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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1937,

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PEACE HOPE IN BUS STRIKE

COURT OF ENQUIRY FINDS PRIMA FACIE CASE FOR MEN

London, To-day.

One of the largest group of bus-owners in the provinces has agreed to negotiate immediately with the Transport Workers' Union concerning the de- mands of the provincial busmen, who returned to work yesterday.

AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE WAS ARRIVED AT ON CONDITION THAT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BE STRICTLY OBSERVED.

THE EMPLOYERS ALSO AGREED TO REINSTATE ALL WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON STRIKE EXCEPT THOSE

· GUILTY OF WILFUL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

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QUALIFIED BODY

Radiotelephone Rates Reduced

London, Fo-day. Telephone rates to parts of the Empire have been reduced from 30/- to 201- from the be- ginning of the month..

The countries included in the new scheme are Australia, part of Canada, South Africa and Kenya Reuter,

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THEFT OF AIR MAIL LETTERS

OFFICE BOY GETS HEAVY FINE

Leung Tsim, aged 22, an office boy of Messrs Thomas Cook,

Was

APE RUNS AMOK IN LIVERPOOL

HUGGED WOMEN

Liverpool, To-day.

Escape of a chimpanzee from the Liverpool

Zoo yesterday caused a minor panic in the sur- rounding district.

Although only enjoying its re- gained freedom for two hours, the animal made full use of this brief period of liberty.

After climbing several trees and scaling the facades of several build- "As regards the claims for a

ings, the chimpanzee decided to be- come more sociable and mingle with and a half hour day, which are based fundamentally Nevertheless, they were of the charged before Mr. K. Keen at the the crowds gathered in the streets

below. on grounds of injury to health, opinion that a prima facie case had Central Magistracy this morning the evidence placed before us is been made out for further investi- with the theft, while a servant, of

The crowd fled in panic when the inconclusive," says the interim gation by a properly qualified body two letters belonging to the Com-ape, after hugging several women, report presented by the London specially constituted to deal forth-pany and to Mr. A. Wheeler, the as-became frightened by the noise of bus enquiry tribunal to the Min-with with this important matter.sistant manager.

traffic and attacked several passers- ister of Labour:

Should such a body find that com- Defendant was fined $200, în de- [by. plaints as to injury to health made fault 12 weeks, on the two charges. The animal was finally caught by “Nevertheless,” the report con- on behalf of the men were .. sub-

Detective Sergeant Davies said a constable and returned to the Zoo tinues, “a prima facie case has been made out for further investi-propriate steps

stantiated, then immediate and ap that the defendant was employed none the worse for its escapade.-

should be taken by Thomas Cook & Co. Yesterday Trans-Ocean. gation and if the men's com- either by reduction of hours or by afternoon he was given four letters plaints are substantiated, imme-such other measures as might be to post in time to catch the air diate appropriate steps should be agreed to by the men.

mail this morning. But as there taken"

The court recognised that any had previously been letters which The tribunal thinks that public recommendation under this head had apparently not been posted, goodwill will be accorded the Lon-must place increased liability on Mr. N. J. Perrin, manager of the don Passenger Transport Board the Board but should satisfactory Company, had seen the "Postal should the latter have to budget for proof of need for remedy be forth-Authorities and arranged for their

King of the Royal Mounted, a thrill- the extra cost involved,

coming, they thought the Board co-operation."

ing picture story created by the famous- would be assured of the goodwill Defendant was seen

anthor, Zane Grey, and telling the ad- ventures of a heroic member of the of the public when budgeting for Perrin who had followed de-Canadian Northwestern Mounted fendant from the office, to enter Police, will becomes a weekly feature The tribunal feels that negotia-any extra cost involved.

the Post Office and soon after came of the “ "China Mail" beginning to-day. tions for settlement of matters in

out of it. On enquiries from Mr Zane Grey's famous novels and excit- The stirring realism characteristic of difference, other than reduction of

Randall of the Postal Department, ing the working day, should immediate-

The Minister of Labour has for-lit was found that defendant

pictures of Western American adventure ly proceed.

pervades these warded the report to the two par- only posted two letters.

pictured stories of the police hero of ties for their consideration and has

the far north.

NEGOTIATIONS URGED

Both parties had previously agreed that this was practicable.

INVITED MEETING

at the Ministry, to-day.

