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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1940.

COLONEL GETS SACK AFTER INQUIRY

LIEUT.-COLONEL S. T. HAYLEY, O.B.E., a liaison officer for the Director of Ordnance Stores at the War Office, has been dismissed from the Army, the War Secretary, Mr. Eden, announced in London.

STUBBS

ROAD

COLLAPSE QUESTIONS

The cause of the col-

The decision follows the findings of the court appointed in February to inquire into the circums- tances in which Mr. Charles Kingsley Scott (other-lapse of the road at Ma- wise Scotnicki) was introduced to a firm of Govern- ment contractors.

MODERN condi- tions of living' tend

Mr. Scott had served a create acidity

tence of imprisonment for frau- of the stomach, dulent conversion. Lleut.-Co-

to

·

was

aware of

this

when

sen-

he

causing digestive lonel Hayley, the court found, disorders. Take ENO, which neu- a suitable applicant for a com-

tralises acidity and gently but effici- ently eliminates all poisonous wastes.

ENO'S FRUIT SALT

caves

APB3

E MOUTH FRESH & THE BREATH SWEET

Gill's

SOLID DENTIFRICE

FOR

ness,

BRIGHTER

M. COSME

signed a form for him as being TAKES HIS

CHOICE

mission.

gazine Gap is to be the subject of questions by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock in Legislative Council to-.

morrow.

L

re-

1. To what cause does the Gov-

attribute the ernment cent serious cracks in the Stubbs Road, near Maga- zine Gap, which have neces- sitated the suspension of motor In keeping silent about Mr.

traffic on that portion of the Scott's criminal past, Lieut..

Stubbs Road and the building of Colonel Hayley, the

BROADCASTING FROM a temporary bridge to enable such Army Council considered, showed IN CHINA, THE FRENCH AM-

SHANGHAI TO FRENCHMEN traffic to be resumed? complete lack of appreciation

2. What is the estimated cost of of his responsibilities duties as an officer." Mr. Eden's statement, made in SUPPORT answer to a question by Mr. ERNMENT. Thurtle (Soc., Shoreditch), says Lieut.-Colonel Hayley got know Mr. Scoli in June 1939.

Close Friends

and

BASSADOR, M. HENRY COSME, (I) The necessary repairs to that APPEALED. FOR UNITY AND URGED ALL FRENCHMEN TO (II)

THE VICHY GOV-

3.

portion of the Stubbs Road: of building such temporary bridge as aforesaid?

With reference to Regula- He asked Frenchmen in the Fartion 134 of the Vehicles and Traf- to East not to allow themselves to fle Regulations which empowers be influenced by any ideology, any European Police Officer to re- Tracing the French defeat he said quire the driver of a motor vehi- France abandoned herself to illucle which is laden to drive such Within, a couple

sions and for 20 years accustomed vehicle or to cause it to be driven of months herself to a too easy going na-or brought to any weighing-ma- they became close friends, and tional and international existence. chine in order that the weight of about the beginning of Septem- "The result was that French-the vehicle and load may be as- ber; as a result of an inquiry

men allowed themselves by Mr. Scott, Lieut.-Colonel

de certained, will the Government Ilberately to lose or atrophied state on what with Hayley put him in touch

dates, since those very virtues, which are the First day of January, 1935, Colonel Howell-Jones, of the

best features of our race.

European Police Ministry of Supply.

Officer has "It was in this poor state that weighed in a weighing machine, Mr. Scott wished to find fin-France engaged in war. Badly in order that the weight of the ance on a profit-making basis, to prepared politically, morally and vehicle and its load may be as- enable the firm of contractors to militarily, our country suffered a certained", carry out certain contracts for crushing defeat."— Reuter. the Ministry of Supply.

At that time Lieut.-Colonel Hayley did not know Mr. Scott had been in prison. He ro-

profits

fused a share in the anticipated, but accepted from Mr. Scott the offer of a business. Introduction with a view to employment after his military service.

Lieut.-Colonel Hayley recom- mended Mr. Scott to Colonel Howell-Jones. The Army Council! are satisfied he did not do this!

NEW LIFE

MOVEMENT

PLANNING

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

•

the

any:

motor

(I) Any commercial

vehicle; (11) Any Army motor vehicle?

Will the Government also state whether in any of such cases, the weight or the load of such motor vehicle or of the load therein were found to be excessive, and, if so, what action was taken in conse quence?

General Huang, head AN INVITATION

for any corrupt purpose, but of the New Life movement

says:-

"It was clear that, while Lieut.-in Chungking, announced Colonel Hayley was unwilling to

make a direct proft, he was not yesterday that a New averse from gaining an indirect Life social centre is to be

advantage if that should accrue erected shortly on the

after leaving the Service and

from a reputable source.

ruins

of

"The choice of friends must be a matter of personal taste, but Chungking.

TO CRIME

Tsang Yuk-shum, of the Kau Kee Native Bank, No. 78, Des downtown Voeux Road Central, was summon-

ed before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K. C., '

the Army Council considered that Business quarters are preparco at the Central Magistracy this: when Lieut. - Colonel Hayley to cooperate with the New Life morning for failing to keep the realised, as he must then have movement for the reconstruction iron grilles in his money changer's done, that his friendship and in-of Chungking and the resumption shop locked during business hours troduction were being made use of business.

on August 13.

on behalf of defendant, saying

of for a private gain, it was most It was stated yesterday that Mr. S. Ng Quinn pleaded guilty unwise of him to Continue the only about 40 per cent of Chung- there were two grilles in the pre- easy-going relationship into king's stocks of commodities have which he had got."

