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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 8, 1988
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HIDDEN PISTOL STORMY DEBATE
IN EGPYT
Ng Chak, 45, was arrested in Gloucester Road, carrying a revolver hidden in his girdle yesterday.
At the Central Magistracy this morning, he was sentenced to four months' hard labour by Mr. W. J Lockhart Smith.
GREAT FORTRESS PLANNED
("China Mail" Special) ·
The Japanese Navy is now engaged in converting
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Amoy into a modern major naval base, the
China Mail" learns from reliable sources in the closest touch with developments.
When completed, it is intimated, Amoy will become a modern fortress, which will transcend For- mosa in importance as an advanced naval base for Japanese operations in the event of a war in the Pacific.
Where once stood a comparatively undefended though extremely well sheltered harbour will arise what will eventually be a second Singa-
pore.
Facilities of Singapore will not, perhaps, be all included at Amoy, but the whole area, including Kimoi, offers possibilities of de- velopment as a well-nigh im- pregnable fortress.
NEW DOCKS
The natural harbour facilities at Amoy are to be improved by the construction of docks capable of handling the largest of cruisers.
New guns
are to be installed, and
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PRAGUE APPEAL
FOR GIFTS FOR DEFENCE
Prague, To-day. The Prague Government will
A permanent garrison of several
thousand men will be station-shortly adopt an unusual measure, ed there.
namely, arranging to make a large- The "China Mail" understands scale monetary collection to cover that the recent Japanese capture military expenses, in order to pre- of the island does not signify, as vent the crisis now threatening in was at first thought, the establish consequence of the expense occa- ment of a base for operations sioned by the recent mobilisation. inland in the present hostilities, but was planned as a purely naval venture with the purpose of creat- ing a base for the Japanese in South China waters.
HEROIN AGENT SENTENCED
Believed to be an agent dis- tributing pills to heroin divans of
The collection is to be called the "National Liberty Collection."
The appeal. will be published next Sunday, according to the newspapers, and will be signed by Czech Burgomasters and Czech re- presentatives in political and eco- nomic life.
Mobilisation and the resultant panic had the effect of the popula- tion buying gasmasks to such extent that all businesses providing them are sold out.-Trans-Ocean.
Kowloon, Chan Yat-ho, 30, of No. INSURGENT
137, Temple Street, was this morn- ing sentenced to six months' hard labour, in addition to a fine of $2,500 or a further year's hard labour by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Police Court.
Revenue Officer Warden, pro- secuting, said he raided defendant's house on February 25 and found 15,000 pills, and again, on May 31, when 7,457 pills were found.
an
OFFENSIVE
Teruel, To-day. Insurgent troops renewed their offensive along the whole front be- tween Teruel and the coast yester- day morning.
bombardment the infantry proceed- After heavy artillery and aerial
ed to attack on various sectors of a 120 kilometer. long front.
The
MR. J. M. NORONHA Loyalists are offering stiff resis-
HONOURED
tance in the hilly regions so favour- able for defence. The Insurgent troops, however, succeeded in ad- vancing in several sectors and are Announcement was made in Hong now threatening the Loyalist lines
Kong
this morning of the award by of communication.
Belgian Government to Mr. J.
The Insurgents were still push-
M. Noronha, with the approval of ing forward yesterday evening. the Portuguese: Governor, of the Trans-Ocean. insignia of Chevalier de l'Order de
Leopold II.
The honour has been conferred HIMALAYAN
Cairo, To-day. to date from November 13, 1987;
After a stormy debate, the Egyp-in recognition of Mr. J. M. Noron- EXPEDITION
tian senate adopted by 57 votes to 45 a draft resolution of the govern Nielson and Co., Inc, Managers ment in answer to the king's speech. for the Hong Kong Mines, Limited, Sixty senators, mostly opposition report::8,918 short dry tons of ore Wafdists, did not attend the session treated for the month of May; as they did not wish to cause do- from which 551.6 dry short tons mestic and political complications
ha's long service with the Credit Foncier d'Extreme Orjent, which dates back to its very beginning in Hong Kong, over 25 years ago.
*Munich, To-day. The German Himalaya expedition reached its main camp on June 2 from where an attempt will be made For driving a car without the to ascend Nanga Parbat. The ex- owner's permission, Leung Man pedition will be assisted by an of lead concentrates were produced, which would have been brought Ching was fined $100 or two months' aeroplane which arrived a few days. averaging 70.77 per cent. lead and about had the draft resolution not imprisonment, by Mr. W. J. Lock- ago in Srinagar, In Kashimir, and 15,98 oz. silver per ton.
hart Smith at the Central Magis is in wireless communication with tracy this morning.
the main camp.--Trans-Ocean.
Ibeen accepted.—Trang-Ocean.