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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 3, 1939.
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Compulsory Service Tribunal at Work
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MEN
HONGKONG UNDERGO TESTS
were
A FURTHER 58 European-born British sub- jects of Hongkong culled up for medical ex- amination in connection with the Compulsory Service Ordinance this morning, the total since bringing
yesterday to 113.
Another fifty will face the medical test to-morrow,
Those called up this morning comprised the balance of persons with surnames beginning withi the latters A. B and C..
Those with surnames begin- ning with D and E will be called up to-morrow,
The first batch passed as it for service yesterday will to- morrow face the Military Service Tribunal, which will commence work in the Council Chambers at 9.30 a.m.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued yesterday says:
The market was extremely quiet! throughout this morning's trading.
Buyers
R.K. Wharves $102
IK. Docks $1014
Lund 4% Debentures PAR
Chini Lights (Old) $7.00
Canton Ices $1
Govt. 3% Loan 99%
China Underwriters $1.35
Balong Bubny 014
8,000 Troops For Malaya
to
SINGAPORE, Aug. 2 (Reuter) At least. 8,000
being sent troops aro Malaya from India, it is under- stood on reliable authority.
The first units are arriving next week, and the reinforce- ments are likely to remain for some time.
While some will be station- ed in Singapore, a consider- ablo proportion will be sent to Penang, which is assuming the rolo of new fortress guard- ing the western approach to Singapore.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
October
December
January
Morch
May
July
Spol
New York, August 2. New York Cotton
Opening
0.13/14
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Closing! 9.04/04 8.87/80
8.79b/82a 8.74/7-4
8.78/73 8.05/05 8.57/57 8.48/48 8.38/38 8.30/30
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September.. 10.54 754 16.50/50 December
16.58b/600 16.50b/03a Marchi
16.68 /08 10.00 700 Mngmenzerer 16.50A——— 16.6213
Total sales for the day-1,330 ton.
Chicago Wheat September.. 65/65 65/65 December ... 65%/097% - 60/88 May....
607/07 Tuesday's sales.--
10,288,000 bushels
Cements $121⁄4
Govt. 4% Luan 103
Sellers
Humphreys SB
Sales
Humphreys $7.30
II.K. Trums $15.70
Electrics $53%
Manita Gold Stares
I.
Antamuks
S. 2415
Atoks
Baguio Gold
214
Benguet
Consol.
10,00
Big Wedge...
.22%
Coco Groves ..
.23
Consal Mines. .002
Demonstrations
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43
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..25
| May
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Gumaus
.16
San Mauricio Surigao Consol.
.01
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141
Syndicate
Iny. 832
25
United
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Tiagona
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Consol.
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Motherlode
Mine Operations 13
North
Camarines Parocale
Traffic Court
MOTORISTS PAY FINES
Speeding Through Controlled Area
E. O. REPRICH, of Harbour View Hotel, was this morning fined $20 by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon
EUROPE'S STEEL WALLS
BULGARIA
GREECE
ADRIANOPLE
ISTANBUL
DARDANELLES
SKYRKA
TURKEY'S MAGINAT
THE jority of Turkey's £14,000,000 defence Budret, is to be used in the ercellon of a Turkish Maginot Line, which, it is hoped will be completed this year. Three lines of forts are be built from the Black Sea lo the Alpean Sea along the frontier of Bulgaria and Greece.
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DEN
[FLENSBORG DAY
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GERMAN troops, have laken over the south coast of Flensborg Bay, the frontier water between Denmark and Germany, Under- ground fortifications are being constructed in the woods near Glucksborg and a naval station has been established in the bay and rapidly developed.
Chinese Fined For Cruelty
DYING SPARROW COURT EXHIBIT
KICKING its legs feebly whenever its cage was moved, a young sparrow was the object of some attention in Mr. E. Himsworth's Court at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day.
