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Charged with attempting snatch a fountain pen from Mr. W. G. Griffin of the Telephone Company, Lam So was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Defendant said that he was walking along Des Voeux Road Central and bumped the complain- ant, but complainant said that de- fendant tried to snatch his foun- tain pen when he was near Pedder Street.

DESERTERS IN COLONY

Five deserters off H. M. S. Dorsetshire arrived back in the Colony this morning by the s.5. Nankin, and are being held in H.M.S. Tamar pending the re- turn to the Colony of H.M.S. Dorsetshire, which is at pre- sent out on excercises. An in- quiry will be held on the cir- cumstances resulting in the de- sertions, as soon as the cruiser returns.

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUL

CAPTURE BY JAPANE

OF CHISHIEN CLAIM,

IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

The capture of Kihalen means,

The battle that has been raging in the view of the Japanese, that a for several days past in Honan in breach is made in the outward line the region of the Lunghai Railway, of the defence of Kaifeng where continues. From reports received the Chinese were preparing their from both sides the situation ap-main battle. Moreover, this suc- pears to be as follows:

cess is considered to have frustrat-

After a heavy fighting that last-ed the Chinese effort to cut up the ed the whole night, the Japanese surrounded Japanese detachments captured the walled town of Kih-of the Doihara division in the re- sien, 35 kilometres south of Lan-gion of Lanfeng. Japanese reliev- feng, retaken by the Chinese some ing troops, however, have by no days ago.

At the same time the means proved able to free their Japanese advanced further south surrounded countrymen. with forces of more than one divi-

SHOCK TACTICS sion. These forces crossed the The Chinese frontier between Anhwei and Ho-ordered the Chinese troops yester- supreme command nan and occupied the town of day to exert their entire force on Luyi. From that point, the 180-destroying the Japanese troops. kms long highroad leads west to Chinese shock troops several times Yencheng on the Pelping-Hankowi attacked the Japanese lines Railway, whose possession is the temporarily held possession of se- strategic goal held in view, by the veral villages. Japanese Command.

POWERFUL RESISTANCE

and

A:

Last night the Japanese report- ed the general retreat of the Since the main body of the Chinese troops westwards, with Chinese troops and the strongest the exception of those north of the fortifications are further north at Lunghai Railway especially the intersection of the Lunghai and Sanyichi, 9 kms northwest of Lan the Pinghan railways, In particu-feng where the Chinese troops have lar, in the region of Kaifeng, the been freshly reinforced. Japanese are attempting to cut off

Chinese quarters report that east the Chinese and enclose both flanks of Lanfeng, 60 locomotives and 600 by operating further south. The waggons, held up by the first Ja- Japanese detachments, operating panese advance and since retaken, independently of each other, will have been passing west, the rail- have to face heavy fighting if they way connection between Lanfeng hope to join up with each other.

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EVICTION CLAIM AFTER ALLEGED RENT INCREASE

An action to recover possession of the ground floor_of_No. 96 Lai Chi Kok Road, was brought before Mr. Acting Justice Williams at the Supreme Court this morning.

Compainant is Messrs. Wing Fat, represented by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, and defendant is Kai Chan.

On the inquiry of His Lordship, it was ascertained that the pre- mises

were used for an eating house and therefore the case did not come under the new Preven- tion of Evictions Ordinance.

Mr. Brooks said that defendant had been served with a notice to quit on April 9, giving until May 18. Defendant was still in posses- sion.

Asked why he had not vacated the premises, defendant said that on May 14, when the rent collector visited him, the latter agreed to. his staying on at an increase of $8.00 a month. His original rent, . said defendant, was $30.00 per month. It had been increased first. by $10.00 and then by the $8.00 mentioned and now stood at $48.00.

After defendant had produced. his rent receipts, the case was ad- journed until June 17,

NEW DUTCH SHIP LAUNCHED

Danzig, To-day.”, The twin-screw motorship "Aren dékork," a 11,000-ton freight bullt at Shichau shipyards here for the East Asia and Australia service of the United Netherlands Steamship Company, was launched yesterday.

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