Wants Good Thrashing
Says Magistrate To Youthful Thief.
"Your father has been too soft with you. A good thrashing is what you need, not just a scolding." said Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when sentenced L Chi-ming, 18, employed, to aix weeks hard labour for stealing a bicycle.
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Det, St. Morrison said defendant hnd hired a bleyele on July 3 and did not return it. His father got know of this and questioned defend- ant. He admitted having sold the bicycle to a friend for $6. The father then took his son to the Police,
Father Suggests Prison
Asked by Mr. Himsworth what form of punisianent he would regard as sultable, defendant's father asked for a prison term.
Inspector Rogers sald defendant's father was reluctant to have thing to do with his son..
any-
14 had a previous conviction for a
simllar offence,
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Stock Brokers
Win Claim
Shares Purchasing Issue
Judgment for the plaintiffs with costa was awarded by Mr. Justice E. H. Williams at the Suminary Court: this murning, at the conclusion of a claim for $812.20 brought by Swan, Culbertson and Fritz, stockbrokers, against Samuel T. C. Muy, of R.C.A. Victor Co
Co. The claim was made up
Այ of balance due on remie of 100 Curtiss-Wright common shures, com- mission and stampa.
L.
Plaintiffs case was that a broker,
Jen,
employed by plaintifs, was instructed by the defendant to pure, chage 100 Curtiss-Wright aeroplane' chases for shares
him ut the market-rate,
which happened to be U.S. $124.
After the
anked to chase, defendant was
the usual "margin
of 25 per cent, but he failed to do s and eventually the slinres were re- sold at U.S. $11.
Dofendant's Denial
Defendant's case was that he never Have any order to buy the shares at U.S. $12, and even if he had it was Imited to that Agure.
Giving judgment, h
Lordship raid
he was satisfied authority had been given to plaintiff's broker to purchase at market.
Mr. W. M. Brown appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. A. Y, Hon for the defendant,
POLICE ROUND
UP ALIENS
German and Austṛlan refugees in Hongkong were suddenly rounded up by the police in the early hours of dhls morning.
They were taken to police stations where they remained until 7.30 . At 7,30 they were permitted to re- turn to their homes under escort in order to collect their belongings and were then taken to the Internment
Tuesday;
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
HONGKONG EVACUEES ARRIVE IN MANILA
Into rainy weather arrived the first Hongkong refugees last Wednesday aboard the Empress of Japan (top left). Accompanying photos show them entrained for Bagulo; in the corridors of Pier 7 piled high with luggage; leaving the ship's gangplank; wait- ing for mother to come back; greeted by the Red Cross; crowded on buses in the rain under the careful attention of the U.S. Army's men on special duty. Lower right, the President Coolidge approaches Pier 7 with more evacuees, these voluntary
POPULAR
Hon. Mr. T, H. King, Com- RESIDENT
missioner of Poller told the "Tele" graph": "I am able to any at present, how extensive the round-up was, but it was not general."
THREE MALAYAN
VAGRANTS
LEAVING
Mr. W. Glendinning, a widely known and highly coteemed resident is due to leave Hongkong to-day.
owls An accomplished lawn Three unemployed Malayan sen-player, Mr. Glendinning is a popular men, All Ben Omar, 32, Haron Ben Agure on local Club greens and his Said, 25, and Bell Hussain, 30, were presence will be sorely missed by a charged before Mr. R. Edwards at great many,
the Central Magistracy this morning
of
Presentation
with being vagrants yesterday. They Yesterday, Mr. Glendinning was to the House of the guest of honour at a function af were De committed Detention.
the Police Recreation Club of which Del-Sgt. D. 11. Taylor,
the he has been a member for 30 years. Special Branch, said the men came He was the Club's green ranger for ashore on Saturday, and when they many years. returned to the Kowloon Wharves, Mr. F. W. Shaftain, A.D.C.I., made on Sunday, their boat had sailed. a laudatory speech and Mr. Glen-
dinning suitably replied.
L.
Typhoon Delays Clippers
Confronted by n severe typhoon resting directly
Mr. Glendinning was presented with a set of lawn bowls woods in two cases, a tobacco Jar and four pipes.
In business Mr. Ġlendinning la on on the Clipper employee of the Hongkong Tram- course between Guam and Manila, ways, Co., Ltd.
the China Clipper and Philippine
Clipper have been delayed an addi- GERMANS CLOSE
tional day at Guam ond Wake
Island
respectively.
