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Fatal Tram Major Baseball Leagues Dutch Firm POSED AS Strip-Tease BREAKING
Mishap
Man Dies After Being
Knocked Down
Several traffle accidents were re ported to the Police yesterday, and
one tram mishing hand n fatal result.
unidentlied
Tram Inspector Wan Kit reported | that while a tramcar was travelling in Hennessy Rond an Chinese ran across the tram and was knocked down, sustaining serious in- juries to the head. The man this morning
dica
Motorcar driver Ng Shiu-kum re- ported that as he was turning hils car from Des Voeux Road Central Into Pedder Street, a tramear which was following, collided with his car. No persons were injured. The mud- guard and bumper of the car were damaged.
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Nathan Road Accident
Mind Lily Lee of Prince Edward Bond reported that as she was driving car along Nathan Road near Cameron Rood an unidentified Chin- ese ran across the road and collided with the car. The man fell down bul arose and walked away, apparently uninjured.
Bus driver Po Tak-wing, reported that no be was driving a bus
Bulkeley Street a man, Wong To. 23 stepped into the roadway and collid- cd with the side of the bus, Woug was taken to hospital with injuries to the face.
driver of
Lo Wing-ho, ilcenced Stanley village reported that his car knocked down Cheung. Sui-chl, 14. who received injuries to the left leg.||
Make A Start
ENTER
NEW YORK, Apr. 17 (UP)—The official opening of the Major Baschall Leagues was staged to-day when President Roosevelt throw the first ball of the opening match in the American League, wherein the Boston Red Sox blanked out the Washington Senators and won by 1-0.
The full scores were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn Boston
R.
II.
E.
Rush To Fight
5 7
1
0
5
1
For Norway
(Wyatt pitched for the Dodgera).
•1
2 Chicago Cincinnat! ..... 2
'U }}
(Galan homered for the Cubs, and McCormick and Goodman. for the Reds)
33
2
Philadelphia New York
3 2 (Suhr homered for the Phillies).
Pittsburgh St. Louis
15 3 +17 1 (Davis homered for the Pirates)..
AMERICAN LEAGUE
......
1
0
m
1
Thousands Offer Aid In London
Sued
Case Resumes At The
CHINESE
$250 Fing For Offence By Japanese
Ban Likely
London's Moralists Up
In Arms
THE NEWS Gentle Dose Of Truth
For Nazi Public
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Supreme Court
EPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" Mutsu Kawamura, 20, described Hearing of the action brought by as a clerk, was fined $250 by Mr.
LONDON, Apr. 16 (UP).— BERLIN, Apr. 17 (UP)--- the Sang Wo Tal arm against the Edwards at the Central Magistracy London's Guardians of Public "The presence of strong British Holland-China Trading Co., claiming to-day for having given fulse In- Morals and the theatrical pro- naval forces and transport ships $8,000 in connection with contract formation to the Hongkong Hotel by ducers debated to-day on means off Lofoten und Hardstadt in- for the sale of cassis, was continued before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl entering n false name and nationality of combating the strip-tease dicates that the enemy's plan is
passing himself as H. S. Liang, u
menace imported
the probably to attempt a landing in MacGregor, in the Supreme Court
Chinese subject. this morning.
one of the innumerable fjords in Hill said at 3 p.m. yester- United States. Sergeant Plaintiffs' case is that they entered day the defendant entered the Hotel
of that sector."? The producers into seven contracts with defendants for the delivery of 870 bales of enssin, and booked a room, full particulars offending pubile morals by importing form being an increasing number of strip tease the registration but owing to the fall of Canton they entered. Five minutes later a check acts. found it difficult to export the goods was made by the Registration De The only agreement reached was As a result another contract was partment and defendant was present that "nudity on the stage is un- entered whereby
eby additional charges
Japanese dersirable."
of the
were to be paid for the transporta-nd was recognised as n
subject.
from
arc
accused
It is expected that another confer- unce will be called by the Lord Cham- berlain in an effort to curtail, if not ban, nudity.
LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter).So many appiteations for enlistment, in tion of the goods by another route. the Norwegian forces have been re-
H.K. Résident For 10 Years the new can- The defence is that ceived by the Norwegian Legation tract was for another 870 bales, and
The Sergeant sald defendant had here that a special depot is to be that as a result of the failure of opened to-morrow to deal with them plaintiffs to deliver these they had been in Hongkong for 10 years.
Mr. Edwards: Why did you do An offelal of the Legation stated refused to pay the balance of $8,000,
jon! that at the moment 2 was only Mr. Eldon Potter, K.c., instructed this for?
Defendant: I think it would be possible to register volunteers who, by Mr. Peter H. Sin, is for plaintiffs,į
Meanwhile, most of the producers have agreed that the show must go
he understood, could be of any and defendants are represented by more better to stay in the Hotel as Floods Damage
nationality,
They hoped, he said, later to Boston
devise a scheme in association with Wash hugton (Grove pitched for the Red Sox). British officials for using the men's
services. New York
Philadelphi
2
0 G
0
(Ten innings were played. John- son nomered for the Athletics).
Cleveland
Chiengo
ព 1
(Feller pitched for the Indians).
A number of Norwegian pilots are alreadly serving on British warships. Trawler Feared Lost
APECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr., a Chinese than a Japanese. instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist.
Saying that there were no redeem-
ing features in the case and pointing Buenos Aires
out that defendant had been
In
Canton Offico Burned Wong Luen-chven, partner and Hongkong for 10 years, Mr. Edwards manager of plaintiff arm, on being imposed a fine of $250. further cross-examined, said
the
office in Canton was burnt when the
Japanese invaded the city. Since SALVAGING FOR
then they had no othee in Canton but
a godown.
Mr. D'Almada: If that is so, can you explain why when Mr. Kl- LONDON, April 16 (UP). The menick, of defendant firm, visited your office here he was told the Aberdeen trawler Sansonnet is feared matter had nothing to do with the lost. It has crew of teri Incr
ofce? don't know. Hongkong did not say that.
St. Louis Detroit
10
U
7
2
(Judrich homered for the Browns), jaboard,
MY TWO YEARS
WITH HITLER
BY
SIR NEVILE HENDERSON
LATE HIS MAJESTY'S AMBASSADOR AT BERLIN
This is a people's War and therefore it is only right that the people themselves should be told the whole truth."
WITH
ITH these words Sir Nevile Henderson, late His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin. begins exclusively
in the "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" on Monday next, his own first-hand account of what actually happened in -Nazi Germany from the time he arrived in Berlin in April, Sir Nevile Henderson, pic.
Here, 1937; to the fateful day of September 3, 1939. C.C.M.O., Late His Majesty's Am- bassador at Berlin.
PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME, is Sir Nevile Henderson's own story-simply and vividly written of the tremendous events which led This is NOT a summary of an official document but eventually to the outbreak of war. a specially written personal narrative in which many new and important facts are disclosed. Hitler, Gooring, Ribbentrop, Coebbels, Himmler--what manner of men are the masters of Nazi Germany? The Ruhr, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland! What really went on behind the scenes? Sir Nevile Henderson now reveals to the world THE WHOLE TRUTH. This remarkable document-probably the most important ever to be published in a newspaper- will appear in the "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”-starting on Monday, April 22.
EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Starting Monday Next
PRECIOUS CARGO
Three-Day Rainstorm
Costs £200,000
This is the first indication the German public has been permitted to receive that all is not beer and skittles in Norway.
It was released to-day by DNB, the officiul Gorman news agency,
Admita British Succoss. DNB admits that a "British bomb- ing attack in the north" was success- ful but claims that, apart from this, the situation is unchanged,
"German forces at Narvik have bren closely studying the intentions of their opponents, DNB declares.
