THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 1, 1940
STOLE FROM FRIEND
Wong Yat-fu, 26, was remanded for
one week by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, when charged with stealing a suit of clothing, containing $240, an IO.U. for $1,300; and a foun- tain pen, from Chiu Wah-tak, in room No. 419, Luk Kwok Hotel,
Det.-Sergt. J. Bentley said defen- dant and his victim were friends. They occupied the same room in the hotel. Defendant took the clothing and went to Macao. He was arrested a few days ago. He had spent all the money.
WEATHER REPORT
Another 1.61 inches of rain fell in the last 24 hours, bringing the total since January 1 to 65.36 inches, or 26.87 inches above normal.
The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is highest over the Pacific to the south-east of the Bonins; a de- pression covers South China, with a shallow secondary extending eastward to south Formosa.
Survivors of a British Merchant vessel which was bombed, photographed on their arrival at a London
(Copyright, Fox).
Station.
WAR MEMORIES OF 25 YEARS AGO
(From the "China Mail" files).
July 1st, 1915.
Ar- The 9,000-ton Leyland liner menia has been torpedoed 200 miles to off the Scilly Islands. She tried escape, but U-38 overhauled her and into started firing. A shell crashed the engine-room, whereupon the cap- tain stopped the ship. The U-boat in the crew put two large bombs ship, which sank in 30 minutes.
the A Belgian trawler coming to rescue was fired on. The sinking has in official caused a great sensation
on American circles; 20 Americans board were drowned.
trenches
General Sir Ian Hamilton reports that on Monday the British advanced of 1,000 yards and took five lines
of the trenches in Gallipoli west
Two Saghirdere ravine. were taken east of the ravine.
The Gurkhas pressed forward un- im- der the cliffs and captured an
of Krithia. portant knoll due west Enemy: counter-attacks were repulsed with severe losses.
of Ger-
Petrograd:-A squadron man warships, including a coast battle- ship and four light cruisers and se- veral destroyers, have shelled Windau; these landings were attempted but
de- One German were repulsed.
Rus- stroyer was sunk by a mine. sian destroyers engaged the and drove them off.
enemy.
The Battle in the Argonne continues
to be extremely violent.
BANG
5-10
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The mentally sketchy girl. friend says when a boy-friend tries to drop her he finds she's dynamite,
FAT FLYERS
Julius Caesar-if we are to believe
so great an authority as Shakespeare -once expressed to Mark Antony a preference for fat men. He took the view that they were much more likely to be sleeping soundly in their beds at night while their "Lean and Hungry" brothers were hatching dangerous plots in the small hours.
"Let me have men about me that are fat, appeared also to be the slogan of Sir Kingley Wood, the former Air Minister but one gathers that this re- ferred only to his flying personnel,
The ground staff of the R.A.F. may presumably, be fat or lean as chance takes it. But fat men, we are told, make the best pilots for long-distance work. They eat what they please, and
are better able, to stand cold and the strain.
both the
The R.A.F. medical experts are ac- cordingly watching closely what fat men do eat to see if their diet can be adopted by others.
LOCAL SHARES
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations to- day:
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K. Lands $30 sa.
PUBLIC UTILITIES China Lights (Old) $6 sa. China Lights (New) $3.05 sa. Telephones (Old) $19 sa.
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms $171⁄2 sa.
Watsons $7.45 b.
MISCELLANEOUS
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 1031⁄2 5.
LAST DAY'S SALES
300 Lands @ $30
500 Lights (Old) @ $0
1,000 Lights (New) @ $3.05
100 Telephones (Old) @ $19
200 Dairy Farms @ $17
MANILA BHARES Antamoks Ps. .08 b.
Baguio Gold Ps. .144 sa.
Consol. Mines Pa, .0016 sa.
East Mindanao Ps. .06% sa,
Itogons Ps. 14% b. Masbates Ps. .0011⁄2 sa.:
Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .08 sa. Suyoc: Consol. Ps. .00 sã, United Paracales Ps. .15% b.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 7/8.
The cross rate London/New York and was quoted at £-U.S.$4.0250 the New York/London rate at
-U.S.$4.58-1/2,
ATTACK ON WOMAN
Li Kau, 35, was charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K. C., this morning, with assaulting a 52-year-old woman, Li Kwan, with intent to commit a of No. 163, felony, on the staircase Johnston Road yesterday.
The woman was walking down the stairs when defendant threw pepper into her eyes. She shouted out "save life," and her son chased and caught
defendant.
Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed.
CATHEDRAL THEFT
A 23-year-old unemployed, To Tin, was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards this morn- three ing for stealing a carpet and cents from St. John's Cathedral on June 24, and for illegally pawning the carpet.
Sub-Inspector Byron said that off- cials of the Cathedral discovered the theft early on June 25. Defendant, formerly employed as a coolie in the was suspected and when Cathedral, questioned, admitted that he entered the Church at about 11 p.m. on June 24, and stole the carpet.
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