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1 H.K.CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

Japanese Send Reinforcements

Boy Critically Injured In Collapse Of Verandah Fire In Workshop Of Far East Motor

RED ARMY LEADERS ON TRIAL

MOSCOW, TO-DAY. THE RUMOURS OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS THAT ALL WAS NOT WELL WITH THE

SOVIET ARMY HAVE GIVEN WAY TO DEFINITE INFORM- ATION THAT MANY PROMIN- ENT: MILITARY LEADERS HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER ARREST.

Eight of these leaders will be the central figures in a mass trial

VERANDAH COLLAPSE IN GAGE STREET, CAUSING CRITICAL INJURIES TO A TEN-YEAR-OLD SCHOOLBOY;

Shanghai To-day.

A reliable message from Kweisui states that about three thousand Japanese troops have arrived at Chanper, in South Chahar, from Jchol to guard the city against the Chinese teers Our Own Correspon

A FIRE IN THE WORKSHOP OF FAR EAST MOTORS IN NATHAN ROAD, A NEW TRUCK AND PART OF THE BUILD............................................................. ING BEING DAMAGED;

SEVEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM DE VALERA FOOD POISONING, AS THE RESULT OF EATING "MUSH-

DISSOLVES ROOMS;"

AN INVOLUNTARY BATH TAKEN IN THE HARBOUR WHILE FISHING FOR DOLLAR NOTES, AND A LANDSLIDE DAIL EIRRANN BLOCKING STUBBS ROAD, WERE INCLUDED IN A "CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS" RECORDED IN THE COLONY TO-DAY,

which is being held to-day before a special tribunal of the Supreme an official Court, according to communique issued early this

The Gage Street collapse occur- morning.

red at about & a.m. at. No. 39, The communique states that an premises occupied by the Nam investigation has been completed Yeung Tobacco Company's free Tukhachevsky,school. The verandah brought Yakir, Uborevich, Kork. Eideman, down with it a quantity of red Feldman, Primakov and Putna. Canton tiles, one of which struck They were arrested at various Tse Wing-siu, aged 10, a student. times by organs of the People's

He was taken to the G.C.H. Commissariat, for Internal Affairs critically hurt with head in- and their c case has now been re-juries.

of the

cases

pearance of mushrooms.

Three children of ages from nine to twelve years of were admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday, while four more, including one man of 72

all admitted later in the day

1 suffering from -- poisoning caused by eating these fungus. "mushrooms.”

LEANED TOO FAR IN

DOLLAR QUEST.

ferred to the court.

TWO VEHICLES INVOLVED HIGH TREASON

A motor-car, a motor-truck, both

Lam Ming, a Chinese female, was charged new, and some motor The arrested men are

accessories taken to the Government Civil Hos- with · violation, of their military were damaged in the fire which ocpital suffering from the effects of duty, high treason, betrayal of the curred in the garage of Far East immersion. She accidentally fell in peoples of the USSR., and betrayal Motors, Nathan Road, at 11.20 a.m. to the harbour from the launch Man of workers and peasants and the Due to a short-circuit in the bat Yin, whilst attempting to recover Red Army.

tery of the new truck, some gaso three one dollar notes which had The investigation established the line caught alight and set fire to a fallen into the water. complicity of the accused, as well new car which was next to the truck. as another leader, Gamarnia, who Boxes of motor accessories in the committed suicide, in having anti-vicinity also suffered damage. State connections with leading mili- tary circles of one foreign State Tein Sha Tsul Fire Station were which “pursues - an......... unfriendly

immediately summoned to the scene policy against the Soviet.”-

and extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes.

IN FOREIGN PAY. Investigation further established, says the communique, that the ac- cused were....in the employ of the

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WESTERN. PACT TALKS REVIVED

The French Go day reopened th gotiations, betwee Germany and Ita clusion of

replace the

defunct

Treaty,

Ambassador

French anaw

Italian Notas

yester

де France, thecon

Pact, to carno British

ruary

and

At the same time, the French Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos received the Belgium and

man

assadors and discussed the ter in question with them.

"Ocean,

Two fire appliances from

STUBBS RD. SLIDE

the

It is notified that Stubbs Road, near the residence of Dr. Ts'o has been partially closed to traffic on account of a small- landslide. Cars are requested to proceed with caution.

The PWD are now engaged in clearing the debris and it is expected that the road will be very quickly cleared.

SEVEN POISONED

The heavy rains of the past week have resulted in a big crop of wild mushrooms. It has also been responsible for a big crop of fungus which has the

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Von Neurath's Mission; in Da-

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Europea

Policy in Spain Tension, Relaxed:

Dr. Kung on Military Aid

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She was rescued by the crew of the motor boat Wing Lee.

Dublin, To-day. The Dail is to be dissolved on Monday and new elections will take place on July 5.

This was announced by the Premier, Mr. Pan Valera, who added that the tions would be equivalent plebiscite on the new Constitution, which will pass its third reading before the Dail Trans-Ocean..

PREMIER'S SPEECH

Sofia, To-day. In a speech at a banquet? honour of Baron von Neurath - Bulgarian, yesterday evening, the Premier declared that the import- ance of Baron von Neurath's visit was all the greater for Bulgaris since it followed immediately aft the conclusion of the Bulgo-Ger- man pact.Trans-Ocean,

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