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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1938.

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Shenry, Supreme Cour

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Underworld Takes Vengeance

In Sing-Sing

Man Who Dodged Death Is Killed

New York, December 14.

The avenging hand of the underworld reached within the walls of Sing-Sing to-day.

Convict Matthew J. Kane was stabbed in the neck as he walked along a corrider in the prison three weeks after bullets meant for him took the life of a clerk, John O'Hara, in Woodside, New York.

Kane's death this afternoon on the operating table from his injuries was the epilogue to what seemed the motiveless murder of the clerk.

O'Hara was shot down as he walk- ed to his apartment-house by two men whom the police never traced. Detectives couldn't understand it. O'Hara was blameless, respectable, a routine young business man.

Then they discovered that on the night it happened Convict Kane was out on parole, and told friends he intended visiting relatives at Wood- side.

THE WRONG MAN

Chief figure in a gang feud, his foes had lain in ambush for him, pulled their triggers on the wrong man.

Now the death he escaped has caught up with Kane.

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SCORCHING HEAT IN ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires, December 22. Thermometres here registered 100 deg. F. as a scorching heat wave swept over Buenos Aires to-day. In the provinces it was 107 deg. F. There were several suicides. Havas.

CARGO DESTINED

Gaol officials, reticent, will Daly FOR BRITISH

say that five prisoners have put into solitary confinement questioning.

EGYPT NOT TO EXTEND CANAL CONCESSION

been

Cairo, To-day.

for

SHIPS DETAINED

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CHIANG INCARNATION

OF CHINA'S WILL TO EXIST

Berlin, December 20.

The Japanese offensive in Ching has been at a standstill since the beginning of October, and "Inside the country, General Chiang Kai-shek's prestige has survived his defeats and the nation, conalders him as incar hating the country a will to live," the Frankfurter Zeitung said to-day. It asserted that any new Nipponese advances may isolate their armies and might necessitate the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of new soldiers and an enormous amount of money and raw materials.

On the other hand, it stressed the importance of the loans granted to China; the United States has already extended $25,000,000 worth of cre dits and Britain is also preparing to make an advance......

If these loans are continued, “it would mean that the Anglo-Saxon nations would assume the responsibility of supporting General Chiang fin- ancially and of supplying him with war materials.

"Then the Japanese recommending a war of attrition would lose their influence and their methods would have to be replaced by methods of force,"

," the Frankfurter Zeitung added.

'A ̈new offensive westwards, toward Yunnan and Chungking would bo necessary,”. It concluded.---Havas.

WEST INDIES RIOT INQUIRY: TEAR GAS FOR POLICE SUGGESTED

Kingston (Jamaica), To-day. The two Commissions appointed to investigate res- pectively the widespread disturbances in the West Indies in May and June last year, and the riots on the Frome sugar estate, in May, have delivered their Reports to the Governor. The Report of the first Commission shows that in the island disturbances, eight persons were killed, 32 wounded and 745 arrested.

None of the Crown forces was killed but 109 were injured.

The Commission criticises the Clark Cable behaviour of some of the special

the Frome

Cargo destined for shipment constables and suggests that the Seeks Divorce aboard certain British vessels loading from wharves in Tient police force should be increased. sin's British Concession during estate riots, in which four persons

The Commission on he past week has been detained were killed and 13 injured as 1 by the Japanese authorities in result of the police firing on de- the northern city, according to monstrators who were throwing advices reaching Shanghai.

The cargo, it was said, halted at the entrance to the cession and indefinitely "pending inspection."

HE MAY MARRY

stones, suggests that the police CAROLE LOMBARD

was should use tear gas rather than con- rifles. held

In the case of one coastal ves- Prolongation of the Suez Canal sel, which was unable to wait for the cargo, a considerable loss in

Concession to an international.com freight revenue reportedly result- pany after expiration of the pre-ed. sent agreement is not considered by Egypt, which plans to put the

Canal under state administration: FIRM FRAUD

This announcement was made by the Egyptian Premier, Mahmoud Pasha, in the Egyptian Parliament;

PROSECUTION

Indianapolis, To-day.

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The Report considers that Labour Department is a pressing necessity-Reuter.

ITALIAN

HOLLYWOOD. DECEMBER 15. CLARK GABLE, THE SCREEN'S

THE

MARRIAGE OF (MR

NO. 1 HERO, AND BLONDE ACTRESS CAROLE LOMBARD, APPEARED TO-NIGHT_TO_BE UNLIKELY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR OWING TO LEGAL TECH-

PRINCESS TO WED NICALITIES SURROUNDING MR.

Rome, To-day. The wedding of the youngest daughter of the King and Queen of Italy, Princess Maria von Savoy, with Prince Louis of Bourbon-Par-] ma will it is announced take place

December 5, 1899, is the son of the late Duke. Robert of Parma by lat- ter's second marriage.

"GABLE'S PROPOSED DIVORCE.

* Although both he and his second wife, Mrs, Rhea Gable, approve the divorce settlement- of £57,000, it. still requires court approval.

Even if Mrs. Gable brings the divorce action early in the New Year following the settlement, it will take a full year under law before the decree becomes final if the proceedings take place in California.

The Premier added that no nego- tiations were in progress between Five officials of the Continental on January 15 in the chapel of the Egypt and any foreign country for Credit Corporation of Winches-Quiri Palace. lease of the Canal after expiration ter, Indiana, and associated The bridegroom who was born in of the present agreement with the firms, were convicted by a Fed- Suez Canal Company.

eral Jury yesterday of using the In reply to a question, the Pre-mails for fraudulent purposes.

Mrs. Gable may possibly bring the The schemes organised by mier also declared that no foreign defendants are alleged by the Gov- Antonia of Portugal and one of his ever, once the court approves the His mother is the Infanta Maria the action in another State, how- power has made any such offer to

ernment to have cost business and sisters is the ex-Empress Zita of settlement. Not until the decree is Egypt.

individuals in the Middle West, Austria. The bride was born in final can Mr. Gable and Miss Lom-~~

September 26, 1914.-Trans-Ocean. bard marry, which both have de- clared they intend to do when he iş free.

In reply to another question the £240,000.--Reuter. Premier declared that there have been no international diplomatic

negotiations regarding the Italian DUKE OF KENT CZECH COMMUNIST Mrs. Rhea Gable, aged 48, is his

-London, To-day,

It is officially announced in Lon-

claims thus far. In the event of such negotiations the Egyptian Government would do everything donderry that the Duke and in its power to safeguard Egyptian Duchess of Kent' will visit the city

· interests and to prevent these in- on March. 9 when the Freedom of terests being prejudiced in any way, the City will be conferred on the -Trans-Ocean."

Duke.—British Wireless.

DISSOLUTION

Prague, To-day. Dissolution of the Czecho-Slovak) Communist Party and its adherent organisations has become definite in

second wife. He was separated from her in 1985.

consequence of a proclamation this effect which appeared in the official gazette here yesterday. Trans-Ocean.