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THE

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anit

SHANGHAI

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HOTELS

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In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION

AND ATTENTION OF-

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Phone No. 58008

Cable KowLOTEL

Hongkong.

PALACE

Te Kowloon No. 3,

HOTEL

Tel. Address "Palace."

A First Class Residential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con- vanlences of a Home. Under Entirely European Management. Coay Lounge and Billard Saloon. Three minutes from Ferry. Familien

Moderata term. specially catered for.

MRS. J. M. OXBERRY,

Proprietress.

Penang

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

.1

first class

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·

Modern throughout and beautifully

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Runnymede Hotel

Malayu's Premior Hotel

Food and Wines especially good

AFTER-DINNER DANOE

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Nervous debility

my

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The protector of life

THE HONGKONG

THE ATTEMPT ON

MR. SOONG.

STORY OF SHANGHAI OUTRAGE.

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1931.

seen had the fragmenta of a crude ALLEGED FORGERY OF bomb on his desk before him, side

Ile

"I came from Nanking by the night train and arrived about 7 o'clock in the morning. "An I was about 16 feet from the exit of the main hall of the North station of Railway, the Shanghal-Nanking firing broke out simultaneously on hoth sides of me.

CERTIFICATES.

*SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST

A LOCAL FIRM.

The case in which two Chinese partners in a coal firm are charged with uttering forged certificates of MOTHER DIES.

"Reallsing that I was the target the Government Analyst in con- of the attack I threw away my white sexion with tenders submitted to Shanghal, July 23.

sun helmet. which was conspicuous the Government for the supply of continued before Mr. Rteater's Nanking correspondent, in the gloom of the station bail and conl, was

on the same ran into the crowd and dodged be-Schofield, at the Central Magistracy who was travelling train as the Ministers and was pre- hind A

yesterday afternoon.

#. Chinese clerk when I heard two bomb

Mr. John Lee. ed the pillar sent at the station exit at the timed pillar. Scarcely had I reach

at employed

the Government The shots were fired at Mr. T. V. explosions and the station was filled

with smoke. Soong saya:

Laboratory, sold that on October

"There is no doubt whatever that Mr. Soong was the sole objective of the attack. It was widely known that he was travelling on this train, whereas the fact that Mr. Shige mitau was aboard had not been ache

There was confused firing from all sides, to which my bodyguards replied. It was fully five minutes before the station was cleared of all the people in it except the members of my party.

At least four assas sink were seen by my guards to be but there may have been firing

more.

duled. I was walking with Mr. Shigemitsu toward the entrance, where he made straight for his car.

When the smoke cleared away. which wax 20 yards ahead of Mr.

who Soong's. None of the shots came my secretary, Yn-lon Tang, in Mr. Shigemitsu's direction. They was walking abreast of me when were all fired from another street the firing started, was found lying Jon the ground shot in the bladder, at the side of Mr. Soong's car.

hip and arms, bullets having enter- "The utlack only tailed in ita obed his body from both left and jeet by being tuo preninture. Had right sides. His bat and brief case it been ten renndis later the Minis-were riddick. It is a miracle that

$

Feeding a bear cub at the Zoo. The beverage looks a trifle strong for a youngster.

ter and his party. might have been .wiped out.

Guards Fire on Crowd. "Mr. Soong's bodyguards replied

excaped unscathed as I towered above him. Tang has since died of his wounds.

"Two of my guards were wound- to the stuck by firing on the crowded, one of them very seriously while who were thrown into a panic, dur some of the passengers were in- ing which the culprits escaped. One jured.

of Mr. Soung's secretaries was in- jured. On the bombs exploding the banking-hali was filled with

Warnings Iteceived.

"I have received repeated warn- black smoke and Mr. Soong, drawings that members of the so-called- ing his automatic pistol took cover "Canton" Government would send behind a stone pillar, from whence their agents to take my life, hut he was shortly afterwards escort until now little did I reckon that among their ed by railway police to the railway they would account

Later he proceeded other accomplishments the gentle

residoned in the art of assassination."-Reuter,

Ten Assailants,

office red refused to

to bis Frencht

interviewed.

