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JUST OPPOSITE the Dairy Farm's Soda Fountain.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1936.

FIFTEEN YEARS FOR SPY FORMER U.S. NAVY MAN SENTENCED

· INFORMATION FOR JAPAN

DOUBTS

SOUTH'S

MOTIVES

İTANG, SHAQ-Y! SEES CHIANG KAI-SHEK

VISITS

NORTH LEADERS

MUNITIONS. VESSEL ARRIVES

CARGO SOLD TO SOUTH-WEST

INCLUDES AIRCRAFT.

Los Angeles, July 6.

Nanking, July 7,

As exclusively foreshadowed Thonias Thompson, former Mr. Tang Shao-yi, the veteran in the Telegraph a few days ago, Petty Officer in the United Southern politician, who has arrived the s.s. La Santa Maria, the States Navy, was to-day sen-

here for the purpose of conferring British ship with a consignment with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, with of ammunition originally des tenced to fifteen years' im-

view in umicably adjusting Canton- prisonment. He escaped the Nanking relations, stated in an inter-

nter tined for Ethiopia, has arrived maximum sentence for espion-viow that while the common aim of in the Colony-and gone, after age. 20 years, only because of the people and Government was to selling her cargo to the Canton realst foreign aggression, he could not Government for HK, $300,000, his youthReuter,

Eco that the recent South-Western

it is learned from a reliable

Thompson was convicted on Satur

day after the Jury hnd deliberated only xix minutes..

the United

Thompson, was charged with supply: Ing "clippings" about States Fleet to an associate, a man named Toshio Miyazaki, who is be- lieved to be a Lieut,-Commander in

movement was actuated by patriotic

motives.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and Gen- eral Feng Yu-hsiang called on Mr. Tang on his arrival, Mr. Tang is

the Japanese Navy. Thompson enta- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ed as much as $700 in one year. Ulti- mately, he is supposed to have written

to the Japanese Consul in Los Angeles aking to be released from "the service of the Japanese Governitent."

As a result of a Federal Grand Jury investigation, Thompson and Miyaza- ki were indleted on nineteen counts of having violated the Espionage Act by communicating Information relating to national defence to Japan.

Miyazaki, however, cscaped the au- thorities, having left for dapan, it is believed, before the Grand Jury took nction.

BETTERS SPEED RECORD

EYSTON SHATTERS OWN MARK

MEMBER

The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, who le being appointed to a scat on the Hongkong Executive Council,

uccession to the Hon. Sir Shonson Chow.

in

Bonneville, July 6. Driving on the salt flats of this lah district, in his new racing staying for several days in the capital, machine, Speed of the Wind, Capt. but he is not sure whether he will George Eyston, famous English auto-attend the Plenary Session of the inobile pilot, set a new world record C.E.C. on Friday. here to-day.

He covered 102.5 miles in an hour, breaking the world record of 15.30, established by himself last year on the same spot-Reuter.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

MAN RESCUED BY SAMPAN PEOPLE

According to a police report, Mr.

from

Mr. Li Sino-sen, who flow Canton to Nanking to-day, left for Shanghai by train last evening, During his brief atay he conferred with Mr. Sun Fo and Mr. Chu Cheng, presumably in connection with the funeral of the late Mr. Hu Han-min, --Reuter

Japanese Riots Discussed

G. S. Milne, who recently arrived in TSINGTAO INCIDENT

--the-Colony-for-service-with the Kow-.] loon Docks, has been removed to the Mental Hospital, following an alleged attempt to take his own life by

drowning.

It is stated that Mr. Milne jumped into the water from a point in the vicinity of the Hunghom ferry wharf on Sunday, but was rescued by sampan people and taken ashore. He was conveyed at firat-to the Kow loon Hospital, but Inter removed to the Mental Hospital.

The alleged attempt at suicide is said to have been witnessed by n large erowd, and that unavailing efforts

were made to prevent Mr. Milne from Jumping into the water..

PLOT BARED IN SPAIN

RIGHTISTS' COUP PLANNED

Madrid, July 6. The Socialist newspaper Claridad reports that palice have discovered a Rightist plot to overthrow the Gov-1 ernment and establish a dictatorship, "more or less of a Pascist nature."

It says several hundred reaction. aries were caught while completing an extensive insurrection plan. It is charged that lending employers 72 alding the Fascists and also hindering the Government's attempts to solve the strikes.-United Press.

VETERAN OF MANY WARS

GENERAL SIR B.M. 'HAMILTON PASSES

London, July 7.

The deall has occurred of General Sir Bruce Meade Hamilton, G.C.B., K.C.V.D., at the age of 78 years.

