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DONALD DUCK

GEE, LOOKIT" THE SWELL

UNCA DONALD!

POND UP AHEAD,

Library, Supreme Court

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 1, 1939.

By Walt Disney

THAT'S NO POND, BOYS,

THAT'S A MIRAGE!

WHEN WE GET RIGHT UP TO 17, IT'LL VANISH?

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EUROPEAN WOMAN SHOOTS AIR

GUN PELLET AT PEDLER

COURT SEQUEL TO AUSTIN RD. INCIDENT

"IF the pellet had travelled three inches lower, it would have entered the man's eye and you would be on the other side of the rail facing a very, very, very serious charge," said Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning, when he fined Mrs. B. Pears of 108 Austin Road, $50 for negligently discharging an air pistol and wounding Chek Poon, a knife grinder, on August 16.

Conspiracy Case

Three Women Charged

At Police Court

Mr. T. E. Jackson of the same! address was fined $5 for posacs- sion of an air pistol and wo boxen of pellets without licence.

Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham and thutt at about 5 p.m. on August 14, |lan a revived a call at the Water Police

Station that a knife grander had been

VERY HEART

alert in the head with an Įputride No. 108 Avalin Ronel,

A

prene

Further evidence was heard of

few minutes later Inspector Cunningham arrived on the case against three women who wire but the man had already been sent charged before Mr. R. Edwards al the Central Magistracy yesterday, lo hurjudul,

Kam

with conspiracy and obtaining money He went to 188 Antin Road and by false pretences, by pretending saw Mrs. Pears and asked her if she that they were able to obtain adet bad any arts in the house at which in Queen's Road Central, for Stuck she answered in the negative. He

Jonked around the fat and sow a few The defendants were Chen Yim-prth to lying on a window sill and fan, 24, to Shuet-ying; 25, anit Clanked her if they were her property, Fong, alias Pei Po, 27. Cheng but she denied any knowledge of Ho were represented by Mr. C. A. S. them. Russ, and Mr. M. A. da Silva pro- secuted.

women

Annoyed By Hawkers

Inspector Cunningham then went The

and were charged with to Mr. Jackson's room

asked obtaining $80 and $160 on Two occa-him if he had any arms, and he sion on June 23, from Shek Kami by produced an air-pistol from an ice- false pretences, by saying that they chest uni handed it over, Mrs. Peurai were able to obtain a flat in Queen'a then admitted that she had fired the Road Central, for her. They were pistol at the man. also alleged to have conspired 10 oblain

$180 from Shek, May 1 and June 23.

between

Mrs. Pears said she had been un- noyed by the cuntinuous shouting of these hawkers artet hat tried to reare

Shek Chi, father of Shek Kaun, them away by Bring at them. conthung his evidence, said on June

23, Cheng Yim-fan, first -defendant, i went to his house and hlm

Inspector Cunningham pointed out. told to Mr. Himsworth that if she had the landlady of the been annoyed by hawkera she could reported the matter to the flat she promised to obtain for him have

that

had gone to Macno. She Bald, Police authorities, and not to have

their return was not definite, it

taken the law into her own hands.

would be better to hand over the

$100 so that he could go and stay

GRIN AND BEAR IT

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REFUGEES 1839, 1939

(Continued from Page 6.)

Special Commissioner to deal with the Oplum Question, a crisis arose.

The official named for this task |

was one Lam Tsak-sul, better known to history na Commissioner Lin.

This mon regarded the oplum framle with an uncompromising hatred and determined as a patriot to stamp out the evil once and for all.

ONE

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Decree Nisi Granted

HONGKONG "CONFESSION” Photostat Copy Sent To London

LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuteri. -The Chinese Embassy has received a photostat copy of a letter sent to the Governor of Hongkong by two Chinesa, de- claring that they were the real murderers of Cheng in Tientsin last April.

They declared that their motives were patriotic and they are horified that innocent men should suffer in their place.

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They offer to surrender to Tawful

processes the Governor of Hongkong promises not to surrender them to the Japanese.

PERMIT TO

POUR MILK IN DRAIN

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7.02 The Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo-1935.

The Music of the Massed Bands of

PERMISSION to pour 1,500 gallons of skimmed milk down the dralu daily for the Aldershot Command recorded at month, with a diminishing quan- the Tattoo. tity over nine months, was granted to a Hove dairy firm recently by the Brighton Sewers Board.

Mr. Cyril Page, general manager of the Arm, Hole's and Davigdor, Hygienic Dalries, Ltd., said that the milk, the residue after making butter and cream, has definite food value,

Hongkong Woman's but the Milk Marketing Board would

Petition

not allow it to be sold for human consumption, In case the demand for ordinary fresh milk should be re- duced.

