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DANGEROUS DRUG TAKEN DURING RAID

Revenue Men Work Through Informer

Found guilty on 庭 charge of possession of nine ounces of cruda, heroin, numelont to make 230,000 pills, Ip Ng-chat. 20, was sentenced to three years hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the

Criminal Sessions this morning,

The following Jury tried the case: Mesara. J. C. Power (Foreman), S. D. Begg, Lau Tat-ting, Ng Sze-yuk, Choy Sal-pin, B. Rolfe and Young Wing-sok.

Prosecuting, Mr. E. H. Williams said that on April 21, following_in- formation received, Revenue Officer Maic Chan went to a hotel with $550. and handed the money to an informer. About 3 p.m. the following day Male went to the Sun Tol 5 boarding house and booked room No. 12. expected to receive

signal from room No. 11. After waiting for about two hours he heard the signal, which was in the form of a sneeze, and Im- mediately communicated with Senler Kevenue Omeer A. W. Grimmitt, who arrived with a party, including Revenue Offleer J. G. Stephens,

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On entering room No. 11 by forcing open the door, Mr. Grimmitt saw the Informer, a small boy and accused, On the bed were a lighted lamp and

heated heroin pine. There were

also several packets of powder, which formed the common ingredients for the manufacture of heroin pills, und one containing the nine ounces of heroin.

The money was found on the person of prisoner who, when formally charged, dented Inowledge of the heroin. At the Magistracy, he said the packets belonged to a school- mate, by whom the room was rented.

After evidence had been given by Maic and Mr. Stephens, Mr. D. E. Davis, Acting Government Monopoly Analyst, testided that the contents of the pocket in question were heroin, Tong Lam, rosin boy, deposed that prisoner booked the room for hours

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Accused made no statement and the jury found him guilty without retiring.

MARKET REPORT

The following Swan, Culbertson and Fritz Commodity Bulletin lasued to-day:

Cotton was one to 4 points off, Trices were steady. The Improve ment in textile trade was not reflected in the April consumption figures of 414,302 bales of raw cotton. April exports, which showed 377,250 bales, were also disappointing.

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Wheat was unchanged to cent off. Fresh crop damage business incentives are needed before there can be any material change in wheat

prices.

Rubber was 18 to 20 points down. April consumption figures were 27,- 984 tona. Imports for the same month totalled "30,007 tons, stocks were 301,430 tons, while rubber afloat

Two British Missionaries Feared Slain Allegedly Murdered By Communists

Shanghai, May 15. Partial confirmation has been received of the murder of two British Missionaries, Dr. H. G. Wyatt and Miss Glasby in north Shansi.

Dr. Chesterman, Medical Secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society, In an interview with Reuter this after-

noon, said that as far as was known In Shanghai, Dr. Wyatt was conduct- ing a party of missionaries to Tal- chow.

He had heard that Japanese soldiers had rescued two other missionaries and that Dr. Wyatt and Miss Glasby had been murdered by Chinese com-

munists.

The Society was unable to accept this version without confirmation, added Dr. Chesterman, as statements the published lusi November about

by the ill-treatment of Dr. Wyali Chinese hind proved to be without foundation.-Reuter,

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

General S. Vojecechovsky, head of the Czecho-Slovakian" army, who is prepared to resist any invasion of his country by Ger- man and Austrinn troops, prob- ably backed by. France and Russin.

Roosevelt Appeals For Aid To China

Washington, May 15.

CONFIRMATION FROM JAPANESE EMBASSY

Peiping, May 10. The Japanese Embassy has inform- For the second time since the

that

Proutbreak of hostilities between China and Japan, President Roo- sevelt has drawn attention to the plight of Chinese civilians and has renewed his plea for relief contributions to the Red Cross Society's fund.

ed the British Embassy Henry G. Wyatt and Miss Beulah Glasby, of the British Baptist Mission Society, have been killed somewhere near Tutyuan, where they were stationed.

The Japanese report states that Chinese Communists are responsible for the outrage, which occurred on Friday-United PreSE.

