Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 31, 1939.
Returning From Manilá
40m.p.h. Through HM.S. Kent
Built-Up Area: European Fined
A FINE of $10, was imposed on A J, Leask, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, when be pleaded guilty through a representative to a summons for speeding at 40 miles per hour through the built-up area in Ewo Road near Cause. way Bay.
Hall, Hongkong University," collision occurred.
that both
Lee Ah-poon, of Morrison result that neither stopped, and the
Sergeant Harris added was summoned for overtak-rickshos were damaged, and the de- ing a car on a bend at fendant was ordered to pay $8,50 Bonham Road
compensation to the ricksha pullera. on January 17. Traffic Sergeant W.
Sargent said that he was driving towards the Univer- sity in his
car
on
the
morning in question when the defendant overtook him on the right-hand bend op- posite the Fung Ping Shan Library.
Fining the defendant $25, his Worship remarked that he had done a dangerous thing.
Miss Ching Meng-clien, f Robinson Road, was Aned $4 for leaving her car unattended in a chy street. She claimed that she had parked it there to go into a bank.
MANILA, Jan. 31.
H.M.S. Kent, with Ad- miral Sir Percy Noble aboard, and H.M:S. Fol- mouth, carrying Lady Noble, left for Hongkong
this morning.
The destroyers Delight, Duncan, Duchess and Dia- mond are scheduled to leave on Sunday-United Press-
France Accused
Sheltering
Of
Criminal Refugees
Army Officer Is MACKINTOSH'S
Fined For
Traffic Offence
MAJOR MUT
of 377, The Peak, owner of a private car was fined a total of $30 by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on three summonses of speeding in the controlled area at Sha Tin, speeding at 40 m.ph. along the built-up area in Tai Po Road and speeding along the controlled area in Nathan Road on January 5, between 6 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.
Traffic Sub-Inspector Brittain who
prosecuted
informed the magistrate MEXICO IN
that as the three offences occurred at practically the same time and day, he would not object to the three summonses being treated as one offence.
TURMOIL
Communists Demanding Expulsion Of Trotsky
Sub Inspector Brittain said
Mexico City, Jan. 30. that defendant's car overtook IT IS expected that the Prosecu- the car he was driving in Sha of "inciting to rebellion" against tor-General will file charges Tin at 6.05 p.m. on the day in the four Rightists arrested dur question. Defendant's car was taken owing to the narrowness followed but could not be over-ing the week-end, while their of the road and the width of Cardenas, because the four men spokesmen, through loud Inspector Brittain's car.
speakers, excorinted President
The
Meanwhile, the Memorial Associa-
BERLIN, Jarı. 30. DISCUSSING the question of Spanish refugees, the "Deutsche Diplomatische Korrespondenz" observes that there are refugees of two sorts, and asked whether the French Government is willing to extend hospitality to persons "who have been guilty of innumer-speed defendant was travelling are being held incommunicado. able crimes committed against the defenceless population of at the time was about 40 miles tion of Hightists, sent a letter to the Catalonia."
per hour. Defendant was follow-Secretary of Interior alleging "The ed all the way through Tai Po Jewish penetration of our country is Road, his speed still being in ex-displacing Mexicans
from all cess of the limit.
netivities, and urged the Govern When both cars reached the con- in business.
Ent
ent to restrict Jewish participation trolled area near the Allmmbra Theatre, defendant was still going at
fine $1.50 was imposect on Lau Chu, a publ.c car driver, for driving without uue care and caution in Hos- pital Road near the Kills Kadoonic The newspaper goes on to say School for Indians, Sookuapoo, on that it was precisely these J.criminals that were among the
January 10. Trafße-Sergeant
the
Harr. said that the defendant was first to endeavour to cross
towards the Teng Wich Hospital when he overtook frontier, while leaving their re- |
a rickala proceeding in the sume treat to be covered by misguided direction. Another ricksha was com- militiamen.
ing from the opposite direction, and
in passing them, defendant entir
There would be plenty of oppor- | both rickshng to dverturn. He colitu-unity, says the newspaper, of captur- ed with the oncoming ricksha.
it
CANTON'S HEALTH CAMPAIGN
ing these obnoxious criminals, and at Asked for an explanation, defen-antity of valuable stolen property,
the same itme of recovering dant said he thought the coming if only the French Government was have started rieksha driver was paling allow him to pass, but the puller ready to let the law take its course. apparently also had the same im- pression regarding himself, with the
uch
Big Civil Court Case Continues
The paper concludes by observing that it will be interesting to see it "ertain eircles of the French Popular Front are prepared to push their lidarity with the Spanish Loyalists to the extent of advocating that a right of political asylum be granted indiscriminately even to
common criminals-Trans-Ocean.