The owner stood not very far
the bird by ill-treating it and
nway, charged with cruelty to 2 RECORDS causing it needless and avoid- FOR U.S. AIRMEN Inspector 3. E. Rogers said that Flying Fortresses
able suffering.
the defendant, Cheung Kwong-hing, 38, was waiting for a bus at Kowloon City and was standing opposite the Kowloon City Police Station. It was observed that a piece of string was
Set Marks
DAYTON, Aug. 2, (United
tied to the legs of the sparrow, The Press)-On the 30th anniversary bird was flying at the time.
of the formation of the United "The sparrow is dying." added States Air Corps, the Army De- Inspector Rogers.
Mr. Himsworth to the defendant:partment to-day announced two international aviation
Magistracy for driving to Two Involuntary "Stowaways" in Court to be tied to your legs of string mor
records, making a total of six
miles an hour the controlled area in Nathan Road at 9.50 a.m. on July.
Mr. W. P. Thompson, Superinten- dent of Police, Kowloon, conducted the case for the police.
GOT DRUNK ON SHIP
BOUND FOR COLONY
hour
Defendant: I was afraid the bird this week.
A fine of $10 was imposed.
would fall to the ground.
WOMAN WAS PICKPOCKET
Major Caleb V. Haynes, in a new Boeing B-15 super-fortress, carrying six other officers and men, made an average speed of 166.32 miles per hour with a load of 4,400 pounds over a distance of 3,107 miles on a closed course.
Captain C. S. Irvine and Captain KO KAM-PING, a 23-year-old Pearl Robey, In
a Bocing B-17
Pleading guilty, Reprich said: "I ought to say that I was driving in a strange car. I am in the motor-car business and I drive an average of "We went on board the ship to see Shirnia at Singapore and an six or seven cars a day, and I have some friends off. By mistake we after the ship had left port they never caused an accident or injury encld not get out of the ship when reported to the Chief Officer. They woman who was under policefying fortress, made an altitude to anybody.
it left Singapore. We were drunk at Kave the excuse that they had gone "In this case I would admit that that time." my pace was 30 or 35 miles an hour, but the speedometer did not show the speed of the car. The car did not! belong to me. I took it out on trial."
40 M.P.H.
on board to see friends off, and get supervision with a bad record, record of 33,400 feet with a payload drunk. They were taken to Hong-stood in the dock before Mr. Qof 11,023 pounds,
Previously, Captains Irvine and kong and handed over to the Police A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow- when the steamer docked.
loon Magistracy this morning Robey had attained a speed record The fare from Singapore to Hong- kong was $24, in Straits money, and charged with stealing 18 cents. 150.300 miles per hour carrying
He police record showed that,
pore.
Inspector Wright sald that a con-
So said two Singapore Indlan und watchmen, Inder Singh, 45, Balwant Singh, 20, when they appear- ed before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day charged with obtaining a passage from Singo-te defendants had intimated that was pore to Hongkang on board the Sey would, refund their passage apart from other offences, this was Mr. Thompson said that he
that Shirale without permission from the money when they returned to Singa-her fourth theft in recent weelta. travelling along Nathan Rond
On the first charge, the defendants stable saw her slealing 18 cents morning and that he was overtaken ship's owners, and entering Hong-
were cautioned, and on the second, yesterday from the pocket of a man by defendant's car which he thought kong without passports. was going about 40 miles an hour. Sergeant Souter said that on July an expulsion order was made against who was a spectator at a duncing display which was being given on a When defendant entered the controll- 28 the two defendants boarded the them.
vacant plot of land opposite the - ed area he slowed down slightly, but
Alhambra Theatre. There! overtook a bus in motion. were pedestrians on the road and defendant appeared to "go through the lot of them."
Sub-Inspector J. Serim said that the defendant-hud-been-driving-sinca. 1038 and that he had no previous conviction.
Refore Imposing the fine, Mr. Mac- falyen pointed out to Reprich that the controlled area was made because there had been so many fatal meet- dents.
Bus Drivers Charged
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One enne was the outcome of a Miss S. Remedios, falling down and being badly hurt through the alleged carelessness of the bus driver, und in the other, a young girl was sup- I posed to have been lurt.
