THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 15, 1938.
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JAPANESE ASSEMBLING FOR NEW YANGTSZE DRIVE Reinforcements Arriving Daily In Large Numbers
Troops At Hukou Being Supplied By Parachute
Hankow, To-day.
The situation remains quiet on the Hukou front
FREDA UTLEY BRITISH
IN HANKOW
Hankow, To-day.
Miss Freda Utley, authoress of the well-known book, Japan's Feet of Clay," is now visiting Hankow. She arrived here from Hong Kong by plane yesterday.
After a stay of two weeks, she will return to Hong Kong. where
tral 'News.
where the Japanese are assembling a large she will sail for England.-Cen- army for a big drive along the south bank of
the Yangtse, according to Chinese reports.
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Japanese reinforcements are said to be arriving in KENYA MAY
large numbers daily in transports from down-
river.
re-
Chinese mobile units are ported to be active in Shantung,
OPEN DOORS TO
where China's Sacred Mountain JUNK PIRACY CFF JEW SETTLERS
"Taishan" is located. According to a Chinese official military dis- patch, the Chinese guerillas are engaged in severe fighting with the Japanese garrison there..- Reuter.
LION HILL SHELLED
Nanchang, To-day.
TAK MIN
that yesterday, while off Tak Min,
MILITARY AID
TO PORTUGAL
London, To-day.
There is no intention to with- draw the British military mission at present in Lisbon, it was stated in well-informed circles yesterday.
That is to say, negotiations be- tween this mission and the Portu- guese Government about the, possi bility of British armament deliver. ies to Portugal would be continued.
In London, the view prevails that the close friendship with Portu gal-England's oldest ally--is more necessary than ever because of the importance of the sea-route through the Mediterranean to British posses- sions in the East and the extraor dinary strategic significance of the The Government of Kenya is at Azores for the sea-route to the present considering a plan for plac-Cape.--Trans-Ocean, ing land at the disposal of Jewish
London, To-day.
A junk piracy, has been reported to the police by Chan Chik-yau, mas- ter of a fishing junk, who declares
another boat with seven men armed donald, in the House of Commons, There has been no major with revolvers and knives came answering a question on, & Labour change in the situation on the alongside.
Member. Yangtze front.
refugees, stated Mr. Malcolm Mac DOWAGER QUEEN came answering a question on, a Labour MARIE'S HEALTH
A number of Japanese war-
The men fired several shots and ships are cruising in the river at Chan and h's son were struck by Hukou. They shelled Lion Hill pellets. Four other members of shortly after noon yesterday: the crew hid in the stern. Chinese shore batteries retaliat ed and repulsed them.:
The robbers ransacked the boat The Japanese inside the walled- and took away $30 and some sails. city of Hukou. are still besieged, The injured men were sent to With their retreat cut, they are the Kowloon Hospital but were not running short of provisions and detained. arms and ammunition. Two Japanese planes flew over the city. and dropped military supplies to them yesterday.
The Chinese made several at-1 tacks on the Japanese in the Pengtseh area, inflicting con- siderable casualties. Central News.
ANTI-NARCOTIC CAMPAIGN
At the Central Magistra
this morning, Chan Fun, 20, was sen- tenced to four months hard labour and a fine of $2500 or another six months' when convicted of posses- sion of 3,217. heroin pills at No. 7 Wing Kut Street, yesterday.~
A fine of $75 or six weeks was passed on Chan Hing, for possession of 1.5 taels of non-Government opium at the Yuên. On wharf.
Lee Mei, charged with possession of non-Government opiùm and with keeping a divan, was fined $125 or twelve weeks,
FOREIGNER'S HOME BURGLED
hard
Sentence of six months' labour was passed on three Chinese Wong Fun, 29, carpenter, Chum Chow, 26, unemployed, and Chan Yuk-tong, 33, street coolie, by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, when they plead- ed guilty to breaking and enter- ing 16B Magazine Gap Road.
They were arrested at the junc- tion of Stubbs Road and Magazine Gap Road at 3.05 a.m. on July 11.
ALLEGED CAT BURGLAR FALLS
An unknown Chinese was admit- ted to the Queen Mary Hospital early this morning, suffering from a fractured skull and internal in-
the third floor of No. 136 Queen's Road Central.
Chung Chau, 37, - street coolie, Juries sustained when he fell from
vas remanded for a week at the Kowlon Police Court this morning when he was charged before Mr.
It is alleged that he K. M. A. Barnett with the man-
wing down a drain pipe- slaughter of Chang, Ping-leung on -board the a.s. "Tsinan" in Victoria burglary.
Harbour, on June' 12,
climb
cat
Lieut. Burgess, of the Middlesex Regiment, has reported that he lost from his quarters at Shamshiuipo
A fine of 88 was imposed on Mr. B. L. Ellis, of Harbour View Hotel, by Mr Mdofadyen this morning for å regimental diary containing money.
a traffic offende?
and jewellery to the value
Bucharest, To-day. Mr. Macdonald, added, however, Reports received here yesterday hat there could, of course, be no evening again declare that the health question of a mass colonisation of of the Dowager Queen Marie of Jews in Kenya. The Home Secre- Rumania is exceedingly grave tary, Sir Samuel Hoare, acknow though not as critical as wag alleg- ledged that he had had consultations ed earlier in the week. After yes with representatives of the British terday's consultation, the doctors de- medical profession about the ad-clared that they had no further ob- mission to England of Austrian me-jection to Queen Marie travelling dical practitioners. There was an back to Bucharest as she wished to unanimity of opinion, however, that do. Thereupon the royal patient only a restricted number could be stated that she would leave Dresden admitted_and_that_each_individual for Bucharest in time to reach hér case would have to be carefully con home in Sinaia near Bucharest on sidered on its merits.-Trans-Ocean. Saturday. Trans-Ocean.
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