FRANCE RUSHING RELIEF
London, Jan. 30. Information has been received in London from the French Government Hearing of the $30,000 insurance at, under the auspices of the French Red Cross, large scale relief is to be claim brought by the Cheong Shing Hong firm against the Chins Under-arried out for Spanish refugees in welters Ltd. was continued before area, roughly between Gerona and the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-the French Frontler.
Gregor in the Supreme Court this morning.
Canton, Jan. 31. weather,
With the near approach of warm the Japanese authorities health campaign. Free inoculations against typhoid and cholera have been made avail- able to the Chinese publie, while an army of coalles has been mobilised to give the streets of the city their flest thorough cleaning since the evacuation of the Chinese troops at the end of October.
The Nationalists who
were not
a fast speed. Inspreter Britain's rested, have begun to prepare a car was silt unable to overtake re-monster anti-Jewish
and untl fendant and warn him of his speed. Communist demonstration for next Finally near the Star Ferry, both
Thursday. cars stopped and as a result summonses were taken out.
the
offence was rather serious as defen- The magistrate romarited that the dant had kept up the speed for some|
tlmc.
Illegal Car Parking
Boatloads of refuse and dirt are being taken out of the city dully,
Dr. N. K. Law of 19, Hillwood Road, and it is reported that the Japanese Kowloon, was fined $3 by Mr. Q. A. intend shortly to begin the removal A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon of the debris of the thousands of gut-admitted a summons of leaving his Magistracy this morning when he ted houses in Canton-Reuter,
President's Birthday Celebrated
It is assumed the work will be: undertaken in co-operation with thei The claim arose out of a fire in International Commission
for the plaintifs godown
Connaught assistance of child refugees, which at Rond West on January 7, 1938, which already providing relief in that! caused damage to, merchandise to thee, and which has now acquired extent of $115,000. Plaintiff claim- considerable quantities of provisions. ed $30,908.23, being the raterble pro-
For instance, 3,000 tons of meat basing dances all over the United States
Washington, Jan. 30. Hundreds of thousands are altend- portion of the fast to be borne by already been bought in Marseilles. defendants under three insurance! Mr. Ralph
Stevensen,
to-night, celebrating President Roo- pollcles.
Mimster in Barcelona is now in same time helping to raise over British sevelt's 57th birthday, and at the The defence alleged that out of the Marsellies. it is possible he may $1,000,000 for the 137 items set out in the claim, 127 proceed to Perpignan, where most of
national fight were fraudulent and all benefits un-the Diplomatie Corps accredited to
against Intontlle paralysis. der the policies were, therefore, for-the Spanish Government now are... felted.
They further alleged that British Wireless.
Over 10,000 balls are being held in rome
virtually every city and town. of the
the goods had been charged
higher that the
than the market price
rice and
been "ght and Price Book had
Mr. don Potter, K.C., and Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instructed by Mr. E. Davidson of Hastings and Co., Is appearing for the plaintiffs, and the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada and Mr. D. J. N. Anderson are instructed by Mr. O, E. C. Murton for the defend- ants.
Soviet Hand Over
Japanese
Stage and screen stars plan to join Mrs. Roosevelt in leading the rele- brations in seven local hotels.
ear unattended outside the Majestic Theatre on January 4 at 11.15 p.m. Defendunt adnitted the offence but claimed that he was unaware that cars were not allowed to be parked outside the theatre. He saw another ear parked there and followed suit. Traffic Sub-Inspector Brittain, said that defendant was a new driver and it was possible that he was not fully aware of some of the traite regula- lons. Some excuse might be given him.
Bail Reduced To $2,000
llum linday,
Qui
Complicating the situation, the Seventh
Annual Convention of the Mexican Communist Party opened when the leader Senor Laborde, in a four-hour speceli, demanded the expulsion of M. Leon Trotsky, and urged the op- positionists to become united for the purpose of
I making the next Govern- ment a "genuine Popular Front." He added that as an aftermath of Cedillo's abortive attempt at
General the Fascists, alded by,
rehellion, by Totalitarian States, are now preparing to parti- cmte in the Presidential campaign, He said that the "centres of Nazí propaganda exist," and urged the creation of A "National Guard."
Communist Party In the United States Mr. Earl Browder, head of the attending.-United Press.
CHINA'S
SOLDIERS...
