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ANGLO-EIRE TRADE TALK

Mr. Eden Presidos At First Meeting

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter). -Mr. Anthony Eden presided at the first meeting of British and Irish Ministers who are discuss- ing the trade question.

The British Ministers present at the meting included Mr. Leslie Burgin, Minister of Supply: Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, Minister of Agricul ture; Lord Woolton, Minister of Food; and Mr. R. S. Hudson, Minister of Shipping.

In the

The first meeting was nature of a general discussion and further discussion will be held during the next few days.

This Time The Trick Failed

Man's Attempt To Victimise Firm

Pointing out to defendant that the type of offence he was charged with hud succeeded time and time again, Mr. Edwards sentenced Au Yeung Yt-king, 41, to three months lard labour at the Central Magistracy for altempted larceny by trick,

Det.-Sergeant Byron said that at defendant 10.30 am. on April 20, went to Mesara Bejonjec and ordered gouds to the value of $127. He asked for the articles to be sent to address, and Mr. N. N. Shroff and a clerk of Messrs. Bejonjer panied the defendant,

Man Runs Away

An

acco;n-

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DUCK

FORDER HORN

tooDo BURD

Murder Charge At Criminal Sessions CHOPPED BROTHER

TO DEATH, ALLEGED

A dispute over the question of buying pork for the funeral ceremony of their mother is alleged to have led Hau Keng-po, 51, to kill his brother, Hau Sek-po, 48, at Yun Shiu Ngau village, Sai Kung, on March 22.

This allegation was made by the Crown at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when before the Chief When the party arrived at their Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Hau destination, they were met by an-Keng-po was charged with the mur- other man who went with the clerk der of his younger brother. to obtain the money for payment.

Mr. G. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown

instructed by Mr. F. X.

Shortly afterwards the clerk return-Solicitor, is for the prosecution, und ed and said that the man had run Hau is defended by Mr. H. C. Mar- away while they were walking in Queen's Road. Mr. Shroff became D'Almado, Jnc suspicious and defendant was detain- cd.

"Apart from the prison sentence, Au was also recommended for banisis- ment.

Independent Policy

Holland Reiterates Determination

Jury members are: Messrs. D. M. Hykes (Foreman), Lau Kau-leung, Chen Pak-kung, Chow You-shee, Li Che-kang, F. Goodwin and E. M. da Nocha,

Spent Years At Sca

Motor Cars Collide Reports Of Street Accidents

come

Into

Slight damage was caused to two motor cars when they collision at the Junction of "Nathan and Jordan Roads yesterday,

In a report of the accident, Lt. Dickson stated he was driving a car when he pulled up to avoid bitting a tricycle which turned in front o "Mr. Murphy said the brothers were him. As he stopped, another car farmers and lived together in the driven by Miss E. Hansey, of the village with their respective families. Kowloon Hospital, ran into the rear Both bad spent most of their lives of his vehicle.

at sen, and it was not until three Knocked Down By Lorry or four years ago that they went back

A woman, Pang Wah, sufere

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ren the people stared. Thousands of When I hurried Into. the telegraph stood watching and listening on the young men stood watching this oc- building I had hopes. There were pavements below. I looked closely, cupation parade. Not one hand or still no German troops guarding the but as far as I could see they were voice was raised. We could discern door. But Immediately I knew I simple curlous and somewhat enter- tained. As on the previous night, no sign of resentment upon any face was too late. about us. This was the most in-

after the occupation of the clly, the The first hint came when a woman cafes were filled in nlmost normal comprehensible thing among all the incomprehensible things at this fan employee who always addressed me fashion, and a large number of young In perfect English spoke to me in men were lolling in them as if no tastic 24 hours.

German and tried to

the ne refuse

such thing as a regular Norwegian Somehow it seemed as if curiosity

message on the ground

urmy were

ready to offer resistance was the strongest sentiment in the

herto the Invader only 50 miles north no special telegraph card. throng of Osloans who watched the chief had already accepted my dea of the capital. Germans come in. No other emotion patch at one o'clock. Finally she

Wherever we went we saw groups was hetrayed in the countless faces neeepled It reluctantly, together with of young people clustered round Ger-

anxiously.

The only dollars worth of we scauned

Norwegian

Same of indignant people we met or saw that crowns which had to be paid in man soldiers on guard.

them chatted Jny

pleasantly with the The Nor-own were foreigners,

Oslo seemed stunned advance. Then she told me in Ger- soldiers, some stared at their rifies wegians of

man that i

must see Fraulein fisuse and machine-guns and asked ques |beyond. recovery.

All acted curious the next morning, or no more mestions about them. Many young girls ly, like children suddenly given chance to see a parade of strange sages would be accepted. Of course, wazed ndmiringly at the men in field- creatures nut of prehistoric times the next 24 hours were never sent. Grey uniforms. something which had no ennnection with real life,

my own and all other despatches for The Germans had closed all wires us well as the telephone lines to the outside world.

Next day, Wednesday, was as un-

PAY VISIT TO THE WEST FRONT

Public Offices Taken Over THIS PHOTOGRAPH was

But within two hours real life was Issued recently by the Germanij Propaganda Ministry and put making itself felt in Oslo. The Ger- believable is the events of April 5 mans had occupied the capital. They had been. German troops now stood

PARIS, Apr. 30 (Reuter).-The ports to show the Nazi Fleet at simply paraded in, taking it over, guard over Parliament, the Univer- isea. But it was taken before much as Frenchmen or Italians might sily, the City Hall and other publle Hon. Mr. Norman McLeod Rodgers, the ill-starred Norwegian adven- parade into a colonial village some buildings. My first shock came carly Minister of Defence in Canada, and Bon Mr. Vincent Mansey, where in the Interior of Africa. Now in the morning as I passed the Stor-the |ture. Domei photo.

they went to work. It was the urgent thing. Two score German soldiers Canadian High Commissioner in Lon- task of the tiny force of 1,500 men led the open windows of the third don, yesterday visited the Western pumped They drove to the British Head- MILAN, Apr 30 (Router). The to seize the key places of the nation's lour of the Parliament building, all Front.

