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The Hongkong Committee for the Student Rel'ef, which has its headquarters at the Chinese YMCA. held a meeting at St. Francis Hotel on Mar. 30. Photo shows from left to right sitting: Miss Wong Yok-mul, Y.W.C.A. Sécretary, Mr. Lam K, Chu, Associate General Secretary YMCA, Hon Mr. Liu Hol-ping, member of Central Relief Commission of the Central Government, Dr.. Fu Shang- Un, Chairman of Student Relief Committee and Head of the Dept. of Sociology of Sun Yat-sen University. Mrs. Chan Chor-sheung, Hon. Secretary of Student Relief Com.. Dr. Y. T. Law, Principal of Jhan Chung Junior Middle School and Mr. George Helds. Secretary of the National Committee of the Y.M.CA. of China, (Photo, A A. Kahn).
CENTRAL COURT INQUIRY
(Continued from Pags 1)
The patient was normal until the operation had been practically completed. Dr. Au Yeunt drew attention to the fact that the patient's breathing was stopping. Dr. Phoon then injected a stimu- lant and respiration was restored a few minutes after the injection Artificial respiration applied continuously.
then Was
"LIVE OR DIE WITH
SUNWUP"
SHIUHING, KWANGIUNG, APRIL 3 (CENTRAL)---- DETERMINED TO CHECK THE EXTENSION OF JAP- ANESE ACTIVITIES ON THE CANTON DELTA west. ward along the Ning Yeung Railway to Sunwul, the battle cry of the Chinese units defending the ancient town is Live or die with Sunwui.".
Mr. Li Wu-chih, magistrate |
of Sunwui, -has been ordered
Witness said that he was or the to defend the city with the LORD GORT BACK
garrison forces there and IN LONDON opinion that shock might have been the cause of the stop in strong units of self-defence
LONDON, April 3*(T/Ocean)---- breathing. He left the operating Corps.
The Chief of the Imperial General theatre about 2.30 p.m. while the Following the second capture by staff. Lord Gort, returned from patient was still there. Respiration Japanese troops of Koagmioon an inspection tour of French had then been re-esablished, but which is only three miles to the fortifications with his sta.i ол was shallow.
cast, Sunwui city has been bustling
Sunday... Continuing, Dr. Sun sald he with last minute preparations for
It is stated that Lord Gort will graduated in 1928, and during his its defence against the Invaders. practice he had experienced eight A general evacuation of women confer with the Frime to ten cases of patients who and children, started several weeks Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and with stopped-breathing while on the ago, was completed by water and the Secretary of State for War, operating table. To his knowledge rall, while all able-bodied men re-
this was the only fatal one.
SISTER TESTIFIES
Miss Ho Mo-kit, sister-in-charge of the operating theatre, gave evidence. She said that artificial respiration was applied to the patient till 3.30 p.m. when he was removed to the ward... She helped to convey him to the slek bed and then left. Dr. Phoon and Dr. Au Yeung were still by his side.
Mr. Strellett: When the patient was removed from the operating theatre, what was his breathing then? I did not notice what the breathing of the patient was when
he
was being taken from the operating theatre.
Mr. Forrest: Did you know he was breathing at all?-Possibly the patient was breathing, but very shallowly.
THE ANAESTHETIC
Ho Hon-shing dresser attached to the operating theatre, said he was present during the beginning of the He had ready the ..operation.
anaesthetic of ether for the doctor. The were altogether 14 ounces of ether used in the operation.
In reply to Mr. Strellett, Ho said that the operation lasted about! one-and-a-half hours. The "quant~| ity of ether used was an average amount.
"Mr. Chan Chenk-lam, manager of Walford and Company, agents of the Chinese Commission of Aeronautical Affairs in Chungking.. told the Court that he made all the arrangements for the patient.. to be conveyed to Hongkong for medical treatment. The patient arrived in Hongkong on Mär. 2 and entered Hospital on Mar. 7. He knew Dr. Au Yeung, who was one of the surgeons attached to the Commission.
