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Protection Promised To British Ships

Navy. Prepared To Act In For East

London, July, 10.

RUMANIA MOURNS QUEEN

Patriot's Heart To Lie

By Black Sea

Bucharest, July 20.

mourning.

Thousands of people, standing The status of British shipping in Far Eastern waters was discussed in bare-headed In the streets, witnessed the House of Commons to-day when the transfer of the entire nation into Mr. G. le M. Mander, Labour MP. for East Wolverhampton, asked what

Ecclesiastics through Rumania were steps were being taken to British and Dominions shipping in ordered to hold dally Masses until the China Seas from deliberate funeral takes place on Sunday. attacks by aircraft,

protect

NGKONG. TELEGRAPH,

Planes Aid Firefighters

In Forests

Severe Blazes in California

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 1938.

Tried To Hide

"THIS IS FILTHY BUSINESS".

Magistrate Passes Stiff Sentence On Divan Keeper

San Francisco, July 20. Raging bush and timber fires in cight national foresta in northern that people who engaged in

The Acting Chief Justice's remarks California are being fought by

the heroin traffle were a peril and a peat army of volunteers.

Officials of the Forestry Depart-to the community were quoted to ment announce that 2,000 men Lam Yee, 81, when he was charged thenghting an uncontrolled, 2,000-acre with the possession of 132 heroin fire at Red Cat, in the prairie area pills and six mace of prepared oplum north-east of Eureke. The fire is in a divan in Hong Lok Street before spreading alarmingly and a further Mr. K. M. A. Baruett 'nt the Kowloon sor 150 volunteers have been summoned

Magistracy this morning. to assist.

All places of amusement have been closed. In accordance with Queen Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary Marie's will, the hall of the Castle for Foreign Affairs, said that then which her body lies in State hos Government had not found it neces-been draped in purple instead of" sary since December to take special black, steps regarding British ships in the Far East.

There have been no further attacks on British ships, he declared.

If, as he trusted would not be the case, any further attacks occur, His tako such Majesty's ships would

action as was practicable. The pool- tion at present was for British ship- ping 10

with communiente

the Japanese authorities when any pre-: cautions appeared desirable.

Queen Marie has requested that her heart be placed in a silver um and deposited in Boleric Castle, over- looking the Black Sea.--United PreJS.

SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with to- the Hongkong Radio Station day:

Empress

Mr. Mander asked if the position was precisely the same in the Far

of Japan; Kumsong; East and Spain.

"No, because in the Far East Rawalpindi, Tegelberg; Triton; Lec- British warships have certain treaty sang; Hupeh; Yuensang; Scalario; rights in China's ports and terri-Potsdam; Leena; Cape St. Francis; torial waters," Mr. Butler replied. Ning Po; Baron Blythswood; Conte

Verde, Karno Maru. Reuter.

White Sewing Has A Revival

A LITTLE LESSON IN TUCKING

46) JHITE SEWING" has returned but decide first what sized loop will effective. Make the first Wnow blouses are in fashion be must

Women are exchanging tuck- one by taking a stitch over the edge ngain. ing and openwork designs in the of the tuck, draw it down, and make it down, and same way that knitting patterns are a back stitch, draw

make

a back stitch. Repeat passed on,

Three effective and simple tucks length of the materiui, making sure that ench loop is the sune size as are shown here.

the first one.

the

A total of 358 fres are reging throughout the State, the number in creasing rapidly since last Wednes- day's lightning storms.

After Lam had said that he was the manager of the place, and had been for four months, His Worship commented that from his tone it would seem he was proud of, the

Three neroplanes have been char-|| fact, tered to search for

new outbreaks "This is a filthy business, unfit for and to parachute food to the fre- any human being to pursue," de- fighters-United Press,

clared His Worship, sentencing him to 12 months' hard labour and fining him $292 or a further six months:

The keeper of another divan in the same street, Tang Hung, 35, was fined $225 or six months and sen- |tenced to six months for the posses- sion of 203 pills and seven mace of oplum.

SENTENCE REDUCED

Punishment Held Toothe arst court, Leung Yu, 38, was

Severe

The sentence of two years' hard Inbour passed on Chan Chun-shing, 37, soy preserver, and a refugee from Amoy, on Monday last after he had been found guilty of uttering a forged $100 note at the Bombay Silk Store and possession of same, was reduced by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindseil, Acting Chief Justice. ut

Before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen in

sentenced to four months and fined $445, or eight months for the pusses- sion of 395 pills and two mace of oplum in a divan on the ground floor of 114 Temple Street.

For the possession of 112 pills and three mace of oplum at 186 Shanghai Street, first floor, Ho Ying, 27, was sentenced to four months and fined $227 or seven months. Revenue Omeer E. T. Warden prosecuted.

