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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,

MANILA- NAIROBI FLIGHT

AIR ADVENTURE DELAYED

PLANE İN ACCIDENT

(Special to "Telegraph")

GUNNER ADMITS

CAR THEFT

RAMBLING STORY

IN COURT

USED OFFICER'S NAME

SEPTEMBER 23, 1935.

IMMENSE MARKETS

IN CHINA:

AMERICA IMPROVES HER TRADE

BRITAIN, AND JAPAN LOSE

A candid confession of stealing a car was made to the course of B rambling statement made by a gunner of the Royal Artillery when he appeared before the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. W. M., Thomson, this morning. He was remanded (Special to "Telegraph"} - Manila, Sept. 23. for 48 hours in prison custody and

Washington, Sept. 22. Mechanical diẞculties have led a medical report was requested.

The Department of Commerce Mr. Philip Whitmarsh to call off The accused. Cilve Grandage.

result of a his projected flight from Manila] 22, of Liverpool, « gunner of No, g/lo-day released the to Nairobi, at least temporarily, Battery of the Royal Artillery. United States during the past study, which asserts that the The take-off was to have been stationed at Iyeemoon Barracks,

four J'ears mnde September 15,

has Aurassed all was charged with fa falling to nations in China. trade developed. It was disclosed that a recondi.

pay the legal carriage of private It is emphasised that in 1934 the tíoned motor in the Lockheed-ear No. 1321 on the vehicular United States supplied the Chinese Vega plane, purchased for the ferry, Man Kung, from Hongkong with a total of 26.10 per cent. of flight, was unsatisfactory.

Sunday: (ball imports, compared with Japan's Pilot Dick Rinaldi, who enme driving the car without a licence; 12.21 and Britalo's 12 per cent. from the United States to fly Mr(e) driving the car without the Moreover, America purchased and Mrs. Whitmarsh to Nairobi, owner's permission; (d) failing to 17.6 per cent. of China's exports Kenya Colony, tested the craft

keep to the left when driving compared with Japan's 15.16. shortly after it had been ns- sembled. He was obliged to make round the corner of Peking Road Britain's 8.3 and Hongkong's 18.85

and Nathan Road; and (e) falling per cent. to keep to the left at Salisbury American sales to China exceed-

and near the Star Ferry,

forced landing In Panipanga Province, however, while #11 # short 200-mile test flight between Manila and Baguio.

factory.

:

Returning to Manila, Rinaldi expressed conviction that the motor would not preve salis. Whitmarsh and Rinaldi plan to leave shortly for the United States where they will make contact with manufacturers to secure a new type of motor.

As #

FCABI

10 Kowloon on

ed the British and Japanese_com. Traffic-Inspector A.; Nical, inbined business, whilo her purchases. outlying the case, stated that aefar exceeded Japan's and nearly the doubled Britain's. It is made eased drove the ear on to Vahicular forry at. 8,416 aẩm. on Sun- clear that the purchases by Hong- day. As the ferry was jusi kong are intended for trans-ship- leaving, he was allowed to drive ment to all parts of the world.

SIGNIFICANT DROP on to the vessel. When the fares

Undoubtedly the drop in were being collected, accused said

relative to the Japan's position. he had as money. On his arrival at the Jordan Road wharf, through United States since 1931 in the Fame misunderstanding the regularesult of Manchurin's lisappear- for there did not stop him,

The radiomat, Bett Stone, of Brooklyn, who orginally planned to be a member of the expedition,

Later in the day, accused was Test for East Africa 03 the R.S.

seen by Indian cost: ble B59 Pastdan, He planned to offer driving on the wrong side of the his services to Emperor Haile road at Peking, Road and Nathan Selassie

At 1.45 pm. accused was 248 11 communications Road. expert.-Uuited Press.

seen driving on the wrong side of the road near the Star ferry be Chinese constable D2GG.

CONFIDENCE REGAINED

CANTON'S BANKING

POSITION

Canton, Sept. 22. Since co-operation between the Provincial Bank of Kwangtung and Canton Municipal Bank has been effectal, the financial conti- tion of the city has become more siable, it was learned to-day.

According to a spokesman of

Jo

operation, the public is regaining confidence in these banks, and de- positors have recently increased by-hundreds. ------

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are from China's returns far more than any other cause, yet sufficient significance remains in the figures to form a substantial answer to the statement not infrequently heard: The United States is losing Its China trade to competitors.' '

The report declares that the progress made by the vast popula I'tion of China since the revolution of 1911 and China's potentialities

ever."

ENGLISH LICENCE Accused stated that he had {1}} English Heence, but it was point-as a market for foreign prodice ed out to him that although long- are attracting more Interest than kong was a British Colony, he was not allowed to drive a car with an English licence, just as he would not be allowed to drive in England with a Hongkong licence.

Receiving permission to make a statement defendant said: "I admit I did steal the car: I was under the influence of drink-you know when you are like that you are apt to do anything.

"Here was in the midille of

It is explained that the Depart- ment' study is aimed to present facts and suggestions for measur- ing China as a future market. It is sald, however, that in view of the illiteracy, poverty, diveras dialects and lack of communica- tions large senle sales in China might succeed only in the distant future.-United Presa.

ed.

