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H.K. Water Supply
More Rain, Lesa Stored
The water returns (in millions of gallons).for last month show that the Colony's island reservoirs held at the end of November 3,770.60 m., as against 3,800.54 in.g. at the corres- 523.00
mg. were consumed by 830,000 people at a rate of 20.0 gallons per head per day, which compares with 470,75 mg. consumed by 900,000 people at a rate of 17 in November,
Tokyo Port To Open
Yokohama Ire
December 9, 1940.
Kind Widow Robbed
Prison For Man
What was described as a purij- TOKYO, Dec. 9 (Reuter).--Follow cularly mean theft from a widow was related by Sgt. Roberts at the District in a conference of officiula and Office South this morning, when Lau the Finance, Home Wal, 33 unemployed; was charged ministers of Affairs, Railways and Communica-befor
ponding Line last year. Last montations yesterday, the Government has before Mr. S. F. Halfour with steal-|
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Lau admitted the charge,
tentatively decided to make Tokyo ang a wooden bux containing $68, the trade port on the basis of the harbour property of Ng Au, 40, at Ha Yeung
Village, on December 4. improvement plan approved it a meeting of harbour engineers of the Home Ministry on November 18, which was disclosed this morning. Mainland reservoirs contuined at
The formal decision on the pinn, the beginning of December, 2007, is understood, will be made at
azam.mx to be Cabinet mecting this week if things ne last year. During, November 302.61 m.. were consumed by 770,000 £ well. people at a rate of 15.7 miles per head per day, which compares with 334.00 mg, consumed by 890,000 at a rate of 12.5.
m.g.
The rainfall for the year up to the end of November was 117.590 inches compared with 86.705 inches for the corresponding perlod in 1939.
Luftwaffe Lull Is Broken By Raids
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aged by high explosives. Indicating that the Luftwaffe is persisting in the polley of concentrating on one ob lective each night, only #verage bombing has been reported from the provinces so far, notably south const town.
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Sat. Roberts and defendant, his wife and daughter had been stayingt itwith Ng for some months as they had no place to They did not have to pay any rent, and his kindness was repaid by defendant by stealing the box and money which handed over to defendant's brother. Defendant was then bound una Defe Angged by his brother, and the theft was reported as an armed robbery in the Police. Enquiries revealed had been no armed rob-
In this connection it is stated that the government authorities will take the utmost care not to menace the prosperity of Yokohama, especially in view of the fierce opposition on the part of Yokohama eltizens.
Points Decided
The considerate attitude of govern- ment officials towards Yokohama in indicated in the essential features of the project.
Firstly
Tokyo will not be made an Independent port but the port of Yokohama will be extended to Tokyo;
Secondly, foreign ships will enter Yokohama:
Thirdly, Japanese ships will be allowed entry to both ports.
The port of Yokohama, it is under- stood, will be used for foreign trade, and Tokyo for trade with countries in the yen bloc.
Mass Meeting
was
then
and
that ttempts had been made to
bery.
and defendant's brother who had since absconded.
Defendant was sentenced to one month's hard labour and ordered to sign a bond of $100 for two years, He was further ordered $60 to complainant or to serve another two months.
Fall Of Argyro-Castron
repay
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went down.
Meanwhile, the session of the Yokohama City Assembly which adopted the Opposition's resolution, in a cross was followed yesterday by a mass meeting of Yokohama citizens with 2,000 attendants representing all sections of the populace.
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Nurse's Home Hit A delayed action bomb struck the nurses' home of a children's hospital in the London area. It lodged in the basement and caused considerable damage to a nearby first-aid station but no casualties are reported.
Incendiary bombs were dropped on convent and a vicarage but were plan, declaring that it may drive a aufckly extinguisher. High explo-million Yokohama citizens to star-stronghold of Argyro-Castron fell to rives in another district damaged avati recalled that the Tokyo port number of houses without casunities, although some buildings were en- trade issue has been pending since tirely demolished. At one point a 1932 ewing to opposition on the part raider droped a elrele of Bares, and of Yokohama. then a whole stick of high explosives inside the eircle.
fire and the Bersaglieri TO-MORROW Hand-To-Hand Fighting By LEON KAY UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT
The Meeting adopted a resolution
Government BELGRADE. Dec. 8. (UP).—— which denounces the
Frontier reports stated that the Italian
40 Bombs At Once Several high explosive and Inten-.
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triet where a number of fires were
extinguish the fires. A high, explo sive bomb crashed nearby but he was uphurt. He said about forly bombs fell simultaneousiv. injuring
several people, some of them seriously.
Oil bombs struck a store nearby but all the area were extinguished within a short time. Another bemb fell in an ambulance station in the London area.
