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MONDAY,
MAY
RAIN STOPS TRAFFIC
By Formosans TO BORDER
LANDS GIVEN TO INVADERS
Rain has Achieved what Japanese bombers have been at tempting for over three months, Week-end deluges have interrupted Ilong- all highway trafic between kong and Canton, it Was reported this morning.
Ilankow, Moy 23. Thousands of Chinese farmers at Soochow, Shanghai, and in the rall-
The Sheung Shui Road, connected highway why zone have been forcibly dis-the main New Territories
has possesed of their land and farmsteads with the Kwangtung border, by more than 20,000 Formesans who been rendered completely impassable were sent by the Japanese recently by the torrential rainfalls of the past om their island homes, according 48 nours, and all traffle has been sus-
Shanghai report.
pended.
from
to
Of the 20,000 Formosane, the re- port states, 3,000 were sent to Soo- chow, 3,000 to the western districts of Shanghal, and more than 10,000 to Kinngwan, Tazang and places north of Shanghai.
Most of these Formosans drought with them the farming implements, It is sald.-Central News,
Naval Man On Murder Charge
&
When 10-year-old seoman of J.M.S. Dursetshire, Edwin Moreland Dwyer, appeared before Mr. R. Ed- wards at the Central Magistracy this morning an a charge of murder, Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones announced that he
Frank Capra's “LOST HORIZON” Ronald Colman was appearing for the defence,
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Hundreds of coolies have been em- Ployed on the Sheung Shui Road for and the past six weeks, widening strengthening the track, which formerly military road open only lo one-way traffle.
Was
The road has never been open to the general publie but only to special trafic, and even the intler cannot now utilise it owing to washaways,
Fall of Hauchow "Celebrated"
Japanese numbering
Peiping. May 22. residents
Pelping,
over 10,000, eclebratexi the fall of Hsuehow to-day.
All Chinese pupils in primary and secondary schools were required to
a mass meeting. at which! attend political speeches were inade.
Seven Chinese bands, hired for the occasion, paraded through the streets, playing martial music.
After
meeting. the students formed a procession through The streets. Was and
At a police request, an adjourn- ment of the case tnth next Monday was granted.
The charge arises out of the death of Leading Seaman Robert Dickinson, of Devonpart, when the ship
Sydney travelling between Calens, on her return to Hongkong from the NS.W. sesqui-centenary shek
erlebrations.
the
mass
Japanese shops displayed lighted signs alleging that the Chiang Kai-
Government hart fulle 1.
Henter.
28, 1938.
Cloudy, And Occasional Rain Likely
To-day's Weather Forecast
The temperature in Hongkong at; 10 o'clock this morning was 77 de- grees, one degree higher thus at the Bame time on Saturday. Humidity was also up one per cent. to 82.
The maximum temperature yester- day was 70 and the minimum re- cording last night, 74.
of
rain
Just over half an inch fell during the last 24 hours, bringing. the year's total to 10.50 inches, as compared with an average of 18.74 Inches.
The Royal Observatory weather report issued this morning states that the anti-cyclone is situated over the; Pacifle to the cast of Japan, and st depression is moving eastward over south Japan. Pressure distribution aver China is uncertain, but weak anti-cydonte conditions are indicat-:
d.
Locni forecast is: East and south- east winds, moderale; cloudy, devn- sional rain.
Six Die As Plane Capsizes
Rio de Janeiro, May 22. Six persons, including Senhor Cordoso. Minister for Justice in the Rio Grande de Desul State govern- ment, are reported to have perished when a passenger plant overtumed in the sea near Santos to-day.
Tew others were saved, including a nephew of the President of Brazil, | Dr. G. Vargne-Reuter.
PRESS NEWS
STOP PRESS
80,000 CHINESE DEFEND LANFENG
Peking. May 23.
Chinese stronghold In Lanfeng, north-eastern Huan, was vigorously attacked by strong Japanese forces yesterday afternoon, according to a report received here to-day.
Part of the attacking forces furt- vanced from the southern sector with to- the object of cutting off retreat wards Knifeng, while another con- Lingent attacked from the west. The defending Chinese forers number 40.000, the report stated.—Domei,
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