"The fact that the enemy have con- centrated their activity in the Narvik sector, where they hope their superior naval forces will bring them success, Feams to prova that the British have reconciled themselves to a German occupation and pacification of more important parts of Norway.
"The rapid progress by German troops makes it apparent that an English attack on Norway is point-
BUENOS AIRÉS, Apr. 10 (Reu-less."
ter)-Damage estimated at £200,000
was done by floods in the low-lying parts of Buenos Aires as the result of SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
a three-day rainstorm.
and the Police 17 TOKYO,
(Domei)-A, Apr.
Troops, Bremen Japanese salvage
association is to were called out to fight the floods. make a new effort this month to The city's electricity supply parti- salvage the valuable cargo of gold ally failed, plunging large areas in Isn't it true that your Hongkong bars and precious stones which lic at darkness. office was trying to diseinum. all the bottom of the Sea of Japan, in the At that time the P, & O. liner Nile. | liability?—No.
goods were still in Canton.
The Nile sanks off Kamisoki twenty- Further questioned, witness sald five years ago.
he did not know why two letters Previous efforts at salvage have addressed to his firm by the Holland-failed because of the prevalling strong vere refused be- currents and the great depth in which China Trading Co. cause he was not present at the time, the ship les. The last attempt was
At the time of the occupation of made in
1934 Canton, he had also outstanding con
con- An attempt will be made this tracts with Jebsen and Co., Loxley time to raise the Nile.
and Co. and Kim Yuen, but not with
Carlowitz and Co., or Karanjin and
Co.
The new contract was made be-
enuse of the additional transportation! charges and had nothing to do with an additional 870 bales; it referred only to the same order mentioned in the other contracts.
Should Share Charges
In answer to Mr. Potter, witness sald that before the trouble in Can- ton the
monthly sales of average cassia amounted to $50,000; since the fall of the city they had dropped to only $3,000 or $4,000. Won: Pak-hau, fat
father of the pre- vious witness and one of the founders of plaintift arm, testified to having scen Mr. Klimenick who asked him to devise means of having the goods delivered and suggested that any Additional transportation charges should be shared. Mr. Klimenick never suggested that an additional 870 bales be delivered.
The case in proceeding.
AUSSIE PILOTS WELCOMED
LONDON,
17 Apr.
(Reuter). Group Captain F. H. Macnamora, the Australian Air Liaison Omeer in Lon- don, welcomed the members of the Royal Australian Ale Force when they arrived in London last night to reinforce the Australian squadron, which arrived in England Inst Christ- mas and has since been on 'netive service with the Coastal Command of the R.A.F.
Several members of the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve, nlso arrived at the same time.
NAZI ECONOMIC EXPERT FAILS
BUCHAREST, Apr. 16 (Reuter).— the German Dr. Karl Clodius, economic expert, is expected to re- turn to Germany at the week-end.
It la understood that he has nelther succeeded in getting the tel rato decreased in terms of Reichs- marks nor obtained any considerable Increase. In the export of foodstuffs to Germany.
Egypt's Taxes To Be Increased
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, Apr. 10 (UP)Tİ10 | Egyptian Government has decided to increase, all taxes by one per cent. in order to meet the increasing ex-
penditure on defence,
SUPERIOR U.S.
WAR PLANES
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter). American-made combat plonca de- livered to the Allies have brought and out Germany's finest aircraft have demonstrated their superiority over the comparable European types, according to an official statement from the Navy Department to the Senate Naval Committee.
An acrodrome was flooded and a number of planes were destroyed.
Many wooden huts in the suburbs collapsed. Many people, are horne less and many cattle and horses were drowned.
The planes referred to are slower LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP)-Mr. and less modern in design than the Neville Chamberlain stated to-day best American planes which are that he had no intention of resigning now avaliable for purchase by the the Premiership.
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