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SELECT

Experimental

COMMITTEE Flights Across IN ACTION North Atlantic

Sandys Allegations

To Be Sifted

London, July 4. The first meeting of the Select Committee appointed to consider the position of Members of Parliament under the Official Secrets act took place in the Committee Room In the of Commons to-day. The Countter come into being following allegations made by Mr. Duncan Sondys M.P. for Norwood, that he had been threatened with action by the Attorney General as the result of a question to the War Minister anti-aircraft guns.

on

reference of the The terms of fourteen members of the Committee charge them to inquire into the sub- stance of the statements made by Mr. Sandys, and the action of the Mini- ters concerned, and to laquire into the question of the applicability of the oficial secrets Act to Members of the House of Commons in discharge of their Parliamentary duty,

To-day'n business was confined to electing a chairman and discussing the procedure.

In the House of Commons in an answer on name subject to a question put by the Opposition leader, Mr. Clement Attlee, who asked whether It was intended to have a debate on the report of the Committee of Pei- vileges, the Chancelier of the Ex- chequer said that the resort of the Committee

of courses, brought before the House, and time -Bri.. would be given to consider it.. High Wirelena,

Alleged Use Of Forged Document, Chop

Young Chinese Is Remanded

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Charged with obtaining 150 plcers. of timber by means of a forged document, and being in possession of a forged chop. Hul Chu, 20, was re- manded for a week when he appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Mugistracy this morn- Ing. He pleaded guilty.

Three second-hand furniture shop keepers, charged with knowingly re- ceiving the Umber, denied the accusa- tions. Hearing wil

was provisionally fixed for 2.30 p.m. on July 16.

Detective Sub-inspector 3. O'Dono- van said Hut hnd formerly been

em- ployed in the Ching Lee Furniture shop. Fa Yuen Street, but gave up his job on June 3. On June 28, his master, who had an account at a timberyard, received a blil for the month and was natonished at the size of it. It was alleged that Iui had forged his master's chop and had ordered wood to the value of $340 on his master's account, selling the wood to the necured named in the receiving charges.

Expulsion And Fines For Invalid Passports

A fine of $20

An

WDS

imposed

011

Marian Habinsky, 49, Chemist, when he appeared before Mr. W. J. Lock- hart Smith at the Central Magistraey this

morning, charged with entering the Colony on July 3 wi

3 without a valid passport. expulsion order wits also made against him.

Charged with

similar offence on July 1, Victor Suesskogh, 32, a Ger- man merchant residing at the Hong- icong Hotel, was Aned $15,

Lotte Seiberligh, 20, spinster, had her ball of Estreated when she falied to appear in Court to answer a charge of entering the Colony an June 30 without a valid passport, while Elena Mikhatvnn Bosselmund, 37, charged with failing to

report within one week of her intended de- parture from the Colony to Hankow by air on June 24, also had her bail of $50 estreated.

STOCK MARKET BUOYANT

London, July 4. The Anglo-German Debt Agree- ment created a good Impression on the London Stock Exchange to-day, and an reelt. Austrian and Germani loans showed substantial gains.

Elsowhere, earlier activity subolded, values

helow otten finishing the best offers on proft-taking, though they generally revented

net xaina.

On the Commodity Market whent was enxler on reports of good Cana- dlan rains. Rubber was firm sympathy with Singanore.

In

GERMAN COMPANY TO OPERATE SERVICE

Derlin, July 5,

will conduct 28 experimental flights

THE

· HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

TRAFFIC CASES IN COURT

Prosecution Fails In "Noise" Case

Alleged to have sounded his

TUESDAY, JULY

"Peculiar" Record Of Old Offender

REMANDED FOR EXAMINATION

Commenting on the peculiarity horn unnecessarily in Pedder of the defendant's police record, Street on June 18, Ko Tai-shan, Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kow- of Messrs. Wallace Harper and loon Magistracy this morning Company, appeared before Mr. remanded Wong Sang, 20, for 48 H. R. Butters at the Central hours for medical examination. Magistracy this morning.

