THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1989.
Eighteen-Year-Old Girl In I.R.A. Case At Bow Street
LEAVES COURT IN TEARS
WHEN REMANDED
London, To-day. Bow Street police court was again heavily guarded yesterday when 19 men and an 18-year-old girl were charged under the Explosives Act. The arrests had been made at Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester and London, and it was the first occasion on which they had all appeared to- gether in the case which is alleged to involve a widespread plot by the Irish Republican Army.
SHIP AGAIN QUARANTINED FOR SMALLPOX
Williams Heads (B.C.),
To-day.
The British motorship Queen Victoria is an unlucky ship as far as disease is concerned.
Victoria
When she arrived in from Shanghai last week she was placed in quarantine and the en- tire crew isolated following the death of the boatswain smallpox.
from
The ship was finally; released. when it was believed she was free from the disease.
Yesterday, however, the vessel was again placed in quarantine following discovery of another sus- pected smallpox case among the
crew.
The Queen Victoria is, a 4,937- tona vessel owned by the Queen Line of London. ― Reuter.
EXCITING AIR INCIDENT OVER CROYDON
London, To-day.
Maps of Essex, London and greater Birmingham, and a plan of the north-east suburbs of London, ឆ. well as a pencil sketch of Chequers (the Prime Minister's country, residence) were mentioned at yesterday's hearing.
The girl, Molly Gallagher, who is charged with posses- sing explosive powder, left the court in tears when remanded, the Public Prosecutor saying he did not intend to join hér with any of the others in the general charge of conspiracy. Defendants were remanded in custody till Thursday....- Reuter.
LORDS APPROVE
EXPORT GUARANTEE BILL
London, To-day.
The House of Lords yesterday passed the second reading of the Export Guarantees Bill.
Lord Mancroft, supporting the Bill, after referring to the millions of British capital invested in Mexico and South Africa and not | paying dividends, alluded to China, which he said wished and tried to be honest.
Lord Mancroft said that when the present struggle in the Far East, was over, China would require to be re-equipped.
It would be difficult for her to raise the money, but we would help with export credits, but £75,000,000 was not nearly enough provision. Reuter.
The skill and coolness of a Bri CANADA TAKES
tish Airways pilot saved the lives
of seven passengers and crew of a STEPS FOR SAFETY Lockheed-14 air liner yesterday OF KING AND QUEEN
afternoon.
Preparing to land at Croydon,
the pilot, Captain J. E. D. Scott,
New York, Feb. 7. The New York Times reported found the retractable under-this morning from Ottawa that the carriage - was jammed. Ambul Canadian Government are to take ances and fire engines gathered on every precaution to insure the the landing ground.
security of the British Sovereigns upon their forthcoming visit to Canada.
The liner, which had left Paris at lunchtime, circled the airport for over two hours while the crew worked at the undercarriage, but it was only half extended when, the petrol reserve being nearly ex- hausted, the pilot decided to land. With the wheels in this position he brought the machine to the ground successfully without injury to any of the passengers and only slight damage to the airliner itsolf.
British Wireless.
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Bullet-proof motor-cars will be constructed and placed at Their Majesties' disposal..
-war
Furthermore, * Canadian veterans will collaborate with the police in maintaining order during their. Majesties' trip to the Pacific.
Finally, the immigration lists into Canada will be modified until the departure of the King and Queen from Canada.-Havas.
AMBASSADOR REVEALS NEW U.S. POLICY
Paris, Feb. 8.
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet to day received Mr. William C. Bullitt, U.S. Am- bassador, upon the latter's r turn from a visit to Washing- ton
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眼部
The development of the United States' foreign policy. was the chief subject discussed at the meeting.-Havas,
SHANGHAI INCIDENT
U.S. INVITED TO LEGISLATE FOR THE WORST'
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.
OPENING THE DEBATE ON THE DEFENCE PROGRAMME, REPRESENTATIVE. ANDREW MAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE MILITARY COMMIT- TEE, WARNED THE HOUSE THAT THE TIME WAS NOT FAR DISTANT WHEN AN IN- VASION OF THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE POSSI- BLE.
Indicating that America might be "caught napping," if she pro- crastinated in strengthening her defence, he said that if France and England should fall, they "will inevitably fall to the dicta- torships," who would then be able to mobilise their army, navy A new incident occurred near
and air forces and would prob- Brennan Road in the extra-settle-ably be able to establish air bases ment area in Shanghai yesterday
in the Western Hemisphere. - afternoon:
Reuter.
Chungking, To-day.
The incident arose when the pro- to drive away a large number of prietor of a gambling house tried wheel-barrows in front of the gate. TERRITORIALS
The barrow coolies clashed with em- ployees of the gambling house.
SET UP A RECORD
London, To-day. Returns for Territorial Army recruiting in January constitute an- other record.
Two Chinese, policemen who in- tervened, were manhandled by em- ployees of the gambling, house, when they tried to arrest two of them. They fired.olvers to disperse them.
The Japanese Gendarmermie Daring the month 4,492 joined, Headquarters take a serious view this being the greatest number of of the incident.. They have picked any January since the Great War. up the cartridges and are preparing to lodge a protest with the Shang-show the effect of the National The figures, moreover, do not yet hai Municipal Council. Central Service campaign. British Wire- News.
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