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JANUARY

14, 1937.

Plane Crash Victims In

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STEEL OUTPUT BEST LONG RAIL JOURNEY LONG EXPOSURE MAY

ON RECORD IMPRESSIVE

FIGURES

London, Jan. 13. Preliminary returns of overseas trade in December and totals for 1036' increase in exports Inst show an month of £5,598,031, compared with December, 1935, and, the highest ex- poris for any year since 1930.

British exporta Inst month were valued at £40,510,000, compared with

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Re- exports were £0,100,000, against £4,343,000 in November and £5,- 432,000 in December,

Der, 1935. For the whole year, exports totalled £440.719,000, compared with £425,- 834,000 in 1935 and £305,085,000 in 1934. Re-exports for the correspond- ing periods were £60,410,000, £55,- 333,000 aml £61,243,000 respectively.

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Imports More steel was produced in the United Kingdom last year than ever before.

The output of steel ingots and castings totalled 11,088.200 tons, against 0,858,700 tons in 1035, which was also a record production, exceed- ing the previous highest tonnage of 9,716,544 in 1917.

Production of pig-Iron last year was 7,685,700 tons against 0,424,100 In 1935. British Wireless.

PRIVATE HOTEL CASE ENDS

DAMAGES

CLAIM

NOT UPHELD Hearing of the action brought by Mrs. Madeline Rowe, proprietress of the Marble Hall, claiming $245 as damages for alleged breach of con- tract from Mr. P. S. Gleed, of the British-American Tobacco Co., was continued before Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden in the Summary Court this morning.

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones appeared for plaintiff, and defendant was repre sented by Mr. D. L. Strellett.

Plaintiff alleged that she suffered damages as the result of defendant committing a breach of contract by

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The famous explorer and big game

A successful experiment designed i hunter, Martin Johnson, who had just eliminate long train Journeys returned from Journeying in the across Europe in connection with the wilds of Borneo together with his Empire air services, was completed wife, has died as a result of Injuries fo-day when an Imperiat Airways sustained when the big Salt Lake flying-boat, the Centaurus, arrived City-Los Angeles transport plane in at Southampton.

which he was a passenger crashed on Alexandria a mountain-side yesterday morning. This big plane left

Meanwhile Mrs. Johnson, is only Tuesday morning with eight passe semi-conscious. She is expected to gers and a ton of mall on board. She remained all night at Brindisi and then travelled on to Southamp ton, with only one halt between, Marseilles, where she refucted.

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The 850 miles between Brindisi

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Washington, Jan. 13. The Assistant Secretary of Com- merce, Mr. J. M. Johnson, to-day stated that drafts of more drastic!

Washington, Jan. 13. Sir. J. R. McCarl, the former logislation to promote air sately will be offered for the consideration of omptroller General of the United

States to-day said, that air line operators on Thursday,

that President Meanwhile. Senator Copeland Roosevelt's reorganisation program- started that the Air Safety Sub-Com- me, as far as his department is con- mittee were planning to recommend cerned, with the suggestion for an expenditure of ten million dollars

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He also said that some of the pro- Committee at the last Congress re- posed changes were "vasily more far- commended the reorganisation of the reaching.”—United Press. Bureaux personnel and the strength- ening of the weather reporting ser- vice-United Press.

tion. Room No. 1 was offered to her. and she accepted. That room was then occupied; and Mr. Rowe told her that Mrs. Young had booked which she (witness) room No. 4. formerly occupied..

NOT AVAILABLE On October 19, witness and her husband went to Marble Hall again for the purpose of booking an extra dant dant at

a previous hearing, was cross-examined by Mr. Hugh-Jones room. On arrival, Mr. Howe told this morning. She said she booked them that he could not let them have Have _room_No._4_on_September 29, but room) No. 1, is it, w

1 is it was still being arranged not to move in until four occupied, whereupon her husband weeks later. Though she did not suggested taking rooms 3 and 4. Mr.

kept

Rowe said that. room 4 had already vacant during that

been booked by Mrs. time, she expected to

Young, but have when she moved in.

added that he would have no

dif- The first time she heard of the fically in finding her other accommo- rooms being let to somebody else

was

flation.

