THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1940.
GERMANY
ADMITS
TWO SHIPS
Berlin, To-day.
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A High Command communique states that the Bluecher heavily damaged outside while endeavouring to allence a battery, of 11-inch guns. Bubao. quently she struck several mines and was lost.
The Karlsruhe, after having met strong resistance at Chris- tiansand, was heavily damaged and sank. The greater part of the crow was saved.-Router.
INDIAN P.C.
CHARGED
Arrested on the N. T. border under | "peculiar circumstances" which were of not disclosed, an Indian member
Force the Hong Kong Police
was charged at the Central Magistracy this morning with desertion.
The man, Harbhajan Singh, 32, was alleged to have deserted on Novem- ber 9, 1939, before the expiration of his five-year term in the Police Force which expires on September 30, 1942.
Accused was arrested on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty, but refused to make a statement unless allowed to do so in camera.
The case was adjourried hours by Mr. R. Edwards.
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FRENCH WAR CHARITY
FETE SUCCESS
The nett proceeds of the French War Charity Fete at the St. Paul's Institution (Causeway Bay), during the week-end amount to $8,233.88.
In the name of the Committee of the "Oeuvres de Guerre Francaises," M. Renner conveys to all donors their grateful acknowledgment of generous subscriptions, to the Press and to helpers at the Bazaar, as well. as to the General Public, sincerest thanks for their contributions to the success of the Fete.
FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE
Charged with obtaining money by false pretences, Chan Chung, 30, was sentenced to three months' hard la- bour by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morning.
Sergeant Johnston said that accused collected 50 cents each from twenty persons and promised to and jobs for them in a firm in Kowloon City.
PRISON FOR KNIFE ATTACK IN TEMPER Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morn- ing sentenced Li Wah, 34, to serve. one month's hard labour for assault on Li Pui, 40.
Sergeant Atkins said defendant at- tacked with a knife, after a quarrel over a debt in Woosung Street yes- terday.
Defendant snatched up the from a sugar-cane hawker.
SISTERS AT LAW
knife
The action arising from a dispute between two sisters over a house in Nga Tsin Loong Road was continued at the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl
Macgregor.
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SINGAPORE OFFER TO BRITAIN
Singapore, To-day. A resolution, offering £1,000,000 to the British Gov- ernment to aid the prosecu- tion of the war will be moved at the forthcoming meeting of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements.
The resolution is being put for- ward at the instance of Unofficial members.
Gifts from British Malaya towards the cost of Imperial defence during the past 12 months amount to almost Ma- £3,250,000, apart from special layan war taxation approved a few days ago, the proceeds of which will be offered to the British Government as a contribution towards the cost of the war.
These measures are expected to yield £1,000,000 a year in the Feder- afed Malay States, £500,000 in Straits Settlements and nearly £250,- 000 in the State of Johore.-Reuter.
SHANGHAI'S ELECTION
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SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. JAPANESE VOTERS WERE THE FIRST TO VOTE YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL'S ADMINIS- TRATION BUILDING.
Japanese, British and American Ratepayers' Committees have display- ed unprecedented activity, aiming to a full attendance of their secure nationals.
All American ratepayers received telephone calls urging them to vote with offers of free transportation. Every American ratepayer also re- ceived a telegram in the morning re- minding him of his duty to go to the polls.
The unprecedented activities of the British Election Committee will pro-. bably secure votes of more than the usual percentage of British voters. The full results are expected on Friday-Havas.
JAPANESE AIR LINES IN CHINA
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Peiping, To-day.
The China Aviation Company is shortly inaugurating two new air routes, one from Dairen to Shanghai via Tsingtao and another from Shang- hai via Tsingtao and another from Shanghai to Canton via Formosa.
The new service will be carried out by Douglas planes. Havas.
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Fearing an imminent Japanese at- tack at Lupao, In the North River area 40 miles north-west of Canton,
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Chinese troops have cut the dykes WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO.,
says a Havas message.
It is rumoured that 2,000 fresh Ja- panese troops arrived in Canton on Monday.
DEATH OF MRS. PATRICK · CAMPBELL
London, To-day: Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the famous actress and one of the outstanding per- sonalities of her day, died at Pau, in the Pyrenees, yesterday.--Reuter.
The whole of the morning's pro- cending was occupied by the cross- examination of defendant by Mr. WARNING OF A MINE
Percy Chen.
Mariners are warned that a float- ing object, believed to be "a" drifting mine, was sighted yesterday morning Chan Sing-kam, of King's Park Re-along the route between Hong Kong fugee Camp, was treated at the Kow- and Saigon. loon Hospital for injuries caused in 'a fall from a ladder at the camp,
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