The German Lufthansa Company across the North Atlantie between mid-July and October, it was an- nounced here to-day. Portugal has granted permission for the German pinnes to land at the Azores, and the United States has also granted per- mission for them to land in America. The machines will be Junkers four- engined flying boats. They will take OIT and land in mid-Atlantic from the

ships Schwabenlund mother Friesenland, which are at present en route to their destinations in mid-lowing "red."

ocean.

and

Weekly flights will be made in each direction until the end of October.

It WID} bo recalled that the Lufthansa Company made 16 success- fut crossings of the south Atlantic

inst year.

The present experimental flights are a prelude to a regular commercial air service across the Atlante-Trans- Ocean,

Qantas Plane Leaves

Sydney

Sydney, July 5. The Quntas-Imperial Airways ty ing bout Cooee left here at 11 am.. local time to-day, on the first_ex- perimental nie mail flight to Eng- ined.

The Cooee is carrying the first of

Australia the all-up mul) from England, und wil proceed as far as Singapore, when is mail next pas- sengers will be transferred to un Imperial Airways flying boat.

Aboard the Qantas plane are passengers-Reuter.

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Hughes Arrives In N.Y.

New York, July 4. Howard Hughes, the multi-million- quire than producer azul aviator, arriv- est at New York Airport to-day from Burbank, Californim, Cropwint the continent vin Wichita, Kansas,

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The trous-continental hep is first on his contemplated fight around The world Router

finited Press adds that Hughes will leave for Park on Thursday or Pri- stay.

Anti-Japanese Disturbances In Penang

Penang, July 4. All shops, amusement parks and cabarets were closed last night tu prevent looting, following disturb- ances throughout yesterday.

The disturbances resulted from a consignment of soya beans, allegedly Japanese, received by a local Chinese merchant,

While the soya beans were being transported from godowns yesterday, a party of Chinese ripped open some of the bags, senttering the coolents on the read.

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Acting Traffle Sub-Inspector B. G. Baker said he was standing by the Post Office about 11.15 am. on June 10 when he saw a car, which was coming from the Praya, held up by the automatic traffic light which was

on ita

boru.

Wong was charged with entering a dwelling and larceny, and was arrest- ed when a detective questioned him early yesterday morning concerning a parcel of clothing and a convas cloth he was carrying.

Wong admitted the charges, and This car was over one of the white glancing over his record Mr. Burnett lines of the pedestrian crossing, and said that it was a peculiar one. His the Inspector walked across to speak Worship mentioned that Wong had to the driver. Another car, behind been sent to the Infectious Diseases this one and driven by defendant, Hospital as a leper in 1830. sounded three blasts There was no necessity for defendant to do so, onid the Inspector, and he asked him why he had blown his horn. Defendant replied that he was great hurry to deliver the car, a

lo a customer. Cross-examined Mr. D. Mc-

by Callum, for

for the defence,

nce, the Inspector ingreed that the car In front of de-1 fendunt's belonged to someone in the pelier Hr added that defendant' could have passed on the car's left If he had wanted to move on.

In

new

Heroin Pills

Found Around Widow's Waist

Sentence of a years' hard labour was imposed on Chan Man-ying, 30,

LIGHT SHOWED "GREEN"

wilow, by Mr. 1. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning, Cliving evidence on his own behalf, when she appeared on reindend on u defendnut said he blew his horn be-charge of possession of 5,000 cron cale the car in front had made no pills at Pokfuhum Road near Hing sigts of re-starting when the light on Road on June 27. showed "green."

