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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1939–
ARMED ROBBERY SZECHUEN STEEL
NEAR REPULSE BAY HOTEL
FACTORY
Shanghai, To-day.
for
In pursuance of the plan moving important industries into the interior of China, the Chung- About 7 o'clock yesterday morn-king Government has established a ing two men entered an unnumber-steel factory in Szechuen province. ed hut on the hillside at Repulse It already has a daily output of ten Bay, occupied by Chan Tong and tons of steel. his wife. They were armed
with It is revealed that 1,000 tons of
a dagger and stick. On entering steel, removed from the Wuhu and the hut they demanded opium and Hankow area before the Japanese after this had been given them they occupation, are now being used in asked for money. When this was Szechuen for the manufacture of refused they atacked the man and arms and other proceeded to tie him up.
who was sleeping in the
The wife Trans-Ocean.
cockloft raise
was awakened and tried to
the alarm. She managed to get out
war material.
of the hut but one of the robbers PICKPOCKET NABBED
threw a piece of rock at her and
hit her. She was admitted to the
Before Mr. R. Edwards at
the morning,
Central
a
Queen Mary Hospital but was not Central Magistracy this detained. After hitting her they Lam Choi 28, unlicenced hawker, gagged her and attempted to throw was charged with larceny of
purse containing $10 from a tailor her into a nullah.
at Queen's One of the men was arrested by named Lai Lok-man
Kut near Wing the complainant's nephew shortly Road after on the hillside while the Street. other man was arrested by fokis of the Repulse Bay Garage. The only thing stolen opium pípe, valued at $3.
The men, Hong Wah and Wong Fun, were this morning charged with robbery by violence before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest and were remand- ed for 24 hours.
way
Defendant pleaded not guilty and said that he picked the purse up an from the side of the road,
was apprehended.
and
8ome
Complainant Lai said that
purse from his person took his pocket, while he was at Wing Kut An unknown man told him Street. to chase a man dressed in black, Inspector Darkin is in charge of but at the same time, someone call-
the case.
ed him from behind, and he saw defendant arrested.
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EVADED FERRY FARE
A Chinese male of about twenty years of age, was to-day charged
at the
Central
Chinese Detective Chau Kwong, said he actually saw
defendant
pick Lai's pocket.
Defendant was sentenced to four months' hard labour.
TREE STRIPPING
Chung Kui, a Chinese female was
with Magistracy trying to defraud the Hong Kong, this morning charged at the Cen- Yaumati Ferry of the fee usually tral Police Station, with unlawful- ly possessing 50 catties of tree charged third class passengers.
that An inspector of the Hong Kong branches. Her defence was and Yaumati ferry, the complain-she thought it was alright to take ant in the case, stated that he had them as she thought they looked boarded the "Man Yeung" at five very dry. She was found guilty of a.m. and saw defendant sitting on having stripped them off live trees. He asked She was fined $20 with the alter- a stack of newspapers.
Defen- native of serving a month's hard defendant for his ticket.
labour. dant answered that he had a ferry ticket. When asked to produce He was same he could not do so. then advised by another newspaper seller to tell the truth. He admit- ted his statement was untrue, and
CZECH FINANCIAL
was then taken to the Police sta- TALKS IN LONDON
tion where he was charged.
His, the defendant's, assertion
was that the complainant tried to
fine him three dollars, also that he
London, To-day.
The Czech financial delegation ·
to re-
had arrived at the ferry at 4 a.m.will arrive in London to-morrow and went aboard to keep warm. to resume the negotiations for a He said that he had had no inten- further loan from Britain tion of defrauding the Ferry Co. He was found guilty and fined $20,
GERMANS LEAVE HANKOW
Shanghai, To-day.
been
Six Germans who have residing in Hankow are reported to have left that city on a Japanese transport ship for Shanghai.
Since the rupture of commünica- tions between Hankow and the
habilitate Czecho-Slovakia.
Prague
It is understood the Government is anxious for a total which loan of £30,000,000, of £10,000,000
already been
granted.
has
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, éco- nomic adviser to the British Gov- ernment, will participate in the talks-Reuter.
AMBASSADOR TO- MOSCOW
London, To-day.
Sir William Seeds, the newly
arcas unoccupied by the Japanese,appointed British Ambassador in foreigners have been unable to Moscow, left London yesterday leave Hankow except in those few morning to enter upon his post.
Sir William Seeds is the succes- cases where the Japanese authorl-
of Lord Chilston :
ties have granted them permissionsor in Moscow
to get to Shanghai on a Japanese who resigned upon reaching the
age limit-Trans-Ocean. ship or aeroplane.-Trans-Ocean.