The hearing was then adjourned
until this afternoon.
A.R.P. COURSE FOR
CHINESE
main behind to hold or die with the city.
SERIOUS LOSSES At the same time, the Jap- thrust from anese westward. Kongmoon has apparently been slowed down by the serious loss suffered by the enemy during the assault on the river port. Short of large reinforcements, it is believed the Japanese will be unable to make fresh large-scale assault along the rall,
on
Chinese forces, retreating. the centre line. are making "re- peated flanking movements on the two. wirigs to threaten the in- vader's rear.
LORD GORT
Minister.
The remnant Japanese at Lallok; a small village Ave miles from Sun- wul, are subjected to continuous attacks by the Self-Defence Corps, Mr. Hore-Belisha. Lord Gort w who have "re-taken a number of also report on his findings about the blockhouses dotting the out the Maginot Line and his conver- skirts of the village. It is expected sations with the French Comman- the Japanese. barring assistance, der-in-Chief. General Gamelin,
It is believed that the visit t will not be able to hold out very long.
London on Monday of the French Air Minister, M. Guy la Chambre. will be in connection with the air-construction programmes of the two countries.
TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT
The second capture of Kong- moon by Japanese forces, it is now revealed, wus preceded by a "terrific bombardment from the air by a squadron of Japanese planes. A mechanis- ed column, consisting of five tanks and several" armoured cars, then lumbered into ac- tion and mowed down Chinese defence on its trail. The Obl- nese admittedly suffered heavy. casualties. → Kongimoon WAS evacuated by the Chinese forces on the night of March
HEAVY LOSSES IN. :SIAN BOMBING
BIAN, April 3 (Central)-Con- siderable losses in civilian lives and property were caused in Blan, provincial capital of. Shensi, yester~ day afternoon when seven Japanese bombers subjected the 31.
city to a terrific air raid. Over a Hokshan and Shaping, northwest dozen, civilians were led and of Sunwul, were scenes of bitter maimed. while some 200 shops and struggle during the week-end, the residences were razed to the places changing hands several ground.
times and now again lost to the invaders.
STRAITS TEAM TO Wing-Commander AHS Steele- MEET COMBINED Perkins Air Raid Precautions
The raiders rained more than 50 missiles in the busy sections of the city. Two of the bombs being incendiary started a huge fire which gutted more than 10 houses. The conflagration raged for three
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The premises of Kung Shang Jih. raid precautions course for Chinese team
Combined will play the to-day at the Chinese Chamber of Chinese X on Wednesday at Pao, a leading newspaper here, was Commerce, and continue
every Caroline Hill at 5.15 p.m. sharp hit by three bombs which com- Tuesday and Friday at 7 pm.
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·days. convenor of the Air Radd Wardens well as the Chinese representatives The Chinese Christian Missionary swatow. Sub-Committee, and Mr. Tse Ka-have all graciously consented to
House at Nanyuanmen was also po, and the instructor will be Mr. attend the match. Fung Yam-leung,
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LEE WALTONG,
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Tai Kai-sum, 29 was sentenced to four months, hard labour and
The play-off date for the mixed doubles badminton league title be-
A motion that the house main- ten strokes of the cane by Mr. tween Club de Recreio (holders) tained the advantages of Colonial E. Himeworth at the Kowloon and the University, originally ar-life in Hongkong outweighed the Magistracy yesterday for matching ranged for Wednesday of this disadvantages was defeated by 10 a bag from Mrs. Werblchik In week, has been changed votes to 5 in a Cebate Jeld at the Nathan Road near Granville Road. “The match will be played at European YMCA. last night.
Talkoo on Thursday, April 8, at 8 Mesars GL Estgate and P. G. Allsopp spoke for the motion and The change-over is the result of Meats. A. G. Partridge and E. Trim
agreement between the mer aratrist. There were some 20 a mutual two teama.”
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