TEN YEARS FOR
LOOTING
Portsmouth Policemen Sentenced
The heaviest sentences yet passed for looting were given recently to two Portsmouth policemen. Each was ordered 10 years' penal servitude.
Pollec Constable Dougins John Clark, 38, and Police Cons- table Arthur Elmar Beeson, aged 23, stole furs from a shop in Southaen which had been damaged in the raids.
Clark, a married man with three children, took #
mink marmot cont.
28gns.
Beeson, a married man with one child, took an 8gns. skunk cape.
Convicts Now
Both admitted their thefts at Winchester Assizes.
At the Police court hearing Inst October the Chief Constable sald that an anonymous letter started his inquiries.
In addition to the sentences the men lose their jobs, their pensions, and their characters:
They became convicts. Looting is a crime punishable by the death sentence.
U.S. Rejects Appeal
From Vichy
A plea from the French Gov- ernment at Vichy for the United States to take over part of its gigantle refugee load is under- slood to have been turned down.
The French wanted the United No death sent-States to take some of the mil- Judges have warned looters that it lions of refugees that have con-
tence has yet been passed, but several
can be pasačů.
gregated in Unoccupied France
Sir Gerald Dodson, the Recorder of and to urge other American
has hinted at 11.
nations to do likewise.
In addition to' Loyalist refugees
Landfold looters before him about "the heaviest penalty which a wise from Spain, hordes of Jews forced legislature has made available," and said that his efforts to deal with ooting by passing lenient sentences had failed.
The previous heavlest sentence on a looter was at Birmingham on soldier.
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He received six years penal ser vitude. There have been several reniences of five years.
Chinese Uses Farm Refuse
For Gasoline
have
out of Luxemburg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany crowded into the area and are inxing the limited food supplies
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
LONDON BLASTS-Smoko curls around rooftops in London as workers dynamito tottering buildings. St. Paul's dome looks down on skeletons of structures menacing Londoners after Nazi raids,
The U.S. State Department replied to the
appeal, submitted through. Gaston Henry-Haye, French Ambas- sudor, that the present Immigration taws did not allow admission of re- fugees beyond certain limits. The United States, it was said, is follow- Rugby Ing the polley laid down
by Inter-Governmental Committee Refugees, which does not ask any country to admit more refugees than their practices and laws admit.
Hint Forwarded
an
At the same time, the State De- partment promised to make every effort to relieve pressure of the re- [fugee problem in the country where it exists.. A new synthetic gasoline, the first steps to relief would be the The reply also hinted that one of .which eventually may help to release of several thousand persons solve China's acute transporta- with American visas now awaiting tion problem, has been discover-exit, permits in Unoccupied France, ed by Prof. Li Ki-wei, dean of Presumably these are persons whom the National Yunnan University, the German Government is not wilk
ing to have leave. The gas is made of agricultural refuse and by-products.
Japanese Crave Entertainment
Cinema Fans Are Problem
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During experiments Professor Li's fuel showed a serviceability 20 per cent. higher than natural gasoline. It is colourless, after bleaching, and has the same
TOKYO, Feb. 23 (Domel)-With sinell and specific gravity as an increase of almost 10,000,000 in gasoline. It has a lower igni- the attendance at the 350 motion tion, point, a higher British picture theatres in Tokyo prefecture Thermal Unit, and is devoid of alone in 10 45 copied with the
attendance in corrosive elements.
the previous year, Professor Li estimates that his fuel problem of how to satisfy the lust for recreation is con- can be produced at a cost of about $8 or
$10 (Chinese) per gallon, whereas natural gasoline costs $20 per gallon.
The one real drawback seems to
new
nang the authorities."
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Combined Services Draw 3-3 With Club-Police
Keen And Hard-fought Game
RUGGER at Happy Valley on Saturday was keen and hard fought when Combined Services drew 3-3 with Club. Police after leading 3-0 at half time, Both sides had op- portunities of clinching the issue but thrilling tackles and narrow misses at goal kept the score to a low level.
Paul, Navy three-quarter, was back| again to the fore, while Fairclough,
full back, found touch on numerous Hockey
occasions with excellent long punts..
February 24, 1941.-
Softball
WILDCATS
NOSE OUT WAHOOS
OUTSTANDING softball matches of the week-end were those between the Wildcats and the Wahoos, and tha Blohawks and Chinese B, C. In both games the first names emerged the winner by the odd run. Geores fr brief were:
GIRLS Cardinals 10, Ramblerelies 5. Wildcats 4, Wahoon 3.
Chung Itwa 24. Las Florinhas 13.
