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THE
FLOOD PERIL
$200,000,000 LOSS
IN HUPEH
Tsinan, July 22. The Chaowang River of West Shantung has been overflowing from the north bank since rester day following a further rise in the
River..
All villages on the northern bank of the River have been completely submerged. Some of the low-lying districts are 8 feet under water. The water in the Nanyang Lake rose by three feet yesterday and the water level in that lake is almost overflowing ita banks Kuyeh and Chlahslang which are situated on the Southern bank of the Chaowang River are expected to suffer the worst part of the flood. Relief measures for that part of the Province are badly needed.
Chaowang River in one of the Important waterways in Western Shantung and in flowing Into chain of lakes.
GAOL FOR CONDUCTOR
LAST OF FIVE CASES BROUGHT TO A CLOSE
GIRL'S ALLEGATION
MAN CHARGED WITH AN INDECENT ASSAULT
Tang Koon-wah, aged 25, the last An Indecent assault on a girl of of five bus conductors alleged to have eleven years of age, while she was been involved in big scheme to de-lying asleep on the threshold of a frand the Kowloon Motor Bus Com: shop in Wanchal Road in the early pany, was sentenced to three months' hours of July 14, formed the hard labour for uttering a forged bus
charge against ticket, when he appeared before Mr. allogation in a Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magis Wong Leung, unemployed, before tracy yesterday afternoon. Two Mr. W. Schofield at the Contral other charges, of embezzlement and Magistracy yesterday afternoon. defrauding, were dismissed
Detective Sergeant Fitches sald.
Before the proceedings commenced that the girl, So To-tal, and her the Magistrate told defendant that he father were sleeping outside No. informed by Mr. J. M. 250 Wanchai Road on the night of had been
About 4.30 a.n the girl D'Almada Remedios, who was to bave July 14. appeared for the defence, that he was suddenly awakened by some. would not be able to appear that ane attacking her, and she cried afternoon as he was feeling unwell out, attracting the attention of a Accused confirmed the statement that Chinese constable, who came up he was willing to proceed with the to her. She pointed out defen- caso in the absence of his solicitor dant, who was walking away, and rather than wait an indefinite tima.
the constable arrested him.
Mr. E. 9. C. Brooks, of Messrs. The defendant denied the Hastings and Company, appeared for assault, and said he had stepped the promotion and in outlining the on the girl's foot. They were Latest reports say that the upper case stated that the facts were simi- both taken to the Wanchal Police Yellow River continued to rise far to the last cavo. On April 10 this Station, where their clothing was during the past 24 hours-Wali | year accused was given
charge
sont for examination.
ticular bus was undergoing repairs so
Kin Ynt Po.
Dyken Collapse
Shanghai, July 22. Reports from Chengtu state that a large portion of the dykes of the Kiallug River, in Szechuen, has collapsed due to the pressure of the surging waters, and heavy damage has resulted-Router:-
Enormous Loss
of
bus No. 056, bat on that day this par Evidence was given by Dr. A. V. he was given charge of bus No. 667 Greaves, the Government Bac- an route No. 2. Defendant was on teriologist, after which the girl tho constable, and the duty from 3.10 p.m. until 12.00 a.m. and He was supplied with second class sorgeant-on-duty when the report tickets numbered from was made at the station, were ten-cent U10386 to U10499.
heard.
Chlu
Defendant, in the witness box, i On that day a man named Ming was Instructed by the manager again denied the assault, and anid of the Company to go out and board ho was passing by when he various buses and purchase tickets stepped on the girl's foot.
and the number of the ticket he pur-
ond to write in a book particulars of Wong Fu, a friend of defendant, the time he boarded the bus, the deposed to his good character; Hankow, July 22, The authorities estimate tint number of the bus and which route after which Mr. Schofield reserved public and private losses from the chased. In this case he wrote in his judgment until this morning, say foods amount to about $200,000,000 book that he hoarded defendant's busia he would visit the scene of afrendy. The loss in the Hanat 8.25 p.m. and purchased ticket No, the alleged assault. River district alone is estimated | V10186. al $100,000,000.—Reuter.
