1938-08-18 — Page 24

TO ANSWER $50,000 DIAMOND

DUTCH VESSEL

OVERDUE FROM

THEFT CHARGE BOCCA TIGRIS

TUONG

JOINKHEE WHOSE

DETENTION WAS REQUESTED BY THE SINGAPORE POLICE

Some anxiety is felt regarding the safety of the Netherlands, FOR ALLEGED HOUSEBREAK-tug, "Reiner," belonging to the Netherlands Harbour Works, ING AND THE THEFT QUANTITY OF DIAMONDS ON which is now more than 24 hours

OF. A

CROOKES'

THE PRECISE ANSWER TO SUN-DAZZLED EYES. Crookes' have been the precise, the perfectly coloured, the best sunglass on the market for two decades.

In a frame and case of your.own. choosing for $14.00 at

OR BEFORE JULY 20, AGAIN overdue in Hong Kong from Boc- STOP

MA-

APPEARED BEFORE MR. BUT TERS AT THE CENTRAL GISTRACY THIS MORNING.

Chief Detective Inspector Mr. Mur- phy said that Tuong was willing to waive extradition proceedings and to return to Singapore to answer any charges against him. A P. and O. boat was leaving for Singapore on Saturday and Tuong was willing to return to Singapore in her.

Tuong was remanded in custody till Saturday.

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Tuong, it is understood, will be charged in Singapore in connection with the theft of nearly $50,000 worth of diamonds from a dealer. Tuong was detained on August 4, shortly after his arrival in Hong Kong.

CHINESE STRIKE AT KUTANG

Hankow, To-day.

Chinese troops at Hsingtze on the west shore of Poyang Lake

ca Tigris.

The Reiner, it will be recalled, was involved some months ago in a blockade incident outside the Colony.

M. van Rossen, representative of the owners of the tug, has in- formed the police that the Reiner" left, Hong Kong at mid- night on August 16, flying the Dutch flag, and having in tow an empty lighter.

The craft was under the com- mand of Captain de Schipper, and carried a crew of ten Chinese. The lighter was to have taken limestone on board at Bocca Tigris then to be brought back to the Colony by the Reiner.

They should have arrived at 6) a.m. yesterday, but up to 2 p.m. to-day, nothing had been heard concerning the whereabouts of the vessel or her personnel.

fierce attack yesterday, captur- ing ten hills in the vicinity.

The Japanese have now been are counter- re-inforced and

defeated the Japanese at Ku- attacking with the support of a

than 25 kilometres number of bombing planes.

tang, less

southeast of Kiukiang, in

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GERMAN VESSEL'S SINKING

Shanghai, To-day.

The total number of casualties as

of

a result of the sinking the German steamer "Hanan," is believed to

be

not more than 45 since 33 of the 80 passeng- ers have arrived here in small boats, which rescued them

The German representative of the shipping company, who was on the boat when it sank, declared that he was not responsible for the mishap since the vessel was in the hands of a Chinese captain. Trans-Ocean.

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