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BER 13, 1997.

Customs Cruiser Never Left British Waters

That the Chinese Maritime Customs cruiser "Cha Hsing", which was "captured" by a Japanese gun-boat of the 23rd Flotilla on Saturday, was in the British waters and only half a mile from the shores of British territory when the incident oc- curred, was the statement made by the Commis- sioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs (Kowloon and Districts), Mr. A. H. Forbes, to the "China Mail" this morning..

It was also revealed that one shell- from the Japanese warship glanced off the hull of the customs, cruiser, and made a dent on side of the vessel

Mr. Forbes stated that he also learned that one shell damaged salt godown, but no one jured.

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The customs cruiser dropped both Ing thorough investigation in the anchors when she was beached by Pingshan District, ne confirmation could be obtained of the report made the master, Captain G. Cook

Mr. Forbes added that no official to the police alleging that Japanese blue-jackets actually landed in the statement will be issued to the press, New Territories on Saturday night but a full report of the incident has the Chinese been despatched to Government

A further allegation that the Huejackets raided a New Territories The "captured" cruiser had never village for chickens and other lives- left the Colony's water, since the tock also appears to be an exaggera- blockade of the South China coast tien arising out of the Customs by the Japanese

cruiser incident.

CHINA PROVIDENT REDUCTION OF CAPITAL

A petition to the confirmation of

SOME CONFLICT

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There is apparently some conflict, as the military authorities, municated with this morning, con- firmed that Japanese bluejackets land- ed in the New Territories on Satur- the day night, in connection with seizure of the Customs cruiser.

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the reduction of the capital of the EATING-HOUSE

China Provident

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Mortgage Company, Limited, from AT ABERDEEN

$1,421,835

and the

to cancellation

$2,210,97150,

of 15,633 Ying Nam, aged 23, was this mor- BLACK CAT shares of $5 each of the unissued ning fined $100 by Mr. R. Edwards capital, was granted by the Chief at the Central Magistracy when he Jusice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at pleaded guilty to keeping an eating the Supreme Court this morning on house at No. 12, Aberdeen Street, the application of Mr. H. G. Shel-without a licence.

1 Senior Inspector Taylor said that don, K. C

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Mr. Sheldon read out the affidavit when he visited the premises he saw of Mr. J. C. Gutterres, Secretary of two men and four women eating dog The carcase of a dog was the petitioning Company, in which feah.

it was stated that the Company had on a rack and there was 54 catties suffered a loss of $2,015,160, which cooked dog meat on the premises. was represented by unavailable 25- There were also several bottles of Chinese wine. No licence would sets.

In the affidavit of Mr. John Henry have been granted. Seth it was stated that the loss was Inspector Taylor asked t permanent, and should be written serious view be taken

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concluded by saying there was doubt that lost dogs found thei

The reduction of the capital stat- to such places.

ed Mr. Sheldon did not involve the, diminution of any liability in the extent of 75 cents per share which had been lost.

The Royal Observatory reported

Mr. Sheldon added that the two this morning that the anti-c main creditors were the Hong Kong is stationary over N. China and and Shanghai Banking Corporation adjacent seas.

and the Granville Sharp deceased

estate, which amounted to $407,000

Depressions are

and $500,000, respectively the re-south east of Hokkai maining creditors being of no-con-

In reply to the Chief Justice, Ur.

eldon

aid that there has been no

to the reduction of

the Local for

probal