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$2,500,000 ROBBERY IN SHAI POST OFFICE

One of the largest and most daring robberies over to be com mitted In Shanghai bcearred on May 31 at about 9.38 am, when two men, one of them said to be Chinese, and the other a Japanese, stole $2,500,000 from the General Post Office in North Soochow Road and decamped with the entire sum, reports the North China Daily News. The chauffeur at a tax) was arrested by the Settlement pollee, but he was later handed over to the Japanese gendarmerie for further questioning, it was believed.

The robbery, made yet more the passengers got into the tax amazing by the faol that no and told the chauffeur to drive Arearms were used by the robbers, them to a certain address in Scott

DEAD END

Was

Likely Visit Of Molotov

To Japan

GENERAL

BLACK BOURSE AT WORK IN FRANCE

LISBON, May 20- asked a barman I knew in Paris if he could get me a Havana digår. He Just laughed. I insisted. Finally he said: "Well, Ell try, but it will cost you plently if I am able to find one at all.”

He whispered instructions to a chasseur who disappeared for about 30 minutes. He came back with the clear. The bill was. Fr. 150 (about U.S.$3.50). You can still get almost anything in France if you are able to pay the price to the Black Bourse, Writes a correspondent in a home paper.

TOKYO, June 10 (Reuter)-Des- pite the absence of oficial Soviet confirmation the Nazi organ the Hochi Shimbun today said that M, Molotov's rumoured visit to Japan this summer was "quite likely." adding that such at visit would go

The Black Bourse has become a They buy clothing materials in fat in clearings, up the outstanding

andreat business in France. Thou- any quantity: Japanese Soviet problems

you can't get was made possible by the fact that Road, There they paid him off and

cementing friendly relations.

sands of people make their livell-enough for them. It's easy work- the loading coolies and the super- disappeared.

The paper adds that solution of hood at the illegal business of selling for them, because they furnish visor did not suspect the two men.

all such problems is not only bene-ing everything from money to you with cars and you are never According to Mr. J. N. Greenfield,

The chaufeur taken to fetal to Japan but is urgent tronsoap and clothing at onofficial stoppet and searched when you Chief of Accounts and Checking

prices and without requiring are in a German car, Department of the Post Office, the Scott Road, but the detectives the Soviet point of view as "waves

tickets discovered that the address given of German-Italian New Order in

SELLS GERMAN ARMY money was being loaded into an

GASOLENE A few big operators, mostly Ger- armoured truck at the time the was a house occupied by the Ja Europe are sweeping rapidly over

fortunes. But robbers made their appearance in panese military authorities. The the Balkans and specially sa Hit-man, have made

She said gasolene was one of her the compound of the Post Once the premises were forced to stop ing to embrace Iran and Afghanis-gaged, in this traffic are little peo-lene, rations are extremely low,

police, having no right to enter ler's Near Eastern policy is striv- the vast majority of people en- steady sources of Income.

Gaso- Three or four coolies were occupi

ple, waiters out of work, house- usually not more than five to ten ed by the work and were supervis, their investigations The entire case

wlves, and former clerks, who just gallons a month. except for im- ed by a clerk, The money, which, it was given over to the Japanese

for gendarmerte was learned. had only been recely since the detectives are not in pos- investigations,

make a living. They risk up toportant officials. But she said she three years imprisonment if ed in Shanghai on the previous session of full description of the

is able to get any amount she caught,

wants from German army groupa Friday, was packed in ten parcels,

two robbers. apart from the fact

who peddle their army gas at 20 CITY GOVERNMENT PLATES that they. both wore foreign It was then that the robbers, rid- clothes. The chauffeur. it was be-Orders by O. Enger, Deputy Com ing in a green" car bearing licence leved, was also handed over to the No. 5152 and City Government Japanese for further questioning plates No. 655. alighted from the about the crime,"

tan."

H.K. POLICE RESERVE

missioner of Police (Reserve) KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE

form.

