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COTTON CREDITS REFUSED

AMERICAN REBUFF FOR ITALY

"UNSETTLED CONDITIONS":

Washington. Aug. 8. An official source to-day stated that the Export and Import Bank would refuse cotton Italy.

credits

BRITISH ROAD FATALITIES

CAUSES EXAMINED

BY MINISTRY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

London, Aug. 8. Figures were fasued to-day by the Ministry of Transport analys ing the 1,500 fatal road accidenta which occurred in the first part of this year. The analysis is based on police reports, as in the case of a similar inquiry two years ago; but at the desire of the Minister of Transport the present investiga. tion has been more searching and comprehensive.

FIGHTING ON THREE FRONTS

NAZIS WAGE War ON ENEMIES

STAHLHELM DOOMED

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Blu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mes

Ordinance, 1776.

Hersired, Angwa!

Munich, Aug. 8.

A movement to "clear all the sorts has been begun here. Jews from Bavarian summer re-

The Bavarian Minister for the Interior, Herr Adolf Wagner, who is also Nazi District Lender in Bavaria, immediately telegraphed congratulating the city of Badloclz for having ejected all Jews and ex- mountain district of Bavaria might pressing the wish that the whole

follow their example.

The sole or main causes to which accidenta were attributed were: Errors of drivers 25.1 per cent.; Cotton exporters are reported of pedal cyclists, 15.9 per cent.; to have received requests for a of pedestrians 49.1 year's credit from Itay, and re- faults in vehicles or equipment 3.7 cent.; per ferred the application to the Ex-per cent.; road conditions 0.5 per port and import Bank.

cent.; animals, 1.0 per cent.: The Italian interests, learning

other causes 4.7 per cent.

Of pedestrians killed 86.1 per of the Bank's attitude, immediate cent, were themselves the sole or ly shortened the credit period to main six months, but even so the Bank Victims Cause of the accident.

were 56.9 is planning to refuse the applica-pedestrians, 20.2 per cent, cyclists, per cent.

12.9 per cent, molor-cyclists, 6.2) Omeints of the Bank denied per cent, passengers and 4,8 per

In the meantime there is a drive that the possible use of cotton B

cent, drivers.

proceeding against the Stahlhelm, #material of war had entered

Of pedestrians killed 30.2 per tiermany's organisation of War into their calentations

were under 15 years and veterans, What was and inent. fluenced their decision.

49.4 percent, were over 55.

apparently [the death knell of the enmpany of Among errors of drivers exces They had not neted upon the sive speed is slated to have been¦ DAMARIMOVUNTR:mmuni application favourably because of responsible for more accidents "the unsettled conditions" in Italy, than any other single error, while they explained.

for pedestrians, crossing the rond with apparent inattention to trafic was error which caused twice as many fatalities as any other,

tion.

The Banke is said to have taken the stand that in view of Italy's war preparations it was inadvis able to extend even six months' credit. The Bank fears that it might be unable to collect from the Italian spinners in six months' time.

Of the fatal accidents reviewed 304 per cent, occurred at cross- roads or road junctions and 61.2ENA per cent, n stright ronds or bends with a god sight line. The worst) Meanwhile,

York period of the day for accidents is' banks are non-committal with res-between 5 and 7 in the evening. - peet to yesterday's reports of British Wireless.

The

New

negotiations for private financial

assistance to Italy, but according

to the New York Sun the negotia- tions are continuing, although it

is feared that premature publicity

may impede them--leuter.

MOTOR INDUSTRY THRIVING

PROSPERITY WAVE EMPLOYS MILLION AND

IN

ENGLAND

SIGNS OF RETURNING

CONFIDENCE

A QUARTER PERSONS

London, Aug. 8. Statistics issued by the Society.

of Motor Manufacturers and Tra

"TELEGRAPH" ART

SUPPLEMENT

To-morrow's Picture

Fentures

Purther entries in our Sum- mer Photo Competition will appear in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Pictorial Suppie-

ment.

In addition, the double wed- ding, at which Mr. A. Popple married Miss Kathleen Mary Regan and Me, H. Harris was werkded to Miss Eileen Con- stance Itegun, will be illustrat ed, as will also be the weddings of the Rev. R. Carter and Mias Elsie Goodman, and Mr. Stephen Lee and Miss Mary Ng.

