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April 28, 1939.

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MOTORISTS IN COURT Magistrate To

Visit Scene

G. KELLY, of the Canadian Paclilc Steamship Company, was. summoned before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis tracy this morning for failing to keep well to the left of the road when rounding a bend at Park Road in his car, No. 1928, April G.

on

he

Kelly pleaded not guilty, saying that he was forced to pull out in order to pass a car whieli was parked of the

The bend. Trame-Sergeant Sargent sald was going up Park Road and was about to go around a bend near the Police Quarters when he saw Kelly coming around on the wrong side of the rond, Kelly was from two to three feet from his offside. There was at car near the corner, but it was about 15 feet from-the-betid. The car belonged to a police officer, Sgt. Harris.

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Hongkong, April 22, 1939.

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NEWS IS KNOWLEDGE

in

QUESTION: Which the largest library in the world?

ANSWER: The claim to be largest is how advanced for the Library of Congress in Wesh- ington. It is said to contain 9,841,494 volunes and phlets.

pam-

Q: Is the Congress Library also the most important?

Reichstag Speech

FORTNIGHT

HITLER MAY END NAVAL PACT

LONDON, Apr. 28, Roosevelt's peace plea which INFORMED CIRCLES Hitler may make in his speech. believe that Herr Hitler that the Reichstag speech will not It is considered in official circles may denounce the Anglo-constitute an official reply to the German Naval Pact in his

President's telegram-Unlied Press. Reichstag speech to-night, the

Britain Would Save Five as Germany's reply to the

Battleships' British Conscription

A: No; that distinction is held by the British Museum Library, followed closely by Bibliotheque Nationale, State Library of France.

e

Q: How many volumes and Manuscripts are there in the British Museum Library)?

A.:

measure.

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Radio Programme Broadcast by

8.45

Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 846 kc's...Rode and His Tziganes; Le Pena. Dark Eyes (Russian Gipsy Air).. and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. (im Violettes Imperiales'); Gitana. ond B-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per Gitana (Prado and Romero). sccond,

6.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra | lona

Raquel Meller (Vocal) with Barce- Long from the Roof Garden of the Hong-Spanish); Scandinavian: Danees; (n) Municipal Orchestra. (In Hotel,

Bush; (c) Heart and Soul; (d) Don't Victor Olot,

Swedish Schotusche; (b) Toast To (a) Two Dreams got together; (b) King Gustav; (c) Rospiggspolska. Stopt Beating around the Mulberry Folk Dance Orchestra conducted by cross your Angers.

6.14 Records: On The Beach At Native Amateur Championship.

8.30 London Belay-Golf-English Bali-Bati: (Meskill-Silver); I Met My Waterloo (Doswell-Schwartz)

An account of the morning's play Connie Boswell (Vocal) with Bob port,

from Birkdale Golf Course, South- If Hitler denounces the Anglo-

Crosby and His Orchestra.

Studio-Concert by Helen German Naval Treaty Britain will come true; (c) Love is where you Shaw (Plano).

6,21 (a) One Song; (b) Dreams Lockhart (Contralto) and E. O'Nell. It has been learned from scrap Ave 30,000-ton, fifteen-inch-gun

be released from the obligation to find it; (d) A-Tisket A-Tasket. official sources in Washington battleships of the Royal Sovereign Judy Show (Black); Dance Of The Sunday (Brahms); 3. Maria Wiegen-- 6.35 Records: The Punch and Sweet Rose and Lily (Handel); 2. 1. Reelt, and Air from "Theodors" that the United States will

class. officially ignore any reference in that the Admiralty intend to scrap one: The King Steps Out" Waltz Plano Salo by E. O'Neil Shaw: B.. Germany has already been notified (Xylophone) with Plano and Saxon-accompanied by E. O'Nell Shaw; 4. Raindrops (Evans)....Rudy Starita lied (Max Reger)....Helen Lockhart two of these battleships,

This has been done in accordance Pianos and Drums).

Medley.

The

Keyboarders (Two None but the Lonely Heart (Tchal with the little-realised arrangement

kowsky); 6. The Coquette (Pergolesi) 0.44 in the Anglo-German Naval Treaty (b) I found my Yellow Basket; (C) E. O'Nell Shaw; 7. Plano Solo by E.

