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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY,

Eastern Health Cape Flier

Experts In Conference

Hongkong May Bo Represented

Though no Hongkong authority has been sent to Manila, a preliminary meeting is now being held there among For East experts over the scope of the forthcoming Rural Ilyglene Conference to be organised by the League of Notions.

Killed In

Plane Crash

London, Sept. 21.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1938.

Curtailment Of Colony's Water Supplies

Government officially announced David Llewellyn, famous aviator yesterday afternoon that the supply und at one time holder of the record of water would be reduced to eight for a flight from the Cape to Lon-hours daily in the very near future. don, died in crash at

A still further curtailment may be

port to-day--Reuter pompe Air- necessary later, depending on the

David Llewellyn was the

son

of rainfall and consumption.- Sir William Llewellyn, President of The co-operation of the public la the Royal Academy. After serving again requested to avoid unnecessary with the Royal Air Force he went on use of main water. If this is freely to the Reserve of Officers and be given, the need for further restrictive came slockbroker,

measures by the department will be deferred, or possibly avoided.

Finding a business career too dull, he returned to aviation, qualifying, as an instructor with authorisation

The big conference is expected to take place at Hanol, French indo China, in November, though the situation in China may cause a post- to teach flylog by instruments. He ponement.

shows that a considerable percentage A scrutiny of the meier registers of consumers have not reduced their

Although sponsored directly by de Llewellyn set out from London with water used for washing cars

Oct., 1935 Squadron leader larly requested, to economise in

and

It is aiment certain that the Hong-was appointed chief Instructor at the kong Itealth Department will be re- London Air Park Club and a director consumption appreciably since the presented at the League of Nations of the Aircraft Exchange and Mart, water restrictions came into force. Conference,

Ltd.

Motor vehicle owners are particu In Lengue, this year's conference will not be under League control like that Mrs. Wyndham, one of his lorries. at Bandoeng,

year. pupils, on an attempt to beat Mrs. Java, last

Owners of gardens can, at small England-Cape record

cost as a rule, arrange to use both nuspices of the Fax Eastern four days, Association of Tropical Medicine,

machine was a cabin mono-

Consumers are again reminded that whose headquarters are in Manila, plane cruising of

at 140 m.p.h. The st One of the most noteworthy facts tempt failed through their being leaking laps will be re-washered on application to emerging from the last conference forced down and delayed near Cairo, free of charge was that three-quarters of the popula: but they went on to the Cape in the phone No. 30840 for Hongkong and "Water Works Compinints" (Tele- tion of Asia Were seriously under- hope of doing better on the return 50940 for the Mainland). nourished,

night.

The Water Authority will always

Instead I will be under the direct i Moillson's hrs, and 54 minules. water for gordening purposes,

Pickpocket's Ruse That

Their

water

"This they achieved, arriving in England in six days 12hrs. and 17e grateful to receive information of waste of minutes, thus beating Mrs. Mollison's any waste or apparent

from the Government mains. record return journey by nearly 10 The combined storage in the Island hours. The fight nearly ended

in and Mainland Reservoirs on Septem disaster when the machine was cross-ber 21

to 82% per cent. amwunted Ing the Abercorn Escarpment in of the maximum. Rhodesla at 10,000

feet.

Suddenly Making due allowance for collec dropping some hundreds of feet, the tlon from the Shing Mun River and machine turned nearly upside-down other streams, this storage is aufficient The shock was so great that the to maintain a supply of 17 million fiers vacuum flasks were smashed, gallons per day until early June, and but for the roof of the

cabin 1930. A member of the crew of the they themselves would have

been

At present, with a 10 hours per American destroyer Barker did not thrown out. Topecs which they were day supply, consumption is between prove such an easy victim one wearing saved them from serious 23 and 24 millon gallons per day, pickpocket in Hongkong imagined, head injuries.

but as the weather becomes cooler and as a result to-day at the Central

so will consumption decrense. Magistracy Leung Shui, 30,

was to four months' hard Irbour

two years.

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The Intended vlctm, J. L. Rout, was when Leung raised his arm as if in greeting. Mr. Root attempted to pass and Leung dropped his hand, at the

same time brushing the Ameri-|

extract

3 March, 1937, the Bier made an- other attempt on the outward record, which Mrs. Mollison had reduced in May, 1930, to Dree days six hrs. and

half 20 minutes. He covered distance in 30 hours, but then had to give up owing to engine trouble,

can's coat and attempting to extr Narcotic

a $1 note from the breast picket.

