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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1935
CORNWALL STREET ROBBERY
Suspects Arrested In Canton
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REVOLUTION HERO HONOURED
Memorial Service To Gen. Chen Ying-Sze
Canton, To-day
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TRADE PROSPECTS IN BRITAIN
Heavy Industries' Good Outlook
MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN SHIPBUILDING
London. To-day.
A service was held in the Chung- shan Memorial Hall at 9 am Saturday, it being the nineteenth Three men who were arrested in anniversary of the death of Gen- Canton, wanted in connection with eral Chen Ying-sze, who was ä close Addressing the Federation of a robbery at No. 1 Cornwall Street, follower of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and
Engineering and Shipbuilding Kowloon Tong. on May 12, were executed by Yuan Shih-kai in
Trades yesterday at Hastings, the brought down to Hong Kong lasti
President of the Federation. Mr. W. night by the 88. Sai On and taken
1914.
The meeting was attended by a
to Kowloon for confrontation with large gathering which included Westwood, said there was a much the two women who were robbed... Party members. Government off- better outlook. in heavy engineering If identified they will be charged sals, and representative of public and its ancillary trades, and in
bodies and schools. Mr. Chen Chung-fu. C.E.C. member, othciated and made an opening speech. Central Press.
Jat the Kowloon Police Court
afternoon.
ARMED ROBBERY
REPORTED
House Entered And Ransacked
INMATES HELD UP AT
REVOLVER POINT
this
H.K. TRADE FAIR
Questions Answered In Commons
London, To-day. In the House of Commons, in re ply to a question by Mr. A E. L Chang Yuk-lau, a 32-year-old Chorlton (Con, Flatting), Colonel married woman residing at No. 32 D. J. Colville, Parliamentary Secre Chuk Un Village, Sheung Shui, dîs-
tary to the Overseas Trade De- tricz reported to the Police this
some departments of engineering || the demand was ahead of produc tive capacity..
He took an optimistic view als ¡of the shipbuilding trades and said; that, although conditions left much! to be desired, the increase în ton- bage reflected confidence in a growing improvement in world trade.
was
Greater stability in world inance, he said, and the lowering of many of the trade barriers set up by most countries were essential
but there was no reason to believe to a full measure of world recovery.!
that further progress in interna- meanwhile morning that last night, at about partment, said that the Government sional commerce
did not propose to arrange an ex-impossible. midnight, three men armed with re-hibit at the Fair at Hong Kong not yet been taken of the present Full advantage had volvers climbed over the roof of next December, but the Governor ers of abnormally cheap money, of her house and forced an entry had accepted the position of patron which there was abundance avail and His Majesty's Consul-General-able for putting in hand necessary They held up the inmates and and Trade Commissioner had been work. ransacked the house. decamping authorised to accept honorary posi with jewellery, money, and clothing tions as members of the Council of marked that over 600,000 tons of
Regarding shipbuilding he re-i. of a total estimated value of the Fair-Renter. $129.50.
one of the windows.
No. arrests have yet been made.
GERMAN DEATHS BY FIRE
Many. Children Die
By Matches
SILVER DOLLARS -
British shipbuilding was now under `construction, including 144,000 tons of new shipping laid down in the last three months. Laid up ships As a commemoration token of the represented 693,000 tons, as com King's Silver Jubilee a new coin ispared with 1,227,000 tons 2 years to be introduced in Canadian cur-ago-British Wireless Service. rency. It is understood that Cana- da will mint £20,000 worth of silver dollars--the first time stich coins have been struck. Their design, Cut of 3000 persons who met which bears the King's likeness, their deaths in Germany in 1934 has already been approved and dies through fires. explosions and gas are to be specially made in England. 25 **George poisoning, 815
children They will be known were under five years of age.
Dollars." The principal cause of the fires
which caused the children's | COL. LAWRENCE'S DEATH deaths Was playing with matches,-states an official return
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Charged with being found in premises No 4, The Peak, which is occupied by Mr. B. E. Fielder, for an unlawful purpose, an un- Lawrence's was boarded by rob employed Chinese, Li Sang, was bers who took $200 in cash and also remanded in police custody for jewellery, including the wedding 48 hours by Mr. W. Schofield at and engagement rings belonging to the Central Police Court this Mrs. Parchas, the bride of Mr. F.morning.
Leicestershire found Derby zoo Parchas, a China Inland Mission Defendant was also charged much for them ΟΙ the latter's representative, who had been ground, Copson's 5 for 37 being ried only a few days before mainly responsible for their de-flight before the wave of feat by 10 wickets.
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