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Tientsin, Apr. 25. The offices of a Chinese news- at the United Asbestos Oriental paper, allegedly antagonistic to- Agency Lid, (in Voluntary Liquidawards any concession by Nanking tlon), which was called for 8 o'clock to Japan, were bombed by un yesterday afternoon,

On behalf of the Liquidators; (Magars. Dodwell & Co, Ltd.) Mr. J. P. Warren lald on the table the following Statement of the Liquida- "the tors for the fourth year of Liquidation.

known persons to-day.

Later in the morning bandits

4. police patrol

in attacked. Laohsikai, in the French Con- ccasion, disarmed two constablos and mortally wounded a third. A ricksha coolic was seriously in- jured in the scuffle.

"We have plesauro in submitting a statement showing the process of the winding up of the Company, during the fourth your of the Liquidation This has followed the normal course across the concession.

ticular comment.

The band escaped after a chase

of

and there is little that calls for paz-| Later still, another band

bandits kidnapped the 11-year-old son of the compradore of Mosary. Wilson and Co., when he was on his way to school in the French Concession.

The chief remaining assets for disposal.are as follows:-t

Property. We have as yet not received uuitable offer for this, which is therefore holding up the complotion of the Liquidation,

He was snatched off a car. He "Metallisation Itd. This plant was carried some distance before in proving very duficult to dispose of, he was abandoned when the chaso and we cannot hold out any

ira became hot, Police pursued the mediate hopes of clearing this assot.

"Sunday Debtors. These have been gang through the French city and appreciably reduced and the balanco outstanding will be cleared within a where few months."

the Japaneso Concession,

arrested.

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Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY,

APRIL 26, 1934.

'LABOUR SWING?

DILLINGER'S FATE

STREET SLEEPERS*.

ARMY OF POLICE SEEK CRIMINAL

GOVERNMENT LOSES

BY-ELECTION

London, Apr. 25.

INTERESTING DETAILS GIVEN AT INFORMAL MEETING

St. Paul, Minn., April 25. Some interesting detalls concern The North Hammersmith by- Aeroplanes have been requi-ing the work of the Street Sleepers election, caused by the death ofsitioned to land police relaforce Shelter Society were given at an the Hon. Mary Plekford, C.B.Fments at Mercer, Wisconsin, where Informal meating of the Society, resulted in a sweeping victory for virtual army has assembled to and "At Home" to volunteers, held search far John Dillinger, alleged in the Cathedral Hall last evening. The Hav, N. V. Holward presid- perpetrator of thirteen murders.

the Labour candidate,

The Labour majority was 2,902 compared with a Conservative majority of 5,849 at the last gen- Feral elections.

The result of the poll was: F. R. Wost (Lab.) 14,203. Percy Davis (Con) 10,747 E. F. Bramley (Com.) 014. The polling at tho general elec- tlos was as follows:

Hon. Mary Pickford (Con.) 18,815.

J. P. Gardner (Lab.) 11.838. E. F. Bramley (Con.) 697.

R. E. N. Brnden (N. P.) 431.

-Reater.

No Surprise.

London, Apr: 25.

High tension provalls throughouted and expressed thanks to all the countryside. following Dill who had helped towards making ngers ruthless slaughter of three the effort the success it had been, police agents two daya ago, when, although they had only been abie under cover of a withering machine to scratch, the surface of a big gun fire, he broke through a pullee problem. cordon in a wood.

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had

Miss, H. Mow Fung, Secretary of Meanwhile, the Julietary Com-the Society, stated that the total mitier of the House of Representa- number of sleepers who used the four months Uves has approved legislation mak-Shelter during the ing it a federal offence for anyone and fourteen days it was open was

10,372. Of that number aix to flee across State border talept there every night and 139 had escape apprehension or prosecution

been there for

one night only. On for crime.--Renter.

the medical side 66 cases had been sent to Hospital, 127 dressings had beer. aone, 436 sleepers had been supplied with cough mixture and 413 vaccinated.

The Labour victory In the Hammersmith by-election has not be defleient in attacking force and surprised members of the Govern-appeal to the man in the street. ment party. The 1931 election re-j sults were abnormal. they point ont, and there is now little differ-

Doubtful Strength.

Miss Atkins, reporting on the volunteer aide of the scheme, sald Sir Thomas Inskip in a speech there were 114 names on the list. ence from the Socialist advantage last night said he doubted the They had commenced with 59 and ability of old-fashioned Con- the numbers had increased us the Many members of the Guvern-servatism to ment expected to see a much lar-

secured in 1929.

defeat Socialism. work became known.

The balance sheet to date, pre- ger majority for the Labour candi-though he himself is a loyalist of

sented by Mr. Li Hoi-tung, showed date in view of the teachers in the old party. dignation over wage policies and} "What we what," he declared, a total income of $6,608.32, of the Labourite attacks on the Budis an association of men agreed which $8,504.42 had been received yet.

which in subscriptions. Equipment had

This is the thirty-seventh by-upon the great principles

preserve individual and political cost $1,780.05, salaries had amount.

election and the Government has liberties against all dictatorships."ed to 3007.10, stationary and print- lost five of them, all in traditionally

jug $141.10, and general charges Socialist strongholds, except in the The Fascists are now becoming $606.06, leaving a balance in hand case of East Fulham where the optimistle. They assert that they of $3,456.11. It was also stated Government campaign was unques-are gaining ground, procialming that jewellery valued at $300 had tionably mismanaged.

that Labour will win the next been given to the Society, and had

Liberals and Socialists, of course, general election and that there not been included in the balance declare that the National Govern- after there will be such

Asheet. ment las lost the country's clash with Capital that another confidence, but Government menu-election will folich immediately. A discussion in which many

reply that Its record Then, they say, wit

the useful suggestions were put come is excellent, though its pro- Fascists' chance.--Our Open Coward with regard to running the

Shelter in the future. paganda is feeble, and appears to respondent.

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New York. Apr. 25. Under a headline "Nippon the Devioua," the New York Herald Tribune strongly attacks Japan's policy,

croating in the Pacific,”

Bays the Herald Tribune, "Is that, having lost the confidence of the world by playing fast and loose with the most important international bargains she has ever signed, she is now resorting to the typically Oriental trick of dishing up a thoroughly insolent challenge to the whole world in scented Insin- cerities, and sending out small boys

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The paper declares that the more to. deliver it." the Japanese have to say about the The New York Daily News com- policy they intend to pursue, the pares the Japanese tone with that belder and more presumptuous of pre-War Germany, and predicts these ambitions appear. On the that a similar fate is in store for other hand, the mare they have to Japan If she continues to alienate Bay about their ambitions, the less her former friends. courageous and honest to the pre- |- "The thing for us to do is tó act sentation thereof.

with Great Britain In the crisis "An important feature of the now being built up." concludes the unpleasant situation Japan la Journal-Reuter,