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WAVE OF INDIGNATION SWEEPS CHINA

ANOTHER ROBBERY

Fish Dealer Relieved Of Gold Watch And $600

ONE MAN INJURED

A Ash dealer from Aberdeen distelet was the victim of an armed robbery, yesterday when two men, one of whom, accord- ing to a police report, was armed with a small firearm, relieved him of a reld watch, valued at $350 and $600 in bank notes.

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Injuring him in the grua The other two companions of Lam Red!

After relieving Lam of his gold watch and a considerable sum of money. the robbers made good their escape.

The victim, Lam Sing, aged 49,, fired three rapid shots one of master of the Chiu Lee Fish which struck one of Lam' friends Dealers, came to town from Aber- deen on Saturday evening and in the course of a game of pai kau with ten others was fortunate enough to win, some $200. One other friend also made money. In company with three friends, Lam Sing went to a teahouse and then returned for more gambling after which they proceeded along Mor- rison Street to Des Voeux Road where Lam intended to call a taxi to take him home.

At the Junction of Cleverly Street and when nearing 236 Des Voeux Road, two men, one armed with a small firearm, came down Cleverely Street and the former

NEW WATERLOO BRIDGE

London, July 31. Further detalls are now ava!!- able of the new Waterloo Bridge tender of £870,000 erection of which was accepted by the Lon- don County Council this week. The bridge will be 80 feet wide with two carriage ways 27 feet wide and two sidewalks 11 feet wide. Each of the five spans will ** compared with 120 feet in the former bridge, "The piers will be faced with granite to the water level and with portland stone above. The bridge has been designed by 'Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. British Wireless.

be about 238 feet

ARCTIC FOXES FOR LONDON ZOO

London, July 31. Twelve Arctic foxes, are among this week's arrivals at the London Zoo and they are to be among the frst subjects of an experiment in Inoculation during quarantine period which the Zoo authorities are undertaking.— . British Wireless,,

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK:_30-7/16 T.T. ON LONDON: 11⁄2"2.11/164.

London Silver. Market

Meanwhile the injured man. was removed to the Queen Mary-Hos--- pital..

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Lam hired a car and searched in vain for the robbers until dawn when he reported the matted to the polles.

The police have arrested a man. stated to be in possession of a gold watch, and who is suspected to be connected with the crime.

SIR SHOU-SON CHOW

The Hon. Sir Bhou-son Chow, Friday from who returned to the Colony on Tientsin, made a North China, comment on the situation in He stated that it was his belief that the Central Government 13 determined to resist foreign invasion and has Japanese. He advised his local adopted means to

oppose the fellow countrymen to be calm and is gained or not to be overjoyed when victory to be discouraged when defeat is sustained.

PALESTINE REPORT

DISCUSSED

Geneva, July 31, Continuing the exposition of the Palestine Commission's report be- fore the Mandates Commission, Mr. Demsby Gore lald particular stress on the proposed partition which he described as the basic element. The Commission is now. adjourned until Monday when it will ask Mr. Ormsby Gore à num. ber of questions after which it will probably discuss the question of procedure and their competence to deal with the report- British. Wireless

OMINOUS LULL BEFORE THE

STORM

ABSURD FOR JAPAN TO TALK OF PEACE WHEN FORCES REMAIN IN CHINESE TERRITORY

Punitive Operations Near Completion

SHANGHAI, AUGUST 1: THE PUNITIVE OPERATIONS IN THE TIENTSIN AND TUNGCHOW AREAS WILL BE COMPLETED TO-NIGHT, ACCORDING TO A JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS COM-.. MUNIQUE IN NORTH CHINA. THE CHINESE EXPECT THAT THE NEXT STAGE WILL BE A JAPAN- ESE DRIVE TOWARDS PAQTINGFU BUT JAPANESE CIRCLES THINK THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER THE FLOW OF CHINESE TROOPS INTO HOPEI CONTINUES.-BEUTER,

-FOREIGNERS EVACUATING

TIENTSIN: THE PEIPING-MUKDEN BAILWAY? TRACK WHICH WAS DAMAGED · AT MANY, POINTS BETWEEN FENGTAI AND TANGKU HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND PREPARATIONS ARE BE- ING MADE FOR THE RESUMPTION" OF TRAFFIC,

FOREIGNERS ARE EVACUATING FROM THE GERMAN CONCESSION IN TIENTSIN AS A RESULT OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT: THAT IT IS THE JAPANESE INTENTION, TO THE BOMBARD THE VILLAGE OF BSIAOLIU IN THE VICINITY OF THE CONCESSION WHERE THE CHINESE MILITIA ARE ALLEGED TO BE FIRING ON JAPANESE COTTON MILLS. ALL CHINESE RESIDENTS ARE ALSO WITHDRAWING FROM THE THREATENED AREA REUTER. "

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29TH ARMY BEING REORGANISED

Nanking: High Chinese officials, interviewed

ressed the opinion that the comparative quiet

of the last twenty-four hours is only the ominous and before the storms: A ware-of Indignation Is- sweeping China as the camaitina and hero in Waldkatane monte tools he

It is absurd for Japan to talk of peace when their fortes remain in occupation of Chinese territory. Peses is only possible if they return to the positions they occupied before. Luknochiao,” ́declared a Chinese spokesman. The 29th Army are now concentrating, being reorganised in south- east Pastingfa-Benter.

