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HOLD UP
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A representative of the Hong- kong Dally Press was on the scene, within a few minutes of the shoot- Ping, and, as far as he is able to gather, the robbery attempt was, staged by Shanghai, gangsters.
The man apparently lost his "nerve on being resisted, and fred at random in a desperate effort to escape capture-but he failed and is now in custody at the Central | Police Station.
This is how it happened.
One of the bullets caught Mr. Dubois in the abdomen and he felf bringing the intruder down as he did so. In the fall the would-be robber was injured by broken glass which was scattered all over the floor is a result of his wild shooting.
Bounding to his feet with the agility of a ent, and breaking away from Mr. Chan's grip, the man rushed out of the shop and down the street where he was chased and caught oy passers-by, led by a European civilian, who had been attracted to the scene. by the sound of the shooting.
In the man's pocket found the four diamond rings.
.In the meantime. the other bandit, who had been seen keep- Ing guard just outside, fled. Till late last night he had not been, arrested.
were
It is believed that he too. like his companion, is a Shanghai man. It will be recalled that some years ago a gang attempted to rob the Shanghai store of the same firm when a Russian watchman, who gave chase, was fatally shot.
The Police were soon on the scene yesterday.
Fragments of broken glass where everywhere, and one ballet hole through the glass on the Arcade side of the building. show- ed that a missle had sped right across the
passage where hun- dreds of persons must have been crossing at the time, but for- tunately without any harmful re- sults:...
GAPING HOLE
One showcase had a gaping hole more than a foot square; probably caused by a low flying shot which caught the glass at an angle..
It was near closing time, and Mr. S. W. Chan, an old and trusted as- sistant, was busy putting away a tray, full of diamond rings, when he suddenly felt the mizzle of a revolver digging into his ribs and almost simultaneously heard the crisp command, in perfect English. "Stick 'em Up."
Turning round, he was horrified to see a smartly-dressed Chinese, wearing European clothes, looking at him with hard, cold, piercing eyes as he mumbled through bla clenched teeth, "Keep silent, or I'll shoot." And the man, stretch- ing out his left hand, grabbed four rings from the tray, and sipped them into his pocket.
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This was too much for Mr. Chan, Undismayed by the gun pointed at bis side, he shouted to his employ- Mr. Dubois, manager of" the firm, who happened to be at the other end of the room talking to G friend and compatriot. Calderara, promptly rushed up.
Mr.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE Taken completely by surprise by this unexpected turn, the bandit swung round and opened fire, al- legedly at Mr. Dubois, The sales assistant, grappled with him and, as Mr. Dubois closed in, the man continued firing till all six cham- *bers of his revolver were emptied. Mr. L. D. Walch, proprietor of the firm, interviewed by a Hong- kong Daily Press reporter said, “It is very unfortunate. Mr. Dubois was unarmed and he hadn't chance, It all happened so sud- denly.".
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Questioned further he said that "Mr. Dhibo's” wie was sent for and she was there almost immediately.
At 7 p.m. yesterday it was learned that Mr. Dubois was very weak from the loss of blood and shock and although not unconscious, he was in a critical state. The report at midnight was that his condition was unchanged.
There was a large crowd at the scene until a late hour last night when a special guard was placed
over the store.
CLANDESTINE" COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA
PARIS, May 2 (Reuter)--It is revealed by the Paris police that over 2,000 arrests have hitherto been made in connexion with clandestine Communist propagan- da in the Seine department of the Paris region."
In the same region 27 munich palities have been dissolved and 38 councillors deprived of office.
CABARET
SUCCESS
Over 300 persons attended the Russian Cabaret Dance organised by the Amateur Sporting Associa- tion at the Peninsula Hotel last. night. The function was an un- qualified success in every way.
Spice of the evening's enter- talament was supplied by Miss Fat Pasco who was applauded into an encore for a delightful version of the Gypsy dance, "The Two Guitars."
Another highly enjoyed cabaret item was Miss Lara Tesar's Boyar Dance which was very well re- ceived.
·R.A.F. DAMAGE · TRONDHEIM-
OSLO LINE
PARIS. May 2 (Reuter)-Con- siderable damage was done by the R. A. F. yesterday to the line link- ing Trondheim, and Oslo, accord- ing to military circles here,
Detailed indications of where the damage was inflicted are naturally withheld, but it is stressed that, even if the Germans succeeded in consolidating the link between Calo and Trondheim, railway communi- cation between the areas would be considerably impeded.
BREAK AT RENA
STOCKHOLM. May 1 (Reuter)- The reported breat in the German lines of communication which caused the withdrawal from Roeros is said to be a Rena which is far to the south and only about 10 miles north of Elverum.
Credence is lent to the report by the Norwegian claim that the Ger- mars are retiring up the road from Tynset to Kvikne.