MEN, MAJOR LEAGUE
Recrelo's Aces forfeited to Cyclones. Indiana 8, Canucks 1. Mohawks B, Chinese 7.
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Hongkong Bank 10, Texaco 7.
La Salle College Athletic Meet
On Saturday
Owing to the long programme of events in the annual athletic sports: meeting of La Salle College, to be held on March 1, nine finals were de- elded on Saturday, besides the run- ning of heats. Participants were handicapped by a strong wlad and performances were not up to the standard shown in previous years.
results of the Following were the finals held on Saturday:
Hop, Step and Jump. (Senior)-1, 11. Hyndman: 2. Marcus NE; 3. A Mac- kechnic Distance, 37 tins.
Ilop. Step and Jump (Junior)-1. J. R. Pereira; 2, A. Gonsalves: 3, F. Marcal. Distance, ft 8 ine.
Illah Jump (Senior)-1, A. Mnckechate; 2, Marcus Ng; 3, A. Sandberg. Helght, 5 ri 3 ins
High Jump (Junior), J. R. Pereira; 2. A. Gonsalves; 3. A. Buva. Height, 4 11 71⁄2 in.
Ingh Jump (Midget)-1, L. Sequeira; 2 A Remedios: 3, IL Silva. Height, 3 i B Ins.
Long Jump (Senior)-1, N. Castro; 2. Cheng Kum-kwong; 3. A. P. Sliva. Dis- tanco, 17 ft 8 ins.
Long Jump (Junior), J. Francisco: 2 J. R. Pereira; 3. T. Remedios, Distance, 13 ft 6 ins.
Long Jump (Midget)-1, F. Larcina; G. Katkoff: 3, J. Pereira. Distance 12 21
10 inc.
Shot Putt (Senior)-1, G. Salazari 2, G. Prado; 3. J. Prado. Distance, 30 ft 11 ins. HEATS
Following were the restille of the heals: 100 metres (Senior) Heat 1-1, F. Silva;
2. D. Pomeroy. Heat 2-1. A. Blackech. siva; 2, J. Gomes
nie: 2, I. Remedios. Hest 3-1. A. P.
100 metres (Junior). Hest 11, T. Hemedios: 2, lodrigues. Ifeat 2-1, J.
21. Have leat Pereira;
Tlampo; 2. F. Marcal,
100 metres (Midget), Heat 1—1, F, Larcina: 2, 1.. Sequeira;, 3, 13, Xavier. Heat 2-1, T. Onund; 2 il, Ozorio; J, E. Leon.
Stewart, morking Paul, too, was in Recreio Hold 1 Silva Heat 2-1. A. B. silve
great form, and ran strongly when
in possession.
Service Score SERVICES were the first to ap- proach to scoring when Millar failed with a penalty kick. Following this, however, their efforts were rewarded when Rutherford got within striking
Visiting Macao XI EXCELLENT HOCKEY was
A
200 metres (Senior) Heat 1-3, J. Gomes; R. Lobe. Heat 3-1, A. Mackechnie; 2. D. Chan.
200 metres (Junior) liest 1—1. T. Reme dlos; 2, A. Bilva. Rent 2-1, J. Xavier; 2, E. Tavares. Heat 33, J. Pereira; 2, L. Tiampo,
200 metres
(Bildget) Heat 1-1. F. Larcina; 2, G. Sequeira; 3, G. Katkoff. Hest 2-1, La Sequeira; 2, W. Sliva; 3. A. Francisco.
600 metres (Sub-Midget) Heat 1], F.
vas 3 Wong Kong-yi Heat 1-1
2. G. Gutterres; 5, W. ip.
do
400 metres (Senior) treat 1-1, A. Mackechnic; 2, N. Castro: 3 J. Xavier, Hent 2-1. 11. Hemedios: 23. Comes:
F. Silva: 4. G. Sequeira. of 91,048,012
he that the new fuel takes a month 11 paid for admission to the ascendancy. Pillern minutes before XI to a 2-all draw.
to produce.Professor Lt is seeking
The
in Tokyo prefecture last year, the end, however, Godfrey plcked up | found In their forward line.
in the loose and went over.
distance, and when Honeywill tot witnessed at King's Park yes- possession he sent Richards over interday when the Club the corner. Millar kick falled.
Recreio entertained team Services
thus led 3-0 at the from Macao and succeeded in interval, and for the first part of the the powerful visiting
400 metres (Junior) Heat 1-1, J. Fran- half persons during 1939, a total of 101,- second
were again in the
3. Xavier: 3. L. Tiampo. Heat E. Tavares; 2, L. Castro; 9, J. Max- Weak link of the visiting team was well,
400 metres Their Aitken-
(Midget) Heat 1-1, L. halves-and-bucks-presented-a-most, D. Xavier; 2. A. Franciaco; 3, A. Sequeira; 2 G. Katko. 2, W. Silva, Ileat a new method of production which
population as well head falled.
