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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1935.

LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

KING GRATIFIED AT

PROGRESS

The following letter on behalf of His Majesty the King has been forwarded to the Royal Life Saving Society by the President, the Right Hon. Lord Desborough, K.G.. G.C.V.O. The letter in signe: ed by Sir Frederick Ponsonby, Treasurer to the King:

Windsor Castle

17th June, 1985.

My dear Desborough,

NO INSULT INTENDED

MAYOR OF SEATTLE EXPLAINS

SOOTHING JAPAN

Seattle, Aug. 12. The Mayor of Seattle has written to the Japanese Consul- General hero in connection with the Hunt Club "rag." in which the insulted, following a protest to Washington.

"POTSDAM" FINE VESSEL

NEW N.D.L. LINER

IN PORT

Both passengers and Captain of the Potsdam, which arrived here from Europe to-day, on hor maiden voyage, voted the ship an admirable vessal.

"She is a beatiful son ship, alry, cool, fast and economical," de There was no difficulty in main- clared Captain Richard Arndt. taining between 20 and 21 knots. while the ship can to over 22

The King was most interested Japanese Emperor was allegedly / knots with ease.

to read of the remarkable progress made by the Royal Life Saving Sovlety In 1934, which is evident from the Annual Report for that year. This is not only so in the marked increase in the number of Awards, but in the general stan- dard achieved. particularly by HMS. "Ganges in the King's Cup.

The Mayor asks the Consul- General to "please accept my

Assurance

that the proceedings were not planned to bring re Majesty or your country." prouch ог ridiculo

His upon The offending incident occurred, His Majesty heard with much function but at a small community the Mayor went on, not at a city satisfaction that the Life Guard affair and it was conceived in a Corps of the Society had proved spirit of jocularity. such a success, and that they were should have been otherwise inter- Instrumental in rescuing some proted was as regrettable as it was fifty peuple from drowning last incorrect, he said.

year.

The King trusts that the most valuable work which the Society is doing throughout the Empire will continue to attract the in- terest of the public more and mure, and so lead to an increasing knowledge of life saving methods.

Yours sincerely.

The

F. PONSONHY,

Lord Desborougn.

K.G., G.C.V.O.

LOCAL WORK

That

it

The incident is not expected to enuse Reuter.

further unpleasantness.

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been pledged with the firm were missing, althongathers were still on the premises. The fagitive was

be

The voyage was uneventful ex- rept for a delay of adme days at Port Said where the same trouble with the auxiliary engines wan Experienced as delayed the Scharn horat. This delay did not worry the passengers, however, since trips to Cairo and Palestine were arranged. The weather was good

the Red Sea took only two and a and fairly cool, though it was very hot in the Red Sen. Going through half days, however, compared to

the four and a half which it took the Fulda, Captain Arndt's pre- vious command.

The ship is fitted with a wire. leas telephone with which passen- gers may converse with any of The capitals in Europe and with many of the larger liners. While at Crete the telephone was used to talk to the Bremen which was at that time passing out of New Yark harbour.

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Shown a press photo of himself ribed him as which appeared to-day and des- George O'Brien, the cinema star, Captain Arndt

"When I was 19 years old I sang in a sailors' cabaret in New York, but that's a long time ago; I'm 60 now."

The Potsdam

a full brought enrgo, a total of over 12,000 tons. Much of it was machinery for Japan.

The work of local life saving in due course brought before the laughed and said that the mistake training is proceeding very satis First Magistrate, Mr. W. Schoßeld,

was not so bad as it might have factorily according to latest re-

on sundry dates. From time to been, since at one time he was of time there were termal remands the stage.. ports,

Keen satisfaction is expressed until May 15, when evidence cam- that the East Lancashire Regiment | mruced

taken. Th.. has taken IFLE life-saving and | Magistrate tunk a certain amount should do well under the able of formal evidence and also the guidance of their popular sports | evidence of one Weng Piu-sang. officer, Lieut. C.C.S. Genose. Pri- who was a witness of very great Knibbs. of the Lincolns, importance. In fact, without him trained the East Lanes, and is to there was no evidenc al a}} congratulated on the smart- Fagainst the fugitive He was the ness and results of the class all only witness of any real value. of whom passed the examination. The cross-examnation of this wit- Sergt. Dutton, Assistant Ex-ness was reserved by the solicitor aminer, in his report to Sub- for ihy fugitive, Mr. F.X. Inspector It. J. Hunt, Loent Re-d'Almada, Sn. presentative, reparts very highly The next sitting was on May 16. the Princess this morning, "but

vate

of the class.

