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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1941.
Into different hifi villages in Palestine inaccessible to motor traffic, ride the Yeomanry Ca- -valry, "Mountles" of the East, bringing public security and British law and justice. (Copyright,
Fox).
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PUBLIC REACTION IN THE DUTCH EAST INDIES TO THE ALARMING RUMOURS OF |THE LAST TWO DAYS HAS BEEN AN ATTI- |TUDE OF CALM DETERMINATION, STATED
BATAVIA RADIO YESTERDAY.
BOMBING DANUBE ICE BARRIERS
The Danube has burst its banks and 30,000 people have been evacuat- ed from their homes after the waters of the swollen river burst through the protective dykes 30 miles below Budapest, says a
"There can be no doubt whatever as to despatch to the official the attitude of the Dutch East Indies Govern-French news agency at ment," said the announcer.
"They will do all in their | power to maintain peace in the Pacific but should honour or in- terest demand it they would not hesitate to defend both.”
The trade negotiations with Japan were being reopened and a meeting was arranged for yes- terday between the Japanese consul-general in Batavia and members of the Japanese trade delegation and Jonkheer văn Hoodstraeten, who is conducting the negotiations on behalf of the Dutch East Indies.
A REASONABLE" REQUEST BY JAPAN" WOULD BE AC-
CEDED TO ADDED THE AN NOUNCER, BUT: UNREASON= ABLE DEMANDS WOULD BE MET WITH A FIRM REFUSAL
REUTER
STREET GUARDS SWORN IN
HURRICANE
HAVOC IN
PORTUGAL
Vichy yesterday.
Engineers had made desperate efforts to keep the waters back but in the end the whole region had to be abandoned.'
A second "line of defenco" has been formed about 12- miles from the Danube,' a railway.em bankment being used:
Military aircraft, meanwhile, are bombing masses of ice which are stopping the flow of the river.— Reuter.
32,000 FleeTM (ÉPEGIAL TO-"CHIÑA-MAIL?) Dynamiting and bombs dropped It was estimated in Lis- bon yesterday that 78 large masses of ice in the Danube from planes in order to blast the were killed-in the hurri-were not particularly, successful Fand the water is continually cane that swept Portugal rising at the week-end. Twenty evacuated and upwards of 30,000 Several areas have been deaths occurred in Lisbon people are fleeing to the cities. alone.
International News Service
Madeira was also struck by the hurricane, damage there being es-"" timated at about 80,000 contos, which is equal-to` £800,000:**
SHOP
In Portugal strenuous attempt: ASSISTANT
are being made to restore com munications' and a section of the 1930-class of army telegraphists A
have been called to the colours to repair damage to telephone and telegraph wires throughout the country-Reuter..
HAVING COMPLETED SHORT COURSE IN THE PO LICE TRAINING SCHOOL, 141 STREET GUARDS LINED UP IN THE CENTRAL POLICE COURT YESTERDAY TO TAKE THE OATH BEFORE MR. H. G. SHEL- DON, K.C., HONG KONG'S FIRST MAGISTRATE,
Some 500 Street Guards have been recruited and the second batch started their training yes-
terday..
The Street Guards' will be un- der the direct control of the Com- missioner of Police and will be recognised by their grey uniforms with red braid trimmings.
JAPANESE FINED
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ACQUITTED
D. S. MANGFIARAM, SHOP ASSISTANT, WAS DISCHARG- ED BY MR. G. T. LOWRY THIS MORNING, WHEN FOUND NOT GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
Mi M. A. đá Silva, for the đề fendant, told the Court that the money involved was paid for de- layed rental of complainant's shop.
Defendant was employed by the Mrs. Advant as an accountant. He left recently because of some miyünderstanding.
A Japanese, Zénosuke Hara, 40, described as an accountant, Įsiding at No, 58; Kennedy Road,
was charged before Mr. GRETA
After accused had left" Mrs. Lowry this morning, with a breach 160k, and discovered three sums Advani went over the account of the Defence Regulations, by of monby drawn from the bank conveying 11 letters into the Colony, otherwise than through the prosecution believed
without details. -
the post.
feridont a story ahd case was di missed,LAMEN
620 INDIANS LOST IN SEA WARTM Altogether, 830 Indian Lascats Detective-Sergeant Brooks of have been killed as a result of the Special Branch, who prose”. enemy action, according to official | cuted, sald defendant was seen on information rötended In New board a junk lying off Wanthat Delhi. yesterday anys Reuter.
“MORE ITALIAN
PRISONERS.
|Praya- on Monday mornlikä
Defendant had in his possession a packet containing 11 letters, all of them commercial and priv letters..
that the
A further 3,000 Italiä?), prl- Defendant radirhitted sollers from North. Africa arrived | letters were taken from a trawler {ing Bombaga yesterday, aye a from Förmösa ̈redéntly.
Reuter despatch from that port A fine br $50 war" imposed;*
BROKER GAOLED
Three months hard labour was imposed on Laf San, 31, brököt, by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, this morning, for obthining, money by false pretences. §.
Defendant way alleged to have obtained $81.69 from customer's of a firewood store, by collecting the money with forged re