Then just a few minutes before the determined front, and held the per- Remedios will enable manufacture in less time, the mounting drift to the cities
To date the artificial fuel hus notare cited as contributory causes to end. Club-Police all but took the lead sistent Recreio forwards at bay for
grassed
periods. Persistence, a few considerable this rise but been
official point out that the when Stewart was
however, had its reward when "3. Produced commercially, but problem is not being solved as the yards from the line. only in laboratories.
Teams were:
Fonse
registered for Recreio give Combined Services-Fatrelough (Army); the local side a 1-0 lead at the in- building of new motion picture thes tres is not being authorised in view Bowden (Navy) Paul (Navy), Honeywi terval of the need for construction materials (Navy), and Richards (Army): Corter for more essential
tini structures.
(Navy) and Rutherford (Navy); Suther- lead (liar (Army), King (Navy
Watson (Navy). Bompas Army): Plakerton (Army), Berry (Army) and Poole (Navy).
Tunney Is Physical
as
The present survey was precipitated
Tokyo's lending theatres on February James J. Tunney, former heavy 11 when a "Manchurian" actress made weight champion and once a private a personal appearance.
Director Of Airmen by a near riot caused before one of
in the Marine Corps, was commis- stoned recently as a Lieutenant Com- munder in the US. Naval Reserve.
He was ordered immediately to active duty as physical director and co-ordinator of physical eduention at Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla., and Corpus Christi.
Black-out Thieves
Sent To Gaol
Mrs Justice Stable, at Manchester Assizes recently, sentenced two young men to seven years' penal servitude each for housebreaking and ROBBED RAID DEAD
thieving offences during air raids, The accused were Frank Edward The prosecutor said it was "a Gibbons, 22, and Thomas Michael horrible and disgusting case" when Briggs, 25, described George Alfred Hobbs, a mortuary sentees, both of Liverpool.
as Army ab- nasistant, was charged in London re-
It was stated that the men waited cently with stealing a ring from the until the air raid sirens had sounded body of an air raid victim. Found and people had gone to shelter, and in Hobbs possession were two men's then used a master key to break rings, three women's rings, ten £1 into the houses to stent whatever was notes, two wrist watches.
lying around.
Modern Exploration In China: Frenchman Slain
CHUNGKING, Feb. 22 (Central News).-M. A, Gulbaut, famous French explorer representing the French Geographical Society in Paris, arrived in Chungking recently following a seven-month tour of Sikang. During his tour he met with an unfortunate incident and lost his associate, M. L. Liotard, who accompanied him, all his films and belongings.
This happened on September 9, 1940 when Guibaut's caravan, consisting of two Tibetans a Chinese servant, five horses and 10 yaks, was attacked by a group of 20 bandits.
November. After
Stewart, Carruthers and Van Leeuwen: Club & Police-Thompson; Bosanquet,
Aitkenhead and Thompson; Cullinan Walkden: Tackett, (Police), Castleton, Kennedy: Godfrey. Taylor and Wright- Nooth Police)..
Ferrier Wins Miami Open
It was in the second period that Macao was most prominent. Their halves. Nolasco, Alex Airosa and Triggo Silva-were A fino combination and rave ample sup- port to their forwards. It was mainly through their
Uliat efforts Macao rez
registered twico In the second half, and with a little more accuraby and Intilative in their forward Hne might easily have
the
merred
winners.
800 metres (Senior). 1leat 1-1,N. Castro: 2 R. Remedios; 3. A Sandberg, Heat 2. 1, J. Xavier; 2, Li Wing-cheuk; 3, IL Sequeira; 4, I. Yong.
B00 metres (Junior) Heat 11, N. Xavier; A. Castro: Mak Ki-ching:
Bul. Flest 2 Lam Kwok-kun:
E. Tavares; 3, J. Maxwell; 4, J. Boun.
Soviet Denies
Influence
MOSCOW, Feb. 23 (Reuter). The "Tass" agency is au- thorised to deny that Russia bad anything to do with the signing
For Recrcio, R. Marques and J. Gonsalves, were a hard-working pair of the Turco-Bulgarian Pact as of backs, and in the second half reported by a Swiss newspaper. hard-worked. W. A. Reed dominat- ed the centre of the field as centre- half, while in the forward line 3. A Soures, J. M. Gosano and B. Gosano combined well,
Miami, Florida, Feb. 13. Jim Ferrier, the Australian open golf champion and formerly of Shanghat won the amateur prize in the $10,000 Miami Open Golf championship, when
P. Angelo, who was playing well ho scored a par 70 to defeat Earl Christiansen, Miam! detective, by in the Macao forward line, and A. three strokes in un 18-hole playant for Airosa scored Macao's two goals, amateur honours,
while B. Gosano notched Recreio's Ferrier and Christiansen had tied other. with 287 strokes for 72-holes, seven over par,--Reuter.