OPIUM IN POSSESSION the Criminal Sessions this morning. A fine of $180 with the alterna-

Addressing prisoner, Hur Lordship tive of three said:

i sentenced you on Mon-

months' imprisonment Since day last to two years' hard inbour, I

was Imposet on Ho Ping, unemploy- possession of raw oplum at ed, for have given your case very careful the Ping On wharf, by Mr. R. Ed- consideration. Accepting as I do the wards at the Central Magistracy this likelihood that your original sion of that $100 note was innocent. was hidden in the sole of a shoe.

It was said that the oplum that your story of fleeing to Hong-

KEPT DIVAN kong from Amoy on account of bombing of your premises there.

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morning.

Wa Kem, unemployed, was charged

Radio Set

Though he fled from Conion be cause of Japanese bombs, Chan Fan apparently has a mind which can rise above national animosity, for when he took a flat in Fuk Wing Street, he installed a Japanese zodlo set. Unfortunately, he omitted to Recure a licence for iL,

Summoned to appear before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning as a result, he sent representative with a note explaining he was unable to attend because of Illness,

Declaring that there had been deliberate attempt to conceal the set, Mr. A. E. E. Jeffries, Inspector of Wireless, said that when he called ot

1248 p.m. on June 20, the occu- pants tried to alam the door in his face. He managed to force it open slightly, and saw that there was a considerable amount of activity going

on.

Succeeding in bursting his way in, he saw a small boy run towards the rear of the fat carrying a small parcel; which the lad tried to hide. under a bed.

The parcel was opened, and a small Japanese set was found. The aerial was an indoor one.

A fine of $75 was imposed. On a similar summons, Lau Kwok- ying, of 21 Wong Chuk Street, was fined $40.

Mr. Jeffries said defendant had allowed his licence to expire, but when reminded of it, replied that he had destroyed his set. When visited on June 20, the set was found to be in good working order.

A radio owner who had failed to notify change of his address, L. G. Alves, of Granville Road, was fined $10.

PRIVILEGE PROBLEM WITH COMMITTEE

London, July 20. The House of Commons. without Archibald Sinclair, the Liberal leader, division, agreed to a motion by Sir remitting the question summoned Mr. Duncan Sandys

before the Military_Court of appeur Inquiry to the Select Committee

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who to

trug. I have come to the conclusion/ Wih keeping an opium divan and which is now considering the ap

that the sentence I passed on you was, in the circumstances of the too severe.

possession of oplum in a house at Hollywood Road, before Mr. Edwards at the Central Magistracy

Your crline, though greater in de-this morning and was fined $80 or. gree, is no different in essence from

in default, six weeks' imprisonment on the first charge, and $100 with, that of a person who finds himself

the alternative of two months' in- in possession of a bad 10-cent piece and gets rid of it by putting it in #

prisenment for the second charge. slot machine; and finger of the

your dellberate

Flat tucks are easiest. When the

Exiges of Jabots are often a pro- material allows, two threads should be drawn out, one where the fold of blem which picot edging can solve, iF the tuck will be, and one where the but whipping is also a good way stitching will come. Use very fine one wishes to make the entire blouse oneself. Roll the edge over between silk and an even running stitch.

first For nail tucks draw out only one the thumb and thread, where the stitching will be left hand. Slip the needle under- Make the tuck in the same way with neuth the roll take a slanting stitch on even running stitch, then press that does not go through the material down over the stitching, so that the that is against the finger, but goes sewing is in the centre at the back under the roll and out at the edge. of each luck.

The summer blouse sketched has a Loop tucks are decorative, Begin yoke suggested by tucks and a wa- in the same way as for the flat tuck, tertuli jabot.

Paris Revelling In Lovely

Gowns

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in ground for these two greens. for women to weur honour of the Queen's visit are Ailx "rube de style" is in black net exceptionally attractive, Dress de- with a quantity of flat superimposed signers, it is clear, have been in- tiers rising one above the other to spired by the importance of the show narrow borderings of straw in occasion. Effective use is being tones of aquamarine, amber, rose- made by lending houses of white diamond pink, coral, sapphire and tulle and white satin. Among the thermoline green.

The

all-white tulle gowns are others, Other gowns, made on Grecian also in white, but of glamorous lines, show graceful folds girt ruund quality, sparkling with multi-

waist and hips by narrow burnished coloured sequins and enriched with

bunds. One made entirely ropper silver.

of moire ribbon is in two colours, Black lace combined with net is maroon shirred- next black. The in the picture as well as plain ribbon runs round the figure in coloured silk organza in tones of characteristic flat-fronted Victorian dark petunia dichid purples and style with small bows set one after mauves. There Arc other gowns the other down the slightly shaped swathed with one jewel colour used movement at centre back. Ground next corneliun rusts and browns, lengths to mid wide and full skirts Two shades of jade green, for exam deminste trained lengths for these ple, make a fint Vandyck pointed occasion" gowns and there is an hemline to one gown while round the Imperial air about one with full hips of another a light 1ade green ground length skirt of the finest In- appears in an ingeniously swathed dian gold patterned lame set from moverment which enhances the Em- a tunic top of brown Jersey cloth pre-high fronted corsage.

which swalles the hips and hangs Amethyst also makes a back at one side in graceful sash length.

