DEATH OF FR. LEBBE
Chungking, To-day. Chungking is mourning the death of Father Vincent Lebbe, naturalised Chinese citizen of Belgian birth, who passed
away at Koloshan in the Chungking suburbs on Monday night. Father Lebbe, who had been in China for many years, was the found- er of the "Yih Shih Pao," a well- known Chinese daily formerly in Tientsin, and now in Chungking.
Despite his advanced years, he had been active in wartime services. He organised and became leader of the North Chinn War Service Corps which has rendered valuable assistance to the wounded and refugees in the war af- fected areas in the North.-Central
News.
WOUNDED WOMAN IN
HOSPITAL
A 24-year-old woman, Chan Sum, was yesterday admitted to the Kow- loon Hospital suffering from bullet wounds in the stomach and right leg, sustained during the Japanese cupation of Pak Shek Chun Village, Po On:
COOLIE INJURED
OC-
Chan Sing, 52, ricksha coolie, was
at yesterday treated
he Kowloon Hospital for injuries to his head. He was knocked down by an army- lorry, in Des Vouex Road Central, near Gloucester Building, at a.m. yesterday.
about
BURGLAR CAUGHT
Seen breaking the window frame of No. 758, Nathan Road, ground floor, early yesterday morning, Leung Kau, 23, and Leung Tak, 25,. were arrested and charged before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon this morning.
Leung Kau, further charged with possession of an instrument for an unlawful purpose, was fined $25, or two months' hard labour, while Leung Tak was remanded for 24 hours for the police to check his record.
Det-Sgt. W. G. Morrison prosecuted.
WATERLOO RD. THEFT
Admitting the theft of a rain coat and a quantity of haberdashery from No. 108, Waterloo Road, residence of Mrs. K. Lent, Wong Ping, 28, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour and ordered to be expelled from the Colony by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kow- loon this morning.
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is highest over the Pacific to the east of Japan and is relatively low over China generally.
The depression remains over Indo- China; another may be developing to the east of the Visayas.
Nine months' hard labour was im- posed by Mr. R. Edwards to-day on Li Wing, 21, for stealing a fountain in 8.30 pen from а police interpreter,
Connaught Road Central yesterday.
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Vernacular reports this
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noon state that between 70 and 80 per cent. of the Chinese po- pulation have evacuated Kwong Chow Wan, French leased terri- tory!
It is reliably learned that the decided French authorities have
to impose a ban on Chinese im- ports through Kwong Chow Wan. Seven Japanese machines, it is alleged, flew over French terri- when morning tory yesterday proceeding to bomb places in the Liuchow Peninsula.
Washington, To-day.
The Navy Department reveals that the cruiser Omaha and the destroyers Barry and Goff sailed recently for Portugal to relieve the existing U.S. squadron of the same strength.-Reuter.
London, To-day.
crossed
German planes again
the British coast at several points to-day. Fighters before dawn were active in north-east land, south-east elsewhere and
Eng- Scotland and
spectators saw
thrilling dogfights in which many raiders were chased out to sea. Incendiary bombs were dropped. An air raid warden said he saw a raider plunge to earth in flames after being chased by a British fighter.
In Edinburgh, the Scottish Re- announced gional Commissioner that during the raid on south- east Scotland early this morning bombs were dropped in several districts. Fighters went up and in ac- anti-aircraft guns were tion. Three enemy aircraft were brought down. It is understood badly two or three others were damaged and were unlikely reach home.-Reuter.
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Bordeaux, To-day.
M. Prouvost, High Commission- er for Propaganda, asserted in a statement to American journa- lists here yesterday that 26 Bri- tish divisions were to leave for France in the first months of the war but the British Government argued lack of arms and barracks and the impossibility of sending insufficiently trained men.
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Reviewing events leading the armistice, he said the French Government on June 12 conclud- ed France could not escape total occupation.
In London, authoritative circles is say M. Prouvost's statement
untrue inaccurate. It is quite Britain promised to send 26 divi- sions to France in the first months of hostilities.
To the contrary, the British Government explained that dur- ing the first year the British mili- tary effort would be on a limited scale.
Actually 400,000 British troops were sent, which came up to the the undertaking assumed, while British air contribution· greatly exceeded that promised.--Reuter.
New York, To-day.
The British purchasing commis- sion has disclosed that all exist- ing contracts for war
materials were
by the French Government assigned to the British Govern- ment on June 17, when it was an- nounced France was seeking armistice. Reuter.
Rome, To-day.
Egypt's diplomatic and sular representatives left
an
con-
here
yesterday as well as a number of Egyptian residents, including
journalists.-Reuter.
Washington, To-day.
Mr. Henry Ford has refused to manufacture aeroplane engines for Britain, according to an off- cial announcement by the Nation- al Defence Commission, which is seeking to place the order else- where. The plane engines were Rolls- to be manufactured, for Royce.-Reuter.
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