Insurgents Capture Many War Prisoners

10,000 FOR TRIAL ON VARIOUS CHARGES

Burgos, May 15. The Insurgents have captured April 27, a0,044 prisoners up to according to a spokesman at General Franco's headquarters.

These figures do not include the many Loyalists who have deserted.

Seven thousand prisoners have been employed in Insurgent technical services, 31,000 in inbour battalions, while 43,885 have been retained in concentration camps.

Ten thousand have been tried, or are to be tried, for alleged crlines.- Reuter.

Old Offenders Imprisoned

Chau Fu, 30, was sentenced to two hard labour at Criminal Sessions this and a half years' Imprisonment with morning by Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- sell for a breach of a deportation prisoner order. It was stated that had a criminal record Deginning in amounted to 30,071 tons. Consump 1920 and and returned tion of reclaimed rubber for April years bankdhment. He was at pre- reached 7,480 tons, production was 0,300 tons and stocks of reclaimed sent serving a term for loitering.

rubber were 23,300 tons.

ket.

DOW JONES SUMMARY Prices

fractionally lower. were Light price changes continued due to lack of interest and Indifferent business news. Business indices are lowest in three years, Department store sales are ten per cent. below

similar

ten

In a letter praising the Red Cross campaign to raise U.S. $1,000,000 for the Fund, President Roosevelt states; "It is my belief that when the appall ing and increasing distress of those sufferers is made known

to the American people, they will desire to contribute to meet a pressing hu- manitarian need.

Contributions to date total $170,000. In addition, the Red Cross Society has voted $200,000 from its funds United Press.

AIR RAIDS IN HONAN

Kaifeng, May 10. Minchuen, Lanfeng und Kaifeng, along the Lunghai Railway in Honan, were raided by Japanese planes yes- terday.

Over 20 bombs were released by four raiders at Langeng, killing four civilians. At Minchuen also four persons died and one was wounded.

Three Japanese bombers released three missiles on the outskirts Kaiteng und nine inside the city. One 'civilian was killed and one wounded.

No serious damage resulted.

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Nelhwang, in northern Honun near the Hopel border, was also bombed" by the Japanese planes yesterday, with ten killed and seven wounded. -Central News.

JUNKMAN TELLS

OF ATTACK

A report has been made to the police by Ng On, 52, master of trad- At the same Court, Wang Hing-keeing junk No. 22281, to the effect that alias Tec Kwan, was sentenced to a cargo of fire-wood valued at $300 Sugar was steady in a quiet mer-four years' imprisonment with hard was taken from his junk by Japanese

off Man San on May 12. Jabour for

offente.

Ng stated that he left Macao on the His record dated from 1932 and he

day of the incident in tow of u was serving a sentence for larceny.

steam launch, with two other junks. Lan Wing

at first

pleaded not

When Tai-o was visible, a Japanese gulity to a breach of deportation launch sighted and approached the order, Inter revoked his ples, but in

junks. About ten Japanese, in extenuation said that when he wor deported he wanted to go to Canton uniform, bearded his junk and order-

sent but instead was

ed the steam launch to go away from to Swatow.

the scene. Accused's record was shown to the

Ng alleged that they were forced Court and His Lordship pointed out written

into a sampan and rowed to Macao. that accused himself had down that he wanted to go to Swatow. He had been birched, con- victed of offences and banished several times in recent years and had returned shortly after. banishment. Sentence of four years' imprisonment with hard labour was passed.

last year.

Steels are comparatively steady Pittsburgh scheduled next week's operations at thirty-seven, which is five per cent, higher,

Oficials have no comments on the Mexican British crisis pending clarl- fication. However, all are confident of an amicable settlement.

Tightening Control

Shanghat, May 16.

SOLDIER SEEKS TO APPEAL

An appeal against sentence of two As an outcome of the shooting of months imprisonment was made by the two White Russions on Saturday Plc, David Flemming when he ap- peared before Mr. H. R. Bulters at night, the Japanese defence corps in

the Central Magistrney this morning the Settlement intends to strengthen

Pie. Flemming was found gulity ila defence activities, a naval spokes-

last week of receiving a bottle of man declared to-day.

whiskey, knowing it to be stolen, and the appeal was that the sentence

He pointed out that the Landing Party has done its best since the China incident to protect the lives and property of foreigners as well as innoecat Chinese, and has in fact handed over many thieves to Shanghal Municipal Police authorl- tles Domel.