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An Australian Bush Song,

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The Story of the Kelly Gang, Bush- rangers of Australia.

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11.00 Clone Down,

PREDATORY JAPANESE RAIDS ON JUNKS

Campaign Continues Near Hongkong

THAT the Japanese Navy in 100'hern Chloewe waters sro œentianiza their campaign against Chinese trading and fishing funks is revealed in reports made to the Hongkong Police by the masters of several funks on their return to the Colony yesterday.

Wong Yuen-kau, master of a junk

at the fat before the landlady came some receipt; that she was about to on March 18, 1839, the surrender of the grounds of cruelty and desertion. of milk when it is so badly needed reported that about 7 p.m. on August

back,

draw up for Shek.

was

In the town

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"GIVE IT AWAY"

19, he was railing near Man King Sha in Chinese waters when he now a Japanese trawler approaching He and his crew of four left the junk, and From a distance he observed the

rowed towards land.

it leave. Rowing free of

his vessel, he managed to extinguish the flames.

Damage to the extent of $100 was caused.

Other Outrages Lee Kam-shiu, master of another

on

Spain Neutral

Madrid, Aug. 31.

A High General Staff" has been called into existence by a decree of General Franen issued to-day.

The main task incumbent on the new body will be to bring about concentration of the military and economic forces of the Spanish nation In order to assure the country's Inde- pendence in the ovent of an butbreak

At the Supreme Court this mor- ning, before Ifis Honour the Chief When the firin's application was Justice Sir Atholl MacGregor. Mrs, considered by the Sewers Board, NE OF the first instances of his Phyllis Gibbons brought a petition Councillor Mrs. E. R. Richards, u vigorous polley was to demand, for the dissolution of her marriage sister of Mr. Herbert Morrison, M.P., with Mr. James Henry Gibbons on said: "I protest against such a waste all opium stored on foreign ships in Chinese waters, threatening the for- The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada Jnr.. Slick protested and said the chops eign merchants that their lives would acted for the plaintiff. The suit Shek said he paid $130 for rent

not was not contested. and $30 for defendant's commission, were falted, but the second and third be forfeited if the order

Mr. David Edwards, the Board's Cheng said the money had to be defendants sold as the shop Took obeyed.

genuine business can-

In the course of his references to surveyor, suggested that a recom- handed over to the landlady before Hink was

The General Chamber of Commerce authorities, Mr. D'Almada said that mendation might be made to the the fat could be

fake. turned over to cern, the chop could not be a

Shek finally agreed and the docu-in the Canton "Concession" sought to After they had talked for awhile, ments were chopped and signed by play for time, and made an offer to where a petitions cast in Hongkong dairy that anyone able to take the and then can now back to

signing

surrender some 1,037 chests. This was brought on the milk away should have

grounds of cruelty and desertion charge. she left and returned later with the the first defendant. After

the documents he handed over the was contemptuously refused by the The desertion was not an additional other two defendants,

Commissioner, who pointed out that

When Mr. Page was told of the Secont defendant said she was the $100 and left.

one British merchant (Mr. Lancelot round but an alternative one,

suggestion he commented: "I don't landady and third defendant claim-| On June 24, not finding the flat Dent) was alleged to have over 6,000 At the conclusion of the petitioner's thile we should be permitted by the ed to be a cousin of the second de defendant had promised to obtain cliexts under his own control.

case, His Lordship pronounced Milk Marketing Board to give it fendant and acted as a rent collee-for him, Shek went to No. 7 Police

decree nisi. Conditions grew desperate. A boy-

away, I will, however, go into the lor for her. He told the defendants Station and made a report.

cott of the "Factory" site was pro-

malter and if anything can be dene Junk and that about 11.30 p.m.

August 20, he was stopped by of of war in Europe. ho would meet them outside the One August 14, whilst walking

I shall be glad to do it."

Japanese trawler near Lin Tin Island. Central Theatre with the money.

servants to the English formally interdicted.

The High. General Blaff will be down Wellington Street with his claimed, and all Chinese

The Milk Marketing Board has Ten seamen boarded his vessel and placed under the direct authority of With his daughter he met the three daughter, Shek saw the third defen- were ordered out on strike.

Things went from bad to worse, no power to prevent the skimmed took away two rifles, 170 rounds of General Franco himself, in whom it defendants. After having tea they dant and the was taken to the station As food and water were both cut The attack upon a British vessel,

ammunition, $30 Hongkong money will make proposals destined to en- went to the Fook Hing cabinet-box and charged. A few days later the off, the foreign merchants were "The Black Joke," in which the crew milk being given away. makers where frst defendant point- other defendants were located and forced a decision. On March 25, and its only British passenger were

sure organic co-operation betweent- robbery of ed out a man as the master of the, elinrged.

