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4 YEARS' PRISON FOR PIRATES
Thoft Of Junk In
Long Kat Village SENTENCE of four years' im- prisonment with hard labour was imposed on Tang Sau, 44, fisherman, when found guilty before Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- sell at the Criminal Sessions this morning of a charge of robbery of a junk in Long Kat village, Sai Kung District, on November 30 last.
Tang is alleged to have been member of a gang of seven persons who boarded a junk belonging to Lim Choy at Long Kat Village and took away a portion of the cargo consist ing of pigs, ducks, chickens and rice.
A report was later made to the Pollee, and on December 12, a boat belonging to Tang was recognised by Lim us belonging to the robbers.
PICKED AT LINE UP Tang was subsequently put up for identification, and identified without hesitation by three of the tokia of the Junk as one of the robbers.
Evidence of arrest was given by Detective Kwong ling, who said de- tendent was arrested by him on December 18 just after he had gone ashore from the Sai Kung wharf. The Heence for the boat was found at his house on December 20.
Tang. in evidence, sald the report of the mobbery to the Police was a false one, and that the goods and been disposed of in order to cheat the owners of the cargo.
Questioned by Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Chown Solicitor, who recuted, Tang said he was identified at the e parade because his clothing was different in colour and texture to the others In the line-up. He ad- mitted that he was not known to the complainant or his folds, and said he must have been pointed out to the witnesses by the Police.
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By-Election Candidate Withdraws
Dofors To Premier's
Appoal
London, Jan. 17.
January 18, 1939.
CHINESE LEADER'S CONFIDENCE
"We Are Suro To
Win In End"
LONDON, Jan. 17. In response to what he describes as
"EVEN IF WE don't get help national appeal from the Prime Minister not to split the National from abroad, we are sure we Government vole, Mr. J. F. Wright, can win in the end", declared
Conservative
had and Chang Peng-chun, who Independent farmers' candidate, has withdrawn flown from Chungking to Lon- from the by-election in East Norfolk, don in nine days, including so that only two candidates-Mr. F. Medilcott, Liberal National, and Mr three days spent in talks with N. R. Tillet, Labour will go to the officials at Rangoon, when inter-
viewed here to-dny. poll on Thursday week.
The Government majority at the lost election was 124.
He said that the wat Had now entered its second phase. The first In his letter to Mr. Wright, the was a defensive phase of preparation counter-offensive throughout Premier assured him of the Govern for ment's policy to do everything pos- the country, when the Chinese would sible to restore prosperity to agri-put 240 divisions, each consisting of
10,000 men into battle. culture.
There would be no positional "The Ministry of Agriculture is now engaged in an exhaustive review of battles, and no battle-front, but a the whole problem with the National new type of warfare of space move- Farmers' Union and others. What- ment, with forces spread all over the
found necessary/country, peng-chun sold he ever legislation
will be proceeded with as quickly as possible," added the Premier-British Wirelcas.
Premier's Busy Day At Work
London, Jan. 17. The Prime Minister to-day con-
nerics of consultation: tinued his with ministerial colleagues which h began yesterday.
This morning he saw Lord Zelland, and Mr. Mal- Secretary for India. pro-
colm MacDonald, Secretary for the Dominions and Colonies.
This afternoon Sir Samuel Hours, called on the the Home Secretary Premier, who later saw Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary on his return
where he attende from Geneva, yesterday's meeting of the League Council.
After a short retirement, the Jury, which comprised Messrs. G. W. Tate (Foreman), Ng Ching-kwong, H. E. Nielson, A. F. Noronha, F. X. Sliva, E. F.
F. S. Baker and J. F. Tavares re- turnest guilty.
In passing sentence, His Lordship, Mr. Justice Lindsell, said he was also taking into consideration the Imputa- tions east on the Police and wlinesses during the course of his evidence.
unamilmow! verdict of
Europeans Report Many Burglaries
The loss of a camera valued at $75 at the Seamen's and Soldiers Institute, was reported by Mr. Kerr, Miss Ripley of Kowloon reports the loss of her car's spare-wheel, when the vehicle was parked at Gascoigne Road.
To-morrow Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Halifax will be able to inform the rest of the Cabinet regarding their conversations
Was
confident that the Japanese hnd not enough men for effective resistance. Morcover, it looked as if help for China from abroad was coming at the time they predicted, namely 18 months from the beginning of the
war,
The Chinese planned not only to drive out the Japanese, but to build new State, he declared.- Keuler.
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SEPARATED from his wife. Re- ginald Walter Stokes, 48-year- old jockey, stumbled dying to her house after taking poison, and heard her say, "Reg, Reg. I'll have you
before he died. back," Jas "It is in ftome
only your daddy," he said to week, as the ordinary weekly meet- his 11-year-old son, who opened the ings of the Cabinet
being re-door to him and called his mother.
walked back to tell mummie," sumed.-British Wireless.
ald the boy, telling the story at the TOMORROW Cambridge Inquest recently, "and daddy stumbled after me and sat A Paramount of the stairs.
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came and gave him salt and water." "COME BACK TO ME” The widow, Mra. Irene Henrietta Stokes, of
Cam- of Chesterton Road, bridge, continued the story:
"I said, 'Never mind, daddy, come I will pull you up
London, Jan. 17. Lord Baldwin emphasised the im- portance of academile freedom and independence in speech at Leeds Uni-back to me. veralty to-day on receiving an hon-again. I had seen him like it before,
in a distressed condition. orary degree.
Mrs. Stokes said there
Interference by the State
with
he teaching of universities must be resisted to the death if they were to fulfil their function within a free
Mr. J. Egan of Nathan Road re-society, be sald-British Wireless. port the loss of his bicycle, valued
at $30 from outside his residence.