There will also he a picture of the new Bank of East Asin building, a group of the Chin Who A. A. volleyball team, and a picture showing the presentn- tion of prizes to alleyball teams on the S.C.A.A. ground.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST

COURT MARTIAL CHARGES

WELCH FUSILIERS

ACCUSED

Fusilier James George Cole, of the 2nd Battalion Royn! Welch Fusiliers, was brought before a Court Martial at Murray Barracks this morning on a charge of strik ing a superior 'officer.

Accused wns, alleged to have struck Sergeant Alfred John Hills, RAM.C. it the Military Hospital, Kowloon, on the morning of July 27 while being told to stop smoking and to put out his cigaretic.

The Court comprised Major W. E. Dowling, of the 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment (President), Capt. Freeman (R.W.F.), and Lieut. Hamilton (RE.).

Capt. A. P. Trimple (R.A.M.C.) was the prosecuting officer, and Lieut. L. H. Yates (R.W.F.), ap- peared for the defendant..

Acensed plended “Gullty" to the charge, and the President then read out the evidence already given by July 27 at the Military Hospital. Sergeant HIlls, who stated that on

Kowloon, he was in charge of the 830 am, parade when he noticed smoke coming out from the mouth of accused at a cigarette in his Jund. This was after he had given the order to the men to put thæir cigarettes faccused, who thereupon struck him adinanished

in the mouth with his Asts."

out. He

· 1935.

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music by Eddie Harkness Orchestra

RELAY FROM DAVENTRY

356 metres (845 kllocyrics):

From ZBW on a wavelength of

4-7 pm. Chinnae Progranime. 7-7.30 p.m. Military Band Music. Marche Militaire (Schubert). Villanelle (With a Swallow)

(arr. Wnterbotton), Marche Lorraine (Gonne), Pomp and Circumstance March

No. 1 (Elgar). Naval March (specially arranged), Military March (specially arranged). Holomoke-Intermezzo (leaves). Wedding of the Rose (Jessel).

7.30-7.50 p.m. Harry Roy's Tiger Ragumuman.

2.

1. Farewell Blues; You Rascal

You; Muddy Waters. Shine; My Sweetle went away: Sweet Jenny Lee. Fox Trot Medley Nos. 3 and

Happy

1.

It don't mean a thingves my

Feet; Everybody

bnby: I got Rhythm. Memories of you; Itain:

Goodbye Blues.

7.50-8 p.m. From the Studio, "Book Reviews" by Sabrina,

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather tions. Report; Closing Local Stock Quota-

8.05-8,40 p.m. A Variety Pro- Kramme.

Humorous Monologue-With her head

tucked underneath her arm.

Stanley Hollastüy.

Banjo Solo-La Vivandlere.

WRONGLY ADMONISHED The arcused's evidence was to the effect that he was not smoking" at the time in question. He was wrongly admonished by Hills and

Ernest Jones. when he denied that he was satok- Vocaliss Otis Regrets, Jur. Hills Baid to him: "I have

The Mills Brothers. four eyes and you have two, so || Yodel-Tyrolean Yodler. Friede can save better than you." Accused then lost his temper and struck-Castanets Salo-Serenata. hiru.

I wish to state

In mitigation, Lieut. Yates made the following statement on behalf of accused: "I admitted having struck Sergeant Hills in a moment of anger brought by the statement of Sergeant Hills that I was smok- ing on parade and the nanner which he approached me together with the fact that 1 am hot- tempered and worked up by the unautural conditions of hospital life.

that I am very sorry in committing the crime and beg the Court tu deal with mo leniently if they can. I dony bay Ing been smoking and ask per dera show the great expansion of,

mission of the Court to produce the British motor industry. The

witnesses to prove the fact." industry gives work to nearly London, Aug. 8.

