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DUEL
Big Guns Go Into Action Again
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ LONDON, Sept. 20 (UP).~~~ British and German long range
commenced n KUNA across the Channel in the early hours of this morning.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 10, 1940.
CIVIL COURT DECISION AGAINST MONEYLENDER
The defence of Statute of Limitations was successfully raised in the Supreme Court this morning against an Indian money-lender named Bhag Singh, who sought to recover $28,- 800 under two promissory notes from Ho Sal-man, described on the wril as a "gentleman of 7 Lower Castle Road."
The case was heard by the
Raid Victims Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-
Carry On
Grimly But Gaily LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter).—The real victims of war, as always, are
Vatican
Moves To Halt War
Gregor., Mr. Percy Chen, in- structed by Mr. B. C. Hobbs up- peared for Bhag Singh, and Ho
Special to the "Telegraph" was represented by Mr. G. She, instructed by Mr. F. Zimmern.
HYDE PARK, Sept. 9 Mr. Chen snid the claim was made
the the pour, but they, like all the other up of $12,000 in principal under two (UP).-His Holiness
In March. Pope has informed Presi- promissory notes signed carrying people, are
on. ns Mr.
at the 1931, and $10,000 in interest Churchil predicted
Roosevelt they would,
that the grimly but gaily, reports the London rate of two per cent. per month for dent
Vor eventy months. The netual amount Vatican is doing its utmost correspondent of the "New Times."
interest at the rate of $240 per month to halt the war and establish had been paid until September, 1932. a just and enduring world
The correspondent of the Stock- holm paper. "Aflon Bladet," de- scribes the evacuation of people from: burning houses, saying that buses appeared like a miracle to take them antt a few of their belongings to safer places.
He goes on to say that only the complete absence of panic mitigated the impression of terror of modern
war.
Jent, Counsel added, was $6,000 anch
No Interest Paid, Defence peace.
The defence was that nu interest
The
Pope's message Was whatsoever had been paid and that brought to the President by Mr. the action was statutory barred. Myron Taylor, the President's Bhag Singh told the Court that personal peace envoy to the when defendant paid his interest in Vatican since the early part of September, 1932, he contracted another loan of $300
the year.
for
An American correspondent sums The following year he had to take up his verdict of the recent Nazi air netion to recover the $300 as defen- ralds The damage Зеля heavy dant did not pay him any interest, obtaining judg
but, considering the relative size of and succeeded in the city of London, not worse than ment, He did not see defendant at bar el in the fure when shav-jagain until 1938, when proceedings for the present action were started.
12"
JAPANESE INDO CHINA DEMANDS
He reported to the President for three hours during luncheon to-day,
A private conterence was held later in the President's study.
Asked by Mr. She why he did not Kweilin Fire Guts
60 Houses
also sue defendant for the $12,000 at the time when he sought to recover |the $300, Bbag Singh replied he had no money lo da to. Defendant di pay him interest on the $12,000 loan More than 60 houses were gutted by
KWEILIN, Sept. 19 (Central) until September, 1932 though
he
a fire which broke out here shortly could not produce any FROM PAGE ONE
recorda to after
mid-night yesterday. Only one person was killed.
new duelected the Japanese demand to use the Indo-China strfirlds as Japanese
As the duci was being fought, Royal Air Force planes bombed the German
gun positions, which were made visible by the atabs of flame each time a shell screamed across the Channel.
air bases,
Д
prove it.
Mr. She: I put to you that you
The conflagration, fanned by Atted in this 70 months'
interest so strong wind, spread to three streets as to bring the action within six and was not brought under control yeats and thus evade the Statute of
untli daybreak Limitations?-Na
Chungking
Meanwhile, the "To Kung Pao's" quoted correspondent
Formerly Chinese circles ta nisether dispatch as
Compradore Defendant sakl that until the end doubting the real motive of the Japanese demand to land only 12,000 of 1932 he was compradure of 12.M. The number, they said is for Pinquet and Co. in March, 1931, he from sufficient for the difficult task of contracted two loans of $10,000 and. $2,000 respectively with plaintif. for arvading Yuonon
explanation, which he was actually given $8,000 1ssible therefore, the correspondent stated, is ille did not pay any interest at all on MUST REGISTER pary's artbattires les Indie-China, these loans.
to facilitate her southward expansi Subsequently the
only
Mode programme
Loyal To Vichy?
Indian Railway's Aeroplane Gift
BOMBAY, Sept 9 (Reuter). -- The "Bombay, Baroda and Central India Hallway Spadre No 1 will shortly signed another take The me in Britain alongside Singapore Takes Census
promissory note for $400 and wanather Aghlens Of Rice Consumers
given $300, He did so because he it is believed here that this is the Was in need of money to go to Cantones weroplane to be presented by AL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" APECIAL
At the Ume the logite were SINGAPORE, Sept.
SHANGHAI, Sept. [U (UP) ---
made railway compary of the Empre ¡płałols Knew In had been fairly (Domei). --A census of all rice French reports from Hanoi state that well off. consumers is to be held in Singa-General of French Indo China hus salary
Admiral Drcoux. the Governor His Lordship. What wus your and commission?-Between: | telegraphed fo Marshal Petin. $40,000 and $50,000 a year in 1831,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**
9.
Constantiers will be required to de- plediging loyalty to the Vichy Gov-but the following year I received a Ristry their name and fequta emeaks farment.
