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ARMY OFFICERS FINED.

FOR DRIVING UNLICENSED MOTOR CARS.

KOWLOON CASES.

Several European motorists up peared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on charges of iniling to have appropriate drivers' licences and, in some cases, of driving un- Hcensed vehicles,

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MERRIE ENGLAND

REVELS.

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The Vice-President's set will comprise Hon. Mr. W. E, L. Shen- ton and Mrs, Alabaster, M.B.E.. | Mr. W. W. Hornell, CLE, MA. and Mrs. Shenton, Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Q.M.G., C.B.E., and Mrs. Creasy, M.B.E., Mr. C. G. Alabas ter, K.G., O.B.E., and Mrs. Jacks.

Official Supper Party.

The official supper party will be The President and Mrs, Southorn, Two charges were preferred E. the Officer Administering the against Lieut. It. F. Wright, Royal Government and Mrs. Bird, the Artillery, the defendant, being al-Vice-President and Lady Tyrwhitt, leged to have driven car No. 22041.E. Maj-Gen. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., and Lady Pollock, Commodore in Nathan Road on the afternoon R. A. S. Hill and Mrs. Luard, Hia of December 16 without a driver's Hon. Sir Henry C. Gollan, Kt, C.B.E., and Mrs. Shenton, Hon. Sir Joseph H. Kemp, K.C., C.B.E., and Mrs. Creasy, M.B.E., Chieftan of St. Andrew's Society and Mrs. President of St. David's Society and Mrs, Mackie, Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., and Lady Chow, Hon. Sir Shouson Chow and Mrs. Swann,

lleenco and without a car licence.

The defondant pleaded guilty to

both counts.

Hla Worship asked if there wore any extenuating circumstances--Wynne-Jones, whether there was any story of Singapore.

The defendant replied that there was no story about Singapore.

In imposing Anos of $5 on each churge, his Worship remarked that several officers who had been in Singapore had had cura which did not need licensing.

Other Cases, Similar charges were preferred agahat Mr. R. 1. Charles, who also pleaded guilty.

His Worship-Any extenuuting circumstanceN?

your

Defendant: Nothing, Worship.

Mr. Charles was fined $6 on each

count.

There was a charge of driving an unlicensed car against Lieut. J. G. Stillington, K.O.S.B. defendant pleaded guilty.

Is Worship-Anything?

Defendant-No: owing change of ownership.

His Worship:$.

Brothers Charged.

The

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“ABSENT IN AMOY” INDEFINITELY..

LEGAL AND ILLEGAL CLAIM

ON A CAR.

PARTS TAKEN AWAY.

at the Central Police Court this An interesting story was related

morning in connexion with the seizure of a private car No. 434, in

the absence of the owner.

FRIDAY,amma 4, 1929,

M. BRIAND ON LOCARNO:

"NOT A CONJUREN'S HAT."

Paris, Dec. 4. Tocialist attack on the Gov ernment's foreign policy drew from M. Briand a brilliant axtemporo speech this afternou, which was listened to with rapt attention by a crowded House.

"If peace is to be solid it must bé

PALESTINE SCHOOL

OUTLOOK.

THE EDUCATIONAL POSITION EXPLAINED,

HOPES FOR FUTURE,

London, Jan, S. Education in Palestine was the

built on solid foundations," he subject of a lecture. delivered declared, and easily showed that before the Anglo-Palestinan Club the Socialfata' short cuts to Utopla by Mr. Humphrey Bowman, Direc stated that when his men took posternational entanglements., France ting Government.

Mr. L. Lammert, the auctioneer, would lead in reality to endless in-tor of Education under the Pales session of the car at an address in stood firmly by the Locarno policy, Mr. Bowman said before, when Heard Street, they found that the but people must not expect the tm- the country was part of tho Tur- generator, carburetor and magnete possible from it.

kish Empire, there was no national cessential parts of a car-were

system of education In-Palestino. Turks made any attempt to form It was not until 1913 that the one, and the war stopped any de- velopment of it. The language in the schools at that tline was Tur- kish, which was a foreign language to the children, and there was no school In' which "Hebrew was the medium of instruction.

"Locarno is not a conjurer's hat animals can be produced down to from which all sorts of birds and the pigeons which aro palmed off na doves," M. Briand declared amid

missing.

Eventually two Chinese were af rested for stealing the parts, and they stated that they took them away with the consent of the owner, laughter. who was now in Amoy.

