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MURPHY

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ARENA

SEEKING

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GOVERNORSHIP

REPUBLICANS

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Washington, July 9.

OBSTRUCTION

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JULY 10, 1936.

LEADERS CONTINUE

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YANKS BEATEN BY INDIANS

New York, July 9. Chicago won a thrilling thirteen- National League race today, wsing out the Dodgers four to three, al though the Brooklyn men hit twelve to the Cubs' cleven. Dodgers had two errors, however.

Captain R. F. A. Crookshank Mr. Frank Murphy, High Commin-of the Isl. Battalion, the Royal Ulster sloner for the Philippine Islands, has Rifles, was summoned before Mr. Einning game with Brooklyn in the resigned this office in order to contest Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy the governorship of Michigan State this morning on three counts of (a) In the interests of the Democratic failing when driving private car No. party.

43 to stop an near as possible on the left side of Nathan Road near the Alhambra Theatre. about 9p.m. on April 30, (b) unlawfully using his horn unnecessarily and (e) obstruc- tion.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt has granted Mr. Murphy a two months' holiday, without pay, so he can return to his post in the Philippines if he is defeated.

This political manoeuvre is likely to arouse the wrath of the Republican party on the ground that the pro- cedure is inproper. Republicans will hold it is improper for high officinis to enter the party arena while they are still in office.--Reuter.

GUARDING FOOD SUPPLIES

BRITAIN'S SAFETY DEPENDS ON POWER

Lamion, July 9. Debate was falard in the House of Lards to-day on the need for securing an adequate food supply in the event of war.

It was recallest Dut the Minister for Co-ordination of Defence had said that the sub-committed inder his chairmanship Was examining all aspects of the food supply in time of emergency, but the importance was arged by speakers of stimulating loud production and provision of granaries for

the storing of wheat.

The

Lord Chancellor, replying for the Government, reminded the House that without control of the seas and air they could not preserve the safety of goods stored in

in this country. Therefore the primary purpose of the Government's policy must be. to see that they were adequately prepared against attacks and to give odiquate protection to imports,-British Wire- less.

Eighty Teams In Shoot

BRIGHTON COLLEGE WINS SHIELD

Bisley, July 3.

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Acting Sub-Inspector A. R. Brittain was in charge of the case.

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Chicago won the second game of is series with Brooklyn by another close score, Ave to four, hittingt eleven to nine. There were to errors.

Pittsburgh also won its game with the Phillies, scoring sixteen runs ou as many hits, while the Phillies counted only five on thirteen con- nections. The losers and a pair of

Sergeant A. A. White stated that about D p.m. on April 30, he was on duty in Nathan Road outside the Alhambra Theatre, when he saw prl-errors. vate car No. 43 driven by defendanƐ The St. Louis Cardinals kept up the on the wrong side of the road, and at hot pace that brought them the Len- Lempting to go

always in the direction of gue leadership, beating the Tsimshatsui agninet n stream of dangerous New York Giants six to traffle, entring several taxis to on three. Medwick hit a homer for the to the

wrong side of the road. Defen-Cards. The Giants hil ten to their dant was at the same time continually opponents' right, but gave away one blowing als horn, wad it lusted for abotil half a minute.

error.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Witness went up to defendant and risked him what he

Detroit cracked out thirteen bits a w trying to de Defendant replied that he was

runs against the Washington trying to get his ear out and park it. Senators, who could only score seven The Senators ind on fourteen hits, Witness minted out that he could

four errors. reverse or swing clear, for which

clear

Philadelphia beat St. Louis seven there WAS

apnec. Witness also told him

had no right to use to five, hitting fifteen times to six

to use scoring

or Higgins and Johnson's horn a much. Defendant then. managed to swing his car clear and home runs. Cleveland

the Indians trounced went across the road to Gasreigne Rond where the packed the car.

leading New York Yankees, cleven tu was raining heavily at the time, and four, searing in less than five homers. from the bats of Averill, Weasherly, defendant's cur in the position it was Vormik and Trosky, Trosky hit two. made it possible for taxis to dis- They had fifteen hits all told. New charge their passengers under the York replied with eight hits, includ- ennopy of the Theatre.

ing a home run by Gehrig. Yankees Praron pitched for had one error. New York.

ne

Replying to A. S. I; Brittain, wit

said there were at least three taxis coming from the opposite dire. tion to car No. 43.

