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FIRING PRACTICE
Arrangements For The Noxt Two Weeks
It is noted that firing practice willi be carried out between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 midnight on July 30 (lo-day). Firing Areas "D" and "E" will be affecled."
Firing practice will also be curated out as follows:
Between 4 p.m. and 10 p.me on July 31. Firing Areas "D" and E" will be affected.
Between 9 a.m. and 12 midnight on August 1. Firing Areas "A‚” "B," "C." "D" and "E" will be affected.
Light
gun Aring practice will be carried out between 8 p.m. and. 12 midnight on August 2. Firing Areas "D" and "E" will be affected.
Firing practice will be carried out next week as follows:
Between 9 am, and 12 midnight on August 5. Firing Arcas "A." "B," "C." "D" and "E" will be affected,
Between 9 a.m. and 12 midnight on August 0. Firing Areas "A" "," "1" and "E" will be affected.
Between 0a.m. and 4 p.m. on August 7. Firing Area "C" will be affected,
Between 9 a.m. and 12 midalght on August B. Firing Areas "A" "B," "C" "D" and "E" will be affected,
Between 8 am, and 12 midnight on
The Police Reserve
Orders Issued For The Current Week
.
July 30, 1940.
MYSTERY DEATH
Tokyo, July 20.. An announcement of the incident by the Ministries of War and Justice stalos:
"Mr. Melville James Cox, who had fame Comtoiksioner of Police, state; nge, threw himself from a third story Police Reserve orders by the Ion. Mr. been nerested on a charge of espion-
Chinese Company
have been room at the Tokyo Military Police 'Strength-The following laken on the strength at the Chinese Headquarters at 2.65 p.m. to-day. He Company, as from July 21, 1940: broke away from his guards and Constables 1167 Au Young-kin and-170 bolted for the window before he Atau Yiu-mlog.
Woo could be restrained. He died at 3.45 Commendation.--Constable 1107 Chol-ain is commended by the Commiap,m. 65 hours after his arrest. rioner of Polles for real and alertness in "A note oddressed to his wife was arresting a Chinese male on 12740 who discovered on his body. It read: was convicted for larceny from person.
Patrol Duty--Patrol duties will he cattled out as ordered,
Indian Company Patrol Duty--Patrol duiles carried out as braleted,
Flying VA CL Patrol Duty Patro! duties whit carried out of ordered.
•
will
bo
'See Reuters re rents. See Cowley re' deeds and Insurance. See H.K. Bank re balance and shares in London, I know what is best. Always my only love. I have been well treated but hethere
no doubt how the mnlters are going."
"In the light of this note it seems be held at No. 3 I'olice Station on Wednes that with the progress of the in- in and day, July 31, and Auguri 2.vestigation. Mr. Cox became aware 100, al 17.20 hours,
Emergency Vall Reserve Recrulls Classes-iteerulis cinanes will)
N.C.O' Meeting-N.C.O's meeting wit of the fact that he could not escape be held on Thursday, August 1, ní 17.20 | conviction. hours at No. 7 Police Stations.
Training Coarse-Part IV-All ranke wil attend for instruction in Riot Drit on Sunday, August 4, nt Tal Hang Road. Queen's Pler at 10.00 Vans will leave hour. Dress-Khaki Uniform.
Patrol Duty-Patrol duties will ke carried out as ordered,
O. EAGER
D. S. P. (R)
August 9. Firing Areas "A" "B" STOCK MARKÉT
REPORT
Hongkong Stork Exchange Official
Governor Summary Essed yesterday says:
Described
Fellow Plane Passengers
Arrive Yesterday
Americans, who were fellow Pos- sengers with Hongkong's new Gover-1 nor, Major-General E F. Norton. when he was flying from Karachi to Bangkok en route to the Colony, arrived here yesterday.
"We did not know that our tall slim fellow passenger, who persisted in smoking strung Turkish cigarettes, was Hongkong's new overnor. He was dressed in civilian clothes," said Mr. and Mrs. N.. A. Manu on their ft rival Imperial Airways plane from Bangkoks yesterday.
Mr. Mann, who is with the. Stan- dard Vacuum O Co. has been stationed at Bahrein, Arabia.
Not many deals were recorded dur- Ing the day, but the number and diversity of enquiries show no im- medinte signs of dropping ofT.
