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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1939
TEMPERATURE REFUGEES TO AGAIN LOWER
Hong Kong's temperature showed
a further drop last night, when the lowest figure recorded was 69 de- grees. Maximum yesterday was 76 degrees, and temperature this morn- ing was 78, with humidity at 76 per
cent.
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BUILD MILITARY ROADS
Paris, To-day. Batches of Spanish refugees in the South of France have been sent to Savoy and to the regions The Royal Observatory reports of the French Maritime Alps to that the anticyclone continues mov- carry out road building, especial- ing eastward and now covers the ly of strategic roads to the Eastern Sea. Another anticyclone Italian frontier. appears to be forming over North China.
This development is an outcome of the decision of the Council of Depressions are situated over Ministers concerning the obligation South Manchuria and Hokkaido. of foreigners domiciled in France Both are moving eastward. A de- to do their part in defence of the pression has formed to the east of country or to serve on operations the southern Philippine Islands and | directly connected with national is moving west-north-west.
Local forecast: East winds, mo- derate to fresh; cloudy.
M. Gafencu Leaves Rome
Rome, To-day.
The Rumanian Foreign Minis-
ter, M. Gafencu, had his last conversation with the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano," last evening, and leaves for home to-day.
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M. Gafencu had a talk with Mussolini on Monday lasting over two hours.
Political circles expect Ru- mania to maintain the same attitude as Yugo-Slavia towards the Rome-Berlin Axis, and eventually to enter а под- aggression pact with Hungary. -Reuter.
THEFT
defence.
Trans-Ocean.
OUT TO DO BUSINESS
Well prepared to carry out his "job" and equally well equipped to carry away what he had stolen, a 35-year-old Chinese was caught by fokis of No. 133 Sai Kung Road with a gunny sack filled with clocks, chisels, clothes, other tools, and umbrellas.
Inspector Rogers, prosecuting, stated that the incident happened last night, when a foki of the shop, awakened by a noise and seeing de- fendant skulking in the darkness, awakened the other fokis. All the property stolen belonged to fokis of the shop. The total value of the articles was $41.
The defendant had entered by walking in through an open door.
The Inspector asked for а 24- hour remand to enable the police to trace the accused's finger-prints..
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The
Stockholm, To-day.
chief of the Swedish Navy, Admiral Tamm, stated to press representatives yesterday that there is now no necessity for concluding a naval treaty between Sweden and Britain.
Before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning, a 22-year-old woman, Chan Ngan-ho, was charged with receiving a 500 watt motor driven projector in Kowloon on Monday, which was stolen from Mr. C. M. Gee, of "Roadside" Mount Davies Road,. The paper says that Swedish Pokfulam, some time ago.
Foreign Office quarters believe Defendant was remanded for that conclusion of the planned further enquiries. Inspector Mair Anglo-Swedish naval treaty is now is in charge of the case. ..
uncertain after the abrogation of the Anglo-German Naval Treaty by Hitler.
GAMBLING CHARGE The Swedish Parliament is
A sum of $103.80 was donated to the "poor baz" to-day whên two Chinese unemployed and a woman were charged with keeping a com- mon gaming house at No. 70 Con- naught Road Central yesterday.
First and third defendant were fined 875, while second defendant and thirty other absentees had their bail of $75 and $3, respectively, estreated. It was alleged that de- fendants were playing dice.
Detective Sub-Inspector. Hopkins prosecuted.
CIGAR HAUL
An applicanzon kevénué On
cer Ahearne
morning bato Mr. E. Himsworth for an order for confiscation of 1,976 cigars found an empty room at Puk Lo Tsuen anted in the absence
ex-
pected to deal with the matter with- in a few days.-Trans-Ocean.
THE USUAL CAT-FIGHT'
Lance-Sergt. Hewitt yesterday “rrested and charged two married woman, Ng Yuk Choi, 39 and Lau conduct. The women were charged Ngàn Sum 28 with disorderly
at Kowloon this
Sergt. Hewitt on duty at
the
was
keep