(a) Cowboy and the Lady;|

Helen Lockhart accompanied by by which Britam agreed that the Confessin'; (d) China Town. German naval building programme

O'Neil Shaw; 8. Marie (Franz); 9.. 7.00 would provide for gradual additions tions.

Closing Local Stock Quotator); 10. The Sweetest Flower that Thou'rt Like a Lovely Flower (Can- to the Fleet up to 1042.

The British

7.02 replacement.

B. B. C. Recording-“Song" accompanied by E. O'Nell Shaw.

Blows (Hawley)....Helen Lockshort. FOODSTUFFS are cheaper in Hongkong.

gramme (which could not begin

pro- From The Shown". Statistics of wholesale prices, issued by the Statistical several years, the last of the new the British Broadcasting Corporation until 1937 under the Washington lish Musical Comedies, arranged and A Programme of Tunes from Eng- Treaty is also to be spread Office of the Imports and Exports Department this morning, battleships not coming into service by John Watt.

over produced in the London studies of indicate that they are on an average ten per cent. cheaper than

until 1943. was the case a year ago.

More than 4,000,000, The French State library con- tains about 4,500,000 items.

Cost Of Living Is Down

In Colony, Figures Show

were

Prices then, however, record, and the prices to-day are about as high as they were early in 1937- record year only

exceeded by 1938.

Compared with 1935, food prices

One 35 Feet Brooke Motor Boat have risen by almost 60 per cent,

Fitted with

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Completely equipped with tools, spares, accessories and drawings,

Full details and Forms Tender

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Questioned by the Magistrate, Sgt. Sargent agreed thuit from Kelly's point, the bend he was rounding was a blind one, and he could not there was a car parked around it. Kelly was going at a speed between 15 and 20 miles per hour. Witness said that in his opinion, 18 miles per hour was a sale speed in which to drive down Park Road.

After studying a plan the Sergeant application personally er in writ- had drawn of the position of the vehicles when he Arst saw them, his Worship remarked that it appeared the other car had been badly parked. tie adjourned the summons to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, in order to visit the scene himself:

Oblique Parking

M. von Hassel, of Messrs. Jebsen and Company. was fined $10 for allowing his car, No. 4270, to cause an obstruction in Queen's Road Cen- tral on April 1. A representative pleaded guilty on his behalf,

it was stated that fussel had park- ed his car obliquely across the road, leaving it about seven feet from the side channel in such a position that traffle could only proceed in diration.

one

Pie, E. Ranson, of "D" Coy., 1st. Bn. Middlesex Regiment, was sum- moned for driving Army motor lorry No. 4820 without due care and cau- tion in Murray Rond on April 5. He was fined

$10.

the

Acting Sub-Inspector Clarke said the summons was taken out on the complaint of Mr. D, E, Government Analyst. Mr. Davis was Davis, proceeding down Murray Road to wards Connaught Road when lorry driven by Ranson, which was one of a convey of Army lorries pro- eceding up the road, overtook un- other lorry, causing Ir. Davis to pull up sharply to avoid a collision. The Incident took place along the par rowest part of the road, by the Naval uffices.

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German Troops On Move

The Government statistics, which are based on wholesale and not retail prices, rover most of the popu- lur foodstuffs..

For the purpose of comparison, the

as an average, and prices for sub- Statistical Office takes the year 1022 sequent years show increases and, decreases In comparison with the the 1922 prices.

How It Has Varied

Bad Weather Delays Plane

May Race Through To H.K. To-night

Built During War

In return for the promise to scrap the five ships of the Royal Sovereign class, Germany agreed not to build two new warships.

The Royal Sovereign class are the Royal Oak, Resolution, Ramillies, and Revenge. All were bullt during the war. Each one has been refitted in the last ten years, the total cost being more than £10,000,000.

They carry eight 15-inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns, elght 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, four torpedo tubes, THE AIR FRANCE plane, multiple machine guns. Their speed and more than twenty light guns and which was due to reach Hong-s 23 knots. kong on Wednesday, was held up German batueship, in gun-power at Fort Bayard this afternoon and armour.

All are superior to any existing

If you remember that in 1922 you for the second time in three bought certain quantities of foodstuffs mentioned below for one

the days.

