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and 3. Wyndham Street' in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

Wednesday,

AIR MAILS

TO-DAY

Passengers Leave By

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Air mall and passengers are pected at Kai Tak by the Della and Delphinus to-day, at 5 pm.

The machines left yesterday at 8 am. for Bangkok with the following aboard,--Mr. J. K. Licu, Mr. Lulz and Mr. Suchnotbe for Hanol, Mr. Saruwalari for Bangkok, Mr. P. C. Gulati for Calcutta, Mr. L. Lohrbar, of the Associated Press for Rome, and Major P. R. H. Skine for Lon-

don.

There will be another mall on Fri day, a day earlier than usual as the schedule is in the transition stage,

Traffic Lighting Criticised

Appalling In Kowloon,

Says Magistrato

April 19, 1939.

COALITION CABINET

Belgian Political Crisis Postponed

BRUSSELS, Apr. 18. THE BELGIAN Premier M. Pierlot, has formed

new

Criticism of the traffe lighting Cabinet. Yalem in Kowloon, which was des- The Ministers comprise six Catho- cribed by the Magistrate and Polica lies, four Liberals and three non- as appalling and inadequate, was Party Ministers. made at the Kowloon Magistracy M. Hubert Pierlot will continue as yesterday, when an inquiry was held Premier and will also take office ar into the death of Wong Ha, 40, Minister of Foreign Affairs fisherman, who was knocked down United Press.. and killed by a taxi In Chatham "Reuter" adds that the formation Road on March 7,"

of A Catholic-Liberal coalition, Tho

was conducted by Mr. relleves Belgium of Its immediato

Next week malla will nrrive on Mon E. Him who was assisted by political problem.

days and Thursdays,

PAN-AMERICAN READY

United Pres.

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Jury comprising Messrs. Wong Moon-cheung (Fereman), 11o Ping- nam and Liu Chuen. Sub-Inspector A. R. Brittain was present for the Police,

NEW CABINET NAMED

Brussels, Apr. 18.

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THE HEART OF A HUMAN BATTLES THE MIND OF A MONSTER

Baltimore, Apr. 18.

M. Pierlot's new Cabinet includes Mr. C. H. Schildhauer, operations monager, has announced that Pan- Dr. H. 11. Tal, of the Kowloon six Catholics, four Liberals, and three

non-Parliamentarians. American Airways la ready to begin Mortuary, who conducted a post The Catholic Ministers are M. a regular trans-Atlantic passangor | mortem on Wong, cald that death Pierlot, the Premier and Foreign service as soon as the Government j was due to a fractured skull

and Minister,

Minister M. Sop,

for Intra-cranial haemorrhage. gives its approval.

Economy, M. Mark, Minister for The Yankee Clipper which com- Chung Hoi-pang, driver of the Communications, M. de Vleeshauwer, pleted its flight yesterday is said to taxi, sald ho was driving along Minister for the Colonies, M. TOMORROW have been perfect in every detall-Marth 7 ut about 20 m.ph. when he Agriculture, M. Delfosse, Minister for Chatham Road about 1.40 am, on d'Aspremont-Lunden, Minister for

A Paramount saw Wong rush across the road in Labour and Social Welfare.

Pictura. front of his taxi He noticed him The Liberal Ministers are: M. when he was about four feet away, Janson, Minister for Justice,

as an accident appeared un- Deveze, Minister for the Interior, M. voidable, ho swerved to the left Vande, Minister for Public. Works, and applied his footbrake, but the and M. Jaspan, Minister for Health. mon was struck by the right side M. Duesberg, Minister for Educa- of the radiator guard. The taxi tion, M. Gutt, Minister for Finance, stopped obliquely across the road, and General Denia, Minister for with the man lying about seven feet Detence, represent the non-Parlia- to the rear of the taxl.

mentary contingent. Locality Poorly Lighted

The two new members of the The locality where the accident Cabinet are the Labour and Health occurred was very poorly lit at that Ministers.-Trans-Ocean.

me, but was now better lighted,

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

AIR SERVICES Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

Outward

For London, Australia and British Countries: Imperial Airways 7 a.m. April 21, Imperial Airways 7 a.m. April 25,

For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia and C.N.A.C, service indednite,

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

20.

For France, via Hanol: Air France 6.30 am. April 22.

Inward

From London, Australia and Bel- tish countries: Imperial Airways 5 p.m. April 10; Imperial Airways 5 p.m. April 21.

From

U.S.A., vin Guam, and Manila: California Clipper 1 p.m. April 19.

From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwel- lu: C.N.A.C., Eurasia Service Inde- finite.

Traffle Sub-Inspector J. Serim suld the brakes of the taxi" wore in a good condition.

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

Five Bystema

PIERLOT TO ASK FOR SPECIAL POWERS

Brussels, Apr. 19. The first move by M. Pierlot after announce his intention to forming his new Cabinet, was to nsk for special powers for the new Govern-

ment.

new

He will shortly introduce to the Sub-Inspector Brittain said that Chamber a Bill to this effect, there were five different systems of Opinion here is divided regarding street lighting in use in Kowloon, the prospects of the Cabinet. They were: blue lighting, commonly Some are inclined to predict a short used in Nathan Road, centre light-fe, owing is the smallness of the Ing in Nathan Road, standerd light-majority it commands in the Belgian Waterloo Road, reflector Chamber, which amounts to only lighting in Chatham Road, and the ten. old pattern 115 used in Shanghai Street.