It transpired in Court that they "Locarno le something quite dif- were in the employ of the owner of forent, and France has remained the car, and after hearing different absolutely faithful to its spirit." statements by the defendants, which his Worship classed as being "non-

Rhineland Settlement. sense," Mr. Lindocli remarked that

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In 1914, the Zionist organisation on. Mr. H. T. Creasy. C.I.E., had they said they took the parta Rhineland, M. Briand declared that there wore forly schools in which Turning to the question of the took over the control of the Jawish schools, and very soon and Birs. Alabaster, M.B.E., Hon. away as securities for wages un-liko Great Britain, France did not Dr. R. H. Kotowall, C.M.G., LL.I). paid, they might have bean believed. consider that according to the Hebrew was the language of and Mrs. Harston, His Honour Mr. An Indian was produced in the treaty Germany had the right to Instruction. Justice Jacks and Mrs. Kotewall, Court as being the man at whose demand immediate evacuation. He In 1920, the new British Exocu- Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes and Mrs. Instance the car was seized for the had expressed this point of view at tive took over the former Turkish Jacks, Mr. R. Hancock, and Mrs. auction room. It was also stated, Geneva, and had instead left the schools and left the Zionist organi- Skinner, Colonel R. B. Skinner, that the owner of the car "would judicial aspect for the political, and sation to look after the Jewish 0.B.E., and Mrs. Hynes, the Very be absent In Amoy for an indo-as a consequence a settlement was schools; thus the country now had Rev. Dean Swann and Mrs. Han- finite period.

In sight. He also defended France la dual national system of educa- His Worship and it looked very against the accusation of militar- tion. The relationship between cock, Dr..G. M. Harston and Mrs.

Lo him, as the Cock, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., much

dc-ism.

the Zionist educational organisa- O.B.E., and Mrs. Belinmy, Mr. W. fendants had claimed, that the ear

"Since 1918 the military expensestion and the Government was now W. Hornell, C.I.E., M.A., and Mrs. parts were taken away before the Dowbiggin, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin car was seized. In dismissing the of France have decreased by several botter than it had over bron, and and Mrs. Lindaell, Mr. B. Cock and charge, his Worship warned defen-millions of francs," he declared, the most difficult question was Mias Tyrwhitt, Mr. F. A. Perry dants against the risk of taking Those of the United States dur that of finance, and Miss Laard, Mr. L. G. F. Bel- away the parts, even as security for ing the same period have increased any nad Mrs, Sommerfelt, Mr. their wages. In any case, they had from 6,000,000,000 to 10,000,000,- R. E. Lindsell and Mrs. Marcel, no right to do no, and the parts must 000 francs." Mr. C. P. Marcel and Mrs. Comyn, be returned to the auctioneers..

Mr. S. T. Butlin and Miss Johnson.

The ceremony of carrying in the

| boar's head' at supper will be per-

formed by Mr. A.M. Thornhill.

General Committee.

The Society's General Committee comprises Lt. Col. L. G. Bird. D.S.O., (President), Hon. Mr. W

"MOCKERY"

The financial situation in the

Jewish schools had been extreme- ly unsatisfactory for several years, M. Briand was optimistic on the but he believed the burden of debt subject of Franco-Italian relations, was being gradually diminished. and declared that the negotiations He believes that, despite anti- for a pact of amity were progress-pathies and set-backs, Palestine ing favourably, "Between Francs would advance and would be built and Italy, whatever happens there up by the generation at present at can be no question of war. France school. The schools were teaching LON CHANEY SEEN IN NOVEL would never consent to withdraw citizenship, and in the future they Two Chinese brothers were

ROLE,

her friendship from Italy," he antd. would find Arab and Jew working charged with using a motor car belonging to the Kowloon Ducks

Lon Chaney provides an excel-to the Italian papera which de country.British, Wireless,

He administered a mild rebuke side by side for the good of the without the consent of the owners. B. L. Shenton (Vice President), lent psychological study in his clared that the recent verdict In The first defendant, who was the Hon. Sir II. E. Pollock, K.C., (Past latest picture, "Mockery," when the di Modugno caso was a sign of licensed driver of the car, was President), Mr. H. R. B. Hancock he impersonates the character of Franco hatred for Italy. If you LATE MR. A.E. BROWN. stated to have been teaching his (Past President), Dr. G. M. Harsan ignorant muji, or Russian read the vast majority of French younger brother to drive.