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BLACK BOURSE OPERATIONS

I found a restaurant I used to Fr. a litre round U.S.$2 per gal- snow on the left bank is now vir- loc).

11. 1941.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received THE Undersigned have received

instructions from The Marshal

Instructions."

in Prize, Supreme Court,

-to self by

PUBLIC, AUCTION

on

Saturday, the 14th. June, 1941.

commencing at 10,30 a.m.

at The Holt's Whárt, Kowloon. 909 pieces Round Bars 204 bags Paraffin Wax

1 Lot Pig Iron (about 200 tons)

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

For Inspection orders apply to

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

this 12; coffee, Fr, 0 per kg. against WATER RETURNS

FOR MAY

Fall In Mainland Reservoirs

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Wednesday, the 11th. June 1941.. commencing at 2.30 på.

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at their Sales Root, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor.

'A, QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising

Teakwood Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dining Tables, Chairs, Desks. Ice Chests, Bookcases, Orna- ments, E. P., Brass, Glase and For- celain Ware,. Electric, Table Fans Lamps, Gramophone & Records, etc., etc.

elso

A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

comprising:-

Carved Blackwood Bed, Side- board Settees, Tables, Stools, Josa (Table, Chest, Teapoys, Curio

Cabinets & Stands, etc., etc.

tually a headquarters of small- She wrote out a list of articles The following Police Reservists! Lime Black Bourse operators, giving their normal prices as com will parade for duty in connexion There I found two waiters, a man-pared to current Black Bourse vehicle and approached the clerk. Well informed sources believed

to prices. They are in large lots): One of them, the Japanese, ad-yesterday that the robbery could with the King's Birthday Parade nequin and a girl who used

on Thursday, June 12, 1941:- work in t hat shop all making Soap Fr. 60 per kg. on the Back dressed the supervisor in Japanese. [not have been committed without

Thirty-one members of the Chi-chetr "living in this way. The Bourse against 15 Fr. legal price, Believing that the man was from someone inside the Post Office tip-nese Company to parade at No. 2 former mannequin said:

cooking oil. Fr. 80 a tre against the Japanese authorities and might ping off the robbers of the transfer Police Station at 06.30 hours and "I have done better at have come either to make enquiries of the huge sum from the strong araw revolvers. Dress: Khaki Uni-than I did in the shop before the 18; eggs, Fr. 5 each against Fr.. or to search the premises, the clerk room of the General Post Office to

war. I made Fr." 1,000 Just this 1.75; beans, Fr. 15 per kg against sent another Chinese to the office the Posta: Savings and Remittance

Nine members of the Indian afternoon over an aperitif arrang-16; chickens, Fr.010 each against to ask someone to come down. The Bank in Klangse Road, especially company to parade at No. 2 Policeing a contact between a man who 35; rabbits, Fr. 80 each against 23; Japanese then proceeded into the so since the money had only been station at 08.30 hours and draw wanted a large quantity of yarn 6; chickens, Fr. 100 each against strong rooni. from where the received here on Friday.

revolvers. Dress: Khaki Uniform. and a man who had it. It's get-35. knitting wool. 217 per kg. money was being taken cut and.

NO LIGHT ON THE AFFAIR Nije members of the Emergency ting more difficult now, though, against 90; woollen cloth, Fr. 400 together with his accomplice, trans-

Detectives from Hongkew police Unit Reserve to parade at No. 2 because it is getting harder all the per metre against 30: silk stock- ferred the parcels into his own station were on the scene of the Police Station at 06.30 hours and time to find things."

inge Fr. 95 against 35; cigarettes

With an increase in the She said that the biggest opera-Fr. 25 against 9; gasolene, Fr. 20 sumption of water per head, the

1 Ferambulator crime soon after the robbery and draw revolvers. Dress: Khak Uni- Before the stupeffed witnesses

tors on the Black Bourse were per litre against B knew what was happening. the all the employees, who had witness-form.

mainland reservoirs show a de-1 Radio-gram of Six members ed the coming and going of the Japanese and his Chinese accom-

the Flying German civilians.