The ruse did not go undetected, and Leung was immediately arrested,

He admitted the charge and it wast found he had eight previous con- vielious,

Heavy Fine For Biting A Policeman

Kicking and biting an inspector of police did not avail Kwong Mul, a 54-year-old woman, in her efforts to escape arrest.

Traffickers

In Court ·

the

Attempt to Steal Lady's Car Fails

Miss M. Russeli, of 42 Kennedy Road. made a report to the police yesterday that some person had nt- tempted to take her car from the gorage without permission.

In trying to drive the car nway, A number of narcotics cases were the unknown person had crushed it dealt with by Mr. R. Edwards at the into the side of the garage, causing Central Magistracy this morning.

for

+

woman,

Lung Ng, 30, charged with unlaw-damage to the front mudguard and ful possession of 32 taels of prepared offside door. oplum and with keeping an opium KNOCKED DOWN WOMAN divan in Stanley Street was fined a total sum of $250 or four months' Driving along Queen's Road Central hard labour

TOP

the offences

yesterday, Mr. GN. Stark, a learner Mok Ming, 20, was sentenced to driver, knocked down four months hard labour for unlaw- Chiu Chung-wal, who ran into the ful possession of 215 heroin pills, side of the vehlete. and was also fined $40 or a month's Chiu was taken to the Queen Mary imprisonment for possession of four Hospital with injuries to her head. mace of

of opium, Wu

STOLE CAR TOOLS To-day, as a result of her over

was sent to gaol 30, ansiousness to retire from the scene three months on a charge of prepar- of a Police raid on hawkers in Gra- ing upium. He and two other men set of motor car repair tools from a Admitting a charge of theft of a ham Street, Kwong was fined $50 or were arrested in a house in Stanley car owned by Miss P. Anderson, of six weeks hord Inbour.

Street yesterday. Wu admitted the Kat Tak Bund, before Mr. K. M. A. Loads of Love, Laughs and New Song Hits! sufferer and to-day at the Centrul and as their plens were accepted by this

Sub-Inspector C. Buysting was the charge but his companions did not. Barnett

morning, Lee Man-gistracy Magistracy he explained that when the prosecuting officer they were dis-unemployed, was fined $25 with the "GOLD DIGGERS IN PARIS"attempting to arrest defendant he charged.

had to chase her and subdue her,

Cheung Yee, 32, widow, was fined alternative of a month's hard labour. Inspector W. A. Russell sold that suffering a bite on the hund In the $15 or two weeks hard labour for Lee was stopped by Chinese detec

uniawful possession of 1.8 toels of tive yesterday morning in Prince Mr. R. Edwards explained to the raw opium. She was arrested on Edward Road, and the tools were woman the seriousness of her offence the Canton Whart, Connaught Road discovered in his possession, Ques- and she explained that the Inspector Centrul, yesterday.

tloned, defendant admitted having had arrested her daughter who had

Leung Slu-king. 22, married stolen them from he car, and took woman, was fined $25 or three weeks' the detective to the place, where the hard Inbour for unlawful possession vehicle was parked.

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MISSING JUNK ARRIVES

of five taels of opium dross. She told the Court that the oplum had been obtained for the preparation of wine. for her father to drink.

NO MORE JEWISH MUSIC IN ROME

Dog Fight Outdraws Fire

18.

Reported missing yesterday with a crew of six persons, the A.P.C. Junk, Tsu Yuct, arrived safely at its des- tination late last evening, accord-

Rome, Sept. 23.

Taylor, Tex. ing to a police report Issued

The reaction of the crowd watch- The director of the Italian Redlong Taylor's biggest fire in years bore this morning. The vessel left the A.P.C. Corporation has forbidden wharf at North Point at 10 am and broadcasting stations to use records people have in dog fights.

allout contentions of the Intense interest was reported to have been last seen with music or text by Jewish authors, men unsuccessfully tried to control A fire- about 3 p.n. near the Naval Dockor records made with the co-operation a hotel fire, hundreds of spectators yard.

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