EYE-WITNESS' STORY

Mr. J. B. Gardiner stated that his attention was drawn to ear No. 43 by a continuous-sounding of a horn; and the car itself was drawn up out- side the Alhambra Theatre, Defend- nat drove his ear under the canopy, forcing three or four taxis to move backwards, and this continued until the taxin ware unable to go back any further. Witness

Sergeant

fitw

White go up and speak to

to defendant. The length of time defendant blew his horn was about half a minute to one minule, in witness' estimation.

The Ashburton Challenge Shield, the public schools rifle shooting trophy for which eighty teams competed, was won by Brighton College, with aggregate of 477.

Denstone College had -2011 'equal The pavement.

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score, but Brighton had t better Aggregate 01 the longer range.- Rentor,

THE WOOLWICH EXPLOSION

QUESTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, July 9. The explosion

occurred which yesterday at Woolwich Arsenal was the subject of a question in the House of Commons.

of the

Boston defeated Chicago seven to two, hitting eleven to ten, although the Red Sox committed three of the five error--Reuter.

RAIN FLOODS LONDON

OUTDOOR FIXTURES

AFFECTED

London, July 9. Rain was general through England to-day and in the London area there terfered with all outdoor fixtures. were torrential downpours which in- The rain was so heavy that it became necessary to cancel the full pru-

gramme

for the inspection of the Battalion of Coldstream Guards by the King.

Second

Defendant, giving evidence. sair Chat on

on the night of April 10, he was proceeding to the Alhambra Theatre, and as IL was raining heavily, he wanted to go across the rond and drop his wife outside the Thentre en- trance, before he parked his ear. he

approached the Theatre, he looked behind and seeing there was no car coming, he swung across the rond to After the battalion had marched the right and stopped opposite the past the men were dismissed. Theatre. There was a line of taxis The King inspected a party of Old coming up towards the cur_close_to.Comrades of the battalim who stood

Outside that line tareheaded in the rain. were another, two or thres Flooding occurred in several parts taxis, Witness found that by swing-of London, including a portion of the ing his car left, it would be possible basements of the House of Commons, for him to go across the road. He Owing to the flooded condition of sounded his horn for about 15 to 20 neighbouring streels, there was an seconds, by which time

neutr Sergeant exceptionally

trafle jam iz White came over and toki witness Trafalgar Square. he had no right to use his horn. The traffic being clear, witness swung to the left and parked his car.

Cross-examined by A.

A. S. 1. Brit- tain, witness said he did not reverse, his car because had it not been for the second line of taxls, there would have been plenty of rooms to got through. He sounded his horn be- Cause he wanted the axis to make way for him to puss through.

CASE PROVED

Replying, the War Minister, Mr.1 t of the opinion that the ovid- Giving judgment, his Worship said: Duff Cooper, said the disaster occur- red when an experiment was in pro- conviction

ence offered is sufficient to sustain

of ress regarding the filling of a high

each charge. The explosive shell. The cause

offences appear to have arisen out of one another. If defendant had not explosion was in course of investiga- tion and a court of inquiry had hevn

attempted to approach the line of convened.

traffic in the wrong ilirection it would not have been necessary to blow the horn for a period, which I consider reasonable In quantity and dura- tion.

The building involved was in the special danger area. Although it was completely wrecked, the other activi- ties of the research department of the Royal Arsenal had het boen inter- fered with-British Wireless.

LATE MR. C. E. L. GRIST

LEAVES ESTATE OF $263,100

Local estate to the value of $203- 100 was left by the inte Mr. Charles Edward Lawrence Grist, formerly of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, solici- who died at the War Memorial tora, Nursing Home on March 16, 1930.

Latters of administration with the will annexed have been granted to Mr. D. H. Blake, solicitor, the lawful attorney.

In five county cricket matches in various parts of the country no hail cold bo bowld.-British Wireless.

Irish Editor

Arrested

TAKEN TO DUBLIN UNDER GUARD.

London, July D.

Mr. Donal O'Donoghue, editor of Au Phoblacht (The Republic) oftleist organ of the Irish Free State Re- publicans, was arrested in Kerry to day where he was spending a holiday with his wife.

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SQUATTERS GIVE TROUBLE

RETURN TO BLUE POOL ROAD

The story of a chuse by Revenue.

