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SHANGHAI ROBBERS.

TWO PISTOL DUEL'S IN THE

STREET.

Tuesday evening was characteriz ed by five armed robberies in Shanghai in two of which lives were lost. In the major affair, armed robber was shot dond, while

in the other a shop assistant was killed.

At 10.30 o'clock four men ap proached the premises situated at

TUESDAY, MAY

THE WHẲNGPOO RIVER

TIDES REVEAL STAGGERING DIMENSIONS.

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Interesting facts of the Whang- poo river and its huge drainage basin are contained in the latest publication of the Whangpoo Con servancy. Board entitled Hydrography of the Whangpoo."

This report abites that the Whangpoo river has a drainage basin of approximately 9,192

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208 Chekiang Road, two of them square miles, of which 1,280 square Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd. milles are occupied by, the larger ontering, the others remaining on lakhs Tai Hu and Tien Shan Hu. gerd outside. One of those in the Probably another two per cent., lë shop vaulted over the counter and occupied by smaller lakes, lagoons grabbed the cash box from the and canals for, the report states, accountant's donic. As he passed it probably there exists no other to his accomplice "the assistant tract in the world with a greater shouted Jang dah, jang dah" length of canals at

and creeks per (Armed robber) Both men fired square mile.", once at the brave man, one bullet

The Whangpoo river fulfils fis wounding him

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existence and utility in no mean quartette made off, but a Chinese manner. For instance, the report P. C., on duty near the Nanking states that from observations the Rond Corner, heard the shots and maximum volume of water passing HL TV a prowd running. Unble to sections of the river under observa- distinguish friend from foc, he could tion was 427,000 cuble feet per do nothing until the assistant point-second passing Pheasant Point ed out one of the men. With his un a flood tide. This rate, trans- con covering his abining buttons lnted into terms of maximum and pistol in hand the constable volume paasing a section

tide, leads to the compilation of gave chase. Ho nested his man the figure of 4,961,800,000 cubic as the latter approached the Tientsin feet. This is the largest volume Road intersection; and fired once of water ever recorded entering before the robber rounded the build the Whangpoo on a flood tide. ings. The fugitive returned Dre. Near Ningpo Road the officer Ered twice and dropped his man.

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The Shooting, Where the on fell the police picked up 892 in silver, the major art of the loot, which totalled Sen. An investigation at the Shantung Rond Hospital, where the thief was inken, showed that he had been hit

leg and in the back. The died hour after admittance. Shop assis tants identified him as the man who had vaulted the counter. While he was being attended to, the shop Assistant had a slight wound dressed, as did a passing blacksmith, whose

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Everybody is familiar with the silting process in the river which the Whangpoo Conservancy. Board has continually to fight, but the quantities in which it enters amazing. The report states that about 40,000 tons of silt enters the Whangpoo in a single spring flood tide but must of it goes out again in the ebb. Accretion is occur limit at the rate of about 1,250,000 ring below the upper harbour

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At the same hour, not many han dred yards away, another robbery. took place, when, Avo armed men raided the shop at 17-Chefoo Road. Three went inside and two stood at the door. Making off with 818, the robbers had barely got into that road when an assistnat followed them and shouted for help. Unfor funately he was not so lucky as the ather. The robbers fired at him,

on spite. thus formed the mean annual accretion is from half sto 2 it.. annually, but in cul de sacs, such as old ship channels or har bouy, works in the lower river, as much as 5 feet per annum of ac cretion has been observed.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG.

HERTZOG CARRIES NATION-

ALISM TOO FAR:

London, May 24. The Union of South Africa is

greatly agitated over the Govern

o bullet penetrating his brainment's Flag Bill, which provided The ging de off and have not for the introduction of a new na- beon seen since.

tional flag, wherefrom the Union Jack is omitted.

SWATOW OUTRÄGE.

THE BRITISH CONSUL.

ASSAULTED.

Peking, May 24. removing Communis posters from the walls of the Consulate on May 23, the British Consul at Swatow was assaulted by seven pickets.

The Consul defended himself with his stick, and retired into the compound, which the pickets, observing other foreigners, did

not enter.

The Rand and Natal particular- ly are indignant. Protest meet- ings are being hold in many parts of the country. The Union Jack is flying everywhere, outside shops ori motor cars, and is worn in peo ple's buttonholes.

Some of the leading Labour Min isters threaten to resign if the measure is proceeded with. There a likelihood that Ceneral Hertzog will postpone further stages of the Bill in view of the intensity of feeling Router.

MORE DISTANCE FLYING.

NEW YORK TO BUENOS AIRES.

Senor

The Consul subsequently sun- mond an armed guard from a British gunbout in harbour and Informed the Chinese Foreign Commissioner that the guard would remain until he received an official apology and an assurance

New York, May 24.- that no more placards would be

A Cernardo Duggan, posted on the walls of the Con- wealthy Argentine, and two com sulate also that the offenders panions, started this morning on would be punished and the pickets a flight to Buenos Aires. prohibited from landing on that side of the harbour. The Consul South Carolina-Reuter's Ameri- The first stop is Charleston, in

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