1939-02-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1939

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S OVERRULING OF THE ARMY U.S. Chief Of Staff And French Mission

Wanted To Stick To Red Tape Objections

Washington, To-day.

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CAR WHICH HAD RYTHMIC CHANGED HANDS

Private G. McGregor, of the Royal Scots, was this morning fined $5 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest for | driving motor car No. 3102 without

a licence.

BOMBARDMENT

OF MADRID

MADRID, TO-DAY. THE CITY IS BEING STEADI-

ALIST BATTERIES AT THE RATE OF ONE HIGH CALIBRE In this connection, Mr. J. S. SHELL EVERY HALF HOUR.

The bombardment began on an unlicenced driver to drive the Wednesday night and has continued

ever since.

The controversy over the alleged action of Pre-Inspector Saunders said the case LY BOMBARDED BY NATION-

sident Roosevelt in overriding the Army's ob- arose out of an accident in King's jection to permitting the French air mission to Road, in which a soldier was killed. inspect the latest type of American bombers, Ford was summoned for allowing is again boiling up. It follows the assertion by an unnamed Senator car. When his name was called,

that the Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Henry not guilty. Morgenthau, confirmed previous allegations in this connection at the closed meeting of the Senate military committee yesterday.

Senator Warren Austin (Re-

publican), who is also a member CLARENCE HATRY

of the committee, revealed that Mr. Morgenthau's earlier testi- 'mony disclosed that President Sir,-In your paper yesterday

Roosevelt overrode the specific objections of General Mallin Craig, the Army's Chief of Staff, to permit the mission to buy the latest type bombers.

in-

stead of tersely warning your readers that Clarence Hatry had been released thousands of people, you gave in a ty after his imprisonment for awindling pical modern journalistic effort a high- ly sympathetic account of his home- coming.

Carnations' and featured as part of the ordinary life Villa at Cannes' apparently at once of the ex-prisoner.

'Pink

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Kartar Singh answered and pleaded

Mr. Ford, who later arrived

in

The methodical nature of the attack is nerve-racking to the in-

a constant state of tension.-Reu-

ter. far

court, said the car had not been habitants, who are being kept in

de-

his for some time. He had faulted on instalments and, as as he knew, it had been taken over by Gilman's.

Inspector Saunders said the Po- lice record still showed the car as belonging to Mr. Ford.

If what Mr. Ford said was the case his department would be taking | summonses. for not reporting a change of ownership against

Mr. Ford and Kartar Singh.

The case was adjourned.

H.K. CRICKETER MARRIED

The marriage between Miss Adelheid Ethel Greiner, of Shang- hai, and Mr. Ernest Zimmern, well- known cricketer of the Craigengower Lt. Walker, of H.M.S. Rainbow,gistry this morning.

Cricket Club, took place at the Re- On the contrary what has fallen to has reported the theft of milk and the lot of his dupes is told in the fol- sugar to the value of $27 from the The ceremony was conducted by lowing paragraph taken from a finan-ship yesterday, at the Royal Naval the Deputy Registrar of Marriages, own pro-cial paper of dist December last-

"Hatry Companies

Dockyard.

Senator Austin said the objec- tions raised by Army officials were that purchase of the planes by the French might interfere with speed of production for the Administration's

gramme.

DENIED PRIORITY

They also objected that the Army would be denied its usual year's priority of use of the latest type planes.

The type involved was a Dou- glas light bomber which is being tested for an entry competition for the United States Army con- tract.

Senator Austin said the com- mittee learnt that the French later contracted for purchase of 100 of this type. Reuter.

ONLY A TRIVIAL

ACCIDENT

Mr. S. A.

The liquidator of Corporation and General Securities, Dundee Trust, and' Retail Trade Securities has given no- tice that it is intended to pay first and final Dividends to Creditors of these final Divi- Companies. A first and dend of 2.1/5 pence in the £ is to be paid by the liquidator to Creditors of Austin Friars Trust on 16th January. There is no prospect of any return to shareholders of any of these panies-

Com-

After being paid less than one cent in the Dollar it is to be hoped his cre- ditors will line up in huge numbers to give him a hearty welcome home on his return from the Riviera.

Yours, etc.

EHEU.

HEROIC AIR ACT REPORTED

Ningkuo, Anhwei, To-day. Another heroic act was perform-

ed by Chinese airmen, piloting a

Lopes, of Dorset damaged plane at Wuhu, on Crescent, was fined $10 by Mr. Q.bruary 9.

Fe

over

A. A. Macfadyen this morning for According to reports reaching failing to report an accident in Nathan Road on January 23,

Mr. Lopes stated that the injured man agreed it was not necessary to report such a tivial accident. The man was only slightly hurt.

here, when a squadron of Chinese bombers staged an air raid the Japanese warships at Wuhu, one of the machines was damaged by Japanese anti-aircraft shells.

With a crash inevitable the air-

was

SUNDAY

AT

Mr. T. J. Gould.

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TYRONE

and

A fine of $7 was imposed on men dashed the plane, which Pte. C. Bartlett, Middlesex Regi- loaded with bombs, on 'a Japanese ment, for speeding in military warship. Both the machine lorry. The lorry limited to 15 the warship were blown up.-Cen- m.p.h. was travelling at 35 m.p.h.tral News.

a

in Prince Edward Road on January

26.

Mr. H. M. Hull, of "Żara,” Deep

A similar summons against Gun-Water Bay, has reported that be- ner Mahmoud Khan, Gun Club tween 1 and 6 a.m. yesterday, his defendant residence was entered and articles

to the value of $380 stolen.

Hill, was adjourned as

is in hospital.

Misa Rebecca Ng, of No. 15, Cumberland Road, was fined $8 for

Mr. F. Whelan, of No. 8, Grand- driving without headlights and fail-ville Road, has reported a burglary ing to produce her driving licence at about 6 a.m. yesterday morning, on January 26 at 8.30 p.m. in Water- when a gold watch and chain were loo Road,

stolen.

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