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Deliberate Defiance Of Colony Law

Charity Collections Might Cause Trouble

In the course of his further re- marks concerning unauthorised street; collections for charity purposes, be fora Mr. Q. A. A. Maefatyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Mr. LH. C. Calihrop, Divisional Inspector of Police, Kowloon, tloned that if the collections,

tions with their attendant crles, processions, banners, and political slogans, were allowed to continue there would be

men-

great risk of

risk of trouble owing to the extremely delicate political situation.

Mr. Calthrop was in Court in con- nection with the remand ease against three newspaper hawkers, Fung Su- K 19, Lau Yin, 19, and Li Ping, 17, who were charged with having collected. behalf of the Newspaper Peddlers Relief Association, money for charity without permission, Fung was discharged, but the other two were fined $10 each.

Mr. Calthrop said that at ordinary

times collections for charitable or philanthropie organisations were not

allowed without permission, and that now, with the pollleal situation as it is, this question was more in- portant. It was the submission of the Police that wha organised the collection, as regards the defendants, was not material, It was prohibited to carry out much collections and the "defendants had made a breach of that

prohibition.

DELIBERAte defiance This view, Mr. Caltrop continued, was especially important because of the fact that in many cases it was impossible, for the police to find the people who organised the collections, He further submitted that because of the wide publicity and warnings that have been given, the continuance of such collections was in deliberate dedance of the inw.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

CHINA WILL WIN

WAR WITH JAPAN,

STALIN BELIEVES

Hankow, Sept. 1.

REPORT OF ROBBERY FABRICATED

SEPTEMBER 2, 1938.

An alleged hold-up by armed men, reported to the police by Chung Kwal-kam, 20, nccountant, yesterday turned out to be a false report, made M. Joseph Stalin of Russia has expressed confidence by Chung in an effort to cover the master's money. squandering of his that China will emerge victorious from the present Sino-chur

Chung was arrested and charged, Japanese hostilities. Dr. Edouard Benes of Czecho-before Mr. H. R. Buttern. nt se

Central Magistracy this mornin Slovakia holds the opinion that China cannot be with misicading a pollee officer, Detective Sub-Inspector W. N. Dar- conquered by Japan. France and Britain, although in, by giving false information that unable to give active or direct assistance to China in he had been robbed by three persons

of $172. view of the present European situation, are closely

Chung ndmilled the offence, and watching Far Eastern developments. Germany and was sentenced to four months hard

Inbour. Italy are definitely pro-Japanese.

These are the main points from the report on his European trip, just completed, by Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan.

A MOTORING SAMARITAN

(Continued from Page 6.) them arguing with the attendant about the question of cleanliness.

A Mary Pickford

usk

Sub-Inspector Durkin said that, about 5 am, yesterday, a' Chinese constable on patrol in Lee Tung Street was called to No. 16, where he found Chung with a gag hanging around his neck. Chung, on being released, told the constable that he had been robbed of $172 by three men, one of whom was armed with

The report declares that M. Stalin during the conversations in Moscow maid that he has confidence in an eventual Chinese victory. Then revolver, Soviet press, the report continues, does not publish any Japanese news

Inspector Darkin investigated the

dempatches concerning the China case, and his investigations showed wat and is also optimistle about the that it was impossible for any per- outcome for China.

son to get at the drawer in which the allegedly stolen money had been disturbing the other kept without three occupants in the floor.

After a lot of questioning, Chung Dually admitted that his report of

Dr. Sun Fo found public opinion in France and Britain largely pro

Due to their For Eastern interests the majority of Britons, Conservative, Liberal or

Country people are always free

and colle

be

There is a maxim which says that ladies should never travel in motorinese. cars with strange men, but the young lady I met near Carluke had no such Whether quaims. She and her mother were Labour, were inclined to support the robbery was false, and that his carrying a small trunk between them, China, but the attitude of the British master's money had been spent by when I stopped to

appeared to more himself in taking a girl out to enter- I could help. it 1

also cemed tuinment and dinners., towards China, although Inspector Darkin asked that con frank, and, inside a couple of miles 1

the Government lagged alderation be taken by the Court of learned nearly all the family behind public opinion. Both France the fact that had

here again

It was his master's her first place in Edinburgh. When Britain, temporarily pressed by money that Chung had spent. He the

the European situation, are unable to could have been charged with that mother learned that

give active assistance to China, bus offence, on the present turning there later in the afternoon, actually they are closely following

but the police were she asked me if I would see her Inssic safely to her new

home.

history, The daughter going to and

none

I was re-

the China situation.

