radio-Phone Expansion In Britain
Linking Up With
Other Nations
BRITISH
WOMAN HELD
FOR
ESPIONAGE
Moscow, Apr. 20.
It is reported that Rose Cohen, the London, Apr. 25. British woman, who, it is alleged, has Committee
Speaking at a banquet of the Na-been kept in solitary confinement for London to-day, it transpired from a tional Chamber of Trade at Brighton eight months, has been charged with
Postmaster- caplonage. sintement by the accounting offleer to to-night, the assistant
General revealed the International fund, that the
important Post She was formerly foreign editor of was only aufficient Office balance ava
available
Office plans for the Improvement of the Moscow Dally News. She lost
services, Including her British citizenship when for a continuance of the observation
communication Gcheme and preliminary work in the erection of a large new receiving married a Soviet official of the Com- connection
station in Kent, with an aerial two missarlat of Heavy Industries, who with the plan for the
volunteers mics long connected to the receiving was himself arreated in 1937, pre- withdrawal of foreign from Spain up to the end of the prestation by 10 miles of special cable numably for Trotskyist activities sent month.,
for trans-Alantic radio telephone United Press. system.
This sultuation had arisen largely following the interruption of contri- butions of the Soviel Government at
or
arrears,
Their
for
CAPETOWN SAILS
the
pennant
40 Taken In Police Raid
Road
Forty gamblers were arrested in Hennessy
yesterday when police carried out a raid. Two of the arrested persons, Kwan Wong, 25, unemployed, and Li Yuet-ngo, 17, a woman, wero charged before Mr. II. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning with keeping the pre- mises na a common gaming house, and on admitting the charge, werd Each fined $75.
The other 38 gumbiers, who had failed to appear, and accordingly been released on bail of $3 each, forfeited their ball. The maforlly of the gamblers were women, who were participating in a tze-tam lottery, which Detective Sub-Inspeetor W. N. Darkin, who prosecuted, described on similar to the Macho lottery, A sum of $20.00 was picked up, and this was donated to the Court Poor Box.
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Arrangements have also been made the beginning of last October. As n for the provision of ultra-short-wave channels -between result no
on radio-telephone payment was made October 8 inst by Russia, Germany the United Kingdom and France, and Italy. Other powers then inter-between the mainland and Shetland rupted payment, besides one or two Islands, who were already in
Sir Walter Womersley sold that Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary,
With a long paying-off Norway, Sweden, Turkey and Yugo during the past twelve months grent Stavia. Payment was duly made on progress had been made in the deve denoting the length of her commission YESTERDAY'S CABLED.
communications, on Chinn Station, H.M.S. Capetown October 8 by the United Kingdomlopment of world
mede especially as they affected the em- slipped out of Hongkong harbour at Government, which, however, no subs
subsequent payment, The French pire. To
trafe to fide for the growth of 10.30 am, to-day on her 3,000 mile and the Scandina- voyage Home, where she will reft Government duly paid its contribu- tion in respect not only of October 8 vlan countries, a new type of cable and re-commission.
Of the 1918-22 construction, Cape War Loan, 24% (Red.
after 1932) but also of November 8 and Decem- was laid between England and Hol- ber & Poland and Lithuania also paid land. The total number of telephone town has spent most of her commis-
and the aloned service on the Ching Station. Canton-Kowloon Rly 5% wing circuits between England
Cold Lonn, following Continent was now more than 170. up to December 8. The
returning here Chinese Her career since not DowerR
pald only
Ultra-short-wave radio-telephone from rent in 1930 has been an ad-
Chinese Dr Gold Bonds, contributions up to and in circuits ugreed
JUZS-47 ... venturous one. She was at Hankow
Chinese
Anglo- cluding December 8, but also paid circuits would also be utilized
the Hebrides and other when the first Japanese drive made connecting the contributions for varying periods in irlands, where neither telegraph nor the fall of that city appear imminent,
French Loan. 1009.... the ensuing months, Belgium, Czecho- telephone communication hitherto and brought a large number of re Slovakia, Denmark, Eire, Estonia, telephone com
had been available. In the United
down the Yangtse to Shanghai fugees Finland, Latvia, Luxemburg, Nether-in
Kingdom Itself, where progress has and later to Hongkong. During the lands, Portugal and Rumania.
last trip down the river a baby was born also been evident during the twelve months, 0,200 new
circuita the wife to
of one of the refugees. had been added to
to the trunk system.
More recently the Capetown car- In the sphere of Imperial and ried out a remarkable rescue of the foreign telegraphs all else had been officers and erow of the French eclipsed by the recent announcement steamer Yotande, which was wrecked near Welhalwel. The daughter of that Cables and Wireless and lis ns- sociated companies overseas,
were the owner of the vessel was among introducing a new rate schedule to those saved.
poris of the Empire. The maximum rate of 1s 3d. per word for full-rate telegrams between the Empire countries represented a truly notable advance in Imperial com- munications.-British Wireless,
After the committee had heard the statement on the position of the in- ternational fund, the Sovie repre- sentative declared the unwillingness of his Government to resume payment unless and until the
.
In'ernational Committee's resolution of November Ag a result 4 last was implemented. of the discussion the United Kingdom, German and Italien
alien representatives agreed that their Governments should
contributions up
make
their
to
December 8 regardless of
of the decision of the Soviet Government.
The reprezentatives recommended to their governments that monthly payments be made in fu'ure. The offeer stated that if these accounting payments were made promptly would be possible for the work of the Non-Intervention Board to be continued. The subcommittee
adjourned.British Wireless.
0.8, TREASURY OFFENS MONEY TO PRODUCERS
it
then
TWO KILLED IN. STREET MISHAPS
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A passenger on a Castle Penk route bus, Li Shek, 52, attempted to alight from No. 821, at the Taun Wan terminus yesterday, but fell and and struck his head on the ground. He was sent to
Kowloon Hospital where he died. Washington, Apr. 25. The United States, Treasury to- day offered $200 Commodities Credits Corporation notes bearing in- terest of three-quarters per cent. The notes will mature on November 2, 1039 Reuter Special.
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later yesterday. He died
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(Continued from Page 6.) American slang and gangster films. Those in lighter occupa- tions are inclined to prefer the British type of picture.
IN HIS POCKET Two $10 Hongkong and Shanghul Bank notes, bearing the same num
of a ber, aroused the suspicions
Films dealing with sport, Chinese delective when he found them on Kung Lo, 40, whom he stopped to whether it be football, cricket, search in Salyeungehol Street on boxing, dog or horse racing are April 22. He took Kung to Mongkok on the danger list. Police Station, and the notes found to be forgeries.
Appearing on remand before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Kung was Aned $150 or three months' hard Jabour. Detective Sergeant J. For-
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I had a letter from a woman in Wolverhampton which monstrates this point.
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