Small Units Sports
The Combined Small Units will hold an individual athletic meeting on the Chatham Road ground on March 17, 18 and 19 when the following events will be, held-100 yards. 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, one mile, three milles, high jump, lang jump, pale valut, 120 yards high hurdles, shot putt, javelin
throw, throw, hammer
And discus throw.
There will also be an open mile medley relay race. Entries should reach the Officer in charge of Com- bined Small Units' Athletics, care áf the Hongkong Signal Company by
March 10 at the latest.
Japanese Youth Attempts Record
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
Teams were:
RecroloH. Goncalves;
Marques,
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR RICH AND POOR ALIKE
A warning that England's public schools must open their J. Gonssiver: P. vanovich, W. Mees. gates to the sons of rich and A. M. Alves A Soares, J. N. Gosano. poor alike was given recently by ➜ Golano, FX Sequeira, J. Fonseca,
Macro-Almada: Basto, Terreira. the headmaster of Rugby," Mr Nolasco, Alex Alrosa, Triggo Blive: F. P. H. B. Lyon. Ramalho, It. Angelo, Nolasco, Alveri Alrosa, P. Angelo, F.
Hoare Still In
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Turkey
On Way To Egypt
He was addressing the Arch- bishop of York's annual con- ference.
"Profiteers of the last war immediately sent their sons to public schools," said Mr Lyon.
"Once the sons
were inside
their fathers were anxious to shut the gates against those ISTANBUL, Feb, 23 (Reuter). ] clamouring outside. Sir Reginald Hoare, former "If this happens again it will be British Ambassador in disastrous. But I am pretty cerialn Bucharest, Is leaving here to it won't happen again. night for Ankara. Sir Reginald,
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Armed with guns, the bandits, arriving at Kangting in October and descended upon them from a high in Chengtu in thountain north-west of Kangting staying in Chengtu for a couple of
who is on his way to Egypt, is expected to remain one day in public school headmaster will fight "Thero is a curious Idea that the Llolard and the Chinese servant were months, he returned to Chungiding. killed while Guibaut managed to
KOBE, Feb. 23 (Domel)Seeking the Turkish capital as the guest tooth and nail against an extension escape to a famatory in company with Commenting on his trip, Guibaut the two Tibetans, his overcoat riddled and that Sikang has great possibilit- to estabilah a new Japanese record of the British Ambassador, Sir of his school's privilege to cinsson ART
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GO TO U.S. and
"But it is no greater fun to teach They were cordially received
An error crept into the published wool, milk and butter. Ex- by
ploitation of
on Saturday for Akenogahara afrfeld,
the clover child of a poor man than
announcement of the Hongkong Elev- the laman and after four days the
the province would in Mie prefecture; from atop Mount, ENGINEERING LECTURE how went to offer what we have Britain worth millions of pounds may irie Co., Ltd., in Friday's issue, ro-
Privately-owned art treasures in French explorer and the two Tibe-
strengthen considerably
China's Rokko.
The airline distance between
"We economy. tans, accompanied by six lamas, re-
the two points is about Do miles..
Professor W. Brown of the Univer.to those who can make the best use shortly be sold to the United States garding standard charges for current. sumod the four on horseback. They
There are lamaseries overywhere
Yoshikawa and his assistants have sily will deliver a lecture on Friday, of it and we want to make what to obtain money for the war effort. It should be noted that these increases went as far as Lulio, a small town in the province, he said., During his been waiting at the top of Mount March 14, at 9.13 p.m., to members we ulve as good as possible.
scheme is being considered by the will take effect in respect of all ac- Inhabited mainly by Chinese,
tour, he visited 11 of them, the Rokko since February 1 awaiting of the Taikoo Club. The rubject will
Public schools should have wel Board of Trade which proposes to counts iseted for meters read on and smallest necommodating 40 to 50 favourable wind and weather condi“ be: “James Wait." -
comed members of every class inaak people to sell these treasuroj From Luho, Gulbaut furned back, lamas and the largest 300 to 400.
after March 21, 1941, All Interested are invited to attend. England long ago."
I abroad...
Resumed Journey
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