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DEDICATION OF NEW SHAMEEN CHURCH WINDOW

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CANTON, TO-DAY. DEDICATION SERVICE OF THE NEW SANCTUARY WINDOW IN CHRIST CHURCH, SHAMEEN, WAS HELD AT 11.30 THIS MORNING.

The Bishop of Hong Kong, the Rt. Rev. Ronald Hall, came to Canton specially for the service, and was assisted by the Rev. N. V. Halward, chaplain of Church.

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may be recalled that the sanctuary window was lamaged during the Wongsha station ex- plosion on October 23 last year, when the majority of buildings. on the island suffered damage.

Work of erecting the new win- dow was under the supervision of Mr. W. J. Scotcher, manager of Reiss, Bradley.

The sanctuary window has a link with Hong Kong Christians, being one which formerly adorn- ed St. Peter's Church at West Point.

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MYSTERY GIRL BADLY HURT

JOURNALISTS IN DESOLATED TSENGSHING

· Canton, To-day. Scenes of desolation and ruin greeted a party of foreign cor- respondents when they visited Tsengshing, about 40 miles north- east of Canton and one of the key positions on the road to the City of Rams.

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THE CHINA--MAIL, MAY 24, 1939.

CROOKES'

The Genuine Article at

YEAR'S HIGHEST TEMPERATURE

was

This was the place where the Chinese put up a strong resist-

The highest temperature of ance and where they made their last stand when the Japanese the year was recorded yesterday marched into Canton last Octo- when the thermometer registered 88 degrees, but the minimum last only 79 degrees. night Temperature this morning was 85, with humidity 80 per cent.

The Royal Observatory reports that a weak anti-cyclone has de- veloped over North China, and is Pressure is Pacific extending southward.

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the Bonins. east of moderately high over the shallow depression is moving east- north-east across south Japan, and over Tong- another is stationary king and Indo-China.

Beyond occasional sentry posts no heavy Japanese concentrations were to be seen en route.

On arrival at Tsengshing, the party was greeted by Major Hiro, officer commanding the Japanese detachment there, who had participated in the march from Bias Bay.

ARTILLERY FIRE He explained that most of the damage had been done by artil- lery fire across the city, where the Japanese had secured commanding position

on top of the hill.

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Local forecast: South and south- moderate, becoming west winds, easterly later; fair at first, cloudy later with rain and probably It appears, from a conversa-

thunder. tion with a native of the city, that the Chinese did not enter Tsengshing during the April PRESIDENT offensive. The native said that

heard from DEFINITELY heavy gunfire was the direction of Lofaushan.

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An unknown Chinese girl, 10 the Kowloon years of age, is at Hospital suffering from a fractured skull, received yesterday afternoon when taxi No. 761 collided with her. She was walking in Hillwood Road at the time of the accident.

The injured girl who is about ing and no shoes or stockings.

for her middle height and build

Police are waiting for her parents age, was wearing white cotton cloth-to claim the child.

SUN HELMETS

in

* CORK AND PITH

from $375 to $1850

(Less 10% Cash Discount)

We have received a new

stock of

PANAMA HATS

in qualities ranging from $1275 to $2350

(Less 10% Cash Discount)

Portsmouth (New Hampshire),

To-day. President Roosevelt told report- ers in Washington yesterday he was definitely hopeful that the Squalus could be saved, and the Government was getting all pos- sible equipment and men to the

scene.

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The President is keeping in touch with developments by naval radio.

The submarine's co-called "lungs," by which men could escape to the surface, would not be used except as a last resort.

It was believed it would be safer to try and bring the whole ship to the surface, and this could be done if a diver managed to close the submarine's open valve and a com- pressed air line was run to the sub- marine to fill her with air.

The sea is moderate and diving

be is stated to

possible under existing conditions. Reuter.

MR. JOHNSON'S RETURN

Shanghai, To-day.

The United States Ambassador, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, returned to Shanghai from his leave in America in the President Coolidge.

Mr. Johnson is staying here a few days before going to Chung- king-Reuter.

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