On the other hand Germany and It was quite a a responsibility, but inly are entirely different. Some on learning that illness in the house-years ago Germany was sympathetic hold prevented the mother from go- as after the Great War she was also ing herself I undertook the job. My one of the oppressed nations," Dr. young

was dressed some Sun Fo points out, but Germany's At yesterday's hearing of the case, thing like Mary Pickford in the attitude has changed drastically in

passenger Mr. Hin-shing Lo represented the Daddy-Long-Legs"

pleture. She the last few years following the Hongkong China War Relief Com-wore a short tight-fitting jacket, and Home-Tokyo-Berlin Pact mittee and he applied for the money had a feather in her hat. I hoped boxes to be returned to the Associa tlon. Referring to the funds to-day when we got back to town, as I did of my friends would be about Mr. Calthrop said that the Commis- sioner of Police requested His Wor-not want anyone to imagine that I ship not to make such an order but was doing some Bluebeard stuff in to leave the money with the Com-my spare time. missioner for distribution to various When we reached the house, which fortunately was situated in a quiet charity institutes.

part of the city, I helped her to the After imposing the fines, Mr. Mac-door with her trunk. Poor soul! smiled and fadyen issued a warning to the effet she was nervous, but that similar enses would be treated thanked me as I wished her

·seriously in future.

luck. Then she opened her and offered me the railway fare. Granny's Command

NO SUBSTANTIATION Remanded from yesterday to en- able them to produce their witness in Court, three men who were charged with collecting money for charity without permission at Salls- bury Road on August 31 were fined $2 each by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing

The first defendant, Wong Wal- cum, 30, a newspaper agent, said that he had been told by a man named Sheung that permission had already been obtained, but this morning no Court to "witness was presentin

substantiate his statement.

Another man, who was not present in Court, had his ball of $4 estreated. Eight other juveniles who were ar- rested at the same time were fined $1 each in the Juvenile Court yester

day.

ment.

There was against Chung.

only

no criminal

indict-

record

BRITAIN ADVISES FRENCH CAUTION (Continued from Page 1.)

good withdrawal of German army advisers the German and it is

RIGID PRESS CONTROL man press published only Japanese for Herr Henlein.

Because of rigid control, the Ger-Berchtesgaden are understood to be

and seldom giver nowa The report of the meeting in reports favourable to China, according to the Berchtesgaden has encouraged the report.

hope

that the dispute may be taking After March this year the German attitude became worse. This trend n turn towards settlement,

It is understood that the British was seen in the refusal to allow Chinese students to study military has not got any spe

Ambassador, Sir Nevlic Henderson, message for science in German schools and the from China. Nevertheless, German therefor

as improbable therefore regarded business men and workers, also old

that any important conversations will and Herr between him German

be held army circles, аге atill Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German sympathette towards China, Dr. Sun declares.

Foreign Minister, until it is possible Italy's attitude, however, has been to pronounce on the new Czech pro- tess favourable to China than Ger-posal. This will necessitate mature many's. Germany has not yet openly study before any considered opinion attacked China, but Italian com can be given.

purse

We were returning home after having had a few days at Blackpool, and we pulled into the alde of the road to listen-in to the Jubilee speech of the late King George V.mants are frequently openly Meanwhile, public opinion seems

We had the radio in the car, and I hoped it would still be in good work- ing order. Someone suggested that perhaps the folks in the two cottages a little way down the road would like to join the party. We drove to the dwelling houses, and parked down the odd hundred yards or 30 ourselves right at their front door. Neither house had a wireless set, and they gladly accepted our cordial Invitation."

tered round the

and

In a few minutes, grannie grandfather, mother and father, and the children trooped out, and clus-

When car,

the King said he wanted to say a word or two to the children, the old grannie knocked her stick on the ground, and said "Wheesht, listen to what the King's saying to ye."

JAPANESE ATTEMPTING NEW

will always remember those little brown faces peering at the wireless YANGTSE STRATEGY

set, and listening to the kindly words

Then the

roll of of His Majesty. (Continued from Pape 1.)

drums, and "God Save the King." The old grandfather hirpied his way shore of Poyung Lake so that they

into ?iouse

the

and returned with a may attack Nanchang more ensily drop of the auld kirk and some

They also believe that because of

glasses,

The health of the King and the accurate shelling of Chinese Queen was toasted and drunk by the batteries at Huangshan and Halong wayside. Good-byes were sald, and shan, the Japanese are landing fur-

we drove off to the cheers of the ther downstream for the purpose of children, and the waying of handker- outflanking the Chinese artillery post-chiefs by the old folks.

"Who Cares?”

tions.

However, they point out that the maze of hills, lakes and rivers on the south bank below Anking is an advantage for Chinese delence and predlet that the Japanese advance will most probably meet with the same stalemate as they are facing up-river-Central News.

