Mustrone
Const
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 23, 1939
HIGH COST OF WAR
London, To-day.
war
Sir John Simon, in a state- ment in the Commons yesterday, declared that the present was the most expensive in his- tory.
Although military operations had not developed on any large scale, the cost to Britain was al- ready over £6,000,000 a day. Reuter.
DRY FROST ON MOSELLE FRONT
London, To-day.
WOMAN'S COMPLAINT AGAINST INDIAN
Objection taken to the jury, owing to the preponderance of Chin- ese on it, by Agit Singh, a police constable, charged with rape, was overruled by His Lordship the Puisne at the Judge Mr. R E. Lindsell, Sessions to-day.
The accused is represented by Mr. Percy Chen, instructed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, while the case for the Crown
J. is conducted by Mr. T. Gould, Assistant Crown Counsel.
The jury is composed of Messrs. A. Kwok-on. Valeria (foreman), Chan
F. P. Pereira, Ching Shik-wing, Poon and Wong Kei-yeung, A. A. Wan Chor-ling.
Mr. Gould said that complainant, married woman
Tang Yee, was a who lived with her husband and two sons, aged 7 and 5. in Sheung Shui
from
A dry frost has settled down on the northern sec- tion of the western front and large-scale operations in the next few days are not a re-hawker, while accused was a police
guard at Fanling Lodge. mote possibility.
There was intense artillery fire on both sides from the Moselle to the Vosges, yesterday, and patrol activity to the west of the Saar was consider ably increased.
In the Rhine zone, several sections of the front are still under water and some of the German troops have been forced to move from their West Wall positions.-Reuter.
LUBLIN AREA
BEING EVACUATED
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Brussels, To-day.
It is reported from Poland that towns and villages in the vicinity of Lublin are being evacuated with a view to creation of a "Jewish reser- vation," while 150,000 Jews are ex- pected to arrive soon.
All males under 70 and females under 55 are compelled by the Nazis to work the women in the fields and men on road and house building and swamp draining.-Havas.
UNHENFELS IN LOURENCO MARQUES
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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Lisbon, To-day.
The German freighter Uhnenfels, which was reported to have been sight- ed off Mozambique a few days ago, has arrived at Lourenco Marques, in Portuguese East Africa.
The steamer was camouflaged in order to resemble steamers of the Dutch Afrika Lijn.-Havas.
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JUMPS FROM HOTEL VERANDAH
Jumping from the second verandah of the Man Kok Hotel at 11.30 a.m. to-day, 24-year-old Mak Taj, sustained severe injuries and was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital, His condition 'is' critical. He arrived from Macao last night.
FATAL ACCIDENT
A Chinese on board the s.s. Tai Sang, missed his footing and fell down a hold shortly after 12 noon to-day..
He was conveyed to the Queen Mary Hospital but died shortly after admittance.
ELECTROCUTED
Chan Wei-ling, of No. 278, Re- clamation Street, died on his way to Kowloon Hospital yesterday, after he received" a shock from contact - with a live wire.
They were refugees market.
The husband was 1
Shum Chun,
suggested
In September, accused to the woman that she take on the washing for the Indians at Fanling her Lodge and he offered to take
day. there at 6 p.m. the following She refused, saying it was too late, but she eventually went next with her husband and found was no washing to be done.
day there
On October 3, she saw accused at about noon. She refused to speak to him. Later he saw her again and asked why she was so angry. She replied that she had gone to the Lodge when there was no washing to be done.
ALLEGED INCIDENT Accused insisted there persuaded her to visit
was and the Lodge again. That evening, she went with her two children, one of whom carried on her back.
she
They were met by accused on ar- rival and he took some clothing, which The child he threw on the ground. which the woman carried was
put accused
gave on the ground and
He later took each child a dollar. hold of the woman and took her to some pine trees, opposite the Lodge, where the alleged offence was com- mitted.
As the result of her complaint to
accused the police,
was arrested. When charged, he said that he had; known the complainant for some time; and had been paying her money for her consent.
The case is proceeding.
JUNK SET ON FIRE
Lam Lin-tsai, master of cargo junk No. 570HW, has informed that at Sam Mun Custom Station at about noon on November 19, he was fired on by a Japanese trawler.
About 30 Japanese sailors boarded his junk, and ordered him and his crew into sampans. The junk was then set on fre.
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