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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Lord Baldwin On-
Difficulty Of Democratic Government
European Steals Radio Steals Radio Sets By Trick
Unity Is Big Need radio salesman, was
never
in
Charged on
three counta with stealing radio sets by a trick, Charles) Percival Archer, aged 25, formerly a this morning sentenced by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at: the Centrul Magistracy to two weeks' imprisonment on each of the three
charges.
August 17, 1939.
More Police To Cope With
I.R.A. Terrorism
Women Arrested
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (Reu- ter)"IF war comes it will find the British people united as
before,
powerful material resources and believing in our hearts that on the issue depends ultimately the freedom of mankind," declared Earl Bald win, former Premier of Great Archer approached a Mr. J. A. Bortigation) Branch to be increased.
Britain, speaking at the banquet of the Congress on Education for Democracy.
Earl Baldwin added: "In such a conflict we must play our part, and to the end." Democracy Was Bir
nest dimeult form of
government that
ever exlated. In a Totalitarian State, no responsibility rested on the Individual citizen.
In conclusion the speaker said: "We have shown the world that we have ideals no less than the Totalitarian States' ideal. Harder of accomplish- ment because they are for higher ideals, they involve the co-operation of iner of their own free will endea. vouring to work with God himself in raising mankind."
LATE NEWS
Inner Cabinet Delays Session
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH?
ΤΟΚΥΟ, Aug. 17 (Domel) Despite previous reports that there will be a morrow, it was authoritatively learned to-day that the Five-Minister Con- |ference will not yet meet to deter-
mine
measties for materialization of
momentous session to-
Japan's policy towards the European
situation.
Determination of definite measures, according to well-informed quarters, will be postponed until further developments in the situation.
It is revealed that following the
of the emergency session
Inner Cabinet on August 8,
8, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro
for- Arita, mulated a tentative plan for develop- ing the Europe polley which has been shown to Premier Iliraruma, War Minister Itagaki, Navy Minister Yonoi and Finance Minister Ishiwata.
Shumchun Claims
By Japanese
According to "Domei" report from Shumchun, over 100 Chinese soldiers were killed in the mopping-up opera- tions along the border yesterday. It Is also stated that 15 Chinese soldiers were taken prisoner, and that no losses were suffered by the Japanese.
The pilot of a reconnoltring Jepan ese machine repor
reported this
morning that no Chinese troops could be sight- ed in the area north of Shumchun og a result of yesterday's operations, Quiet prevails in all the districts.
LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter). Det.-Sergt. Allen said that Archer,As part of the ceaseless police was born in Hongkong, ap- watch for Irish Republican proached the complainant Ma Mak- yee and asked him if he wanted to Army terrorists, the Home office buy a new radio. Ma sald he would has granted, permission for the Archer took if he could sell his oid set and Scotland Yard Special (Inves-
und sold It. lt away
ger and said he knew a friend who had a radio set he would exchange for an old one, and Archer took Borger's set and sold it.
In the third case, in which Archer was charged with stealing by ballee, it was stated that he went to friend on Saturday last and said he would like to borrow his radio set for a party. He was asked to return It the next day, but instead, Archer told it to a radio store in Hennessy Road.
Archer received a total of $130 for the three sets.
Defendant plended guilty and when asked by the magistrate what he had done with the money and whether he could make any restitu- tion, Archer said he had spent all the money and could make no restitution.
French Border
Incident Germans Accost Customs Official
Extra officers have already been posted to several ports in Wales and the West Coast of England, up” to Lancashire, and later this week, other offleern will augment the staffs at Fishguard, Holyhead, and Heysham.
Information has been received that the IR.A. deportees may attempt to -enter the country and others, itherto unknown to the palice, may try to enter England.
the campaign of terrorlain has ended The police are not satisfied that and a special watch is being main- tained on suspects in London. The latest suspects to be detained are two
B'omen.
No New S.A.
