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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1931.
RED CAPTURES IN TESTATOR'S PLEA
FUKIEN.
SWATOW CLEARS UP A MYSTERY:
CHAOCHOW SAFE.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
TO FAMILY.
ESTATE ACQUIRED BY "BLOOD & SWEAT:"
FRUGALITY URGED.
ARMED ROBBERY
STORY.
REPORT WHICH NEEDS INVESTIGATION.
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A romarkable story of an alieged armed highway robbery was told during the week-end to the police. by Chu Hung-shi, 25, coolle at the Nan Yan College Mongkok. "My sons and grandsons should
He said that at 780 p.m. on know that all my properties be Friday ito. was walking between queathed were acquired by me with 1o Kop-Tsal and Chee Tong, in blood and sweat, and they should the Shamshuipe district, when he Swatow, July 25. not squander or net against my was chased by a man named Tam The inference drawn on the 23rd directions, which is important." instant by news received in Hong-This is a passage from the will of Pui, who threatened him with
file But stole $10.85 from kong that, a city reported to be the late Hui for Hta or Han) Tong. purse. Cha was then asked for taken by the Communists wasalías Hui Yun-tong, alias Hui Yuc Chaochowin, and that Swatow (or Yu), alian Hai Kwong-kai, $50, so he sent for two men untied Chui Tal and Pang Wa, who, un- emsequently was nervous, is in alias Hui Ya Cheong Tong, wo der threats, agreed to guarantee died at No. 426, Queen's Road
Tam the money. West, on January E. this J'enr.
Clau
mother's returned to his worth|
house at Chee Tong, secured the leaving Hongkon» estate $46,500.
At the beginning
his will, $60, cante back and gave it to understood testator states: "In my youth hi took up my occupation in the cotanter gave the money to Tam.
The police are investigating the merelni line. At that time, though
correct,
Some Pukien eity
may have fallen recently, but we have not heard of it, nor of any advance by the Reds in this part of wax
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A possible explanation is that the Swat papers a few days ago featured a report that Ting cbow-fu and Shanghang, both in Puklen, and fallen, but even this, was partly inageurate.
who h
FRENCHMAN'S GIFT.
BERLIN INSTITUTE FOR
CANCER, •
Berlin, July 26. Maurice Banau Varilla, the newspaper owner of the Paris
inherited the estate founded by story. my ancestor, my yearly Income was not sufficient to over all expenses for maintenanes. Subsequently
to be diligent and tried my best frogal, and carried an business Thugchow fell to Tau and Mojwith much pains, in recent years 1 as far back as the 6th inst., and succeeded in saving some money,“ the Red armies (over 20,000) Testator directs that his estate approached within 15 li of Shang-shall be divided into six shures for hang city, but subsequently, on family distribution, aml says that, The 6th, retired to the Kings upon the death of his mother and Le Matin, and whe is one of the
hit fat wife, Their remalus shall be leading French advocates of
uried in is magicficent minner. Franco-German rapprochement, The sum of $2,000 is set aside as has made a gift of twenty thon a marriage dowry for each of his san franes to the Berlin Institute natural daughters, and $3,000 to for Cancer Research.
paid to each of his sons upon marriage,
boraler.
The report said that the Slusar- hang defending troops retiresi to Liang-shung, and that those a1 Yuntin went back to Chaunchow. leaving the two districts to the ineal Reds.
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There is ad mesent no Indien. tion that Swntow though it is not strongly held.
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• conclusion. testator says:- “I fortseer hope you sons and grand- ens will hand down filiality and brotherfiness as your family tradi-
SALARIES CUT.
Montreal, July 25.
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tion, and will heal with peoples in his realaced the salaries of all em- the world in a peaceful manner.ployees receiving in Behave yourselves according to $3,600 per aanam by ten per cent, morality, and carry on business
with honesty and faithfulness. IF Shi, widow, Hui Tsun-kam, alias you comply with my directions, it Team Kam, daughter, and Bui can be anticipated that your family | Shing-kai, alios Shing – Kal, son, will be prosperous und glorious,' with power reserved for making a Probate of the will has been like graal to another son, Hui Hon- granted to Hui Wo-shi, aller Wu | vingilias Hou Yin, who is a minor,
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