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CASUAL CHUNGKING BOMBING

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 25, 1939,

JUNK ARMS FOR DEFENCE

A fine of $10 was imposed by Mr. E. Himsworth this morning at Kowloon on Chan Yau, 32, master A TRANS-OCEAN MESSAGE of trading junk No. T1841H, for ON THE JAPANESE AIR RAID possession of three rifles, 325- |ON CHUNGKING ADDS THAT rounds of rifle ammunition, seven THE BOMBS WERE PROPPED sticks of dynamite and 13 detona- WITHOUT ANY APPARENT OB- tors without a licence from the JECTIVE.

Commissioner of Police.

C.

In spite of a large number of Defendant pleaded guilty and

represented bombs dropped, only one fire broke was

by Mr. out on the north bank of the river, d'Almada, who stated that accused in the vicinity of the, new German was a respectable junk man and Embassy and the building which has used the rifles to protect his junk been housing the German Consulate when entering Chinese waters. since the old premises had to be evacuated as a result of Japanese air-raids..

was

A German-owned building slightly damaged by the explosion of a bomb dropped 25 yards away and the offices of the German news agency were greatly endangered, several bombs dropping very close to them.

DEFENCE HANDICAP Chinese pursuit 'planes rose and chased the Japanese bombers, but enemy so far no reports of any 'planes having been shot down have been received:

:

Det.-Sgt. A. Shaw, whó prosecut- ed, said that he raided the junk while she was lying at Yaumati Typhoon Shelter and the arms and found in the ammunition cabin.

were

Mr. Himsworth confiscated the sticks and detonators but ordered that the rifles and ammunition be kept by the police until defendant leaves the Colony for Chinese waters.

FALSE CHOLERA CERTIFICATES

The anti-aircraft guns did not open fire. It is explained that at the time of the raid night.had not fallen sufficiently to make the use of searchlights possible, while at the same time the light of day had China Product Company, was charg- faded sufficiently to make it imed at the Central Magistracy this possible to pick out the Japanese bombers sufficiently.

FAILED TO PRODUCE LICENCE

J. Von Wylick, of No.

Sin Yuk-pak, 22, clerk of

the

morning before Mr. T. J. Houston with unlawful possession of a forg- ed Cholera Immunization certi- ficate.

It was said that the date on the certificate was altered.

Defendant said that though he altered the date of the certificate, he had no intention of using it. A fine of $100 was imposed. Ho King, 28, umbrella

maker,

Peak 9 Mansions, appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning on a charge of park-was fined $100 when found guilty ing overtime in Queen's Road Cen- of a similar offence. tral near Holland House.' A fine of $5 was imposed.

Mr. E. Reprich of No. 6 Lincoln Road, was cautioned for failing to produce his driving licence and fined $3 for causing an obstruction in Pedder. Street outside the Hong- Kong Hotel.

Defendant said his licence was stolen from his residence on July 2.

Mr. J. P. Whitham, of Shek-O, was fined $5 for leaving his motor car unattended in Chater Road, and $10 for failing to produce his licence on July 8.

SHOT FIRED IN WANGHAI

One shot was fired into the

air

Detective Sergeant E. J. Stewart prosecuted.

OBSERVATORY REPORT

Rainfall in the last 25 hours to- talled 0.075 of an inch, the Royal Observatory reports.

After a cool night, when the minimum temperature was 77 de- grees, the thermometer this morn- ing read 82 degrees, with humidity 84 per cent..

A ridge of moderately high pres- sure extends eastward from the Sea of Japan."."

The Loochoos depression is si-- tuated about 100 miles to the east by an armed robber this morning

ning of Oshima, moving northward. shortly after 8 o'clock in. Bowen Road, Wanchai," when his two Chinese female victims attempted and a trough of low pressure ex-

tends from it to south-east China. to raise an alarm

According to a police report

A shallow depression covers Tongking and south-west China

made by the victims, Hau Mei, 22, bour was passed on Man Kim-hing,- Sentence of two months hard la--

and Hau Sap, 21, sisters, who were walking along. Bowen Road held up by a man who pointed an

82, unemployed, by Mr. R. Edwards were at the Central Magistracy this:

automatic pistol at them and rob- morning for stealing a handbag bed them of two gold finger-rings, fucius Hall, Caroline

and a safety razor

a wrist watch and a gold chain, to

a total of about $100.

No arrest: has yet been made.

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shee, Wong, Fat, 29,

by a Chinese

arrived in the

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