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CABINET

Belgian Political Crisis Postponed

· BRUSSELS, Apr. 18. THE BELGIAN Premier M.

Pierlot, has formed Cabinet,

new

Traffic Lighting Criticised

Appalling In Kowloon, Says Magistrato

April 19, 1939.

AIR MAILS TO-DAY

Passengers Loave By- Outward Planos

Air mail and passengers are ex- pected at Kai Taic by the Della and Delphinus to-day, at 5 p.m.

The machines left yesterday at 8 Criticism of the traffe lighting aboard.-Mr. J. K. Licu, Mr. Lutz a.m. for Bangkok with the following The Ministers comprise six Catho-system in Kowloon, which was des- and Mr. Stichnotbe iles, four Liberals and three non-cribed by the Magistrate and Police Suruwatari for Bangkok, Mr. P. C. for Hanoi. Mr. Party Ministera.

as appalling and inadequate, was Gulati for Calcutta, Mr. L. Lehrbas, mude at the Kowloon Magistracy of the Associated Press for Rome, yesterday, when an inquiry was held and Major P. R. II. Skine for. Lon-

of Wong Ho, fisherman, who was knocked down

M. Hubert Picrlot will continue as Premier and will also take office as Minister of Foreign Affairs.- United Press.

"Reuter adds that the formation of

1 Catholic-Liberal coalition, relieves Belgium of its immediate political problem

NEW CABINET NAMED

Brussels, Apr. 18... M. Pierlot's new Cabinet Includes six Catholles, four Liberals, and three- non-Parliamentarians.

40. don.

and killed by a taxi in Chatham There will be another mail on Fri- Rond on March 7.

day, a day earlier than usual as the The Inquiry was conducted by Mr. schedule is in the transition stage. E. Himsworth, who was assisted by Next week malts will arrive on Mon-

Jury comprising Messra. Wong days and Thursdays, Moon-cheung (Foreman), Ho Ping- nam and Llu Chuen. Sub-Inspector PAN-AMERICAN READY

R. Brittain was present for the

Police,

a regular trans-Atlantic service as soon as

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Baltimore, Apr. 18. Dr. H. II. Tai, of the Kowloor manager, has announced that Pan- Mr. C. H. Schildhauer, operations The Catholic Ministers

Mortuary, who conducted | are M.

post American Airways is ready to begin Pierlot, the Premier and Foreign

mortem on Wong, said that death, Minister,

was due Sap

passenger Minister

to a fractured akull M.

for

and Intra-cragial hoemorrhage. Economy, M. Mark, Minister

the Government for

Chung Hol-pang, driver of gives its opproval. Communications, M. de Vleeshuuwer, taxi, said he

the The Yankee Clipper which Minister

for the Colonics, ΑΣ,

was driving along pleted its flight yesterday is said toTO - MORROW d'Aspremont-Lunden; Minister

Chatham Road about 1.40 am, or have been perfect in every detall- for March 7 at about 20 m.ph. when a United Press, Agriculture, M. Delfosse, Minister for. Labour and Social Welfare.

Baw Wong rush across the road in

A Paramount The Liberal Ministera

front of his taxi.

Picture. He noticed him are: MI. Janson, Minister for Justice,

when he was about four feet away, 1.2. Deveze, Minister for the interior, M.

and, as an accident appeared un- Vande, Minister for Public Works.

avoidable, he swerved to the left and M. Jaspan, Minister for Health, and applied his footbrake, but the M. Dueaberg. Minister for Educa-man was struck by the right side ilon, M. Gutt, Minister for Finance,

of the radiator guard. The taxi with the man lying about seven feet Countries: Imperial Airways 7 n.m. stopped obliquely

For London, Australia and British across the road,

April 21, Imperial Airways 7 a.m. April 25,

and General Denis, Minister for Defence, represent the non-Parlia- mentary contingent.

The two new members of the Cabinet are the Labour and Health Ministers-Trans-Ocean.

PIERLOT TO ASK FOR SPECIAL POWERS

Brussels, Apr. 19.

The first move by M. Pierlot after forming his new Cabinet, was to announce his intention to ask for special powers for the new Govern- ment.

He will shortly Introduce to the Chamber a Bill to this effent,

Opinion here is divided regarding the prospects of the new Cabinet Some are Inclined to predict a short life owing to the smallness of the majority it commands in the Belgian Chamber, which amounts to only ten.

to the rear of the taxi.

Locality Poorly Lighted The locality where the accident] occurred was very poorly lit at that time, but was now better lighted.

This evidence was corroborated by hls passenger, Chu Ka-fun.

AIR SERVICES Arrivals and Departures Of Plancs

Outward.

For Chungking, Slan, etc.; Eurasia and C.N.A.C. service indefinite.

For U.S.A., via Manilh and Guam: California Clipper 8.30 a.m. April 20.