Mr. Daniel of Shamshulpo Camp,
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The loss of five wrist watches and two overcoats valued at $310, was
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Doctor To Tell Age Of Young Accused
A doctor is to be called in a case ngainst youth named
Kon- Liu chung, in order to establish his age. The youth, according to the police, has such a bad record that at one time he had eleven counts of bur- glarly preferred against him.
He was charged this morning with snatching a pair of earrings from a
Second Death In
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Rond, North Polat, on Saturday, has The tragic motor accident on King's claimed a second victim.
Following the death of Pta. Jack- 500, of R. Company, the Royal Scots, U. Sam-mui, 21-year-old Chinese woman who was also a passenger in the car, has died
Mary in Queen Hospital,
have The car, which is slated to
driven by Pte. Macgregor, when passing North
overturned Pont House, King's Road. The oc-
Jackson cupants were thrown out,,
from sustaining a fractured skull which he died a few hours later, and fractured Macgregor sustaining cullar bone.
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Two children and two adults were in the car, in addition to the soldiers.
wernan, pedestrian in Soy Street, New Auxiliary Air
Mongkok,
Police told Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, the Magistrate, that Liu had recently escaped from the Industrial School at Aberdeen.
Force Started
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was
an
agreed separullon order and there were arrears in payment.
Verdict: "Suicide while the balance of his mind was disturbed."
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AEROPLANES FOR CHINA Big Shipment Arrives at Rangoon
RANGOON, Jan. 17. THE BRITISH STEAMER Worcestershire, with a cargo of The case was adjourned so that: The Air Ministry announces that
American aeroplanes and machine-guns arrived here to-day. medical opinion regarding his age in order to provide oppportunity for could be obtained. In the police ex-airmen of the auxiliary air force
A resolution has been introduced This war material is stated to be; charge sheet, the youth's age was set to return for service with the
Into the House of Commons by M. destined for Chinn under the terms) 1171 down as 17 years.
auxillary flying squadron in
$25,000,000 loan recently emergency, it has been decided to Lacroix, Liberal Member for Quebec, of the
States to proposing that Canada's name should granted by the United for an auxiliary air force reserve.
be who
changed from "Dominion China. Candidates for enlistment,
Further war material, it is added, must be under 53, will serve for a Canada" to "Kingdom of Canada",
may be that the Governor General's title be will follow shortly, and a number of Two Chinese who appeared in. period of two years, and
further changed to Viceroy and
and that the American instructors will be sent to Central Court this morning on permitted to rejoin for periods of not more than two years. Viceroy be Canadian born.
train the Chinese pilets.
Stole One Dollar:
Gets One Year!
Swift retribution has overtaken Kwok Yuen-kam, 25-year-old Chinese with a bad pollee record, who ap-
British Wireless.
peared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest A.R.P. Preparations
in the
this morning charged with stealing a one-dollar note from person
a General Post Once on Monday,
Kwok will pay for his theft of one hundred cents with three hundred
and
sixty
five days in prison.
In London
London, Jan. 17, Organization of A.R.P. in the Lon-
He pleaded guilty to the theft and don area was further discussed to-day i Inspector A. V. Baker, who prose- cuted, read out a long list of previous by the Lord Privy Seal, Sir John Anderson, and representatives of the convictions.
L.C.C. and the London boroughs.
After spending a year in Stanley Prison Kwok will be under Police Supervision for two years,
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Elected President Of Minseitos
TOKYO, Jan, 18. Mr. C. Machida, has been re-elected president of the Minscito Party, largest political party in Japan.
Mr. Machida was formerly Minister
The Minister undertook to consider matters further in the light of the discussions. British Wireless.
BRITAIN'S ADVERSE
FINANCES
London, Jan, 17. Exchequer returns show that total
amounts ordinary revenue
£550,431,243 as against £540,803,-
823 a year ago.
to
of Communications in the Okada balancing items is £774,700,077 DA Ministry. He is a Councillor to the Cabinet-Domel.
Tolal expenditure,
Jess
acif
against C800,722,021 a year $20. British Wireless,
of
$1,000 Bail In Arms Possession Charge
The motion also proposes that The war material will be forward-charges of unlawfully possessing an legislation should be adopted provided by the new road from Burma to automatic pistol and four rounds of ammunition were granted bail on an ing a Royal Great Seal for the King-Yunnan, which was opened to traffic adjournment of their case of $1,000 dom of Canada, and that the Royal
Signet should be vested in the custody at the end of last year-Trans-Ocean. each. They were Nga! Yu-chol and
of the Prime Minister-Reuter.
Shipowners Seek Aid Of Government
Ngal Tal-sang.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared on be half of both defendants, and Inspector Mair prosecuted.
The charges were adjourned until January 24.
A similar caso against Li Yat, who appeared before Mr. E. Kimsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy, was also London, Jan. 17.
adjourned. Li Was additionally The President of the Board of charged with being la unlawful Trade recalved a deputation of ship- possession of four pounds of gun- owners to-day with reference to the powder. He was alleged to have had proposals of the joint shipping policy the gunpowder, two rifles and four comunitiee, made public last Wednes rounds of ammunion on board a day for the maintenance of British junk in Shamshulpo Bay. shipping.
Mr. Oliver Stanley acknowledged
the extensive work which had gone We are advised by the Agents that to the preparation of the joint com- the "President Harrison" which re- mittees report and renewed the no-cently experienced exceptionally bad surance he gave in Parliament last weather, will arrive in Hongkong on July, that the Government would give January 21 and will not be delayed it their full consideration of its pro-unill January 25, as reported by EL blems-British Wireless
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