I asked her how she liked this crease for the month of May as 2 Radio Sets plice got into the car and drove robbers were questioned, as were Squadron will report with their "They buy up everything and work.

compared with last year, Inspector, don't care what they pay," she

2 New Canvas Canoes "Pouf. I don't like it, and I don't) away. It was then that that the the three guards. The questioning. machines

The total storage' on June 1 was at 07.00 said.""I don't know what they think old "Grandpa" down supervisor and the coolles as well however, threw no light on the Central Police Station

in 1,645,03 million gallons, agatnet are doing with it, but I think theyVichy would like it," she said "but 2,138.13 million gallons on June 1, as the three guards who had been affair. The guards, it was sald, had hours Dress: Khaki Uniform.

are sending it into Germany. 'one must live." detalled to watch over the money, not the least suspicion of the sin realized that they had been robbed ister aims of the two men and had and raised an alarm. The car with therefore done nothing to stop

their car. the robbers had by then disap- peared.

car.

"BALL SET RODING

The sum was sent here by the Hongkong branch of the Post Once

Traffic TO

CHINESE COMPANY Strength: Constable R172 Chot Chiew Seng has been permitted to resign from the Chinese Company. as from June 4, 1941...

Constable R1372 Lau Jok Nin has been struck off the strength The case was immediately restruction of a post office in Nan-June 3, 1941

and was to be used for the "con-of the Chinese Company, as from ported to the Settlement police and

Japanese authorities and the ball king. Due to the fact that all the Leave: Sub-Inspector (R) Ts'o was set roiling. With the number banks were closed on Friday, the Huk On has returned from leave. of the vehicle knows to them, the $2,600,000 were kept at the Post and resumes duty as 0.1.C. "B"

Office until yesterday decectives from the Hongkew

morning Company as from date. when it was to be loaded and police station traced the "car to

Inspection Parade: All ranks of Sung Dal garage in Hongkew. The transferred to the postal bank.

"A" Company will parade at Mur- official of the Post Office ray Parade Ground for a general stated that the Japanese had told inspection of equipment etc. by the the supervising clerk that he was Company Commander on Wednes- from the Japanese authorities. This day, June 11 at 17.15 hours sharp. was later proven to be a trick on Dress: Khaki Uniform. The Equip- of the robbery. He answered that his part. His ruse, it appears,ment Officer will make it a point the two men had hired him at the worked perfectly, for neither he of being present.

and

An

detectives proceeded there found the chauffeur of the vehicle in the premises.

He was taken back to the station and questioned as to what he knew

ولاد

CROSSWORD

NO. 906

ACROSS

1 Toothed in- strument

5. Rotating

plece on a wheel

8 Young ser-

vant

12 Plane sur-

face

garage and ordered him to take nor his Chinese accomplice was Training Course-Part I: Those them to the Post Office. After a seen to take out a pistol. This led detailed will attend Murray Parade 13 Beverage few minutes there, during which detectives to believe that the men Ground for instruction in Part I 14

be saw them take the ten parcels, might have been unarmed,

Alexandria

Evacuation

NAZIS FEAR

of Training Course on Wednesday. June 11, at 17.15 hours sharp. Dress: Khaki Uniform.

Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will

be carried out as ordered.

INDIAN COMPANY.

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was the first

to assume." the title of "Commander of the Faithful"?

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Training Course Part I: Those 13 What island" in the Medi-

SPECTRE OF detailed will attend Murray Farade

VERSAILLES

Ground for instruction in Part I of Training Course on Wednesday. hours sharp. Dress: Khaki Uniform.

Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered,

WOMEN, BABIES RIDE. NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuter) June 11 at 17.15

ON TRAIN "ROOFS Mr. John Cudahy, former US, AM-

bassador to Belgium, whose news- ALEXANDRIA, June 10 (Reuter) paper article on the last days of -Women and even small bables King Leopold were read all over are riding on the root tops of the the world, has just returned to trains, so great is the press of the America from Germany, where he Arab population to leave Alexan had a 30-minute interview with

dria as a result of the air raids.

