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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
World Flier For Tokyo
Joins Germany's Diplomatic Corps
Italian Dies In Shansi Missionary Killed By Marauders
AN
March 9, 1939.
Famine Threat In Russia Growing Scarcity Of Food Supplies MOSCOW, Mar. 8. PEIPING. Mar. 8, BERLIN, Mar. 8..
A GROWING scarcity of food WOLFGANG VON
ITALIAN Franciscan HERR GRONAU, who
to up the missionary, Father Cucci has supplies, especially of vegetablca present time has been President been murdered at his missionary and meat, in nearly all the large of the German Arro Club, has station In the Shanai province, Jelties of the Soviet Union is been appointed Air Attache at 20 kilometres west of Kuohsien, making itself felt to an alarm- the German Embassy in Tokyo. on the rallway from Tatung to ing degree, according to a report
Taiyuan, according to despatches published by the "Izvestia." Its name has been world-known since 1930, when he succeeded for received here.
It is added that it is belleved the the first time in crossing the Atlantie from east to west in n hydroplane. assassins belonged to the Eighth In 1931 he repeated this feat, and in Route Army.-Trans-Occan.
meat Upon receipt of report of the
The paper describes the 1032,
around the nade a fight world, envering 60,000 kilometres and outrage, Japanese troops immediately
bad management of the All the civilised started searching for the marauders, shortage being chiefly due to the de- visiting nearly countries of the globe-Trans-Ocean, thn reporia added. Father Cucci plorably
belonged to the Franciscan Catholic State-operated dairy farms, the pra- duction from which is constantly de- Church at Taiyuan.
ereasing despite increasing Govern- nent subsidies.--Trans-Ocean.
Herr von Gronau flew around the world in . Dorhier flying boat in 1932, arriving In Hongkong in the course of the flight In September that
year.
THE FLOWER SHOW. Ticket Holders May Inspect Government House Grounds
New President Of France
Paris, Mar. 8. The French National Assembly. which is to elect. the new President
The scarcity of meat is especially acute in Moscow, which received necessitating 20,000 hundredweight less than the required Government
tions.
Lancashire Cotton Goods For China
on
non-
London, Mar, . S. Hudson Was Mr. R. commitial when questioned in the the to the French Republic in Versailles. has decided to meet in April.
The latest date on which it may House of Commons to-day eet is April 10, but as this happens steps he was tinking to ensure the be the Easter holiday, an curller success of the negotiations between date, April, has been fixed.-Frana-the Chinese Government and Lauca
shire traders for a large amount of cotton cloth.
Deern.
The annual show of flowers and vegetables held under the auspices of the Hongkong Horticultural Society will cominence to-day, and be open again to-morrow. The public will be admitted from 3 p.m. to-day, and the distribution of prizes by Lady North-
MEXICAN OIL cole will take place about 5.30. Tes can be obtained in the grounds, and
Mexico City,, Mar. 8. a band will play during the after-
conversation The Arsl
between noon. The show is being held at St. Jolin's Place, opposite the lower Peak Presklent Cardenas and Mr. Richberg, Tram stallon. There is a specially the Standard-On Company repre- good display of flowers this year, and sentative in connection with the ex- it promiss to be one of the most suc-propriation of foreign oil properties cessful shows yet held, with a larger in Mexico, took pince at the National number of entries than last year. Palace at noon to-day-Reuter. The show will be open again at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
A special feature this year will be the permission given to holders of tickels for the show, to visit Govern- ment House rounds to-morrow be tween 3 and 6 pn., where they will be admitted on production of the same tickets. By the kindness of His Excellency the Governor, the beauti- fut flowers at present to be seen in Government House grounds will thus be open to inspection as well.
ELECTRIC FITTINGS Stolen and Taken to Lower Lascar Row
1
Apparently taking advantage of his knowledge of electricity, Chan Chol- yuen, 33, described as an electrician, stole a transformer from a neon- light sign at Queen's Road Central, on February 2. and the following day- removed a time-witch from another sign at Lockhart Road,
On information received, and by virtue of a warrant, a shop in Lower Lascar Row was serached by the police and a transformer was found there. On Monday, Chan was ar- rested at Lower-Lascar-Row-by-a
time with the Chinese detective, switch in his possession,
At an identification parade held at the Central Police Station, a fok of the second-hand dealer recognised Chan as the man who sold the trans- former,
Chen admitted the theft of the artletes before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday. and! wus sentenced to two months' hard He was also Jabour én each charge.
De- recommended for banishment. fendant had a previous conviction.
Mr. Hudson said that he under-
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AIR SERVICE POSTPONED
Kunming. Mur. 9. Owing to inadequate equipment.
February
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A statement issued after the con- the China-Burma air service was not versation, declared that both parties Inaugurated on "consider real progress has been scheduled. made," and they will meet again to-morrow at noon-Reuter,
Meanwhile, further preparations fare being made.--Central News,
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soda.
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