1939-04-04 — Page 3

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

"3,000 RIFLES IN H. M. S.

PRESIDENT”

Explosives Charge Document Read

H.M.S. PRESIDENT, the R.N.V.R. training ship moored in the Thames at Blackfriars, was mentioned in a document read at Bow-street recently, when 18 men were again charged with conspiring together and with other persons in Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and else- where, to cause explosions.

The 10 men were remanded for week, only Charles McCarthy be-

granted bail.

Mr. McClure indicated that unless something unforeseen happened he would be able to conclude the case for the prosecution in three or four

The defendants are: Peter, Stuart, 25; Michael Preston, 23; George Brendon Kane, 23; Charles

Casey, James

23; Daniel Fitzpatrick, 21; John Healy, 40; Michael O'Shen, 24 Gerald Francis Wharton, 30: John days. Mitchell, 24 James Michael Lyons,

GIRL IN CUSTODY 28. Jack Logue, 17; Francis James

Molly Gallagher, charged with Burns, 17: Charles McCarthy, 14; and his sous, Thomas McCarthy, 28, having explosive substances in her Daniel McCarthy, 10: John Possession or under her control, was Ryan, 21: Joseph Walker, 25; and further Atchael Joseph Mason, 20.

remanded in custody for seven days.

Mr. G. B. McClure, prosecuting, James McCafferty and Daniel Me- sald that

Company.

decument headed "1.0.B. Colferty, charged with having pos Parrot Is Bi-Lingual

contained the following: session of an alarm clock itted for

of

Thousands of Loyalist sulalers fleeing Into France from Catalonia, ahead of General Franco's victorious Insurgent troops, threw down their A few things muy be of interest timing an explosion, were remanded

Arcadia, Fla. firins once they had crossed the 10 you. HMS. President Inst

in custody for a week.

One

Arcadin's accomplished French border and were herded into 3,000 rides and equipment for A slila: course w adopted linguists is Temmy, Mrs. W. L. Nolen's concentration camps. Here is a heap 3,000 men. It is looked after by with James Patrick Connolly and | 14-month-eld parrot. The bird, of discarded arms at Le Perthus. 12 men when not in use for train- Francis McGowan, charged with which was raised by an American Loyalists are seen in background.

having Ing.

un explosive substance ai teacher on the Isle of Pines, south Counsel spoke of a letter hended] their possession or under their con- of Cuba, uses either. Sparish or

Britain" which sald that trol. "G.II.Q. Intelligence officers must gather in- formation covering Army, Navy, Air Force and anti-gas formations and! aircraft factories.

REFERENCE TO EXPLOSIONS

Det. Insp. Barnes produced u num-; of them.i ber of documents, one headed "S Plan." being made up of! 15 pages

There close typing.

details written

aboul the were method of causing explosions at the North Metropolitan Power Co. En- fleld, and at Dagenham Pier. A document headed Manual of in-

tails

British gric

power station,

Parson

English.

Leaves £2

A Week To Sisters

TWO sisters have each been left £300 and £2 a week by a

bachelor parson, the Rev. Charles Newton Sergeant. They are his adopted children, they are about thirty-benefit in his

£3,000 will, published recently.

tructions" had a section giving de-Ann and Emma Thistleton. They had helped him in his church work up to the time of his re- tirement three years ago. One of them drove him round the parish in his car.

of the Lotts-rond and the Southern Rallway supplies of electricity.

He produced a penell drawing of

nd unrel the magazine Hyde Park.

room ini

tenance, education and benefit."

Crisis News 5 Months After

Natives of Tristan da Cunha, that lunely island in the middle of the Atlantic, had their first real news of the Crists and Mr: Chamberlain's Munich when visit to

the liner Viceroy of India called there recently. Although they were presented some time ago with a wireless set, to keep in touch wth outside events, it broke down and they were unable to repair IL

Edith Lola Lily Vickers, nines; year-old schoolgirl, who stayed!

Sir Patrick Hannan, who organised with the family, gets £100 and El a week "in trust for her main- the first rullet ship for them 30 years starvation go when they were at point, has just returned to England A former housekeeper, Helen after his first personal visit to the |Latham, receives £1 a week. Soaland. Five months ago Mr. Sergeant does Mr. Frederick M. Sergeant, al died aged seventy. The sisters brother.

"It describes the sergeants habits. Then they went with him to Old among other things," remarked Mr. Colwyn, North Wales. McClure, amid laughter. In which

some of the prisoners joined.

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"We had good luck with weather as it was a beautiful day; it is only onec in months that it is at all possible to land on the island," he

April 4, 1939.

