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R.A.F. OFFICER IN COURT

Alleged Incident On "Night Star Judgment To Be

Given Today

Judgment was reserved until this morning by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday in the case in which A. F. Dorward, an officer in the R.A.F., was charged with piloting the "Night Star" to the danger and inconvenience of the passengers on board and to the danger of other craft in the Harbour. at 1,30 a.m. on May 4. The preamt count against i Dorward was the fourth one in connection with the incident in which accused and three brother-officers allegedly took the "Night Star" for a joy rule,

Before Mr. Latimer fast find them; weck, the four defendants were: each fined a fotut of 3250 for) interfering with the safe navl pation of the Jaunes. eviltag of legal fare, and payment bounding the boat while it was in motion?

Replying to His Worship. defendant declared that he did} not feel the boat lurch at any time, and that when the cox- awains were standing on either side of the wheel he was

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Democracy in Kwangtung

Canton, May 10.

CAR THIEVES

AT WORK

What would appear to have been a theft corried out by ar melt organised gang of cur thieves dccurred on Friday, Map 10, et aliout 1.30 p.m. when a black Vauxhall-10 S- loon (No. 1012) was stulen from Garden Rond hide the wwer was at lunch. The car teng locked, but the thiever are apparently in possession of ሲ

#clection of duplicate keyn.

Car unviters should realise that locking their cars is only a partial protection apainat This form of theft. The theft must have been planned in uďvance “as, although the. Jons discovered within 30 manuter, so trace of the cur has been found.

Big Strike Threat

Jerusalem, May 19. The British authorition today faced a threat of the largest striker ever called in the Middle East-w

tomorrow one-day walkout, 30,000 Arab and 10,000 Jewish employees of the Army.

of

The 40,000 workers will strike in support of demands for wag? increases,

uniou recognition of the Labour Statute and severanca pay. They claim they have not And any pay boosts for six years. If the demands of the strike, which will be accompanied by mag meetings, are not met the | workers threaten to call addition-

nl walkouts,

The workers are employed in Orduance und Service Corna workshops and ni Army camps in Haifa and Tel-Aviv.-United

Pres

Star Ferry, at yestar is now under contre and the adopting measures to put demo. Colombo

Strike Over

bers to the Legislative Yuan? und the National Assembly, Eidence given by Mr. W.E. The serious banditry situation "An elected supervisory body, Kothwell, Inspector employed in southwest Kwangtung Province the Kwangtung Assembly in by day's hearing was to the effect Landits are now on the defensive,cracy into effect in this province," that when he went down to the Mr. Lin LChung, speaker of the Speaker Lin added.

"Our pro- lower deck to Investigate the Kwongtung Peoples' Assembly,gramme Is to carry out the letter and spirit of the constitution, and reason for the signals given on told Asseriated. Press today. the whistle and the turching of While suppression of banditry | specifically ways and means have

Colombe, May 10, the launch, he found defendant has occupied the attention of the to be found to improve

Approximately 1,000 Colombo here, economic conditions of standing at the dend centre of Assembly now in session

the Municipal employees, all of whom the steering wheel in the wheel-Mr. Lin pointed out that their masses.

receive uny by the month, return- house with both hands gripping for the elections by the Assembly that the United States will constrike after the Municipal Council present programme is to prepare "In this connection, we expected to work ending their four-day

of members to the Control Yunn | tinue to give help to China, granted their demands for in- And clections by counties or which is working for work peace (creased way and better working!

the wheel bruker.

the

Alleged Remarks Jep in Kwangtung of nem-and equality."—Associated Press.

Wan

After witness hud revented hin identity, Dorward alleged to have stated, "Don't Kri annoyed.

chappie." When informed by the Insper- for that "You are not more than 200 yards from the wharf, head-on. going at full speed 10 to 12 knots), and with 200 pas Rengers on board," defendant wir alleged by witness to have replied, “No harm, old chup. I know bit about navigation

[ myself, I have crossed over un

several -Star ferries-- nu-mm

Interested to learn the kunek

73 Opium Charges

In Two Courts

The fruits of a series of raids on opium divans conducted by the Police in Kowloon over the week-end were seen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday when 20 persons were charged before Mr. W. H. Latimer, and 53 before Mr. -W. A. Blair-Kerr,

of how your coxswains are able One of these, a 17-year-old youth, was discharged

to bring them alongside."

'In three of the

by Mr. Blair-Kerr when the Police accepted When the coxswains had re-

the plea that he went there to look for a friend. gained possussion of the wheel,

cases, the ralds on May 18, nine appeared said witness, they coured the charge of possessien of prepared In Court and were fined $15 cach,

withdrawn by the while the wharf by four or five yards and opium was

three absentees "Northern Stur." the

The 116 which prosecution was tied alongside the wharf, seized was of such

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for-

quantity felted their bail of $25.

small

Three pipes, five lamps and 13

$50 or

in-

conditions.

