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Criminal Sessions
Forgery And Fraud
Clerk Sentenced To A Year
Charged before the Chief Justice,
Atholl
nt MacGregor,
the Sir Criminal Sessions this morning, LA 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-Hang-ylk, alias Li Tun-ping, alias Li
Report. ther
Ying-ebung, clerk of the L1 Man 1.03 Compositions of Sir Edwarding tailor shop, was sentenced to Elgar.
cive months hard labour on each twelve
of forgery and re- 130 Reuter and Rugby Press, of two counts Weather Fortenst and Announce-relving money by virtue of a forged ments,
document. The sentences will be served concurrently.
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Established 1940,"
I pleaded guilty to forging letter purporting to have been writ- ten by Cheung: Wut on February 11, and to receiving $900 from Mo Cheung-tu by a letter purporting to have been written by Cheung Wut
on March 7.
He was originally indleted on of forgery, uttering nine counts Variety One Little Kiss forged documents and endeavouring from You, I'll Stay with you. Jesic to obtain money by virtue of Matthews; Little Red Riding Hood.
forged document. 8.15 London Relay--Fleisem and
No Evidence Offered Jetsam in "Gloom Chasers Lid, Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solleitor, who proseculed, 9.00 London Relay-The News and offered no evidence against Li on Topical Talks.
*Gems from La Fille de the remaining counts on Li pleading 9.45 p.. Madame Angot. A Country Girl, guilty to those already mentioned.
The Chief Justler asked Li why Maritana and The Land of Smiles.
ho
things. Li replied he was forced to do so through force of circumstances.
At the Lower Court proceedings, was alleged that Li hired a
frauds,
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (UP).The Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Sumnor Welles, disclosed to-day that the Navy Department had informed Ad- miral Hart in Shanghal that the United States was agreeable to Section B of the International Settlement being patrolled by the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.
Amerlen has agreed to
this or- rangement as a transitory measure, pending the outcome of the discus
progress between Japan on the United States words, the uren allocated to the US. for patrol purposes.
slons now
Japanose Proposal
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
SHANGHAI, Aug 20 (UP). The Japanese authorities in Shanghai are silent regarding the American pro- posal that the Shangal Volunteer Corps should patrol the sector of the laternational Settlement allotted the US. Marines.
to
Observers believe that the Japan- ese will not raise serious objections to the proposal, pending the outcome of negotiations between Tokyo and
Washington.
The Japanese Army organ "Tairiku Shimpo" claims that any part of the International Settlement not patroll- ed by Japanese troops should bu transferred to the Napking regime police.
H.K. EVACUEES TELL OWN STORY
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capabilities. RAF. superiority is training and Letter stomach for war. Itällan air strategy has not been elcur except insofar as it is directed towards making the Mediterrancan into an Italian lalo by bombing action against shipping and inter- ference with British blockade
mensures.
In Libya, where the Italian strength is estimated at about 590 aircraft, the pilots appear to be waiting for cooler weather."
Must Consorvo Patrol It is believed that in Italy there are about 1,500 aircraft available for action in the Middle East. The fact that the Italian air force has not backed up the thrust into Somaliland more than might have been expected is believed to be due to the urgent necessity for conserving petrol.
Italy also has had to carry out punitive air action against sections of the Abyssinian populace on the verge of revolt, particularly in the region of Lake Tana. It is not surprising if, faced with dificulties in getting further
of tier supplies, Italy's effort in this war were to cease 69 suddenly as it began.
In the matter of spare parts alone, Italy seems to have been particularly provident whereas Britain has profited from long experience make the force as self-sumelent as
possible.
to
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August 20, 1940.
BARBER SOOTHSAYER FOUND GUILTY
Lengthy Judgment Given By Kowloon Magistrate
Convicted of taking money from a woman by representing himself to be in a position to appense a spirit on the woman's behalf, Lau On, 32, a barber, was to-day fined $200 or three months hard labour and ordered to pay restitution of $100 or serve another two months hard labour.
Sub-Inspector Whelan prosecuted reprobate which defendant has paint- while Mr. C. d'Almada appeared for ed her. I do not believe that she Lau:
ever spent a night with the defendant. It was alleged that complainant, in a hostel (although no doubt he Leung Wah Tol, a baby-mut, had did); 1 do not believe she ever knew
she had him arrested. Having heard given a total of $900 to defendant the defendant before this incident or after she and her mistress had con-kept his company except for the day sulted him for fortune-telling
Defendant denied the allegation, and seen both parties in the box I and said he was no way connected am satisfied the story for the prose with a fortune-telling business, either cution is the correct version of what happened and I think that any jury directly or indirectly.
