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KILLED IN CARLO RAIDED IN THE T Residents)]

AIR CRASH

Oslo, To-day

A Norwegian explorer who companied Rear-Admiral (then Captain): Richard Byrd, American explorer, in an expe tion to the South Pole, was among those killed in the aeroplane dis- aster here on Sunday

The machine, rrying a pilot

and four pass sively reporte

Mail yesterd

air and fell in Oslo.

LEAGUE'S

Association

NEW TERRITORIES 339201

Cheung Chan, Yesterday. The annual meeting of the

miniature "Monte Carlo at when Chan Yee, unemployed, was Cheung Chan Residents Associa- Thomson, tion was held on July 29 at 10 am: Tsun Wan, New Territories, was fined $25 by Mr. W unearthed by the Kowloon Police on being found guilty on a charge in the Assembly Hall, when a good during the latter part of last for being a wat

onth when a raid was carried Sub-Inspector

the night by Detective secuted and

Baldwin and a police were

of Chines

detectives.

froad to Tson Wa

number of residents were present pro-and some lively passages took place

the in a very friendly spirit

ng the The minutes having been read gambling and confirmed, the President, the. was carried had been carried on for the past Rev. H. Davies, called for a report revealed this two months. About 25 yards be of the various committees.

Ponce Court fore reaching the place, a shout The executive reported having re- "run run" was heard and defendant ceived an elaborate document con- was arrested by Chinese detective firming right and title to the East Tang Kok who was leading the party and who heard defendant shout.

APPROACH TO SPEED MEN

PALESTINE PROBLEM

Geneva, To-day

AFTER RECORDS

New bids for world speed records on land and water are to be made by two ous British racing

The League of Nations Per- manent Mandates Commission spe

Malcom Câmpa holder of

FAN-TAN TABLES

As a result of this warming the gamblers around the tables dispers ed and escaped, but the tables and gambling instruments were picked by the police.

the Spring. Mention was made of late ferries at 9.30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday evenings, also. of the damage to the trees in the typhoon of September last

A welcome was extended to mem- bers who had returned from fur lough and to new members here for

The games indulged in were "fan the first time.

The social and recreation com- tan and sheung-ha.” "Evidence was given by Chinese mittee reported on the hire of the detective Tang Kok and Detective diving boat and a volleyball game, eight

Sergeant Baldwin after which dein which the missionaries defeated land fendant was convicted.

record, will probably now go yesterday decided not to report abroad for his first attempt on the for or against the partition of water speed record, after his dis- Palestine, but instead set forth appointment at Loch Lomond. the adavantages and disadvan-

"I am going on with it," he said. Rain And

tages and the following five pos-"but nothing is settled yet." sible solutions.

At Bonneville Salt - Flats

Maintenance of the existing Man (USA), next September, Captain George Eyston will attack Sir Mal

date,

Modification of the Mandate,

Squalls

colm Campbell's last umbeaten land Predicted

Division of Palestine into Can-record of 301 miles an hour. tons after the

system,

Partition, and

Federal

Any other possibility that might arise out of the discussions.

Mr. Ormsby Gore, the British

Experimental Design

Secretary for the Colonies, was specially for this attempt. It is the temperature last night was

questioned at great length at the private meeting yesterday after noon-Reuter.

Mr. Gittins Bitten By A Dog

the British Army. Sports for the children and social concerts were also held.

The religious services committee reported on services held since May 24, and on the visit and sermon of the Rev. H. W. Baines and the visit of the Evangelist, Clifford Lewis.

The financial statement showed that in spite of unusually heavy expenditure on roads and repairs to the hall, a balance was still in hand.

The température, after soaring

The following officers were elect- yesterday to the record height this summer of 93 degrees in the shade ed: President, Rev. S. Boyle, First He told of a few of the secrets dropped at 10 o'clock this morning Vice-President, E. H. Smyth; Se- to 86 degrees. Humidity, however, cond Vice-President, Rev. A. F. Des- of the new car he has designed

was 94 per cent. The minimum terhaft; Secretary and Treasurer,

82 Mrs. A. C. Franklin. degrees

Various committees were then largest car of its kind ever con-

No rain fell in the 24 hours end-elected. A vote of thanks was mov- structed, measuring more than 30ft. from nose to tail, and driven bying this morning and the total this ed to the retiring President and a two Rolls-Royce engines. To im-

year is 1.93 inches below average.vote of thanks was also extended prove stream-lining, the wheels are

The Royal Observatory reported to the committee of the Helena May enclosed.

this morning that the typhoon is Trust for their annual invitation to "This new car is purely experi-situated about 100 miles north-east a social evening on Angust, mental," Captain Eyston explained of Foochow it is moving north- Mention was de

"I am trying it with a view to westward and threatens the coast Conference to be held towards the building a record-breaker during near Wenchow,

end of the present month

A meeting of house owners. was

the coming winter for a further at Local forecast:-West-and South-

Mr. H. Gittins, of Kowloon Totempt on the world's land speed re- West winds, fresh, squally; fair at then held to elect new truste

was bitten the left ankle by dog, while walking in a lane at the back of Cornwall Road, Kowloon Tong, yesterday. The dog belong- ed to Mr. Chang Shing of 14 Belmont Cresecent, and has been sent to Matankok for observation.

Mr. Gittins received treatment at the Kowloon Hospital.

cord next year."

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