Fifteen squatters, including seven Officers after AD opium-carrying women, werd charged before Mr. W. sampay yesterday was told in the Schofield, at the Central Magistracy Central Magistracy to-day by Chief this morning, with having trespassed Revenue Offeer Grimmitt..

on Crown land at the old Blue Pool flond, Wong Nei Chong, last night, Mr. Grinmitt prosecuted Ma Pau, Mr. Stott, of the P.W.D., said these 32, bout master,, Ho Chin, 30, Chan squatters were flocking back to Wong "If the horn bad not been blown, strong escort, where he will probably for pression of 300 tres of raw na order to clear the area and con- Fuk, 52, and Chan Sam, 27, a widow, Nel Chong again, and he asked for the other vehicles on the right would be brought before a military tribunul.opium, valued at $600. not have been hindered in their moye-Router Special,

ment and 4

Soneral obstruction

caused. Defendant alleges that second line of taxis in the centre of the road was responsible for his dilemma.

He was taken to Dublin

this offers no excuse, since such taxis, if they actually did exist, had a bot- ttr right to be where they were than had defendant. I therefore impose a fine of $5 on each charge."

I att of the opinion that GENERALS'

OTHER CASES..

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under

fiscate, the materials seized. Chin Fuk and Chan Sam were Sergeant Galvin sald a ruid was discharged, but Ma and Ho were made at 10 p.m. yesterday. Last convicted and fined $3,000; in default, year raids had been made in the samo

WIVESix months imprisonment, in al-ares, and huts destroyed and pigs im-

COMING TO H.K.

Canton, July 10,

dition to Imprisonment for a further pounded; but no-one was prosecuted. Mr. Schofield remanded defendants aix, months without the option.

for 24 hours for enquiries.

tho

Mr. Grimmitt sald that, on Information received, a party of Revenue Officers chased a sampan, owner of the shinpan and that she It is reported here that the wives

which was being towed by a launch, had engaged the other three to help of both General Pel Chung-hal and at 12.45 p.m. yesterday, B. K. Collings, driver of private the lead of the Kwangel Military caught the vessel

They her into the typhoon shelter. fast before it car No. 1540, was fined $10 when he Flying School buvo departed for entered the Yaumati typhoon shelter, by all the fishing folk that

Mr. Grimmitt: It was known then admitted n

summons before Mr. Hongkong, where they inlond taking aboard they found the woman steer-know more about typhoons than any. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis up

and when the Revenue Officers jumped typhoon would miss Hongkong. They tracy

this morning of falling to keep Press, to the left side of the road when rounding a bend in Castle...Peuk Road near Taunwan on June 4 about 5.15 p.m.

For having number plates painted black with white numbers, contrary

to the regulations, in Chatham Road

permanent

residence-United

RECEIVED BY KING

London, July 9.

ing and the three others squatting one else. round

a basket in the well, unpick- In discharging, the woman, Mr. ing rope. Four parcels of raw ophum Burgess warned her that if opium: were found in the basket.

were found on her boat again It would

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At the Revenue Office the woman be confiscated. He said she must sald that Ma hind engages the boat have known that when $4 were for $4 to Tonico a trip to the offered for a trip to a boat in har- on June 17, 3. D. Parkinson, driver in Berlin, who is on leave in England,

Sir Erie Phions, British Ambassador Kwangchow which had just arrived bour there was more than a passenger

vessel a small fishing boat approached from Canton. When nearing the to bo carried. and the basket was transferred to taels of raw opium, Lee Wing, 91,

Admitting the possession of 10.

the sampan.

was fined $100, In default, month. In prison. Mr. Grimmitt snid Leo was The woman tok Mr. C. B. Burgons, found on the Canton wharf with the

BIGGER BILLINGSGATE

of private car No. 1685, was fined was received in audience by the King London, July 9,

$2. He stated that the arrangement at Buckingham Palace this afternoon The Court of Commons Council of

was done the City of Lonion has approved

his orders, and, he-British Wireless, claimed that the

numbers were proposals for the building of a bigger mere noticeable on his ear, which fish market at Billingsgate at a cost

WHE Black. His

oll

Worshlia

of £600,000. The "chente provides marked that he was afraid the

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for the nequisition of property to per- would have to be of the standard mit of the extension of the market type, and that defendant had premises to the west of the present choice in the matter. buildingBritish Wirclean.

car No. 2917, was fined $5 when he the Magistrate, that she was the opium strapped round his waist. falling to have picaded guilty to a cummona of

van appropriate driver's licence in Hankow Rond at FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street. In the City of Victoria Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PRICY Leslie Lottey, driver of private F. Cochrane prosecuted.

11.20 p.m. on June 12. Sergeant A.,

Hongkong.