which had had the same opportunity of hearing this case would come to
A written Judgment delivered by Mr, Himsworth the Kowloon Magis tratu_slated:
the same conclusion,"
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TOKYO, Aug. 10 (Domel).- two stories, one told by the witnesses for the prosecution of an amazing Arriving at Liverpool barely two swindle and the other told by the de-hours after Germany declared her fence of a sordid relationship which "blockade" of Britain, the NYK Addis Ababa Raided
faise accusation. finer Suwn Maru is now awaiting finished up with a The story told by the prosecutions instructions from Tokyo regarding LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter) bristles with discrepencies and in her future movements, Messages from Cairo state that a raid con
Japanese consistencies while that of the defence It is expected that 40 on an aerodrome and other military is cut and dried, strightforward and evacuees will board the vessel for objectives at Addis Ababa, capital of was not shaken on cross examina Japan. They will form the last Abyssinia, wus curried out by
And yet I believe that the contingent of Japanese leaving Eng- Blenheim barbers.
told by the prosecution wit-land. The Italians were apparently taken stores is the correct version of whit It is expected that the Japanese by surprise as our bombers
countered no fighter upposition.
en-
tion,
happened."
authorities will seek safo conduct of "The evidence of the first two wit-the vessel from Berlin. To reach their objectives the bom-nesses for the prosecution is the story The Imposition of the so-called |bers had to fly 400 miles across very of how they parted with $900 and a German blockade has at least had the gold coin to the defendant lo ap-effect of bringing about cancellations Factories Attacked
pease the spirit of a mui tsal kicked of suitings to England of the liners to death by the first witness in a Hakone Maru and Hakozaki Maru.
two women, previous life,
mountainous country.
LONDON, Aug. (Reuter)-For
STYLES
of
GOOD
and her lite pain, pave the were the Ohio, di, Audi, MD (True), PRAE Pre on the bar The new emU.S. DESTROYERS WATCHES
son. Tommy,
Mrs. Strange and her daughter Pauline told me that
they had stayed at Fort McKinley whilst in Manila.
"Not So Terrible** "It wasn't really so terrible but, of course, not what we are used to, said Mrs. Strange. "We just had to buckle down to it. After all, our soldiers can do it and so can we
Snobs Barred
"It was really amusing in Manila to see our Hongkong women wander- around with mugs and plates in the_ment-rooms. No one could be a mob there. If anyone turned up her Hose she was liable to find a tin plate under it.
The Red Crosa obviously tried to do their best," said Mrs. Eric Sweet, who is proceeding to Melbourne. "However, they had so many to desi with that it became impossible to please
"We had to line up with billy-cons
in order to get our rations. We were Just like soldiers. We had to be in at a certain time and were issued with pink tickets."
"Don't Speak About It" Mrs. A. Maughan shuddered at the mention of Manila.
"Don't speak about it," she said.
Other squadron of R.A.F., operat
miles further north, severely ing 150 damaged alumlalum works at Rhein- felden on the German-Swiss frontier. A factory near the Rhine was at- tacked for 90 minutes. To reach it, the aircraft had to fly come 800 miles. One of the first salvees of heavy bombs caused a chimney stack to Then as more bombs found fall their maric; there followed a steadily spreading fire.
four
FOR CANADA?
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heavy bomberg last night attacked the Caproni aircraft factory at Milanant, credulous und gullible women, whose chief grievance seems to be, und Flat works at Turin, stutes the
not that they have been robbed by Air Ministry news service.
"TELEGRAPHY SPECIAL TO THE rogue, but that about two thirds of
OTTAWA, Aug. 10 (UP).—The the money which should have been
States returned was never forthcoming. Intimation that the United
Telling A slory which
may transfer a number of its reserve
under months old, working in collabora- destroyers to Canada tion on this enterprise because they newly-concluded joint defence agree were convinced that in their pre- ment was made to the Press to-day Minister of the vlous existence they were sisters, it by the Canadian is not
the standard that surprising of intelligence displayed in giving
SINGAPORE, Aug. 10 (Reuter).- that evidence should result in the many Inconsistencies which the evid- A sum of £50,000 has been subscrib- ence shows. Indeed I should have ed on behalf of the Straits Settle- questioned the evidence had it been ments domber Fund. otherwise.
Mental Capacity Below Averago
Next a hydro-electric plant, hous- ing turbines and generators, was bit and later more high explosive bombs and canisters of incendiaries caused fires to spread rapidly.
Saw Wrecked Plant Another section of ralders saw the wrecked plant illuminated by green
flames,
Explosions occurred 1.5 further heavy bombs found their targets, in- cluding a direct hit on a convertor plant. The whole area appeared by now to be ablaze.
The electro-chemical works Waldshut in the same region also attacked and set on fire. Other aircraft bombed
nn
were
nero-
and
Navy.