CAR WINDOW SMASHED
While a car belonging to Capt. P. H. MacMillan, of the Royal Artillery, was parked in Victoria Road on Wednesday, some- one, smashed the rear window and stole a basket containing a 'mili- tary uniform and tollet requisites.
Later, the basket was discovered on the hillside nearby, and a check revealed that the only "article missing was à case containing shirt studs.-
EXTRACTING BY EVERYBODY!
RACE MEETING
Continued From Para Z
Ponies that have won $500. or more in stakes, barred. SIX FUT- longs...
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Attacking Time, Blue Field, Bronze Arrow, Emergency Unit, Eve of Dancing. Eve of Folly. Eve of Hunting. Eve of Peace, Eve of Renson, Hillsboro Bay, Hughber, Jane Doe, Ronson, Silver Wings, Smashing Through Thirty Six Victoria, Xenophon.
Lama Handicap. For China Ponies. "B" Class. (Winners at this Meeting, barred. One and a Quar- ter Miles
`Avon, Bear Claw, Blue Diamond,
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 3rd MAY, 1940, 9.30 AM,
Sinall Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
Shanghai.
Menlis
INWARD MAILS
From
Australia and. Manils.....
Shanghai.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco date, 11th April).
Dae
3rd
May 3rd May
3rd
May
3rd May
IN
3rd 3rd
May
Hay
3rd May
4th
May
4th
May
4th
May
4th May
Shanghai.
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct
London date, 27th April.n. Bangkok and Tourane.
Service
5th May.
5th
May
RoaringShanghai and Amcy
Conquering Time, Expansion Time, Galaxy, Gay Star, Hopeful Star, Hyndford Bridge Jennifer, Jober, Just In Time, King Kong, Liber, New Star, Fencalul View, Poten- tate Red Feather, Rob Roy, Rose Emily. Rose Jans, White Diamond
Manly Handicap. For "Australian ? Subscription Ponies, "B" Class Winners at this Meeting. barred One and a Half Mes.
| Saigon.
Japan and Shanghai.
Shanghal.
Shanghai.
Europe via Suez and Strait," (London date, 10th
March
Ajax. Annabella, A Time, Bruno, Brutus, Fair Chance, Haiphong Franklin. Happy. Landings, Mur- rumbidgee, Sea Jay: Springhurst, Sydney Lad, Triumphant Day., Japan and Shanghai. Vixen Tor, Winfred.
Killara Handicap. For Austra- Han Subscription Ponies of this Season,
Winners at this Meeting and Fonies that have won $500 or more in stakes, barred. Six Fur- longs.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice."-San Francisco date, 30th April,
Shanghai,
Haiphong.
Java and Manila,
Straig and Manila
Alt Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"
London date 1st May.
Australian Prince, Brown Derby. Catterick Bridge, Grand Allegiance, Income Tax Jungle Princess, Maple Star. Perola d'Oriente, Japan and Shanghai. Princess Claro. Pumela, Quick Des-Manila- patch, Spring Shine.
Surprise Again, Winnie."
Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow
5th May
6th May.
7th May
7th
May
7th May
"th
May
7th
May
7th
May
7th
May
Japan.
Air Mall by "Air France Direct Service"
date, 1st May,
Park
8th May 8th
May
Manila
8th May
9th
May
9th May
9th
May
Canada, U.S.A, Japan and Shanghai
(Vancouver
Oth
B, C., date 20th April).
May
U. S. A, & Manila (San Francisco date, 13th Apri
9th
May
Iuth May
Shanghal.
10th May
Calcutta and Straits
11th May
11th May
13th May
14th May
14th May
Straits and Europe via Suez-London date, Sch
April).
15th May
15th May
18th May
17th May
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date,
18th Apr).
17th May
Straits and Manila, Japan and Shanghai.
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (Ban Francisco date,
23rd April).
17th May
17th May
17th May
BIG WIN FOR "DARE DEVILS” Japan and Shanghai. Japan and Shanghai, The "Dare Devils" scored a big Haiphong win over US.S. Black Hawk in a friendly Ten Pin match last even-straits and Manila ing at the Bowling Alleys, winning by 205 pins.
Scores:-~-
"DARE, DEVILS"-H. Blount 913
Joe Harvey 803. D. M. Keplinger 763 and J. H Watts 741. Total 3,220.
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U.S.S. BLACK · HAWK-W. R. Johnson 849. F. 'O. Major 307, H- M. Netter 732 and W. Farmer 827. Total 3,015.
ALLEGED FALSE
TRADE MARK
The management of the Yau Cheung firm, of No. 30, Connaught Road, ground floor, was summoned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Court yesterday for the When Ng Chung-ling, 49, tuka, possession, for sale, of goods to stopped in Sha Fo Road on Wed-which a false trade mark had been nesday evening to watch a den
tist extract a tooth, another man named Yung Hoi-tin. 28, stopped to extract Ng's fountain pen from his upper jacket pocket,
Yung was caught in the act by a Chinese constable, arrested and
charged with larceny. He was sentenced by Mr, Q. A. A. Macfad- yen at Kowloon Court yesterday to six weeks' hard labour.