Submarine Mail For Loyalists

Barocions, May 15. Lettor by submarines is the latest Loyalist method, of "over- coming dimenliãos of communica-

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was excessive for a first offence,

Defendant was told by Mr, Butlers that he would have to make application to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal.

JAPANESE FOOCHOW LANDING DENIED

Hankow, May. 10,

SNATCHER WHO FOUGHT POLICE TO BE WHIPPED

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MONDAY,

Stiff Term For Pepper Thrower

Attack Tomporarily Blinded Foreign Woman Shopper

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MAY

1938.

E RADIO BROADCAST

"In Town To-night" And

Other London Relays

HOTEL ORCHESTRA

SUMMER

GOLF KIT

SHIRTS of cotton, silk and

from $4.00

Radio Programme Broadcast bywool; cellular and all wool. ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 and 8-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per second.

6.9 Relay of the Dance Orchestre STOCKINGS In white, from the Roof Garden of the long Kong Hotel,

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from $4.00

(a) Mama, That Moon's here khaki and fancy dosigns again; (b) I told Santa Claus bring you: (c) Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen; (d) I've hitched my Wagon to a Star.

SHORT SOCKS In white and

6.14 Record-With All My Heart (From Her Master's Voice'); When plain coloura April Comes Again....Jack Payne And His Band.

from $2.00.

Resulting from an attack on a European woman, Mrs. R. E. Spence- o Chinese loyh, on April 6, when throw pepper in her eyes and tried to rob her, an unemployed ricksha coolie, Tsang Fo, 38, was sentenced to two And halt ven

years hard labour on a charge of attempted highway robbery with violence by Mr. Justler R. E. Lindsell, the Pulsne Judge, the Supreme Court this morning.

Mr. J. Whyatt, Assistant Attorney General, conducted the prosecution.

The Jury comprised Mesars, D. W Becken (Foreman), Chow Cham wing, C. G. Pilgrim. U. S. Suddin. (b) Dipsy Doodle; (c) Yours and SHOES of leather or canvas J. A. Lu, A. D. Humphreys, Jnr., mine; (d) Bob White. and A. It. Sumad.

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Record:-Dancing The with Dunlop rubbor solos and Mrs. Spencelay testified that she Firelight-Waltz; I had left her flat at 21 Jubilee Apart-Fox-Trot.. Henry Jacques (Bri-hools ments. Austin Avenue, about 735 tain's Champion Dancer of 1934-30) p.m., and walked down the avenue with His Correct Dance Tempo towards Kimberley Road, intending Orchestra; Record:-Oh, Mr. Man In to shop in

Road. She carried The Moon- Waltz.. Henry Jacques

Champion Dáncer "carry-all con- (Britain's trining her

Tempo Orchestra.

0.21 (a) Two dreams got together;

In

I Found A Rosary

from $21.50

All less 10% cash discount.

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a jeuther market in her right 1034-30) with His Correct Dance!

hand. A few yards from her re- sidence, she pussed two umahs going in the opposite direction, and then, Ion coming to a lamp-post, she saw coolic dressed in dark clothes op- proaching.

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As he came up he raised his hand, and the next thing Mrs. Spencelaylı knew she was blinded by pepper which had been thrown into her eyes and face. She cried out and felt her "carry-all" being tugged, but held he heard the coolie running off, np. parently in the direction of Austin Rond

and continued to call out. Then

The amabs also raised the alarm, and then went up to her and brought her to her address, where her eyes were treated with olive oil. Later on she went downstairs again and saw a coolie under arrest, but could not identify him as the would-be robber.

0.44 (a) It's the Natural Thing; (b) All you want to do is Dance; (c) (d)

The Moon got into my eyes; MACKINTOSH'S -

The girl with the dreamy eyes.