The China Clipper
la now schedul-|
ed to arrive on Thursday July 11,
and the Philippine Clipper will arrive on Friday July 12.
FRONTIER
SPECIAL TO THE "TELKORAPH" ROME, July 8 (UP)-According
American ones.
UNEMPLOYMENT AIR RAIDS DROPS TO 767,000
July 9, 1940.
Appeals Tribunal
16 More Men Re-assigned
Police Reservists
To Remain
or
Sixteen men were re-assigned to A.R.P., police reserve essential service by the Compul- sory Service Appeals Tribunal to-day.
The chairman of the Tribunal (Sir Atholl MacGregor) said that 11 of tho men who appealed would be allowed to remain in their original posts in the police reserve as long as their service was satisfactory.
The men were: Burlan Agafuroft, George Tavastjerna, William Albert Slica, George Albert Lee, Norman Stradmoor, Charles Fisher, Frederick John Medina, Benjamin Alfred Young. Boris Ivanchenko, Hector Francis Sullivan, William Alfred Fox. A.R.P. Duties
Wing Commander Steel:-Perkins, | Director of Air Raid Precautions, appeared before the tribunal on be- half of three members of his organl-
appeal of Michael Lee Beyan cannot be allowed on ttchnical grounds,” said Sir Atholl MacGregor, but for the moment he may remain in his present duties."
Edward Francis Shen and James Moodle
were also assigned to A.R.P. duties.
On the application of Dr. Selwyn Clarke, Director of Medical Services, Francia. Woodly Kendall was per: mitted to remain in the Essential Services Group.
LETTERS
Mail To Evacuees
To The Edlior.
The "Hongkong Telegraph."
Sir.-May I suggerl that, subject to the approval of the Finance Com- Imittee of the Legislative Council, the P.M.G. be requested to spend a few dollars in order to ascertain by cable the correct address to which letters to the 3,000 or more evneuees may be addressed.
No burry of courte. Christmas malls are not closing yet.
EMAIA.
TWO DOGS LOST
Mr. D. Noukens of Robinson Road reported to the Pollee yesterday the loss of his terrier bitch. The dog has a collar and Its badge bears the number 005.
Mr. Spence of Broadwood Rood has also reported to the Police that his black Duschund has strayed.
Direct Hit On Envoy's Residence
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, July 8 (UP)-In yesterday's raid, the residence of the direct British Ambassador received
hit which made it uninhabitable.
The Seventh Day Adventist Mission was again wrecked,
The Local Commerelab Examina-
ON DESERT ons conducted by the Faculty of
CAIRO, July 8
Secretaries, Ins
Institute of Commerce LONDON, July 8 (Reuler)—The
and Faculty of Teachers in Com- number of unemployed has fallen by
(Reuter).merce, London were supposed to be 114,000 during the past month to 767,000, which the lowest since the A British war communique held on June at the Hongkong Com- returns were first recorded in 1920. states: "the western desert-mercial Institute, Wyndham Street. It is learned that there is every Meran Matruh was again bomb-Owing to the wor, the papers are late probability that the total will soon
In arrival, therefore the Examina- approach the zero figure of the last ed. There were no casualties and tions are postponed to July 15.
no damage. On other fronts there it nothing to report."
war.
BLOCKADE OF MARTINIQUE?
Enemy Losses
CAIRO, July 1 (Reuter)-A com→ munique issued by the Royal Navy states: "during an air raid on SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Alexandria yesterday night reliable BERLIN, July 8 (UP)DNB's observers state that two enemy air- Geneva correspondent reports a com- craft were shot down, their wreckage The Resident from Vichy that the falling into the sea. munleation French naval forces at Martinique Admiral hos Issued a signal to all are preparing to face the likelihood searchlights and gun positions con- of an ultimatum from the British gratulating the personnel on their naval forces.
good co-operation." He adds that the blockading. Martinique, consequence being the severance of communications with the mainland,
British аге the Arat
ASSASSINATION
OF EDITOR
All Quiet At Nairobl NAIROBI, July 8 (Reuter)-A communique issued to-day states:
"All
quiet. Our aircraft have been active during the day."
