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TAXI CAB INCIDENT IN TERRITORIES

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1938.

OIL FROM COAL

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A 15-year-old La Salle College

London, To-day. Recommendations in the Report student, Tam Wang-tat, alias Tam Kwai-wai, alias Walter Tompson, published last February of the and a 17-year-old Portuguese youth, sub-committes of the Committee of Albert Joseph Maria Xavier, were Imperial Defence presided over by arraigned before the Chief Justice, Lord Falmouth and appointed by Sir Atholl MacGregor, at Criminal the Minister for Co-ordination of Sessions this morning, charged Defence to consider the home pro- duction of öil in relation to econ- with assaulting a taxi-driver on April 28 last with the intent to robomic possibilities and to security have been accepted by the govern- the man of his money.

The La Salle College student ad- ment.

In announcing this decision to mitted taking part in the assault, but denied that he had the inten- the Commons at question time, the tion to rob the man. The Portu-Chancellor of the Exchequer said that provision was accordingly be- guese lad pleaded guilty.

According to Mr. Williams, ing made in the Finance Bill to Crown Counsel, the Blue Taxicabs, give effect to the recommendation Ltd. received a message at 9.45 for the extension for a period of 12 p.m. on April 28 for a car to go to years of the guaranteed preference No. 4, Lion Rock Road. A taxi was of 8d per gallon on home produced sent to the address and on arriv-motor spirit and diesel oil for use in road vehicles, subject to the ad- ing at the door two accused came down, Xavier taking the rear seat justments recommended by the

Committee. while Tam sat next to the driver.

30C. later, he said that the friend was

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He added that acceptance of the The driver was asked by second accused to take them first to Fink recommendation concerning the ex- Wah Street to look for a friend. On tension of the scope of tests on low arriving there, second accused left temperature carbonisation plants carried out by the Department of the car. Returning a few minutes

Scientific and Industrial Research was subject to consideration of the out. The party continued their

which such practicable limits to journey to Shatin. Reaching. Sheung tests could

British Wo Che Village, the driver was Wireless. asked to stop, by second accused, who said he was going to look for a friend.

BLOWS ON HEAD

A few minutes later, Tam return-

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FRENCH REPORT DENIED

London, To-day.

the friend had gone to Hong Kong. Instead of reoccupying his seat next to the driver, Tam joined Xavier at the back. After talking for some time, one of them told the driver

A statement in a Paris despatch they would wait for the friend until midnight. The driver closed his to the "Manchester Guardian” that Government had in- eyes but did not fall sleep. Shortly the British after midnight, the driver suddenly formed the French Government of received two blows on the head and its intention to officially recognise

CHINA'S LATEST VICTORY BATTLE AT HANKOW APRIL 29. felt himself being attacked. He Italian conquest of Abyssinia with-

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struck out with all his might, and in the next few days, is authorita- his assailants jumped out of the tively denied here.

A communique issued in this car and ran away. The driver fol- Illustrating the unbending spirit-of-the-Chinese-Land-and-Air-Forces- whose readiness to make supreme sacrifices has won the admiration

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CHRYSLER AND FORD ACCUSED

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connection-calls-attention-to-Mr.

lowed, but after a short chase, re- Chamberlain's récent speech

turned to the car owing to the

effects of the blows. He went to claring that recognition of the Ita-

the Shantin railway station and communicated with the Police.

Counsel continued that certain clues were left in the taxi, and fol- lowing investigations second accus-, Jed was brought to the Police Station

lian Empire would take place only after settlement of the Spanish question.-Trans-Ocean.

by his mother on May 2 He was FRENCH ORDER

whose ON FRONTIER

formally.. charged and in reply put all the blame on· Xavier, at Instructions, he said, the assault was carried out in order to 'escape the consequences of being unable to pay the fare.

The case is continuing.

JAPANESE CONCENTRATION NEAR MACAO

Hankow, To-day, The concentration of Japanese warships and military transports off the coast of Macao is con firmed by reports received here to-day.

According to the reports, 12 enemy war vessels and seven are anchorèd at a

Washington, To-day. The Department of Justice is In opening the extension of the instituting proceedings against the Manchester Town Hall yesterday on Chrysler and Ford motor corpora- the second day of his Lancashire 'tions under the Anti Trust Laws. tour, the King recalled the founda- The companies will be charged tion stone was laid in July, 1934, with coercing car dealers by re- transports by his father. Rain fell during the quiring that car purchases be fin-point southwest of the Portu drive which the King and Queen anced by their affiliated companies. guese Colony. made in the afternoon through Sal-Reuter. ford, Eccles, Warrington and

More Japanese marines, it is Helens, but the size of the crowds ed to be unaffected.-British Wire-land off the Chungshan coast.

stated, have landed at Sancho Is- which cheered their Majesties seem less,

Central News.

St.

Paris, To-day.

The Minister of Interior, M. Sar- raut, has issued instructions to frontier guards on the Pyrenean border that opening of the frontier to Spanish refugees is not con- templated by the French Govern- ment under any circumstances.

On the contrary, frontier guards will be increased especially in or- der to prevent members of the In- ternational Brigade in Republican Spain from crossing into France.

Frontier control will be render- ed more stringent in future. Trans-Ocean...

HEALTH RETURN

Another case of typhus imported nto the Colony was reported to the Health Department yesterday

In the last 24 hours, only two smallpox cases, both in Kowloon, were notified.