The News Chronicle was informed and canvas valued at $40. 1839, they signed a bond, "pledging slaughtered, raised excitement to such by the Board that

kidnapping farmers supply Was shop. She then asked him for his

as brought back by Leung, Lad the army, navy and air force. Hearing was adjourned until Sep-themselves never to deal in eplum a pitch that the Governor of Macao milk for cream, cheese and ice partner of a junk. He said that six chop as she wanted

General Vigon, who is also Secre- to guarantee tember 12 at 2.30 p.m.

again or to have anything further to declared that he could not answer creem making at a reduced rate. Japanese gallors from a motor boattary of the National Defence Council, do with its introduction Into China. for the safety of British residents For the purchaser to sell the skimmed boarded his junk near Shum Munis at the head of the now organisation

more than eighteen hours longer. Three days later Captain

milk left from these processes would customs station about 5 p.m. on which will comprise departments for offered to deliver up all the oplum

not be fair to the farmers.

August 30.

military and economic affairs, as well owned by British merchants in Can- CAPTAIN Elliot · deelded not to

They searched his vessel, and took on an intelligence department charged The Medical Correspondent writes: ton, but the Chinese nuthorities, whilst jubilant at this turn of affairs, authorities further, and at noon, on Skimmed milk is only dangerous wolf10 Chinese currency, Before with the collection of information would not relax the boycott until Monday, August 28, 1839, the British when it is given to infants as a sub-ing the tank with them his concerning the Sighing for un The skim- brother, Leung Ko-ming, and two of economic situation of foreign comm stitute for whole milk. every chest had been turned over. residents left.

ming only deprives it of a small crew, g,Kwan and Wong Shing.tries--Trans-Ocean, To insure that this was carried out, Elliot, as well as the other merchants, Men, women, and children, clasp-proportion of the constituents, the were held as hostages.

ing their treasured possessions, hast chief deficiency being in fat and ened through the streets of Macao, vitamins. Mechanical separation re- Finally, on May 21, 1880 the last and assembled on the Praya. Here, moves more

than doca ordinary chest of opium was surrendered and in the presence of the Governor, who skimming. destroyed by the Chinese by burying had the whole of the Portuguese It in quicklime.

ALTHOUGH Commissioner

STOMACH PAIN

guickly stopped by 'BISMAG'

BISMAG

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BISMAG (Bisurated: Magnesia) is the unfailing treatment for the relief of stomach troubles: gives quick relief because it instantly neutralises the harmful acids which causs Indigestion and. gastric ulcers. It also spreads a protecting film over the inflamed stomach lining and thus allows digestion to proceed without pair until the cure is complete. Get Bisurated Magnesia (powder or tableta) to-day the way it stope pain and comforts the stomach will abikze you.

A noted Doctor says "I find that Bisurated (Bisurated Magnesia) Magnesh baleno after my meats is the only thing that keeps me tres from pain and discomfort, and I take it regularly. Toften prescribe it for my patients, and have had very good ranita.!! M THIS ENTEROR.C, M.A., MR.C.S.. LRCP

-ON-RYHRY: PACKAGE

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compromise the Parluguese

| garrison under arms, the refugees embarked on schooners, brigs, bar- Linques, and junks, and set BAII

succeeded in getting the opium, Hongkong. he destroyed the foreign trade; for the whole British community mediately left for Macao.

int-

The food value of a pint of akimmed milk is roughly equal to for at of 2oz. of bread, oz. of butter, 10. augar. It is a littio. less than half of that of whole milk.

The mournful procession of sailing craft that left the harbour of Macao on their forty mile journey to Hong- The opium trade, however, was not kong was an epochal one. dead, nor even buried, as it soon sprang_into_life once more, and the

Fate had unawares played a trump

funtastic prices which the drug com- card, and as a result of the successful manded attracted smugglers on

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vaster scale than ever before.

culmination of the war which fol Towed, as if in recompense for the hardships of these refugees of 1830,

Grandmother, 88, Fast Reader

LAWRENCE, Mass. Mrs. Mary McGovern, an 88-year-

This unexpected renascence of the Britain wan a Colony which was des- outlawed trane so aroused the ire of tinad to become the entrepot of the Commissioner Lin that he command-Far East, Turpassing the brightest old grandmother, is catching up"

which

ed the Governor of Macao (then not glories of Clanton and Miscão, a direct Portuguese possession) to order the British community

FOR QUICKEST STOMACH RELIEF BISMAG den

on some of the reading the missed while rearing a family of seven

At the moment that the star of children. For the past two years, she there, to deg? #1 Indand's fortunts, setried to be says, she has been reading 10 library onco boycott ordered, and betina forever, rose train úr blare books a week, with love stories her the Tonly of provisions of any kind) with pemater, brillande than ever. Ifavourites

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