1940-01-24 — Page 23

DONALD DUCK

So! SOMEBODY RAIDED MY ICE- BOX AGAIN, LAST NIGHT!

Postman Stole The Letters Post Office Mystery Is Explained

The mystery surrounding the non-delivery of some letters addressed to Kowloon residents between August and December was cleared up at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when Li Kin-fai, postman, was charged before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell with the lareeng of 23 letters.

Sentencing Li to two years' hard fubour, His Lordship remarked that the law regarded such offences us no serious that R provided for o maximum penalty of 14 years.

Mr. T. J. Gould, Assistant Crown Solicitor, said I was arrested on December 18, when the cubicle which he ecchpied In Salycungchoi Street Was raitlent. Underneath the bed were found the letters, 17 of which were issued to bim for delivery, while one, which won from England. had. been opened,

Was Too Lazy

When charged, Li said he kept the letters partly because of laziness and partly because he could not find some of the addresses.

12-13

ROUND-UP OF NAZIS IN BRITAIN

LONDON, Jan. 24, (Reuter). — Scotland Yard has just

commenced to

round up German residents in Britain who have not presented themselves for examination by tribunals in accordance with the regula- tions..

'It is stated that at least 9,000 failed to comply.

The aim is to round up possible sples and saboteurs.

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Tree Vandals

In Court

Lorry Needed To Bring Exhibits

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 24, 1940. By Walt Disney

THAT NIGHT!

I'LL CATCH THE CULPRITS!

15 HE

ASLEEP

YET?

YEP! LET'S GO!

WALT DISNEY

Further Details of Remarkable Incident

TANKER CREW TRIED

TO SAVE HALF

THE CREW of the Lon-

don tanker San Alberto INDIA'S

(7,397 tons), which was cut in half by a German-tor- pedo, returned to the surviving stern half, got steam up, and attempted to sail it back to port.

The ship was attacked without warning and the crew escaped in fou rboats15 minutes before she broke in two.

The fore part twisted and

sank

capture it one, kent together in the

captain in driving rain squalls and rising wind and they could occasionally ace the not reach them. other two through the rain, but could

Early that afternung the captain

determined that the after part would not sink and he returned to what was

THE "TELEGRAPH'S" cam paign against the denuding of Hongkong's hillsides has met If the letters, Mr. Gould pointed with a quick response. out, could not be delivered it was the Police raids were instituted yes left of his ship. On examination it auty of the postman to return them to terday, resulting in the capture of 11 proved staunch, and the cret started the postal. authorities, giving the Chinese with trees in their possession, to raise steam, intending, if possible. reason for the non-delivery. The

The culprits appeared at The take her back to harbour. letters were all postmarked between

Magistracy this morning August and December and this was Central not consistent with the intention of fore Mr. H. G, Sheldon.

Li to retum them to the authorities.

particularly in view of the fact that they were hidden under his bed. The esence of the offence was that

hat fraudulently converted the letters

missing.

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A Look Through

The Telegraph

50 YEARS AGO

Jan. 24, 18DO.

Do not have your girdle too tight It will make you uncomfortable, wil

Wang Attacks "Turncoats"

"Spios In Pay Of Chiang Kai-shok”

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Jan. 24 (Domel) deréise nobody, and will probably make-Wang Ching-wei's paper, the your nos red. And tau implc tile

remark will probably do more good than "Central China Daily News" anlio of loctorn ipas dizita on the bitterly attacks. Kno Tsung-wu painful position of a tight-laced liver and Tao Hsi-sheng for their part For wherever ciso pearl-powder inay

atlek, it leaves the tip of your nose here in the "Hongkong disclosures" and shining, the instant you put your in an editorial to-clay. puff down, and there is no hope uny~ where.

25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 24, 191,

zu!

Kao is charged with serving as a sueret agent of the Chungking Gov- ernment,

"We well knew this in advance,"

Entile cruisers Lion, ficer, Princess Clarus Kat-shek, the editorial de- on the one hand, and the Nerfflinger.