ton (Past President), Mr. W. A serf, during the transitional period papera you will see no sign of this Mr. E. Cock, who appeared in Dowley (Past President), Mr. Cof the struggle between the Czarist supposed hatred towards Court, informed his Worship that G. Alabaster, KC, 0.B.E., (Past forces and the Bolshevista. It is neighbour," he declared. the fist defendant had instrue-President), Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, the story of the meeting of a lowly cidents auch as that will never tions not to allow any Chinese, in Mr. J. Bentley, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, peasant of the plains and a high-form, a gulf impossible to bridge." the car except when they were on Mr. E. Cock, Ion, Mr. II. T. Creasy, born artistocratic dweller of the

There was a touching expression daty and accompanied by a Euro C.B.E., Mr. II. B. L. Dowblggin, Mr. Czarist capital, and of the conflict Warning to Foreigners. of sympathy at the funeral of Mr. pean.

W. J. Ildridge, Mr. W. W. Hornell, between good and evil influences

Alfred E. Brown which took place The first defendant

The Foreign Minister then was fined C.I.E., M.A.. Mr. R. E. Lindsell, emerging from this contact. The uttered a warning to all foreigners at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy $10 and the second $5.

Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. F. A. Perry, workings of a benighted mind are in France. France maintained its Valley, yesterday afternoon, the Hon. Mr. 13. 1. C. Wolfe, Mr. G. P. pictured, to the audience with a traditional hospitality, but her officiating minister, being the Rov. Marcel (Hon. Treasurer) and Mr. deep paychological insight that guests must not take advantage of W. Walton Rogers. In addition to INDUSTRIAL SPY TRIALS.. T. Butlin and Mr. A. Sommer- almost paing with its reality.that to commit acts "which thebers of the staff of Mosers. W. S. many Europeans, including mem- felt (Joint Hon. Secretarios).

Altogether it is a clever produc- whole nation condemns with the Bailey and Company Limited, of Sub-Committees.

Kowloon, thero was a large gather- ing of Chinoso employees and numerous floral tributes,

GERMAN WORKERS AND FRENCH POLICE

Berlin, Dec. 4.

An Industrial espionage trial of the first magnitude opened to-day

MOTOREN ZATALAN TODD JA OMAN THE SUBALANCE

The various Sub-Committees in charge of the ball arrangements are as follows:

tion, one that is not less interest-utmost scorn.”

our FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY

YESTERDAY.

"In-

ing because it lacks the romance; The air has been considerably which most film fans are accus-cleared here by Sir Austen Cham- tomed to expect.

berlain's speech on the Rhineland Lon Chaney has established a problem yesterday, which is wel- Invitation and Reception. Lt. genuine triumph in "Mockery" comed lay the French. The only Col. L. G, Bird, D.S.0. (Chairman), and one looks forward to his next thing to add to his position in at Ludwigshafen, where four Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Ion. production with pleasurable anti-order to arrive at that of France former employees at the Oppau Sir H. E. Pollock, R.C., Mr. H. Reipation.

is the proviso that the abandoment An added attraction is being of the Rhino guarantee should be works of the Dye Trust stand ac- B. Hancock, Dr. G. M. Harston, cused of betraying secret pro- Mr. W. A. Dowley, Hon. Mr. C. G. provided by the appearance of compensated by the provision of cesses to ugents of the French, Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E.. and Mr. Professor Hartrath who is a clever other sumcient guarantees for the

The greatest importance is at W. W. Hornell.

musician able to play a number of payment of reparations. tached to the case by the Germans, Decoration. M K. Cock unusual Instrumenta. His beal who hope to unravel the clues to (Chairman), Hon Mr. H. Taccomplishment yesterday was that what is alleged to be a refined Creasy, Mr. W. A. Canell, Commr, with a "ainging saw," which is just Nikolní Ordovaklj Tranjevskij, system of French espionage direct Newill, D.S.0, Mr. G. II. M. an ordinary saw but which, in the formerly Governor-General of od against this branch of industry Bannerman.

persuasive hands of the Professor, Tobolak, and member of a Russian in the occupied territory. The de- Music and Dancing-Mr. W. A is able to emit plaintive notes "un-princely fatally, has become a monk, fendants are also charged with Dowley (Chairman, Mr. H. B. cannily resembling the human voice says an Exchange mesange from conveying to the Surete Francaise Dowbiggin, Mr. G. Grimble and in singing.

