1940-11-14 — Page 41

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 14, 1940.

G.P.O. Letter Theft Case: Postmen And Two Others Accused

MA WAI-MAN, 32, Chu Wai-ying, 28, a mar- ried woman, Leung Fuk-lam, 38, postman No. 135, and Lam Sik-yu, 37, postman No. 29, were all be- fore Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, on charges of receiving stolen letters, and theft of letters from. the General Post Office.

Ma was charged with receiving 10 letters in Garden Road on Tuesday, knowing they were stolen, and also with possession of postal packets without lawful au- thority.

HAD CAMERA IN PROHIBITED AREA

KWEILIN THEATRE TRAGEDY

Tragedy occurred at the Chi Min Theatre in Kwellin yester- day when four persons were kill- |ed and more than 30 injured as a result of the collapse of the rear of the establishment in the midst of a show.

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Of those killed,' one was a child, one a woman and two were, men,

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For possession of a camera in a Ma and the woman were charg-prohibited area-Cornwall Street ed with receiving ten letters on Cheung King-sung, 23, salesman, Monday and Tuesday, at No. 13, Chiu Lung Street.

was fined $10 by Mr. E. Hims- Mr. Karl, Curie, a visitor to the worth this morning. The film Colony, walking in Queen's Road, deve-Central near the Hong Kong Hotel been

Ma with Postman 135, Leung, in the camera' had

was charged with inciting post-loped and nothing of importance yesterday, was robbed of a foun-

man No. 198, Mak Cheuk-woon, was found.

to commit an offence by stealing letters from the General Post Or-

fice. on November 4 and 8,

Fourth defendant, Lam, was charged with stealing five letters from the G.P.O. on Monday, and with willingly delivering the five letters to Arst and second defen- dants,

Mr. D. McCallum is appearing on behalf of the first and second

• defendants,

It was stated that the case is for committal.

Hearing was provisionally fixed

for November 25.

Detective Sergeant A. F. Coch- rane is in charge of the case,

NAZI WHO LED RECENT RAIDS

The leader of the German air- men in a number of recent raids on England is a veteran pilot ex- tremely well known at British civilian airports before, the war. who has been specially selected for the job owing to his know- ledge of London, says the "Daily Telegraph."

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When war broke out he was a commercial pilot for the German airline with which Imperial Air- ways linked up at Eerlin--for Vienna and South-Easteni Europe.

Two R.A.F. fighter squadrons on the South-East Coast have a wager as to which shall be the first to "down" the German. As far as possible, they try to tackle him in turn,

Each

squadron-leader has ол one occasion almost got him, but both times he got clear by what is described as "a really brilliant piece of flying.”

The squadron eventually suc- cessful in accounting for him will be entertained at dinner by their rivals.

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An Observer Corps watcher on the north-east coast of England can credit himself with one Ger- bomber. His promptness enabled Spitfires to bring the raiders down near enough for him to see the wreckage.

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One evening he spotted an air- craft flying at some 17,000 feet and heading over the const. decided that "it was a German aircraft, and a Junkers 88 at that, The news, was Bashed through to the observer centre, and so to a Fighter Command station.

Spitfires were in the air within a few minutes. The enemy was quickly seen and overhauled, and the attack began. With their first bursts, the Spitfires killed the German gunner. Then the Jun- kers was disabled.

Some miles away a searchlight post saw the enemy being harassed and forced down, and then saw it crash on the heather. A. few j minutes later, officers and men of the searchlight post were on the scene and Häd falter three. Ger- mans prisoner The fourth, the gunner, was dead. “

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