Pte. B. Collin, of the 2nd 1,250,000 people in manufacture," The greater prosperity of

Battalion East Lancashire Regi- the sale, repair and operation of motor country is reflected in the holiday vehicles and thus claims to rank u CZARNICERIAmant defence. He stated he was

ment, was then called, for the with expenditure this year, which has second only to the distributive! reached higher levels, of

accused just before the parade and which | trades as the largest employer of ex-soldiers Wis sounded to-day noticed that he was not smoking. there are various indication. Flabour..

when the Steel Helmets were dis- When the parade was called he fell In railway radlie returns, for Output of new motor vehicles solved in districts of the province in next to the net used. example, the total receipts of the has

of Brandenburg,'in Pomeranin and. shown remarkalıla four main line railways for

Sentence will be promulgated The from the depression period, reach in the Fast, along the Polish eur- week ended Alrust were ingu futal of 242.499 in 1934 ridor, the last stronghold of the

ANOTHER CASE £3,914,000, an increase of £13,300 against 140.000 ten years earlier, rup

Pring to these proceedings, Cpl. or 3.5 per cent. compared with and 288,305 in 1929, peak year heThe reasons for the new dis- Erie Evans, at the Royal Welch the corresponding werk last year. fore the crisis. The total value of solution order is that the Stahlhelm Fusiliers, was charged with abson- The increase "on

re-exports of motor vehicles last year are allegedly indulging in activitiesing himself without leave between ceipts is 5.0 percent.

was more than £14,250,000.

inimical to the state and have many July 27 and 28. Acensed pleaded Marxist sympathisers.

"Guilty." and his statement, which was made previously, was then rend out by the President. Accused's

passenger

recovery

CATHOLICS SUFFER

later.

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The Bank of England jama In connection with the reduction issued to-day showd a rise in note of five shillings per horsepower in? circulation 4 £3,500, 60 to a ne v the private car tax, which came record of 2411,800,000 following into effect in Jammry, the interest-

At the same time the court at statement was: "I have not had a a similar expansion last week, offing claim is made that the Ex. Gladbeck sentenced twn Catholic permanent

pass for about nearly £7,500,000. The

reim- pastors to four and two months' months, and um fed up in not record chequer already has Theen circulation, attained last Christ-bursed for the sacrifice of a quarter imprisonment respectively, for tear-getting out, s, i decided to go ent. mas, which is usually the peak of of the former rate of the tax by an ing down anti-Catholic" posters. I did it on the spur of the moment The annual curve of note circula- increase in the number of cars Father Isídure, a Franciscan monk and I am very sorry I did so,” tion, was £108,261,867.

maintained in use during the win-¦in a monastery near Coblenz, was Major H. A. Davies (R.W.F.) arrested and charged with inciting While chiefly ecounted for byter months,--British Wirijena.

was the prosecuting officer in this "weale-minded persons" to fear down Nazi posters and with supply- Sentence will be promulgated in iing people with boot-bineking to

due course. black out Nazi posters.--Reuter Special,

holiday expenditure, the underly ing tendency of note circulation to expand emphasises the recovery and returning confidence. This improvement is further illustrated by the growth of new capital issues. The total of £53,900,000 in July brought issues of

new capital during

frst seven

the

RAW RUBBER

LATEST SINGAPORE

:

PRICES

AMERICA WARNED

Washington, Aug. 8. Speaking in the flouse of Re- mooths of the year to £13,900-evived the following Straits currency L. Blanton. Denterat of Texas, Mesurs, Benjamin and Potts representatives today, Mr. Thomas 000, as compared with £85,000,000 quotations (buyers) from

warned "my Jewish and Catholic and £75,300,000 respectively in today for raw rather

friends that if they don't stop in- the corresponding periods of Spot

1942 et. up

19% els Get/Dee

20% rts. up Jan/Mar 211% cts. up

Market: Quet,

1934 and 1933-British Wireless. September.

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended August 16, 1914.

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Singapore

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et.

terfering with the interent matters

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case,

POLICE RESERVIST

COMMENDED

SMART CAPTURE

OF THIEF.

..

As the result of being robbed

et of foreign Governments they are of a wallet containing $203 Bong-

going to get the United States into kong money and $2 Dutch war. Buited Press

DAY BY DAY

NEWS IN

BRIEF

NEVER TAKEN AWAY.-Faber.

Mr. V. Tsui, residing at No. 8) Dorset Crescent, has reported to the police that between July 31 and yesterday, some person Mioje

Indies currency, a visitor

East

from

↑ Batavia, To Alissan, has been left

stranded in the Colony.

