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PACE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions from The Under-

writers.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION

CA

Tuesday, the 6th February, 1940

commencing at 10.30 am.

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central, Room No. 205.

A QUANTITY OF LADIES DRESSES AND CORSETS more or less "damaged On View on Day of Sale

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN: DEATH OF 3 YEAR OLD BOY

YEAR-OLD

Street Incident Related At Central Magistracy

COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS WERE COMMENCED BEFORE MR. H. G. SHELDON AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY yes- terday afternoon against Foo Yuet-ho. 32; married woman, on a three-year-old boy, Tang charged of the manslaughter of a Wing-kin, at 'Sharp Street East, on January 30. Det.-Insp. W. N. Darkin is prosecuting.

Dr. Ma Tsoon-kya, Medical Off-, her eldest brother had been as- cer of the Queen Mary Hospital, saulted by a woman, Witness was said that the child was admitted taken to the spot where she saw to hospital on January 22, in a her eldest son arguing with "de- state, He was fendant. Witness then took the semi-conscious brighter at 1. p.m. but died the children.home. The youngest, son following morning. A post-mor-appeared to be normal and play- tem examination should that the ful until 3 o'clock in the after- finding did not suggest previous noon at which time he was accus. illness. There was no bleeding tomed to sleep. Witness took the from the nose, ears or mouth, and child to bed. After a short nap no haemotoma of the scalp, but the child woke up with a red face there'

tuberculosis and hot forehead. healed were signs on the right side of the neck.

The child became very sick and started to vomit several times.

Witness bought Д bottle of BROTHER'S STORY

Chinese medicine, "Sze Tak Chi." Giving evidence. Tsang Wing for him and telephoned her hus cheong, 14, brother of the deceas- band to return home. The child ed, said that on the day in quescontinued to vomit until the fol- LAMMERT BROS., tion he and his three brothers lowing morning when she took

including deceased, and two sis- ters, went out to play after their him to see a Chinese doctor, Wong Ju-nam. His condition became meal about noon. One of his brothers went home 'ater and ask-worse and later his father sug- ed his mother for money to buy rested seeing another doctor. sugar-cane. He then divided the sugar-cane and sat outside house

RADIO

AUCTIONEERS.

A report was made at No. 2 Po- lice Station, and the child was

PROGRAMMES No. 41. Sharp Street Basistatud removed to the Queen Mary Hos-

Continued from Pare (arr. MacKenzie)--Intro: The Sea is England's Glory; The Lads in Navy the Ahoy: Blue; Ship Bea Massed Bands of The Royal Marines (of Portsmouth Command). Old Folks At Home and In Foreign

Sons of

pital for treatment.

His youngest brother. the deceas-

SON VERY ILL ed, with sugar-cane, .An unknown

Isang Kwong-choi, 40, father of boy, about four years old. was playing with a ball which landed the boy, said when he returned on witness's hand

causing dirty home after midnight on receipts water to sell his hands and feet. of a telephone call, he discovered The unknown boy started to cry his youngest son was very ill. His Tsang Wing-cheong, Lands (C. J. Roberta)-HM, Grena-after which he ran to the gutter eldest son dier Guards cond. by Capt. George to pick up his ball. The defen-reported to him that the illness Miller. March Lorraine (Canna); Ledant, who was the mother of this might have been caused by the Pere La Victoire (Ganne)The Band boy, came up and pulled witness's defendant. of HM, Coldstream Guards cond. by Capt. J. Causley Windram.

7.30 London Relay-The News

Report and Announcements.

8,01 A Spanish Programme with Tito Schipa (Tenor).

hair and slapped him twice: He Ku Kam, 42, servant, of Sharp retialated by hitting defendant Street, sald that on her way home she saw defendant hit the eldest boy twice and the small boy once.

war,

GENERAL

Mr. Cecil, William Haynes, and his bride, formerly Miss Dorothy Lilian Harris, after their marriage at St. Andrew's Church on Saturday afternoon. The Rev. J. R. Higgs, B.A., F.R.G.S." ofciat- ed at the ceremony.

Emancipation Of Canadian Men In Respect To

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Clothing Appears In Sight

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The emancipation of Canadian men in respect to their clothing appears to be in sight. During the past summer, the "alach sult" consisting of a pair of loose trousers, and shirt” fo match, gained considerable popularity in sporting and in- formal social gatherings. The stack suit eliminates the wear ing of coat and waistcoat and the neck of the shirt is left

open.

