1941-02-24 — Page 55

CHINA MAIL RACING EXTRA, FEBRUARY 24, 1941,

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U.S. MINISTER IN FIST FIGHT

Incident In Sofia Cafe With German Civilian

BEDROOM Develops From

R-A-F.

SLAYING "Tipperary" JUST LIKE BOMBS

MYSTERY

Well-Known

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") EXCITEMENT has been caused in diplo- matic circles in Sofia by the revelation yes- terday that the United States Minister to Bul- garia, Mr. George Earle, participated in a fist

Chinesecouple fight with an unidentified German civilian

A sensation has

who hurled a champagne bottle at Mr. Earle been in the fashionable Maxim Restaurant on caused in local Chinese Saturday night. social and sporting circles

THAT

BERLIN

Damage done by R.A.F.

ATTACKING THE BRITISH raids on Berlin includes AND AMERICAN MOVES

STRENGTHEN

ΤΟ

THEIR DE-

AS FENCES IN THE PACIFIC

the gutting of a small "AN UNWARRANTABLE CHAL- motor department of a IN large electrical plant in

AN

LENGE AGAINST JAPAN," OUTSPOKEN EDITORIAL THE ΤΟΚΥΟ "NICHI NICHI" TO-DAY WARNS THAT SINGA.the city area, severe dam-

PORE AND GUAM WOULD BE

SHOULD SHE BE COMPELLED temporary disruption of "BRUSHED ASIDE" BY JAPAN aging of a chemical plant,

the street car power sys-

AMERICA. Mr. Earle, a former Governor of Pennsyl-TO RIGE by a tragic affair involv- vania, according to witnesses, requested the ing Mr. Fung Kwok-wah, orchestra to play "Tipperary."

the well-known amateur

screams from

jockey, star water-polo| player and compradore of roun the Green Island Cement Company.

Mrs. Fung Kwok-wah is dead having been found with severe head and throat wounds, which proved fatal, and which were al- legedly inflicted on her with chopper by her husband.

Mr. Fung, is now lying in the Kowloon Hospitai a critical condition as a result of a dose * of Lysel.

"

The German then the couple's bed-hurled a bottle, which Mr.

Earle warded off.

Unable to obtain admission after knocking. the servants

MR

EARLE CROSSED THE forced the door open and enter-

AN Mice.

ROOM AND THERE WAS found bedroom, Ing the

IT APPEARS 8: ALTERCATION. Fung lying on the floor.

from THAT THE GERMAN, WHO WAS หวย bleeding profusely

IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES, TRIED threat and head wounds. Mr. Fung was also on the floor TO STRIKE MR. EARLE, WHO THEN STRUCK THE GERMAN and appeared to be in groat pain

The police were Iminediately IN THE FACE, AFTER WHICH THERE WAS A SHORT EX- notitled but on arrival found that

OF BLOWS. BOTH CHANGE Mrs. Fung had already succumbed

MEN LEAVING BEFORE THE to her injuries.

POLICE ARRIVED.

Mr. Fung was sent to the Kow-

where Hospital

he was The body of his wife has been loon sent to the Kowloon Mortuary. found to be suffering from Lysol

It is learned that the couple went hiking yesterday starting from their bungalow on the Clear Water Bay Road.

Screams Heard

They appeared to be very friendly and nothing unusual

seems to have occurred until when about

7 p.m. last night, gardeners were attracted by

poisoning.

The Police found an empty but- tle of Lysol and a chopper.

It was later learned that Mr. Fung, when admitted to hospital, was also suffering from wounds on the throat.

A slight improvement in the condition

Fung of Mr. Kwok-wah was registered at this the Kowloon Hospital afternoon.

SMITH YATES GOES RACING

AH! MY FAVOUR THE

PONY BUT I Don't LIKE NO. 13

or HER,

Mr. Earle said later: "Resent- Ing the playing of "Tipperary' the German threw a bottle. warded it off and retaliated.

"The incident is regrettable but saw no other course open to ine."

International News Ser- vices.

WEATHER

FORECAST:-North- east winds, moderate; cloudy.

I

BY BRITAIN AND

The newspaper kays the Ju- panese people like to alvise Bri-tem and hitting the me- tain and America to cause these

tropolitan railway. preparations.

fi adds that strengthening the

This was revealed yesterday Singapore "un- defences around

correspondent der the very nose of Japan" would by an American serve no purpose but to stimulate who has just returned to New Japan's peaceful southward policy York from the German capital. needlessly.

- Reuter.

RICE EXPORT BAN

fiom

the

Export of rice Colony has been completely according ta prohibited, Government decision on Sat- urday, the "China Mail" learned authoritatively this afternoon.

Vessels with cargoes of rice were prevented from leaving harbour on Saturday and yes- terday, and were not allowed to depart until the rice had been unloaded.

"News of the effects of the night's bombardments spreads through Berlin like wildfire," he sald, "and it would be difficult for the authorities to concoal any important damage though very heavy penalties are attached for spreading

news.

"Psychologically

even

such

the British

scored a point when they began to raid Berlin last August. Until that point, Berliners generally be- lieved the British would never be The touch the capital. able to Nazis told them so."

The correspondent adds that de- tails of bombing in other areas of Germany are a closely guarded military secret.-Reuter,

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