1938-12-06 — Page 28

HENRY ARMSTRONG FUSES STOLEN

SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS TITLE

Cleveland, Ohio, To-day. Henry Armstrong, the holder of the world light and welterweight titles, last night obtained a tech- nical knockout decision over Α1 Manfredo, of Los Angeles in the third of a scheduled 15 round con- test for the welterweight, title.

The fight which was arranged by a Cleveland newspaper in aid of Christmas Charity, was terminated in, the third round when the referee stopped the fight after 1 min. 45 Becs.` Reuter.

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· CHAU· · KIU, UNEMPLOYED, WAS THIS MORNING SENTEN- CED TO 18 WEEKS' HARD BOUR ON THREE CHARGES OF THEFT OF ELECTRIC FUSES AND WIRING FROM THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL AND TWO RESIDENCES.

Sergeant McVey said defendant was formerly employed by the Hong Kong Electric Co. but was dismissed following a conviction for a similar theft. He retained the company's hat and hat band, went to different houses and stole the fuses and fittings. On the last occasion that tenant got suspicious and took defendant to the Police.

Defendant was recommended for 1 banishment.

HONAM TO BECOME station. NEW "HONGKEW?'

(Continued from_Page_1__ areas where food supply depots have been established.

In other parts of the town one can travel for considerable dis- tances without seeing a solitary in- dividual, except occasionally a Ja- panese soldier.

"SABOTAGE" CONTINUES

Big fires are still occurring, in- dicating that even in this dead city there is still a live hostility to the Japanese..

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CHINA EMBASSY ROMANCE

London, To-day.

The engagement is announced between George Peregrine Young, Second Secretary of the British Embassy at Peiping, and Elisabeth, elder daughter of Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Huges- sen, former Ambassador to China.

The marriage will take place in March. Reuter,

One of the most important thoroughfares, Wing Hon Ma Loo, which escaped the devastation the time of the Chinese evacuation an all foreign property. has been systematically destroyed Women and men are about equal within the past ten days. Factor-in numbers among the Chinese po- ies which survived-the-Big-Firculation, such as it is, and, gen- are suffering the same fate, but thr rally speaking both sexes are act- Japanese are putting special guardsng the role of "camp followers."

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