CHINESE AREAS BOMBARDED

Tientsin:" Military action in North Chios on Saturday was contred mainly on the Japanese bombardment of the dersely populated Chinese areas between central and east stations in Tientsin which caused thousands of terrifled Chinese to run for safety. The shelling ceased at nightfall and semi-official Chinese estimates state that the dead total two thousand. Li Ching-yang, the new police chief, summoned all constables to a conference at which he urged them to return to duty, wearing the black winter uniforms in order to distinguish them from the Paoantul khaki. Kao Ling-wei has been appointed head of the Peace Maintenance Society.

Japanese sponsorship of the East Hopel regime was acknowledged for the first time when General Katsuki announced that he had appointed Chia Tsung-mo, chief secretary of the outgoing East Hopel Administration, to succeed Yu Ju-keng who is alleged to have been kidnapped by the mutineers and the Pacantui---Reuter.

APPEAL TO REASON

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The Editor's comment on Sino-Japanese crisis will be found on Page 8 under this heading.

MASS OF RUINS

"BIG SWORD

BRIGADE

"100,000 Men To Be Sent To North

Peiping, August 1. Owing to the peaceful solution of the North China crials having Tientsin, July 31.

ended in failure it is reported that Owing to the destruction of the 100,000 men of the "Big Sword" Chinese City of Tientsin by the Brigade under the command of Japanese shells and incendiaryGeneral Feng bombs, the Chinese Army Com-Christian General and vice-Chair- Yu-hsiang. the mand has decided to evacuate and

man of the Military Affairs Com withdraw all Chinese troops from mission, will soon be despatched to Tientsin

North for active service,

The Chinese City is a mass of smouldering rains, and the streets ALLEGED ASSAULT, are strewn with countless dead and maimed. The purposeful destruce According to a police report, ation of Nankai University will rickshaw puller, Lau To, was at-ever be forgotten by those who tacked by ten men in Queen's Road witnessed it.—:"/ Central near the Mercantile Bank Chinese Brening Pren. July 31 building last night and was rather * SEVERE CASUALTIES 20-1/8 badly injured. He was removed to 20-3/18 the Queen Mary Hospital

(From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 31. London silver prices to-day were unchanged, as follow:-

Spot..... Forward...

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Straight Talk By Lord

Cecil Of Chelwood

Pelping, July 31, A foreign observer to-day found the bodies of 11 Chinese policemen

DECLARATION OF WAR URGED

Immediate declaration of, war against Japan to check its inva- sion of North China is urged by by Dr. Chou Loo, Chancellor of Sun Yat Sen University, Canton. (See story on Page 9)

SITUATION

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DISCUSSED

REPUBLICAN TROOPS'

WITHDRAWAL

The Escorial May Become The Scene Of Fierce Fighting

Salamanés, August 1.

The Escorial, famous monastery and fortress, may again be- come the scene of bloody fighting, according to reports from the front, which declare that the Republican troops are withdrawing from their positions in the vicinity of Villa Nueva de la Canada and are taking up positions round the Escorial..

-Losses In equipment by the loyalists in this sector are said to have been extremely heavy, over half the tanks sent into action round Brunete having been destroyed, disabled or captur ed-Transocean News Service.

RECOVERY OF LOST-

*TERRITORY

Paris, July 31. "Fighting has become more brisk In Spain, especially in the Basque country.

The Republican infantry launch- ed an attack north of Valmaseda, which resulted in the occupation of important positions, while the Republican G.O.C. in Northern Spain, General Uribarri, announced In orders of the day that opera- tions would soon recommence, in

declared

the attack, and the nationists now dominate the town of Ter- riente, ten kilometres south of Al- barracin.

A message from Seville says that the nationalists have resumed de Cordoba, the infantry being their attacks north of the Sierra supported by the air forcE:

Several important positions on the left bank of the Cins River were captured.

Several members of the Liter

The basine. Arms, he de national Brigade are reported

have been

PD arrested in Madrid on "Chargesso di Belonging to Sant of lost territory and avenging of sanisation Consisting da their dead comrades.

skyists and disguised Fascists" which had been plotting, against the Valencia Government.

Documents seized revealed that the plot also extended to the pro- vinces.

While comparative calm reigns on the Madrid front, the nation allats again attacked on the Cor dova front, being repulsed in the effort to recover Fenarroya and Villanueva, which had been lost to the loyalists recently.

The arrest of Manuel Gonzales: Jonte, former member of the Ext On the Teruel front the nation-ecutive Committee of the Spanish alists claim further successes, in Revivalist Party and close friend spite of Government reinforce- of ex-King Alfonso, is announced ments.

in Madrid.

In Hesca it is reported that. pushing south of Albarracín, the nationalists have captured the Santa Anna Mountains which had been strongly fortified by the enemy.

"TROTSKYISTS AND DISGUISED FASCISTS"

A detachinent "at Moroccan cavalry successfully co-operated In

AUTO-DA FE IN BILBAO

Jonte, who had succeeded in hid- ing himself in, the French Legation building in Madrid, was recognised and arrested by the police as he left his place of concealment.

He was living under an assumed name and possessed false creden- tials at the time of his arrest- Transocean News Service.

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