·
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STRENGTH
The first witness's mental capacity WHEN CHILDREN is well below the average, throughout she obviously did not bave, and still does not have, a very clear idea of how much of the money which she paid the defendant on her own account and how much she
paid for the second witness.
Second wit- ness is more precise in the amounts for which she knew she was respon. sible, and it was because we only been
iness and that because
With rapidly growing children, DONE- rishment must keep pace with growth, When it doesn't the child gule this,
tation for food.
Libestod-Philnar- Oce-box_in_order_to_carry out the "It's best to forget the whole episode. drome_at_Freiburg, north of Basle. the dealing with the complaint/ Palo, weedy, with no energy de ineli-
11.00 Close Down.
Committee Approves Two-Ocean Navy
Many
other
Women
It is believed that in this attack, un unmunition dump exploded,
An aerodrome at Mulhouse, Alsace, hils were expressed was also attacked and
scored on the landing ground and a
Harassing attacks on the Italian
by
of first witness 1 could_only_ feel sure that $200 of the first witness the nonies paid by were paid on her sole account, that I amended the charge accordingly."
defence to "I am asked by the believe that this story of the prosecu- tion is a
the stumped up charge brought witness sto allay the pangs But to believe that this could be so the first witness capable of con-
which is necting
is fantastic in: SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH","
ite conception ingeneous in its detall, (UP)-British perfect in its presenta ROME, Aug. 19 planes to-day bombed Turin and tion. The mind that can conceive Cunce. There were no victims, says such a cleverly contrived story would an official report.
cloth it in a much more consistent
We lived a rough and ready type of Stiff Sentance On Hooligan Life there and are thankful to be here
I only wish at last. "You are a coward. the gallant amah had given you the Crashing you so richly deserved, as similar opinions on their short stay she could have done," declared the in Manila. They were, however, large building, Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, appreciative of the voyage to Sydney. prior to passing sentence of 18 aboard the ship, and enjoyed plen-ful. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Reuter), months' hard labour and 12 strokes sant hours of sun-bathing. The Senate Appropriations Com- of the cane on Ylu Mel-ming, 31- unemployed Shanghal mlitee have approved the Appropria-year-old
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They have now separated and, not knowing each other's addresses, have idea how to contact each other.
Ylu pleaded guilty to assaulting an anah, Cheung Lai-ching, 48, at No. 4 Causeway Rond, first floor, with In-no tent to rab her, on July 22. Used Toy Pistol
The amah, it was revealed in Lower Court proceedings, tackled Yiuaith- out hesitation, when the man pre- sented himself at the door of the flat where she was employed. Ylu held pistol which was subsequently dis- covered to be a toy, but that did not
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deter the womun from grappling with fort and attention provided by the him. They fought for half-an-hour | ship's personnel. before the Police gained admission The first thrill on the voyage was into the flat.
the sighting of a submarine in. the Ylu, in reply to the Chief Justice, Straits of Malacca. But I proved to declared he did not resist the amah. be a Dutch vessel. Ite pleaded for leniency and asked to be sent back to Shanghai.
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The planes in addition dropped language in the witness box. Marc-
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I am at a loss to understand Three bombs, it is stated, were why the second witness should come dropped on Milan, hilting a private and corroborate the first witness's
story I
It merely to support a cock and Italian aviation North Africa, tbull story. There is no bloud, con- is etalmed, bombed ports and air
tractual, or even amicable relation- bases as well as the city of Si Barren; ship between them to suggest that
A British camp und motorised
they should conspire in the manner units were bombed in Seilum in alleged by the defence." southeast Egypt adds the report.
It is further claimed that all the Italian planes returned safely.
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"But this 'reductio ad absurdum' method is not the best way to adduce the real value of evidence. I do not overlook the fact that the defendant's
The first port of call in Australia EVACUATION OFatory is watertight and is supported
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We called briefly at Catras to pick
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Successful Evacuation LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter)It is When the ship berthed more than officially announced that Somalliand hundred Australian women re- has been evacuated successfully.
All guns were embarked, so presenting pine organisations were
were evacuated and the remainder there to welcome the evacuees.
Friends and relatives were not destroyed. allowed on the wharves, but Girl Enemy losses Guides found people on board and heavy directed them ashore to meet those who were waiting for them. The Girl Guides also assisted the mothers In carrying their babies,
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"But I thought after the defendant's "In Ure Western Desert: Following evidence that his story was a tissue One hundred and ten motor cats, naval shelling of the dumps in the of Hes. True it was supported by arranged by the National Road area north of Fort Capuzzo on August witnesses who collaborated in full. Motorists Association,
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THERAPION NⱭ.2 out a fire in cur No. 2065, the "pro-
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