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77 Killed During Past Fortnight
Two Shanghai Chinese seamen, Chow Sul-fong and Ho Lo-kuo, charged with having assaulted Shung
London, July 20 Ching-wah, # utokor, at No. 32
During the fortnight ending yester- Gilinan's Bazaar, on the evening of July 14, appeared before Mr. R. day, 77 persons were lilled and 247 Edwards at the Central Magistracy wounded in Palestine outrages,
There were 32
coses of bomb this morning on remand, and after
out further evidence was given, were throwing and other terrorist
rages, and, in addition, 52 cases of convicted,
sniping were reported.
Outrages Included murders, rob- berles, kidnapping and arson, while at Haifa there were numerous cases
sabotuge.
Mr. D. MacCullum represented the defendants, while Mr. Hin-Shing Lo, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, appear ed for the complainant. Detective-of Sergeant C. Dowman was present for the police.
This information was given to the House of Commons to-day by Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies. Reuter
It was said that a man named Chow-Ah-fat called upon the com-Special. plainant on the day in question and
asked for a loan of $200, and said Censorship Imposed
that it the loan was not forthcoming the complainant would be assaulted.
London, July 21.
A censorship has been imposed by Later the same day, the complainant the British authorities on all tele-
Third Breach Will Be Reported
To Governor
Threatening that if he appeared again before him in court on the same charge, he would report the Marine case to the Governor, the Magistrate, the Hon. Commander G. F. Hole, fined Captain J. McCool $500 at the Marine Court to-day.
was
Capt. McCool pleaded guilty to a charge of having overloaded his ship, on July 20. The action
** summons brought by taken on
Mt. D. G. Cairns, Boarding Officer of the Harbour Office.
"Didn't you appear before me on a similar charge several days ago?" asked the magistrate atter Capt. McCool bud pleaded.
Defendant admitted that he hand donc.
"Well, really, Captain McCool, I think that this time I will have to
bit make it a
heavler," said the magistrate.
The same offence twice in three
months," said the magistrate.
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went to No. 32 which was an opium grams and cables leaving Palestine days, I'll have to fine you $600 or sixSATURDAY."FOOLS FOR SCANDAL”
divan, and there he was assaulted. Trans-Ocean.
The second defendant in evidence anid that he went to No. 32 with the first defendant to smoke oplum. There was a fight, and they attempt- ed to remonstrate with the lighters. Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, the witness said that their sole object of going to No. 32 was to smoke opium.
On convleting the defendunts, hla Worship said that he was not satis- fied with the recounts given by the defendants and imposed a fine of $30 each. They were also ordered to be bound over in $20 each, to be of good behaviour for six months.
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Arseno puts himself in the tightest spot of his dangerous carcer when a $250,000 emerald causes two murders.
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PEELED FRUITS
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THIEVES PUT BEHIND BARS
Stated to be members of a large
special round-up of hawkers scilloc gang of men who preyed on pus peeled, sliced or other food contravention to the anti-Cholera sengers off ships, and cargo belong- emergency regulations in the Centraling to merchants, eight unemployed
Carrier Chinese were charged betore Mr., districts and on ferrles wat
R. Butters at the Central Magistracy out yesterday.
this morning with the theft of 300 As a result of the raid, a total or catties of wood-oll, valued at $123.00. 14 unlicensed hawkers appeared be- from cargo junk No. 982V at the fore Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Connaught Road West Praya yester- Magistracy this morning charged with day.
Detective-Sergeant R. MacVey sald the offence. All were fined $20 with Ure alternative of 14 days' im-the men formerly stole passengers' prisonment each.
baggage, and had now turned their attention to stealing cargo. Yester- His Worship observed that all these morning, a number of men runhed cases seemed to have come from the on board the junk in question, dipped ferries, and if further such cases cloths into the wood-oll and squeez- were brought before him, the Anes ed the contents into their own tins, would be heavier. Mr. Edwards which they had brought with them.
of further stated that hawling peeled Two Indian watchmen employed to fruits was exceptionaly dangerous, look after the cargo were helpless. comuldering the good number of Later the same day, the men came and this time, the police were passengers travelling in the ferries.
summoned, On their arrival, the raiders Jumped overboard into the. barbour, but were arrested. The police asked for a serious viow to be taken of the offence,
FINE WEATHER
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The first rccused, Li Kwan, 25.
who had two previous convicitons was sentenced to three months' hard
hard
Hongkong's spell of fine weather is labour, and six of the others were to continue, according to the Royal cach sentenced to six weeks Observatory weather report issued labour. Another man, Li Yec, 20, this morning which gave as the local unemployed, who denied a second ocast; East and south-east winds, charge of returning from a period of moderate; fair generally, some local Ave years banishment, was remanded showers.
untli to-morrow. Rainfall was again negligible during the past 24 hours, the year's total be- ing 32.99 inches as compared with
an average of 47.80 inches,
The maximum temperature yester-
GLASS-MAKER TURNS TO TREE STEALING
28,
day was 87 and the minimum last Siated to have been in possession hight was 78. This morning tempera-] of a tree trunk 11 feet long and- ture was 80 with humidity at 74 per Ave inches in diameter on the hillside cent,
above Smithfield, Kennedy Town, The weather report states that on area of moderately high pressure sterday, Kwong Yue-lung
glass-maker, appeared before Mr. H. sovers Japan and the adjacent sens, R. Butters nt the Content Magistracy and extends to south-east China, this morning, when he was fined The depression to the cast of Luzon $200 with the alternative of three has filled up, and the depression over months' hard labour. Inspector W. Indo-China is Alling up.
