WIDOW IN TROUBLE
GASCOIGNE ROAD CHASE
Mrs. A. J. R. Moss, of "Saltash," Before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, a 46-year-old widow, Ho Tai, King's Park, this morning appeared, as was charged with giying false inform-complainant, before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- ation at No. 2, Police Station yesterday. fadyen at Kowloon, when Chau Kwok- sentenced to three Inspector A. V. Baker told the Court wah, 30, was that defendant blew a police whistle months' hard labour and recommended in Thomson Road at about 8.20 p.m. for banishment for snatching her hand-
bag on Saturday. yesterday. A Chinese detective ar-
The incident occurred in Gascoigne rived and defendant said she had been robbed of her earrings by a Chinese Road at 9.35 p.m. Mrs. Moss raised an who was nearby. When taken to the alarm, which attracted the attention of station for enquiries, defendant drop-L/Cpl. Spencer, of Middlesex Regi- ped her earrings in the Chinese detec-ment, who chased and arrested Chau. tive office.
Further enquiries showed that Lee owed defendant $18.50, and was asked for its return. When Lee said he could not pay, defendant blew the "whistle and accused Lee of snatching her ear- rings.
Defendant was remanded 48 hours.
THEFT FROM H.M. SHIP
A Shanghai Chinese, Keung Tak, 32, was fined $5 by Mr. E. Himsworth this unlawful morning at Kowloon for boarding of one of His Majesty's ships on Saturday. He was fined $10 for the theft of flour and cocoa from the vessel.
Keung was seen disembarking from a sampan with a basket near the China Fleet Club.
The flour and cocoa were found in the basket.
The handbag was recovered,
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Berne, To-day, The Berlin correspondent of Swiss newspaper "Basler Nachrichten" declares that authorized German cir- cles categorically deny rumours that Germany has proposed mediation the Finno-Soviet conflict.-Havas.
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Stockholm, To-day. Soviet aeroplanes have bombed Danish Red Cross unit on the Finnish front, a report from Professor Kivis, head of the Danish ambulance unit in Finland, declares.
There were, fortunately, no casual- tles. Havas.
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The Hague, To-day. It is stated that yesterday's round-up of foreigners is not to be regarded as out of the ordin- ary. The police for some years round- have been making such ups, on an average three times a week.-Reuter.
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A drifting mine exploded the East Beach at Cheungchau Island yesterday, but did no dam- age, the "China Mail" learned this morning.
The explosion was one of se- veral that have occurred recently. An eye-witness told the "China Mall" of one explosion, in which the mine struck a rock “as big as a house" and blew it to pieces.
Nearly $26,000 was added to the total of the British War Organisa- tion Fund, Hong Kong Branch, during last week, a notable con- tribution being that of Mr. Haa- kon J. Wallem, of Bergen, who is well known in Hong Kong and gave $10,000. The sum of $2,- 137.85 raised by the Navy, Army and Air Force Christmas Draw at the China Fleet Club was espe- cially noteworthy as being the out- come of the efforts of the men themselves. Chinese contributions. large and small, are most numer- ous in the list. General Wu Te- while chen has given $3,282.64,
the $1,980.70 was received from St. Andrew's Society Scottish con- cert.
Stcokholm, To-day.
Details from Lulea of the visit of mystery raiders show that at least nine bombs were dropped. No damage was done.
Eight foreign planes were re- ported over Alhamn flying to the north at a great height-Reuter,
Helsinki, To-day.
It is officially stated that heavy bombings occurred all over the country yesterday, with Hango and Tammisaari as the chief sufferers. Tammisaari was raided five times. All communications with Hango have been severod. It is reported that all the popula- tion of Tammisaari had taken shelter in A.R.P. trenches and that there were no casualties, al- though the Russians tried to machine-gun them.
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Forty bombs were dropped at Espoo and three hundred Rajamaki. Slight damage done when six bombs were drop- ped on Helsinki: Reuter.
London, To-day.
No information has yet been given to explain the order for
leave. suspension of B.E.F. Reuter.
Behind the diversion into Hong Kong of the Soviet steamer "Se- lenga" which was intercepted off Formosa by a British warship, the "China Mail" learns to-day, lles the interest of the British author- ities in the destination of a large cargo of wolfram.
It is understood that the Selen- ga's cargo included approximately 2,000,000 kilos of wolfram, valued at over £250,000, and although it was loaded by the Selenga in Manila, reports indicate that it was shipped to Manila from Hong Kong in smaller consignments,
The ship when she saw the Bri- tish warship coming up at high into speed, endeavoured to get Formosan territorial waters, but she could not raise speed much above eight knots and she res- ponded promptly on reading the signal "Heave To."
She was on her way to Vladi- vostok from Manila when she was diverted into Hong Kong.
Her Russian captain registered a protest as soon as the Salenga
the was boarded, and
"China mail" learns, since arrival in Hong Kong, the captain has cabled to Moscow reporting the incident and asking the Soviet Government to secure release of the ship.
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manufacture element in the tungsten steel, and it is presum- ably the possibility that it was the destined for Germany via Siberia Railway that aroused the interest of the Contraband Con- East trol authorities in the Far in the cargo.
It is understood that the cargo of the Selenga also include anti- mony, equally important in the manufacture of munitions.
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A sensational report in "Sing Tao Jih Pao" this after- noon states that Wang Ching-wei has sent an agent from Shanghai to prepare the way for establishing the new "Central Kuomintang Government" in Canton.
Six further Kowloon cases of small- pox are reported, over the week-end. A case of scarlet fever is also report- ed from Kowloon.
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