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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 10, 1989.

CANADIAN PLANES FLY OVER THE ROYAL LINER

THEFT OF PIPING AT DEEP WATER BAY

BACK COAL

Empress Vibrates TROOPS TURN

To Explosion Of Depth Charges

London, To-day.

MINER PICKETS

London, To-day.

Sentence of six months' hard la- Watched by the King, an aeroplane was catapult-

ed from the cruiser H.M.S. Southampton yes- The New York correspondent of terday to survey ice conditions in the St. Law-"The Times" says that in Harlan rence River, says a wireless message from County, troops of the National Reuter's special correspondent on board the Guard turned back 3,000 coal Empress of Australia.

miners on their way to picket

bour was passed on three Chinese unemployed by Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning on a charge of larceny of 540 feet of water piping from Deep Water Bay, yesterday. The accused were Lai Sau, 28, Woo Lam-choi, 37, and Luk Kai, 33.

there

Sergeant Estall said that had been a lot of piping missing in the last month. The piping was valued at $185. Two spanners were found in defendants' possession.

The liner, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon (British mines belonging to owners who Standard Time), was off Platts Point, Mique- have not signed the new agreement lon, roughly 668 from Quebec.

The liner had been speeding steadily ahead at 19

knots since she ran clear of ice on Sunday.

First and third defendants, who had previous convictions against The King strolled on them, were recommended-for ban-menade deck yesterday, enjoying the first day of good weather since the Royal liner sailed.

ishment.

WAR ZONE

the pro- Reuter's correspondent continues: "We spent the afternoon skirting the snowclad slopes of New found- land far away to starboard.

Yesterday everybody was in the best of spirits, and it seemed cer- tain that the liner would reach Quebec in good time to carry out

ed.

CHINESE TEACHERS Wednesday's programme as arrang- IN HONG KONG

ARRIVING TO-DAY

"The liner rocked and vibrated exploded depth charges in the when our two escorting cruisers

afternoon, sending spurts of water into air."

Meanwhile a telegram received in London from Quebec quotes an official announcement that Their Majesties will land there on Wed-

last week.

About six mines have. reopened in this area hitherto.

Troops have now been placed on the borders of Kentucky to prevent any influx of miners from other States. Reuter.

HEAVY FINE IN ILLEGAL

RADIO CASE

Apart from curtailment of their Cheung Yat-sau, 28, Chan Yat- stay in Ottawa, no material changeman; 30, and Chau Kwong-ping, 26, is being made in Their Majesties' were again brought before Mr. T. programme. the telegram adds, J. Houston at the Central Magis- Reuter.

tracy this morning, when they were

gal radio transmitter at Shauki- charged with possession of an ille-“

wan on May 1.

Altogether

If the present fine run and bril-nesday at 10.30 a.m. (local time). 1,100 unemployed liant Chinese

sunshine teachers from the war

continue, says Reuter's correspondent, areas now in Hong Kong

we expect have registered for teaching refugee

to reach the Peninsula roughly 475 o'clock children in the Colony, according miles from Quebec, at 10 to Mr. Tan Po-yang, member of

this morning (Tuesday). the committee for the relief of refugee children under the Kwang- tung Refugee Relief Association..

Although the number of teachers registered in Macao is still un- available, Mr. Tan believes that it will reach the 600 mark.

Registration for refugee children without schooling will commence in Hong Kong on May 22, ending on May 31.

The Royal liner will sail up the St. Lawrence by the North Channel and will anchor off the Is- land of Orleans, below Quebec, at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday.

The Canadian destroyers Skeena the Empress of Australia at 9.45 and Saguenay were expected to meet last night (British Standard Time).

PLANES FROM CANADA Schools will be established for them in 13 districts in the Colony, During luncheon yesterday three to accommodate a total of 10,000 aeroplanes from Canada circled students. Central News.

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over the ship.

GRAND STAGE SHOW

Commencing Thursday, 4 Times Daily

At The QUEEN'S Only

"HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE”

COWAN & BAILEY

piano, songs, banjo, costume numbers

THE TAYLEURS

exhibition

ballroom dancing

tango, rumba, waltz,·

LAURELL GAINES

dancing sweetheart

of stage and screen

3 HOLLYWOOD STARLETS

singing & dancing

MAURETA

pianos & golden voice

JOHN TAYLEUR

eccentric legmania dancer

on board the Empress of Australia According to news reports from

charts show that in the endeavour (says British Wireless) the ship to clear the ice, she steered

Mr. P. Y. Woo was representing £1 all defendants, who pleaded guilty. zigzag course, and in 80 hours be- Mr. D. W. Waterton, of the Wire- tween Thursday morning and Sun-less Department, said that at about miles. day afternoon she covered only 172

CROAT PROBLEM

Belgrade, To-day.

4.45 p.m. on May 1, he raided No. 76 Marble Road, top floor, on in- formation received, There he found a radio transmitter set and docu- ments valued at several thousand dollars.

Mr. Waterton also asked for રી maximum fine, confiscation of the Prince Regent Paul of Yugosla- japparatus and rewards to the in- via, who together with Princess formers.

Olga left Italy yesterday, will re- All defendants were fined $1,000 ceive the Croat, Dr. Matchek, with-each, a $200 reward was granted to in the next few days to discuss the the informer, and the apparatus question of a solution of the Croat ordered to be confiscated. problem. It is announced that the

Prince Regent will leave for Berlin

on June 1 for an official visit which

will last two days.—Trans-Ocean. RADIO STOLEN

LIQUIDATING CZECH ARMY

Prague, To-day. The "liquidation" of the former Czecho-Slovak Army is to be ac- celerated, said the Minister for National Defence yesterday.

Non-commissioned officers are to be enrolled in a "protective corps," while officers will be given preference when applying for civi- lian jobs... Trans-Ocean.

Paris, To-day.

FROM CAR

A radio set, valued at $50, was stolen from private car No. 4501' yesterday, according to a report made by the owner, Ho Wah, ́ of No. 428, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

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Bucharest, To-day,

The Rumanian Ministerial Coun- cil has decided that all Ministers will place one month's salary at the disposal of the national defence fund. Trans-Ocean:.

Turin, To-day.

Some 9000 Spanish militiamen Mussolini yesterday reviewed 14 interned in French concentration | squadrons of the Italian air force, camps have volunteered for service which later performed aerobatics., in the French foreign legion accord-Il Duce later. reviewed Pied- ing to the evening paper "Ce Soir." montese Black Shirt' garrisons."

-Trans-Ocean.

Trans-Ocean.