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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY

* HUGHES WELL AHEAD

OF POST'S RECORD FOR WORLD FLIGHT

Announcing the

OPENING of

Viva Products

where you will always find a fresh supply of :--

Hams

Zakuskas

f

Horrings

Red Caviar

----Chooses

Salads Bolognas Vienna Sausages

and a wide selection of the choicest European tinned foods.

White House Lang

(opp. Lane, Crawford's

Bakery Dept.)

Tel. 21311.

"MASTERY OF THE AIR"

One of the greatest gifts of science to mankind is the mastery of the air. There is a large demand to- day for professional pilots and engineers in Commercial Aviation. But these men must be specialists.

BE TAUGHT AVIATION BY EXPERTS

AT

HONG KONG'S AIR UNIVERSITY

For Prospectus apply

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HONG KONG.

PHONE 59282.

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23rd July

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COUNT THE TELEGRAPHS

EVERYWHERE

New York, July 12. Howard Hughes has reached, the half-way mark in his 13,000-mile flight around the world in less than two days.

Hurtling across Europe and Siberia, he reached Omsk, on the trans-Siberian line, at 9 p.m. Moscow time (1 a.m. this morning Hongkong Time), and almost immediately departed again for Irkutsk.

The total elapsed time from New York to Omsk, via 'Paris and Moscow, was 35 hours, 11 minutes.

TWO ARABS

TO HANG AT ACRE

British Troops At Haifa Now

Halfa, July 12 Two Araba have been sentenced by the Military Court to be Iwoject at

Acte

The

and his four.com- airman panions hopped off from Paris at 1.24 B... B.S.T. and reached Moscow at 11.16 nm. (0.16 a.m. B.S.T.), cover- ing France, Germany, Poland and part of Soviet Russia, n distance of 1,075 miles, in just under eight hours. Staying only long enough to refuel "New York

his Lockheed monopchen took off

World Fair, 1939,"

from Moscow at 1.31 p.m. (11.31 u.m. B.S.T.) for his long flight across the wastes of Siberia and the Arctic to Alaska.

At Moscow he was 17 hours ahead of the record the set by the lute Wiley Post on his solo flight around the world over the saine roûte in 1931.

The dight from Moscow to Omsk The First Battalion of the Essex took only 7 hours, 29 minutes, the plane landing gracefully at the Regiment arrived at Half this after-Siberian airport at 9 p.m., Moscow

Time (7 p.m., B.S.T.).

1 Reuter.

TERROR STILL REIGNS

Haifa, July 12. Palestine's Third day uf terror began this afternoon when two bombs were town within an hour of eech attice van, slightly her ot a post watering one Jew.

Abuther bomb thrown in the Arab quierten exploded harmlessly.

Two fres, believed to be the work of incendiarists, are raging in Arab quarter

Later

were

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The National Broadcasting Corpora MULLER, MACLEAN & CO., INC. tion. which is continuously brond- costing messages from Hughes over its endl; net work, announced thin morning Dal the airmen were winning across Siberia to Irkutsk, their slop, leaving Omsk at 11.37

BS.T.

in possible, however, that they continue directly to Yakutsk, miles beyond Irkutsk, if condi- tions remain favourable.

will

the

Another bomb, thing at a Jewish Nelther bus, was followed by shots, caused any casualties.

Two Jewi

seriously injured by a bom. Bung at the entrance to a paper mill, where

Jewess were stoned by Jy and a Arabs.

An Arab preacher employes at the Mosque of Omar was shot and killed in Jerusalem, but it is believed that the assassins were Arab extremisis and not Jews.-Reuter.

TROOPS POURING IN

London, July 12. A further report on the situation in Palestine wus made by the Secrel- ary of State for the Colentes, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, in the House of Commons this afternoon.

regretted

Mr. MacDonald

that there had been another series of acts of violence a number of centres.

H.MS. Repulse was remaining at Haifa, and 20 officers and 254 men had been landed from her to assist in the maintenance of order.

The First Battalion of the Irish Guards arrived In Haifa and the First Battallon of the Essex Regiment was due to-day, while the First Squadron of the Royal Hussars would arrive to-morrow.

in

to

Hughes' headquarters la New York closed that Germany granted the milliontere airman permission jeruss from France to Poland and Soviet Russia only on condition that ne followed a specifled route and maintained at all times an altitude

of

10,000 feet. From Om

Omsk the plane's finerary is follows: Omsk to Yakutsk, 2,443 miles; Yakutsk

to Fairbanks (Alaska), 2,456 miles;

Fairbanks to New York, 3,380 miles.

United Press.

MESSAGES RELAYED

JAPANESE REPLY RECEIVED

But U.S. Still Not Quite Satisfied

Washington, July 12 The United States Govern- ment has received from Japan

to a comprehensive reply the Note of May 31 protesting against the Japanese treatment of American

and property citizens in China.

