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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1936.

MOLLISON READY TO HOP OFF

FLYING ATLANTIC IN DINNER DRESS PLANS TO DINE IN LONDON

Harbour Grace, Newfoundland,

Oct. 28.

James Mollison, famous Bri- tish long-distance flier, is here on the doorstep of the Atlantic, preparing for an attempt at a record dash from the New World to the Old.

He arrived in his fast plane, named for Miss Dorothy Ward, the actress, who is a friend of the airman's, at 3.25 8.m. ES.T., having made a ruple! flight from New York, his motor hitting smoothly.

He will hop off as soon as is practicable and will wear his dinner clothes under a flying suit, because he expects to be in London in time for dinner the day of his departure. The fight, he believes, will take about 14 hours.

The weather, however, has been bad. There is snow over the Allantic and he will have to fly blind unless the weather clears. There is always a danger. too.

and snow of ice weighting his. strip and forcing her down to the sea.

*IL will be a tough trip," the veteran airman said.

It will be recalled that Amy and Jim Mollison have, just agreed upon a friendly separation. Mrs. Mollison announced the fact soon after she had come to a decision in the matter, and immediately afterwards crashed her plane in a fog on a flight from Paris to London.-United Press.

*******...

THREE APPEALS

DISMISSED

CRIMINAL CASES

Was

. DISPOSED of

Sentenced

to. Ave years hard labour at the September Sessions on a charge of possession of heroin pills. Li Tung. Cheung Yu and Cheung Sam unsuccessfully brought an up- peul against their sentence, at the Full Court this morning,

The Court presided over by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, who sut with Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden and Mr. J. A. Fraser.

Appearing for the appellants, Mr. Leo D

D'Almada Jnr., who was in- structed by Mr. M. C. McCallum, said that appeal was against

sentence and not conviction, although there his very little evidence against clients. The appellants were each sentenced to five years' hard labour- the same term as that imposed on the ringleader who had admitted he

way

the guilty.

tenant and who

should

had pleaded

Continuing, counsel-sald-his-clients- were only accessories, and therefore have been given a sentence which differentiated" with that Im- posed on the ringleader. All of them. at their trial hud slated they'

ind been in the premises for a very short time, and the Trial Judge (Chief Justice) should have taken nto consideration, as he had that Infa done in other cases.

Counsel then went on to say that he was well aware of the principles with which the Court was guided In such a case, but submitted that the principles should not be rigid against his clients as they were only acces- sories, The appellants were not criminally responsible for

the of fence, and therefore their sentence should be reduced.

AN OBJECTION

Replying for the Crown, Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, sald he would like to draw the alten-. tion of the Court to the report which appeared in the S. C. M. Post of August 22.

format

Mr. D'Almadu ruised objection to this procedure.

Continuing, Mr. Abbott and the reason why he submitted the report was because it contained a warning by the Chief Justice against the typu of offence for, which the appellants were convicted. The Chief Justice occasion expressed his determination

ion to deal horsbly with such offences and warned the peoplu In the deck that he would in future

on that

pass heavier sentences,

His Lordship (amllingly); I am going to uphold Mr. D'Almada's objection to

the

use of the S. C. M. Poat as an authority. (Laughter).

Mr. Abbott then went on to say that the amount of evidence against the appellants should not be taken into consideration against the sen tence and asked that the appeal be dismissed.

NOTED COMMANDER Tin Quota

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PASSES

The late Str Edgar Britten, com- mander of the Cunard-White Star liner, Queen Mary, whose death oċ- curred yesterday.

GREAT SEAMAN MOURNED

Agreement

Probable

SIAM SEEMS More CONCILIATORY

SHARP RISE OF PRICE

London, Oct. 20. Rumours that Sin is adopting a more conciliatory tone in the tin restriction conversations, was respon- sible for to-day's exceptionally sharp rise in the price of this commodity,

fun 46.

Thin volte face on the part of the Star Interests may be traced largely to the hardening of the Netherlands hearts, for the Dutch miners, follow- ing the devaluation of the guilder. now say they will

под

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support better terms for Slam. The British Govern- ment is wing its good ofees in this matter and striving d ngreement, wh

which, It understood, is no further oft than a settlement of

amount of 1,000 tons. a disputed

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FIRST COMMANDER national Tin Committee to reconsider

OF QUEEN MARY SIR EDGAR BRITTEN

London, Oct. 28. News of the death of Sir Edgar Britten has caused widespread sorrow In the merchant navy,

Sir Edgar, famous as the com- mander of the great Queen Mary, Cunard-White Star holder of the Atlantic Blue Riband, had only ar- rived at Southampton last night from his home near Liverpool.

In the morning he was found lying in his cabin by his

unconscious steward.

Two doctors were summoned and they ordered his immediate removal to a nursing home.

Lady Britten, who had been called, was hurrying to Southampton when she was informed that her husband had died.

Meanwhile, Captain Peel, comman der of the Berengario, has been hustify ordered

to lake the Queen Mary to sea. He was preparing to go on a holiday with his wife when the tele- phone rang and he was told that he must go Immediately aboard the Queen Mary. He had only an hour to dress and get to the docks. Never- theless, the liner salled on time.