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Among the 14 first-class pus- sengers were Prince George you Ravern, Count Ludwig Graf von Holstein, and Princess Ingeborg von Bernstorf.

"The trip was delightful," said

Mr.I have not found any place on the It- voyage which I liked better than Ill the ship."

aul

that occasion The 22nd Coy, Royal Engineers, d'Almada was unfortunately presented 11 men for the examina- able to be present, as he was tion under Lance-Corporal Ton- He sent up his son, who was IS kings, This examination was solicitor in his firm, to "watch o conducted in heavy rain and sea his behalf and to take notes of the to follow why evidence which was and the class and instructor are evidence so as not to delay the not evidence at all, in the legal to be warnily wahgratulated on

proceedings. Mr. d'Almada, jnr., † sense, should have been considered the splendid results achieved,

know nothing about the ease at by the Magistrale. all and turned up muroly to watch the case on behalf of his father. his arguments, eunsel said that: Referring to the second paint of! At that sitting. four witnesses the Magistrate, when making up examination of all Kave evidence, and the erose- | his mind and when considering the of them was evidence, proceeded upon entirely Magistrate in the depositions. reserved. That was noted by the wrong principles and had weighed

| the- evidence- by--an The third sitting was on Satur- scale. The reason given by the d'Almada, Magistrate in finding that there day, May 18, and Mr. Snr., turned up, as also did Str. was a prima facit case, as stated Lockhart-Smith. the assistant in the depositiond, wus: “In au Crown Solicitor. The case

extradition case even less evidence

A class of European officers, of the Hongkong Police Force, and three sub-Inspectors of the Chinese contingent, passed a very success- ful examination and their instrue tor. Sergeant W. Clark, if the I.K. Police, is to be congratulated on his efforts.

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London, Aug. 12.

London, Aug. 12. when it is realised that the indians down to be heard late in the mor- is needed than in a committnl case

Imperial Airways have ou order | Experience with various systents have first to be taught the correcting, and when it came up. Mr. to justify committal. If there is n

experimental aircraft of new type of automatic traffic control lights method of swimming, ete: before d'Alanda after waiting for some doubt, the prosecution must have specially designed for the purpose has led to development of a new attempting life saving tests. The time, asked the Magistrate to ad- the benefit of it, and I am satis of overcoming the problem of "take inter-linked system providing im two instructors, who have alsojourn the case, as he was not well fed that I have no alternative in off" under heavy load which, if it proved progressive working during been Indian Drill Corporals, are enough to go on. The Magistrate this case but to commit the fugi proves successful in tests to be rush hours and greater elasticity to be heartily congratulated as granted the request and noted it. tive."

made before the middle of next and leas delay at other times, and they have only just recently.

WITNESS ABSENT

Mr. Jenkin submitted that the year, will revolutionise long dis-manufacturers recently approach- qualified as instructors in life- The next sitting was on May 23.

Magistrate had clearly misdirect-tance dying and bring nearer the ed the Westminster City Council saving.

Mr. d'Almada, having then 12 ed himself by giving the benefit possibility of regulor trans-Atlantie with an offer to modify, without Sergt. Dutton, assisted by S. 1. covered, appeared at the hearing of the doubt to the prosecution service.

further charge the system pres Hunt, were the examiners.

and requested to examine the wit- instead of to his ellenl. Under

vlously installed for the length of nesses. He asked for Wong Piu- the circumstances, he contended

Regent Stroot so As to secure aang, the most in portant witness, whose cross-examination had been

PREPARATIONS FOR TELEVISION

FIRST TESTS EARLY NEXT YEAR

that the committal order should an invention of Major B. F. May, advantages of the "Repeat pulsing be quashed.

