1932-06-01 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1932,

MAIMED

THE CHINA MAIL.

FARMER BARED BY Chinese Aid Japanese HONGCHANGDOLLAR WHAT JAPAN HAS

ROBBERS

Victim of Malicious Attack in Bad Way.

A VILLAGE AFFAIR

An armed robbery which was attended with the serious maim-i ing of a Chinese farmer. occur- red on May 10 and the affair was not reported to the Police until yesterday.

To Quell Fire

Shanghai Fire Brigade Save Troop Transport

Splendid Work In Dangerous Conditions

The victim was a farmer nam- ed Cheung Fat (27) of Yeung Uk Village, Tsunwan. He reported to the Police that on the night of May. 10 he was sleeping in his hyme in the neighbouring village

Shanghai, May 27. of Sam Wai Tsai, Tamtsul,' when But for the exceptional bravery robbers broke in at about displayed by the Chief Officer of the o'clock in the morning.

Shanghai Fire Brigade, in the per- There were three men and twof of them were armed with chop-son of Captain J. G. Dyson, and his pers. They ransacked the house courageous band of firemen, there and stole $150 in Chinese money, might have been a second Georges and before leaving attacked the Philippar disaster in Shanghai last farmer, causing terrible injuries. Sunday when the Japanese troop Cheung Fat was in such a bad transport Bombay Maru caught fire condition on his arrival in Hong and threatened to cause an explo- Kong that he had to be taken to sion, which, had it occurred, would incalculable damage to the Nethersole Hospital where have done he is now in a serious condition human life and property. suffering from lock-jaw as the result of his injuries.

THE TRUTH ABOUT CANCER

Dr. Montgomery. Concludes Address.

merit

the Japanese Fleet heroically battled all day with the blaze that broke out in the after hold of the vessel, which was moored at the South Manchuria Wharf and which was take aboard Japanese ready to

their return voyage to troops on

evacuating Chinese Japan after territory.

Members of the crew were obliged to cut the hawsers and allowed the transport to drift into mid-stream in order

London Silver Prices

the Same.

Yesterday the Hong Kong Dollar was unchanged at 1s. 2.7/8d. and] the local market was dull with practically nothing doing.

TO

$664,910 Losses in War.

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE

Shanghai, May 22. The local Japanese consular

Silver was unchanged in London police authorities have completed for spot and it went up 1/16 for-ja portion of the luvestigations into ward.

Small business was report-damages and losses, suffered by the ed and China bought and sold. The Japanese residents and business market closed quiet.

circles during the recent Sino- Japanese hostilities, The total

Chinese Exchange.

London Silver Prices

London, Yesterday. Closing silver prices in London to-day were:

May 30. 16-13/16

At the local Chinese Exchange, survey is expected to be finished last night, Canton Central Bank by the end of next month. notes were quoted at 55 per cent. According to estimates on dam while Hong Kong dollar notes, in ages and losses repolted and exchange for Kwangtung silver, checked so far, the "direct and were at a premium of $425 per material losses and damage su- $1,000,

stained by the Japanese during the recent emergency period bere reach no less than $664,910.89 or Yen. 443,515.87 at the current rate of exchange. This figure does not Include those of the Rokusanyen Restaurant and Garden of Chapel) and the Nomura Lumber Yard losses, both of which are believed to reach an enormous amount.

Of this sum, property to the

but it is doubtful. if the in- aurance companies will agree to pay the entire sum insured.

Spot Forward

May 31. 16-15/16 16% 16-15/16

At two o'clock this afternoon to prevent additional] the London on New York Cross ammunition stored on the wharf rate was quoted £183.69% amount of $833,775.00 were insured,

from being exploded. In the after Reuter. part of the ship, over 100 tons of gasoline were stored. In the forward quarter several hundred high ex-] plosive shells were crated rendy for carriage to Japan,

MOTOR CAR MISSING

From Statue Square.

It is an epic of fire-fighting that would do honour to any fire brigade in any part of the world, and if there were such an institution in China as 'the Victoria Cross, Captain

his men would richly Dumps of Ammunition. Dyson and

the decoration for their On the wharf itself several large gallantry and self-abnegation in the dumps of ammunition were also face of extreme and momentary awaiting transportation. Every peril. The manner in which the second was precious, as the harnes members of the Shanghai Fire showed evidence of creeping for-

Mr. Mitford of the Hong Kong Brigade and others engaged in ward. It was difficult to ascertain Tramway Company reported to the battling with the flames stuck to at first how far the fire had moved Traffic Department of the Police, At yesterday's luncheon of the their task, in the full knowledge forward towards the ammunition. this morning, that his car, a two- Rotary Club, ut Lane Crawford's that possible death was only a few At any moment, a terrific explosion seater American Star coupe, is miss- restaurant, Dr. J. H. Montgomery minutes away, provides material might have shattered the vessel and ing.