With Canada's entry into the further step designed for the comfort of men is the new uniform adopted for the Canadian troops. This uniform. to be worn by officers and men, alike, is similar in many respect to the "slack sult" It consists of

a khaki serge blouse with belted

will be worn.

nt

IRAN GOODS FOR NAZIS

SOVIET AGREEMENT

waist, and buttoned cuff, The.

TO TRANSIT MOSCOW, Feb. 5 (Hard)~~~The trousers, likewise of khaki serge. are equipped with three buttons and a small tab at the bottom Soviets have granted permission. so that they may be folded over for the transls of goods between and bound with a small six-inch Germany and Iran. Goods bought

sidered as Germán as soon $3 canvas gaiter. No brass buttons by Germany In Iran will be con- they Bross the Irano-Russian OFFICERS" UNIFORM

frontier and will this be benefited Officers uniforms will be

under the terms of the Busso- similar pattern with worsted rank

German Transit Agreements badges Better grade material

IKAN'S EXPORTE may be used. Inasmuch as officers

Iranian exports to the Reich are of horsed units alone are now Detective P.C.C. 124, Kwok On, allowed to wear swords, the Sam leather, cotton, wool and, even- Witness's mother arrived said that when he arrested de-Browne beit is being discarded by tually. Evestock

It is most probable that Irani having other officers and replaced by slapped the boy once, because his cloth belts made of material will not send petrol, as such a

а match the apifomn eldest brother hit her plece of sugar-cane.

Giving evidence, defendant said MOTHER TESTIFIES

that the eldest boy, in retlalation, Fung Wai-hing." mother of the missed her and hit his younger she lived at No. 3, brother accidently with the sugar- child, said

in hand. Defendant sald Matheson Street with her hus- cane band, four sons and two daugh- that a cobbler saw her striking eldest boy, but she denied ters. On Saturday, January 20, at the noon her children went out to having struck the youngest; ›

Hearing was adjourned until play, Sone time later her, six-

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather With the Sugar-cane in his hand, and began to run away. Think- ing of his youngest brother, wit- ness turned back and saw defen- dant hit him on the top of the head. and scolded, defendant

witness's At midnight when father returned home he reported the matter to him.

Habanera-Danse Espagnole (Pablo de Sarasate)-Rene Benedetti (Vio- Hal with Maurice Faure at the Piano.

·CAL- Cordobe Granade (Albeniz);

Nina (Per- bentz)-Orquesta Odeon. golest, arr. Bourdon); A Little Posy (Tenor) with (Tost!)-Tito Schipa Orchestra. The Lover and the Night- Joyce ingale (Granados)-- Elleen. (Plano). I Shall Return (Schipa) -- Tito Schipa (Tenor) with Orchestra. Tango (Albeniz); Tango Bolero (Juan Liossas)-Barnabas Van Geczy.. and Dance Spanish Orchestra. (Granados-Kreisler) Yehudi Menu- hip with Ferguson Webster at the Plano...

His.

fendant she

admitted

·3.44. London Relay "The Ear ofyear-old son came to report that 2.15 p.m. this afternoon.

Britain."

9.15 London Relay-News Summary.

with:

9.30. London Belay "Cards" on the JAPAN DOES NOT KNOW

TableTM

945 Variety with Gracie Fields, Ronald Gourley, John Henry and Others

Brass Band-Cavalcade of Martial SOFIES (arr. Nicholls); Punchinelio (Rimmer)-Bickershaw Colliery Band cond.. by William Haydock. Vocal- Outside the Old Stage Door (Noel and Others: Old Father Thames (Wai- lace, O'Hagan-Gracie Fields with Orchestra Piano Medley - Charlie Kunz War Time Plano Medley. No: I 31-Intro: Run, Rabbit, R. I'm sending you the Biegfried Line: Adolf: The Washing on the Siegfried Line;

Parade) Geraldo & His Orchestra

WHAT SHE WANTS

Saito Incident An Example Of What Happens When A Japanese Speaks Plainly

SHANGHAL, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-In a leading article on the Saito Incident in the Japanese Diet the Sino-American newspaper, China Press, describe the incident as an illuminating example of what can happen to a Japanese citizen when he attempts to speak plainly."

