1937-10-25 — Page 24

CHINA MAHL, OCTOBER 25, 1937

SCHOOL TEACHER IN COURT

Man-fee, a school teacher

who was charged on Saturday with disorderly conduct by provoking a

CLOSE BLOCKADE

OF HOIHOW

The Indo-China Steamu N gation Company's motorship Hai Lee was signalled, but not stop

breach of the peace by telling coo-ped, by two Japanese cruisers

hes that goods they were handling were being sold to Japanese, again made his appearance before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- tracy this morning. An additional charge of being found in a godown at No. 91, Connaught Road West, with for an unlawful purpose, Le to provoke a breach of the peace, was also preferred.

The defendant was remanded for a week on bail of $250.

yesterday shortly after leaving Hoihow.

One of the cruisers is belier- ed to have been in Chinese waters near Hoihow for some time, and is apparently main taining a close blockade of the port

SMALL FIRE

A small fire broke out at the Kwong Hing shipyard at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon caused when some boiling glue blazed up, Dam-

UNEMPLOYED age to the extent of $100 was done

INDIANS

and the fire was extinguished

workers.

Mohamed Ulsamani and Mohamed Mr. Hykes, residing at the Hong Akuna were this morning commit-Kong Hotel, has reported that his bed to the House of Detention by wife lost a diamond wrist watch Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Ma-valued at $250 between the Chinese gistracy, when they pleaded guilty Optical Co. and the Hotel yester to being vagrants.

day morning.

Sergeant Loughlin said that both were committed to

the

House of The forthcoming wedding of Mr. Detention a month ago

Primitivo Espana Cruz, musician, and were permitted to go out and look for attached to the Cathay Ballroom work. They were recently released Orchestra, and Miss Lee Gar-can, on promise of work but were not has been announced to take place able to secure the jobs.

shortly in the Colony.

STOP PRESS

HMS.

1.30 pm-

giver to

radioed at

Medical assistance

survivors and Nan-

ning proceeding to Hong Kong.

Master of the Kaitangata

mained on board the Thracian

and is investigating possibility

of salvage of the wreck. Nine-

teen Chinese members of the

crew are missing.

At 2pm Thracian stated:

Ship burning furiously. Set-

tling down by bows. Salvage

considered impossible.

Shanghai, 3 p.m. To-day.

The Dome News Agency

issued report this afternoon

declaring that the Tokyo War

Office had issued orders for

capture of Tazang by October

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reached a point two miles north of the city Violent fighting nes, however, with the Chinese ca ving out storming counter attacks.

HEAVY TOLL

It is reported that the Japanese have suffered more than 6,000- casualties on all fronts since this morning.

The Japanese south of Tazang have been brought to a standstil and the Japanese position near Nan- hsiang has been abandoned follow- ing a series of hand-to-hand clashes.

-Our Own Correspondent:

SEVERE FIGHTING

Shanghai, 11 am, To-day. Severe fighting

with Japan

nearly

on Chines

and that the

ed any

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Shanghai, To-day.

The British commander-in-

chief, Admiral Sir Charles Lit-

tle, has protested to the

panese.

Chret

Admiral Hasegawa - over, the

Keswick Road incident, wher

a private of the Royal Ulster

Rifles was killed by machine-

gun bullets from a Japanese

plane.

similar protest is being

made to the Japanese Consul-

General by the British Consul

General, Mr. Herbert Phillips.

A Japanese spokesman

day said that the matter is be

ing referred to Tokyo, and add-

ed that the Japanese are hold-

ing a

court

enquiry

NEWS FLASHES

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