The passengers were unaware of the tragedy aboard the great ship until a wireless message from London was heard while the vessel was un

her way to Cherbourg. — Reuter Bulletin Servico.

HONGKONG'S NEW

ROLE

CLAPHAM JUNCTION OF EAST

London, Oct. 28. Reuter learns that it has been ar ranged that

the Pan-American Airways planes will in future make Hongkong their Asian terminus, instead of Macao, and that the Chinese National planes will also put Into Hongkong,

Hongkong will thus become the aerial Clapham Junction of the Fur East.

te Imperial Airways Penang-Hong-

service will not yet be extended to Shanghat-Reuter,

Another China National Aviation Corporation plane is due to arrive here this afternoon from Shanghal. It will bring to Hongkong Mr. Juan Trippe, Managing Director of Pon- American Airwaya, Mrs. Trippe, Mr. Bixby, Far Eastern Representative of Pun American Airways and Mr. E. Dal, Manager of CNA.C. The plone is due here shortly after 3 p.m.

FORMER M.P.S DEATH

ONCE MANAGER IN TIENTSIN

London, Oct. 28. The death has occurred of Mr. George Barker, former Labour MP The deceased was formerly the manager of large stores in Tientsin.

Dismissing the appeal, the Chief-Reuter. Justice, said the Court regarded very seriously the type of offence for which the appellants were convicted und was of the opinion that the sentences imposed on them infringed in no way the two basic principles by which the Court was guided.

Both Mr. Justice Hayden and Mr. Justice Fraser concurred.

OTHER APPEALS

Saying that he returned to the Colony not for the purpose of com- mitting any crime, but mainly for the exhumation of the remains of lily mother who died eight years ago and who was buried at Chal Wan Au, Leung You-isol unsuccessfully ap- pented for a reduction of his sentence

Attorney-General, to reply for the Crown. dismissed the appeal, saying the Court must be guided by the principles laid down for cases of this eind.

Furthermore, the appellant

had lold an entirely different story

the attitude which, it is understood, has already been lold down for publication after the meeting November 5.-Reuter.

GOLF CLUB COOK DISCHARGED

SEQUEL TO FINDING

OF JEWELLERY

of

wns

Owing to insufficient evidence, Mr, W. Schufield, at the Central Magis tracy this morning, discharged Yeung, at the Deep Man-kain, 20, cook Water Boy Golf Club, who charged with receiving a gold and

wrist watch and platinum wr

Cold finker ring, the property of Mr. Finet, of the Far East Oxygen and Acetylene Company, on October 22.

Mr. Schofield, however, told defen- dant that it was a rather serious thing for him to keep lost property when he was not the authorised per- son to receive lost property, and ulthough there was no absolute proof against him, there was a good deal of suspicion.

A 17-year old caddie, Keung Sing- ngau, who pleaded guilty at the pre- vious hearing of the case to a charge of larceny by finding of the watch and the ring, was remanded for 24 hours to enable him to find two surettes.

Evidence was given by the com- plainant this morning, and also by Fong Yuk-leung, a enddie, Who stated that the second defendant had given him the watch and ring and asked him to give it to the com- plainant.--Second-defendant was sick at the time and was lying in bed when he gave him the watch and ring.

GERMAN WAR VETERANS

KING RECEIVES LEADER

London, Oct. 28. The Duke of Saxe Coburg-Gothu and a party of German ex-Service men at present in England watched, the changing of the guard from the forecourt at Buckingham Palace this morning

After the ceremony, the Duke of Saxe Coburg-Gotha was received in audience by the King.

This afternoon the Duke of Con- naught, who is shortly going to Bath for the winter, called at the Palace an and spent some, time with His Majesty. Among other visitors re- cleved later by the King was Mr. N. J. Jordan on his appointment as High Commissioner In London for New Zealand.--British Wireless,

"I'LL JUST WALK INTO THE SEA"

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Japan. Before she got back to Hongkong, however, be bad died.

"She told me later that she would have accepted the proposal. I think I would have been very happy with him", were her words.”*

Mrs. Carnrick was 61 years of age, looked 30, according to the unani- mous opinion of her friends. The police report described her bs a person of from 35 to 40 years of age, She invariably dressed with exquisite taste and was a brilliant conversa- tlonalist.

FIGHT RESULT

Philadelphia, Oct. 28,

at the time of his trial, that he Eddy Cool, Irish-American boxer, returned to the Colony to visit his beat Lou Ambers, world's light- parents.

weight champion, on points here to Ho Wah, who was sentenced today--Reuter. seven years hard labour on June 24-last on two charges of possession of moulds for the manufacture of counterfeit coins, also brought a similar appeal, but as in the above CHSCS, it was also dismissed.

DEATH OF MR.

of four years, which was Imposed on apeliant, who was not legally D. RUMJAHN

represented, said he was induced by him for breach of the Deportation a friend to commit the offence, and Ordinance on May 10 lastunder the circumstances he thought The Chief Justice, without calling the sentence passed on him was too Mr. E. 11. William, Assistant

severe.

Wo regret to announce the death of Mr. Dawood Rumjahn who passed

away, to-day-at (2.30 p.m. at his residence 130 Wongniechong Road...

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