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KING'S

THEATRE

COMMENCING TO-MORROW.

FOR TWO DAYS ONLY

BY SPECIAL REQUEST RE-SCREENING OF

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SEE"SUNSHINE SUSIE AND FORGET ALL YOUR CARES

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

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AMAZING OUTBREAK

OF

DISEASES

ON BOARD JAPANESE STEAMER

"[TARDUGH REUTZA'S AGENCY.]

DUBDAN May 17.

An amazing outbreak of disonses, ranging from typhoid to not monia moasies and shickon-pox, which neugly threatened, to involve over 1,200 Japanese omigrants and some European passengers, decurred at sen Aboard the Japanese steamer, Rio de Janeiro Maru.

The vesen) belongs to the Osaki Showen Kaisha and is on the run from Japan to South America, vir Hong Kong, Saigon, Durban, Cape Town and Buenos Aires

The Rio de Janeiro Maru arrived in Durban to-day with the yellow flag flying and it was disclosed that three persons had been buried at Ben and that, forty others aboard had been stricken down and needed to be placed in hospital ashore,

AIR MISHAP FEARED

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY

CHINA'S MODEL ARMY

WELCOMED ON ARRIVAL

AT NANKING"

(THROUGH NEUTER'S ADENCY.}

NANKING, May 18. The Sixty First Division of the bore the burnt of the early fighting Nineteenth Route Army, which in Chapel against Japanese blue- jackets and regulars, have entered at Kunshan now that the Japanese Vanking, coming from the trenches troops are withdrawing.

The population here lined the streets and gave them a tremendous the trenches. welcome after their three months in

The troops, who will rost here for some time, looked fit, despite their experiences in the fighting line.

SUNG CHEN FOK SENTENCED

FOR ISSUING FORGED

NOTES

SEQUEL TO SHORTAGE IN REISS MASSEY'S ACCOUNTS

(From Our Own Correspondent)

19, 1932.

SENTENCE OF FIVE FRENCH ARREST OF ASK EM

YEARS.

PROMINENT MERCHANT

THREATENED.

STIFF PENALTY FOR SERIOUS OFFENCE..

KOREANS

POLICE ACTION EXPLAINED

IN COMMUNIQUE

In view of the many stories which have gained circulation re

the French authorities have issued the French Concession, Shanghai garding the arrest of Koreans in

the following statement

to

mine to do this sort of thing, and "I was taught by a friend of signs yesterday before Mr. Justice Yuon Ning at the Criminal Se Jacks when he pleaded guilty to Press. two counts of sending letters to Mr. with menaces a sum of $1,500. Li Yau Tsuu, C.B.E., demanding Park bomb outrage the French On the same day of the Hongkow

explained that on March 31 this

Mr. Wayte Smith, for the Crown,Police were informed by the Japan- year Mr. Li recaived a letter. It Consular Police: (1) that, the was signed Loe Shang, head of author of the outrago, arrested on the association for the assassina the spot immediately after the tion of Chinese traitors" The let crime had been committed, was a

domanded the payment of

ter

81,600 and contained the following Korean named You Chun-chi domi threat in the event of failure to piled in the French Concession: payme

"We will fight a life. death (shat this individual had deo- battle with you and we swear lared that his crime had been in-

Concession,

ST.

LAMOI

BEER

SATISFACTION

TO CUSTOMERS

Sole Distributors. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

H. RUTTONJEE & SON, Phone 20190.

A Great Human Story

that we will put you to death spired and prepared in the French COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S with a left-wheeled revolver or a sharp dagger. We will send brethren in different directions to burn your ships, blow up your ancestors, tombs, and kill your "gon, Sheung Ming, in the same way and deal with the insmbers of your family."

The second letter, Mr. Whyte Smith said, was received on March 30 and contained, the phrase: "Ara you wilfully looking for trouble and disaster t

Two mon

The Consul der Japan personally confirmed this information to Consul-General for France and re- the

quested the assistance of the Fronch living in the French Concussion, Police in arresting 26 Koreans; } who were wanted for complicity in the affair. Arrest warrants were delivered to the French Police by the Japanese authorities

countries

GERMAN AIRMAN MISSING

(TANOUGH REUTER

SHANGHAI May 18..

