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HONGKONG, FRIDAY MARCH 3, 1939.

SHARP POLICE CRITICISM Huge Boeing Clipper Due BRITAIN'S BY SENIOR MAGISTRATE At Kai Tak This Morning

ALLEGED ASSAULT BY DETECTIVE

IN WANCHAI POLICE STATION · Man Handcuffed To Bed

SHARP CRITICISMS OF THE HONGKONG POLICE FORCE were made by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, Senior Police Magistrate, at the Central Police Court yesterday, following strong allegations by a night- soil coolie, who claimed that he had been the victim of a snatching incident, and who, after he had arrested one of the thieves and turned the latter, over to the police, was himself assaulted by a police officer in the Wanchal Station.

Munition Disaster In Japan

900 Houses Wrecked

TOKYO, Mar. 2 (T/Ocean) Two entire districts have! been devastated and thou- sands of persons rendered homeless by the explosion disaster which occurred at the

in

the

Mo Yung was the complainant in the case in which an unemployed, Cheung Sze, was charged with the sher of $2.80.

According to Mo. the incident occurred about 3 a.m. on February 1, while he was walking down a side lane near Johnston Road, Three men approached him, grab-", bed him and took his money away.

After having been victimised, he gave chase and arrested Cheung Sze one of the men, and turned him over to District Watchman, Lo Chun.

The parties were taken to No. 2 Police Station where Mo Yung alleged that he was assaulted by a Chinese detective.

(Continued on Page 7).

GEN, PETAIN

The new Boeing Clipper of Pan American Airwaya which' is due to arrive at Kal Tak this morning on the lasklap of her shake- down flight from San Francisco. She is the fiënt of six machines

shortly to be acquired by Pan American Airways.

Pan American Airways' Boeing Clipper (314) will land on the waters of the bay at Kal Tak to-day be- tween 11.30 a.m. and noon. Captain W. A. Cluthe is at the controls of this new 411⁄2-ton flying boat which is on her shakedown flight.

CLIPPER LANDS AT CAVITE

SHIP BEHAVED SPLENDIDLY

The new Clipper with its two decks and eighteen geparate rooms is carrying no paying passengers on this trip.: Approximately ten "Company Executives are making the round trip Hight and they will spend to-night In Hongkong and return to Manlis and America to- morrow on the Cipper.

Many of Hongkong's public will not have the opportunity of board- ing the Clipper for Inspection on

Price Single Copy: 10 Centa

Per Month: $3.00.

AIR ESTIMATES

SHOW £86,223,000

INCREASE

R.A.F. Personnel To Be

Be 118,000: 1,750 First Line Machines

ALLOCATIONS TO CIVIL AVIATION RAISED

OVER £5,000,000: EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE IN NORTHERN ATLANTIC THIS SUMMER

TO

LONDON, MARCH.2 (T/OCEAN)—THE ESTIMATES OF THE AIR MINISTRY FOR 1939-40 WERE PUBLISHED HERE TO-DAY. The total expenditure is calcu- lated at £220,626,000 which marks an increase of £86,223,000 on the previous year. Of this sum £142,000,000 are to be raised by loan. The balance after deduction of interest and other costs will be £206,000,000 in round figures as compared with £125,000,000 in 1938-39, E82,500,000 in 1937-38 and only £17,500,000 in 1934-35 which was the last financial year before Introduction of the programme of British rearmament in the air.

In a memorandum accom- panying the Estimates the Air

DAUGHTER Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, Japan's Huge

BORN TO MIKADO

states that it is proposed to

raise the numerical strength

of the personnel of the air] force to 118,000 which is an

force to

Budget For

increase of 22,000 by com- War In China

TOKYO. Mar. 2 (Reuter)-Herparison with last year..