New Zealand

Molike and Blucher,

are

The Admiralty states that early this morning a British patrolling squadron, the "Central China Daily News" as- with battle cruiser and light cruisers, tonishingly elainan and adds under Rear-Atmiral Deatty, and a de Kno's

thut stroyer lotilla, tinder

services were retained by Commander) Tyrwhitt, lghted tour German battle:

Weng in the hope of reforming cruisers, voral light erulers and bim"! number of destroyers apparently mak-1 "In publishing the alleged contents IN THE COURSE of a recent dispatch to his news-immediately mode for home

ing for the Engilak coast. The enemy of the peace agreement, it can easily bigh be presumed that Kaa and Tno have paper, "The Times" correspondent in India

speed. gave

They were Immediately pursued and of eliciting pecuniary rewards from been moved by the ulterlar purpose nction was joined at 9.30 between the

and Indomitable, clares.

"It goes without saying that Kag 03 the and Tao, who are the enslaved agents' other..

A well-centested running fight ensued, able to understand our sincere wishes of Chang-Kai-shek, will never be and shortly after one o'clock thuto secure China's sovereignty und of line, cupsized and anak.

lucher, which had previously fallen out

independence. Rear Admiral Beatty reports that two

"Our continue their Bight nad

patriotic sentiments German battle-cruisers, were brought home to the entire Chinese seriously damaged but were able to people, excluding these despicable

reached

an persons." area where the danger of German suli. maria ad mines prevented pursuit.

Admiralty Announcer Clust Squadron-Commaniler Davies and Flight- Lieutenant Plerse vlasted Zeebrugge pn the 22nd at, and dropped 27 bomba on two submarines and on guns which they mounted on a mnie. It is believed that on submarine was considerably

LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuler)—In damaged. There were many casualties the House of Commons lo-day, the Prime Minister was asked if he would 10 YEARS AGO

reconsider the selting up of a central directing organisation for the On the eve of the Naval Conference, economic side of the war, Soviet Husain provided a sensation of Mr. Chamberlain replied that tho her own when a Huskiun aquadron to- subject was not one that could be day ateamed through the Dordanellen dealt with by question and answer. presumably with the previous knowledge He understood that the Opposition and consent of Turkey.

"Even the Congress party," he says, "while secking some specific assurance as to the future constitution, isother in agreement with all other political parties in express- ing hostility to Naziism and all it represents."

"The Indian reaction to the seizure Indion upper and middle classes with The tree trunks were, produced as

of Austria,

The Cacchio-Stovalca, and the provision of officers in emergency By night-line the engines were Poland corresponded with the opinion are also well advanced. in size from working again and there was electric of all the great democracies," he says. exhibits, and ranged mall to large trees.

A third boat had now Fitteen of the arrests were made in light.

come The Press has been unanimous in

Air Force Reserve the Shauldwan district, 12 in Was-ng-side, but the fourth was still condemning power politics, both in "Units of the Royal Air Force, to his own use and with the intention thal and two in Aberdeen,

The frent part of the San Alberto's Europe and the Far East. Sympathy normally stationed in india, have re- So heavy was the haul of timber remains were prevented from being with Great Britain has found ex-jinforced Imperial garrisons in Maloya among the guns crews. of depriving the real owners of theni,

The addresses Kivon on the feltors that it was necessary to employ a tam to pieces by the seas beruse the pression in a wide variety of offers and the Middle East. An Indian Air had been visited and it appeared thatW.D. truck to take the exhibits tongines were kept going slow astern of vervice and each from all sections Force Valunteer Reserve is in process of the community, and, although the of creation; it will consist of five in- but every time she came head to sea Congress Party is withholding active dependent sights located at Karachi, Several of the arrested men were eat strips of plating were torn away support for the moment, its leaders Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, and Madrus. Mr. J. Woodier, Inspector of the found in possession of choppers and and the attempt to take her home had constantly emphasize that they seck! The personnel for these forces will

to be abandoned. Doe mian, Chang Cho,

At 10 p.m. another vessel's lights arrested on Island Road with 19 were sighted. S. OS messages were trees in his possession. The tolent out and she was asked to search value was $90. He was sentenced to for the raising boat, which she failed six weeks' hard labour.

