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TROUNCED

PETERSEN Law To

Law To Prevent BY NEUSEL Overloading Of

TOWEL THROWN IN

BEFORE FINISH

WELSHMAN IS GALLANT

London, Feb. 1. At Harringay Arena to-night 12,000 spectators saw Walter Neusel, powerful German fighter, beat Jack Petersen of Wales. Petersen's seconds threw in the towel in the tenth round. Petersen was the lighter man by a'

Merchant Ships

NEW MEASURE IN COMMONS

WILL APPLY TO COLONY

London, Feb. 1. The second reading of the Merchant Shipping Bill stone, weighing in at 13 stone 11 b.was moved in the House of Commons to-day by Dr. Edward Burgin, Financial Secretary to the Board of Trade.

to Nousel's 14 stone 114.

The German delivered a terrie

on-slaught to the body, jaw and head, but Petersen fought back gamely. Neither man went down at any Ume.

From the fourth round the fight became grim and relentless, when Neusel opened a cut under Petersen's

eye.

Bats on several occasions, but could not nove the solid German.

*The end came when Petersen, lolling on the ropes, turned and re-

The Welshman attacked with both

ceived crashing right to the jaw. The towel was thrown at the ring but fell short. The referee saw it,

however, and stopped the night, Reuter.

3

Jew-Baiter

Gaoled For

His Insult

DIPLOMAT STUNG BY ABUSE

An

Berlin, Feb. 1. George Preuss used to be enthusiastic supporter of Herr Adolf Itler's anti-dewish policy. He will be more careful now that he has five months in which to study the inside

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5th Feb. Shanghal & Japan.

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5th Feb. Shanghai & Japan.

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18th Feb. Amay, Shanghai & Japan,

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EFFORT TO RETAIN GOVERNOR

CHINA ASSOCIATION REPLY RECEIVED

The China Association (Hongkong

The final results of elections being branch) has received a cable from hold throughout India for Provincial the Association, London, with refer Legislatures under the new Govern- ment of India Act are now available ence to the representations for the His Excellency the for Bengal and Orissa retention here of

Governor which were forwarded on

Out of a total of 250 seats in Ben-behalf of the Committees of the China gal, the Congress Party has won 54, Association, the Hongkong General the Jinna All-India Muslim League Chamber of Commerce, representa- 40, the Proja Party (Muslim pro- tives of the Chinese community and Congress) 30, Europeans 26, Anglo- all the Unompial Members of both Indians 4 Independent. 48. Councils.:

In Orissa, out of 100

scata, the Congress Party has won 30, and the remainder are divided between three

minor parties-Reuter Special.

and

The reply reads: "The Secretary. of State for the Colonies regrets that reconsideration is impossible."

Dr. Burgin stated that the Bill dealt with two specific problems connected with the safety of ships at sea,

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namely, overloaded cargo ships and the supply of life- LIVERPOOL SERVICE saving apparatus to fishing vessels.

As a result of recent prosecutions Burgin, and comments by Judges, said Dr. It had been decided to recommend that Parliament create n new offence, this being the taking He overloaded ship to sen. of an added that when the United Kingdom Inws on merchant shipping had been altered, it would be necessary to see the law altered to cover British ships registered in the colonial possessions. Accordingly, provision was made in the Bill to cover these cases, and there would be a further provision that an enabling BUI be applied by means of an Order-in-Council.

The Bill was read a second time.- Neuter Special.

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Portland, Ore., Feb. 1. The North-west United States are digging themselves out of

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Rome's Dead the worst snowstorn since 1919. #58390808892ØUEEN.

Kome, Feb. 1. He saw three dark-complexioned

Signar Mussolini to-day distributed men walking together in a West End medals to relatives of Black Shirls street to-day and shouted in who lost their lives in Ethiopia dur- derision: "Dirty Jews."

Later in the day he started a five-Ing the African War.

Il Duce, in a short address, sald. - month prison term. Ile was con-To-day we celebrate the fourteenth victed on charge of insulting anniversary to the foundation of the foreigners.

Black Shirt organisation. The names of those members who died for our cause should live for ever in our hearts. Should the country 'call again, we will follow their

example," Reuter's Bulletin Service.

The three men at whom he shout- ed bis Insult were neither Jewish nor dirty. One was the Secretary of the Trng Legion, the others two of his Turkish friends.-Reuter.

Kowloon Lady Robbed

FOKI COMMENDED BY COURT

Mrs. A. Hanworth, 15

arm

Cameron

was

The Civil Service Cricket Club will hold a whist drive on Thursday commencing at 9.20 p.m.

Portland, where the snowfall total- led 16 inches in a few hours, saw the blizzard. concentrated force of the Snow effectually blocked all traffle. The city has been left without police, fire or ambulance protection.

Sentile saw a lesser snowfall, buf the cold is severe.

Salem. Ore., had 27.5 inches of snow 10-day and Hood River 20.

Aircraft are grounded at Portland and highways are choked. Railways, too, have been extensively tied up.

Klamath Falls'in isolated.

The weather forecast is for mure snow and possibly rain in enstern Oregon and along the Washington coast.-United Press.

Some Roads Lead To Rome, Some To Stanley Gaol

Since the new Stanley prison was opened last week, more than 700 prisoners have been transferred from Laichikok Prison and Victoria Gaul to their new quarters.

Road, appeared as the complainant In u snatching case at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when Au Yeung-kam, 25, unemployed, charged before Mr. Macfadyen.

Inspector Shannon sald that Mrs. Hanworth had been walking along Saigon Street about 4 p.m. on Mon- day, carrying her handbag under her and I holding on to it by the strap.

No convicts-men who are sen-, after 15 or 20 years' imprisonment. A when defendant came up from be- hind, tore it away from her, and rancneed to serve terms in excess of life sentence is for life and the con into Ch! Wo Street, where he was two years have yet been taken to vict.can only hope for the Governor's Life sentences are brought urrested by a bicycle shep toki who Stanley. The convicts housed at elemency. had chased him. There had been Laichikalt have been temporarily re-up for review after convicts serve nil'.

seven, ten, twelve and Afteen though violence used to break the moved to Victoria Gaol.

In addition to life sentences, strap.

It will probably be at least three years. Defendant was remanded for 24 months before the transfer of the serving terms of 20 and 15 years. A conviel sentenced to 20 years' im- hours for medical examination to 1,000 prisoners in Ilongkong raois isprisonment is often released after ascertain hts fitness for R caning, completed. Approximately 1,100, in- serving 15 years, if his conduct is

Transfer of Laichikok prisoners involved their truna- portation across the harbour from Kowloon to the island. Over. G00 men were brought across in small batches, and Laichikok Male Prison is now empty..

The foki was commended for action.

his cluding 200 catvicts, ore at present in

Victoria Gaal. There are

also 20 good, Europeans including one who zerving a life sentence.

is

YEARS TO SERVE

PLOTTERS PAY PENALTY

Moscow, Feb. 1. The death sentences passed on the the thirteen men, condemned in Moscow trial, were enrried out by shooting to-day--Reuter's Bulletin Service.

*

The future of Laichikok Prison and Victoria Gaol has not yet been deelded upon, the Telegraph learna, Govern- ment has had proposals that Lajchi- The present century will have runkok Prison should be converted either more than half its span before many into a Police Training School or a of the 280 convicts row in prison are Home for the Colony's Lepers. It

released.

is

not known whether either suggestion Several are serving life sentences, will be adopted. which does not imply, as is common- The Laichlkok Female Prison will ly supposed, that they will be released 'be retained.

LONDON, MAY 12th 1937.

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