Binata,fecture, according New French Envoy To San Francisco to Hongkong to messes will be issued to those married to Emperor (then Crown be affected zn, technical equipment

to the latest accounts reach- Nationalist Spain

ing here from Osaka.

her arrival to-day. However, Mr. Imperial Majesty Nagako, the Phil Delany, Trafic Repre- Empress of Japan, gave birth to At the close of the financial year MANILA, March 2 (Reuter) —–—–

sentative in the local Pana daughter this morning. This is 1939-40 the air force stationed in After flying over the city. Pall American Airways office wishes the seventh child born to The Great Britain will count 1,750 first American Airways' new Boeing

everyone. to understand that

Imperial Majesties and the Afth ine planes in conformity with the 1314) Clipper landed at Cavite "air

On future calls of this girl,

programme drawn up in 1936. base at 2 p.m. on the penultimate

type Cupper (there will be

The total expenditure, calculated Her Imperial Majesty who was in the Estimates £124,000,000, will| lap of her shakedown fight from

another Boeing 314, before. -zum-

Prince) rohito, and desiring them for a complete

war - material as against eldest son of the £78,000,000 last year. E inspection of the are dying boat:

with begret that the ri

late Emperor Tai- of this som seroplanes and tors to-day are limited, but it is due to the short daylight hours which are necessary in servicing the Boeffig flying boat.

where she is taking off at dawn

to-morrow.

PARIS, Match 2 (Reuter)-Gen. Thousands of spectators The statement issued by the Japanese War Office gives the toll Fetain has accepted the post of turned away from Cavite and only of victims at 10 dead. 43 gravely French Ambassador to Nationalist a few hundred invited guests and 500 slightly wounded, and 48 Spain, with the approval of Gen. present to welcome the 11 members Franco, for a limited period. Gen. of the crew and 11 observers who missing.

Another account of the disaster Petain was formerly Chief of the state that the ship behaved splen- Gen. Franco Indidly but held tip to two days at says that the explosion wrecked General Stat. 9,00 boyses and approximately 1926 was Gen. Petain's pupil in the Wake owing to the weather.

Bringing mail to the Far East 10,000 persons have been rendered Military College in Paris and later! hameless. Of these 1,400 were fought in the mixed French and the Boeing is the first of six 83,000- living in the immediate vicinity et Spanish brigade in the rift cam-pound machines shortly to be ac- the scene of the disaster, 7,500 in paign in MoroEGO,

quired by Pan American Airways. the Osaka, district and 8,000 in the

Kyoto district.

Electric light and telephone wires China Red Cross Needs

have already been repaired for the most part and it is hoped that the

services on the electric railway line Enormous: Madame

from Osaka to Kyoto will be resum- ed by this evening..

FULL AGREEMENT

REACHED

Japanese To Pay Compensation

Sun

Yat-Sen's Strong Appeal

"All realize the importance of working together for the same object.... Our Government recently made an urgent appeal for ambulances and medical supplies but there is not sufficient to meet the demands and thousands of wounded have died for lack of facilities, for the transport, and for lack of supplies. It is neces- sary, therefore, for all of us to co-operate. There is no time to waste and we must try to collect as much as. we possibly can before it is too late."

These words were uttered last night by Mme. Sun Yat-sen at a reception given at the Chinese Merchants' Club by the Rt. Rev. Bishop R. O. Hall, Mrs. P. S.. Selwyn-Clarke and Dr. Arthur Woo. Dr. Robert, Lim, head of the field where

the ambulances

were

The following communique was issued yesterday:---

On Thursday afternoon. the Colonial Secretary, together with the Commissioner of Police, the Manager Railway, and Col, Nevills, conferred with the Japanese Acting Consul-General, Mr. Oda, Major- General Tanaka and his Staff regarding the terms of compensa-operations of the Red Cross Society stationed and from there they were

of China, told the audience of the removed to the base hospitals. immensity of work being done for Each ambulance or truck carried; China's wounded. He emphasized twelve stretcher cases but at times] that, at the beginning of the Sino- as many as 84 persons were carried | Japanese hostilities, there was no in one truck. The ambulances standing army medical corps, the generally made their trips late-in medical service being carried along the afternoon and in the nights on the lines of the German system to avoid the Japanese 'air" raiders which provided for a medical unit and hospital work was in most!

cases carried on from 2 am until to be attached to each division.

