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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH/
February 15, 1940.
TRAFFIC OFFENCES European's Unique Driving Record
Summened before Mr. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy this morning for allowing his car to remain in De Vooux Road Central for a period. fonger than, nccessary on January 12, C. Lauritsen, of the Dragon Motor Car Co., Happy Valley, was cautioned for the offence because of his unique driving record.
Sub-Insp. F. J. Clarke, prosecuting. produced defendant's record card, which dated from 1010.
R. de W. Waller, of the 20th Heavy Battery, It. A was fined $5 for driving a car without an appropriate driving licence in Queen's Road Cen- 10.
tral on Jenu, residing at Smith-
V, W.
feld, Kennedy Town, was fined $2 for failing to draw his car close to the left mide of the road in allowing passengers to alight in Queen's Itond Central on January 13,
A lorry driver, Kan Sik, summoned, for driving at a speed of 30 miles per hour in King's Road on January 15, was cautioned owing to his good record.
VATICAN HOPES
FOR PEACE
LONDON, Feb. 15 (Reuter),——The "News Chronicle" reports that the Pupe has asked agents London, Parla and Berlin to sound out reac
tions to the forthcoming tour of Mr. Sumner Welles, the U.S. Under Secretary of State.
Enquiries at the Apostolle Delega tion office in London do not support
the report.
Bachelor Peer Loses Leg
LONDON, Nov.
la
13-Earl Peel,
to
who
ong of the wealthiest bachelor.
recently had peers, have his right foot amputated as a result of an accident while he was shooting over a friend's Hamp- shire estate. He is reported to be making good progress. Our Own Correspondent.
LATE NEWS
I.R.A. Explosions
*SOMEWHERE IN HOLLAND*
Prince Bernhard having a sandwich lunch with his adjutant during
a tour of Insarciton of Daleh Army. manœuvres.
Japanese Seeking Recognition
Ambassador Submits
Memorandum
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
JAPANESE
TO BLAME Italian Property
Bombed In Shensi
CHUNGKING, Feb. 15.) (Reuer)-An alleged official document, which is received from the Italian Catholic Mission in Hanching, South Shensi, is PARIS, Feb. 14, (UP).The stated to onfirm that Japanese Japanese Ambassador, Mr. jaircraft andnot Chinese, as pre- Sawada, has submitted a memo- viously repohed, were responsi randum to the Foreign Office, ble for the twohombings on this seeking recognition by the city Inst Octobe French Government of the facet The document stulest that "a state of hostilities on a months after the Yalds, Indlo station in Germany quoting a large scale exists in China"
despatch from Rome, broadcast news to the effect that Chinese planes were responsible for the bombing of the Catholic Mission building In Hanchung on October 26 and 36,
This is apparently part of
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Japanese plan to induce France to assume more defialte neutral atitude towards the Sino-Japanese conflict.
Japan, apparently. orquires
"Two
"This report was picked up by a rellable news agency and relayed formal statement from France, indi-around the world. When this Mis- eating that she will permalt no traffic son read the report, it wrote to the on the Yunnan Railway which woulocal Chinese authorities testifying assist China,
that the report was without founda- tion.
No Munitions Moving
Protest Filed.
The Impression prevails in Paris that no munitions are moving on the Yunnan Railway, but it is believed Italian Government to fie a protest "The Mission also requested the that there have been some smuggling with the Japanese Government for
It is admitted that trucks, olls Third Power property."
Its indiscriminate destruction
of arms across the border.
and other materials are carried into
uf
China, but it is insisted that these sald to have bombed Hanchung on Thirty-five Japanese planes are are not considered as war supplies October 25, killing 83 and wounding
It is understood that the exchange of Japanese and French political 70. LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuter)—An views will continue. explosion, believed to have been caused by the 1.R.A., occurred about midnight at a shop in the centre of Birmingham. One injured man hos been sent to hospital.
A bomb also exploded in the Blr- mingham suburb of Aston. Three
in the centre of the city.
unexploded bombs were discovered
Vatican Rationing
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 15 (Reuter). -Even the Vatican has had to come into line with the rest of Europe. It bread, coffee, butter, tobacco has established rationing of sugar,
petrül.
Tweedsmuir Cremation
and
About 200 buildings are stated to France, however, will make no have been destroyed.