After stating that Mr. Salto

Here we go again: Kiss he good night; Sergeant Major-Charlie Kim Rumorous-Joe Murgatroyd's Letter (J.. Henry)John Henry and "Blos Vocal-Who That Man? (Watts); The Night That We Met In And-Out (Kester)-Tommy Hard- ley with Plane accomp. Fox-Trots— Don't Worry About Me (from Cotton was expressing the bewilder- Club Parade'): What Goes Up Mustment of the majority of Jap- Come Down (from 'Cotton Club arrese as to whither the China with Vocal Refrain. Humorous The policy is leading the nation, Story of the Pied Piper (J. Henry)-the journal says: John Henry assisted by Gladdys Hor- ridge Piano Medley Intro: Easter Parade With every breath I take: the Baby June Jan- HIN Majesty uary. Our good time deserves an other The big bad wolf war dead

A Ronald Glories, Vocal -- Just Catchy Little Tune (film Sing as we go; Love (alm Sing as we gon

Oracle Fields with Orchestra: Fox- Trots-You Grow Bweeter As The Years Go By There's Something Wrong with the Weather The Organ, The Dance, Band, & Mc. with Vocal Refram. Vocal-You Needn't Have Kent L A Secret (O'Connor Others); Goodnight to You

Denby-Watson-Morton Downey with

Orchestra..

11:33 Close down......

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TRAIN RUNS INTO LANDSLIDE

LONDON, Feb. 5 (Mentor) One woman was killed and several other passengers In- Jured when the LM, 8. Northampton to London trator ran into a landslide nesr

Watford

Five, landslides have been reported on

Bouthern

· duri Railway twenty-four hours

Although Mr. Balto did not succeed in getting answers to his questions, his case has brought to sharp relief the one dominant factor of Japanese polities today:: thể màth, difp calty in settling the China Aftate is that Jamur doc not know what she wants.

·BASIC, AEMS).

WESTERN FRONT

CUT - & -THRUST ENGAGEMENT.

SHARP ENCOUNTER WITH NAZIS "If she could only clarify her

PARIS, Feb. 5 (Reuter)~The basic alms and minimum condi- official communique imned yes tions for achileving a settlement of terday by

head- the French the war In China; the incident

quarters, referring to “a sharp, which has dragged on for two-and encounter with an enemy Fo a-half years and which, at present, connoliring party" conceals in shows no sign of coming to an early this phrase ons of the liveliess finish, would be considerably nearer actions in the present year, abend:

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have afforded a valuable oppor-

tunity for Japanese leaders to do their thiking aloud--a worthwhile exercise for the clearing-up of muddled minda;

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CLOSE QUARTERS.

ported to have consisted of several companies and the cut and-thrust engagement at close quarters lasted for several hours,

The carrying of regimental or other types of canes and whips has likewise gone into the dis- card by official orders

On the other hand, there is not much change in the army dress to be worn by Canadian Nursing Sisters from that approved dur ing the Great War. Dress regula- tions have been issued for the Nursing Sisters as follows:

SERVICE DRESS

move would be considered friendly by Britain

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OPTIMISTIC VIEWS GENERAL

NEW YORK, (Havas by Mall) ~~On the eve of another ́year, foreign traders look ahend to a period during which develop thents of major fdpoftanes are sure to take place.

21 YEARS IN ICE-SAVED

A Hittle grOUP of men are heading for home after being "locked up" in the drifting ice of the Arctic Sea for two and a half

The service dress will consist of

Hundreds of letters, some from, * tunic of mid-blue gabardine, washable linen, poplin or cotton, as far away 23 Australia and with long plain sleeves with South and Central America, as fasteners to permit sleeves to be well as many from Canada and rolled up. The skirt will be of the United States, offering sug- the same, inaterial as the tunic, gestions and Inventions dealing close with the detection or destruction, The headdress will be fitting navy bine-felt hat with of submarines and the protection brim approximately two and a of ships from their attacks, have half inches wide with plain cord- been received by the Canadian ed ribbon to match. For summei Department of National Defence. A few concern plans for saving wear, the hat will be white felt. RAM.C, badge will be borne on life in sunken submarines, or for front of hat. The shots will be preventing a ship, "damaged by dark tan oxfords. During stämmer. torpedo-fire, from sinking.