Chief Yet
LONDON. Aug. 10 (Reuter).— The High Council of the Salvation Army which is in session at Clapton for the purpose of selecting in Army leader to succeed the retiring General Evangeline Booth, spent to-day dis- procedure and has not yet
every
CUISINE e point at which nomina- tions for election may be made. An official who has attended important A Reuter" that "we conference in the past 20 years, have made good progress and have nearly completed the preliminaries. I have never known at Council meet-
spirit of goodwill."
PARIS, Aug. 16 (Reuter).- M. Georges Bonnet,
Frenchy that was conducted in such Foreign Minister, has protested] to Germany over the incident on the Franco-German frontier in- volving I Customs officer in French territory.
The Customs official, named
Correction
We have been asked to point out Richards, wan halted by a German that an inaccuracy appeared in our car on the frontier, near Helning. report on Wednesday last of the case The three occupants of the car, in-in which a Chinese was summoned alighted and attacked Richards and for driving a cluding two in milltary uniform, for falling to report an accident, and car without due care left him dazed on the ground after and caution. The case was heard taking his revolver, binoculars, before Mr. Edwards in the Central
Magistracy.
raincoat
and cap. It is supposed that the two soldiers werd deserters,
Our report stated that the sum- monses were taken out by Mr. 1. It is stated that an Inquiry Iras beenGrant of Messrs. Butterfield and
the opened with
support of the Swire. However Mr. Grant informa Germon gendarmerie,
us that he did not take out the summonses, but that the pollee did. East Silesian Border Closed
In another part of the report, it was BERLIN, Aug. 10 (Trans-Ocean) with the right side of Mr. Grant's stated that defendant's car collided -The entire East Silesian frontierent, but this should have read the between Germany and Poland has
left side, thus correcting the impres- been closed by the Polish authorities slon given that Mr. Grant was driv- for the first time according to IC- fing on the wrong side of the road.
ports from Katowice, which indicate that the measure is connected with the numerous arrests of Germans in Polish Silesia.
Sunk Air Liner Is Raised
New Yangtse S.N.O. Appointed
-London, Aug, 16 (Reuter),-Rear- Admiral John G. P. Vivian, has been appointed Rear-Admiral and Senior Naval Officer of the Yangtse gunboat LONDON, Aug 10 (British Wire-flotilla in succession to Rear Admiral Jess).The British Airways liner R. Holt as from October 27. which crashed on its way to The new Admiral will assume com- Copenhagen from London yesterday mand about December 29. He will
Habeas Corpus Writ: afternoon with the loss of five lives, leave England by the P. and O. liner
Appeal Possible
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (UP).-
Counsel in the Habens
Corpus is
planning to appeal as far as the Privy
Council if necessary.
the
The Judge in his declalon said the applicants are acting without authority of the Chinese concerned for which reason the application could not be recognised,
He also criticised the legal form in which the appeal was made, including the omission of the Chinese prisoners'
numes.
Cicala And Moth Leave Harbour
IIMS. Moth and H.MS. Cicala left harbour this afternoon to cruise around Colony waters.
It was officially stated that the two vessels are simply carrying routine exercises,
out
was raised this morning and was Ronchi on November 17 and is duc towed to Marnedsund.
in Shanghai on December 25.
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Arabs Ambushed: One Killed
LONDON, Aug. 10 (British Wire- Arst major outrage in the Jenin aren HAIFA, Aug. 10 (Reuter),—The less). A realistic display of anti- since October last year occurred to- aircraft gunnery was given at the day when a car containing two
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Having Inocked the wireless- controlled aeroplane "Queen Bee" out of the sky with their 4.5 inch guns the unit brought their 3-inch guns to bear on a towed target and before long It also dropped into the sea. The men who scored this last hit only joined the Territorial Army last mander Maurice Rossi, long-distance April. Their experience of
PARIS, Aug. 10 (Reuter)-Com-
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