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INSURGENTS CAPTURE Claim Against

MALAGA

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donated 25,000,000 pesclas insurgent coffers.-United Press.

to the

Two Columns Converge

Seville, Feb.' B.

Pawnshop

TEST CASE ON RETURN OF GOODS

In a broadcast to-day, General

A test case ns to whether or not the *Del Loro states that two rebel

columns are converging on Maingo, rightful owner could elnim, without They have already occupied houses payment of principal and interest and a sugar refinery, on the out-thereon, the peturn of goods handed skirts of the city.

to a pawnshop by another person. came before the Acilng Pulene Judge, My. Justice J. J. Hayden at the Sum- mary Court this morning."

He adds: "The province of Malag: will shortly be entirely in handa."-Ruuter.

Wide War Arca

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London, Feb. 8. The war in Spain is developing a much greater intensity throughout the country, as evidenced by reports from

The action was brought by Chau Sheung-chi, trading as Wo Hing Com- pany, who sued the Yuen On Pawn- shop, of 57 Queen's Road Central, for the return of 27 pieces of klinki drill, shirtings, and many different centres. In two pieces of white addition to the battles around Madrid, $100 as damages for their detention.

stnic cables from Valencia

that

his client was d general tailor.

heavy fighting is raging on a wide Appearing for the plaintiff, Mr. F. front 20 miles from Cordova, which 1: Zimmern said the Government troops are threaten-shirt-maker and ing on their advance along the Sometime in August lost, he honded to a man named Ho Kai the articles Guadalquivir River,

mentioned in the claim, to be made Into shirts, as he himself busy,

Six separate battles appear to be progressing for a ring of towns and villages surrounding the western ap- proach to Cordova, which is regarded one of the key positions in southern Spain.

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An omcial report from says Government artillery has afre the Insurgent headquarters Oriol Chalei.

Bilbao set

was too

A few days later, plaintiff received by post two pwn tickets relating to there was no the materials, and as accompanying note or explanation, he presumed they were sent by Ho. Realising what had happened, he made a report to the pollee and, ac- companied by a detective, went to de-

pawnshop.

the where fendants Oviedo continues and there is great they received the goods from noterinis were found. Defendants activity in the Grado sector.

Ho, but refused to release them until

The Government bumbardment at

Meanwhile, in Madrid, the Govern-payment of principal and Interest duc ment has seized the pro-Trotsky on them had been made, although brandcasting station owing to its plaintif said he was the rightful violent attacks. The weekly nows- paper of the Trotsky organisation has also been closed.--Reuter.

Fuengirola Falls

Algeciras, Feb. 7.

The insurgent headquarters here announces the capture of Fuengirols. eliminating the strongest barrier in the path of the Rightlat drive of Malaga. Meanwhile, It is reported that insurgent vanguard has reached Caluburras Lighthouse, 22 miles from Malaga.

A Teftist despatch from Andujar reports the explure of Villa del Rio, Lopera and Porcuna,

The whereabouts of the Leftist deel is vefied in mystery. 11 has not been reported since early this morning, when it deputed from Cartagena, in direction the general

Malaga, where the Rightist feet has strick again and again.-United Press.

Thursday

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owner.

Mr. Zimmern concluded by saying the case was in the nature of a test as there were two other pawnshops to which upparently Ho und niso handed other materials belonging to. his client.

Plaintify gave evidence, and cross- examined by Mr. Hugh-Jones, for the defence, said he purchased the ma terials from Messrs. Utoomal and As- sudamal Co. The price for a piece of khaki (40 yards) was $7.30 and the white shirting about $5 a plece, denied he had a contract with the Company to make shirts out of mater- inis supplied by them, but admitted he was asked to put up a security for 7,000 yards of klinki.

He

At this stage, the case was nd- journed to a dale to be fixed by the solicitors.

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desires, but remain firm on their present stand.

The beilet is being expressed in come quarters that Governor Murphy was sincere when he'runounced that only a few technieni issues remained to bar a complete basis for negotia- tions.

MONDAY,

Offered Bricks As Sweets

TRICKSTER GETS PRISON SENTENCE

When Kong Chung, 42, tried to sell two boxes largely illed with bricks The altuntion at. Filat remains to a sweet shop, under the pretence tense pending the action regarding that they contained medicine sweets, the Court writ of eviction.

he begleeled to take into account the Later: Governor Murphy, inter-difference in weight between bricks As a result, the shop- viewed, said that he plans to meet and sweets," the G.M.C. delegates to-night-keeper, who had previously bought two elmllar boxes of sweets weighing United Press.

70 cattles, wanded 10, know why He these boxes weighed 170 cattles. soon discovered the reason. and nppeared before Kong_recordingly, Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

SAVES CONFERENCE

Detroit, Feb., 7. Following the adjournment of the conference of General Motors Cor

Labour re- poration officials and presentatives at 7 pm. on Saturday. Governor Murphy asserted that the differences between the G.M.C. and Workers the Union of Automobile were "practically all solved."