Hitler.

FLYING SQUAD Training Course-Part 1: Those detailed will attend Murray Parade Ground for- instruction in Part í of Training Course on Wednesday, Jume 11 at 17,15 hours sharp. Dress: Khaki Uniform.

Special arrangements have had Mr. Cudahy, who saw Hitler as to be taken at the railway station a journalist, reports that Hitler's Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will

to cope with the exodus which is attitude was most unfriendly. "He “providing an amazing sight.

gave me the idea he didn't like { jme at all because I was American,”

All entrances to the main station Cudahy, belleve America will come are now closed and guarded by into the war soon; soldiers and are only being opened

at specified times.

ROUSING SEND-OFF

THIRTY YEARS WAR

be carried out as ordered.

EMERGENCY UNIT. RESERVE

Gutierrez is invalided from the Strength: Constable, R488 F. A.

Hongkong Police Reserve, as from June 4, 1941.

If the war is not brought to a military conclusion by October," Trains leave continuously piled I think we are going to have Reserve, as from May 31, 1941.

terranean

13 separated

from Corsica.

by Strait of Bonifacio?

17 Measure out 18 What is the missing first name of the great Eng. lish actress Dame- Terry?

19 Anaesthetic 21 Taut" 23 What is the

first name of the woman writer whose autobio- graphy is "All in the Day's Work"

colony

Constable R530 R. Philips is dis- missed from the Hongkong Police

high and are given a rousing send something. like the "Thirty Years tor (R) M. A. de Bousa is com- Commendation: Acting Inspec- off by crowds awaiting the next War"." train

mended, by the Commissioner of 26 Capital of Hitler, said Mr. Cudahy, did not Police for zeal and alertness in

"French Some 40,000 left by train on give an impression that he want-handling the case of Ex. Constable Bunday and a high railway officialled peace or would negotiate for R530 R. Philips who was convicted 30 Happen expressed the opinion that there peace, and also that he sincerely by the 1st Magistrate for obtain- again ing money by False Pretences. 32 Hues

Riot Drill: Those detailed will 33 Rub over

the surface Cudahy as saying the Germans attend Kennedy Road on Friday,

for June 13

Drill under 34 Whitish have a great dread of losing the Acting Inspector (R) M. A. de

mineral wat because of the spectre of Ver-Sousa. Van wil leave Reserve 35 Avolded sailles, hence they are determined Headquarters at 17.05 hours sharp 36. Weight of and united."...

37 Merciless.

would be at least two or three times regarded the suggestion of an in- that number leaving Alexandria învasion of America as fantastic. the next two days.

The New York Post quotes Mr.

The city itself remains calm and orderly.

CHINA-MADE TRUCK IN USE IN S.W.

Riot

on that date. Dress: Khaki Uni- form.

Training Course-Part 1: Those detailed will attend Murray Parade

The first truck ever made by Company which secured technical Ground for Instruction in Part I the Chinese in China is now ran-help from ■ German firm two of Training Courte on Wednesday:| ning in the south-west of this years ago. The oil used by the Jurie 11 at 17.15 hours share country, according to a report truck is made from plants.

The Dress; Khaki Uniforma, appearing in the leading Chinese company is making more such Patio Duty: Patrol duties will dallics published in Shanghai trucks and all accessories. The be carried out as ordered yesterday. It was made by the German firm maintains an office Chins Motor Car Manufacturing in Shanghai.

W. R. CHESTER WOODS,

Adjutant; Police Reserve.

India

39 Bury

41 African

antelope

48 Wings 48 Ivory cubes. 50 Part of a

camera

42. 43 44 4

to perform

twelve great "labours"?

