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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1934.

HUGE NEW AIR FLEET TO BE BUILT IN AMERICA

LATEST MOTOR.

MISHAPS

EUROPEANS FIGURE

IN COLLISION

SHOPS WITH SAME WITH FULL

NAME

ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES

TREATY NAVY

The latest list of trafle mishaps Tam Po a shop fokl, was ARMAMENTS MEASURES Inaved In connexion with the: "Safety First" campaign show that charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy this

PASS HOUSE Washington, Jan. 30.

The creation of additional

R. S. Farlow, of the Naval Dock-morning, with larceny by falac yard Police, Dockyard Quarters, reparts that when driving his pretences of eight packets of dried private motor car No. 1766 up Ash and meats delivered to his Duddell Street at 6.30 p.m. on the shop by Ho Yat, and with the armaments on a huge scale, 29th, In reverse gear he collided alternative charge of theft of the both for the Navy and the with private motor car No. 76, same goods.

Air Force, was authorised by

been

delivered..

'WILB

tives to-day.

An overwhelming majority the Vinson voted in favour of Naval Bill, which authorises the

Government to build the United

al-

Grakle, 1931 winner of the Grand National, whose career fa termin-

ated by heart trouble.

OPIUM PASSED TO PRISONER

SEQUEL TO COURT INCIDENT

CATHEDRAL MEETING

FINANCIAL HELP NEEDED

The Very Rev. Dean Swain presided at the annual meeting of St. John's Cathedral Inst evening when the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock presented the Budget for .1934. This showed that from the good- will achome and offertories a sum of $28,891.70 would be needed to balance the Budget, or some $2,750 more than was actually received in 1938....

Sir Henry added:-In regard to our prospective expenditure for 1934 it fa Just as well that the members of the congregation should frankly face the fact that they cannot afford to relax in the amallest way their financial.com- tributions the Cathedral, which stande to us in the place of our parish Church, and which it is our boundon duty to support,and care for, even in these rather difcult. financial times.

Some people would have us be- lieve that men and women of the present day, are losing interest in

UNMUZZLED DOGS religion, but I do not believe that

THREE CASES BEFORE COURT

owned by G. A. Harriman, causing) Defendant pleaded not guilty, damage to the offside rear mud-and hearing of the case was fixed the House of Representa- guard of car No. 1765 and near- for Friday, afternoon. side rear mudguard of car No. 70.

Detective Sergeant Fitches said Other reports, are as follows:

defendant was a foki of the Nam Chan Shu-wah ns driving Cheung Lung grocers shop in motor lorry No. 3000 in Des Voeux Hennessy Road, and there Road West near Ko Shing Street another shop of the same name States Navy up to the full strength from east to west, at 5.15 p.m. on in Queen's Road East. On Janu- permitted by the London Naval the 29th. and tried to overtake aary 27, the master of the Kung Treaty, by the construction of 120 tramcar on the nearalde which Ping Cheung shop, No. GG, Dess new warships, was proceeding in the same direc- Voeux Road West, gave, the com

The charge that Administra- tion. The lorry collided with the plainant. Ho Yat, eight packets of Lion was attempting to hoodwink front of the tram car, causing dried fish and meats to be deliver- Congress was made by Mr. Fred damage to the front part of the ed to the shop in Queen's Road A. Britten in a speech during tramcar breaking one pane of East. Ho Yat mistakenly arrived the discussion on the Navy De- glase. No damage to the lorry.

at defendant's shop and delivered partment Supply Bill

Mr. Britton asserted that, the goods to the defendant, who Pun Tuan-yie, nged 16 years,

chopped receipt. The though the budget carries a Navy was riding a push bleycle at 5.20 gave a

that is a correct picture of the p.m, on the 20th. In Fort Road and following day, the real shop appropriation for the 1935 fiscal

present position. On the con- on emerging into Shaukiwan Road phoned up the Kung Ping Cheung year, amounting to $295,000,000, ho ran into tram car No. 88, and shop and asked why the goods had the Navy Department will really

trary, I think that most thought- spend $142,000,000. He said that Inquiries

ful people are rapidly arriving at was knocked down, receiving in-not

be derived

the conclusion that, If this world Jurien to the hend and arm. Treat-were then made, and they went to the difference is to

were run on the principles of self- ed at the Government Civil Hos-defendant's shop, but defendant from the Public Works funds,

Mr. Britten emphasised that he and his master dented all know- did not object to the spending of

Dr. Mu Luk, of Fir House, sacrifice and mutual forbearance pital. Not detained,

ledge of having received any so much money on the Navy, but. An incident in the passage of 1. Balfour in the Central Police a much better and happier place to Pokfulam Road, was fined $8 by laid down by Christ, it would be Wong Hing-kui reports that gooda.

to the contrary, favoured it. It the Central Magistracy yesterday Court this morning, for allowing live in. During 1933 the attend- was his duty, however, to point morning, when a Chinese was seen a dog unlicensed and unmuzzled ances at our Cathedral Services, out that the Administration is at- to pass a pill of opium to a tempting to hoodwink Congress." prisoner who was being taken to to be abroad. It was stated by a and capecially at our Choral Com- HUGE NEW AIR FLEET the dock in Mr. Hamilton's Court, that the dog was only two-and-a-cre, which is most encouraging. representative, who pleaded guilty, munions have shown a marked in- The House of Representatives had a sequel this morning, when half months old.

