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PRES. HOOVER

HARD AGROUND

Passengers Safely Landed

Manila, Dec. 11. Information has been received that the Dollar Line's President Hoover. with 650 passengers aboard, has grounded on a small Island south of Formosa- Reuter

SALVAGE WORK

The mishap occurred sometime after midnight yesterday, the first message being received in Hong Kong at 12.22 a.m. This stated that the vessel was in no, im- mediate danger, although it was realised then that assistance would be required if the vessel were to get off.

Several ships including the Pruessen and the Empress of Azla answered the call for atd. and the Pruessen stood by the Hoover for

French Air Minister Pierre Cat claims France has faster planes then Britain or Germany.

FRENCH AIR

ESTIMATES

several hours. The Empress of BIG INCREASE: Asia. after speeding towards

SEVERE CRITICISM Holsho-To Island for several hours. Is thought to have been in- formed of the safe landing of the passengers early yesterday after- noon and to have resumed her voyage to Kobe from Hong Kong. A salvage tug, carrying work- men and divers, left the Colony fur Formosa on Saturday night. Mr. T. B. Wilson, Hong Kong manager of the Dollar Line. also left at mid- night; last night, and ts, expected in Formosa on Tuesday.

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The President McKinley is now proceeding to the rescue of the passengers. She has on board a large number of workmen to assist in the jettisoning of the Hoover's cargo should It be found necessary. DISTRESS CALLS 'REPLIED

Tokyo, Dec, 11. 10,000-ton Japanese cruiser cruising near Formosa replied to the Hoover's distress calls,

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The cruiser, whose name is not revealed. has reached the stranded vessel and had taken off 200 pas- sengers to Hiyake Island. in For- mosa, where they are being cared for by the crew. -rater.

NAVAL AID

Manila, Dec. 11. All the passengers on the Presl- dent Hoover have been safely landed on Holshoto Island accord- ing to a message received by the Dollar Line office from Captain Yardley,

Two United States destroyera left the Philippines this morning for the scene, while the U.S.S. Canopus is expected to proceed shortly from Mana. Reuter.

CHEATED MAN

Telling а young unemployed Chinese that there was & place open for him in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Cheung Ping-fong. 27, collected-84 from him to "pay for his uniform." early this month, and went off to settle matters.

The would-be Dockyard em- ployee, Tam Ki-shin, did not see Cheung again until Thursday,

when the latter admitted that he had hoaxed Tam.

· Appearing before Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur- day, Chuen admitted two previous convictions for the same offence. and was fined 250 or two months' hard labour.

OPIUM DIVAN KEEPER FINED

Yeung Hop. 35, and Chan Sul, 19. both unemployed, appeared at the Central Magistracy on Satur day following a raid by the police on No. 22 Winx Lok Street, first floor, and were charged before Mr. R. Edwards with possession of prepared oplùm and keeping an op'um divan

Yeung was fined $200 or two months' imprisonment, on the drst charge, and on the second count was fined $150 or one month's imprisonment. The second defen- dant was discharged.

EVADED BUS FARES

Mol Wing-Kong, 17, student, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at, the Central Magistracy on Satur- day with evading payment of his fare on a bus on Friday afternoon. He was asked by the conductor for his fare, but Mol replied that he was 2 monthly-ticket holder. When asked to produce the Hcket, he could not do so. He was fined $25.

Falling to appear before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy on Saturday on 腐 charge of travelling on a China Motor bug on Friday without pay- ing his are, Yu Hang, 28. sales- man, of No. 4. Peking Road, first floor, had his bail of $25 extreated.

Parls, December 12. The 1938 Air estimates approxi- mating £10,000,000 passed the Chamber by 523 votes to 1. This represents an increase of £5,500,- 000 as compared with 1937.

The debate Was marked by severe criticism of the French air force. the critics urging higher ex- penditure and faster,production, declared that foreign bombers and pursuit planes were sixty miles an hour faster than the French machines.