Entering the Army in 1877, he saw in the Afghan War, 1880; the service Boer War, 1881; Burmah, 1886, being present at the capture of Mandalay Ashant, 1896: Benin, 1807; and the South African War, 1000-02, in which

UNDER REVIEW

London, July 6. Japanese residents' demonstration against the Commissioner of Chinase Customs at Tsingtao and their at- tempt to attack his home and offices following the arrest of two alleged Japanese smuggling veraela hy Chinese Customs cruisers were the ubjects of questions in the House of Commons to-day,

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said there had

bances.

source,

The vessel was not allowed to un-

load on arriving in Hongkong, and as

a result had to anchor outside tho harbour where she was met by the Chinese gunboat Fook On, which was take delivery of the goods. The La Fent down from Canton specially to

Santa Marin did not proceed to Can-

tom

The ship was chartered, it will be recalled, by a Finnish firm at Helsing- fors, to carry a cargo, of ammunition to Ethiopia, but on reaching Gibraltar found that Italy had completed the conquest of the African nation.

Delivery of the cargo to Ethiopia being impossible, the ship turned about and attempted to land the ex- plosives in Europe, but no nation would premit them to be landed. At one time, the Finnish firm wero seriously considering dumping the cargo at sen, but finding that hostili- ties threatened between North and South China, ordered the ship to the Far East with a view to selling the ammunitions to one of the partles.

The cargo consisted of 200 incen- diary bombs, 10,000 rounds of am- munition, three aeroplanes, and two tons of T.N.T.

WELCOMING

CHINESE MINISTER

TA CHI-TAO VISITS GERMANY

Berlin, July 6. Efforts are being, minde here to ex- end a cordial welcome to Mr. Ta Chi- tae, President of Yuan at Nanking.

the Examination

He arrive to-morrow,

The Chinese stalesinan will be enter tamed at luncheon by General von Blomberg, the Minister of Defence, on the day of his arrival. On Friday, he will be received by the Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler, and on the same diy will be a guest of Baron von Neurath, the Minister for Foreign Af- fairs, and Dr. Josef Geebbels, the Minister for Propaganda,—Reuter,...

BRITAIN'S MAIN ROADS

GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE OVER

London, July 6.

beat Britain's " Chian Squadron in which the Government will take over no pceful movenients of units of Far-reaching proposals, under

connection with the recent distur-responsibility for the maintenance of about 4,500 miles of trunk roads, was The Minister added that the British announced to-day in the House of Government had already been in Commons. touch with other Interested Govern- ments with regard to the present situation.--Bruter.

AGREEMENT IN SIGHT

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN CONVERSATIONS

Cairo, July &i

are

Anglo-Egyptian negotiations making good progress. the formidable last hurdle by virtually The negotiators have surmounted agreeing on the military question.

An agreement is expected to be drafted within a few days muut provid- ed the conversations continue their present favourable progress, the Egyptian Missten will come to London to draw up a new treaty before the end of the summer.--Reuter Bulletin Service.

Highlanders Pursuing Arab Bands

The Transport Minister, Mr. Hore Delishin, said, in reply to a question, that for some time the Government had had under review the difficultles in securing more uniform standards to accord with modern requirements on the main through trafic rou and had reached the conclusion the 1009L satisfactory solution is to transfer from

Way

the

Tuli

Councils to

as high-

the Ministry ovement of the maine and

for

the more important routes, used Inrgely by through traffic and so de- seribed as trunk roads. A Bill to

effect this transfer from the be ginning of the next financial year is to be introduced in Parliament in the autumn. The proposals do not apply to any roads in the metropolitan and County boroughs in England and Wales or to large boroughs in Scot- Innd-British Wireless.

EMIGRATION TO

AUSTRALIA

EARLY RESUMPTION

* FORESHADOWED

London, July During the last few weeks, con- saltations have been proceeding at the Dominions Office with various Australian statemon visiting England, Jerusalem, July 6. and the Under-Secretary for the Wireless and aircraft are playing Dominions, Lord Hartington, said, lo- he way mentioned in despatches aiz an important part in the "cleaning day that, as a result, there was real times. Ho commanded tho 2nd. up! operations of the combined forces ground for the hope that within the Cameron and, Seaforth High- next few months a beginning would Division of the 1st. Army Corps from ot 1904 to 1007, was G. O. C. Scottish | landers in the hills of Central be made towards the resumption of Command from 1909 to 1913, and was Enlestine,

migration, which, however, would not Heavily armoured vehlelen, equipped for many years, if over, again be on with the Army Conimand Home Defence from 1014 to: 1018 with radio, are co-ordinating with onelr a large scale as the past: Reuter

aircraft and infantry-Renter.. British Wireless.

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RO, HOWLOON

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