In the rald. on October 30, fort to renew the Franco-Japanese trade agreement, which expires on Japanese planes are reported to have March 15, unless the question of the dropped 80 bombs which resulted in bombings of the Yannan Railway is 19 casualties.
The Italian Mission buildings are sald to have been damaged in both jralds.
Arst settled.
Neutral Ships At
Control Bases.
Bail Opposed By Police
LONDON, Feb. 14 (British Wire- lesa).-On February 13, there were 20 neutral ships in United Kingdom contraband control bases, of which 14 had been there five days or less. During the week ended February 10, the Contraband Committee con- sidered the cargoes of 123 chips) which bad arrived since February 3 The question of whether bail and 32 outstanding from the previous was or was not to be granted
week
MONTREAL, Feb. 15 (Reuter) Lord Tweedsmuir's body fins been were cremated. The brief, simple service was attended by Lady Tweedsmuir, Mr. Alistair Buchan (Lord Tweeds- muir's son) and a few other mour- ners,
Cashier Romanded. In Kowloon Court
In 07 cases, the entire cargoes were Was argued at the Kowloon released on first consideration or Magistracy to-day when the after enquiries. Altogether 74 cases Hon. Mr. M. W. Lo appeared were dealt with under the system of advance copy of manifests, and in co before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen such cases the vessels were released on behalf of Chu Siu-po, 31, subject to formal checking of the booking office cashier, who was original" manifests,
charged with uttering a forged document a ticket purported to Valve of Navicorts
have been issued by the Hong- LONDON, Feb, 14 (British Wire-kong and Kowloon Cinema Co., less) The First USA. ship with Ltd. her cargo completely covered by OSLO, Feb. 15 (Reuter)—It is re- Innvlcerts arrived at an Allied con- ported that Ave of the erew of the traband control base with a mixed Ming, 29, theatre attendant, who was
ship Martin Goldschmidt cargo destined for Italy and Turkey,| (2,085-tons) have been rescued by a and was held up only two and a halfcused of possession of eight forged Norwegian vessel off the north-west | hours, coast of Scotland. Fifteen of the
Danish Ship Lost
Danish
crew, are reported lost..
Charged with Chu was Leung
tickets purported to have been made and authorised by the Cinema Co.
Det.-Sergeant Baldwin prosecuted and asked a 45 remand
U-Boat Takes 2 Men Preference System saying that police enquiries had mot
been complated, Introduced
OSLO, Feb. 15 (Router)—A U-
Ball Opposed
Boat has arrived at Wilhelmshaven LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuter)—With
Mr. Lo asked for ball for Chu, but with two survivors of the Norwegian the view to expediting production steamer Elka (1,503 tone) which has and delivery of cotton goods to meet requeat, stating that enquiries had Det.-Sergeant Baldwin opposed the been reported missing since January Government requirements and export yet to be conducted. 27, according to a cable received by the ownere from the Norweging, con- tions will be brought into operation Chu should not be granted bail. Chu
system of preference direc-
orders,
sulate in Hamburg. The Eika had a under the control of the cotton crew of 18.
Mr. I said this was no reason why
in-
had been arrested on the night of
dustry.
The order will be issued to-day February 13, and Mr. Lo maintained empowering the Minister of Supply to issue directions to producers and dia-
that Chu was entitled to ball.
Macfadyen said, presumably,
tributors in ung cotton. Industry to/en Me to be made would go as
give preference to the production and much in Chu's favour as ngainst him. the public interest, It
delivery of goods under contracts Surely. In
made with Government departments would be favourable that until the or for other approved purpose des Police had completed their enquiries plte obligations to which they may defendant should not be allowed out be subject under contracts for which on ball, sold Mr. Macfadyen.
Mr. Lo submitted that Mr. Mac-
no directions have been issued, for fadyen had absolutely no power to example, ordors for home trade.
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Judicial Discretion
Nir, Blacfadyen replied that it was A Chinose," Wong Ping," 86, was a matter for judicial discretion. De- | knocked down in Des Voeux Roadsides, in this case, 11 was in the public Central early this morning by a car interest that defendant should be driven by Tong Yeo-wing. Wong | remanded fær 45 hours without bail was taken to the Queen Mary Det~Sergoant” Baldwin 'had.
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Hospital with injuries to his left leg. viously stated that hind RANDOLPH SCOTT"
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