Instructions in Letter. AGENCY.]} Sung Chen Fck, Compradore of

The method for payment of the Reiss Massey & Co., was fined money, Mr. Whyte Smith, continu

It should be noted here that the Kenra of a tragic termination to with a shortage of nearly $3,000,000 be sewn in a piece of cloth and foren, arrest warrants issued by the KUPANG. May passing forged notes in connection tar. It requested that the money arise. Because of the treaties in $8,000 or a year'a imprisonment fored was laid down in the first let question of "extradition" does not a long flight on the eve of success in the Company's accounts. Sung then put in an envelope which was are now entertained in the absence disappeared last August, following to be taken on a sosted date by judicial authority of of news of Flight-Caplain Hansa period of heavy speculation. Bertram, the famous German dir-

a woman carrying a white sun hat. having jurisdiction over their na- man, who took off from Kupang Chi Wu Bank, of which Sung's velope from the woman at a shop

Sung's disappearance caused the

were to receive the antionals in China must be executed for Port Darwin early yesterday father was munager, to suspend near the junction of Hillier Streat in the territory of any Concession, morning and has failed to arrive. payment and close its doors. Both and Des Voeux Road

A frantic search is now in pro-father and son were arrested at grass for signs of the large dunk- the family home, near Nangpo, by Affairs, the matter was placed in mand the assistance of the Polier Mr. Li having handed the letter judicial authority interested to de- the only obligation being for the ars all-metal seaplane which he was the International Settlement. Polive.the hands of a district watchman of the Concession.

Secretariat for Chinese piloting, accompanied by another who proceeded to Chekiang City who made his wife carry out the young German, Harr Them, as seto apprehend the offenders. cond pilot," Count. Lagoria, the well-known film operator, and a me. YOUNG RUSSIANS RELAPSE while he followed her at a distance, instructions on the stated dale chanic, Horr Klaussmann.

No..one turned up to receive the letter.

The Second Letter.

They arrived in Kupang on Suu day on a trade and mapping flight from Germany, to the Far East and to Australia, and took off for Port

Darwin, apparently, early yester day morning, since when nothing has been heard of the party.

Destroyer Searching.

(From Our Own Correspondent,}

SHANGHAI, May: 18.

to the

Based on STANLEY HOUGHTONS: play of Lancashire life: SUBIL THORNDIKE JOHN STUART NORMAN MCKINNEL EDMUND GWENN BELLE CHRYSTALL

HINDLE WAKES

› QAUMONT-GAINSBOROUGH MCTURE

BOY WHO WILL NEVER REMEMBER

GIRL'S CLIFF FALL

TRAGEDY F

A suggestion that a boy will never camember the part ho played

where the girl was and he She has gone for a walk?'”,

Dr...Toogood; Is the cliff vary steep-It is easy to get up

easy to without a rope I went up and down several times. Superhuman

Lamatoon was suffering from Dr. William R. Square-mi

out by the Police on April 29 and was made at an inquest at Poland had a dislocated

In the course of the work carried in a tragedy at a picnic party, 30, 11 Koreans were arrested in the French Concession. All without ex. perro,

Cornwall on

Hermions questioned him but he

The second letter asked that the ception were the subjects of ragu Cowie, aged 19, of Bracklesham, member nothing about sentenced to, a month's imprison-dropped in a letter box at a house Japanese judicial authorities. None

A young Russian chauffeur was money ba pus in an envelope andar arrest warrants issued by the nner Chichester. mens, the execution of which was

in Des Voeux Road. The district suspended for three years. He stole watchman's wife was again used of the arrested persons repudiated with her cousin, Aloç Lamaison,

Mina. Cowie was climbing a cliff thing he rememberad

ent," said Dr. Square property worth $1,000 from the for this purpose, and some time his Korsan nationality or declin-head boy at Charterhouse School, was on grass and not A Dutch destroyer from Sour-redhanded by a alub member when ped. in the box, a small boy wased to accept the competence of when they both fall.

Japanese Club and was caught after the envelope had been drop- baya is helping in the search and about to decamp. all ships in the vicinity have been

seen to open the letter box with a Japanese jurisdiction regarding. Mr. John Sinclair Morrison, of member what had happene

Lampison would probably warned by wireless to keep a look,

key and remove the envelope. out for the missing airmen.

himself.