to And, and then to stand by. three weeks imprisonment to $40 or Alexandra

Other flues ranged from $15 and;

This ship, the Belgian tanker | Andre, made attempts: six weeks' imprisonment,

next morning to transfer the crew. Ate-defendants-were-bound.ove but the sea were ruming to high dressed to Li Yat-bunit, of 662 Nan against some of the principal offen than 20 feet. After two

Banishment orders were issued that the life-boat could get no closer hack Jumped into the water and been picked un it was decided to wait for the weather to moderate,

some of the addresses could not be found.

Post Ofler, raid Li was employed

n postman ‘up to the time of his arrest.

Sergeant A. A. Shaw gave evidere of arrest, and Constable Chan Tou sze testined to having visited the places mentioned in the letters and found only 15 of the addremden. The which has been opened end letter "which" "come" "from England" "vens ad-

Cheeng Street.

L, In the witness-boxx, said he had been a postnun for three years. Be ball no intention of stealing the letters, and only kept thein partly be

the court.

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cause of laziness and partly because) Mails

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Delayed

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Was

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Warship To Rescue

were

only that they may the more willing- a declaration of Ballsh intentions be found in India. ly caliberate in winning the war.

"Itherio al pilots and mechanics for the Air Force in India huve been "The machinery of the Govern trained at Air Ministry establishments ment of India, under the Irmedi- in the United Kingdom and clse- ale kuidance of the Viceroy, has where now. British, Indian, and been unobtrusively but deflulicly | Anglo-Indian personnel are being directed into war channels, and the recruited traland, and commissioned vast remorces of the country are in India, belog systematically regimented behind the Allied cause.

"The

"The various civilian flying clubs have placed their resources at the Troops To Malaya

disposal of the authorities, and nearly alf pilots who hold the necessary geographient position of licences have expressed their willing- fidia and her association with Greatness to serve with the air forces. Britain endow the country withi immense politics) and militáry im- portance. while her uctual und potential assets in men and material

The

the

for

Jan. 24, 1930.

ECONOMIC WAR POLICY

saluting the Russing his brought

Salvors of gun-fire from the forta proposed to raise the matter shortly. huge crowds into the streets, gazing at the 1 k Ses and dipping their the unprecedented spectacle of two Russian warships steaming slowly ta- in when passing the fring Turkish batteries.

5 YEARS AGO

Jan. 24, 10165. Following an' outbreak of hostilities. between Inne and Chinese al Kuyunn and Tushikow yesterday, and a threatened further offensive by Japn- mese troops in that ares, the "Chinose Authorities In Peking are reported to have approached the Japanese Consulate there with a view to effecting a peace- tian. fut nettlement of a threatening allien-

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At nil Cosmetic Dealers

The next alght a searchlight was

Naval Collaboration "een on the part beam and a cles-

Royal With regard to the one, which had

mobilized and is collaborating with Indian Navy is Trowbr appeared. The warship been opened, he did not open it. He

offered to attempt immediate rescue, are enormous.

the Royal Navy in Indian waters. left the letter in the box at the

but the captain of the San Alberto address given but when he went to live been delayed.

All Air mail service to Hongkong decided to wait daylight in spite of Navy, the Indian Army is helping to the protection of ports and harbours. "In conjunction with the Royal Arrangements have been made for

Professor Grover Clark, of Wellesley the place later he found that it hull

College, in an address in Washington Ale France plane dae to-day we up of the remuout of his ship.phere.

heavy seas, darkness and the break-maintain peace over half a hemis- Enemy ships in Indian poris been opened. He therefore took not be in until to-morrow afternoon.

when today to the National Conference dis- war broke out have With troops in Ekran Authority has been back with the intention of delivering Pan-American trans-Pacifle Clipper

been detained., using the case and care of war, sald the danger of hostilities in the Far East it to the addressee personally,

given for Aden the country is assisting in the Early next morning lines

had increased due in the United States Forgot Them

de lombrow has been delayed passed to the warship and the crew fluence is behind the friendly sheichsserting the transfer of ships and stand, and make their peares machinery

of the Red Sen; her in-andeering of vessels and protection

and other powers' failure to take a Drm January 27. The last clipper It was his intention to deliver the here on December 31.