Mpeare, P. Jacks and P. S. also authorised the construction of Cheung Lam was charged with

Cassidy wero elected representa. 1,184 now military aeroplanes of possession of one mace of pre- Summoned in respect of two un-tives to the Board of Trustees of all types, to equip a modernized | pared oplum.

muzzled dogs, L. C. F. Bellamy, the Church of England in the fleet,

of 358, The Peak, was, through a Diocese of Victoria, while the representative, fined $16. A plea following were elected to repre- of guilty was tendered.

sent the Cathedral on the Diocesan Conforence: Mr. A. S. Abbott, Mr. F. Austin, Mr. W. C. Clark, Pro- fessor Forster, Mr. D. S. Harley, Professor C. A. Herklots, Mr. T. H. King, Mr. F. Mason; Mrs. David- son, Mra, Swann, Mrs. Wolfe and Miss Buckwell.

about 4.60 p.m. on the 29th, he was i driving taxi-cab No. 144 along Caine Road from west to east be- hind motor bus No. 622 when near Arbuthot Road the bus suddenly stopped, and the taxi collided with the rear of the bus damaging the rear of the bus and the front mud-j guards of the taxi-cab.

NOTED BOTANIST DEAD

+

"D'ARTAGNAN” MISHAP

ERRONEOUS REPORTS

CORRECTED

President Roosevelt will review

The other prisoner was yester- the United States fleet at New day sentenced for possession of York on May 31.

2.3 taels of prepared oplum and In connexion with the loss of a The fleet will remain in New keeping a divan, ̧ propellor blade by the M.M. liner York until June 17 when it will d'Artagnan, reported yesterday, go to the Caribbean Sea for defendant was the man who gave Revenue Officer Grimmitt said it now appears that the mishap manoeuvres to be held there be PASSING OF DR. D. H. occurred while the vesaol was tween September 17 and Septem- crossing the Inland Sea of Japan ber 23. After completing the on the 24th inst., after departure manoeuvres, the fleet will take up from Kobe, six days before arrival Guantanamo as its base until in Hongkong. Only one blade on November 1. the port side of the propellor was lost.

SCOTT

(Our Own Correspondent).

(By Talegraph. Cepyright, Telegraphie Nie- sogra Ordinance, 1991. Received, January 31, 1.40 p.m.)

London, Jan. 31.

FLEET LEAVING PACIFIC Representing virtually the en- Contrary to the report published States, the armada will leave San tire naval strength of the United yesterday, the Captain of the liner Diego, California, on April 9 for did not wireless that the ship New York where it will immediate- The death has occurred of Dr.

wa's proceeding to Dukinfield Henry Scott, well-under slow speed. Actually, the will take place on the

Hongkongly assemble for the review, which known authority on botany, at the d'Artagnan left Shanghai

Hudson age of 79 years.

on River. It will be the largest Saturday, 27th inst., at 3 p.m., and As a young man, Dr. Scott arrived here on scheduled time. gathering of naval units in Ameri- studied botany under Professor On arrival, she entered Talkoo retary of War in President Wil- can waters since Mr. Daniels, Sec- Sachs in Wurzburg, and later won Dock at 7.a.m. yesterday, and all son's Cabinet; reviewed the United great fame in this science. He the passengers were landed was a former President of the 9 n.m.

by States World War forces in 1918. Linnean Society, and the Royal Microscopic Society. He was the author of many standard works on botany.

Naval circles point out that the review is probably inspired by the Reports Chat the liner

expersonal interest that the Pre- perienced heavy weather on the sident is taking in the United ron down from Shanghai are dis- States Navy, which he is deter Mr. A. W. Mills, the King'stain, which states that

counted by the report of the Cap-mined to make second to none in

he had the world. He шая Coroner, has died, according to seldom experienced such fine and Secretary of the Navy in President Assistant cable from our London correspon-caim weather during his 25 years' Wilson's dent.

service on the China-Japan run. United Press.

Cabinet-Renter and

prisoner the opium.

Mr. Hamilton:What do you mean by giving that opium to the prisoner?

A summons against C. C. Stark, of 273, The Peak, in respect of an Junmuzzled dog was adjourned for $1 week, the defendant being absent.

Dean Swann delivered an inspir oplum, and he had given him some, ing address, in which he stressed Mr. Hamilton imposed a fine of the need for greater Christian the $35, or seven days' imprisonment. fellowship.

"Defendant replied that the pri- soner had asked him for

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