THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17, 1939.
GAMBLING
SHIP IN SEA FIGHT
Low: Angelos, 'Auth 8.
A luxury, gambling ship with 800 wealthy. mon and women aboard surrendered to-day after an all-night battle with law offl- core four miles off Los Angeles. Swing music blared and gamblers in evening dress whooped and cheer- ed as the crew repelled the law offi- cers with fists and jets from fire hoses,
Eventually the invaders rounded the gambling ship. In their armed cutters, preventing. the ship's patrons from roturning to thele homes ashora.
aur.
Weary of the roulette wheel, boule, and card tables, the 800 compelled the commander, Tough Tony Stralla, surrender.
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Once a British collier, and recon- structed at a cost of £50,000, the pala- tial gambling ship, named the Rex; was a favourite rendezvous with gay Los Angeles and Hollywood socialit- ies.
CAUGHT IN NETS
JAPANESE PLANE CRASHES
Shanghai, To-day. A Japanese pilot was killed yesterday when his plane crash. ed outside the city.
The plane was sent up to re- port on the movements of' qua- rlilas around the city-Our Own Correspondent.
EUROPEAN
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE
Alleged to have unlawfully obtained three radio sets,
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Every night jewelled women and tail-coated men sped in water-taxies Archer, of No. 24, Fleming
United to the Rex, where, outside
Road, appeared before Mr. R. the Central Edwards at
States territorial waters, they gambl-
ed and made whoopee,
Last night the Los Angeles authorl-
ties sent 300 officers speeding to the ship with warrants after the district attorney had decided that gambling was illegal even four miles from the shore.
But the men who tried to board the Rex were repulsed with water from high-pressure, hoses plus fleticuffs and nets in which they became entangled. Expensively clad women screamed with excitement as, with their men escorts, they rushed from the gambl- ing rooms to the deck to watch battle.
the
JAPAN'S NEW THREAT IN TIENTSIN
Magistracy this morning for the second time in two days.
Yesterday Archer was fined $10 for) failing to appear for medical examin- ation in connection with the Compul- sory Service Ordinance.
This morning three charges of lar- ceny, by trick, were preferred against him.
The charges were:
(a) larceny, by trick, of a Philco Radio set on August 4 from Ma Pak- yee, merchant, of No. 24, and No. 26, Fleming Road;
(b) larceny, by trick, of a Philco Radio Set on August 11 from J. A. Borger, store-keeper, of No. 2, Mos- que Junction;
(c) larceny, by bailee, of a General Electric Radio Set from Yap Sin-fat, publicity agent, of No. 43, Seymour Road.
He pleaded guilty and was sent to prison for six weeks.
SPENT ALL MONEY
Shanghai, To-day. A report that the Japanese are planning to take over the Concession in Tientsin dur-
Accused, admitting the charges, said ing the next crisis in Europe was received here from Tien- that he had spent all the money he received by selling the radio sets to tsin by a Japanese source a radio dealer in Hennessy Road, last night.
Detective-Sergeant J. Allen, said A secret meeting is now being held that accused, formerly a radio-sales- in Tientsin by the Japanese delegates man, was known to the radio dealers. who went to the Anglo-Japanese Accused approached first complai- Tokyo Conference and other high nant and convinced him that he had a new radio set which he wanted to Army leaders.
Meanwhile, the Japanese organis- exchange for an older one belonging ed anti-British movement is spreading to complainant. Complainant agreed rapidly in North and Central China. and gave him the radio set, which Chinese residents, farmers and vil-accused later sold to a radio dealer lagers in some Japanese-occupied in Hennessy Road.
The same method was employed in
areas, have been threatened with exe-
cution if they buy British goods or obtaining the set from second com- assist British nationals.Our Own plainant. Correspondent.
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Accused obtained some $130 from selling the three sets, and had spent! all the money. When arrested only 15 cents were found in his possession! He had beeb unemployed for the last two months.
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