The Air Minister, M. Pierre Cot. replied that France had bombers and pursuiters capable of 300m.p.h. which were faster than any Bri- tish or German planes. He point- ed out that the British Air Minis- try had disposed of sums three times higher than the French. The Deputy alleged that between July 1936 and August 1937. France had sent 540 aeroplanes to Spain while Russia had sent 437 and Holland 110.-

Bruiter.

Colony's Importance Stressed

Former Daily Press" Editor Quoted On Defence Of Last Open Door"

الحميد

London, Dec. 10. The periodical, "Great Britain and the East," features an article by a former Far Eastern journa- 1st, Mr. R. T. Barrett, which draws attention to the vital importance of Hong Kong as the "solitary remaining bar to Japanese domi- nion in the Far East now that the Customs in Shanghai are in the Japanese grip."

PASSENGERS

S.S. Rajputana

The following passengers left the Colony on Rajputana:

Saturday by the 3.8.

Mr. C. W. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Badeley, Mr. D. Begulescu-Olt, Mrs. M. A. Begulescu-Oit, Mr. D. P. Brady, Mr. C. A. Blackler. Mr. D. R. Bayley, Mr. K. K. Chan, Mr. J. E. A. Clark, Mr. and Mrs, W. O. Clark. Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Cammlade with two children and infant, Mr. K. S., Chan, Mr. Y. S. Chan. Mr. T. B. Casterton, Mr. W. J. Cameron, Mr. C. J. Clark, Mr. Ä, J. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Detry. Lt. Dayrell. Lt. Davenport, Mr. T. 1. Daycock, Mr. W. H. Dodd. Mr. C. C. Fu. Mr. H. Faulkes, Mr. P. Fanning. Mr. G. M. Ferran. Mr. H. Glel. Com. R. H. Olen, Mr. 8. W. Giles, Mr. H. Mar- gest. Miss A. Hardying. Mrs. Hazlett, Mr. and Mrs. JR. Hughes, The writer urges that Hong Mrs. H 9. Hills and family. Mr. Kong must be made safe against Wilson Hang. Mr. Willle Hang. Mr. aggression. especially against air- T. P. S. Hicks, Mr. N. L Hearn, craft from Formosa. The keystone ¦ Mr. C. Hopkins. Mr. A. J. R. Hibbs, of British polley now and in the Mr. A. S. Hicks, Mr. A. §. Holloway,

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"So long as Hong Kong remains a great centre of Anglo-Chinese culture, à trade depot and a Anan- cial and British naval base, Japan can never feel she is able to do exactly what she likes with China," observes the author.

| future must be proper defence of

the integrity of Hong Kong as the last "open door" into China.--- Reuter.

Mr. R. T. Barrett, the writer of this article. will be well remem- bered in Hong Kong. his last post here being that of Night Editor of the "South China Morning Post." Formerly he was editor of "The Hong Kong Daily Press.".

FORGERY ALLEGED

The case against So Huen, alias So Suen, alias P. C. So, who is charged with forging and uttering a promissory note purporting to be given or made by the Yee Hop firm of No. 10. Tal Wong Street, "Vanchal, sometime between Jan. * and April this year, was ad- journed for a week by Mr. R.

Two Admirals Leaving Edwards on Saturday.

Shanghai

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Sir Charles Little On Way To Colony

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Shanghai, Dec. 11. Shanghai is losing two. Admirals within three days, for Admiral Sir Charles Little sled for the south this morning aboard H.M.S. Fal-

while Admiral mouth,

Harry Yarnell of the United States Asia- tle Fleet is leaving for Manlia on December 14.

With the departure of the Fal-

mouth the only British warship left is H.M.S. Folkstone.

Although the destination of the Falmouth is not divulged, it is re- ported that Admiral Little is bound for Hong Kong. The date of his return to Shanghai is un- certain. but it is expected to be before April.

Admiral Yarnell's time of retum is also uncertain, but in the event of no major emergency demand- ing his presence, it is understood he will not be back before Spring. Reuter

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