With the clusters
expla.c
An offrit corntianaque that stuks otce in Singojere are
registration setem farge and the ipurly a precautionary measure
In order to prevent boarding the Government will fanit the quantity of quer any nukvidual may purchase Adult males will be persuited to buy 3 catti adult female 27 catties ured children under 12 years of inge
18 at
Y'S MEN'S MEETING
Me Edward Shim will speak on "Inserts in the Calony" at the next tiff meeting of the Dongkong Y Men's Cluh at the St Francis Hotel on Thursday.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Sept 10 Domel)– Viety
In the Pacife to-day
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Salary of only $300 month as i Company was losing money
Judgment For Defendant Questioned by Mr Chen, defendanı
newspapers comment in the situationsd he left Hongkong in 1933 ad
did not return until 1938.
His Lordship gave defendant, with costs, remarking that judgment for plaintiff had failed to satisfy that interest had been pate mes September, 1832, which would have brought the transaction within six
They predict percussions will follow any move un the part of the United States in the direction of seeking naval bases Singapore or Rongkong
himm
SERIOUS CLASH years, thus nullifying the effect of the
FROM PAGE ONE
Nazis resulting in a net fight with the arcompanying Dutch S.A. (Brown [Shirt) men.
The police then
.
interfered with
Statute of Limitations raised by the defence.
LONDON POLICE LEAVE STOPPED
LONDON, Sept. U (Reuter) Owing to pressure of work due to air The German authorities are already Metropolitan Londen.
raids, all police leave is encelled in considerably lightening up on condi~· tions is the Netherlands in view of Museum. & gallery was hit and the When two bomb hit the London the alleged continuance of espionage, roof fell in
on behalf of Britain.
A German court n few days ago
control.
There is now under
Idealt with a person operating a home- It is understood that no irreparable
mode radio
transmitter. Although damage has been done and that all not proved, the President of the valuable articles were removed some Court stated that the British were Weeks ago. undoubtedly obtaining Information
from the Netherlands a few hours Strengthening Panama
after events had occurred.
New
Canal Zone Defences
Rubber Quota WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Reuter).
The War Department nnnounced LONDON. Sept. 9 (Reuter) —The [that it had moved two groups ol International Rubber Regulation medium and long range bombing and Committee have revised to 80 per reconnaissance planes as a step to- centum the quota for August. to words strengthening the merial de- December inclusive.
fences of the Panama Canal.
They will be stationed permanently
LONDON.
Sept.
▸ (Reuter) at the new Army base at Puerto Rico, Arabs, Jews and British subjects in whence they will be able to guard Palestine have contributed £28,500 hundreds of miles of the Atlantic ap-
to the "Palestine Post" Spitfire Fund, prouches to the Canal.
Harbour Swim Ends In Death from
Cholera
Q living
A man who attempted to commit suicide by throwing him- self into the harbour, was rescued. But he died of cholera,
This revelation was made to-jor exposing for sale, jelly without a day by the Medical Department permit. in issuing a warning against the formed leg and there was no other The defendant said he had a de- danger of bathing within har- means for him to make bour limits..
fother than by hawking. The attempted suicide swallowed Mr. Lowry reminded the defendant; considerable quantities of Infected that he was not charged with sea water before he was rescued. hawking, but with breach
He was taken to hospital and de-Cholera Regulations. veloped cholera three days after admission. He died at the Kennedy Two Kowloon Victims Town Infectious Diseases Hospital, to where he was transferred.
Over a hundred cases of cholero have been discovered in Hongkong during the past three weeks,
Breach Of
of the
Two cholera cases were found in a Kowloon Street yesterday and the two victims, both men, were TC- moved to Hospital.
The
Regulations Ngachuenwal Road.
Cases' to date-178.
men were picked up In
For a breach of the Emergency At last midnight cholera statistics (Cholera) Regulations, Fung Cheng-for the Colony were: chuck, 32, unemployed, was Uned $10 for 10 days in prison by Mr. G..T. | Lowry` at Central Magistracy to-day. Fung was arrested yesterday at Wilmud Street, West Point, selling
Dead to date—95,
Mortality rate-33 per "cont, Of the total casos, 82. are from Kowloon City.
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Javn and Manila London and Strafts Sandakan
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Australia and Manila
.Sept. 16.
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.Sept. 26.
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.Sept. 10, 5 p.m. Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
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Ord.
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Ord.
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Straits, Ceylon, India, East and
South Africa
7 p.m.
Canada, U.S.A. and United Kingdom
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GPO, & K.P.O. Parecis
Rek..
Ord..
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......Sept. 11. 8.30 Wednesday, Sept. 11.
Manila, Maraser and Sourabnya
8.30 n.m.
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G.F.O.
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Sept. 10, 5 p.m.
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Tursday, Sept. 17
Straits and Calcutta........
Parcels,
.....Sept. 17, 11 a.m. Letters, Sept. 17, Noon. U.S.A., Canada, C. and S. Ámerica
and United Kingdom via San Francisco.
Straits,
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Wednesday, Sept. 18
Ceylon, Indli, East and South Africa, and United-Kingdom.
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DRAMATIC STORY OF ATTACKS
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of London, and chased them back over the English Channel," said the communique,
"Many of the enemy were driven bacle before they could reach any objectives in the London 'area?
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