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Tuesday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

GAYDA HITS OUT AGAIN Now Tirado Against French Policy

ROME, Apr. 15 (Router).-

MANSLAUGHTER CASE OPENS

April 16, 1940.

NAZIS LOSE 100 SHIPS Merchant Fleet Swept

Signor Virginio Gayda's article an officer of one of H.M. ships ini-Shipping circles estimate that

Kenneth Duncan Bruce, angst. 24,

at the

to-night accuses Franco of" pur-Hongkong suing an anti-Italian policy since the Treaty of Versailles.

charged was

war. Mr. E.

mer-

From The Seas

LONDON, Apr. 15 (Router).

Germany, most of whose Central Magistracy this afternoon chant fleet has been immobilised with the manslaughter of Lam Shing-in home and neutral ports since chl n

on April 4, in Henricasy Rond. He adds that France, which

the beginning of the war, hus The case was before Mr. R. Ed- poorer in manpower than Italy,

Mr. B. D. Evans represented now lost more than half the possessed liberty of netion in both the Atlantic

1. Wams, prose-tomage of which Great Britain, and

Mediterranean, the

Trafic Inspector S. C. with ships always at sea, WIS whereas the centre of Italian Bie is cuted and the Mediterraneam

Saunders represented the police. deprived of by the German sea France's polley and positions in theld that the fatal accident occurred Warfare.

Mr. Williams, In outlining the case Mediterranean protect not only jat. 2.35 a.m. The

The movements of the British losses amount to '172 Italy recognises these interests, but accused prior to the alleged affair vessels with a total tonnage of just cannot agree to their constituting o

traced by the pollee. On over 607,000.

Over 90 Known Sunk accused went with another system of hegemony which super officer to the Shatin Club and stayed Before the Norwegian venture, poses itself upon the elementary needs

there of the life of other nations,

until a

8p.m., and there he had a Germany had lost 04 vessels aggre- Press Attitude

number of drinks, Defendant signed gating 100,051 tons. To-day a con. for four whiskies and six beer, servative estimate puts her losses at HOME, Apr. 13 (Reuter). The

Detention represenung 370,000 tons, Italian press is adopting an equivocal attitude towards the war in the North, and one of the beers, while the other to which can probably be added eight ive beers were consumed by. the Most of the papers are showing offleer with him. considerable ingenuity in trying to

national but Imperial interests.

been

present a pleture favourable to Repulse Germany and unfavourable Allies,

13

the

Accused left Shatin and arrived at

Buy

Lido at 10.30 pm. where he joined a party at the Lido

other German ships torpedoedin convoy with unknown result.

Cargo Boats Mined GOTHENBURG, Apr. 15 (Reuter), Two German cargo boats are stated to-day off At the same time there is a re-ven to some naval officers by Mr. to have struck mines

badly minder that a great German victory Bonnot of Macs Cafeteria.. Accused Marstrand. Both boats arc is not yet decisive.

had another beer, but after he had damaged. caten his soup he left the place.

Secret Navy Story Denied

Japanese Spokesman's Statement

It is said that at least two German

Mr. Bonnet would say that accused seaplanes were sunk during to-day's was very cheerful but was not drunk, air raid by the British on Stavanger and was capable of driving

which was made in a snow-storm.

aerodrome.

Al 1.30 am, accused went to the envy bombs were dropped on the To Yuen restaurant in West Point, where he tried to get a drink, but was told that it was against regula- tions to serve Europeans with drinks there. He shook hands with the pro- prietar and left.

Arenset then drove back to the 'GPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" city. A rieksha coolle was taking a TOKYO, Apr. 18 (Domei)-The fare into the central city when he spokesman of the Navy Omer has shoulder. Ife moved across to the saw headlights coming his dismissed the "New York Times" report of the construction of big left side of the road, but a black

over

was not

Death Of Mrs.

Alec-Tweedie

Famous Woman Who Twice Visited Colony

as "The Times" sums up her amazing industry and enthusiasms.

Mrs. Alec-Tweedie visited Hong- On

dreadnoughts by Japan, በ።

ricksha an otsaloon passed between the

the left of the LONDON, Apr, 15 (Reuter) ---The tempt on the part of American "big and the curb on

ricksha and damaged the vehicle. death is nunounced of Mrs. Alec navyities to stir up publie opinion In support of further expansion The police were able to trace the Tweedie, that indefatigable "travel- of the American navy. The spokes-car because a piece of wood found ler, explorer, artist, writer, hostess man pointed out that the "New York accused a car fitted exactly with and worker at muny jobs and crafts, Times" story appeared on the eve of that torn off the rickalu. the Senate's Navy Bill hearing.

Accused then went to the Tal Yuen According to a press message the resturant where he had a whiskey "New York Times" in a front page and joined a party of Chinese with kong in 1926 and again in 1934, article on reaching

14 said "Hellable in-whom he had six more whiskies. He the last occasion she arrived on the Empress of Britain round-the-world at 1.50 a.m. formation

Washington

Witnesses from the strongly indicates that Jupan is

Is about

restaurant cruise.

After her first visit to the Far East, to present to the world one of the would say that accused greatest surprises in naval history, drunk. but was cheerful and talkative Mrs. Alec-Tweedie established her- self in a flat in Mayfair. She pub- hamely, a fleet of super-warships when he left.

મી treatly exceeding the United States

The fatal accident occurred while listed four books and arranged two deceased was walking from West to exhibits of her pictures. 1942

He was knocked down by u

Remarkable Life East black saloon near the Black Dog inn. Mrs. Alec-Tweedle "It is believed that Japan has three The car drove on, but after enquiries daughter of Dr. George Harley, F.R.B., or four 40,000-ton or 45,000-ton had been made, it was found near of Harley. Street, London, and the super-battleships ready for service, Hennessy Read with accused asleep widow of Alec-Tweedie. She found with at least four more super-ships to

in the driv be completed around 1942.

ninutes or being knocked down.

The deceased hnd died within a few herself at 25 with two small song 10

reur

and educate and very Jittle with which to do it, so she Accused was taken to the Queen turned to her pen.

money with line battleship tonnage in 1942 in ex-Mary Hospital in an ambulance and pected to be around 508,200 tons, there he was able to answer ques compared with Japan's possible

battleship tonnage Forecast

The New York Times" further reported that the United States first

aggregate of G01,070 tons.

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