1936-06-15 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936

HEAVILY GUARDED CONVOY AMBUSHED BY ARABS IN PALESTINE

CUT-PRICE COSTS

After a prosecution at Reading

a society's official applied for one guinea costs.

The magistrates'

clerk: I am sure it did not cost you a gainea

come, here.

Prosecutor: Well, half a guinea

then.

Clerk: This is not Dutch

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auction.

The Bench allowed 10s.

SIAMESE ACES UNBEATEN

Doubles Champions Win Easily

MAUNG SHARES TWO SETS

WITH LAI

Sanoh Varnankwra and Prac haub Murananda, the Siamese

lawn tennis doubles champions retained their unbeaten record on Saturday when they beat Y. Chau and See To of the Canton Citi- zens' Club by 6-2 6-4.

'mencing at 8.30 p.m.

VARIATION OF

SENTENCES

COURT OF APPEAL HEARING

HUGE HEROIN, HAUL MADE BY POLICE

An appeal by an unemployed Chinese. Fong Yik Tak, at the Court of Appeal this, morning. resulted in two variations be- ing made to the original, sen-{ tences, namely, the reduction of six months' imprisonment in the first instance and the

changing of "ordinary impri- sonment to imprisonment with hard labour in the second.

Mr. T.. M. Hazelrigg. Crown Solicitor. informed Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden that the appellant: was fined $2.500 or one year's jimprisonment, the sentences to frun consecutively, when he was brought before Mr. E. Hims-

worth

Promoted to the rank of sergeant in the Rumanian army, Crown Prince Michael is here shown in command of a detachment of moun- tain troops putting them through attacking manoeuvres as his father, King Carol, right, looks on approvingly. The Crown Prince is just 13.

FIERCE FIGHT ON

JERICHO ROAD

TWO JEWS KILLED AND

FIVE WOUNDED

IRAQ PETROLEUM COMPANY'S TELEPHONE WIRES CUT

Jerusalem,, To-day.

Further sniping by Arabs was reported out- side Jerusalem yesterday morning, which result- ed in the wounding of five Jews. Two were shot when a car on the Jaffa road was ambushed four miles from Jerusalem. Jewish watchmen rushed out and repulsed the attackers.

Another ambush took place 11 miles from Jerusalem, when a convoy, including buses, was attacked on the Jericho road, and the driver and

on charges relating to LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES GRAIN CARGOES two passengers were wounded. Troops escort-

the possession and manufacture of heroin pills.

Powers Exceeded

Magistrate had no

Mr.

at

INCREASE

Most Northerly Port In Canada

•

Ottawa.

ing the convoy returned the fire and repulsed the assailants.

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are nat strong

A rehearsal of the King's Birth- The RMS. Empress of Russia Mr. Hazelrigg said that the day Review and march past cere-jarrived at Shanghai yesterday and

The Iraq Petroleum Co's Muang Reong shared two sets

power to im-mony will take place at Happy will leave Yokohama for Victoria

The port has disadvantages telephone wires stretching from with Lai Kwong-tsun, the Canton

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p.m. to-morrow, and Vancouver on Saturday next

which have not yet been overcome Haifa to Iraq alongside the pipe- champion. losing the first at 6-3 Pose the year's imprisonment in Valley

ceremony will be on at 3 p.m.

What holds Churchill back, aside line were found cut yesterday and winning the second at 69 default of payment of the fine of The actual

June 23 commencing at 5.30 p.m.

from the newness of the route and morning in the Jordan Valley. $2,500, and he would therefore Moang is also unbeaten to date.

The ss. Sirdhana is expected! Canada's most northerly sea- the danger from icebergs, appears -Reuter.. The Siamese players will take ask His Lordship to reduce his

The annual Speech Day of the here from Amoy on the afternoon port, Churchill, on Hudson Bay, to be the difficulty of providing ia exhibition badminton term to one of six months. part

Diocesan Boyk School takes place of Thursday next.

expects to enjoy a better season return cargoes.. So far the ship- ARMED CLASH AVOIDED Tong Hazelrigg went on to say that the at the Kowloon matches

last on Friday, July 3, at 5.15 pm in

ments have been almost entirely Garden City Club to-night com-same Ordinance which empower the School hall, when the prizes The loss of $4,100 in money in At least nine cargoes of grain one way, consisting chiefly of (Continued from Page 1)

ed His Lordship to quash a magis, and sports trophies will also be a tramcar. between Central district are scheduled to leave Churchill wheat, but also to a small extent A number of prominent local trate's judgment, also empowered awarded. The chief speaker will and Wanchai district was report-during the season, and this num-of timber, oats and cattle.