Detretive-Sergeant &. MacVey said Mr. McCallum submitted that there the woman was arrested on informa was no proof that defendant hat ton. The pills were discovered tied sounded his horn unnecessarily

around her waist in a girdle. was anxious to move on, and had blown his horn to utrnel the other felver,

The summons Was dismised.

were

OTHER CASES Several other drug cases dealt with by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowlin Magistracy to-day. OWNERSHIP SUMMONS

Chlu Fan, 20, unemployed, was The Manager of Mensrs. Wallace Bord a total of $90 or eight months' Harper and Company, was tied Shard labour on charges of possession for failing to notify

opium, possession of 161 lls and keeping an opium Lance--Sergeant heroin pills worship of a car, C. Davies said he saw the car on the divan. Ieuk, and on stopping 1. found that

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change

of

of

The defendant was arrested in a

it was on hire to a Peak resident, house in Sa Po Rond on June 27 and the change of ownership had not when Revenue Ofleers conducted a been notified. A

representative. of raid at 9.50 p.m. the dem appeared In Court, +47242 į pleaded guilty.

OTHERS CASES

Chan Ping-kwok, df Ellot Hull. Hongkong University, was fined 55 for causing an obstruction with his car Pollinger Street on June 15.

in Mrs.

B. K. Trevor, of South Chit, Stanley was fined $10 for a similiar offence in Queen's Road Central on Junc

une 18.

Summoned for driving his tuxt without due care and caution 132 Bonham Road on Jung 19. Wong Wal, a taxi driver, pleaded not guilty. and hearing of the case was fixed for 2.30

p.m. on July 14. Mr. F. X. D'Almeda, Jr., represented defendant.

Anglo-U.S.

To-day the beans were conveyed Trade

to the headquarters of the China Relief Fund, where it was proposed to auction them on behalf of the fund.

The crowd, objecting to the pro- posed auction, broke into the build- ing, mashing the windows in doing no, and eventually the beans were transported in lorries through the

Trade Parleys To Open Again?

Lo Chun, 24, was fined $150 or three months' hard labour for possession of prepared oplum. He was arrested at 10.30 p.m. on June 30 as he left train at the Kowloon railway station. The oplum was found in a rattan basket of clothing.

Yuen Kwong, 26, unemployed, was sentenced to four months' hard labour and fined $100 or a further three months' imprisonment for possession of 231 heroin pills. The house wherein he was arrested was des cribed as a small heroin divan.

DUTIABLE TOBACCO

Found in possession of 5% pounds of dutinble Chinese tobacco concealed in a basket at the Yuen On Whart yesterday resulted in Teang Ng appearing before Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith at the Central Magistracy this morning, when she was fined $73.50 or six weeks' imprisonment.

The tobacco was ordered to be con- fiscated.

Charged with a similar offence in respect of 134 pounds of tobacco, Wong Yee was fined $24.50 or one month.

MARRIED WOMAN FINED Charged before Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith at the Central Magistracy this

streets and dumped into the sea, amid WAR DEBT RUMOURS morning with possession of 10 toels

cheers.

The

Reuter

trouble then subsided.-

RUSSIAN GIRLS AS WAR-TIME FIGHTERS

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London, July 4. The conclusion this month of an Anglo-American trade agreement is predicted in informed circles here, following the return of the American Ambassador Joseph Kennedy from u nine-day

trip to the United States. The opinion

that expressed England, as well as America, have

concessions made important Moscow, July 4. Commenting on the non-stop flight

the negotiations were brought to from Sebastopol to Archangel by complete standstill several weeks ago. It is declared here that major con- three Soviet military air-women, the semi-oMcial Pravda calls attention to

cesalons have been made by Great also the part played by women in the Britain while the U.S.A. เฟอ defence system of Soviet Russin.

compromised.

In the event of war, states Pravda, Russian women would fight shoulder- to-shoulder with men.

since

debts WAB

et raw oplum and 1.3 incls of pre- pared opium, Au Lan, 50, a married women, was fined $385 or six months'

she

pleaded imprisonment when guilty to the offence.

ASSASSINATION

IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, July 5

1998. 5,

RADIO BROADCAST

Ettore Pellegatti (Cello) From the Studio

A WELSH PROGRAMME Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm.

on 0.32

m.c's. per

and 8-11 p.m. second.