SILVER PRICE

Washington, Sept. 22. The Department of Commerce

the Municipal Bank notes of the street. I wanted to get into these 1wo banks are now bed. I saw this car and I jumped nccepted everywhere in the lu and a policeman came along. believes that the high and un- city without being subject to jiggered about with the ignition certain silver exchange" is one ex- discount. As a result

Switch but could not find the key.planation of the recent decline in The policeman helpeil me to start China's, trade, but avers that and I gave him a lift to the police numerous other factors contribut- station."

directions and with all countries __The_drop_{u__trado____in_both serve to emphasise the fact that as a result of a number of factors China In 1934 dropped lower than ever in the world depression trough, while other nations climbing out."-United Press,,

The financial condition of these

Asked whether he could-recor aise the policeman again, acessed banks, according to the same looked round and replied that he official, is far better than before. could not. -Union NCR.

U.S. NAVY FLIER CRASHES

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"I drove around a bit," said ac- cused continuing his statement, "then came across to Kowloon."

"They (the police) had me at the police station and grilled me for half an hour. They let me go in the end because they told rat they were satisfied that I had done no wrong.

"DECENT FELLOW" "After, I went over to Kowloon.

LEITH-ROSS BUSY

were

Nanking, Sept. 23, Sir Frederick Leith-Ross and Sir Alexander Cadogan arrived liere to-day, the former to stay at the

London, Sept. 22. Lieutenant Felix Waitkus, I had no money to pay my fure country residence of Dr. H. II. Lithuanian airman attached to the the regulator said I could go and Kung. the Finance Minister, upon United States Navy, who left New come and pay him on Friday when whom he called at 11 s.m. He will York yesterday on an attempted I got the money. He was a decent see Mr. Wang Ching-wel at 4 o'clock and leaves for Shanghal non-stop flight to Lithuania, fellow." crashed at Rallinrube, County The Magistrate: He must have to-morrow. Reuter. Mayo, Ireland, this forenoon; Leen!

Waitkus was unhurt but was Continuing, accused said :-"I exhausted by his long ordeal. He went to the Y.M.C.A. and unfor hopes to continue the flight when iunately, as you know, I had no his machine has been repaired. money."

He encountered very bad weather The Magistrate: I don't know. over the Atlantic and says that, know nothing at all about the] but for Free State radio instruc- cane. Lions hourly from Athlone, he could not have held his course.— British Wirelens,

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EFFECT OF BETTER WAR NEWS

car.

bike and $20 for the thought it was very good, but the

fellow did not have the monoy

with him at the time,

"I left the garage and went along the street and the car kept

alling on me. I wish you bear in mind that I had a few

drinks on the night before.

to

"I only had 10 cents, but I went

}

Begarding the fifth and last chargo, accused explained that

Accused: But I told you I had no money to pay my fare!

"On Saturday evening," con- tinued accused, "I went to the Hongkong Hotel and met a fellow to a place called the Marcel Cafe officer of the R.A, who was very and I saw a friend of mine and he rude to me. I offered hire a drink asked me what I wanted and I replied, 'a double whisky.' I also and he refused it."

"The manager asked me to play offered to sell him the car and he the plane in the band for the peo- told me to take it to the Shamshuf- ple to dance. He was very pleased po barracks." and he gave me $10. On top of this $10 I forgot to mention I had The Hongkong dollar declined a $40. The manager gave me farthing this morning, due to the whiskey-soda too!

"I took my coat off-it was very and the other for traffic. Accused better news from Europe, the official rate being 29. 04. The warm-and the money was stolen alleged that two buses were block- went round the wrong side where market was easy on opening, inter- and I wish you to make enquiries.ing his way on the road, so bank rates being 28. 01⁄2d. sellers

the pedestrians went and found that he could not get out again. In attempting to do so, ho scraped the left front mudguard against a post.

SIGNED AS OFFICER

and 28. 0.9/16d. buyers. There "I had breakfast at the Y.M.C.A. was very little busines reported, and (laughing) I signed my name the market being vory quiet. 04 Lleutenant. Humphreys and In London, silver dropped 1/16th gave my address as Peak Hotel, spot and. th forward on Satur-Kowloon'. I had a wash and took day. Amorien bought, India the car to the nearest garage-it's oporated both ways, while specule. Duro's, isn't it?-and I'offered to tora sold, the market being quiet. sell it to a man there.

The Magistrate: Do you think you ought to continue to make such statements

Accused: They are quite true. The Manila Observatory, re- You would not want me to come porting at 8.45 nm, to-dry, states here and tell a pack of licat that thero is a typhoon north-east The Magistrate: No, all I of Naha, moving N.N.E., and want you to do is to tell the truth. another in about 15 Long., 18 "This follow," continued acens Lat, moving W.N.W.

cd, "offered to give me a motor

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2 Star Forry-one for pedestrians

he

"A constable then came along," said accused, "and sald he was going to arrest me for causing a disturbance and driving on the wrong side of the road. Whilst he was humming and hawing accelerated and left him standing I want to the there. Then Y.M.C.A and had lunch."

This concluded accused's state- ment and the Magistrate remanded him for 48 hours in prison custody and requested that n medieni report be obtained.

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