The triburial consisted of a bar invited them to attend a rister (Chairman), a shipowner and a retired Trades Union leader.

BEVIN STATEMENT

meeting

by Mr.

had

KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED

motion

The central character, King, is a DRAFT FOR $22

stalwart and courageous member of At the office, Mr. Perrin taxed

the famous police organisation of the In informing the Commons of the defendant but he maintained North-West, the Royal Mounted. In these developments, Mr. Ernest that the had posted all the letters, the current story, King has been sur- Brown expressed the hope that con- but when the manager phoned for prised to encounter Adair, an ex-outlaw sideration of the court's findings the Police defendant produced the who has reformed, in the office of his

chief, Inspector After preliminary consideration would proceed in the spirit of the two letters.

Mackenzie. Adair In the case of Mr. tells him, a strange story of mysterious of the interim report with members Minister's appeal on Wednesday for Wheeler's letter, defendant was events in a Yukon mine in which he is of the control bus committee, Mr. industrial conciliation on the eve of given $1 with which to affix 50 interested. They go by plane to the Ernest Bevin, the men's leader, an-the Coronation.-British Wireless. cents worth of stamps and on his mine, arriving in time to discover that nounced that there would be no de-

return to the office handed Mr. Adair's mine partner, Brand, has dig- appeared, and that Adair's daughter, velopments last night.

Wheeler the change. The letter

Anne is, missing. contained a draft of 522, which King discovers a secret tunnel giving though not negotiable by the de-access to the mine from a remote fendant, was urgently needed by mountain side, and in pursuing his in- vestigations he suddenly is trapped by the addressee.

Brand's gang of outlaws, and marched. that a into a cabin where he finds Anne a serious view be taken of the case as prisoner. King employs tactics he has letters sent by air mail were al-learned in the police school to employ ways urgent and the Company had one of the outlaws as a shield, snatch

The views of Parliamentary cir- cles are strongly favourable of ear- ly settlement of the dispute, and it is felt the report affords the bus- an opportunity to return to work without compromising their position.-Reuter,

men

COURT'S REPORT

London, To-day.

"HORRIBLE" B.B.C. VOICES

Better Tests Urged

Complaints regarding the voices of some E.B.C. speakers were made at a conference on

Sergeant Davies asked

broadcasting been given much trouble and in- the outlaw's gun from its holster and

convenience by letters not reaching their destination.

he

cover the others as plans for the release of Anne and his own escape. The picture story proceeds from this point.

KWANGTUNG GOVT. REORGANISATION

and industry organised by the B.B.C. at Birmingham. The court of inquiry into the cen- Councillor Norman Tiptaft urged tral London bus strike concluded that the quality of manuscripts and had taken the letters, but intended The defendant admitted that he yesterday morning and its long re- the suitability of speakers" voices port was in the hands of the Minis- should be more carefully tested.ed to be given a chance,

posting them this morning and ask- ter of Labour yesterday afternoon. "The horrible examples we get It is understood the court expres-sometimes," he said, "of speakers ses the opinion that some of the with voices between a foghorn and time schedules introduced since 1982 a crow, wheezing out uninteresting between the London Transport Board platitudes like an old barrel organ and the men's union, while strictly grinding out obsolete tunes, are no in accord with its terms, operate good for talks on industry." somewhat onerously upon the men Industry was news in practically Chiang Kai-shek arrived at Shang-

After being officially sworn into and are not such as could have been every home. It was far more im- hai from Hangchow yesterday at office as Chairman of the Kwang- accurately foreseen by the parties portant than chamber music, variety 6:00 p.m. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, tung Provincial Government yes- at the timearujá des

turns, or even crooners,

Chiang Kai-shek In Shanghai

Shanghai, To-day. Generalissimo and Madame

Wu Te-chen To Consult Generalissimo

Chairman of the Central Politicalterday morning, Mr. Wuee

Regarding the men's claim for a "The difference between an in- Council, and GeneralTM Chang Chun, will go to Shanghai next week even and a half hour day, the re-dustry and a crooner is that the former Foreign Minister, went to discuss with Chiang Kai-shek the port says that members of the court best industry is vitally alive and Shanghai from Nanking yesterday complete reorganization of the regarded the evidence placed before the only good crooners are those to meet the Generalissimo. Our Kwangtung Government.- Our Own them as inconclusive.

that are irrevocably dead."

{Own Correspondent.

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