Tsinyang's Recapture

Confirmed

Chengchow, Sept. 2. The Chinese recapture of Tsinyang, south-west of Po Al on the north bank of the Yellow River, northern Henan, on August 31, has been officially confirmed.-Central News. 9 Transports Shelled, Hit

Kingtohchen, Seut. 2. Aguin effectively harassing Japan- ese vessels steaming up and down the Yangtse River, Chinese batteries at Halangshan, pr the south bank, scored hits on ning iransports Monday.

on

The extent of damage cannot be ascertained-Central News.

SEEK TO RAISE BIRTH RATE

Rome, Sept. 1.

As a move towards increasing the birth rate, the Cabinet has decided that all Stale employees must marry If they desire promotion.

It has also been decided that wo- men can occupy only. ten per cent. tot, avaliable jobs in the State,

Reuter........

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pald

Round the bend of the rond, less than half a mile from the cottages, we came on a solitary nure sitting on a pile of road chips, smoking clay pipe. Sunburnt, weather-beaten face, she sat and smoked, and no attention to the car stopping be- side her. We got out, gave her the remains of our luncheon basket, and a bottle of beer. We explained to her that we had just listened to the King's speech and told her how he had thanked all his people in the Empire.

Sho rose to her feet, lifted the bottle to her lips and yelled at the plich of her voice, "God bless them beth"

Maybe it was the look in her eyes Dhat I could not stand, but anyhow I got back into the car and headed for home. All the way over the Beeftub, I kept seeing a lonely old soul sitting on a pile of road chips, and it brought to my mind the words of

Bong Peter Dawson sings so well: A gipsy am I A-wandering by

I travel the road-"Who cares?"

Jimmie Whitelaw,

WRIST WATCHES

STOLEN

The theft of his welst watch at the Douglas Wharf yesterday, has been reported to the poites by Mr. C. Porkoon, of Nga Chỉn Wat "Road.

Miss Kwok Sau-fong, of Arbuthnot Rond, was robbed of her wrist watch by-a Chinese in Connaught Road Central, near the Tung Ön Wharf, yesterday.

-

for the Japanese, and ridicule the Chinese, Although this is, a matter of foreign policy on the part of Italy, "we consider such action not only regrettable but an insult.". concludes Dr. Sun Fo-Reuter.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stack Exchange official summary, issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, says:

was recorded at

A fair turnover improved rates with market closing steady and sellers holding off.

Buyer Itongkong Bank 11,440 Canton Insurance $224 Union Insurance 130 HK. Fire Ins. $2073 Union Waterboats $0.10 HK. Ł K. Wharves $129 Providents (01d) $7.43

H. & S. Hoiets $3.10 HTC, Lands $30

Humplireys $3.00

ILK Resities $3,05

HK Tramways, 317.30

Peak Trams (Old) $614 HK. Electrica 801

Bandakan Lights $0.35 Walons $8.

HK. Govt. 4oå Loan 6% pin. H.K. Govt. 311⁄2 Loan 15% pm.

Hellers 1. Fire Inn, #210 H.K.K. Wharven 3131 Provtalenta (Old) $7.00

Bales

Canton Insurance $224 I. S. Hotels $7.15/7.10 ILK. Lands $38 HK. Tramways $17,30 HK, Electric $1 Watsons #3/8.35

Antamoks P. 37 Atoks 23

Baguio Gold 24 Benguet Consol 11.43 Coco Grove 44 Demonstrations 2015

I. X. L. .07

San Mauricio .00 Suyoc Consol. .10. United Paracales 34%

to be in a quieter and more receptive mood-Reuter.

Inspired Communique

Berlin, Sept. 1.

A communique, apparently inspired by the Ministry for Propaganda and Issued through the semi-official German News Agency, denied that Herr Hitler has seen the Sudeten leader, Herr Henlein.

The communique declares that Herr Henlein arrived at Berchtesgn- local hotel, und den and put up at will visit Herr Hiller to-morrow.

It appears that Herr Henlein was at Herr Hitler's residence, but ap- parently did not attend the consulta- ilons between Herr Hitler, General Goering, Herr Hess and Dr. Goebbels, -Reuter,

Message To Hitler

Prague, Sept. 1. understood It is

that

Lord Runciman, sent a speelal message to Herr Her through Herr Henleln, stressing the need for a continuance of peaceful negotiations.

It is believed that this, coming on the eve of the Nuremberg Confer- ence, may have a favourable effect. -Reuter.

Church Ritual Puzzles Child

Conneaut, O.

A little Amboy, O., girl on her first visit to church hind only one criticism of the services. She 'sald that she did not think it fair that "one man did all the work, and then another man come around and got all the money."

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