The Royal Sovereigns would not be needed in line of battle in the dollar, you will see how the prices at 1.10 p.m. and at 3.30 p.m. was

The plane hopped off from Hanol event of war. They would be the have varied since that year.

guardians of Britain's food convoys. 1st Qr. grounded at Fort Bayard by the lias said, "would dare to come

"No raiding cruiser," Mr. Churchill 1922 1935

1939 wenther. If the visibility clears, the range of their 15-inch guns." 1038 $1 $78.7 $1.30 $1.21 plane may race through to reach

2.35 Hongkong at 6.30 p.m.

Beans Beef Ecks Flour Fresh Fruit Condensed

Mutton

Pork Potatoes Poultry Riec

Continued From Page 1 Sugar

extensive measures to defend Gibral- tar as she is taking to-day,

are destined to avert-Trans-Ocean. The paper concludes by asking what Imaginary perlls these meusures Panama Passage

The international tension was re-

The plane was held up for the first 01 time at Fort Bayard on Wednesday.

2.74 and was bogged in the wet landing..

ground for

hours. Yesterday the

within

Will Refuso To Consider Spacch

Washington, Apr. 27. President Roosevelt will refuse to

1.32 pilot decided to return to Hanoi consider Herr Hitler's speech as a 1.17 instead of coming through to Kal Tak to his appeal, according to high

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1.45

1.40 It is understood that Mr. Martin, 1.35 the Operations Manager and another 1.11 high executive of the French air-line - are aboard the plane, and Mr. P. Y.

the Wang, chairman of the C.N.A.C.

Meats, as can be seen from price. Beef cost 180 per cent, more table, have increased enormously In than in 1922 and has doubled price since 1935,

1935.

British Music For World's Fair

quarters,

President expects a written reply to The offelal attitude is that the written appeal in accordance with diplomatic procedure, and there will therefore, be no official American comment on IIItler's speech-Reuter, Mussolini Sifont

and Market Notes, for Thought.

9.15 London Relay The NewB 8.30 London Relay More Food 9.45 London Reley-Sporth News

9.50 Next week's programme. 9.55 Mozart The Magic Finle Singers in order of

appearance; Scheppan; Morherr: Berglund; Rusch; Sohn; Berger, Tess- An-mer; Lemnitz; Beilke; Spletter; Grossmann; Strlenzend Chorus with

Cost: Anona Wina; Olive Groves; Reginald Purdell; George Baker and Act 1. The B.B.C. Revue Chorus and the Orchestra conducted by Leslie Wood-Roswaenge; gate

0,00 Time, Weather nouncements,

8.03 Studio Champkin and Cassidythe Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra back again.

conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.

11.00 Close Down,

8.15 Folk Music.

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Costs of textiles have decreased by ever, finished, and Mr. Walton hopes first two movements are, how- 17 per cent., of motals and minerals to complete the concerto in time for German Press has redcubled its at- United States Consul has been in- ous goods by eight per cent.

27. The by nine per cent. and of miscellane-it to be given its first performance by theks on Britain.

On the eve of Hitler's speech the formed that "In view of the present situation", the proposed viall to reached record prices. What

But the latter group, firewood has autumn in New York.

Mr. Jascha. Helfetz in the early: Cherbourg of the U.S.S., destroyers could buy for a dollar in 1922, or for Benham and Ellet, and the sub- 74 cents in 1930, now costs $1.20. marine Saury has been cancelled.— Reuter.

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Mr. Walton has been at work a this concerto for a considerable time, and Mr. Heifetz has taken an interest In it from the beginning. He was to have played it at the World's Fair.

Attacks On Britain

Berlin, Apr. 27.

One pathoritative source asserted that relations are now close to war-time basis.

The Nacht Aus Gabo" says England belloves herself to be less in a state of pence than in n. slate

tint, there can be no doubts as to of war with regard to Germany.

its intentions." The English Goverment within the last few days has been so inikalive

to Cairo with other Palestine Arnb. The arrival of the Philippines Clip leaders to participate in discussions per has been delayed to May . The on the British proposals to solve. the China Clipper will arrive on Sunday Other: papers ridicule British con- Palestine problem-Reuter,

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