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ilerakilan, and also on the península north of Suda Bay.
Preliminary Strafing
By 6.30 am. on May 20, there was fairly continuous ground strafing and bombing, and later on the same day more troops landed in the same Insion at Heraklion and Ratimo.
Military circles in Cairo said that fairly strenuous fighting is still going on, and that considerable number of parachutists were reported to be wearing New Zealand title dress.
There is no information about happenings to-day.
French Regt Deserts | In Syria, Rumour
FROM PAGE ONE
and adds that Free have entered Syria.
French forces
Confirmation LONDON, May 21 (Reuter)~~A dispatch from the Syrian frontier to the Independent French Agency con- Bring the Brazzaville Itadlo report that a French regiment has gone over to the Free French forces which have
Svelo The position
in Syria Is still uncertain. It appears that a large French force, under the command of
entered
President Roosevelt · Thanked
In connection with the current "Chinn Week" in the United States, Chinese youth in the Colony have prepared a letter of thanks to President Roosevelt for American aid and encourge. ment to China. It is expected that the letter will bear than 100,000 signatures. Here a girl student is seen signing her name at the Students' Relief Association. (Photo: New China Newsphotos).
General Dentz, High Commissioner CHATTEY TRIAL
order
in Syrlu, has received an move into Lebanon with the aim of forestalling possible intervention from the direction of Palestine.
The regiment, which has joined General de Gaulle formed the rear- guard of these forces.
Hostility Worries Vichy The Vichy authorities in Syria, the dispatch adds, are said to be worried with the hostility even among the troops that have reached Lebanon.
The main aim of the visit to Syria of General Bergeret, Marshal Petain's Air Minister, is stated to be to revive their loyalty.
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امية
Hongkong, and be submitted that His the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote; into His Excellency Major General A. E. Lordship would have to take consideration the unnecessary pub Grasett. Sir Atholl MacGregor, the Mr N. L. Smith, Mr T. V. lelty to that Regiment which would Hon.
Dr W. W. Yen, Dr T. c result from the trial of the proceed-Soong. ings in the normal way—that is, in Wang, the Hon. Mr R. A. C. North. the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, the open Court.
Continuing, Mr d'Almada said that Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, Sir Robert justice did not require such adverse to Tung, the Hon. Mr M. K. Lo, mublicity more particularly at a time, the Hon. Mr W. N. T. Tam, and the like this, he would submit. Althoum Hon. Mr Li Tse-fong. His Lordship may know that an ap- The body will be buried at the plication had be made before the family estate, the Sirenio Form at
Controller Replies plication Magistrate at the prelunin- Taipo.
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It is for this reason that licences must undergo strict scrutiny,
the
not
and had been turned proceedings ATY down,
arguments against that application to-day would trate might have thought, although
RENE CLAIR
apply for this renson. The Magis- Rene Clair, the French ilm pro- he did not say so, that publicity at ducer, has regained his nationality by "He says, there is certainly some that time was desirable because fur- special State decree, according to a available Vichy despatch. He was deprived of thing wrong in the department for ther evidence might be withholding
hationality under the fugitives clause refusing licences from either one side or the other. or without giving any reason. It this Mr d'Almada said that the pro-but appealed. is so, he is in possession of more in-ceedings had been sufficiently ven- formation than the Secretary of tated in the Press and no similar Court what the boy would say in State who had ordered this.
better purpose could be served by a similar publicity of this again,
Application Refused
Jevidence.
"In the same paragraph he refers
The Accused subsequently asked to the fact that unreasonable hitches
the driver to turn on the light and raised owing to and questions are personal whims. I would be glad In refusing the application, is as he did so the driver at the same Accused said if he could produce evidence of this Lordship said that he had considered time glanced back.
but to me, in which case, I will take carefully the arguments which Mr something about "O.K. O.K."
know
whether be drastic action. If he cannot produce | d'Almada had advanced the the driver did not this, I would suggest that he owes an Learned Magistrate who committed or the small boy was being address- upology.
the case to trial and he would like to ed. The driver shut of the light say that he had considered it with and left the taxi und stood in freat
He would of it. moal sympathy.
His Lordship said that he had everything that was going on in the searched for Authorities but he taxi, said Mr Williams.
After referring to alleged incidents could find no Authority in support of
"As regards the later part of his
letter, the fact that I have taken due notice of his complaint is shown by this interview I have given. As to the reasons for secrecy, if he will only be good enough to come and see me, I would be very glad to go into the matter with him so fur.ns can be done.
sty
that he saw
Me d'Almada's application. ile had
and in the case, Mr Willams said that found many Authorities which were the Accused also lifted or took the boy outside the taxi to a grass bank, directly, against Mr d'Almada's put the boy down on the bank and plication and therefore, His Lordship fald down beside the boy. The boy was afraid, he very reluctantly must struggled and the taxi driver would refuses the application.
say that he saw the boy struggle Crown, Case
throughout.
one
Mr Williams said that the facts
Mr Williams said that the AC-
Slapped Taxi Driver
Into
"No one seems to remember that to handle two to three thousand licences a day is a very big task when all require careful scrutiny,
"For the conventence of the publicOpening the case, Mr Williams re- we endeavour, when we take in terred the Jury to the two charges cused's trousers and cost had bein
and
of brushed. to the ground. The boy licences at our receiving office and against the Accused Kive
a slly fri retum, to put them which alleged that he had coramitted struggled and ran, and he picked up through, if presented in the morning,
an unnatural offence on a 14-year- the clothes and ran down the bank by late afternoon, and if presented in
old Chinese buy in King's Park on Into n nullah and hid there. the afternoon, by the next morning. April 22.