ferried over in tents. The of the Persian Gult. were letters but after having brought them ways mid-week plane due in Homew

Imperial Al-

Afghanistan, aircraft.

effectire when Japan struck her first of the fourth beat were apprehensive of The intentions eventually picked up by the steamer Russia, has

of "A Controller of Shipping and con- law in Menchuria. He added that in back to his house he entirely forgot to to-morrow afternoon has, ben Maunder and landed after five days terrain stretching from the Arabian appointed. Exports to the enemy accking ravonge for all the injuries that

in India mountainous trollers of enemy trading have been the background of the situation layer to ask for them by name, delayed und Saturday.

"the danger of a militarised Chinn, It was signifcant, His Lordship In all cases the delays have been

at sea in an open boat.

have been forbidden, and export to had been inflicted upon her and the rest. said,

that the letter which

had due to bad weather,

It is understood that the boatswain Sea to the Bay of Bengul.

neutral countries are supervised and of the Far East by the West." been opened was the only one which

of the San Alberto, Malcolm Bain,

controlled. Restrictions have been came from Europe: the others were

lost his life after assisting in launch-

placed on the movement of gold and either local letters or from Ching.

Ing two of the lifebents,"

on exchange and foreign securities. On the other hand, it was curious that, if I had kept them through dis- honesty, only one had been opened,

about them.

The Jury took 15 minutes to arrive

at their verdlet. They comprised

FINLAND FUND IN HONGKONG

Since

the

commencement

STOLE FROM HER

of BROTHER-IN-LAW

Messrs. I. Stcap (Foreman), J. A. de iustliitles with Soviet Russia many

Charged with the theft of four gold

S. Alvares, M. D. Sakhrami, L. J.friends of Finland in China hate! Banuch, o Keng-po, Chan Kiu-ton realised the great need the country is rings, a bracelet, a brooch, und $59, and J. A. Chen,

"Indian troops in Singapore on tribute to the safety of Burma and the Malay States, sharing with the British Navy in upholding редсе over the northern parts of the Indian Ocean. East Africa looks io India for goods and reinforce ments if necessary: Great Britain, the Dominions, and France oblalu

supplies from her.

New Recruitment

TRAMWAY CO.'S DIVIDEND

ways Limited announce, for recom

The Directors of Hongkong Tram- mendation at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on February 18, a Final Dividend of One Dollar per share.

The been set up to secure supplies of the transfer of $400,000 to General

ycar.

After recalling the gifts of the Princes and others both in cash and kind, the "Times" correspondent goes on to discuss in detail the formation of a Department of Supply as soort as war became imminent. This de- partment to directly responsible for the supply of raw materials and mun- in at present, having to fight an over- Chan Kwan-mui, 30, spinster, was "The expeditionary forces of Br- the conduct of the war and has al-

ufactured goods directly required for This makes a total of $1.00 per whelming aggressor.

bound over in $50 to be of good be-tish and Indian troops which re- A "Friends of Finland" Fund hm, haviour for a year by Mr. Houston inforced the garrisons in Egypt, Aden./eady fulfiled many orders for the share for the year 1930 and, after

British Government."

providing all Charges, Depreciation, BRITISH GOVT.'S raise donations to be sent to Finland.

therefore, been set up to endeavour tont Central Magistracy this morning. und Singapore did so at iba request

The police said Chan was sister of the British Government,

A comprehensive organization has amount Written-off Investments and CONDOLENCES

Aronson for this purpose will In-law to Cheung Leung-yce, store troops are fully equipped for their cloth, blankets, steel, textiles, boola. Reserve Account leaves a balance of be gratefully received by the Finnish man of the Queen Mary Hospital. ska in there places, and. pascess the

forward to next Consulate at Hong

for trans. She came here for refuge from the latest mechanized first line transport leather, tentage and other materials; $120,262 carried LONDON, Jan. 23 (British Wire-mission to the appropriate quarters trouble in her village, and had been Arrangements for the expansion of many of the millions of sandbags

