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THE ·HONGKONG ‘TELEGRAPH. › FRIDAY, ・ MAY 3, 1935.

LADY ROBBED BY SNATCHER

BENCH COMMENDS

EUROPEANS

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An allegation that he had been told by the police to say that ho was 17 years old was made by youth, who claimed he was 15,. when he appeared before Mr. Scholleld, at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, charged with the theft of a Indy's handbag, containing $23 in money, a gold wrist watch valued at $20 and n fountain pen valued at $12, from Miss S. Lewis at Broadwood Rond last night.

Red Attack Stemmed

YUNNANFU STOUTLY DEFENDED

NO DANGER TO CITY

Yunnanfu, May 3.

DEVALUATION IN DANZIG

GULDEN VALUE CUT BY ALMOST HALF

Danzig, May 2. The Danzig Senate has issued a decree for the devaluation of the guldon by 42.37 per cent.

The reasons for the devaluation have not been announced. How- evor, from quarters in close touch with the Nazis it is assorted that The Yunnaufu Military Head-it in designed to parry any attack quarters issued a communique mot elements.

the gulden by anti-State evening stating that the Red

The menice to Yunan'u has definitely

devaluation decree has re- sulted in a run on all the bonke passed. The defendant was remanded The Reds received a series of with many depositors making with for 24 hours for medical examina-heavy blows at the hands of the drawala. However, there is no tion.

Yunnan. Government troops at panle and all the shops are closed Inspector Fender said that about Yilang, Yehlung and Yangchuon in view of the uncertainty of 7.50

p.m. yesterday the complain-and are retreating in confusion prices. -ant-was-walking-lu-Broadwood toward-the-Kinshakinng. River. Trading in foreign currencies

Road when the defendant came A portion of them crossed the has been suspended. from behind and snatched the River under cover of a rainstorm bag. The complainant called out, the other day, obviously with the and attracted the attention of Mr. intention of making inroads' Into WR. Hillyer and Mr. N. Mahor, Szechuen. The Reds front line who gave chase and arrested the is now 120 miles from Yunnanfu.

Judging by the present develop COMPANY REPORT ments it was impossible for the Communists to make a rapid ad- vance on Yunnanfu, concluded the Government commulque.

defendant. Defendant discarded the bag just before he was caught, and it was recovered, with all the property Intaet, by Mr. Hillyer.

Mr. Schofield warmly commend ed both Mr. Hillyer and Mr. Maher for their action in making the arrest of the defendant.

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The city of Yunnanfu is quiet and no general exodus by the in- habitants in evident. Contral Nrics..

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the General Agents and Consulting made by the defendant, Inspector

Committee of the Canton Insurance Fender said the defendant was

ADVANCE NORTHWARD

Ofice Ltd., will, at the forthcom- brought to the Wunchal Station

Chungking, May 3.

ing meeting of shareholders to be last week by his unch and mother, A message from the anti-Red held on Wednesday, May 22, recom- accused of having robbed ʼn shop front states that the 1st Route mend final dividend of $7.40 Canton of $400. He then Army is making considerable pro-together with a bonus of $1 per stated that he was 17 years old. grens against the enemy In See share in respect of Working and also denied that the woman chuen under the command of Account for 1933, and $100.000 to was his mother. He was then sent ! General Isu Haisng-chin. The Reinsurance Fund and $294.087.63 back to Canton,

Government troops claim the re-to Underwriting Suspense Account. Defendant said he was beaten covery of Chaohua on the night They will further recommend the world of unbollovable odvun. by the police and his mother an of April 30 and the recovery of payment of au interim' dividend of that occasion.

Tactung on the next day. They $3.60 per share in respect of are making our advance to the Working Account for 1934. and north. Central News.

that the balance of $1,323,054.32 be carried forward.

ANOTHER CASE

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Li Ng. unemployed. Was uisol charged with the theft of 15 cents from Ng Kam, a shop foki, at¦ Spring Garden Lane, on May 1. and Leung Yiu, unemployed, was charged with aiding and abetting him.

CLOUDY WEATHER

BRITAIN'S NEEDS IN AIR POWER

(Continued from Pays 1.)

A moderate anticyclone extends from the Lower Yangtze Valley to S.W. Japan. It is moving slowly According to Inspector Funder, eastward and weakening. A de- about 3.20 p.m. on May 8, a dis-pression is situated to the west of any way their existing facilities or trict watchman aaw both defend- Peking, moving E.N.E. A shallow calling upon outaide Arms for as ants standing

com-depression in situated to the southsistance. the Bear was watching a plainant, who

A of Hainan. typhoon or de- Furthermore, simplified methods medicine hawker in Spring Garden preasion is centred about 60 miles of manufacture, some of which are Lane. The district watchnian saw to the north of the Pelew Islands, calously guarded British secrets, the first defendant put his hand moving W.N.W. Local forecast:- make it possible to materially spred into the complainant's pocket and Enat winds, fresh to moderate; up production.

Since 1931 no British firms have take something out. which he cloudy. hauded over to the second defend-] ———

en working at capacity owing to nut. The district watchman then

the general depression of the went up to the complainant and

world's markets, the Government's asked if he had lost anything,

restrictive policy and the deulty- and arrested both defendants. Mr. Schofield-They might pos- of raising money in all spheres. The demand for aircraft from the The money was found in the ably have come down for Strand defendant's hand.

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