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Magnificent Gasture By Australia
CANBERRA, Sept. 20 (Reu- ter).-R. D. Menzies, Premier of Australia, to-day announced that arrangements had been complet- ed for Great Britain to purchase the whole of surplus stocks of Australian refined zinc, copper and most lead stockr. at prices ́approximately ruling before the
outbreak of hostilities.
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He also announced that Australia would offer to Britain the complete, personnel of six air squadrons, con- sisting of four squadrons and two two-seater fighter squadrons, for ser vica overseas before the end of the
your.
The squadrons will operate as an Australian oir force,
The offer includes administrative personnel, complete air crews obser- vers staff and specialist officers, plots and gunners, but not a ground stuff.
Mr. Menzles declared: ""After the closest consultation with Britain, we are satisfled that the greatest nials- tance we can render is the provi- alon of trained air crews."
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He added that as their capacity incressed to do so, the Government would consider further reinforcing the great air effort in which the Brillah and French peoples, un- doubtedly would Boon have to engago.
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London's evacuation schemes worked splendidly during the crisis week, Here is a, school with tea- chere, lining up before boarding & bus to take them to the country. (Air Mail photo).
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OSLO, Sept. 20 (Reuter).-Nur-
Another Nazi Has "Heart Failure"
BERLIN, Sept. 20' (Reutur),- The weglun fishermen to-day pleked up a German news agency announces that bottle containing a note from the sell the chief of the administration board The note read: S.0.5. Forced of the German army has died sud- down in mid-Atlantic. If no helpenly from heart failure." comes in three days, I 4:1 1ost, He was burled this morning. Backman."
The nate is believed to have been
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Negotiations between ship-owners and the Nationul Maritime Union are apparently nt a deadlock, on the ownors slat upon the ships sailing before they resume the conferences.
Me. P. E. Pagodia, of 134, Argyle Street, hus reported to the Pulice that in the early hours of Tuesday morn- ing someone broke into his flat and sible clothing and silver gutlery to the value of $200.
TRIVIAL AFFAIR ENDS IN MURDER CHARGE
Dramatic Story Told Before Criminal Sessions To-day
ARISING out of what Counsel for the Crown described as a trivial matter, Li So, 30, plasterer stood trial before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions this morning on the gravest of indictments-the murder of a man named Fong Sang, (28), a surveyor.
Li pleaded not guilty and was de-
fended by AL. FL. W. Lee, instructed Like Gangster Story
by Mr. F. Zimmern.
The following Jury was empanell
ed: Messrs. D. McFerran (Fore- man), F. Goodwin, J. A. V. Ribeiro, 5. Wu, Chu Wah-fong, D. "A. Alonco and J. M. da Silva,
Mr. J. Whyati, Crown Counsel,: said the tragedy arose out of a trivial; quirrel which Li had with a coolle named Kong Kau on July 3 on a sile bï Chelingahawan Road, where a new
THIEVES
CRASH CAR
bus garage was being built. Li was Policoman Thrown Off
a plusterer and whilst he was en Igaged in plastering a wall he saw Kong going to a intrine. He told Kong not to go there as women were nearby, but the latter disregarded his advice and a quarrel ensued.
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REMINISCENT of gangster episodes, the story of how two Chinese had crashed the car they had stolen and thereby es- caped detention by a European A foreman intervened but his in- Sergeant who had stood on the tervention made the argument more
Fight Follows Intervention
ferce and eventually there was a running board of the fast mov- Aght. Li was struck with a wooden ing car, was related at the pole and he then ran out of the Kowloon Magistracy to-day. place, returning some Afteen minutes,
Inter when he spoke to his master! Leung Sum, 27. Leung Sang, 33, about the matter. As he was no appeared before Mr. Q. A. A: Mac- doing. another foreman named Tal fadyen. Jointly charged with larceny Sun came on the seche and accused of three keys, and a spunner from a LLI of being troublesome man and motor car in Yaumati on September fraid he should not be allowed to 10, and with loitering in Yaumati the
work there.
next day. Ll's response to this was to incite) his fellow-plasterers to go on strike preferred against him, three of these Leung Sum had five other charges Tai thereupon gave him push, and he fell into a ditch. At the same belonging to Mr. J. Watson of 148.
being the theft of articles from cárs time Tal called out to some workers Boundary Street, Mr. M. F. de Pinna to set upon Li. After being attacked of 72 Waterloo Road and Mr. Riddell
L ran out of the place and was not Carre of 200 Princo Edward Road, seen there again,
Three days later, I was seen by structing Lance-Sergeant
He was also accused of wilfully ob-
Rothwell
a man noined Leung Yung sitting on.
a vacant plece of ground at the June-
E In the execution of his
W.
on of Apliu Street and Yen Chow duty, and escaping from legal cus- Street with a party of men, some of tody, whom were armed with iron bore and towels.
Car Crashed To Evada Arrast
Leung, who was a fellow-worker, Joined them and was told by Ld that Det-Sergeant Baldwin sold on June Referring to the Intier two counts, they were waiting to attack three 20, Leung Sum with another man, nen who were then sitting in a tea was known to have stolen a car. Sgt. house across the road. The three
men were Tan Sun, the foreman, Rothwell saw the car being delven "in Fong Sang, the dead man who was Hunghom and managed to jump on spite of also employed in the construction of to the running board. In the garage as a surveyor, and who being called upon to stop, the driver autally had nothing to do with the continued on his way and eventually, quarrol, and Lam Füt.
Throa Men Attacked
crashed the car into a lamp post. Sgt. Nothwell was thrown off and Leung Sum and the other man escaped,
They left the tea house shortly
Prior to disabling the car the twe after 9 pm, and went in the diree- tion of Apilu Street, followed by Lijmen had tried to push Sgt. Rothwell and his gang...
After following for off. At one time the Sergeant had his sume distance, Li and his men attack arm around the neck of Loung Sun ed the three men. Fong was struck Referring to the larceny charges, on the neck by Li and immediately Det.-Sgt. Baldwin said that at 5.39 collapsed. Tal was chased and war am. on September 11, a detecüve also wounded, white Lam managed saw Leung Sum testing the doors of to escape unscathed.
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About an hour later, accused was four care parked in the space seen in 'n tes house in Shanghal Gascoigne Road. Leung Sang neted Street, and was heard to tell on ne-as lookout. They were arrested.. jquaintance that he had just wounded Leung Sang was sentenced to three aman. He was arrested two rings monds' hord Lhour, and Leung Sum Inter in Lung Chow village, Kowloon was remanded for 48 hours for fue ther instructions two of the The case is proceeding,
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