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7.0 For The Children. Uncle Peter's Nursery Sing Song Uncle Peler (Base-Barltone); A

Read from Story

the Studio, "More Very Young Songs (Poems by A. A. Milne-Music by II. Fraser- Simon) Spring Morning; The End: Nursery Chairs; Waiting at the Win- dow...George Baker (Baritone) Teddy Bears Picnic - Novelty

and Bratton); Kennedy Hush Hush Hush, Here Comes The Bogey Man ("Variety" Novelty- Lowton and Benson)....The B.B.C. Donco Orchestra directed by Henry Hall with vocal chorus.

7.30 Closing local Stock Quota- lons.

7.32 Variety. Vocal-I Still Love To Kiss You Chau King-wah, room bay at 28

Goodnight

Second (From 'Fifty Austin

Avenue, said he had come Street'); Little Old Lady Elsie out of the house on hearing erles

Carlisle Orchestra and Piano.-Have of "Snatching!" and had seen accused You Got Any Castles, Baby? (From running past. He went after him

Varsity Show); I Double Dare You and caught him at the

corner of

Carroll Gibbons (Finno) and His Austin Road and Austin Avenue, Boy Friends; Orchestra The Grand When he was caught, accused de- Duchess-Galop (Offenbach); Tritsch, elared that he was not the thief and

Tratsch-Polka (J. Strauss). pointing in the direction of Chatham Orchestra Raymonde cond. by Road, said it was another man, Wit-Walter; Vecal-Jack Hylton Throws ness could not see anyone and brought A Party; Guests: Tommy Handley, accused back and eventually handed Hilda Mundy, Billy Caryll, Peggy him over to the pollec.

Dell, Tom Webster, Jack Barty, The ricksha

coolte

declared that Nelson Keys, Freddie Fox, The he had been assaulted by the room Swingtette and Jack Hylton's Bays. boy and companion, and that 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather pepper had been placed in his pocket. Forecast and Announcements, After that, he had been assaulted again, and told to confers.

Without retiring, the jury un- animously returned # verdict ut guilty.

LEARNER DRIVER.

"BORROWED" CAR

A car cleaner, Lau Yau-foon, 24, appeared before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, charged with driving motor car No. 1269 at Shaukiwan

yesterday without a permit; driving without a lleence,

and driving in a street not specified in his learner's licence.

Inspector Wright said that the de- fendant had been stopped in King's Road while driving the car in un erratic manner by Sergeant Summers, and when taken to the station it was discovered he had only a learner's licence.

been

The speedometer had also disconnected, so that the car would not show any mileage, said Inspector Wright.

Fines of $50 or one month on the

week's onc

first charge, $10 or two weeks' on the second, and $5 or imprisonment on the third charge were imposed.

EMBEZZER GAOLED;

THREATENED

POLICE OFFICER

Sentence of six months' imprison- ment was imposed by Mr. H. R. Butlers at the Central Magistracy to- day on Lung Chit, 19, shop boy, Sentence amounting to eight when he pleaded guilty to the charge months' hard labour were imposed on of embezzling $457.10 between July Cheung Chiu, 18, unemployed, by 6, 1937, and April 28, 1938, from the Mr. R. Edwards at Central Magist- Kwong Lung Tai Rice Shop. racy to-day for theft of two earrings Lance Sergeant Macvey said that from an unknown Chinese woman, the boy had been employed in the and having assaulted Fun Sai-lau, shop for six years, being paid $3 per police constable, at Gage Street, with month with about $2 per month others not in custody, in preventing commission. The complainant, Yuen the constable from the execution of Yau-chun, had become suspicious his duty.

about two days ago about the amount

Defendant was also ordered to and receive 12 strokes of the cane recommended for banishment.

FRENCH WARSHIP

SALUTED

H.M.S. Dorsetshire this morning fired a salute for the French gun- boat, Lamotto Plequet, which return- ed the compliment.