FOR THE 1 MAN
IN 7 WHO SHAVES
EVERY DAY
́A Special Shave Cream-It's Not a Soap, Needs No Brush! Dallyshaving leavısmanyman's face raw and sensitive. Yet, because of his business and social status, one out of every 7 men must shave every day.
HUNGARY AND To meet this condition, Williams
RUMANIA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PEIPING, July 9 (UP)--Mr. Wu
BUDAPEST, July 8 (Reuter) Chu-chih, 31, Chief Editor of the Reports that the Foreign Minister, "Hsin Min Pao," official organ for Count Csaky, left for Berlin yeater-| the North China Government W day are officially denied. the Chinese City late Sunday night
He received two shots in the head,
to the newspaper "Messagero," the assassinated by unknown gunmen in The official Hungarian attitude to
The 42-ton Honolulu Clipper will Germans have closed the Franco- hop off from San Francisco to- Spanish frontier.
morrow morning, and is scheduled to The move became effective as from No arrests have been made,. arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday, Sunday last. July 10.
Stole Binoculars Stopped by a Chinese defective in Queen's Road Central in possession
ALLEGED FRAUD
Abdul Aziz Rumjehn, 37, commis
sion agent of Seymour Road, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at
Packard Rejects Contract
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
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wards Rumania remains unchanged, namely, that the country's milltary preparedness will be maintained un- til a guarantee is given that Hungarl on claims will be satisfied.
LADY'S LOSS
Miss Fairfax Cholmeley of Robin-
has now developed GLIDER—aspor cial cream for daily shavers. With no soap barą, it's a completo departure from oinary shave creams. No brush.Nolather. Not sticky or gressy.
A superabundance of moisture is contained in this rich cream. It won't dry on your face. Applied with the fingers, it quickly softens each whisker. A protective layer is formed over which your razor glides. - OT comes each hair at the base without scraping. Like a cold cream, Gilder help keep your skin smooth all day, Glider, is the result of nearly 100 years' experience in making fine shaving preparations,
Bole' Agents:
W. H. Laxley & Co. (China) · Ltd.
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DETROIT,, July 8 (UP)-Packard son Rond has made a report to the of a pair of binoculars, Lai Chu, 24, the Central Magistracy this morning Motors have rejected the proposed Police about the loss of a leather office boy, admitted having stolen with fraudulently converting 31 gold contract to construct three thousand them from Ed. A. Keller and Com-coins and 15 silver coins into his own Holls Royce airplane motors for the handbag and contents valued at $51.
The handbag also contained pany, Alexandra Building, and was use which were entrusted to him by United States and six thousand for American Express Travellers Cheque for $50. The bag was reported to sentenced to a month's hard labour Mervani Palonji Talati, for the pur-Britain.
The Company's statement said: have been lost between the 11th mile PEPSODENT by Mr. I Edwards at the Central] pose of sale, Magistracy this morning. Det.-Syt. Mr. P. Wynter-Blyth appeared for "Packard is anxious to be of service
and beach.
Peninsula Hotel T. Cashman, prosecuted..
Talall, and Mr. M. A. da Silva re-to the public and is hopeful that a presented Rumjahn, who was allow-satisfactory agreement can be rench- Sunday. ROME, July 8 (UP)General ed bail of $1,000. July 18 has been cd but many matters require further Headquarters announced that 810 ixed for the hearing of the case. study."
Italian troops were killed in action
on the Allied Western front in
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Router), New Administrator:
Italian East Africa, 315 are missing Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of
and 2,002 wounded, ·
State, stated at a Press conference to-
day that as he, understood It, Pre-
No News Yet
Special Orders For Police Reservists
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All ranks of the Hongkong Police Reserve are notified that special
THE HAGUE, July :8 (UP)—Italdent Roosevelt's suggestion that the No news has been received. In orders are. being fried concerning has been officially announced that all principle of the Mourne Doctrine Hongkong yet, regarding the date of duties on and from Thursday United States and other foreim might be applled in Europe and Asia arrival of the new Administrator, Police Reserve patrols to-morrow | night will not exceed two hours and Tegallons with their respective stalls was not intended either to define Major General E. F. Norton.
The new Adminiktrátor will fly are to terminate not later than 10 will leave Holland not later than new policies or modify the existing
p.m. from India by plane. July 16,
ones.
Mackintosh's
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OUR HOURS
OF
BUSINESS
WILL BE
WEEK DAYS
8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
SATURDAYS
Close at 1 p.m.
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