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TRAINS WRECKED Tepelini, where
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North China Incidents
SPECIAL TO THE "ELEME SHANGHAI, Dec. 9 (UP),It Is authoritatively stated that in addition to the Soochow train wreck, Chinese suerillas, during the cume week, blew up five additional Japanese trains, mostly in North China,
They wrecked several scores of curs and inflicted several hundred casual- A beavy humb crashed into atics, including a smail number of
ircops. ports shop, the lost causing exten- Japanese sive demte to surrounding shops Travellers from Tsingtao reported and offers Coats and hats from an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate llor's show were senttered all over Mayor Chao Chi on December 4, 1n the roadway and several people were watch one of the Mayor's secretaries falured by flying glass. Another was slightly wounded. honth in the same section ccused minor damage over an extensive area.
Oft-Convicted Thief. Goes To Prison
With Police record of 16 conviction, Wang Kam-you, 30, un- employed, was sentenced to six months hard labour by Mr. E. Hims- worth at Kowloon Magistracy this morning for stealing a
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cover from the garage of Capt. R. S. Bonney of 140 Argyle Street,
Defendant was seen by the comTM plainant's coalt-boy carrying the caver out of the garage. The boy Rave chase and arrested the man.
Accused was under Police super- vielen when the offence was 'ccm- mitted.
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H. K. Regiments To Change Barracks
The 1st Battalion, The Middlesex| Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots will change over their. barracks in the near future, the
spokerman told the "Tele-
The Middlesex Regiment will move Into Murray Barracks and take over the various stations held by the Royal Scots on the Island and the Royal Scots will move into Naning Bar racks at Shamehulpo,
Man Cuts Water
Pipes
Lee Yau, 22, unemployed, was charged before Mr. A. N. Macfadyen at Kawicon Magistracy this morning with damaging waterworks at King's Park by cutting lead pipes leading to the reservoir,
hand fighting after shattering bomb- the Greek troops in bitter hand to ardments of Albania's two chief ports by squadrons of Allled bombers.
Pushing along the Din Valley with- out halting at conquered Argyro- Castron, the
the Greeks are ted to
are reported have driven to within seven miles of the hurriedly thrown up Italian defence position was, covering the Fascist
from retreat southern most Albania is located.
The
radlo at Athens broad- Greek cast a
6 special bulletin at p.m. reporting the fall of Argyro-Castron.
that The It is reported
of port Durazzo was blasted on Sunday by three formations of attacking planes, where bombs destroyed about one- third of the bulidings the port
The seaport of Lalona, 40 iniles to the south, is said to have been bombed by the same plane.
area.
of
On the northern front, the Greek Vanguard
Altering! Into the Malispatit mountains and are reported to have seized the village of Ojinari, only eight miles from El Bassan.
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Brilliant Siege Is Described
FROM PAGE ONE.
and villages around Argyra-Castron. From the foothills below we watched Exzenes fighting towards the centre of the town itself. Here artery was unable to Intervene as the Greeks and Italians were top close together, but at 10.30 a.m. a young artillery omeer chouted to his gun's crew, pointing towards heavy Italian tanks advancing along the road machine gunning the hillsides, apparently hidden believing the Greeks there.
out The tanks moved
of sight behind a spur of the mountain and could not see the result of the shells which whined overhead,
and booming exploriens echoing
I
were
the
back through the valleys.
The Italian advance guards were only
000 yards from me with their
yards fro machine-guns crackling.
Lee was further charged with brench of an Expulsion order.
Accused was seen cutting the lead pipes by a foreman of the water- It was not clear whether the at- from Argyro- works. When arrested, a saw and tacking tanks came other instruments were found on him. Castron or from three villages aut- was stated that defendant would side the town. Apparently the Italians have put through the pipe and dis-had evacuated Argyro-Castron Icav- rupted the water servies had he noting a rearguard to hold up the Greek been caught.
It
Defendant was sentenced to three months' hard labour on the first charge and six weeks' on the second,
and ordered to be banished.
Pilot In Trouble
Over Camera
A pliol of a Eurasia plane, Chang
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advance,
"Furious Raids
On Germany
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Wong-ku, 28, was summoned before light. They said the dry-dock at Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowlcon Magis- Brest was also bombed.
sald that tracy this morning for carrying a The report alco camern in Waterloo Road near York separate fires were counted during attack on Lorient and onc Rond, which. is within a protected the
around the dry-dock, while the thip- Defendant had flown to the Interior building yards, ordnance works, and wharves -were of China and his wife appeared on U-boat re-fuelling
many heavily bombed and his behalf.
Sergeant Whitley arked for a started. remand of 24 hours for the films to be developed.
Moved Rice Without A Permit.
A fine of $50 was imposed, on Fu To-wah, 60, owner of a junk when he appeared before Mr. E. Elimsworth at Kowloon Magistracy this morning charged with moving 120 bags of rice in the harbour without a lleence from the Controller of Trade.
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Lunghai Railway
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9 (Reuter).- Train services along the 700-klio metre branch line of the Lunghai railway between Islenyang and Tungkwan wire. commented yester- day, according to the Chinese Press.
The Une parses through an arco rich in coal, from which the railway will obtain its supply of fuel.
Defendant admitted moving the Blocked Credits
rice from Hongkong to Trun Wan.
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