22 Bitler vetch

24 One who has

Character it

been de-

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cerved

51 Suffix: make

into

25

Doual Bible

26 Performs

27 Learning

52 Pinches

53 Kind of fuel

61 Consumed

55 Chore

DOWN

I A box 2 Verbal

3 European.

blackbird

4 Requested

Tin recep- tacie

8 Foreignery

7 Foods

8 Fruit of

the apple. family.

9 US. citizen

10 Passage from

a shore inland

11 Sooner than

16 Aet upon

each other

29 What son of Zeus had

SOLUTION TOMORROW

Solution No. 905 JOKES LA G1TO W. ADENT LENETO VA WARRIORTNAKED TIMO DE'S EVERE ABELE B A B INTE BOBST LIVIDTRH

28 Who was the

queen in

Spenser's

"Faerie Queene"

29 Electrified

particle

31 Sea eagle 33 Pronoun

35 Most certain

38 Networka

40 Cosy retreat 42 Gave tem-

porarily

43 Melody 44 Short sleeps 45 Office furni-

**ture

40 Lofty, moun--

tain:

4 Who sur-

rendered at Appomattox? 49 Observe

ERSTAPIS POI TARAVENT CRAN POVEDALER T WHALER 18LAP 11 RIVEN TEMERALD IRE 1TA KETERLA TED IS LEW¶TEND

1940.

Con-

Consumption was 19,0 gallons per head per day against 14.0 gallons! per head per day in May, 1940. Population on the mainland was 653,000 on June 1. against 890,000 on June 1, 1940.

SLIGHT INCREASE

Island reservoirs showed a slight Increase. the total being 2,125.63

+:

and

On View from Tuesday, the 10th June, 1941.

Terms: Cash" on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

million gallons on June 1. againat PUBLIC AUCTION.

2,045.43 million gallons on June 1,

1840,

Consumption showed an in-

instructions

crease on the Island as well, be- THE Undersigned have received ing 23.6 gallons per head per day! against 18.1 gallons per head per day in May, 1840.

Population showed a decrease- 770.000 against 880,000 in May; 1940.

Constant supplies of water were maintained for the month in the mainland and the island.

UNDECLARED

WAR BACKFIRES

ON JAPAN

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Friday, the 13th June, 1941.

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon..

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Teakwood Bedsteads, Wardrobes, COLUMBIA, MO, May 28, (By Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Clipper): Mr. James R. Young, for Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, mer Far East correspondent for Chesterfield Suites, Wardrobe & the International News Service, Cabin Trunks, Carpets, Rugs, Table speaking here recently, described Fans & Lamps, Brass, "P., the stupidity of the Japanese gov- Porcelain and Glass Ware, Gramo-. ernment in handling the war with phones & Records, Ornaments, China. He said the war is Just Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. another "undeclared incident" and that the conflict Is beginning to backfire on Japan.

"The

Japanese

also

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD

FURNITURE.

and

cannot defeat" China," Young continued, 'The Ja- panese are having much trouble with getting New Order' under-

1 Grand Piano stood properly because many cal It the new odour.'

1 "Remington" Typewriter 1. Westinghouse" Electric Stove "The Japanese Army" Mr. Young1 Gas Stove said, "s faunching its 18th major Radio Set campaign in China and they still 1 Radio-gram

have little chance of defeating 1 Teakwood Dining Room Suite

Chica. After each campaign, the Japanese tell us the Chinese Army has been wiped out, But after the Japanese retire from an occupied zone, the Chinese come back; they are always there."

Mr. Young said that it is difficult to get news in Tokyo powadays because the sources who are in- formed are often afraid to talk. This conflict of authoritative sour- ces is the basis of the trouble the foreign correspondents are having! with the Japanese government, He disclosed that many German ând, Hallah newspapermen are in Japan working as agents for their 'govern- ment,

Mr. Young recounted how foreign correspondents now call on the Japanese Foreign Office and asked If there are "any "dally denials. (Central News).

Teakwood Bed Room Suites

On, View from Thursday. the 12th June, 1041.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

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