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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 21, 1939. :
UNWANTED, HE WON Car Built In Beats Speed Aces
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Soldier Smashes Glass In Police Station
In the Campbell Trophy event of followed a clean sweep of all the im-' 22 miles, against the plek of Bri-portant British events this season. lain's racing motorists, he won by a Comely turned suddenly to drama quarter of n inite at the record speed us the "horseless carriages" in the How a Royal Scots private created of 72.71 miles an hour.
veterans' race were careering round a disturbance in the Central Police the circuit at 15 miles an hour or so Station charge room in the early
Mr. James Walters, of Anerley; hours af Raymond Mays, 30-year-old wool
Sunday broker, left the British E.RA, racing S.E., 00-year-okt enthusiast, had smashed a pane of glass was told in morning, and team at the beginning of the Benson, bought a 1909 De Dion Bouton from the police court this morning when
He had been captain since 1934. Hlathe kerap heap and carefully rebuilt; private John Coltre, aged 22 was
friend, designer of the ER.A., Peter. He had with him his grandsonburged with Berthon, left with him.
Jack Fieleher, as his mechanile in the
MATCH FOR BEST
In a shed at end of a garden at Bourne, Lincolnshire, the two friends reball an elderly E.R.A. until it was the match for the fastest car in the country.
race.
Sergt. Blackburn said the
mun
a disturbance. "In the last lop his car rolled over. arrived at the central charge room The mechanic landed on his feel. Mr. shortly after midnight and suid
trapped beneath the had ordered a taxi and had no money Walters was machine.
For 20 minutes he lay on the track as doctors and ambulance men ban- doged him up: He had a broken arm,
The recent success by Raymond!a broken leg und head injuries,
The Situation In
The Far East
The Prime Minister:
be
to pay for it. He naked Sergt. Black- burn to prefer a charge against him, but the taxi driver said he did not want to do so, Defendant had no shoes or hat at the time, and he told the police sergeant that he had es- caped from military custody in the bartacks.
tort
Seral. Blackburn then telephoned a milltary escort, and when they arrived, defendant became very hoa- tile and abusive, and said he would reslat
any attempt to fake bim back to barracks. He created considerable disturbance in the Charge room
1
A very large number of further questions were asked in the it was decided to send for a tax. House of Commons recently regarding affairs in the Far East-When defendant heard this he sa
I made a full he would smash all the glass of the Mr. Arthur Henderson asked the
taxicab windows and it wha then Prime Minister whether he can make statement on that question the other decided to take him back to barracks
the Anglo-day. a further statement un
Mr. Noel-Baker: is the right hon.in a police van. Upon hearing this Japanese negotiations in Tokyo and the situation in the Far East general- Gentleman aware of the very wide-defendant again became very abusive spread reports that we are consider and smashed a pane of glass in the ly?
Mr. Noel-Baker asked the Prime ng handing over the silver reserves charge room,
Pleading guilty In court this morn- Minister whether he can make to the Japanese, that the Japanese statement concerning the negotiations have demanded that that should be ing, Corrigan said he had acted as de-he did because the military escort we intend to now in progress in Tokyo between donc, and that His Majesty's Ambassador and the legalise the Chinese dollar in Tien-assaulted him with a rubber hose.
whether
proposals Japanese Government"
Cham- have actually been made, and, it 80, The Prime Minister (Mr. berlain): The position in the Tien-whether they have been
refused tsin negotiations remains as stated by The Trime Minister: This is my right bun. Friend the Under-time when rumours go about in all
on all subjects. Debate. directions and Secretary in Just Monday's
con-
Can
he
say
un Mi
It
He was fined five dollars.
Japanese War Losses
His Majesty's Ambassador u. Tokyo must not be assumed that they are
correct. The statement that was FANCHENG, Aug. 21 (Central).- has been Instructed to enter
were made in the Debate the other day on A total of 20,727 Japanese vigorous protest against the
to have finuation of sati-British agitation in the situation in China was a full acclaimed
been killed and North China.
count of the present position of the wounded on the Hupeh front during Air. Henderson: May I ask the British Government, and 1 have no-the four months of April-July by a Prime Minister whether Ille Majesty's thing to add to that.
la military communique just, Issued. maintaining the Major-General Sir Alfred Knox Government are
Japanese and "Manchukuo" troops closest possible contact with both the asked the Prime Minister what reply captured by the Chinese In the period Other losses United States and the French Govern-has been received to the representa-numbered 322 ments in view of these developments ions made to the Japanese Govern- suffered by the invaders included 260
Japan?
ment by Sir Robert Craigle, on 0th horses, 802 rifles, 811 machine ond The Prime Minister: Tho
Yes, Sir. June, on the subject of the restrictions sub-machine guns, five mortars, three Mr. Noel-Baker: May I ask if the placed by the Japanese naval and planes, 230 hand grenades and some Prime Minister will deny the state-military authorities on British trade 20,000 rounds of ammunition. ment widely made that His fajesty's in the Yangtze delta? Government have decided to hand
Mr. Butler: A reply is awaited
over to the Japanese the four Chinese and His Majesty's Ambassador at to press, the alleged to have murdered a Japanese Tokyo will continues #pent al Tientsin
The Prime Minister: No, Sir. No decision has been taken.