PRAISED
Chungking, Jan. 30. The Fifth Plenary Session of the C.E.C. has wired to the entire rank and file fighting at the front, com- R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy mending them for their this morning on a charge of receiving loyalty and devotion to the Silk Store, Queen's Road Central to continue their effort to have been stolen from the Britannin Country and exhorting them Fausto Leonard Marcal, a 32-year-old
Appearing on remand before Mr.
four boxes of silk knowing them to
the
Portuguese broker, was further re- bring about final victory. President Roosevelt intends
manded until Thursday afternoon. to address the celebrants in a nationwide him will commence,
when hearing of the charge against also despatched to all overseas At the same time, a wire was broadcast at 11.30 pm., E.S.T., other- wise he has mapped out an ordinary half of
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared on be-Chinese abroad, through the day, interrupting routine only to at- Lakoomol, manager of the Store, and thanking them for their patrio
complainant.
Mr.Overseas Affairs Commission, tend a
a special White House birthday informed his Worship that no further tic contributions to the nation's dinner with a group of old friends. Tokyo, Jan. 31.
Actors
participating in the capital's against the defendnt,
chorges as yet were being preferred As the result of the negotiations Eleanor Powell, Mitzi Green, George ball of $15,000, which was sald to residents abroad, during this
festivities include Andrew Leeds,
war chest. some of the contested items by Mr. conducted
The telegram also Marcus, who had been placed on expressed the hope that Chinese Potter, who compared the prices Office, the Soviet authorities in North Brent, Jean Hersholt, Ralph Bellamy, be the value of the property involved, eritical period, will continue to
through the Foreign mentioned in them with those sent in Saghailen on Monday afternoon hand-Louise Rainer, Errol Flynn, Lili had his bail reduced to by the defence and those stated in ed over to the Japanese authorities at Damita, and Paul Whiteman-United morning. the involets of the goods as they the border line near Handazawa Press.
This morning's proceedings were entirely devoted to the detuling ef
were received.
The case is proceeding.
Toyosuku Yoshida, 42-year-old coa! miner, who was arrested and tried
Harbour Rescue
in the Soviet Union on charges of violation of the Soviet frontier.
the
A telegraphic report from Japanese Saghellen Government points out that the Japanese was arrested by the Soviet frontier patrols
years
while
Soviets Erect
Barbed-Wire Entanglements
$2,000 this
Used Somebody Else's Ticket
A fine of $25 WRS Imposed on
give financial aid to the govern- ment.-Central News,
Water Walker Lost
· In 1861
A 35-year-old woman, Chong Lul-on June 13, 1937, because he crossed heung, was rescued by a boatman the border Ene by mistake
Wong Wal-man, a 24-year-old wo- after she had jumped into the har-assisting
SAN FRANCISCO. Japanese
man, by Mr. R. Edwards at the policemen in bour from the Praya yesterday, in an searching for criminals at large.
Research workers of the Federal Ranan, N.W. Korea, Jan. 30. Central Magistracy this morning. Writers' Project have found records. alleged attempt to commit suicide.)
The Soviet troops who have been when she was charged with travel- of at least one attempt to walk on He was tried and sentenced to penal busily envaged in the construction of ling on the ferry Man Yee with a water. In 1801, according to the She was sent to the Queen Mary Hos-servitude for three pital,
at fortifications Alexandrovsk-Domel.
behind Changkufeng monthly .ticket not Hill since last December are now
Issued in her document found, a certain Rowlands name. building barbed wire entanglements
alighted from a steamboat to take a Pleading guilty, the defendant sold stroll across San Francisco bay, between Tull and Changlingtze, where she possessed a ticket when she was wearing his own Invention of "canoe. they are quartered in stone huts. at Hankow, and this could be used shoes with leggins," "Up to sunset,"
A large Soviet force consisting of by all members of a family, artillery and sharp-shooters have
She the contemporary document states, was not aware that such was not the "his boy has not been found." been engaged in manoeuvres on Lake practice in Hongkong. Hazan since January. 25, the boom of artillery being clearly audible in Korean territory-Domel.
Sensational Charges Against U.S. Judge
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.
THE LATEST allegations in a sensational fraud are embodied
in a letter from the New York District Altomoy, Mr. Thomas
Spelling Bee
many of these words are
Recruits Rushing To Join R.A.F.
London, Jon, 30,
Dowey, to Mr. Hatton Summers, Chairman of the House of Repre sentatives judiciary Committes, charging that Senior Judge Martin Hart and what is wrong with RAF during the past week, com- Manton, of the United States Circuit Court, is a member of comthe others? panies and corporations in the districts in which he administers his duties, and that he has received over $400.000 from individuals or corporations interested in matters handled by the court.
Mi. Dewar's allegations are based on the investigation of six caUnited Press.
morganattle
A total of 778 recruita joined the atainder
pared with 20 in the corresponding week last year. atennusted
This brings the total acceptance of morbiditty.
pilots, observers, girmen, and boys English Oxford Dictionary spell-since April 1, 1938 to 26,775, compared of these words will be found on with 12,108 for the corresponding page 9.
period last year.—British Wireless.
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