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Mr. T H. G. Brayfield giving evidence as an expert, testified

ASSUMES IMPORTANCE the machines in question

Mr. Phillips expressed his wish. to appeal against the decision re- garding the four other machines. The defendent was ned $50.

Coastal vessels lying idle in port, holds empty, engines:silent, in ! would not be dangerous even if consequence of the Japanese shipping ban on coastal navigation į not guarded with fence. may be diverted shortly to a new route from Shangbai to Ping After hearing the evidence, Mr.' Yang, an 'insignificant and ättle heard of, inland port on the east

sabie Cheklang coast near Wenchaw, reports the North China Daily News. fed that all machines, with the Closure of "Faklen ports and confined almost exclusively to ex- exception of one, were reasonably Wenchow to shipping owing to Ja-ports, as there is very little doing, safe, panese military operations has in imports to Ping Yang owing to brought Ping Yang into promin- the multifarious restrictions im- ence and many coastal "tubs," posed on Imports by the Chinese mostly those flying the German authorities, and even goods made and Italian flags, have found it in Shanghal have been reported paying to call Ping Yang to have been placed under the whence Fukien and Wenchow con-boxi of war-time luxuries, All signees are sending their cargo Shanghai - manufactured goods for shipment to Shanghai. Pinr almost have fallen

under this Yang is reported to be engaged category, it was learned. also in the export of tea.

VILLAGE PORT

Consignees have been willing to pay high freight rates to export their cargo to Shanghai, as cur- A small inland village port, tency cannot be exported from Ping Yang was in pre-war days a coast ports and the sale of the calling place for motor janks. To goods here would result in the day it is playing an important part payments made in Shanghal being in coastal shipping, having risen deposited safety in one of the big from comparative obscurity to a banks. Another reason for the || full-fledged port, said to have been suspension of the import business Orst utilized since the shipping ban is the scarcity of ready cash, in by German and Italian shipowners coast porta. Today big coasters are plying the Shanghai Ping Yang run and bus- fness is reported to be brisk,

At the beginning of the Sino- Japanese hostilities coasters gave Ping Yang a wide berth owing to its remoteness from producing cen tres. but the exigencies of the shipping situation have wrought many changes in past months.

HIGH RATES EARNED

It was learned from a shipping man that attractive freight rates ranging from $200 to $250 per ton were earned on the Ping Yang to Shanghat run, compared to the

twenty dollars of

mere

former

days. The informant pointed out

PASSENGER BUSINESS

BREACH OF REGULATIONS

Two Chinese, Chan Yip. 38, and Bo Kwing, 19. were charged before Mr. Macfadyen yesterday for a breach of Market Regulations.

The defendants were found sleeping in the Yaumati Market at Store No. 86 and No. 34 respec-. tively.

Each of the two defendants were fined $5 or three days in prison.

KIDNAPPER GAOLED

Sentence of six months' im prisonment with hard labour was. Imposed by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfad- yen yesterday on a married wo- man. Chen Chuen, 35, for kid-

same premises, missing. She

While little cargo is destined for napping. coast ports from here, passenger Sgt. Pope. prosecuting said, the business has been flourishing and that about 12.15 p.m. on

day

question, reports have filtered in of Chinese:

the com- passengers paying 360, 850 and 840 ainant, Leung Wal-yin, mar- for first, second and third class tied woman, of No. 909, Canton passages respectively to some ports Road, took a nap. About 30 nearby. In some instances as much minutes later she woke up to as 3200 bave been paid by intend-find her "four-year-old son and to leave. Shanghat for a certain made a report at the Yaumati ing passengers who were privileged the defendant, who lived in the coast port, although the accom Police Station. modation offered has not been on any grandiose scale. Passengers ant was arrested and on being The game afternoon the defend- and consignees of cargo have un-

questioned admitted hesitatingly paid all charges de-child had been taken to No. 6. manded by shipping agents Cheung On Lane, West Point. without haggling over levies

In passing sentence Mr. Mac....... It has also been reported that fadyen remarked that such an

coastal owners of

"tubs" who offence was serious since the de-

that the

however that sight must not be lost of the fact that $20 per ton

was the freight charged in form-": er days from Ping Yang to a large port on the Fuklen coast or Wen- now have cause to lament have fendant deprived the mother of chow, from where consignees have made quite good profits and that her small child,

to pay additional freight for tran-It was not uncommon for a boat

shipment to Shanghal..

Like other coast-ports-the-ship ping business with Ping Yang is

RESOURCE OF HURRICANE PILOT

Refused To Bale Out Of Burning Plane LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)

to net as much as 315,000 clean after a few days absence_with_all| expenses deducted,

IMPERSONATING POLICE

Appearing before Mr. E. Himg- worth yesterday Wong Ah-io, 27, was charged with impersonating a police officer and searching Lau Kwong hing, 17, pig breeder, at

SOUNDNESS OF Yat Tack Road on Monday without

LONDON'S CIVIL DEFENCE

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lawful authority. He was ad- ditionally charged with assaulting the complainant,

Insp. H. E. Rogers, prosecuting. naked for a remand of 24 hours which was granted.

SNATCHER EXPELLED

Mrs C. Bond, of No. 8, Norfolk.

LONDON, Sept. 24" (Reuter)—Road, was waiting for a bus out. The practical experience of the aide of the Dairy Farm Company It was revealed yesterday that a past few weeks has demonstrated on Monday when a Chinese, Chan Hurricane pilot refused to bale out the

Man 30, tried several times in

fundamental soundness of

of his machine because it would London's civil defence, organisa- vain to snatch away her hand-

then have crashed into a row of housts.

from the engine

tion and the excellent spirit of

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bag.

4

Its members, states the London A Chinese detective, who hap Londoners saw the plane glid County Connell Civil Defence pened to be on the scene, arrested. ing overhead and side-slipping Committee in a report to the him. He was charged before Mr. violently. Smoke WBS

pouring Council,

Himsworth yesterday with match- ing and was sentenced to three The greatest demands have been months imprisonment with hard The pilot prepared to bale out made on the fire service and both abour and to be expelled after but, seeing that he was -over a the regular and auxiliary forces the term. thickly, populated district, deter- worked with the utmost energy at mined to make for open country whatever tasks had arisen. if he could.

The average time taken by ambulances to reach the scene of incidents notwithstanding the blackout was only sevenl minates from receipt of a.. call.

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expanding the conception of emergency rest and feeding cep- tres.

He switched off his engine and by means of violent sideslips prevented the flames from spread- ing to vital parts of his machine.

The strict Imitations formerly He landed successfully in a field.

placed on the extent to which the On the way down, he was fol- Practical experience and parti Council might provide food ana lowed by his Squadron Leader, cularly the "prolonged absence bedding for the homeless will now who kept off three Messerschmitts from home enforced on large be removed and beda, "mattresses that were waiting to finish the numbers of people by unexploded and meals are now „vailable at wounded, plans of.

tombs has shown the need for the centres

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