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CHILDREN PLAY IN RUINS OF PLYMOUTH

FLYMOUTH, England, March 22

RAPE CASE RECALLED:

JACOBS UNSUCCESSFUL

APPEAL AGAINST COURT SENTENCE

An application for leave to appeal against sentente of eight -British children were still play months' hard labour imposed on him in the March Criminal ing in bomb-devastated Plymouth | Sessions on a charge of rape was brought before Mr. Justice 8. H. tonight, zally skipping about aud Williams and Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser in the Full Court of Appeal trading bomb-fragments- much as yesterday by Frank Kenneth Jacobs, private of the RAM,C. children elsewhere might trade Jacobs, it will be remembered was convicted for the rape of a 19. marbles despite grim bandages" year-old girl, Man 'Mul-kwal, at King's Park, on Jan. 16, and was de- around their legs, arms and knees įfended by. Mr. Georgs She, Instructed by Mr. C. A. Sutherion Russ

"COVENTRATED"

The appellant was unrepresent- Around them lay stretches ofed, while Mr. J. P. Murphy was for desolation unequalled anywhere in the Crown...

FORTUNE IN MARRIAGE MARKET

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 4th APRIL, 1941, 8.30 À.M.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend ed for persons other than the addresses..

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is temporarily suspended:-

Yunnan

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North and East of Kwangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

Britain, including the gruesome The grounds for appeal were (1) sights of Coventry. I toured Cov-that he considered that the evi- entry, Birmingham and the dence was perjured by the pro- worst hit districts of London secutrix; "(2) that the proot pro- when these areas were "biltzed," duced by the prosecutrix, was not but nowhere, have I seen such de-sufficient to convict, as it was - struction concentrated од any heresay, and. (3) that his in- single- spot.

nocence was partially upheld by Miss Mary Oliver opened a mar- When Miss Heather, Jenner and Plymouth seems to have been the lenient sentence passed on riage bureau in Bond-Street, Lon- "coventrated" in a manner that him."-

don, twenty-one months ago, many Coventry never experienced:

EVENTS EXAGGERATED

people said their venture was just Jacobs said that the girl had another stunt, and predicted a the night in question and went on grossly exaggerated the events of swift and expensive fallure. “ to deal with the points which, he

The critics were wrong. These two young girls, in less sald, went to prove that she was lying. He declared that the spot a fortune. It was estimated that the Ger- where the girl alleged the offence On their books they have be- mans dropped at least 20,000 in took place was at least quarter of tween nine and ten thousand men Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser- cendiaries and hundreds of high a mile away from the actual spot, and women. explosives on residential districts It was impossible for him to lift Each of them has paid a regis- of this great port after which the girl over the fence which was tration fee of $40. they divebombed the blazing over four feet high, ruins.

Throughout today there were in- " termittent explosions from de- layed action bombs or dynamiting operations, adding to the heaps of

rubble and stone.

20,000 BOMBS

AUSTRALIAN PREMIER

Jacobs further declared that he

to

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than two years, have each built up

47

SWEEP COURTS COOK

a further fee of $170 each, making When they get married they pay

A total of $420 a marriage.

brought off nine hundred mar

So far the two girls have riages.

Canton. Sandakan, Sandakan, Swatow

Java and Manila...

Straits and Air Mall by "British Overseas Airways (complete Mall) by Sea from " Singa-

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At dawn smoke overhung the knew the girl to be a prostitute town in which Aremen. ARP and said that he could bring evi- workers and police were still tail- dence that effect, evidence ing wher. I arrived. It was known which would show that she had

Air Mali by "Pan-American Airways Direct that ten persons were killed in slept with men in the Middlesex one shelter alone,

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vice"-San Francisco date, 8th April, ̈· About a quarter of their clients Rangoon and Straits. Regarding the evidence of Dor- are soldiers or working-class peo-United-Kingdom and Straits. Australian Premier Robert Gmer, Jacobo said that the latter fple. These pay only $12 for regis U, S. A., Honolulu and Manila (San Francisco date Menzies, who arrived Friday night was grossly exaggerating what he tration and $40 each when they shortly before the blitz, spent the had said. He said that the girl get married. night unhurt in the home of Lady knew where to find him within a Astor. Despite the hall of bombs, few minutes of reporting to the Jenner said. "He

"One is a chimney sweep," Miss Menzles left the shelter during the Police and declared that the girl Yours to a cinder. At the mo- signs himself biltz and toured the city: He loan- was a consenting party through-ment he's walking

out with "a. ed his automobile to be used in outs conveying

HERESAY EVIDENCE

Canadians and members of the In London official communiques appeal Jacobs declared that the

Regarding the second ground for US. Eagle Squadron are much in Įdemand. Unfortunately the Bureau describing the raid, said that the evidence of Cpi. Dormer was here has no "Eagles on the books but thrust was on "a fairly heavy say. Dormer, he said, was a man,

it has plenty of Canadians - scale, and there was considerable who always exaggerate things and

"At Christmas," Miss Jenner damage to public buildings, shops this was known to many of his sald, we had letters from married and houses. It was feared that colleagues in the regiment.

couples all over the world. the casualties nay be fairly

"Divorces? No, not one yet..... heavy."

touch wood. They all seem to be Haiphong and Saigon very happy."

women and children

from their bombed homes,

PRIEST TO TOUR U.S. SELLING BOOK

Regarding his third point, Ja- cobs said that until up to the time that the jury returned he was con- Edent that he would not be found guilty, and declared that the jury,

recom-

cook."