GREAT

SUMMER SALE

SILKS

Now in Progress

Each succeeding year our sales continue to be anticipated by keen bargain lovers, with ever-increasing cagerness, as very real and absolutely genuine money-saving events,

This season the sale will be even more attractive than over

ALL NEW AND UP-TO- LOOK AT THESE NEW GOODS ! DATE AND THE GENUINE REMAINS OF THIS SEASON'S STOCK.

45" PRINTED CREPE 36" PRINTED WEMCO

Before Now

$2.50

$1.25

$2.50

$1.20

45" PRINTED GEORGETTE

$2.50

$1,30

36" FANCY COTTON NELO 36" PRINTED COTTON

$3.00

$1.80

$2.00

$1,20

29" FANCY COTTON 36" PRINTED LINEN 23" COTTON LACE STOCKINGS

$1.50 $0.40

$2.50 $1.65

$1,20

$0.70

$2.50

$1.25

the

ALSO MANY OTHER LINES SUCH AS:- WHITE SILK SHIRTS

$2.50 $1.10

WHITE AND COL. PYJAMAS

$3,50

$1.80

STRIPED SILK SHIRTS

$2.75

$1.25

$4.50 $2.75

Berlin, July 12. During his fight from Paris to

The Nole is bleved to embody Moscow, Howard Hughes was in con-

the recoinmendations of an officinl stunt radio communication with Reich

Commission which wan Japanese Broadcasting Company, which relay-sent from Tokyo to examine the ed all messages from the airinen tosituation on the spot. the National Broadcasting Corpora- tlon In America.

Announcing the receipt of Every half-hour Hughes was on the Japanese reply. Mr. Cordel Hull, air, giving vivid accounts of his flight. the Secretary of State, salt it was short-wave to the United States.

were promptly relayed by extensive, but there were still some points needing clarification.--Reuter.

which

During practically the

The entire Journey across Germany, Hughes was unaware of his exact whereabouts, as he was forced to fly above heavy banks

clouds which totally

of

Another two squadrons of Royal hacured the country-side below-

Trans-Ocean. Mac-

Bussars

arrive were due to Palestine on Thursday, Mr. Donald concludedi.-Reuter.

Opium Figures In To-Day's Court Cases

Four separate cases of opium pos- session came before Hongkong Courts this morning, all of them resulting In convictions.

A 30-year-old unemployed Chinese named Kwan Man was Bed $275, or four months' imprisonment, for being in possession of prepared oplum and keeping an oplum divan in Ko Shing Street.

Two Chinese, Tsang Fook and Chan Sing, were jointly charged' with being in possession of dutinble spirits aboard a junk at Cheungshuwan, and were fined $22 and $10 respectively

month's

A

slays threatened to conflseate the junk it defendants appeared in Court again. Leung Wai was fined $110 or, in default, two months imprisonment for being in possession of prepared plum, whille, for a similar offence, Leung Kam was fined $160 or, in default, ten weeks' imprisonment.

or, alteronment. Mr. R. Edwards!

King Still Confined To His Bed

London, July 12.

A Bulletin issued at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, and signed by Sir John Weir and Lord Dawson of Peun, Physicians Ordinary to the King, states that His Majesty continues to make satisfactory

progress.

fils Majesty is remaining in bed for the present, the Bulletin continues.

that the It is understood doctors are well satisfied with the King's progress, but in view of the coming visit to Paris wish to take no risks; hence the decl- sion that His Majesty should remain in bed for the next day. or se-Reuter.

KING RECOVERED

London, July 12. It is omcially announced that His Majesty the King has practically re- covered from his illness.

Wine-Keeper Fined For Carelessness

Remarking that it was a case of carelessness, Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen imposed an inclusive one of $100 on

CREPE DE CHINE SILK SHIRTS

White and Col.

Amazing Reductions

Incredible Bargains

Absolutely Unrepeatable Bargains

325 MANUFACTURERS' REMNANTS

3 to 32 yds. pør length of 36′′

Li Hee, Reencre of a wine shop in Printed Crepe, Printed Linen, Printed Voile, etc.

Sa Po Road, when he pleaded guilty to four summonses in connection with offences under the Liquors Ordinance at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

Defendant said his accountant was to blame, but being the licenece, he had to take the responsibility.

PRICE from $2.50 to $4.50 per length

REMEMBER ! Delays are dangerous. To-morrow the very line you

had set your heart on may be gone. Come in to-day,

Revenue Offeer E. 7. Warden said The TAJMAHAL SILK STORE

defendant's shop had been visited on June 14 and the books examined.

The first summons, for falling to record correctly in the Stock Book the amount of a sale, was taken out when it was found that a sale of 3.2 gallons of spirit had been entered only as a sale of one gallon.

It was also discovered that 42 gallons of spirit had been sold to a person on March 17, when, under the condition of the licence, not more than eight gallons should be sold to the same person on the sume day.

The other two summonses wore sp- plied for because the particulars of He is reported to have held a tele-a sale had not been filed in and phonic conversation with the Duke distilling paas had not been cancelled of Windsor in Cannes.-United Press. | in the proper manner.

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