Starving People
It is estimated that 152,000 per sons about half the population of Kongning district, are now
in
The accused when he went off duty handed in his way-hill and the tickets not sold: one of there tickets bore the same number as the ticket hel
old to Chiu Ming.
.
After evidenco had been heard, ne- need of food, says the Canton Daily cused was sentenced as stated. the SH Apart from the floor most term to date from June 19,
of these unfortunate people have been affected because of the drop. in the demand for bambxx wares, as thousands of them are bamboù ware makers. As a relief measure! the Magistrate has appealed to Canton to suspend the collection of taxes, among the flood victims for some months,
THE ROSS MISSION
KWEIYANG UNREST
MARTIAL LAW AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
Canton, July 22. Martial law was declared at Kweiyang, the capital of Kwełchow, last Thursday following tha revolt in southern Kwelchow of two provincial govern- ment regiments. GOODWILI, DINNER GIVEN BY was given by Marshal Chiang Kai-
MR. QUO TAI-CHI
London, July 22.
The order
shek to prevent further disturbanco among the Kwelchow troops.
The Kwelchow provincial govern- The Chinese Ambassador. Mrment has appointed General Kwok Typhoon Threat to Yangtse
Que Tai-chi in giving a dinner, Shi-yin commander of Martial Law, Nanking, July 22.
party thie evening in honour of and pickets have been sent to According to a bulletin lasued Sir Frederick and Lady Leith search all suspects outside the by the Central Observatory here Ross.
Kwelyang city wall. General to-day it is stated that the typhoon The company will include Mr. Kwok's own Ninety-Ninth Division has reached North of Formosa. Hall Patch of the Treasury, Mr. has been summoned to concentrate The position is probably longitude | C. Rogers of the Bank of England, at Kwelchow against eventualties. 112 degrees East, and latitude 26 Mr. Louis Beale, Commercial Coun.
The city wall was not closed at degrees North.
sellor at Shanghai, and Mrs, Beale, night, but all citizens leaving or The movement Is following a and Monsieur and Madame Felix entering Kwelyang were searched North-western direction. It is Lenorey, the Financial Attache by the military, The troops also expected that it will approach to the French Embassy in Lon-raided many of the boarding houses Wenchow within short time and don, who is going to Chinn shortly, and public amusement places for sweep over the lower Yangtse-Reuter, valley-Wah Kiu Yat Po,
Prevention Conference
Tsinan, July 22. Following a meeting between the Shantung provincial government leaders and members of the Water Conservancy Commission, it was decided to appeal to Nanking for $1,000,000 for flood rellef and the repair of dykes,
and to carry out relief works. The meeting took place last evening and concluded just before midnight. -Wah Kiu Fat Po.
Rellef Promised
Peiping, July 22. In view of the seriousness of the flood situation the China) Intornational Famine Relief Com mission is making preparations to; give relief to sufferers.
reactionary elements.
The Kweichow government has wired to the provincial military commanders of Yunnan,- Hunan and Kwangsi to suppress and ar rest all desertors in their provinces. -Wah Kiu Yat Po.
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It was also decided at the meet- ing that funds should be raised
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the
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many of the Berlin pulpits, but it He had received letters from Mr. is stated that the authorities are Baldwin saying that good Govern- as yet undecided whether they ment would be more rapidly and will proceed with the wholesale completely achieved by the methods arrests entalled by the priests
they themselves had adopted. challenge.
It is apparent that Jews and! Mr. Lloyd George adds: Haro Roman Catholics are lumped to-then is clear cut issue for the de gether in a common Nazi offensive, cision of the electors at the ap and General Goering's Edict is proaching general election. The now extended from Prussia to all Government have had plans sub- accompanied by inmitted to it to provide more vigor- Germany, structions by the Minister of oue and swifter action than it was Justice to the effect that it mustat present achieving.
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The Campaign would be ready iations against the state and muchl
and the unscrupulousness election might occur at the end of on the assumption that the general people. Tendors."
November. He was organising it A conomic Basis?
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