Although Kwangsi troops are League players will play matches him to make any variations he be His Excellency the Governor, ed to Wanchai Police Station yes-ber may be considerably exceeded. Small inward shipments of gen-persistent in continuing the ex- with the Siamese this evening, in-thought it, and he would there- Sir Andrew Caldecott.

terday by Cheung, Wai-shing, a The shipping season has been ex-eral cargo coal, window glass pedition, they cluding J. J. Remedios and M. A. fore ask that the term of ordinary

student, residing at the Chinese tended by action of the Imperial and other merchandise have enough to push through the Nan- Oliveira of Club de Recreio, S. A-jimprisonment be changed to im-

The Council of the Hong Kong YMCA, Bridges Street.

Shipping Committee and Joint (been experimented with but king cordon in Hunan Rumjahn of V.R.C. and S. A. Gras prisonment with hard labour.

Football Association will meet at

Committee of the United nothing has been done on a large had to retire to the south. The of Kowloon Tong. The ladies who In recalling the facts of the the Sports Club at 5.30 p.m. to- The escapades of a young regis-Kingdom, and the insurance rates scale. It is expected by the adattitude of the Kwangs military will take part in mixed doubles case, Mr. Hazelrigg said that on day.

tered mui-tsai were disclosed behave been reduced again as a vocates of the route that as time authorities is not yet known. credited with being games are Miss A. Mackenzie of May 11, last, Revenue Officer

fore Mr. Balfour at the Central result of the freedom from acci-goes on, much heavier inflowing They are Kowloon Tong, and Migs C. Silva, Grimmitt and a party of other The annual meeting of the Magistracy on Saturday when the dents last year.

traffic will be developed

largely responsible for the present Miss M. Silva and Miss O. Ribeiro Revenue Officers went to the Peak Tramway Co., Ltd. will take girl, named Fung Sik-fuk, pleaded The importance of Churchill This will make the route more movement. of Recreio.

second floor of No. 200, Fa Yuen place at the Hong Kong Hotel at guilty to the theft of two gold lies in the fact that being close to attractive to shipping companies

LOST SHIP ENQUIRY ¡Street. The door of the flat was noon. to-morrow.

bangles, valued at $300, the pro-the Western wheat fields and be-Insurance rates will fall still fur- jan iron grille and R. O. Grimmitt

perty of her employer at 39, Sailing. situated practically st the ther, it is anticipated, when the A Board of Trade enquiry into sbook the grille for about five

There will be a whist drive at Street, second door, on June 8. same distance from Liverpool as relative safety of the route has the loss of the steamer Eendennis İminutes before an old woman ap-

the Cheero Club at 850 pm to-The defendant was remanded for Montreal, there is a saving to the been further established by actual will be opened at Sunderland peared, and it was not until an-

one week, and in the meantime shipper in cost of transport. other five minutes had elapsed

Jefforts are to be made to get into

POLICE RESERVE-

Orders For The Current Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. E King. Inspector General of Police. H. M. The King's Birthday- Review Rehearsal Tuesday,

16th June, 1936:

morrow.

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that she came back with the key and tombola of the R.E.O.C.A communication with her parents.

to open the grille.

The Kowloon

A fine of $50, with the alterna tive of one month's hard labour. on Raymond Filler, 29-year-old unemployed Filipino, when he appeared on remand be- Ifore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen_at

The regular weekly whist drive!

take place at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow On entering the fat, the officers at Wellington Barracks. found there was nobody present į except the old woman and an-

Chess Club will was passed fother younger woman who had a meet

at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow. They inspected at the Central British School. 1. All members of the Chinese child with her.

up the and Indian Companies of the Po- the premises and went lice Reserve detailed for this Re-stairs leading to a mezzanine floor There will be a tea dance at the the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur- view, will fall in lipe in Blue or cockloft, but found that this Cheero Club at 5 pm on Wednesday, charged with the larceny of $220 worth of furniture, the pro- Pool Road near Wong Nei Chung had been bolted from the other day next.

R. O. Grimmitt felt that

perty of Wu Leung, master of the Road (Dragon Garage) at 16.15 side:

The Kowloon Union Church Cheong King furniture shop, No. hours and will be in position at it would take too long to force

An additional 17.35 hours. this open so he sent one of the Women's Guild will meet on Wed-318 Nathan Road. Happy Valley at

charge of failing to report his They will make their own arrange-other officers up to the roof. by nesday next at 10 am

change" of address was brought ments for travelling to and from the next house. and this officer

Blue Pool Road.

ferry fares may

later.

Mr. Hazelrigg went on to say

at 8.30 p.m. OB

Chee Tsui, a bricklayer, employ- ed by the Sang Tai firm of con- tractors at Stanley, was admitted Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 to the Government Civil Hospital hours ending at 10 am. to-day this morning suffering from in-

Tram, bus or came down to the cockloft from There will be a euchre drive at against defendant.