Beventy-seven Now, however, there were nearly after daybreak.

tion to be paid with regard to the bombing incident of February 21.

Fall agreement was reached and a payment of claims, not yet fully known, up to... m maxlenum of $20,000 WAS agreed by the Japanese repre- sentatives,

APOLOGY TO GOVERNOR Maj. Gen. Tanaka, Chief-of-Stan

terday Gen.

of the Japanese Commander-in 400 hospitals, each capable of units have already been organized. Chief in South China, called on His Excellency the Governor yes- caring for 1,000 patients, or 400,000 Dr. Lim said, and these extended

morning and expressed mention that not only was the Red

wounded. The speaker went on to fom Shensi to Kwangst."

(Continued as Page 9) Ando's deep regrets and Cross lacking in mobile units but apologies for the Lo Wa Incident that China was fighting without a Lón Feb. 31, 1939,

His Excellency replied that he she had lost over a million men.

mechanized artsy and, as a result, was highly appreciative of Gen.

China could not fight the Jap-{"ENA Ando's action in sending his Chief- anese in equal terms sa the major "of-Staff on this mission and was policy was to cut all highways to glad to know that the incident afty kilometres to the rear of the had been disposed of satisfactorily fighting lines, with the result that by the two Governments concerned. It was most difficult to work for the Cardinals' Conclave failed to elect

TEA QUOTA TO

NEW POPE NOT

YET ELECTED

The first two ballots of the

VATICAN CITY, Mar. 2 (Router)

wounded.

the new Pope. Two ballots in the MORE STRETCHER UNITS morning and two in the afternoon Accordingly, he proceeded, the will be cast until the new Pope is Red Cross had organized the am- elected.

BE LOWERED ··· The International Tea Committee balance work and was compelled. Thirty-five thousand stood in St. has lowered the export quots for to resort more to stretcher units, Peter's Square this morning to the season beginning April 1 from each with twenty persons. The watch for the signal from - the 921/2 to 90 per cent, says Reuter. wounded were carried back to chimney.

CHINESE AIR VICTORIES CELEBRATED

LANCHOW, Mar. 2 (Central)—A mass meeting was held here yes-1 terday evening in celebration of the victories of the Chinese Air Force at Lanchow on Feb. 20 and 23, when 15 Japanese planes were shot down in dogfights.

£275,000,000 APPROVED

TOKYO, Max. 3 (Reuter)-The Calinét, has approved" of the special military budget total- Ing £310,000,000, of which......

as for the Chins war. £275,000,000 is the appropria-

Sho, on January balloor barrages account for 28, 1924, is the £93,000,000 as compared with The Estimates of 4,500,000,000*** eldest daughter of £51,000,000. Allocations to civilan yen covers the China Incident His Imperiai aviation will be raised from ap expenses, from: February, 1939, to Highness Prince

proximately £3,000,000 to over March, 1940, sub-divided as follows: Kuni

£5,000,000 while the expenditure] Army, 3,140,000,000 yen. Navy 810, on the meteorological air service [000,000 yen; reserve fund. 650. The first daugh-has been yearly doubled and will 000,000 yen. ter HIH. Prin- total 25,400,000.

The balance of 670,000,000 yenə in cess Shigeko, as The memorandum confirma that the supplementary general accounts Empress Nagako born. în Decem- the experimental mall service by budget is sub-divided for: Army. ber 6, 1925, and the first son, H.I. means of flying boats will be 490.000.000 yen Navy, 80,000,000 KL Prince Akibotn December organised over the Northern Atlan-yen 23, 1933.

tic this summer.

OUR ADVERTISEMENT COMPETITION

'It is reported that the Estimates is to finance.. the reneral strengthening of de fences

The "Asahi Shimbun” points out the 2,485,000,000 yen current finan- cial year bonda have not yet been issued while bond issues for the coming year total 5,732,000,000 yen.