Appearing before Mr. T J. Houston at the Central Court yes. terday," charged with the unlaw- ful possession of a revolver, five rounds of ammunition and two daggers, Wong Cheuk unlicenced hawker, was committed to stand trial at the next Criminal Ses- sions,
labour was passed by Mr. Q. A. A...
Sentence of three months' hard
Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yes- terday on L Chol. 24. charged with larceny of a handbag from
applied.
The complainant was Wong Lo- sze, proprietress of the medicine shop, Wong Lo Kut.
Following evidence, the hearing was adjourned until May 19,
E
Assistant Su-
Shanghai.
Java and Manila. Japan and Shanghal.
Bandakan.
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated. and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m., Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 4. p.m.
For
FRIDAY
Straits and Calcutta,
Marla, Rabaul, Australia, and New Zealand
Brisbane-dué Brisbane, 20th May.
Amoy.
Parcels only for Tientsin, Manila
SATURDAY
Date and Time
Fri 3rd
8.30 AM G.P.O. &K.P.O.
Parcels Noon
via Hog.
1.45 PM
Ord.
2.30 PM
4.30 PM
4.30 PW
7:00 PM
Sat. 4th
OP.O. & K.P.O.
Caught by perintendent of Police lottering the garden of No. 282, Prince Edward Road," an unemployed Chinese named Lam Hei, 30, was sentenced to one month's hard labour by Mr. E. Himsworth at Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Parcels 10.00 ax Kowloon Cour, yesterday and
Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcels Reg. will be recommended for banish-due London, 14th Junie. ment
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin, Manila
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Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"- Reg.
due London 12th May Haiphong. Bangkok
Lam Lau, 30, who appeared be- fore Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Court yesterday on a charge of cutting leaves off a tree in Obser- vatory Road without lawful au- thority, pleaded in Court that he wanted the leaves for medicine as Fort Bayard, and Hohow. he was 1. He was sentenced to two weeks in prison.
Mrs. K. A. Burgess, of 13, H-GERMAN FAIRY
TALES ABOUT
wood Road, in Jordan Road un Wednesday morning,
The Board of Administrators of BRITISH TROOPS
to
There are many signs, says Bri-" tish Wireless, that the Nazis are trying to recuperate from the shock of Norway's spirited resistance by
the British Fund for Relief off Distress in China, have made a the Foreign grant of $4,000 Auxiliary to the National Red Cross Society of China, towards the maintenance of ten foreign attempts to sow dissension between 1940, previously sponsored by the doctors, for period May-December, the Norwegians and British.
Norwegian Reller Committee These doctors are doing excellent work on all fronts in South China.
Weekly Toll
An example is provided by the entirely unfounded stories broad- cast about the lack of collaboration between · British; and "Norwegian troops.
In one version British officers. are stated to have forced- Nor- wegian soldiers at pistol" point over the Swedish frontier and an-
SUNDAY
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin.
Ord.
11.43 AK
12.30 * 1,00 PM 3.30PM
G.P.O. & KP.O.
5.00 PM
Ord.
6.30 PM
6.30 PM
5.30 PM
Sun, 5th
9.00 AM
Shanghai.
8.00 AM
MONDAY
Mon. 6th
Haiphong
Baigon, Madang, Salamaua Rabaul and Tulagi. Canton
Noon 2.30 PM 7.00 PM
TUESDAY
Tue. 7th
Manila Makassar and Sourabaya...
Shanghai.
8.30 AM
8.30 AM
12.30 PK
IPO.
Beg.
5.00 FM
Ord.
6.30 PM
G.P.O.
Service" Reg. 6.00 M
Ord
7.00 PM.
K.P.O.
Reg. 5.00 PM
Ord
5,30 M
OPO
Reg. 5.00 PM Ord PERO.
Rog.. -8.00 PM
7.00PM
Ort
5.30 RM
6,00 PM
Ord:
7.00 M
Wed. 8th
12.30 PM 1,00 PM
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
dua London, 15th May.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Australia by "Im
perial Airways Direct® Service"-düe Sydney 13th May.
Of The Road other tells or Englishmen seizing Air Mail for Maulls, Guam, Honoluin and U.S.A., GPD
In the Colony of Hongkong in cluding the Island, Kowloon and New Territories during the week eziding at 8 am, on Saturday, April 27, there were altogether 99 traffic accidents as the result of which 3 persons were killed and 31 persons were injured.
cars from fleeing Norwegians to provide themselves with means of escaping over the Swedish tron tier
In fact, no British troops have been in action near the Swedish border nor has a single British soldier crossed from Norway into Sweden
by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" Reg due San Francisco, 14th May:
Sandakan.
Bhanghal.
WEDNESDAY
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