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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPHE
ONE MAN
KILLED
Empiro Flying Boat Crashes In Africa
London, May 1: The Imperial Airways iner Chal- tenger, flying from Durban to Dar-es- Salem, crashed while landing at Mozambique.
Reports received by imperini Air- ways in London state that one mem- ber of the crew: was killed and an- other, is missing, while three pas| sengers and other members of the crow were injured-Reuter Bulletin,
AIR MAIL HELD UP The Hongkong air mall has been delayed 24 hours by a hold-up on the main Empire Itne in Europe. It is expected that two planes will leave Bangkok at dawn to-day with passen- gers and mail from all countries.
Wallace Beery Divorced
Carson City, Nevada, May 1 Wallace Beery, the famous im actor, has been divorced.
May 2, 1939.
APPRENTICE BURNED Careless Use of Matches Causes Denth
A finding that death was due to After a 20 minutes hearing to-day, R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- misadventure was returned by Mr. Mrs. Beery, the screen star's wife, tracy yesterday at the conclusion of was granted her application for non inquiry into the death of an divorce-Reuter.
apprentice painter, Lin Chu, 16, who died on March 29 from burns recely- ed when a pot of spirils of wine exploded ส the Chung Wal camphorwood-box shop, Jardino's
Chinese Aviatrix
Injured
Bazaar,
Evidence revealed that the deceased and another apprentice, Chiu Fat, 18, Yen, the Chinese girl, fler who is
PRATTVILLE, Ala., May 1-Hilda were engaged in drying the legs of
boxes, camphorwood touring the United States on behalf been varnished, by heating them which had of the Chinese war cause, War sent to with lighted matches. The expired hospital to-day, seriously injured, matches were thrown to the ground. when her neroplane crashed near The pot of spirits of wine,
which here.-Heuter,
was near the two yo
youths, exploded, setting the deceased's clothes on fire. Yesterday, a man, Ah Kim, who was alleged by Chiu Fat to have shown him the method of drying varnish quickly, denied he hind taught Chiu to use matches,
Recalled, Chiu admitted. after much questioning by the Coroner, that the method he used had been taught him. his own invention, and nobody had
Dorothy Lamour Divorced
The Delphinus, which had to re- turn to Kal Tak on Friday after engine trouble had developed on the way to Hanoi, was given a test- CHICAGO, May 1-Herbie Kay, flight during the week-end, and will well-known American leave here with outward mull and leader, has divorced Dorothy Lamour, orchestra passengers this morning, for Bangkok, glamorous film star on the grounds The Dorado, which took the place that she deserted him during 1938, of the Delphinus on Friday, is one and has since refused to return, of the planes expected this afternoon.
United Prest. CLIPPER ARRIVES
The Pan-American Clipper reach-
Brothers To Hang
Returning his verdict, the Coroner added a rider that Chiu Fat bo censured for his want of care in handling the' spirits of wine.
- Hongkong at 2 p.m., Yesterday For Assassination LATE NEWS
after being delayed five days on the
way from San Francisco by weather.
Those aboard were:-Mr. Georgetary court, after a three days' trial, Ho, nephew of Sir Robert Ho Tung to-day sentenced to death two Arsb who is studying at California Uni-brothers for the murder of a British versity and will
return there in constable who was shot dead while
JERUSALEM, May 1.-The Mill-STE
August; Mr. W. C. Eldridge, com- on duty in the old city on April 19,- pany manager for the Far East Reuter. section; Mr. W. K. George, company meteorologist, Mr. Kang Tien-man and Mr. F. Reyes.
The plane is due to leave at 8.30 a.m. to-day for Manila on the return flight.
RUSSIANS RESCUED
Moncton, N.B., Apr. 30. A plane carrying the Russian Byers who were forced to land at Moscou Island on their non-stop flight to the World's Fair, departed for New York; nt 6.35 p.m. to-day-United 'Press.
Arrivo In New York
Coal Breaker Is Still
Pottsville, Pa. Government agents who raided whisky still here said it was cam- attracted little attention in this an ouflaged as a coal breaker-which thracite section of Pennsylvania.
German Plane Leaves. Hanoi For Hongkong
von
The German Junkers JUSA aimonoplane piloted by Baron
Gablenz, director of the Lufthansa
Hongkong. The plane, on a goodwill Aviation Company, took off from the Hanol airpord at 6.30 am. for
flight from Berlin to Tokyo, is due here at 10.50 a.m.
For France, via Hanoi: Air France 0.30 a.m. May 0.
Inward
New York, Apr. 30. From London, Australin and Br The Russlan Byers who were tish countries: Imperial Airways 5 forced down in the Gulf of St. Law-p.m. May 2. Imperial Airways 5 rence region during a non-stop at- p.m. May 4, tempt from Moscow to New York, arrived at the Floyd Bennett airport here this afternoon, aboard a char- tered plane-uited Press,
Moscow Congratulations
New York, May 1. The Soviet airmen declared that) they had flown 5,000 miles at an average speed of 277 miles on hour before meeting disaster;
A telegram has been received by the airmen from M. Stall
From
USA. vin Guam. and Manila: China Clipper 12.30 p.m. May 1.
From Chungicing, Yunnanfu, Kwel- lin: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Service in- definite.
From
France, via Hanol Air
France 1 p.m. May 3.
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on
Hanoi, May 1. The German Juniters JU52 mono- plane which arrived here from Bangkok on Sunday, will hop off from here for Hongkong at 6.30 n.m. to-morrow. The plane, piloted by Baron Von Gablenz, director of the German Lufthansa Aircraft Com- pany, will stay at Hongkong Tuesday night and leave for Tal- hoku, Formosa, we
Wednesday morning. Leaving Taihoku on Thursday morning, the plane will destination at Tokyo
reach Its on Thursday afternoon. Baron Gablenz will visit Hongkong on his way back and take the Clipper to visit South America. Following his arrival here, Baron Gablenz was received by the of- clals of the French Indo-China Gov- ernment It is understood that plans for the Inauguration of air services between Germany and the Far East were discussed→→→Domet.
AIR SERVICES Arrivals and Departures Of Planes
Outward
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For Chungking, Stan, etc.: Eurasia and C.NA.C., service Indefinite.
For U.S.A., vla Manila and Quam: China Clipper 8.30 am. May 2
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