This was revealed by Detective- Sergeant II. J. Baldwin in the

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Lainer.

La Argentina. Hand-The Whistler and his Dog. Violin Solo-Pale Moon (Indian

Silver Stars Band.

Love Song).

Albert Sandler. Song--What Now?

Gertrude Lawrence (Soprano). Guitar Duet-Chiquita-Waltz. Voeni-Limehouse Blues.

Ferern and Panlui.

The Mills Brothers. 8.40-9 p.m. Light Orchestral Music. Dream of Autumn (Joyce). Choristers' Wallz (Phelps).

El Relicario (Padilla).

La Violetera.

Waltz of the Lost Love

(arr. Schwartz).

His Dreamy Waltz (arr. Schwartz.

9-9.15 p.m. A Relay of the Daven.

Bulletin try Now's

(Copyright by Reuter).

9.15.10 p.m. From the Studio, A 44th Recital of Gramophone Re- cords by the Rev. C.B.R. Sargent 10 p.m. Renter Press Bulletins, 10.05.11 p.m. From the Stuudio, and his Orchestra.

Dance Music by Eddie Harkness

I'roramme.

II p.m. Close Dewn.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's. Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers toners will be brondenal from Zersen a fellows

DJI

int

prasmes for For Eastern

SOUTH ASIA ZONE Bouth Aala Tona, broadcast from DJB. (19.74 metre) and JN (31.65 metres).

DJn 19.71 16,208 ke 1.35.1 D.. 19,76 m 1,200 ke 4.45.8.13 p.m. DIJN 21.45 m 5.540 ke 4.45-8.15 1.m.

19,74 15,200 ke p.m.-17.30 a.m. DHE DIN Announcement (Germ., In Germon Yox Song. Pro arumme Forecast [German, Erg Itali).

4.13 p.m.

5 p. Woman's Programme) I for You and You for Ms. Women Studenta

salating Factory Workers. News In English. pm.Atabenue by Robert Behumanit.

Hilir Sehliwa, Piano. The Lyrical Betrothal. A Comedy

5.30 pm 2.45

6.m.

by Kurt Heyniske.

6.45 p.m. News In German.

? pm. Cancers of Light Music.

. p.m. News In English.

8.12 p.m. Close down DB, DIN (Germ..

Engl.)

EAST ASIA ZONE

East Asli Zone tradest through IQ en 18.43 metres (16.296 k.c.) 1.10-8 p.m. Conerri, news at 2 p.m

p.m.

J. Din Annauncement (Germ.. Engl) German Yaik Song. Pro- azamine Parecast (Germ. Engl.) 9.15 m, Woman's Programme: for You

and You for Me Weinen Students wasting Factory Workers.

5.45 p.m. News In English on DJQ and

In Batch on DJ

10 p.m. Variety Programada. Three Merry Shortwave Parrote Tejate you

J.

thel Experiences.

Topical Talk.

1.15 p.m. Now in German en DJQ and

DJB,

11.30 p.m. Current Events,

13.45 p.m. Consert of Light Hosie, 11.15 m. News In-English on DIQ and

fa Dutch on DJD. 17,30 .. Core down DJQ, DJD' (Germ

Engl},

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

THE EAR OF DIVINE ATTENTION.IS_The Conte Verde--is--due-to | Central Police Court this morning arrive from Shanghai at daan. to-day when sentence of one year's hard and will sail for Europe vin Ports at labour, with two years police 10 o'clock fa-night.

Hurveillance, was imposed by Mr. Macfadyen on Leung Fak, un- Wong Wal, a returned hisnisbee, was entenced to six months hard tabuur employed, who pleaded gulity to by Mr. Macfadyen in the Central admitted four

wallet. He also theft of the Police Court this morning when

previous convic- pleaded guilty to returning

from tions for similar offences. Danishment.

Sergeant Baldwin told the Court | are that on the morning of August 6,

The rate of dollar on demandinmond brucelet valved at $1,000.

was 18. 10.5/160,

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In connection with the state of war between Britain and Germany, special constables were enrolled in Hongkong, whilst steps were taken for the formation of a Volunteer Nursing Corps,

Mr. William Curwen, headmaster of Yaumati School, died whilst on war duty on Stonecutters Island,

Mr. A. E. Carleton, US. Vice Consul, was appointed to take charge of the Imperial German Consulate General Hongkong.

