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MAJOR BATTLE IMMINENT FOR KIUKIANG

Kiukiang, To-day.

Foreshadowing a major battle, the Japanese are

rushing reinforcements to Hukou.

At least 2,000 Japanese troops together with a large number of tanks, armoured cars and steam

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boats were sent there by transports yesterday. ROBBERY AT QUEEN STOP PRESS

Military circles believe that the Japanese are plan- ning another general offensive by land after the failure of repeated attempts by naval ves- sels to break their way to Kiukiang.

MONEY LENT FROM ESTATE

Lau

MARY HOSPITAL

a

Dr. (Mrs.) Dovey was the vic tim of a robbery in the early Another abortive attempt was hours of this morning at the made at 6.30 p.m. yesterday by Queen Mary Hospital, when an armada. Proceeding in pairs, bag containing £25 in notes of the vessels steamed upriver from various denominations, a pass- Hukou, opening up a terrific port and a silver cigarette case, bombardment on the Chinese were stolen from the bedroom on position on both banks of the the second floor.

River. Chinese land batteries re- The bag, passport and cigar- plied furiously and succeeded in ette case were subsequently re- repulsing them.

covered.

for

A declaration that the sum of $12,812.32 advanced by Lau Yu- fong and Lau Yik-cheuk to

Japanese aircraft continued

Mrs. Dovey later left Po-cho, alias Lau Muoi under In- their wanton destruction of vil-Europe by Imperial Airways dentures of Mortgage and of Fur lages lying between Kiukiang plane.

Some ther Charge, were advanced out of and Sinkiang yesterday.

Police investigators are puzzled monies belonging to the estate and 200 bombs were dropped. Ca- regarding the manner of entry effects of the late Lau Ping and sualties were few as most of the into Dr. Dovey's bedroom..

had fied. Central that the sum was still owing to villagers

the estate, was successfully applied News.

for by the Honourable Mr. Leo

D'Almada, junior, at the Supreme

Court this morning before the Act-vers and Managers of the

Estate

ing Chief Justice, Mr. Justice R. and Effects of the late Lau Ping. E. Lindsell.

Defendants, Lau Lam-shi, Execu-

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trix of the Will of Lau Yu-fong, alias Lau Sheung-nin, deceased, and

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Amsterdam,To-day.

Princess Juliana and Prince

The Hon. L'Almada, instructed by Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn, of Messrs. Geo. Hall Brutton and Company, Lau Yik-cheuk, Administrator de Bernhard of the Netherlands left represented Messrs. John H.

Estate Seth bonis non of the

of

and Sydney Hampden Ross, Recei- late Lau Ping, were not in Court.

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CHOLERA KEEPS UP AVERAGE

Nine cases of cholera, one im- ported, six of them reported from Victoria and three from Kowloon, were notified in the 24 hours ended at midnight. There were also four typhoid cases.

BRIDGE BLOWN UP

Chengchow, To-day. Guerillas dynamited the steel bridge spanning the Chang River in north Honan and northbound trains have been halted at Sin siang. · Central News.

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