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EVENINGS 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.

After a maximum yesterday, of 82 degrees and a minimum last night of 72, the temperature read- ing this morning was 82 degrees, with humidity 88 per cent.

ANOTHER: JUNK PIRACY

Another junk piracy occurred in waters close to Hong Kong last

The Royal Observatory reports | night. that the anticyclone to the south-Lau Pui, 28, master of Junk No. east of Japan has decreased in T2326H, returning to the Colony tensity. A depression is moving early this morning, informed the akstward over south Manchuria, Police that at 10 p.m. last night,

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Police Set Ambush For Armed Robber Suspects

PATIENT WAITING, BY A POLICE “AMBUSCADE” PARTY IN TAIPO ROAD NEAR THE 31⁄2-MILESTONE THIS MORNING.. LED TO THE ARREST OF THREE ROBBER SUSPECTS.

Five shots were fired by the po- lice, one of the alleged robbers be- ing wounded in the foot, before the men surrendered.

Though, it is

understood, the

three men were armed they did not attempt to reply to the police fire. Det.-Sergt. C. Pope was in charge of the police party.

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Acting on information that armed robbery was planned, un ambush was set at about nine. o'clock. At eleven. the suspects were seen coming along Taipo Road. They were called upon to stop, made as though to draw their pistols, but instead climbed the embankment wall and began run- ning-down-the-hillside on the other

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FIVE SHOTS FIRED When they ignored warning stop, Sgt. Pope fired three shots, the third wounding Chan Yuk, 25, in the foot. He is now in the Kow- shots were loon Hospital. Two fired by Chinese detectives at the other two without effect, but they stopped and surrendered.

Two pistols were picked up in the vinity, presumably discarded by the gang in their flight.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN

Later.

It is revealed that there might have been a gun duel but for the fact that the automatic pistol of the wounded man jammed.

WARSAW FIRE DAMAGE

Warsaw, To-day.

Total damage caused by the fire which partially destroyed the new central railway station is estimat- ed at about three million Zlotys.

Contrary to original expecta- tions it will be impossible to re- sume traffic to and from the cen- tral station, and trains will there- fore arrive and depart from su- burban stations for the time be- ing-Trans-Ocean.

GERMANY'S

WELCOME OF CONDOR LEGION

Berlin, To-day.

In brilliant sunshine, the Ger- man Condor Legion marched through the streets of Berlin to the Unter den Linden where the State ceremony of welcome was held in presence of Spanish and Italian

fle drew the pistol when chal-military delegations. lenged but no shot was fired. It was when the pistol was examined later that Police discovered that it had jammed.

The legionaries lined up 12 deep behind the flag presented to them by General Franco.

ROYAL VISIT

A wave of cheering announced the-arrival of the Fuehrer who proceeded to inspect the Legion ac- companied by Field Marshal Goer- ing, Grand-Admiral Raeder and the Generals von Brauchitsch, Keitel and Milch as well as by the Prince Paul and Princess Olga Commanders of the Legion, the of Yugoslavia are paying a short Generals Sperrie, Volkmann and visit to General Goering's private von Richthofen.

Berlin, To-day.

estate before returning to Belgrade.. Hitler youth formations appear◄ General Goering himself acted as ed carrying plaques bearing the chauffeur to the Royal couple, driv-| names of the Germans killed in Afterwards the ing them from the station to his the Spanish war. estate.-Trans-Ocean.

legionaries returned to their camp. at Doeberitz. Trans-Ocean.......

AXE "ATTACK SEQUEL

FRENCH RAIDS IN. DAMASCUS

Damascus, To-day. French gendarmes yesterday car--

The axe attack on a newspaper hawker yesterday in a tea house' at Sai Kung Road, Kowloon City,ried out a domicilary search in the had a sequel this morning at the homes of numerous Arabs from Pa- Kowloon Magistracy when another lestine, and arrested 21 persons in- newspaper hawker, Chan Chiu, 19, cluding a member of the Arab was brought before Mr. E. Hims- High Committee, Izzet Darouyazi. worth on a charge 'of wounding. The French authorities refuse to The man was remanded for three divulge why the arrests were made. days in police custody at the re-Trans-Ocean. quest of Inspector H. E. Rogers, who told the Magistrate that the victim, Cheuk Wah-sing, 20, is in hospital.

when his junk, carrying a mixed cargo valued at $667, was sailing some distance west of. Tao O, it was intercepted by another junk, containing six. robbers.

They transferred the cargo and then let his craft go.

STOLE $10

Sentence of four months' hard labour was imposed on Chan Yiu, 25, unemployed, by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy' this morning, for the theft of $10 from a Chinese named Tang Yang-so at Morrison Street yesterday. Defen- dant was placed under Police supervision for two years.

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