6.00 Bach-Sonata No. 3 In E. Played by Isolde Menges (Violin) and Harold Samuel (Piano).

6.18 Bach--Brandenbare Concerto No. 2 in F Major, and Chorale.

Played by the Philadelphia Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Leo- pold Stokowski.

6.43 Songs by Richard Tauber (Tenor).

Ueber Nacht (Hugo Wolt-Julius Sturm); I Love The Moon (Paul A. Brown Bird Singing Rubens); A (Royden Barrie Haydn Wood).

Closing Local Stock Quota-

4.62 tions.

6.54 A Grand Varfely Programma with Clapham and Dwyer, Gracia Fields, Patricia Rossborough, The Hill Billies, etc.

Organ Solo-Popular

).

2.

Melodies

No. 3; Intro: Pennies from Ileaven; In the Chapel in the Moonlight; An- other perfect night is ending; I'll sing a thousand love song; Did your you a Mother come from Ireland: There's a Harold Ramsay at small Hotel

Organ the Wurlitzer

of the Regal Cinema, Kingston: Vocul--I'm Play- ing With Fire (Berlin); The Photo- Of Mother's Wedding Group graph

Hargreaves and Damerell)...Gracie Fields (Comedienne) with Orchestra; Vocal-Take Ma Boots Of When Ah Dies (M. Carr]; Ole Faithful (M. The Blies with No- velly Accomp.: Piano Solo Popular Hits No.

Regrets; Intro: No Laughing Irish Eyes: A Fine Hom- ance: Serenade in the Night; Take my

Heart. .Patricia Rossborough DURIL iplano solo): Vocai--Like The Big Pots Do (Long); 1 Think of What You Used To Think Of Me (Turk, Hanley and Lyman)... Gracie Folds (Come- dienne) with Orchestra; Descriptive

And Sketch-Clapham

Dwyer On und Dwyer Hobbies....Clapham Accordion Band-Six Popular s intro. Lovely Lady: The Glory of Love:

Saddle Your Blues to a Wild Mustang: I'm Putting All My

Believe In One Basket; Please Mustat Don't Save Your

Smiles... Scala's Accordeon Band with vocal

Uttle

Len

refrain; Vocal ---I

Vocal---Leave The Pretty Girls Alone (Curson Robison) Med-

Giri In the Intro: The Green

Hot; This is Romanée; My Heart Jumped Over the Moon.

Plano Selo Bermon); ing by Len

Low-Selections: Swing High-Swing Intro:--Swing High-Swing Low: hear a call to arms; Panamania; Col-

Holiday Selection; Int

Intro:-I lege

you: The Sweetheart Waltz; So ndore you: What?

That Vocal-When (Plano Solo); Harvest Moon Is Shining (G. A Stevens): Good-Night (Wood, Bibo und Conrad) The Hill Billies with Novelty Accompaniment.

Bermon with Orchestra (Step-Dane-

und

.Patricia Rossborough

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 StudioA Recital by Ettore Pellcgatti (Cello) and Lindsay A Lafford (Fan).

Sonnta for Pinno and Violoncello, Op. 40 (L. Boellmann); Movements: Maestoso; Anndante; Allegro moilo.

6.30 London Relay The Artist Fo-Day-1.

A talk by Eric Newton,

8.45 London Relay Empire Variety Theatre'.

Including-Mabel Constanduros and John Rorke; Walsh and Barker; Joseph Mccus and Horace Kenny:

by F. H. C. His Band; Production

9.30 London Relay-The News, Piffard.

9.50

Songs by Turner Laylon

Face (Hillier, Van Zollen and Hegan); Sweetheart Let's Grow Old Together (Bratton and Edwards); Lost (Ohman, Mercer and Testor).

10.00 London Relay Topical Gazeito'

A fortnightly review of things at Home. Presented by Pascoe Thorn- ton.