Joyfully at his accordion, Oslanns quarters from Paris. celebrated operatie dancer, Rosina capital. They did it swiftly, without singing lustily, while Jany fear of interruption. Gall, has died, aged 48.

to the village and settled down to serious injuries to her head and arms. farm their land.

The fight which led to the death When she was knocked down by a of the younger brother took place on larry driven by Tor Yuk, in Jordan AMSTERDAM, Apr. 30, (Reuter), the afternoon of March 22.

Road yesterday. She suddenly ran It prove -Holland's determination to pursue out of a quarrel about the purchase into the road from the footpath and an independent policy was stressed of pork for the funeral ceremony of was hit

Early that

Cheung Cheung reported to the by the Prime Minister, Joalheur de their mother. Gter, in a speech to the Knights of Sek-po went and bought 40 cents Police that while he was driving a the Military Order of William I at worth of pork, and on his return, his car in Main Street East, Shaukiwan The Hague to-day on the ecension of wife told him it was not necessary yesterday, he knocked down an un- known Chinese, who appeared to be the 125th anniversary of the found for him to have done so because ing of the

there was no need to worship the old unjured and went away without woman until she had been dead 100 waiting to be asked if he wished to

An Oasis Of Poace

morning,

Parked Car Damaged

He said: "Our country threatens days. Sci-po replied that if he had be taken to hospitale no one and will ally itself with no known he would not have made the one. It wishes to be an oasis of purchase.

Dr. Ong, attached to the old Gor-

the ar

peace and the horrors sweeping the This was overbeard by accused, wherminent Civil Hospital, reported to world, but, on the borders of this shouted out: "Why speak so often-, the Police yesterday that his car, oasis stand men who, in the Knights sively? Who told you to buy the which he had left parked in Bonham of the Military Order of William, pork?" To this, the younger brother Road, was damaged in

mudguard amil number plate, oppar have shining example of what their retorted: "If I didn't, who would?" duty will be in the hour of danger "I Will Chop You To Death" enily due to a collision between an and who will not be disloyal to that Accused, then plcked up a chopper, example."

saying: "I will chop you to death."

unknowa vehicle and his car.

Meanwhile, Holland's Nazi leader, A struggle ensued and Sek-po's wife SWEDISH BAN ON Anton Musseri, has caused a sterm wou say that she saw uccused

of protest in the Dutch papers by striking her husband on the head interview he gave to an American with the chopper. She would also radio commentator, in which he is! stated to have declared that in the testify that she saw no weapon in her

FOREIGNERS

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 30 (Reuter) — The two were eventually separated in a radio broadcast to-day a decree

event of an invasion of Holland byad's hand.

the Germans, the Dutch Nazis would and after Sek-po's wounds had been was announced that further districts

not intervene on either side.

FOUND HIDING

IN GARDEN

+

bandaged by some of the neighbourn, Sweden were closed to foreigners, The ban extends to the island of his wife went to the Salkung Police Gotland and certain parts of Stock- Station, a considerable distance away holm province, Gothenburg province and made a report. Four Indian

except Gothenburg town, and the dis-

and

Urged To Extend Loan To China

of

constables were sent to accompany trict of Jamtland province which in her and on her return at 7 Popposite the Norwegian town Sek-po was still alive. Ite made a Trondheim. Lam Hel, 30, unemployed, was declaration to one of the Indian off- remanded for 24 hours when he cers that accuard had struck him arpeared before Mr. Himsworth on a th a chopper,

about ten charge of lostering in the garden of minutes afterwards he died. 262 Prince Edward Rond early this

When formally charged, accused morning.

said:

"If I didn't cut him to death Lam was seen by Mr. Searle, Ase would have cut me to death. -elstant Superintendant of Police, who Elther he or I would die. Formerly

was passing in a taxi. Mr. Searle 1 remitted money from abroad for Prominent alighted from the taxi and found him to redeem the Belds. Now he sent a telegram to Mr. Cordell Hull Lam hiding in the garden.

wants to take possession.. He chang- urging the United States Government When charged Lam admitted his ed the land deeds to his own name to extend a currency stabilisation intention was to steal.

and said his elder brother had no loan to China. share. Therefore, there was trouble," |

The Kurane Wah Athletle Associn- tion are holding their Annual Sports

on Sunday next at 10 am.. on the

Police Football Ground, Boundary

a statement to the effect that he had

SHANGHAI, May 1 (Router)— Americans here have

The message states that the pur- pose of the loan will be to help fore-

Statement At Magistracy- stall further attacks against the At the Magistracy, accused made Chinese currency by the Japanese. dreamt of the spirits of his family cause of the Oght, it is the Crown's who told him that it Sck-po had care that prisoner alone was armed PARIS, Ave, 30 (Reuter)-M. survived March 22 he would not have and that he entered the death of his bruthier by attacking him with a Paut Reynaud, the new Premier, is survived March 23.

"Whether or no." Mr. Murphy con- chopper." auffering from a slight attack of in-

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