In a recent Dominion-wide may be white canvas oxfords

radio broadcast, a spokesman from Worn

On duty, the Nursing Sisters the Department described naval

MAJOR FACTOES will wear an apron of ordinary weapons and their uses "in the

hope that those of you with an War in Europe, the ending by approved surgical patterni same length as skirt. The great-nventive turn of mind and you abrogation of this country's trade coat will be of heavy dark navy would be surprised how many agreement, with Japan and expire blue broadcloth or melton cloth, there are amongst you in the tion in June of the Reciproci most unsuspected guise-may Trade Agreements Act, are likely

Josef double breasted. The raincoat will be of heavy dark navy blue benefit from the information and to be major factors, according to Now the e-breaker

melton cloth, perhaps, in turn, prove helpful foreign traders, who consider the Stalin has freed them, Moscow broadcloth .or.

prospects for 1940, are more that radio announced on Jan. 14. double breasted. The raincoat, w your country and the Empire,

even for an improvement over the Plemen- there are netn WELL-KNOWN FACT -

who were cut off from the world last twelve months. be of navy blue. The cap will be

broucloth or It well known fast, stated

Four months of hostilities in for two and a half years, who spokeshan Department's serge with dull cherry silk the

ight time after sms for theff Europe do not appear to have crepe lining. The recreation dress that the add the outside affected to any great extent the lives in crashing storms amid will consist of a plain navy blue looking in is frequently able to volume of forest commente of the pack ice. are reported all well. serge cost and skirt patterned suggest, some alteration or imated Hass, althoe is mare Apaid from the periodich! Mar- Drovement which has never oc- charges have resulted in usual churian Border wrangling, they according to Norfolk style.

curred to the man on the inside trade elapsell. This rereksit of left a fuscle which, wala at peace. and in the midst of a war we trend over the last war has even' Tiby retimi, to a Hissar at cannot afford to neglect anything into the optimistic view that with Finland

of dark blue

NO BETTER which may assist in bringing import and export mörements wil

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to a successful conelision”

improve even though the confict Every one of the suggested in prolonged and stage a decided plans and inventions dealing with upward, push as soon as peace is naval tatters is carefully restored deg tages

TRADE STATUS :: Possibly no army in the world le examined by the technical officers better fed thair are the Canadian of the Naval Staff, who are

The treaty with Japan expires of troops and a carefully balanced thoroughly qualified to give an January 26, but the likelihood that ***** Mz.' 'Salto's efforts in the Diet The reconnoitring party is rediet of high caloric value for army expert opinion on any naval mat i will result in a further curtail- kitchens has been prepared Inter, and every letter is acknowled- ment of trade with that country arranging this diet, the necessity ged with as little delay as possible, has been ended by assurances In a great, many mutantes, the from Washington that there is no of conserving all nutritive com- ponents of the food has been kept in ideas described display remarkabic invention at present of imposte mingi

Ingenuity on the part of their penalty duties, we Steps have also been taken for authors but the great majority are to change in trade status seems fréquent inspection Bato not capable of being applied in to be expected immediately, but cleanliness of kitchen quarters and practice, due, in most cases, to a the opinion is héla in foreign trade lack of knowledge of the part of for the elimination of waste. ⠀

In fact, waste has been reduced invertors of stilps, or torpedoes, or to a minimum of less than one submarines, or Indeed in some barrel or garbage per day, exclusive cases of marine conditions in

general of bone, for every 500 men!

Unfortunately for. Japan, members of the Diet preferred to ignore arrogantly Mr. Salto's opportune remarks and, in so doins, they intentionally closed their minds, to any frank dis.. cussion which might lead to a clarification of Japan's was

The French book a number of prisoners

HAWAR COMMUNIQUE

PARIS, Feb 5 (Heater) French War Commmunique states that early yesterday morning there was a sharp encounter with an enemy reconnoltring party, which was turned to our advantage

circles that eventually relations will de Improved by an in derstanding which will result in expansion of American Commerce with the Far, East.

All this time they helplessly drifted in the trapped Sovet Ice- breaker and research ship Sedov. In November, 1938, the Icebreaker Yermak had reached them, but had to abandon them again,

When, in November, 1936, the...! Bedov had been trapped for the second successive winter, fer entire crew was awarded a new decoration Honoured Aretic Explorer.

fortnight water they had to battle in existenes. Fear- ing the ship was doomed, they transferred stores. tent on the ice, and cafiously rode out” day

they terrife wind. Then found they could get back to the ship again

When they were trapped the third winter, the Josef Stalin was specially equipped to end this

picrera Daily Mirror) marathon story of marconex ex-