Mair said the tree was worth $20.
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MORE CHEERFUL
London, July 20.
A more cheerful tone was apparent the Stoelt Exchange to-day, the German following reports of message of goodwill to the British Government and the overnight strength of Wall Street.
Business was slightly more active, with German and Austrlen bonds strong.
Home Rails suffered from a further batch of poor truffe returns.
On the Foreign Exchange, the American dollar was easier owing to leas
demand. active commercial
Most other currencies reacted sym- pathetically in terms of sterling.- Reuter Spécial.
EGYPT ENVOY IN LONDON
London, July 21. Malinud Pasha, the Egyptian Prime Minister, has arrived in London on a ten-day visit. He is accompanied by several members of the Egyptian Cabinet, including Husson Sabri Praha, the Minister for War, Sirry Pusha, the Minister for Labour and Osman Pasha, Under-Secretary for Finance. The
composition of the Egyptian delegation clearly indicates the im- portance of forthcoming negotiations
it]
London.
The Egyptian Prime Minister will
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ALARM SOUNDS IN HANKOW
Honkow, July 21. The air raid alarm sounded at 10.40 a. to-day, but no raiders appeared. It is reliably learned that nine Japanese planes raided Lishun, 70 miles north of Hankow, returning to their base at 11.10 a.m.
A Chinese aviation headquarters official told United Press that the Japanese wasted 400,000 lbs. of ex- plosives in an endeavour to destroy u number of dummy Beroplanes_nt Hankow nerodrome on Tuesday. The spokesman admitted that two Chinese bombers hnd been shot down,---United Pres3,
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CHOLERA CASES
SWELLING
The health authorities bulletin for the past 24 hours shows six new coses
of cholera, making the total for the year, 190. Four additional cosca of dysentery have brought the aggregate
of
to 407, while there have been lour cases of enteric fever, and
one meningitis.
at
CANTON AGAIN UNDER FIRE
July 21, 1938. The alarm was sounded in Canton 1.15 p.m. and at 1.55 p.m. a number of Japanese 'nlanes appeared. They circled continuously for 35 minutes and dropped two loads of heavy bombs on Snichuen, the Indus-
trial area.
There was heavy anti-aircraft fire which was not effective as the 'planes were flying very high. -
be the guest of the Foreign Secretary, Lord Hallfex, at a banquet next Tuesday and on the following Thurs- day will be a quest of the Prime yet sounded.-United Press.
Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlala.--- Trans-Ocean.
OPIUM POISONING
A woman, Chiu San-choi-ha, rẹ- nd- siding in Robinson Road, was mitted to the Queen Mary Hospital
suffering from yesterday,
oplum poisoning.
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The McCool that if he continued to endanger the lives of passengers in his ship, he would recommend to the Harbour Master thut a special court be summoned to deal with hia mnns- ter's certificate or, on the alterna- tive, he would have to recommend to the Governor that the certificato bo cancelled,
ANTI-FASCISTS IN SESSION
Paris, July 20. The World Committee Against Fascissa and War held a demonstra- tion in the Spanish Embassy here yesterday, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Spanish Civil War.
Speaking on behalf of the Afty peace organisations represented at the
M. guthering,
Francis Jourdan "Odelity pledged
to Democratic Spain of all nations of the world which did not wish to see the Spanish Republic sacrificed."-Trans-Ocean.
PREPARE TO GO BACK TO HANKOW
Shanghat, July 21. The Association of Japanese Re- sidents in Hankow, which removed] its offices from Hankow to Tokyo Inst year,
established head- quarters in Shanghai.
has now
It is believed that the removal from Tokyo to Shanghai was decided upon because the Japanese believe they will be able to return to Hankow in the near future.-Trans-Occan.
CHINESE SOLDIER HURT ON TRAIN
A soldier in the Chinese Army, Chau Hol-lin, was taken to the Kow- loon Hospital late last night on the arrival of the Canton train.
He was suffering from injuries to both legs which he received when lie attempted to alight from the moving
train at Cheung Muk Tau station, at 8 p.m.
MOURNING FOR QUEEN MARIE
London, July 20.
com-
wear
His Majesty the King has manded that his Court shall mourning for two weeks, from Satur- day next, for the late Queen Marie of Rumanin, Arst cousin once ro- moved of His Majesty.--British Wire- leas,
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