Berlin. Information concerning the police Mr. C. Bulmur Johnson. and the Radieal organisations of Cloak Room. Dr. G. Montague Harston (Chairman), Mr. R.E

the Right,

In the course of his evidence Lindsell, Mr. G. G. Wood and Mr. to-day Hellmann, one of the accus-J. Bentley.

ed, who gave the impression of Card Room.-Mr. L. C. F. Bel- being extremely intelligent and lamy (Chairman), Mr. H. C. Res. well informed, nimitted having ker, Mr. P. S. Cassidy and Mr. E delivered to Inspector Stoessel, of J. Edwards.

Large Rewards.

the Surete Francaise, at Ludwig- Wine and Supper Mr. W. shafen, reports of Laboratory ex-J. Eldridge (Chairman), Mr. T. E. periments at Oppan.

Pearce, Mr. F. A. Ferry, Mr. V. C. Labrum, Mr. G. D. Labrum, Mr. S. He further admitted having re- Baker, Mr. F. G. Herridge, Mr. J. celved a letter from Mayence, in P. Robinson, Mr. D. Sherman, Mr. response to which he was met at]J. Smith and Mr. W. W. Hirať. the atution there by an unknown man, afterwards discovered to be *Inspector Stoessel, whom he accompanied to a French barracks, Large rewards were there offered him for the betrayal of Dye Trust accrets, and he subsequently agreed at a meeting in at inn to supply the required material to Inspector Stoessel,

Although only three fish were caught the Invicta Angling Society won, at Reading, the club challenge cup of the Central Association of London Anglers.

The Inspector introduced him to altogether a smarter lot of fellowa a M. Nordesc, described as an and pay much better than the agent of a French Industrial French,"

espionage organisation, who also The second accused, Schwarz- offered him rewards for informa- walder, who was heard to-day, has tion upon synthetic pelrol, a record which, as described in phosgene, formamint, motalyn, court, makes it astonishing that and other chemical manufactures, he should ever have found employ- to whom he delivered at the frut ment in the Inboratories of the -meeting reports on experiments on Dye Trust. The French; he said, the manufacture of tar from offered him very high rewards for ilgalle. For each experiment beplans of the various Dye Trust trayed he received 60 marks from factories, but that seemed to him the Surete.

too dangerous and be rofused, He admitted having introduced two of the other accused to the Hellmann purported to produce During cross-examination to-day French, who ho anid continually

that German strong evidence pressed him for material, though policemen in Ludwigshafen were he confessed having said in the working hand-in-hand with the presence of a witness, "I am now Surete Francalae. That is to be going to try the English, who are the subject of a separate Inquiry

in camera,

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"Don't you think I'm awfully brave James, to do my Christ

mas shopping all by myself?"

Mr. Brown's death at the early age of 26 is all the more and by reason of the fact that he only arrived in Hongkong about tw months ago to work as a draughts- man for Bailey and Company Ho contracted smallpox just before Christmas and died on Wednesday afternoon,

Those present at the funeral Included Mrs. W. S. Balloy, Mr. C. F. Mendham, Mr. J. J. Cameron, Mr. H. Nish, Mr. J. H. Hunt, Mr. R. Hall, Mr. D. A. Goodwin, Mr. J. Fraser, Mr. P. W. Ramsay, Mr. J. C. Polson Mr. A. Chapman, Mr. T. Ferguson, Mr. J. Jack, Mr. A. A. Dand; Mr. W. Hlorrowman and Mr. II. Hyndman.

Among the many wreathe sent were tokens from the boreaved mother and father, Mat, Isale, Frank and wife, Norah and Edic. Others were from the Chinese staff of Bailey and Company (three wreaths), the President, Committee and members of the Kowloon Cricket Club, Yaumati Slipway, the European Y.M.C.A., the Green Island Cement Company and the C.M.S. and staff. There were also many wreaths from individual sympathisors, tliese including Mrr| and Mrs. W. 8. Balley.

Capt. Micheforos, of the Green ship Virginia, was greatly surprised when told that his ship, holsting. the Portuguese flag, was towed into port Lisbon, Nov. 24. He says that- his declaration that he saw the ship.. aink before leaving was due to effects of fog. The Portuguese vessel Tracpicas, which discovered the abandoned ahip, now claims salvage, which is alleged to amount, to 270,000. A wireless message now states that the Virginia sonic full of water at four o'clock in the morning at: the Port of Leixoen.

Some ofl wells in the Elebeno region of Mexico, employing 1,000, men, have been shut down, says an Exchange telegram, "as one of the first effect of world over-production of petroleum."

The death has occurred in Louisville, Kentucky,, of Dr. E. V. Mullins, President of the Baptist World Alliance from 1929 unt!! June Inst.

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