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did not in fact injure anybody because it was detected. Moreover, I have ascertained that at the recent Sessions a woman, who was charged with possessing a forged $5 note and the circumstances made it clear that she was a member of a gank, the sentence was only the same as that I have passed on you.

At the same ilme, you did think kết a deliberate and wicked plan, which, if it had suzeceded, would heavily vletimise others, and there is no excuse whatever that, because you have been victimised yourself, you should try and recoup your losses by cheuling others.

TENEMENT TURNED TO ÖVEN

A

That he had turned tenemení house into a large Oven through working a blast furnance In the ground floor, was stated at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning when the manager of the To Kuung Com-

You deserve punishment not only pany, 127 Woosung Street, was sum- as a lesson to yourself but also as a moned before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfad- deterrent to other people who muy yen

And themselves in the same

of

posl factory.

the

on for running

unregistered

tion.

In the circumstances

Mr. D. W. Phillips, Assistant Ins- case, think justice would be done! pector of Factories, sald he had visit- if Oned you $250 with the altered the place following complaints nutive of six months' hard labour on from the tenants and found a ginss the charge of uttering. and dis-melting furnace for making parts for the electric light bulbs at work. White charge you with a caution on count of possesskou.

flames were shooting up from the top, almost reaching the ceiling, and the first floor was unbearably hot.

There was no fee for registration, but the furnace would not have been allowed in a four-storeyed tenement house.

SHOWERS LIKELY

Local showers are Indicated

by

the Royal Observatory weather re- port issued this morning.

The local forecast is: East winds, moderate: fair generally, some local

showers.

A fine of $100 was imposed. WORKING OVERTIME

The manager of the Sang Fat Knitting Company, Fuk Wing Street, was fined $20 for working 27 women employees overtime.

Mr. Phillips said that the women should have stopped at p.m., but when be visited the premises nt

The report adds that an area of 0.05 p.m. on June 18, he found them moderately high pressure covers still at work. The factory had been South China and Japan, pressure being highest to the south of Koren, warned once before for this. The depression to the cast of Luzon appears to

stationary. The de- pression over Indo-China has de- crensed slightly in intensity.

Yesterday the maximum tempera- ture recorded was 87 degrees, and the minimum last night was 79. This morning the temperature wns 80, with humidity at 75 per cent.

There was only 20 inches of rain- fall during the past 24 hours, and the tolal for the year was 32.83 Inches, as compared with an average of 47.31 Inches.

H.MS. SUFFOLK

LEAVING TO-DAY

H.M.S. Suffolk, the British cruiser which brought down 100 ratings and officers from Welhaiwei to Hongkong for transport to Hankow, will leave for Weihaiwel to-day.

hus

been

H.M.S. Daring, which stationed at Swatow for some time, is due in the Colony to-day.

WE RECOMMEND THESE H.M.V. RECORDS

B858B--Golden Spurs. Blow March

Crown & Commonwealth. Quick March

MASSED CAVALRY BANDS OF ALDERSHOT & EASTERN COMMANDS.

138247-I Love You So (Merry Widow)

Villa (Merry Widow)....JEANETTE MacDONALD. SOPRANO.

DA1104—Mounties (Roso Mario)

Rose Marlo (Rose Marie)

DA1426-I Mat An Angel

Shannon River .. DA245-Hungarian Dance No. 1. (Bralimis)

Danza Espanola (Kreisler).

.NELSON EDDY, BARITONE.

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„JOHN MCCORMACK. TENOR.

DA248-Guitarro Op.46. No. 2 (Moskowski)

Capricieuse, Op.17

DB3318-Panis Angeliens (Franck).

Valso. Triate (Sibelius)

plicability of the Official Secrets' Act to Members of Parliament,

Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of the Labour Opposition, who had moved that the resolution passed by the House of Commons on July 11, the Com- agreeing to the report of mittee of Privileges, be rescinded, and that the report be re-committed to the Commitice of Privileges, accepted Sir Archibald Sinclair' amendment.—Reuter Special

DAMAGED SHIPS REACH PORT

London, July 10, Lloyd's Liverpool office reports that the steamers Munster und Westcohus have arrived at the River Mersey.

The bows of the

Westcohas pre

badly twisted, while the Munster is damaged on her United Press.

storboard

side.-

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