No Inquiries

Of the other officers involved in the inquiry, the Army Coun- cil say:

"Colonel Howell-Jones, through his subordinate, Major D. C. MacGillivray, progress officer for the midland

area, effected Mr.

been destroyed and Chungking is mises, and the inside grilles were said still to have enough for t

locked. whole year. Havas

SIKANG PEOPLE'S COUNCIL OPENS

Scott's Introduction to the Arm.(SPECIAL TO "SUNDAY HERALD")}

He failed to make any Inquiries

at all as to the character, stand-

Sergeant A. G. Weir, who pro- secuted, told the Court he visited the premises about 3.45 p.m. on walk August 13, and he could right in without being noticed. The Iron grilles were wide open,

A fine of $20 was imposed.

LOSSES IN!

The Sikang Provisional People's THE AIR

ing or rescources of the person Political Council held its in-

he thus sponsored.

J

(augural session at Kangting

"His grounds were that the (Tachlenlu) yesterday. The de- TEETH bona fides of a prospective fan-legates comprised Chinese and THE-GERMAN NEWS AGENCY. AND A HEALTHIER MOUTH. ciër or financial

"AUTHORITATIVE. representative Tibetan tribesmen. The Governor, QUOTING

the firm and Liu Wen-hul, opened the session BERLIN CIRCLES," CLAIMS Its clean foam gives the whole was a matter for

with a report on the progress of THAT DURING THE PERIOD mouth a grand feeling of fresh not for him.

"Colonel Howell-Jones was reconstruction in the province, and AUGUST 1 TO AUGUST 26, working under very great dim-various motions and proposala 1,055 BRITISH PLANES -- HAVE Because it is solid there is no culties, and, in the Council's view, were submitted. Hayas.

BEEN DESTROYED IN AIR spilling, no waste.

was actuated throughout only by

BATTLE, BY, ANTI-AIRCRAFT. Lieut-Colonel Hayley was FIRE OR ON THE GROUND. urgent desire to promote the

In London, it is announced in- dow of equipment for the Army. staying with an Army friend at

"In the circumstancos.

the

Wytham Abbey, near Oxford, an Air Ministry communique that Council decided it was not ne- when the termination of his em-in the period mentioned, Britain. cessary to do more than to warn ployment was announced. "I do has lost 287 'planes on all fronts, Colonel Howell-Jones as to his not wish to discuss it. There including the Italiari. future conduct, Nord

is nothing to say," he said,

|: Since the beginning of the war "Majör MacGillivray did not

It was

Lieut.-Colonel Hayley up to date, according to Air Mine - vouch for Mr. Scott personally, who gave the bride away, in the tstry figures, Britain has lost 943. He was merely carrying, out his absence of her father, at. Mr. aircraft an all fronts—920 against · orders, and the Council considered Scott's wedding in London In Germany and 23 against Italy. no blame attached to him.";

Reuter.

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October,

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1940.

Mussolini Suspected Of Poor Bluff

REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC correspondent in London writes that although there is no decrease in the Italian press and radio cam- paign against Greece, the situation has not deteriorated materially, and there is no new evidence that Italy means to break the Balkan peace herself or use Albania as a cats- paw to attack Greece.

FOUR KILLED

IN LOSS OF

"

'HOSTILE"

It was officially announced in Lon- don yesterday that casualties in the de- stroyer Hostile, sunk by an enemy mine, were four ratings kill- ed and three wound- ed. Reuter.

000004

of the Bulgarian Government

as

The attitude of the Soviet to

The possibility of the use of Albanian regards these negotiations. troops for this purpose is not, however, to be lost sight of as Italy might thus attempt to try out the effectiveness of the British guarantee.

It is. however, still very doubt-¡licy of peaceful revision

all these questions iR one of complete detachment at the moment.

There is no doubt, however, that if the Balkans go into the melting which pot the Soviet role will be an im-

ful whether Italy will really go has always been the steadfast aim' portant one.-Reuter. to extremes because the develop- ments might not be entirely in her favour.

There is reason to believe that) the Germans are not too pleased with the way that Mussolini has been playing his hand against General Metaxas.

Use

If the Duce can obtain the of Greek anchorages and air bases, especially in Crete, without fighting, it would be a score, but the Greeks have shown not the slightest dis- position either to give way or even to be intimidated by the Italian bluster.

Italian Threats

Meanwhile, the Italian press has been threatening Greece with the possibility of complications on her north-eastern frontier and Italian newspapers have alleged that the Bulgarian Government have been calling up reservists.

The correspondent adds that. he has learned that the British Government has received assur- ances that these reports of mo- bilisation are completely un- founded and, that the Bulgarian Government has categorically: denied that any action against

Greece is contemplated. Success of the negotiations be- tween Rumania and Bulgaria ove southern Dobrudja has been the most encouraging result of the po-

AIR ACE AWARDED D.S.O.

Acting Squadron Lea- der M. N. Crossley, who last night was appointed a Companion of the Dis- tinguished Service Order, is stated in the official account to have now de- stroyed

total of ...eighteen enemy aircraft and possibly another five.

1

a

The account says Crossley has flown almost continuously since the start of the war and since May participated in engagements against the enemy over Holland, Belgium and France, including] patrols over Dunkirk and St. Valery during tho evacuation operations.

Earlier this month he destroy- ed two Junkers 88 over Ports- mouth and assisted in the de- struction of another over Croy- don,

During the latter engagement) he encountered another Junk- ors 88 and having expended all his ammunition acted as an above `guard until two of his section finally destroyed it. Next day he destroyed three enemy aircraft, .-- Crossley, who was born in 1912) and educated at Eton and the Chelsea College of Aeronautical| Engineering, was awarded the D.F.C. in June for gallantry when he sighted a' patrol-of-17' Hein- kel 111's and as a result of the engagement seven enemy bom- bers were destroyed, of which Crossley brought down two. British Wireless. ·