10.30 Dance Musio. Fox-Trot Horsey, Horsey; Novelty Waltz-Maybelle, Maybelle (From Chorus: Slow

In the sixth terrorist assessination Hide and Seck) Cotton and

in the Inst fortnight, two Chinese shot His Band with

and kilted a former Chinese Army Boulanger and

His

Parsed Me By; Tongo The rumour is even circulating in general, believed to be Chou Liu-Once

Fox-Trots The U.S. Wu, as he was leaving the Oriental Hi

Toy authoritative circles that the

Hotel in the Since Sotre building at Trumpet; Twilight In Turkey... Nat Ambaanador carried a British offer Through their co-operation in the regarding a seilement of wur

p.m. yesterday,

Conella and His Georgians, Night The victim is alleged to have Over Shanghal (From "The Singing development of the Soviet Air Force. to Washington and that this

appointment of vice Marine'); 'Cause My Baby Says It'e Russian women have made a valu- served to break the deadlock in accepted

the puppet Labour So (From The Singing Marine').... able contribution to strengthening the negotiations. A verification of these President of

of Shanghal-United Billy Thorburn and His Musle with defence of the country,

rumours is impossible but it is point-Federation

vocal refrain; Tango Fox-Trot-City The newspaper recalls that young ed But in informed circles that the Press.

Of A Million Dreama; Waltz-Vien- prin- girls are among the most expert war debt question

constituted

nese Romance Jack Wilson and parachute jumpers in the Soviet olpnt difficulty in the present negotia-

His Versaille Five. Trans-Occan.

tions, not because of is financial uspect but because of the psychologt- ARSON SUSPECTED cal effect it has had on the American public.-Trans-Ocean.

BIG JUMP IN UNEMPLOYED

London, July 4.

IN CITY BLAZE

11.00 Close Down.

EXCHANGE

Selling

A case of suspected arson came to the attention of the police yesterday. FOUR MONTHS' FOR

Yu Ching-ming, 80, residing at No. G8 Spring Garden Lane, stated that STEALING HANDBAG

he was awakened about 2.45 a.m. by T.T. London Ofelst returns show that registered

Demand unemployed in Great Britain totalled

Arrested by an Indian constable the smell of something burning.

his front door, he found TT. Shanghal On opening 1.802,000 on June 13, an increase of after he had stolen a handbag from the staircase between the second and T.I. Singapore 24,107 compared with the same date a woman in Lalchikok Road on

third floors alight. Waler was quick- T.T. Japan In May,

Saturday evening, Hon Tong, 27, Unemployed in mid-June last year was sentenced to four months hardly procured, and the flames were ex-T.T. Indla

to the TT. USA

Manila T.T. was less than 1,300,000, so that the labour by Mr. Q. 4. A. Macfadyen tinguished without damage

This houso, current figures represent an increase at the Kowloon Magistracy

Examination disclosed traces of T.T. Batayla E. of approximately half a million morning. Del, Sergt.

Franklin

gasoline on the staircase, and the TT. 'Bangkok Reuter Special,

sold the bag and contents, valued at

police are of the opinion; that a de- TT. Saigon $20,04, had been recovered.

berate attempt at arson had been TT. France

T.T. Germany made.

T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

CHOPPER USED IN

FAMILY QUARREL

A 40-year-old married, woman,

DOG OWNER FINED

Lieutenant G. B. Beer of the

MOTOR CYCLE TAKEN

Leung Sing, was taken to the Queen Kumaon Rifles was fined $0 by Mr.

The loss of his motor cycle,, No, Mary Hospital yesterday with a QA A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon wound on the left forearm, allegedly Magistracy, this morning for having 132, from a car park in Kowloon, was to wander in reported to the palice yesterday by thisted by her husband with a chop- allowed his dog

Cameron Road on April 11 without Mr. H. W. Wong, of Bũ Chin Yuen during a quarrel at their home in por lees,

Street, North Point. a licence,

Fresh speculative buying absorbed profit-taking losses on base metals which were fem and netive owing to strong week-and Americans "-- -Router Special

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U.S. Cross rate in Londen....4.93%

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WEEKDAYS:

8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

SATURDAYS:

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