Sergeants' Mess. be recovered the roof and opened the door. In the Garrison

side the cockloft they found two Queen's Road, 2. Dress.

frooms, in one of which were two Wednesday next. Superintendents: White Un-pill-making machines, 42,000 pills, dress Uniform. White Shoes orjenough paste for another 69,000 Boots, Sun Hats: Sam Browne pills and a quantity of other was 0.15 inch. The total since juries sustained when he fell from Belts, Swords.

drug.

January 1. has been 23.43 inches, a scaffolding while working at the Inspectors: ditto. Other Ranks: White Uniform, that the party of officers then against an average of 30.55 inches new gaol at Stanley. Sun Hats, Belt and Brace. Chin went up on to the roof and com-

The speaker at the Rotary Club Straps of Sun Hats will be wornjing to the end of it they saw the Įto-morrow

will be the Rev. appellant. hiding behind a basket Father D. J. Finn, whose subject. 3. Medals will not be worn. ef rubbish and arrested him. He {"A Shady Fast," bas refer- 4. On the conclusion of the was taken pack to, the

The talk! parade, Police detachments will admitted that all the pills and ence to prehistoric man.

on "White Ants" has been post- march back to Blue Podl Road for paraphernalia belonged to him.

poned to June 30.

"down."

dismissal

Record Seizure

flat and

́is drawn to Police General Order that was enough to prove that the the Hong Kong Daily Press are to

ACCIDENT IN WANCHAI

Man Knocked Down By Private Car

5. The attention of all officers Concluding. Mr. Hazelrigg said On August 1 the city offices of A Chinese, Lo Sang, aged 22 No. 19 of 1936, in reference to appellant was connected with a be removed from their present years, of no fixed abode, receiv- Saluting.

pill-making ring who were operat- site in Ice House Street to more ed serious injuries when he was knocked down by private There will be a further pracing an a very large scale. He modern premises on the third tice parade at Police Training said that if the appellant had been foor, Mariza House, Queen's Road Car No. 2992, driven by Hau School on Friday, June 19th at sent down for trial in the Crim-Central 17.45 hours. Dress White Uni-inal Sessions, he would have been

Brace.

Officer Inext at 6 2.11

Yik-sang, in Hennessy Road op posite the Queen's Dancing

form, Sun Hats, and Belt with fined $10,000 or sent to prison for The RMS. Empress of Japan Hall, about 8.30 pm. yesterday. will leave Shanghai for Hong the accident but drove on, and The car did not stop after 10 years. Flying Squad

Mr. Hazelrigg's opening was Kong and Manila on Wednesday the driver proceeded imme- Special Duty. Members who corroborated by Revenue

diately to Wanchai Police Sta-. are detailed for special duty In Grimmitt, who said that the haul connection with the Rehearsal for in question was the biggest one in A large attendance of members tion, where he reported the ac King's Birthday Parade will fall all his experience.

A spectator of the accident held by the Chinese telephoned for an ambulance, in at Central Police Station at When asked if he had anything "at home" 16.38 hours on Tuesday, June to say, appellant replied that be Catholic Young Men's Society in which conveyed the man to the 16th. Dress-White Uniform, Sun had no witness to call or state the Society premises at No. 16,

Government Civil Hospital Hats, and Belt with Brace.

cident.

and friends were present at the.

ment to make. He, however, Caine Road yesterday afternoon. The man received a severe frac pleaded for leniency.

During the proceedings, the Rev.ture of his right leg. and was Fr. T. F. Ryan, S.J., gave an in- teresting talk on Catholic Action apparently in great pain.

NO MOUSE WAS FOUND

A young man, who insisted at

As so many members of that enthusiastic local choral society, the Hong Kong Singers, have er-]

ALLEGED THEFT OF LEAD

Chan Hing, & carpenter, was

Emergency Unit Reserve Special Duty. Members) who are detailed for special duty in connection with the Rehearsal for King's Birthday Parade will fall in at Central Police Station at Glasgow police-station that 16.30 hours on Tuesday, June mouse had gone down his throat pressed a wish to commence in this morning charged before Mr. 16th. Dress-Khaki Tunic, Khaki while he was asleep, was examined mediate preparations in anticipa-W. Schofield at the Central Ma Shorts, Blue Patten, Khaki Sun at the hospital, but no mouse was tion of the performance of Elgar's gistracy with the theft of 154 Hat, Revolvers and Belt with found

"King Olaf in the early autumn, pounds of lead from the Royal Brace

fortnightly rehearsis are being Naval Yard on Saturday. Mr. W. A whist drive will be held at arranged, details of which will MacKinlay appeared for the de the Sailors Home and Seamen's shortly be announced. Huxle is fendant and pleaded not guilty. Institute at 9 pm on Wednesday now available at Messrs. MoutrieThe case was adjourned for a

and Co., York Building

·week." "Ball of $50 was allowed.

SGD. C.. CHAMPEIN;

D. S. P. (E). Hong Kong. Monday, June 15,

1936

Hulls

SAPS 8.

CAFE

RTO

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