Buyers
Unions Ins: $350 • Docks (Old) $16.40 Providents $4 Lands $32.75 Trams $10
Yaumati Ferric $21 China Lights (Ok) $0.75 China Lights (New) $3.65 Electrics (Old) $37.20 Telephones (Old) $22.50 Cements $15 25 Wing On I.K.) $35.50 Telephones (New) $8.50
Satch
Lands $33.35 Telephones (013) $23 Cements $15.50
CROWN LAND SALE
Other Americans who were aboard Hongkong Jockey Club Buy the airliner sald that as they signed Four Lots at Sheungshui
the hotel register at one stop, Gunteral Norton wrote "soldier" after his signature under the heading "Oc- cupation,"
"We hardly expected him to write Governor of Hongkong, but We thought he would put General," they said with a smile,
The Americans said that General Norton left Bangkok by plane for Singapore, and would arrive at Hongkung by steamer.
TSUN WAN BLAZE
fully
Five lots of Crown Land were sold by auction at the offices of the Public Works Department yesterday.
"The nole was scribbled in pencil on an envelope which had contained A letter from his wife delivered dur- Ing the morning.
"The charge against Mr. Cox was that he had made public Informa- tion of importance to the Japanese Army and Navy."-Domei,
Router Statoment
Shanghol, July 20. After quoting the Domet report, Renter's Shinghal office to-night re- lease the following statement:
to send
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"These are the bare details that have been allowed to pass, to the ban of outside world through the complete silence that the Japanese placed on all news concerning hits arrest. No
Domci, the Japanese Agency, been allowed
inessage on the case. "How Jimmy came to fall from the window or the exact nature of the injuries from which he died has not news re- been revealed. The last velved of him prior to the tragedy was that he was being comparatively well treated and allowed to receive food and books from outside but that his request for a bath had been re- fused.
Jimmy Fifty-five years of age, Cox was a veteran on Reuter's staff, having joined the head office in Lon don in 1901 at the age of 10. Five years later he went to Bombay and then to Colombo. In 1013 he became manager at Shanghal and stayed there throughout the war. In 1925 he went to Hongkong
as manager und returned to Shanghai ns manager ager
in 1934 he remained there as chief
of the news services. Going to Japan correspondent until bis tragle death. "Jimy Cox's integrity and con- scientiousness in his duty as a newa
th correspondent was
byword In most Journalistic circles. He took The Hongkong Jockey Club bought careful pains
verify his facts and four lots at Sheungshui, which have his sources so that when' it was an area of about 390,770 square feet, learned he had been arrested for reasons it was felt on all annual rental is $1.836.
for $15,901, the upset price. The milihat there must have been a
sides
It is understood that the site will mistake,
be used to house ponies during the "Reuter's Shanghal office has been summer months and for training pur-dooded with messages of sympathy
ever
ver since it was learned he had poses,
The China Light and Power Com-been arrested. All testifled to his pany tought the lot at the junction personal integrity and stressed their of Pri Hu Street and Talpo Road conviction that there had been a
mistake.
"Mr. Cox was arrested at his home at Chigasaki at 0.30 pm. on Satur- when three plainclothes gend- arnes accompaniedi by an interpreter called on him and demanded certain documents. He replied that his documents were in his office in-Tokyo but the party searched the house for an hour and a half without finding anything.
FLOATING MINE SEEN
A number of squatters were ren- which has an area of about 2,750 dered homeless shortly after noon on square feet, at the upset price of Sunday when a fire broke out in ❘ $0,375. The annual rental is $64. Yung Uk Village, Tsun Wan, New Territories. Twelve huts were razed, although the outbreak was under control 20 minutes after the A floating mine was reported yes. first alarm had been sounded. There Lerday by the Muster of the Syunko were по casualties. The huts Maru. It was observed in Latitude were built of wooden planks and 23,37 North, Longitude 118.11 East. waste wood.
on July 24,
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Mrs. Cox said the gendarmes treated her husband, herself and her family courteously."-Reuter.
Ambassador's Plea
Tokyo, July 29. Sir Robert Craigle, British Am- bassador, saw Mr. Matsuoka, Foreign Minister, concerning the arrest this moming: Mr. Matsuoka promised he would try to expedite the questioning-Reuter.
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