MAGISTRATE'S DOUBTS

Mr. Justice Lindsell remarked that he could not understand why the Magistrate should express his doubts, There must be sufficient legal evidence before he could commit the fugitive.

Mr. Jenkin: Without the evidence &f Wong Piu-sang. there is literally nothing.

The proposed aircraft which is

consulting engineer to Imperial Air.

system." ways, will consist of a large four- engined flying boat with a four- When the alterations are made engined scaplane mounted on its it will be possible to pass a much wings and interlocked with it so greater volume of traffic through that the combined load rises under the area at a considerably increas the propulsion of all eight engines, ed spoed. The Ministry of Trans- When an appropriate speed and port has approved the proposals helght have been attained the sea-and work fa proceeding with the pline will be released and con-minimum interference with the tinue under its own power, the working of the existing system. bearer plane returning to its base, Should It be decided later to instal --British Wireless.

BRITISH BACON

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automatic control signals at Piccadilly Circus the apparatus now to be supplied would make the scheme there much simpler to design and set up and would great- ly. facilitate the wider scheme of co-ordinated automatic control covering Piccadilly and other streets in the surrounding area. -British Wireless.

reserved, and was told that that man was no longer in the Colony but was in Canton. Mr. d'Almada then proceeded to cross-examine the other witnesses, but at no time during the hearing of the pro- London, Aug. 12.

ceedings and up to the committal A Past Offer announcement

by the Magistrate did he erom regarding television states that examine Wong Plu-sang. The first test transmission is ex-

Continuing, Mr. Jenkin submitt- peeted to start early next year, ed that the Magistrate was. wrong and that a regular pablic service in taking into account at all the

His Lordship: There is пе will follow as soon as practic-evidence of Wong Piu-sung, which evidence of any criminal action by able.

had not been eross-examined. the fugitive. Technical information necessary Counsel then quoted authorities For the Crown, Mr.J. A. Fraser, for the designity of television in support of his submission, after assistant Attorney General, receivers in connection with the which he said the Magistrate had instructed by Mr. W. J. Lock- proposed transmissions will be no right to consider any evidenco hart-Smith, argued that even made public at an early date.-] which had not been subjected to assuming that the Magistrate had British Wireless.

cross-examination. The Magist- | misdirected himself, he must have rate, he said, was master of the come to the same conclusion situation and therefore it waa of he had done. Mr. Jenkin, he said; the utmost importance that he had opened his arguments by

London, Aug. 12. should follow the principles gov stressing the gravity of the present An order has been issued under erning the administration of case. He entirely agreed with the Agricultural Marketing Act to Justice.

this, but he wished to add that bring into operation on September "I put it to your Lordships," this case involved an obligation to 17 the bacon development seherae! continued counsel, "with consider the State as well. Counsel aub- which completes the plan of re-↓ ably confidence, that a Magistrate mitted that there had been ample organisation of the bacon Indus- in deciding upon the commital of opportunity for cross-examination, try by the establishment of wanatang Province has the following so a fugitive or any other person does The witness, Wong Plu-sang, had board which will licence bacon port on water levels, la Engllah Zari, for the State, in a speech before the Cuban not Judicially decide or judlefally been in Court three times, and producers under such conditions West, Morth and Kart Riveris Economic Delegation declared: commit him if he takes into ac the failure to cross-examine him as it Onds necessary for promoting Fiace

"The assurance of the loading count evidence which had not was entirely due to the fugitive efficient production or preventing countries that they would join the been cross-examined. It is ever himself.

or reducing excessive production, wat Birr United States in a liberal commer- so vital that it huppens to be an If their Lordships decided in The Board will consist of 11 mem- cial policy would tremendously extradition quae, because if he favour of the fugitive in this case, bere appointed by Ministers, and quicken world recovery.

is surrendered ho goes to another then it was open to every fugitive four cach by the already existing "Trade reciprocity, sponsored by country where the legal principles to take the same course intention- Bacon Marketing and Pigs Market- the United States, offers a broad as to the admissibility of Vigalally by bribing the witnesses to ing Boards-British Wireless. programme for world economic re- evidence may be entirely differ disappear. construction and should appeal to] ent." all nations desiring the mainten-

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