A flag and other valuable gifts (FULL LIST OF WINNERS AND SOLUTIONS The grand total for the China in-

were presented to the Chinese air- men responsible for the defeat of the Japanese invading planes.

A telegram was dispatched to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, paying respects for his leadership in the present war of resistance and capable command of the Chi- nese Air Force.

The Chinese air units here have contributed $1,400 presented to 'them as "comfort" funds for the relief of Chinese refugees rendered homeless and destitute by Japan- ese air bombings..

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

PAGE 2-Homa football fore-. cast by "Telecore." Softball. notes. First Extra race meet ing entries. -PAGE-13-Women's Interests.

Confide in Faith Prior. PAGE Cinemax Crossword puzzle. Diary of local events. PAGE 8,— Debutante goes to Town" Newsettes. Civil and political rights of women, PAGE 7—A. R. P. in Colony.

Hammer attack sequel.

·PAGE - 8,—Leading [article:] * Compensation" parleys.

PAGE 10-Radio programmes.

Radio services. PAGES 11, 12 and 13-Finance

and commerce. PAGES: 14, and 15-Shipping

news and directory. PAGE 16. Home football

League

Kowloon Chess Club,

MANY COMPETITORS TOO LATE

The "Hongkong Daily Press" desires to thank the many readers who took part in the M.-G.-M. The Great Waltz advertisement competition. We extend our ̧· congratulations to the winners and to the losers: we would suggest that they should not be discouraged as the "Daily Press" will conduct more competitions when those who were not successful, or whose replies, failed to be among the first ten correct solutions received, may have better luck next time.. Although the competition was a MONDAY:-

Jaeter comparatively easy one, It is sur prising, to note that only two con- testants sent in correct replies. these being,

Mr. 8. T, Chan, 2nd Floor, 1 Maple Street, Kowloon.

Mr. H. G. Asome, P.O. Box 858, Hongkong Consolation prizes have there fore been awarded to the next eight whose reples were nearest to being correct; namely:-

Sek⠀ F... Quian, BASC, Queen's Bond

D. Griffiths, ≥7 Mess, H.M.S. Defender..

Cephas, 19′′ Bridges 'Street, A. P. Chong, Advertising and ; Publicity Buresiz.

Mr. W. Leslie, c/o Bank of Canton.

- Miss Law. Tank-sang, * 453 Lockhart Road.

* Miss Mary Lou Newman, 111 Leighton Hill Road (ground: floor),

Minx N. Xavier, Lane, Craw-, ford and Co.

The correct solutions follow: SATURDAY.

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Harlene Hair Grower Tori -11a.m.

Tsunwan "Hongkong Daily Press." TUESDAY:

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cident appropriations since July 7 1837, exceed 11,900,000,000 zeď, or seven times the cost of the Russo- Japanese war..

COL. F. K. SIMMONS FOR SHANGHAI

BRIGADIER TO TOUR CHINA LONDON, March 2 (Reuter)— The date of the departure of Major-General A F. D. Telfer- Smollett, who has been appointed Governor of Guernsey," from Shanghai depends on the release of bis successor Col, F. K. Simmons from the post of Chief-of-Stam in Jerusalem Col, Simmons hag been appointed Commander of the Bri tish Troops in Shanghai.

Col Sir John Laurie is now on his way to Chins to assume com- mand of the Tientsin area,

Brig. G. B. 0. Taylor is due in China this month and, after a tour, will return to London to take up duties as Director of Fortfcations and Works at the War Office.

THE DOLLAR

Many of the unsuccessful com÷ testants sent in correct answers

T.T. ON LONDON: 1.2 13/16 but, unfortunately, theirs were not

TT ON NEW YORK: 28 7/8 among the first ten correct replier received. Others sent in their

London Silver Market From Our Own Correspondent answers separately and were thus disqualifedReaders must send fri

“London, Mar. 2.1 their replies in one lot in future

London silver prices to-da competitions and as early as pos-up 1/18 for Spot and unchanged sible as it is a case of first come, for Forward as first served

A new competition will be an nounced in the near future.

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