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Appointments in the Hongkong Volunteer. Reserve included Mr. Le G. Bird as Captain, Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton as Lieutenant, and Mr. J. Owen Hughes as 2nd. Lieutenant.

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The body, uf three-year-old the Kowloon mortuary from the Ping Chinese child has been removed to Shan district. It appears that the Mosses, Benjamia and Potts re the complainant was walking in boy nccidentally fell into a stream at ceived the following buying and Connaught Road Central with his Leung Tin Taun village while playing selling quotations from their Manila urma akimbo. When near the P. with other children, and was drowned. Agents thin morning: Benguet and O. building, the defendant Consolidateda, 12.10, 12.20; Anta came up, and pulling his arma Mrs. Moir, residing at Taikoo, has moks, 78, 80; Baguio Golds, 24. apart, snatched the wallet and reported to the police that during the 2014; Gold Rivers, 04, 015

made off into the doorway of the afternoon of July 6, while she lathing at Repulse Bay, some person

P. and O. premises. He came out eudgavouring to and run along a lane into Des Stetson fur felt Voeux Road Central where he

WAN

who

car.

As the tram did not mova

The police are entered the matshed where she had trace the owner of left her clothes and stole a handbag hat, which was founds in possesalon boarded the rear part of a tram- containing a lady's wrist watch,jof an unemployed man, Au Yiu, fountain pen and in money, all to was charged with unlawful possess- the total value of $18.

lon before Mr. W. Schofield, at the then, he alighted and bolted up Central Magistracy this morning. Pedder Street where he Was The theft of a silver cup, two Inspector Logan stated that defendant caught opposite the Hongkong beits and a leather purse from the sald he had picked the hat up in Hotel by Polleo Reservist Wing On Company, was admitted by Village Road. It had apparently been Mohamed Khan. The wallet was Wong Shu, aged 30 years, unemployed, blown into the street from some not recovered. fadyen in the Central Police Court charged. Two initials, " 6" are when he appeared before Mr. Mac-house The dofendant was dis- this morning. Sentence of six weeks on the hat. The owner is requested three weeks out of prison.. hard labour was passed. Detective-ito apply to the Wanchal Police Station Sergeant T. Cashman prosecuted, for the hat,

The defendant had been only

The magistrate congratulated Mohamed Khan on his arrest.

The following wave-length and frequencies

observed by Daventry,, Call Sign Freasenty Wavelength

SAJJADE' BY*ZC

GSA сяр

6.959 ke

49.5) mot

.13 k..

GSC

P.AA..

31.30

meir

GSD

11,75 *.c.

26.53

CRE

11,863 kx.

GNP

1,140 k..

metres 25.78 metros 19.82

1180

17,700

GOT

21.470 4.

GRI

GBJ GAL

. 18.86

metres

1.7 mutres

IB.780 .k.c. 3. mestrés 21.440 k... 33.95 mstron

0.119. k.c. 49.10 mtr Transmission 5

(GAB. and G.A.0.), 7. Big Hen. A programme of Weih

music.

The .D.C. Empire On chestra 1.45. Eleteddfod Genedlaethai Frenhinai

Cymm, Chernarfon, 1938 Greenwich Time Signal ai 12 Midnight

.. Mappy Holidngs,” A variety

of hints for holiday-makers,

B.15

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um. The News.

2 .. Cleo, Gewz.

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GARETH JONES IN HANDS OF ANOTHER GANG

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The new captors have bigger demand Ideas of ransom, and it is reported that they are demand.. [ing $100,000 for his release.

Peiping, Aug. 8. The authorities are baffled by the latest development of the case of They are holding him somewhere Mir. Gareth Jones, the British near Charhar on the Jehol border, Journalist who was captured by but the exact location is most dim. briganda near Dolonor about cult to guage as the gang appears

fortnight ago.

to be constantly on the move.

So far from being released as The authorities are doing their had been promised Mr. Jones ap- utmost to start negotiations with pears now to be in the hands of the new captors.Reuter.