In Finland.

which now protect Beltish buildings less)-His Majesty's Minister Lt.

slaying with him. Yesterday she the Indian Army art proceeding. stole a box containing the money and

"Under a registration scheme de were obtained from the Julo milla in creased transmission hours at all its eight stations-Delhi, Bombay, Cal- Jewellery.

signed to secure the services of 25,000 Calcutta.

cutta. Madras, Lahore, Lucknow. Trichinopoly and Peshawar. pensation to Chrung or to serve three the thousands who flociting to the During the first two months of the

War

Now Thirteen gamblers and a keeper inonths' hard labour.

Colours. The men are not enlisted war, the Department of Supply placed federation M. Motta's untimely of a garning house failed to make an

Immediately. After examination they orders amounting to about £10,000,-eight languages English, Hindustani, "Dally news bulletins are given in

appearance before Mr. H. G. Shelton,

are returned to thele homes, to await 1000 which is double the normal yeur-Bengall, Gujerat!, Marathi, Tamil, calling-up orders. Groups of Euro-ly output of the Indian Stores Supply Telegu and Pushtu For neighbour- peans are now being called up for and takes no account of the Jarge ing listeners Persian has lately been service as officers and are undergoing quantities of munitions from the added. There are five daily news training at Eelgium, They represent ordnance factories supplied during bulletins in English, four in Hindus- only

a few of the hundreds who are the same period,

tuni and three in each of the other anxious to serve.

The supply of munitions to Great languages. being used for Indian Britain and the Dominions as well listeners.

Berne has been instructed to convey

to the Swiss Government and to M.

Motta's family the profound sympathy POOR BOX GAINS Chan was ordered to pay $89 com- men, recruiting effieers are examining Supply Of Munitions

of H. M. Government in the great loss sustained by the Swiss Con-

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death.

Lord Halifax has also expressed af RC, at the Central Magistracy this desire to be associated personally morning and had their

bolis with this message in view of the closel treated. and cordial collaboration which has Ho Yeung-po, 33, was on a holi marked his own and his predecessors' of $30 and the others on $5 each, rciations with M. Motta at Geneva Table money picked up during thei and the respect in which he was al- polico rald amounted to $3.40 und ways held by representatives of HM. this was ordered to be given to the

poor Box.

Government.

CHANGSHA BOMBED

HOCKEY INTERPORT CANCELLED

The Shanghal Ladies lackey As

war

the

"While the authorities are ready the unexpected course of the war has to provide officers in larger numbers as to the forces abroad, has been an addition, all stations relay sociation is unable

outstanding feature of the to Decept

London bulletins daily, and there the prevented the absorption of as many organization In India, Colony's invitation for an interport officers as was at first expected. The

different aro special bulletins în match in Hongkong.

“Much is also being done,”

Janguages for rural ́listezzers. : withdrawal of civiliana from com-Times" correspondent points out, "in "Whatever may be the outcome of Unfavourable exchange, and the merce and industry has been arrang- the dissemination of wir news and the domestic politica controversy.** consequent financial dificulties, are ed in collaboration with the European authentic information regarding the the "Times" "correspondent 'says

in given as the reason for refusal. Associallant, which has rendered the British war effort.. A. Central Board conclusion, “It is not likely to alter the Though the decision was not un-government notable service, in the of Information has been created to unanimous opinion of the country expected here, it will nevertheless be matter both of supplying offers and co-ordinate the provision and publica that Hitleriam has to be defeated, nor

great disappointment to

many of the compilation of a national re- tion of news through 911 - enlisting lessen the efforts made In 'India:to enthusiasts.

gister. Arrangements to associate the channels. "All India Radio has in= |assist in the prosecution of the war,***

CHANGSHA, Jan. 23 (UP),-Nine Japanese planes bombed Changsha at noon to-day. Bombs were dropped in the saburbs of the city and the casualties are reported to be small.

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