He said that, the rent issue now whether the G.M.C. Was

zolely bargaining should be exclusively with

the U.A.W. or on a basis of representation.

He added that the conferees would be resuming their discussions ut 11 a.m. on Monday.

Meanwhile the United Press learns that the conference reached a crisis at 1 pm on Saturday and narrowly escaped collapse when Governor Murphy telephoned to the White House and arranged for G.M.3. Vice- President, Mr. Carl Knudsen to speak to President Roosevelt and for the C.1.C. leader, Mr. John L. Lewis, to speak to the Secretary of Labour.

At the Press conference Governor Murphy emphatically asserted that the conferences will reach an agree ment.

It is understood that on several Occasions throughout the day, it was his sheer persistence and force of personality which kept the conferees amicably inclined, and he telephoned

Detective Sergeant J. Hunter sald that on February 3 Kong went to the sweet shop, which was in Port- land Street, and produced a parcel of medicine sweets. He declared he when salesman and undertook, to sell these aweets at $11 per picul. After some argument, the shop- keeper beat him down to $10 per pleul, and Kong icft, saying he would bring $17 worth of sweets,

Aboul 2.30 p.m. un February 5, Kong came back, with two coolies, each carrying a box. Wondering why they were so heavy, the shop-keeper inyei of opened them and found

which under sweets in each Unx;

A police- were a quantity of brieks. man was called, and at the Mongicok Palice Station, it was discovered that there were only 31 cattles of swords,

Kong, who had been in the Colony for three months, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour, nrsal mended for banishment,

recom-

the White House when the G.M.C. representatives threatened to walk out.

The tenor of the conversations with the White House are not known- United Press.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

DANGEROUS AND ALC. POISON, WHICH

MEN OUGHT TO SHUN.-Bishop Gregory.

IGNORANCE IN A SIRITUAL

A 76-year-old whtow, Leung Yee, residing at No. 239 Yu Chow Street, Shamshulpoo, was sent to the Kow- 100 Hospital for treatment yesterday, after he was injured by a fall down the stairruse of her house.

Tse Lin, aged 39, a stone-breaker living at a contractor's, matshed in Tokwawan, was injured yesterday when a charge set for blasting ex- lodd while he was cleaning the line. He was admitted to the Kowlona Hospital for treatment.

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At the

Rotary Club to-morrow Mr. L. W. Amps will speak on "A Fight across America and some im- pressions of European and American Affairs."

"Suffering from the effects of un overdose of sleeping draught and aplum, Chan Ping-kan, a 29-year-old shop foli, of No. 14 Tukuling Read, Kowloon City, was admRted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday.

Knocked down by motor-lorry Ne 3847 driven by Chun On in Connaught Road Central yesterday. Lal Kwok," Ticket

seller employati by Vehicular Ferry, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital for treat- Orment. The lorry ran over his foot.

For breach of the Deportation dinance, a 57-year-old unemployed! man named Chan Kam was sentenced to nine months' hard labour by M. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning. Chan was banished from the Colony for 10 years on September 1 last

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A severe penalty was inflicted on Wan 1o, ated 24, a licensed hawker, when he was charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning with receiving steles property, namely, CD ibs. of lead, 15. of brass, and, G las, of copper, the property of Talloo Dockyard, at G. De- tendunt said he had the

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Shing: On Street, on Febroperty for

Charged with cruelty to four chlekens. Leung Tsal, a boat womaa, aged 23, was fined $5 un her appr- alice before Mr. W. Schonfeld at the long time, and he did not know Central Meristeney this morning The woman was carrying the chickens in a small basket from Shaukiwan to Wanchal, and two of the birds were standing or lying on top of the other twa. Inspector S. Logan prosecuted.

they had been stolen. Inspector...T.. O'Connor said the value of the property as scrap would be from $20 to $25. A fine of $250, or three months' hard labour, was imposed.,

spirits.

A man named Lo Tim was brought A 21-year-old unemployed mab before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Bamed Leung Kal-hung appeared Magistracy this morning on charges before Mr. K. Keen at the Central of (a) running a distilling factory Mugistracy this morning charged within a house in Sal. Wan Ho Shauki- larceny of a handbag containing wan, (b) possession of an illicit still. money from married woman, Chan (e) unlawful possession of fermenting Ning, of No. 13 Robinson Road. Det.- material and (d) possession of Sergeant Mackay suld the purse was dutlable

Senior Revenue snatched while complainant was Officer A. W. Grimmitt said defend- walking along a path near the Wah | out's premises were raided an Yan College on Saturday. The Saturday. Lo managed to clude the woman was carrying many parcels at raiding party but was arrested after That time, und defendant, taking a two-mile chuse over hills. Ad- advantage of went up to her,

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