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Traffickers Swift Tragedy Dodwell & Co.
In Narcotics Comes To
Imprisoned Refugee
Heavy punishment was again meted out to heroin traffekera at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning when four men, arrested during night raids carried out by Reventie Omeer G.
T. Warden, were charged.
Family
MOTHER ELECTROCUTED
.
"Do you know what happens to Swift tragedy came yesterday people who get their hands dirty in to a family of Chinese refugees this by business?" demanded Mr from the north.
K. M. A. Barnell when Shum Chiu,
27, was charged before him with They had just moved into keeping a divan af 828 Shanghal their home in Hollywood Rond Street and being in possession of and the mother was busy scrub- 2,005: herol pills and five mace of bing the floor,
prepared oplùm,
"had no work," pleaded Shum,
Above her head were the live
Employee Goes To Prison
Weng Keat-soon, 43, superintend- nnt of a service station operated by Mesars. Dodwell and Co., was sen- tenced to a month's Imprisonment by Mr. W. J. Loelthurt Smith, at the Central Magistracy this morning for having embezzeled $770.61 from his employers.
Mr. D. B. Evans appeared for the complainants, while Mr. M. A. du Silvi was present for the defendant.
RENOUNCES MONOPOLY
Teheran, June 14. The Iron Finance Minister informed
to which is Worship replied that power wires of the Hongkong It was no reason why he should Electric Company, still awaiting polson other people by serving them connection to a lamp socket. with heroin, and sentenced him tol
Reuter Death was instantaneous.
a year in gaol and also ordered him!
to pay a fine of $1,275 or undergoj a further six months.
Arrested in 830 Shanghal Street with 146 pills in his possession, Chan Pul, 30, was sentenced to six months and fined $70 or three months.
Before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen in the first court, Ko Wing, 22, con- victed of keeping a divan at 243 Kilung Street, first floor, and being In possession of 990 heroin pills and 1.8 taels of prepared oplum, was ined a total of $1,140 or one year's hard labour.
Sentence of a year was also passed on Lau Kam, 25, when he admitted possession of 440 pills at 849 Kilung Street.
Concentrate On
in
Air Defence
London, June 24.
Parliament to-day that the Americo- Iranian Oll Company had renounced the monopoly granted it in 1930-
STOP PRESS NEWS
Dollar's Fall 1,200 OF
Explained
the
Shanghal, June 15.
Shanghai dollar,
In an editoriul article on the col- lapse of Finance and Commerce, Shanghai's lending businesss weekly, declares that it cannot be denied that the
been
obstinately local market has pessimistle for the past fortnight.
HANKOW'S FOREIGNERS DUE HERE
Hankow, June 15.
foreigners Twelve hundred Unfavourable factors have been residing in Hankow are being partly psychological and partly due
to unfavourable news from the evacuated to Hongkong on June bottlefelda and the threat to Han- 24. kow.
Comprising all nationalities,
In the House of Commons to-day It must be admitted that the Cen-they are leaving Hankow on
answer to questions on Aali-tral Government is doing its best to Aircraft defence, the Secretary for maintain Chinese currency, the maga-a special international train,
allocation declares. The
of which will proceed direct to War Mr. Leslie Hore-Bellsha, intimat-zine
ed that Government had decided sterling and U.S. dollars averages Kowloon Railway Station with- to give full and effective priority to £180,000 a week, and this must be out touching at Canton.-Reuter. the production of anti-aircraft guns considered, in times of such stress.
of modern type in relation to demand for other types of gun.
the as a splendid achievement, more so
when it is considered that such
Mr. Here Belisha forecast an early sum is sufficient for actual cover for announcement of the details of the present import requirements,
The extra demand represents the re-organisation now in progress to
br
MILLIONS AFFECTED
BY CHINA WAR
Hankow, June 15. The National Rellef Committee
directly ΟΙ Indirectly affected by the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
Of these, at least 30.000,000 have
Reuter.
ensure that full and undivided atten-night of captial, and it would tion would be given to every aspect ridiculous to expect the Government announces that 150,000,000 Chinese and detall of Anti-Alverat: Defence to supply funds for the latter pur-have been in view of its special importance in pose. relation to general military require- Mass psychology has been respon- ments.
sible for the stampede which The Re-organisation was also neces-Shanghal market has been witness-been rendered completely destitute.- sitated by the great expansion in ling during the past 'weeks. The proverbially diMcult personnel, regarding which the War movement is Minister observed that recruiting for to arrest It might be argued that the anti-aircraft divisions was pro-not merely newly arriving merchan- ceeding with such remarkable speed dise should be covered. Generally that the first division, which a year aro was 10,000, was now 20,000, and the second division, which was 2,943 a year ago, now numbered nearly 19,000-British Wireless.
HAWKERS FINED
Fines ranging from 20 to 50 cents) were imposed on about 20 unlicensed hawkers by Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning. The majority of the hiwkers were absent and had their ball of 50 cents estreated.
SPY SUSPECT ARRESTED
speaking, such goods, could not find Ume: normal a ready market in How are they expected to find buyera arrested in times of turmoil?
A Cheklang Chinese has been for making sketches of forbidden areas, according to in- The Government allocations
ormation reaching the Telegraph. foreign exchange to Shanghal should No details of the charge have been be sufficient for legitimate needs while the proceeds of exports are avallable In the
open Reuter
market-
disclosed.
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Added Dally on the Stage: "CHINESE ACROBATIC ACTS" HOUSE APPROVES WAGNER BILL
sent to the Senate by a 280 to 89 mujority.
The Bill provides for a maximum working week during its first year of enactment of 44 hours; 42 hours Washington, June 14.
per week during the second year; and The House of Representatives has a maximum work woek of 40 hours the during and after the third year- approved the compromise Wagner Wage-Hour Bill, which was Reuter.
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