From France, vla Hanoi: Alting in

France pm, April 20.

King Zog May Go To U.S.

It is realised that if the new Pre-

Of these five systems only the mier succeeds in obtaining special Arst mentioned was at all adéqunte powers, he may defeat any attempt for traffle under present conditions to oust him from office.

He added that the lighting at the Composition of the new Cabinet scene of the accident was the rehas not found favour, even in the flector system, but. had now been Government camp. Flemish Catho- changed to blue lighting.

lles take exception to the fact that

to

Mr. Himsworth, in addressing too the Ministries for the Interior and Budapest, Apr. 18.

Jury, stated that he was himself, Education have bren given The brother-in-law of Queen both a resident of Kowloon and a Waltoon, Liberals-Trans-Ocean. Geraldine, the Hungarian landowner Anderas Baghy, succeeded in speak- Chatham Road often.. It was more

car driver, and had ing over the telephone early on Tuesday with the Queen's lady-in-by good fortune than

driven over

by. good driv-

A verdlet of accidental death was returned by the Jury, while no blame was attached to the driver. The following rider was added.--"We wish to state that we are of the opinion that the system of traffle lighting in general should be im-

U.S. Shivers In Freak Storm

walling, Baroness Rochling, in ing that he had so far avoided & United States Larissa, Greece, where the Queen and similar accident, he declared. her party are now staying,

The Baroness stated that Queen Geraldine and her son Alexander are doing well, and would leave with King Zog for Turkey in four or five days time. The Baroness added that | a visit to Londen was not envisaged, proved." and that King Zog's future plans are still uncertain. It was, however, possible that he might travel to the United States where he has been vited to make a lecture tour.- Trans-Ocean,

HEALTH BULLETIN

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The Week's Toll Of Tuberculosis

Two cases of Diphtherin, two of Typhoid (one Imported), 13 oi Mensles, one of Chicken-pox, three of Dysentery and 24 of Tuberculosis

were reported on Monday.

During the week ended Saturday five cases of Small-pox with four

CAR OWNERS FINED

ton and Macao Steamboat Company.

H. da Luz, of the Hongkong, Cun-i

·Chicago, Apr. 18. -

A freakish storm of snow, sleet was fined $15 by Mr. R. A. D. For and freezing rain which awept the rest at the Central Magistracy ya Middle West, is now headed for the terday for

the falling to notify

East towards the Ohlo River, which change of ownership of his car.

Traffle Sergeant Sargent said the hus reached flood levels from the summons was taken out after the car beavy spring rains. had been involved in an accident.

The storin originated in the Summoned

for a similar offence, Rocky Mountains and whipped the Kam Chung-yan, former owner of snow into deep drifts in Colorado the car, was fined $15.

and Wyoming. renching blizzard John James Fiddy. 9th. Battery proportions in western Nebraska and 5th. A.A. Regiment, Lyeemun, Bar- northern Iowa. racks, was fined $20 for driving a It is coating north and central military car on March 30 with in- Wisconsin with ice, resulting in hail

efflelent footbrakes.

and heavy rains in Illinois.

From Humbold, Iowa, is reported the worst blizzard for the year.

the storm

deaths, nine of Diphtheria with four Desire For Smoke Metcorologists expected

deaths, 10 of Typhoid with four deaths, 44 of Measles with 22 deaths, two of Chicken-pox, 17 of Menin- gitis with 10 deaths, 21 of Dysen- tery with three deaths, one of Puer- peral Fever and 185 of Tuberculosis with 98 deaths were reported.

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC AGREEMENT

Tokyo, Apr, 18. Negotiations will shortly be start- ed between the sports authorities of Japan and Germany for the conclu- alon of an agreement providing for co-operation in athletic undertakings, In accordance with the recently- concluded German-Japanese Cultural Agreement.

The desirability of the proposed athletic agreement was unanimously upheld when the oMcials of the Foreign Office net representatives of the Japan Athletic Federation on Monday,

With the promotion of mutual understanding and friendship through sports as the objective, the proposed | Japan-German agreement will pro- vide for exchange of players, sport- ing goods, and documentary" and literary materials.

Through the good offices. of the Foreign Ministry, actual negotiations will be conducted between the Japaneza and German Athletle Federations.

In the event of an agreement con- cluded between Japan and Germany, negotiations for a similar agreement will be opened with the Italian authorities-Domel.

Costly

n bring showers in the Wabash River Valley, Indiana, and the central Ohio Valley, where it is estimated that 2,000 persons have been forced to evacuate lowland homes.

Greenwich, Conn. In reaching for the cigarette lighter on the dashboard, of her automobile, The storm floods have cost at least Alice MeSynott accidentally turned five lives, which in addition to 40 elf the headlights switch. The car deaths from the tornadoes in the left the highway and hit a pole. The southern states during the past three

driver

but escaped injury, .

the days, has brought the total for the machine was badly damaged.

nation to almost 50.-United Press.

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