The Chinese, Hsia Da-hou

Stanhope-gardens, South Kensing Cowin had a large scalp Hsn Hsi-ta, who was found in one cimbing the face of the cliff and

orton, S. W., said he saw the couple which caused inatant death, of the Korean homes during the went to meet them. Folien raids, was conducted by the

SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE

NEW ZEALAND'S VOTE

TO STAND "

(THROUGH REUTER'R AORNCY.]

WELLINGTON, May 18.

The accused pleaded intoxication at the time he committed the crime.

CANADA FINANCE PRECAUTION

WIDE AUTHORITY FOR CABINET

· [1πROUGH.... KEUTER'S AGENCY.]:

OTTAWA, May 17.

As the Singaporo Naval Base is

A Bill authorising the Cabinet definitely to be completed, the to take steps to meet any financial Government does not intend to erisia during the forthcoming recess further curtail the Singapore vote, will probably be tabled in Par stated Mr. Forbes. The Govers.liament by the Government before ment has decided not to accept the Parliament is prorogued expendituro or the Commission's Thia Announcement has been recommendation thes New Zea made by the Prime Minister, who land's naval defence be transferred adds that emergency measures will to the control of the British Gov-only come into effect by proclama.

tion, after mature consideration.

ernment.

WHEN

YOU REACH HOME

You will be wondering how things are going out here, what all

your friends are doing who won the tennis league.

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*

French Police to one of the Franch

The district watchmen who had concealed themselves in the stair way followed the boy and ascer tained that he was to take the en- velope, to Queen's Road Contral where a man would meet him neat the A.P.C. offices. Again the dis- trict watchmen waited for the meet- Folice statious for examinating, lodge within ten feet of the water," "I later found Lamaison on s ing to take place; but nothing rehim, he was immediately released, and as he replied queerly I went

No charge being preferred against he continued. sulted

"I shooted to him On April 5, accused, who had All allegations to the contrary of engaged a room at a student's hostel this communique are entirely with down. He was delirious and bis where the small boy was employed, out foundation.. was seen in the street and arrested.

was bleeding. 1 asked him

Plea for Leniency.

Mr. Hin Shing Lo made a strong plea on behalf of the accused for mitigation of sentence. Counsel sud that during the Shanghai trou bles it was rumoured locally that Mr. Li Yau Tsun had enriched him self by dealings with the Japanese. his rumour was, of course, un founded. Accused was one of those foolish enough to believe it and ho was persunded by others to do what he has done. It was not the act of Beriminal but that of a fool.

Counsel also pointed out that no- oused way the sole support of his aged mother and young wife who were in Court. They were the real sufferers owing to the accused's foolish act. It was not a case in which Counsel would ark his Lord- ship to discharge accused wildca warning, but in low of the cir cumstances he would ask for a light 1gentańca

A Serious Offense. Addressing the prisoner, hir Lordship said that he had pleaded guilty to a very serious offence which was punishable with impri Bonment for life. It was rightly regarded as serious for its practice. would bring appalling misery to Ipeople in the Colony,

Accused way wentenced to five venrs imprisonment with hard labour on each dound, the sentecos to run concurrently.

Mr. Lo It is a very stiff sen touce, my Lord.

Mr. Justice Jacks serious offence.

It

BELGIAN CABINET

RESIGNING -LANGUAGE PROBLEM THE „CAUSE

(Reuter's Special Service.)

---BRUSSELS, May 17

The Catholicliberal Coalition Cabinet, undar - Jules Renkij (Catholic), which has been in office _sines.........lacturo, -ing resigning o

morrow."

This step is being taken beslse. the Government is unabis to settle the language question.

Talking

of

Whisky

Mrs

arm

"IS THAT LANE, CRAWFORD'S ? X speaking

Dr. Toogood, the caroner,

was obvious that they had bot

fallen down the cliff, and the

effort, had got back to the ledger Lamaison, by some super-human

A verdict of Accidental Death- was recorded,"

Please don't forget to send up that case of whisky my

husband ordered over the phone this morning big party to-night and want it in good time make?

MCNISH WHISKY

course my husband always insists

I've got a

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD

Agents

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