Imatter.
Str A. Knox: Surely eight weeksj ought to be sufficient ilme to get Mr. Wedgwood Benn. WIN the reply, even from the Japanese Gov- right hon. Gentleman bear in minternment? that anything done which appears to
air. Butler: It ought to be. That
let down China will make the anti-is why His Majesty's Ambassador has British agitation in China a really been asked to continue to press the The Prime Minister: We are bear-matter, in view of Its great urgency. Mr. Mander: How long would it ing that in mind.
Mr. Mander: Can the right hon. take the United States Governmen Gentleman say what netion is being to get a reply? taken in regard to the stripping of Captain Graham aked tite Secretary British women yelerday by The of State for the Colonies whether his Japanese?
men.
attention has been drawn to the action restoration of the Yangtzepoo and The Prime Minister: We have not of the Japanese authorities in cutting Hangkew, districts of Shanghai to the had any officiat confirmation of the off food supplies to Hongkong from control of the council; and whether incident up to the present.
the small ports on the mainland; and he is yet prepared to approach the
he has taken to Mr. Bellenger asked the Prime what steps he
lo safeguard Japanese Government in the mutter. Minister whether the question of the traffic in essential imports?
Buller: Discussions between present polley of His Majesty's Gov- Mr. M. MacDonald; The food situa-the council and the Japanese authorit ernment in supporting the Chinese tion to Hongkong is being carefully ies are still proceeding and my
certain currency has come under discussion watched by the Colonial Government, Friend understands that a In the conversations between His find so far it
step to be taken to reached.
Majesty's Ambassador and the Japon- for any she has not been necessary | measure
secure supplies.
Noble
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of agreement has been No acllon on the part of ese Foreign Minister?
His Majesty's Government appears to The Under-Secretary of State for Mir, A. Henderson asked the Secre- be called for. Foregin Affairs (Mr. Bulier), The tury of State for the Colonies what MG.
the Morring asked
Primc conversations at present proceeding steps the Government is proposing to Minister whether he is prepared to in Tokyo are confined to local issues take to maintain the food supply of appoint an official British spokesman at Tientsin.
Hongkong?
in Shanghal to give correct inform Mr. Bellenger: Will the right hon. Mr. M. MacDonald; I would refertion to the Press in reply to the in- Gentleman answer
my question athe hon. Member to the reply which I jurious and untruthful prepaganda liltle more precisely? In the course am giving to-day to a question by the against British interests which is dat
conversations have there hon. and gallant Member for Chester, ty issue and that part of the
Issued by
oMeal the Japanese of these been discussions about Chinese cur-Wirral (Captain Graham) on the spoltesman
Chin- rency, as stated in my question? isame subject?
ese Press under Japanese control Me, Buller: No, Sir.
Mir. Morcing asked the Prime Minis Mr. Butler; His Majesty's Govern- Mr. Benn: Will the right hon. tre what has been the result of the ment have under active consideration Gentleman give a pledge that the discussion between the Shanghai the manner in which the true facts Government will not consent to de- Municipal Council and the local can receive the widest possible cir- Successful Experiments In Regulise the Chinese currenty? Japanese authorities concerning the culation.
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CARGO SHIP'S VISIT Awazisan Maru World's Biggest Freighter
Osaka Laboratory
announcement
day in
Tokyo, Aug. 20. The 12.000-ton vessel Awazlıon Successful experiments in a Gov-Moru, which is claimed by Mitsui ernment laboratory in Osaka heigh-Bussan Kaisha to be the world's big- ten the prospect of developing a new gest freighter, salled from Hongkong synthetle rubber Industry In the on Saturday after spending
large
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port. She is on a service between the country on a
claims that Straits Settlements, the Philippines, goods made from the newly-created and Japanese and American ports and synthetic rubber are far superior to came here from Singapore.
made natural
The Awazizan Maru was built in Synthetic rubber goods manufac tured at the laboratory include the M.B.K: Dockyard in Tams and has a maximum speed of 21 knots gloves, pillows, tyres and gasmasks and a service speed of 19 knots, It Significance is attached to the pro-iis claimed she can do the run from jected industry in view of the shore Singapore to Kobe in six daye and tage of natural rubber in Japan. from Yokohama to San Francisco in -Domel.
10. Sho has six cabins with accom- modation for 12 passengers. DANGEROUS CARGOES
URBAN COUNCIL POST New Anchorage Established
At Taun Wan Deputy Health Director To
Be Vice-Chairman : Alterations in the dangerous gooția anchorages were announced in the Government Gazetle on Saturday, In the draft of a bill published in The regulations extend the eastern the Government Gazette on Saturday anchorage to the mainland on the it is proposed to substitute the eastern section and provide for a new Deputy Director of Health Services unchorage in Teun Wan Bay..
for the Director of Medical Services
This section is bounded by the as Vice-Chairman of the Urban I mainland on the north and cast; a Council and professional adviser to
line drawn due cast from the southern the Council in medical matters, extremity of Cap Island to the main-
Iland, the south; and a line drawn The post of Deputy Director of due north from the north-western Health Services is a new one and its extremity of Cap Island to mainland first incumbent has not yet been an-
on the west.
nounced.
Printed ärd Published for the Proprietors by Frederich Party FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.