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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 1, 1988.
BURMA RELIGIOUS RIOTS SPREAD TO MANDALAY: OVER 500 CASUALTIES
Rangoon, To-day.
The total casualties in the Rangoon disturbances,
which continue, including those in the suburbs, are now estimated to be 67 killed and 420 in-
jured, while the damage to property is estimat
ated at 10 lakhs of rupees.
A detachment of the King's Royal Rifles have now
arrived in Mandalay from
there accompan- ied by looting, wherein the police opened fire.
a serious outbreak of rioting myo, following
Hongkong $ Directory
1939 EDITION
The detachment is guarding the Market Place and Pagoda districts, and the situation is now well hand.
About 50 casualties have been re- ported.
Isolated disturbances have occur- red in eight other districts.
The Moslem author of the book which led to the religious rioting has surrendered to the police...... Reuter,
HONG" FORMS FOR THOSE
FIRMS LISTED IN THE 1938
EDITION HAVE BEEN SENT OUT
TO DAY.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE REPRE-
SENTED IN
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MOST ACCURATE COMMERCIAL
GUIDE.
JAPANESE AIR STATION ON FIRE
Shanghai, To-day.
Reliable reports this morning state that the – Japanese hangar near the Fish Market in Yang- tsepoo Road, caught fire on Saturday afternoon.
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Japanese troops threw a cor- don around the area and even fire-engines which were sent to the scene were not allowed to en- ter the area to extinguish the fire.
The fire lasted several hours before it burned itself out,
The Japanese refuse to give out any information concerning the fire, Our Own Correspon- dent.
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MACAO DENIAL
Sir, Regarding the news in your paper of the 28th instant, under the "Macao Opium Incident allegations" I am requested by His the Governor of Macao, to
that no importation of opium into Macao have been done, nor authoris ed, designed for re-export the Japanese,
gile
I request you the favour to pub- lish this communication in your paper for the acquaintance of your readers.
Yours faithfully, CONSUL FOR PORTUGAL.
(The news concerned à discussion In the House of Commons reported
Ed.).
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