Some 5,000 other workers who are paid by the day including .tram

remained operatora.

01: etrike but there were some Indica- tions that a settlement might in reached by Monday night. All

in Kandy and

sympathy with the Colombo Union, resumed work on Monday morning.

who

Galle struck in

Meanwhile, 400 Workers in two engineering firms, al Colombo walked out demanding 25 per cont ny increase.Associated

Press.

A JAPANESE DENIAL

Tokyo, May 19, The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman today denied the re. by about ten yards. They finally quantity that no certificate could small pots of opium were seized that Japan was asking for establishment of an army of got the launch in position be issued,

said Inspector J. Orem.

100,000 men and u smell Found with five mace of raw forco, "to maintain internal order air alonside.

Mh Kel, of 136 Tai Sun Bockopium tied to his waist, Wong and prevent outbreaks of disease Describing the journey across Street, Cheung Chou, and Lo Pul-kan was fined the Harbour, witness declared Choi, of 120

one and smuggling." Tal Sun Buckmonth's imprisonment when he that while he was on the upper Street, hud their ball of $100 appeared before Mr. Latimer

The original repart-trem a deek he felt the launch turn each estreated when they falled yesterday. Inspector Orem

Japanese Foreign Ome source- sharply to port and

so heal to appear in Court to answer the termed its Worship that accuse mission for an army of 100,000 was that Japun wus asiting per- directly towards the Kowloon, charge of keeping an opium was urrested at the K.C.R. Wharf. Shortly after, the boat divan

in their respective ud-Station at 9.45 pm, or May 17.men to take over the work of swung to starboard. Directly dresses. In each of their dens

the American and British armies ahend, on the starboard flank, was found one mnoker; both of A party of defectives, under when Lio occupation ends... he saw a 1-pagsenger motor- these haul their intl of $25 con.DSI Sykes, raided 284 and 200 Router. beat roing a the same direefiscated when they also failed to Portland Street, first door, and tion as the ferry.

jappear before Mr. Latimer.

Took inte ettatoily Tong Chiu and The motorboal, said Mr.

According to Inspector J. Orom, Tong Lau, the keepera, and 23 Rothwell, changed its direction total of four pipes and three smokers. Eight pipes, & lamps to due ahead to the pier and, lamps was seized in these two and 41 small pots of oplum wore when it was near the pier, raids conducted by PCC

Chan seized. awarved to the motorboat an- On.

Officer's Evidence

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The keepers were fined $300 and $440 er four months, respec.

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tively, while 18 of the smokers SHOWING. TO-DAY were Aned, $15 each. Seven ab. At 2.30, 5.00, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

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chorage thereby cutting direct- Leung Ynt, who admitted the ly across the bow of the launch, possession of two opiun pipes, The smaller craft was then three broken herein pipes and about 500 yurdu ahead.

three lamps, was cautioned by Mr. Latimer. Inspector Orem each estreated by Mr. Blair-Kerr. told the Court that the smoking Ting Kem-shun, kpoper of a A THOUSAND THRILLS paraphernalia were seized by Sidivan at 407 Reclamation Street, * In reply to Mr. G.S. Hugh- Howlett during a roid on 105 first floor, raided by St Stewart | THUNDER TO THE SCREEN! Jones, for the defence, witness Temple Street, first floor, at 11.39 and party of Police on May 18, was fined a total of $500, while said that a man holding the p.m. on May 10. There was no wheel at shoulder height could evidence that the place was being the 12 smokers were mulcted in the sum of $15 cach or· seven move it against two men hold kept as a divan. ing it down.

Also before Mr Latimer were days imprisonment. Corroborative evidence was Nip Shi, charged with keeping Blair-Korr,

In other case before Mr.

Cheung Wah was! a divan at 120 Shanghai Street, fined $430, or four months' hard given by the two coxswains. )

Giving evidence on his own first floor, and Keung Tin-yan, labour, for keeping 300 Reclamu. behalf, accused admitted that charged with keeping a divan of tion Street, first floor, as he was in the wheelhouse at 49 Temple Street, second floor, the material imo but denied and possession of one mace uf that he took charge of the prepared opium. Nip was fined wheel or moved it in any way. $100 and Keung $110, the, alter He left the wheelhouse, in com-native in both cases being six pany with his brother-officèra, į weeks' imprisonment Immediately they were asked to: do so by Mr Rothwell,

Of the 12 smokers arrested by DSI Morrison during these two

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oplum divan. The 14 smokers were fined $15 each. The 'raid

was carried out by SI Stewart.

The 14. plpes, 22 lamps and 68 small pots of opium seized in application of Si Walter Collins, these two premises were, on the

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