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JOE E. BROWN LYDA ROBERTI In
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FIGHTING TO SAVE LUNGHAI RAILWAY
Japanese Unable To Cross Strongly Guarded River
Following
Chengchow, Auộc đị
1
TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1938.
Pity The Poor Public School
Boy
"There is no greater example of snobblakiness than the claim that the] Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton," and Dr. A. J. Cronin, the novelist, at Steyning.] SHESCR
"There is always the danger of well-1
PRESS
URGES
PLAIN SPEAKING
In Fairness To All Concerned
London, Aug. 30. The London newspapers deal at
counter-offensive, strieaning parents struggling and some length with the Cabinet meet-
at public schools, educating them in
to maintain their children ing to-day. an atmosphere where they are ever atriving opulent fellows.
emulate to
"The altun-
of
Chinese forces are surrounding the Japanese at Menghsien, on the north bank of the Yellow River in northern
The Evening News: Honan. Menghsien was lost to the
their more tion In Czecho-Slovakin zet the Japanese on August 20.
moment is rather 31 matter Yesterday,
"They are acquiring an expensive emotions than detarliment
of concrete events. Japanese troops from Chungyletien, world with tastes and ambitions for been said."
of outlook, and then, being thrust on 4. Nothing extraordinary bas so far south of Tainyang, attempted to above their financial resources, cam- move to Menghsien, but was inter-pete for cepted by Chinese units.
jobs with their fortunately placed colleagues.”
con-
With their maln forces centrated along the Talyong-Meng- listen line, the Japanese have made reported
attempla Yellow River in order to menace the western section of the Lunghal Rail- why, but without avail.
to
cross
the
Various strategic points along the north bank of the Yellow River still remain In Chinese control, Crack Chinese
been rushed there troops have
to strengthen the defences. A lone Japanese plane reconnoltred uver the Palle und Tichsia crossings yesterday. Two bombs leased at Paihe.--Central News.
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We Soy.
The Star: "We in England know that we think more than That is, however, not always under- stood in other countries.
"Since 1914, the greater part of the German people has always be- lieved that if we had consistently made our position clear, the World War would never have broken out. To-day, it is not fair either to Ger-
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Portugese Girl In Court On Fraud Charges
Elfreda Souza,
17-year-old
of Chinese troops" yesterday cut the Portuguese girl, appeared on remand Hofei-Liuan highway
the before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the
behind
Sentence of nine months' hard Japanese advance and destroyed all Kowloon Magistracy to-day, charged Inbour and a tine of $500 or in default)
n further three months' imprisonment; was imposed by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon
the bridges.
It adds that
A fighting in the eastern suburbs
Mag-Hwoshan.
Three Japanese
there
Is
brigades
with
hoving
abtained
severe
of
credit to the value of $51.75 by fraud.
are
It is understood
ond that additional charges may be
stracy this morning when Kwan Wing pleaded guilty to possession of D68 heroin pills in a divan at 59 Woo-attacking Matouchen, on the southon-ball-of-$500,-in-police-custody to -sung-Street:
Revenue Oficer E..T. Warden pro- secuted.
A charge against Chung Ping, and Ping of possession of 100 pills was withdrawn by the prosecution.
In discharging defendants, Mr. Macfadyen unid that he did not know whether they were cheating their customers or not, but the report of the Government Analyst showed no heroin in the pills,
TYPHOON HITS HAINAN ISLAND
bank of the Yangtse. Wuhsuch.-United Press.
TWO CASES
may be preferred. Souza was remanded for 24 hours, oppostie enable her to find sureties. Henring
OF CHOLERA
The cholera vidence continues to decrease in Hongkong, the past 24 hours producing but two new cases, and bringing the year's total to 380, New dysentery cases during yester- day numbered four, making a total of 640, while there were two cases of diphtheria and one of measles.
COUNCIL MEETS AT 3 P.M.
It was announced
this afternoon
of the case was provisionally fixed for September 7 at 3.30 pm. It was given to understand that the
case
will be one for committal to the Criminal Sessions.
Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ repre- sented Souza.
STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING DULL
London, Aug. 30. Uncertainty pending a clarification of the European situation restricted More than 110 vessels were sunk
trading on the Loudon Stock Ex- and 239 people drowned when a
change to-day, typhoon swept over Hothow, Pochin, that the meeting of the
After an earlier period of bright- Chinglankong, Sunyingkong. and other Council will be held at 3 pm. and some sections later recovered part of Legislative ness the general at eased, though ports in Hainan Island on August 20, not 2.30 p.m. as originally notified. according to belated. Chinese mnes- anges received here from Hainan. The total number of houses destroy- ed is not yel ascertained, but the loss of life is believed to be very heavy,
In
Thanks to a typhoon" "warning by the Chinese Maritime Customs NATHAN
Hollow, the major port of Hainan lost only three lives and three Junks. Sunyingkong suffered the greatest losses-about a hundred people und 40 fishing junks.
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Following a rald on a house in $5 each estreated. Over $10 in table
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Knocked down by a motor driven by Mr. J. H. Fox at Nullah Road, Wong Kam-hol, a seven-year- Attempting to board a bus at the old boy, was taken to the Kowloon Star Ferry, Connaught Road Central, Hospital with a fractured skull.. yesterday, Capt. Crosthwaith, of the This theft of a canvas motor car steamer Foratric, fell heavily. He cover, worth $30, from his car parked was taken to the French Hospital. outalde his residence In Conduit A Chinese, Chan Ching-chuen, 16, Road yesterday, has been reported to fell when he tried to slight from a the police by Mr. S. M. Churn.
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