For France, via Hanol: Air France

Traffic Sub-Inspector J. Scrim said the brakes of the taxi were in a 0.30 am. April 22. good condition.

Mr. Himsworth: Would you agree as appalling?—Yes, with, ne in describing the lighting

Five Systems

Inward

From London, Australia and Bri- Ush countries: Imperial Airways 5 fp.m. April 19; Imperial Airways 5

p.m. April 21.

Sub-Inspector Brittain said that From U.S.A., via Guam, and there were five different systems of Manila: California Clipper I p.m. street lighting In use in Kowloon. April 10, They were: blue lighting, commonly From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwei- used in Nathan Road, centre light-in: C.N.A.C., Eurasia Service Inde- ing in Nathan Read, standard light-finite. ing Waterloo Road, reflector From France, via Hanoi Air lighting In Chatham Road, and the France 1 p.m. April 20. old pattern as used in Shanghai

1t is realised that if the new Pre-Street. mier succeeds in obtaining special Of these five systems only the powers, he may defeat any attempt first mentioned was at all adequate to oust him from office.

for traffic under present conditions. Composition of the new Cabinet He added that the lighting at the has not found favour even in the scene of the accident was the re- Government camp. Flemish Catho- lector system, but had now been

les take exception to the fact that changed to blue lighting, the Ministries for the Interlar and Education have bren Riven Walloon Liberais.--Trans-Ocean,

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Mr. Ilmuworth, in addressing the Jury, stated that he was himself,

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both a resident of Kowloon and Social Experiment

car driver, and had driven over Chatham Road often. It was more by good fortune than by good driv- ing that he had so far avoided a similar accident, he declared.

NEW YORK, Apr. 18.

A PLAN to distribute surplus

A verdict of accidental death was foodstuffs among families with returned by the Jury, while no blame low incomes will be tried experi- was attached to the driver. The following rider

was

added mentally in the near future, it wish to state that we are of the was announced to-day by the opinion that the system of trafic Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. lighting in general should be im- Henry Wallace. proved."

................CAR_OWNERS. FINED.

HI, da Luz, of the Hongkong, Can-

A new system of food stamps will be used at Rochester, N.Y., which has been"chosen as the first of`six" towns which the scheme is to be tried

ton and Macao Steamboat Company over a period of from two to four was fined $15 by Mr. R. A. D. For-months-Reuter.

rest at the Central Mugistracy yes- terday for falling to notify the

Similar Peace Plea change of ownership of his car.

To Japanese

Barter System Discouraged

Trafe Sergeant Sargent said the summons was taken out after the car: had been involved in an accident,

Summoned for a similar offence, TOKYO. Apr. 19. Kam Chung-yan,

former owner of

London, Apr, 18. President Roosevelt intends to the car, was fined $15.

The President of the Board of rend a personal note to the Japanese John James Fiddy, 9ih. Battery, Trade, in a reply to the suggestion Government,

similar to his com- 5th. A.A. Regiment, Lycemun Bar for the introduction of a barter or munications he sent to Herr fler racks, was fined $20 for driving a compensation system In Anglo- and Signor Mussolini, according to military car on March 30 with In Argentine trade, informed the House the "Asahi Shimbun,”

eficient footbrakes.

of Commons that he did not con- sider such a scheme necessary or desirable.

The newspaper adds that President

Roosevelt will prob

probably announce

the readiness of the United States to Desire For Smoke

offer its good offices for opening a conference of Powers Interested in te Far East for a solution of the current situation in East Asia, pro- vited that Japan is agreeable.- Reuter.

New Earthquake Disaster In Chile

SANTIAGO, Apr. 18. Following the recent disastrous carthquake in southern Chile, the northeastern part of the country, In- cluding Atacama Province, severely struck by an earthquake at 2.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning.

was

Heavy damage is understood to have been caused to Coplapo and other Important cities on the north- ern coast. Detalls are not available because the telegraph and telephone communications with the stricken districts have been interrupted. Doinei.

Governor Sends Colony's Regret

His Excellency the Governor, who was informed by the "Telegraph" of the death of Sir Matthew Nathan, has forwarded the following telegram to the Secretary. of State 10% tho Colonies:

"Grateful if you would couver to neprest relative expressions of this Colony's deep regret and sympathy on account of the death of Bir Matthew Nathan The Governor."

Costly

Greenwich, Conn.

He recalled that under the exist- ing trade agreement the Argentine Government make avaliable sterling exchange for the purpose nf remittances to the United Kingdom,,

In reaching for the cigarette lighter to value of Argentine exports to on the dashboard of her automobile,

Britain.--British Wireless, Allee McSynott accidentally turned, et the headlights switch. The car LONDON, Apr. 18.-The Duke and left the highway and hit a pole. The Duchess of Kent flew to-day to Paris, driver. escaped injury, but the where they will spend two days, machine was badly damaged.

British Wireless.

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