CAR FAILED TO STOP WHEN BOY STRUCK

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8.03 Songs by John McCormack

(Tenor); Secret (Blake-Bantock); O Gathering Clouds (Arr. Bain); Candle Light (Cadman-Lee Ship- pey); An Ola

Sacred Lullaby (Corner, arr. Liddle).

8.15 London Helpy-'Cricket'

MC.C. v. The Australians.

A commentary during the second day's play by P. G. H. Fender from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

8.30 London Relay.'Empire Ex- change",

Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies,

8.45

Programme A French (Orchestral and Vocal),

Les Saltimbanques - Ouverture (Loula Ganne)....Orchestre Sym- phonique Du Lutetia Wagram sous la direction de Fernand Heurteur; La Fillo Aux Matelots (From 'Sola');

Ne Sais Pas Almer, Waltz (From 'Sola') Dumia with Orchestra cond. by Plerre Chagnon; Toujours Content De Mol (Marche Des Vaga- bonds from

"Toto'); Si Vous Voylez Celle Que J'aime (From "Toto') Albert Prejean with Orchestra cond. by Pierre Chagnon; "Le Cid" Ballet Music (Massenet)....New Symphony Orchestra cond. by Eugene Goossena; Si Mes Vers Avalent Des Alles (Hugo and Hahn); Paysage (Theurlet and Hahn)....Soprano solo by Ninon Vallin with Orchestra cond. by God- trey Andolf: Meditation (From Pro- "Thais" Massenet)....Boston menade Orchestra cond. by Arthur Fielder; volin solo by Robert Gun- dersen.

9.30 London Relay The News. 9.50 Joseph Szigeti (Violin).

Ronds (From 'Sonala in D Major' -Schubert Op. 53-arr. Friedberg); Adagio In E (Tartinl-arr, Ondricek).

10.0 London Relay-In Town To- Night',

10.80 Dance Music.

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Fox Trois-Throwing Peanuts To The Moon; Toodle-co....Brien Law- rance And His Landsdowne Orches- tra, vocal chorus by Brian Lawrance;

The Tangos-Moonlight On Grande; Fireflowers.... Heinz Hup- pertz and His Orchestra; Fox-Trots Sunset In Vienna (From "Vienna Sunset'); You'ro Looking For Romance I'm Looking for Love.... Brian Lawrance and His Lansdowne Orchestra, vocal chorus by Brian

Broadway Melody of 1030'); I Know Now (From "The Singing Marine')

of money the defendant was spending, and on examining the boks had dis-Cawrance; Yours And Mine (From covered the sum of $407.10 missing. When a detective was sent to the shop the defendant threatened him with a couple of choppers, it WAB revealed,

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GAMBLERS LOSE

BAIL MONEY

A total of $131 în bail money was ordered to be catreated when four men failed to appear before Mr. II. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged with gambling.

So Kdi and

.Roy Fox and His Orchestra with vocal refrain; Waltz The Greatest Mistake Of My Life; Fox-TrOLI Saw A ShipA-Salling....Henry Jacques (Britain's Champion Dancer of 1934-30) with His Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra.

11.0 Close Down.

R.M.A, DAEDALUS

HOPS OFF

A foreign report to the effect that Japanese marines have landed at Molhuachi, seven kilometres south of

The Imperial Airways | R.M.A. Fooshow, is denied by a spokesman

Kwal, on $76 Daedalus left Hongkong at 8.65 m. of the Military Affairs Commission. Tang Sun, 11-year-old boy, war and 150 ball respectively, were fur-10-day for Bangkok with the outward Investigations reveal that the re-knocked down by a sedan car at thee charged with keeping a common mail at two passengers aboard. port

is entirely groundless, the the function of Lockhart Road and gaming house, the other two defen- They Were Mr. CE Moore, for spokesman stated. It is apparently Arsenal Roud, and was removed to dants being on sa ball each,

Penape, and Dr. Manuel Gaival yar Special

circulated by the Japanese with an, the Queen Mary Hospital for treat- A lum of $11.80 picked up at the Bangkok H Karli bez vallable the first ulterior purpose, he added.--Central, ment. It is alleged that the car did raid was ordered to be donated to

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the poor box.

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