"Mr. Rowe October 20 when Mrs. Gleed told

asked

me," continued her that Mr. Rowe, plaintiff's hus- witness, speak to Mrs. Young band, had promised to let her have about this, but my husband said them. Witness Inter spoke to Mr. No, saying that the arrangement flave about Ze matter, and was told was between Mr. Rowe and Mrs. that

Young and that it was up to Mr. he had never promised her

Kowe to absolutely satisfy Mrs. (witness) anything. Mr. Rowe fur- ther, told her he would rather have Young before we would accept the the Gleeds because he could get

rooms." more money out of them.

on

Witness had a further conversa- ion with Mrs. Gleed, telling her that she was not going to move in to Marble Hall as she had been refused the rooms.

Mr. Hugh-Jones: You knew of course that if the Gleeds did not occupy that room you could have it?

Wilness: Yes.

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VERY RUDE Then why did you look for other

immediately accommodation

after you had spoken to Mr. Rowe?- Even if I were offered alternative and better accommodation In Marble Hall, I would never have gone back, because Mr. Rowe was very rude to mc.

You looked for accommodation elsewhere not because Mr. Rowe was rude to you but because you could not get that room?-No. It was because of his rudeness, If Mr. Rowe had rung, me up immediately und apologised, I would have taken another room in Marble Hall.

Re-examined by Mr. Strellett, witness said that although she knew the Giteds were not going to move In a week before she herself was due to take up the rooms, she did not bother about them because she had been refused once.

The real reason why she went to Bee the Rowes immediately after having heard that they had promis- ed the Gleeds the rooms was to pro- lest against them doing so.

Mrs. B. Gleed, wife of defen- dant, testified that she had at one time stayed at Marble Hall, from May to September last, when she occupied rooms No. 4 und Later she took up temporary accommoda- tion at 250 The Peak. At that time she was very uncertuin of her stay In longkong. About the middle of October she decided, to remain in the Colony and accordingly went to look for other accommodation..

On October 1; Mra, Young, who was a close friend of hers, told her. that she had booked accommodation at Marble Hall At that time, she had no intention of looking infor rooms, but on October 16, the went to Marble Hall to acel periomanado

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THE DECISION

After the evidence of Mr. Young, wlto is away from the Colony, had been read out, His Lordship summed up and gave judgment for deton- dant with costs, saying he wàs satis- fed that Mr. Rowe definitely knew that

Mrs. Young was to accupy room. No. 4.

"SILVER CYPRESS” BLAZE

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Manila, Jan. 14. The Roosevelt Steamship Agency states that fires are still burning, uncontrolind, in holds Nos. 4, 5 and of the British motor-ship, Silver Cypress.

The crew; however, are hopeful of- saving the vessel. The origin of thic fire has not so far been determined. United Press,

AERIAL PICTURE OF HONGKONG

In response to numerous re- quests for copies of the aerial picture of the centre of Hong. kong island, we have decided to the big half-page in Saturday's Issue

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Printed on ari paper. this picture will be found, well worth while preserving.

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His Lordship was further satisfied An anticyclone has formed over that Mr. Rowe was unduly anxious to North China. It will probably. In- let both rooms to the Gleeds than to crease Arx injensity and extend have one of them occupied by Mrs, southward. Local forecast: N.E. Young.

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Sentence of'six weeks' hard labour Passing by the On Tai Pork Shop, was inflicted on Cheng Hi-wall, aged No. 1 Wu Nam Street, ground floor, 24, unemployed, who admitted the in Aberdeen yesterday, Kwok Lam, embezzlement of $25.30 from his a 17-year-old-youth from Macao, master, Cheng Ping, of the Man Hing snatched a large plece of roast pork, Tai rico shop. No, 424 Hennessy Road, valued at $2.20, which was hanging when he appeared on remand before over the counter and ran away. He Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Central was chased by Yeung Wul, a shop Magistracy this morning. Complain foki, and arrested. Brought before. ant sald defendant was a fair worker, Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Central and had been with him for soven Magistracy this morning, Kwok tald months, at wages of $8 a month with he took the pork with the Intention of food and lodging. His Worship said selling it to get some money... His It was a seribuz charge, and the sum "Worship remanded the case for one" taken was not small Sub-Inspector, wock, Sub-Inspector D. J. Dredge F.. D. B. Tuckatt prosecuted.

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