LA Chi Tong, one if the drivers, was summoned for driving without due care and caution in Waterloo Road near Homimtis at 9.30 p.m. on July 1.1.
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Mr. M. A. da Silva was in Court and stated that he was keeping à Bie Case оп watching brief over
S. Remedios, ochalf of Miss
the Subgon lady who was hurt, and who had] luid a complaint with the Police.
Oullining the case, sub-Inspector J. Serim said that the bus was pro- that [eceding along Waterloo Road
| night. A few passengers on board the s signalled it to stop and the ut the bus should have done this
slopping place at Pence Avenue.
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Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano
Direct Service"-due London 10th August
Rex. Ord.
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...Aug. 3, 5 D.. Aug. 3, 5.30 p.mt. G.P.O.
.Aug., 3. 5 p.m.
The bris did not stop and the Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane passengers shouted out to the con- ductor. Eventually, the bus dld stop some distance ahead.
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One of the passengers alighted and before she could get off the bus the vehicle moved away without
conductor. The the signal from woman fell down and was badly hurt
in the face.
Defendant denied the charge say- ing that the signal was given him to start the bus
Hearing of the case was adjourned until 12.15 p.n. on Tuesday, August
0.
Second Caso
The other case concerned Pun lu shlat, who was charged with driving a bus without due care and caution., One of the incidents was alleged to: have occurred in Nathan Road near Hillwood Road and the other near the Po Hing Theatre.
Mra, Madsen of 11 Hillwood Road
I was in Court in connection with this
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Shanghai and Japan
Aug., 3, 7 p.m.
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Aug... 3. 5 p.m.
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Manila, Robaul, Australia, and New Nellore..
Zealand via Brisbane-due Brim bane, 21st August
Thurs., Aug. 3. G. P. O. and K. P. Ó. Parcels... Reg. Ord,
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Aug., 4, 0.45 a.m.
Aug. 4, 9.30 a.m.
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lulu and V.8.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco, 10th August
Hearing was adjourned to AugustCanton
B, at noon.
Trame-Sergeant M. Clark is in Shanghal charge of tho caso..
Fort Bayard
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Aug. 3, § p.m. Aug., 4, 0.15 am. .Aug. 4, 10.00 a.m. American Plane Thurs., Aug. 3.
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..Aug. 3. 5.00 p.m. .Aug. 4, 7.30 a.m.
Friday
Canton Maru..Fri, Aug. 4, 7.15 nm. Taiyuan ..Fri., Aug. 4, 8.30 p.m. Sleston....Fri., Aug. 4, 10.30 am.
the same load.
CATHOLIC SUPPORT
The woman was sentenced to nine Alleged Pamphlet By
montlis' hard labour,
Salvation-Army-
Home Burgled
Sentence of six months'
Apostolic Delegate
(Special to the "Telegraph") TOKYO, Aug. 3"(Domel)-An^op-- peal to world Catholics to "support the Japanese crusade against Com- munism" in connection with the cur hard rent Sino-Japanese conflict, is voiced labour was imposed by Mr. R. Ed- by Bishop Marciela, Apostelle de wards at the Central Magistracy this legate to Tokyo, in a pamphlot morning on Chan Chun, 20, unem- entitled "Speanza di Cristiani in played, who was charged with bur- Glappene," which was recently pub- Klary at the Salvation Army shed, lshed in Rome. llennessy Road.
that The Inspector A. V. Baker said
book was written by the Chan broke into the shed at 3 am. Nunclo with a view to explaining the yesterday, and stole 12 earthenware significance of Japan's "anti-Com- bowls. He was arrested whilst try-munist campaign" in China, ing to sell them. The theft was a particularly mean one.
19 at present Bishop Marcella visiting Rome to report to Pope Plus The Salvation Army authorities XI on Catholle activities in Japan.
The book was recently translated were reluctant to prosceute the de- fendant, added Inspector Baker, but into Japanese and French. Its En- he had been cautioned on previouslish and Spanish editions are under accusions for theft. Chan had a pre-preparation, according to the report vious conviction.
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