Running a marriage bureau re- quires tact. The two girls meet clients in hotels, restaurants,

move,

In the verdict that was given. was private houses all over Lordon not absolutely sure of his guilt..

Asked by Mr. Williams what he unless the clients make the first but they never "recognise" them Chungking. Mar. 22-The Rev. meant, Jacobs replied that he got Father Meeus, Belgian Catholic that impression by the priest who is a naturalized Chin-mendation by the jury. esc Citizen, left today for Hong- kong from where he will proceea to the United States by way of Manila and Honolulu. ·

In

APPEAL DISMISSED

They have found that men gen- erally have to meet about seven different girls before they find one dismissing the application, to marry. And then it is not al Mr. Justice Williams said: "Myways the seventh. "He will tour the United States)

brother and I have considered the Sometimes they go back to the for six months to sell the book grounds which you have put för-fourth or fifth. "The Science of Love" written in ward in this application for leave English by Dr. John Wu, noted plained whatever against the sum-.

to appeal You have not Chinese jurist and member of the ming-up which 1s a matter essen- Legislative Yuan, who was re-tially for the jury who have giyen cently converted to Catholicism as their opinion, that you were

The volume deals with love of guilty.

COM-

God and brotherly love based on "I see no ground for leave to

sages.

FOR KLANGSI RELIEF

In view of the wide-spread sul- the classics of ancient Chinese appeal. You have mentioned cer-fering in northern Klangsi caused tain incidents but you have had by the recent Japanese operations, to place what the National Relief Commission has wished before the appropriated $100,000 for emer - gency refugee relief in the re- covered districts.

It may be recalled that last year full opportunity Father Meeus accompanied the late evidence you Chinese tiger painter, Chang Shan Court." Tze, on a tour of the United States, On hand "today at the airport to see Father Meeus off were Mgr. Yu Pin, Apostolic Vicar of Nan- king and a detachment of Chinese Boy Scouts.

KOTEWALL CUP TOMORROW

TEST OF FOOD STORAGE

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soon

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selected country centres of the shut, Pengtseh and others,

In Tsingan. Kiukiang, Tehan, Yung-

Victorian emergency food stocks plan, which may be adopted as a mode by the Commonwealth Gov-

The Kotewall Cup charity foot-lernment. ball match between South China

CONGRATULATIONS TO FORCES

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The National War Relief Associa The plan provides for stocking tion headed by General Chen and Army will be played tomorrow in strategic centres enough sup- Cheng, in a telegram to the Chin-straits and Calcutta, at Causeway Bay, Navy ground, piles of essential commodities to ese forces on the Kiangst front commencing at 4.45 pm.

meet any threatend OT

TUESDAY actual today, congratulated them on their South China will field the follow- emergency which might disiccate amashing victory over the Japan-Manila Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco-Marques, and ing team

normal transport or trading. < ese, which it said, has aroused nu- Tam Kwan-kon; Lee Kwok-wai, Prepared by a sub-committee of tion-wide rejoicing. The Kam-hung; Lau Bing-chol, the Victorian Emergency Council, The message expressed the hope Lam Tak-po, Lau Chung-sang: the plan is estimated to involve that they will redouble efforts to Air Malf for Manila, Guam, Honelalu, USA. and Chin Chi-fai, Lee Tacky, Lee Wal-

STRATEGIC CENTRES

wipe out the remnant Japanese

GP.O. tong, Chau Man-chi and Lee Shek-

units in northern Klangsi(Cen-

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. 5.00 PM уси. Reserve: Tso Kwai-shing;

Establishment of reserve stocks at tral News).".

7.00 PM Manager: Mr. Leung Cheuk-wan.

strategic centres valued at more Results thus far South China than £1,000,000; 3 v. Navy 1; Army 1 v. Navy 1.

CHESS RESULTS

MONGKOK RIOT

Provision of emergency reserve stocks of essential commodities for nearly 900,000 people, including An attempt by an Indian con- those now living outside the city stable to arrest two unlicensed "J. Grefalda drew with A. 7. Biriu-

and those who might be evacuated; hawkers in Mongkok on Wednes- koff in the Colony Junior Chee stock of food reserves throughout the Police officer and Mr. Fascoe, Arrangements to complete the day night caused a riot, in which Championship Tournament last victoria within 14 days... night, In another game, To Yu-

lau beat 3. Tausa,

com

of No. 111, Prince Edward Road, were injured. Both were admitted

Stones were hurled and the

Atlantic Services". Canton,

WEDNESDAY"

Bandakan.

THURSDAY

1.30PM

Thi 10th

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Par 9th 5.00 PM

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to Kowloon HospitalStraits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and Reg. 10th 9.45

Parcels only for United-Kingdom.

Leading scores now are:AY. LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter)Mrs. Birinkoff 61 pts., J. Grefalda 41. Virginia Woolf, noted essayist and situation grew so bad that the Rangoon and Calentta............................................................... Un Kwai-yung 4. To Yu-lau 3). A novelist, in feared by her family Indian was forced to draw his re- Kurrik and V. V. Kolatchoff . B. to have been drowned in the volver and fire & shot in the air.

2

Danenberg and E. M. Petrose River One Bee Lewes Buster Two men and a woman were

where she and her husband lived arrested.

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