Mr. Shigemitsu Interviewed.

In an interview with a repre- sentative of Reuter's. Mr. Shige- mitsu said:

Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, July 24.

It appears that Mr. Seong's as- Just as I was entering my car heard a bomb explode and a fusil sallants numbered ten, several of i saw the crowd Whom were injured when fired on lade broke out.

state by the Finance Minister's body- in the booking office in a of panic and falling fat on the surds Tary matured to escape

into Chinese territory. the bulleta. escape ground to

Two bombs were thrown, the first Obviously the objective of the dastardly attack was the Minister failing to explode, and the second of Finance.

The masonry of the missing its mark. station exit was beapattered with bullets."

Keeps Fragments of Bomb

As Souvenir.

Tragic Sequel.

Shanghai, July 23, Madanie Soong, mother of Mr.

Mr. Soong returned to his re- T. V. Soong, died at Tsingtao at Hidence this afternoon and when noon to day upon receipt of a false

SALESMAN SAM

GO OVER AND GET MRS. TROTTER'S ORDER-SHE WANTS TO STOCK UP-

SHE JUST GOT BACK, FROM

EUROPE!

SPRING SHOWING OF STICKY FLY PAPER

I'LL GALLOP RIGHT OVER, GUZZI

26, 1928, he received from the Li ing firm a letter referring to. Malayan-Borneo Lamp coal, with sample subuitted, and a certificate, numbered 2702 was issued in this by the Analyst. connexion Triplicate receipts for the nocom panying feo were made, one issued to the ing. the second to the Treasurer and the third retained by the Laboratory for filiar par- poses.

pro-

On March 11 of this year he re- reived another sample accompanied by a request from the Company for a copy of Certificate No. 2702. He explained the departmental cedure attendant on such an ap pifcation, stating that with the particulars already entered in the record book he was able to prepare three coples and to send them all out to the applicants, retaining a prissed empy for the Laboratory.

Words Left Out.

In August, 1928, witness said. referring to another sample of coul, described as "Myio Lump," he pre- pared a certificate, No. 2120, which wis duly signed by Mr. Davey, and serit copies to the Company? As he did not know the marks he left a space filled with dots instead of entering therein the nante of the rol.

The Magistrate referred witness to the fact that in the letter apply- ing for a certificate the words "Myie Lamp Coal was specified; and asked him how he could account for this name and the marks being overlooked.

Witness replied: 1 must have left that out.

Examined by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (for the defence), witness said he aaally attended to these applies- tions for reports and also the send- except ing out of these reports, when he was sick or away on leave, when someone else attended to these detalla.

Shows another certificate by Counsel, witness agreed that it also had a line of dots instead of the It WAS An uame of the coal. riginal certifiente.

He agreed that, as often as not, these dots were put in where marks were not available,

Reverting to Certificate No. 2702, issued in respect of a sample sub- mitted as "Malayan Borneo Lump.' witness suggested that in the copy. na distinct from the original, the -row of dots had been erased and the words "Onoura lump" added. He declared that when it was Issued, the copy hatt not "Onoura fump" on

it.

Mr. Jenkin asked for the produc- eertain letters and other Uion of documents at the next hearing.

Certain Erasures.

were

Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst, in evidence, stated that to see that things sent in analysed was part of his duty, after which he would sign the certificates prepared fro

from the report of the As-

did the sistant Analyst, who work. He signed these before they were press-copied, and said

he felt sure that he did not sign some of the certificates in dis were. It was evident that certain pute in the state in which they now erasures had been made in some of the coples, whilst in others cer- tain words were typed on what were originally, carbon coples,

The hearing was adjourned until this afternoon.

report that her son had been killed in the bomb outrage.

She had been in fil health for some time-Reuter.

Get Busy, Mussolini!

AND BRING ME SOME SPAGHETTI AND GARLIC - I'VE ACQUIRED QUITE A TASTE FOR THOSE DELICACIES, YA KNOW -

OH, THEN YA MUSTA BEEN IN ITALY, TOO?

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