Canadians Andry Supreme C

Royal Visit

Ottawa.

Reports from all over Canada In- dicate the extraordinary interest that is being taken in the tour of the King and Queen in May.

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There is every indication hotels, travel agents, estate agents that and tourist camp proprietors hundreds of thousands. of Canadians will journey vast distances to catcli a glimpse of their Majesties.

Already most of the hotels In Ottawa, for instance, have booked #1! their accommodation. Plans are be- Ing formed Lo maké parks and tourist camps, where tralfer parties and those unable to find roons in town can be taken care of,

Upon every point along the 8,000- mile route to be travelled by the King and Queen people of the Doini- nion will converge from farm, fac- tary, lumber comp. fishing village,

gold mine and coal mine, from ranch

and trop line. From north and south, from near and far, they will flock to pay homage to their King and Queen.

'WINNIPEĊ'S "WELCOME"

It will be a mass movement un- equiled in British Royal history. A whole nation will be en fele, pre- pared to do full Justice to the honour conferred upon it.

Present Indications are that 250,- 000 people will come to Ottawa dur-l' ing the four days their Majesties will be here-May 17-20.

Winnipeg. which expects 200,000 visitors, has organised à Royal Wel- come Week, with a committee. of citizens

all walks of representing te to handle arrangements. Their first fusk will be to assign stations along the procession route for pupils of the city's 50 publicly supported schools and academies.

Calgary expects 150,000 from the phins and foothills and from oil set-

lements and ranch towns.

Vancouver *|] house 200,000 people, many of whem will Americans from the Pacific Coast

have cities. Many Americans

ap- plied to rent furnished houses.

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MEDALS FOR ESKIMOS Halifax and other places in Nova Scotia expect 300,000 visitors, while from Montreal and Quebec come in- dications that French-Canadians for miles around those cities will move en masse into them to be present at their Majesties' visit.

Eskimo children in Canada's Far North will not be forgolten when souvenir medallions are distributed to commemorate the Royal four. The Government has already instructed the Royal Mint at Ottawa to strike off medallions for The school 2.250,000 children of the Dominion.

The medals for the Eskimo chil- dren, possibly 500 in number, will be taften aboard the Hudson's Bay Com- pany's mail steamer Nascopic when she leaves Halifax for her annual tour of the Eastern Aretle early in July.

Said. "We had fun As it was, Love's Labour Lost

transferring from the ship's motor launches to their Httle canvas boats in mid-Atlantic.

SURPRISE VISIT

"Our visit was surprise, as they I did not know the Viceroy was calling. A ship anchored off the island some months ago but was unable to land anyone, so they had no real news of the world till we cume.

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"With the exception of the chap- Jan's wife, the ladies of our party were the first women to land since the natives originally settled there.

"They were all drawn-up-in-their- best clothes to meet us. We inspected their church, school and little hos- pital-which is very seldom used, as they are the healthiest people under the sun, in spite of the primitive con- ditions under which they live. They also have a troop of Boy Scouts.

"Many of the older people are still illiterate, but the youngsters bright and Intelligent,

are.

DO NOT LIKE CHARITY "We landed 14 tons of supplies- food, clothes, toys, equipment for sehool and village hall, and medl- clues. They are proud and do not like charity; bul their cennomic future is difficult as the population has increased from 79 thirty years ago to more than 200.

"They were tremendously pleased with the photograph we took of the and Queen and the Prime Mini-

King

ster, and the personal message from Mr. Chamberlain.

"The captain of the Viceroy sent

an engineer ashore to mend their wireless set, so they will not be so

cut off now."

Sir Patrick Hannon has been M. P. for the Moseley division of Birming- han since 1021.

Choral Speaking

•Revived

Cleveland, O. Choral speaking has been revived jat East high school here. The pupils In this distinctive class speak verse in groups to realize the full enjoy- ment of the poetry and, at the same, time, to improve their speech.

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After waiting 10 years to be able! to send to Switzerland for his flanece to come here and marry him, it only took Robert Steingrubber three days 10 become disillusioned, They separated at the end of that time and he filed rult for divorce.

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DEPARTING D.P.W. STEEL COULSON DANCE

The annual dance of the Steel The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, Director of Public Works, who is Coulson Billiards, Snooker and Darts ring on leave prior to retirement. League will be held at the China leaving Queen's Pler with Mrs. Fleet Club on Saturday, April 15. lende: con a1.3.30 p.m. on Thursday The prizes for the League will to hard the Boissevain.

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