"Unfortunately, this seems to have been taken as
as a guarantee instead of es an announcement of what it is hoped to do.
"Any question over permits must inevitably lead to delay and how long that may be it is impossible to say.
"There is one point on which the public can help, In the issuing office, everybody tries to recover per- mits at 9.30 or 2.30. Result is that there is an enormous congestion for about an hour or so, and after that,
and permits are left waiting.
of the case would show that the A&- cused call this small boy into a taxi and took off his clothes and the Ac- cused's own trousers and coal.
an
The Accused then got back the taxi and directed the driver to And the boy. The driver hesitated
As the Jury had heard, continued and sald that it was not his business to find the boy and the Accused ap- Mr Williams. the Accused Wos
in Parently got angry and slapped him Officer in a Regiment stationed on the back of the head. Hongkong. The boy, Yeung Kam-hi,
14
The taxi moved off and when it Chinese! years, gave his age us reckoning and his age may become got inte Nathan Road the driver material and the Jury would hear stepped it and blew his Police whis- then near his Com- bad te. He was evidence on that. The
boy
as often as not, the office is empty been X-rayed and he was found to pany's offices.
The Accused then asked to be
GUM WRAPPER
LATE NEWS calling for them.
the
be not 14 years old.
driven to the Shamshuipo Barracks Newspaper Hawker
and said that he would sign a chit The boy's father was dead and his for it but was told that this would mother lived in the country and the not do. It happened that. Sergeant
duly ОП
in the To spare is supply of 500,000 boy himself lived on the streets and Alexander was pounds of aluminium for 988 aero-made his living by hawking news vicinity at this time and on seeing plane wings, the Wrigley, Company papers. His beat Was bea the a crowd around the taxi he went will use wax paper instead of tin foit Jordan Roud ferry. He would tell there and looking into the vehicle to wrap its chewing gum,
the Court that on April 22 he was he saw the Accused inside and the don't outside an hotel where there was a
people Accused sald "These taxi stand attempting to make some
Currying on, Mr Williams said that money by opening doors of taxis and seem to trust me."
the Sergeant knew the Accused by About that time he saw the A-sight and he assured the taxi driver. cused come along in a ricksher and The Sergeant left but on seeing the when it was passing rear the stand taxi still there he returned to
to it and the boy said "Hullo, taxi, Hullo
general conversation he taxi?" The Accused replied
looked Into the taxi and noticed that and got down from the ricksha and the Accused was sitting without any At the same trousers or coat and he asked what paid off the coolle. time the boy opened the door of the matter was and the Accused rc- the and also said something to plied "Some boys in King's Park the coolie. The coolie told the boy had stolen my clothes." something and the boy got into the. ed about the value the Accused re-
Mr Williams said that the driver plie
tax!
taxi also.
after
"Yes"
Dak-
Whell a
plier that it was only few dollars.
wns
of the taxi knew the Accused by Asked if he wished to make a report, sight and he proceeded to drive the Accused replied "No." The Sergeant
spoke
to the taxi driver and another Accused to the Shamshulpo Barracks driver drove the Accused back to The boy would tell the Court that
chl E Shamshuipo and there he was akting directly behind the tnxi driver and the accused was on signed.
Sergeant Alexander continued his the left. After the driver had pro- eceded and was coming near to the duties and subsequently returned to Alhambra Theatre the Accused told the Yaumall Police Station.
hun
10
The littlo boy, continued Mr Wi- turn down Gascoigne Road and turn Into Road Hams, would say that he wore the trousers and coat as best he could and went back to the Jordan Rond
off King's Park,
27 anil this was
led
10 up wharf and put the coat in a basket,
Boy Examined
which Rond the the A.R.P. Club.
As the taxi was going on its way, the small boy would say, that the Accused took off his clothes and he
A Chinese constable eventually
would say that he could not resist took the boy to the Yaumati Pulice
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BAN ON RACING IN EIRESS.
Horse racing, horse jumping com-
and escape because he was in the Station. Sergeant Alexander was
The Paris flat of M. Daladler, petitions, polo, hunting, dog racing taxi and the Accused held his arm. there at that time and the boy was former French Premier, has been and coursing have been banned The Accused also took off his own asked about the clothes and in con-
trousers and coal and put them on requence of his statements the boy burgled.KAPOR he sparo scat.
was taken by Sergeants Alexander
throughout Eiro. The Order has
No money or valuables were taken, been lasued by the Department of
foot-and-mouth, dispass.
Mr Williams said that when the and Pope to Dr Qomano for examing but his desk and. library were ran- Agriculture beestise of the spread of taxi arrived at King's Park the Action. After this the two Sergeants sacked. cused told the driver to slop. They made further enquiries and expenin« sat in the taxi.
ed the taxi...
At this point Mr Williams told the
Cate proceeding.
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