-mán aboard into The car, which is painted yellow continued his talk on "The Truth from which a saga of fire-fighting plunged every

could be produced.

eternity. The firemen truly were] and bears licence No. 2012, was About Cancer," which was com-

Grave Peril.

face to face with death. But they parked in Statue Square at 7.20 menced at the previous meeting of

With an ammunition dump be- manfully stuck to their guns and p.m. yesterday. It had disappeared the Club. Rotarian P. S. Cassidy was Chairman at yesterday's meet-neath their feet and a raging in did their jab, in the same way that when he went back for it at 11.40 ferno sweeping over the vessel the Shanghai Fire Brigade did their was a large atten- ing and there

which, at any moment, might have job under heavy shell fire in the dance.

the

Dr. Montgomery made. interest- assumed the gravest dimensions, of

ing references to the cure of cancer the kind that took toll of

Dixwell Road area when the Sino-

Japanese fighting was at its height. The case of the Bombay Maru furnishes eloquent evidence of what be done with Chinese man-

both by surgery and radiation Georges Philippar and her passen- (radium and X-rays), and dealt xers, firemen of the local Brigade, with the effect of radiation on living members of the crew of the Bombay can cells and the difficulties encountered Maru and naval detachments from 'power under proper leadership. in its use.

for

Speaking about other treatments

Dr. eancer,

Montgomery

denounced "quack" remedies, and emphasised that it was essential! that the public should be educated in these matters. In some coun- tries, he said, there were already strong voluntary Associations with this aim in view, and the work was being taken up more and more in other countries.

FUNG MURDER CASE

Zimmern Cross- Examined.

SITUATION IN JAPAN

Split in New Cabinet.

ANOTHER KIDNAPPING HOAX

What Scotland Yard Discovered.

my.

Her sweetheart, aged twenty- three, was arrested as he tried to collect $500 in ransom money from a well-to-do real estate owner, for the return of his daughter who had disappeared.

JAPANESE TRADE

IN HANKOW

Large Increase Reported.

Hankow, May 25. Following the conclusion of the

Sino-Japanese armistice agreement in Shanghai, anti-Japanese organi- zations here practically went out of existence and there is no more examination of Japanese goods.

Consequently the trade in Japan-1 ese goods has become very active) of late and the future prospect is quite bright. The conclusion of the

boxes per day, but it has been in-- creused to about 130 boxes recently.

JAPANESE BOYCOTT armistice agreement, was about 20

Shanghai Chinese Form Committee.

TO DISPOSE OF GOODS

The quantity, however, is still half of that of an average year.

FLOODS FEARED ON YANGTSZE

Rises 5 Inches.

Shanghai, May 22. Announcement was made yester. day of the formation of an organ- isation called the Committee to

Hankow, Yesterday. Dispose of Seized Japanese Goods,

The Yangtze River continues The members of the committee are to rise steadily, and yesterday stated to be representatives of there was a further increase of various local public bodies.

five inches, bringing the level to

of Commerce; Chen Soong-yuen, also of the chamber; Kiang Wel ping, of the Chinese Auditors' As- sociation, and Loh Chai-tsoong, of the Chinese Bar Association.

SUPERSTITION IN INDIA

Tokyo, Yesterday.

Los Angeles. On the eve of the opening of The latest "kidnapping"

They include Messrs. Kong Kai-35 feet.. the special session of the Diet, stery was been solved by the con- ki, of the municipality of Greater The authorities are rushing the first since the assassination fession of a nineteen-year-old girl Shanghai; King Lih, also of Greater forward with repair works at the of Prime Minister Inukai, a seri- that she voluntarily submitted to Shanghai; Chu Wei-sen, of the Na Wuchang Dyke, apprehending ous split in the newly-formed abduction to ald in extorting tional Salvation Federation ofjanother flood disaster. Reuter. Cabinet was narrowly averted. money from her father so that she Various Shanghai Bodies; Wong The trouble arose aver the ques- and her sweetheart could be mar-Shino-lal, of the Chinese Chamber) tion of the appointment of a vice-ried. Minister for Home Affairs, both The cross-examination of Edward the Seiyukai and Minseito parties Zimmera in the George Fung muc-demanding to be allowed to name der case was continued before Mr. an appointee. Wynne-Jones at the Central Police: Finally the matter was settled Court yesterday afternoon.

by the Seiyukai group agreeing Regarding hie movements in to leave Viscount Saito, recently- Shanghai, Zimmern

objected to chosen Prime Minister, free to several questions put by Mr. George decide the point. K. Hall Brutton, claiming they had Subsequently the Selyukai no bearing on the case, but replied issued a statement declaring that when instructed by the Magistrate. they gave up the point as they placed in jail. Detectives later Cross-examined by Mr. Hall Brut-realised that otherwise the down-announced all three had confessed ton, Zimmern related the facts of fall of the Cabinet was almost the plot to obtain money so that his arrest which occurred on his reinevitable. turn from Canton and led up to the

voluntary statement he made while unt

in custody.

Zimmern admitted that after hel and Christic had made statements) to the Police, they talked about thei

case between themselves.

When questioned by the defen- ding counsel about an occasion at the Chu Han Club, Zimmern replied:] "If it has nothing to do with this case, I don't wish to answer."

Later he stated that he said things at the Club which were "boloney," and that when under the Influence of drink he did not know what he said.

Witness then grew reticent in answering questions he described as his private affair, but admitted that while in Shanghai he had been rather a "rolling stone."

Questions were then put to Zimmern regarding his association with Christie, and as to his move- ments while under surveillance": "at the Central Police Station, also as to what transpired on the night of the visit to Fung's room at the Hotel Nathan

•The hearing was later adjourned until this afternoon

WASTE

Reuter.

In a room in a downtown hotel, police said, they found the girl quietly talking with a friend of long standing..

The girl and the two men were

the sweetheart could be married.

The committee, it is stated, will be assisted by representatives of) the Shanghai District Court, the Social Bureau and the Public Safety Bureau in dealing with the

task.

During the past few days mem bers of the committee have visited various godowns where seized Japanese merchandise is stored, in- specting and checking the goods.

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