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WOUNDING
DARING CRIME IN CITY
Sung Kwong-suen, aged 26, tem porarily residing at No. 4 Seymour Road. reported to the police that while walking in Upper Albert Road near the path leading to the Helena May Institute at 12.15 am. yesterday on his way back to his house he was suddenly attacked by two robbers.
One struck him on the back with his stand on turning round, the other, man stabbed him in the right inner thigh, causing a ragged wound about half an inch deep.
One of them asked him for money and told him to take off his belt which he did and handed it over to the robbers, who were by his aide for only a couple of minutes and then ran away, taking the belt with them.
His person was not searched. After walking down a short dis- 'victim sat down and tance, the shouted out. "Bave life."
Contained in the belt were $185
British
Shipbuilding Industry Leads World
OVER TWO HUNDRED VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
London, July 14
Not since 1938 his Brithh shipbuilding "industry been so busy as at the present time with 265 vessels aggregating 1,200,000 tons 'under construction in the British Islês which is 53,000 tons, above June of last year and considerably greater than the combined con- structing tonnage of the four leading foreign countries, Germany, Japan, United States and Holland.
It is officially announced that negotiations have improved and2) the British Pacião "steamship services continue to progress. The issue of tenders for the construction of twa new ships shortly Is'contom-.
· plated-Router.
the
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
British yards began work on 367 608 ton's of new merchant vessels, an increase of 114,205. tans as compared with the previous quarter. The total tonnage now under construction "in "other coun- tries is 1,682,887 tons and is about 245,000 tons above the March
London, July 14 Another substantial increase, in mercantile tonnage under construction in the United King- dom shipyards is shown in the return for the quarter ended on June 30 issued by Lloyds Register.
The present total of 1,199,973 | figure. The leading countries are tans is an increase of 185.519 on Germany 416.881 tons. Japan that of the preceding quarter. It 318,277 tons. the United States exceeds by over forty per cent. 198,654 tons; Holland 188,484 tons the figure recorded twelve months and Sweden 138,720. |-
(Canton currency) consisting of, and is highest quarterly total sixteen $10 notes and a $5 note, together "with EK: $55 consisting of five $10 notes and one $5 note, and one gold anger ring, table pattern, maker's name unknown,” which was wrapped in Chinese silk paper, valued $10.
"The total value of the property stolen as $181.
The victim was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital.
A description of the robbers has been circulated.
MUSSOLINI ON THE BRITISH PRESS
'Hyenas In Human
Form"
returned in the last seven years.
Britain is buliding more tonnage under than the aggregate now construction in Germany, Japan. the United States and Holland. which are four leading countries abroad.
Of the world's total of 2,882,860
under tons now
construction, British yards are building-41.6′′ per cent. About '100,000 tons, equal to 8.3 per cent. of tonnage now building in British yards, is intend- ed for registration abroad or for sale.-
During the last three months,dicitish Wirelen.
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CANTON INTEREST
Canton, July 14
It is reported here that. Lieut- General Yeh Shiu commanding the 151st division of the 4th Route
command of five divisions in North China to strengthen the national defence of the country.
Chinese officials here have no
confirmation of more Japanese Pro- warships coming to Canton. tection of Japanese nationals here. is well taken care of by the Chin-. ese authorities, and those in sha- meen are well protected by the respective Concessions.
In comparison with transporta-Army, will be given an important tion in other countries," says The Index, "the Ave leading airlines of the United States, including opera- tions on both transcontinental and International routes, had in 1935, a recorded total of 48,400,000 miles of scheduled flying as against only 25,800,000 miles for the five lead- In an article attributed to Bignoring foreign nations. The total for Mussolini, published in the "Popolo d'Italia," the feelings are express- ed of the Italian people, who were naturally very much hurt by the hasty criticism of certain English newspapers concerning the valor of Italian troops in Spain.
The article is entitled "Guadala- jara." In a careful analysis of the action the writer, shows how
the Italian
columns advanced under extremely difficult weather conditionis and succeeded in reaching their objective after heavy fighting and advancing 40 kilometres (25 miles) from their point of departure.
Pan American Airways alone, was exceeded only by that of the Ger- man air transportation company, Deutsche Lufthansa, Including operation of its domestic lines, its international routes in Europe, and Its overseas service, to Africs and South America.
The North China críŝis has the effect of boosting the value of Hong Kong banknotes, which jumped to 47.3 cents to the dollar- to-day:
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Local Chinese papers reported that General Li Chung-jen shid Pal Esung-hst of Kwangs have volunteered to send their troops to the north for netive service.—
· “NATIONAL DEFENCE LINES”- Union New24.
"Scheduled flying by ths' : one American company in the inter- national field was greater than that of Air France, with its "co- lonial highway, to French Indo- China and to South America, and
Taingtao, July 14. the distant operations of the
Efforts to complete the "national Netherlands Air Transport Com- pany in the Dutch East Indies. It defence lines" are seen in reports that the 74th "Division,« com- was almost twice as great as "BLACKGUARDLY ATTACK” A scheduled Aying by Imperial Air-manded by General Li Han-chang, Having described actual details ways, Ltd., Great Britain's link has been moved to the Shantung of the operation and pointed out with her Dominions over the two that it was only one battalion of empire routes to Cape Town and the volunteers which sumered this to Australia." check, the article goes on to des- cribe how the Press of the world attacked the heroic memory of ANTI-AIRCRAFT those. Italians who had died in this action.
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DEFENCE OF PEIPING
Pelping, July 14. "All the gates of Peiping remain
closed." Shells from Japanese guns
Criticising the unfair and wild
It is reported that the "authori-¡Union" "Xeion":" accusations..made by the foreign Press, the article states: "In this ties have decided to start training blackguardly attack the British the citizens' in the adoption and Press was in the forefront without use of anti-aircraft measures for exception, together with all the the protection of life and property French Press of the Left. The in the event of gas attacks and air check to a battallon became a ralds. defeat The withdrawal ordered by a commander became an order which was interpreted as a catas trophe:
The first to undergo training will be the teachers of middle schools Next all soldiers and po- lice, who are connected with anti- "The writers, in traducing the aircraft measures will undergo in- valour of the Italian soldiers, for- struction and training to-morrow got that men of the same army at the Yin Tong Training School had contribtued to the victories and the Girls Normal School in of the allied arms in the world the City: war. The hyenas in human form threw" themselves on the pure blood of Italian youth as if it were whiskey, losing every residue of shame as if they were dogs and 'towards when all danger is past,
We have gathered together all these publications diligently, be cause one day they will be of ser- vice to us.”
HONG KONG TIDE TABLI From Inly 15, to 11, 1937.
HIGH WATER LOW WATIK
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DUEL IN PROGRESS
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