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YEAR'S MOST
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HE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1938.
More Troops HONGKONG Entrain For SEAMEN'S
Manchuria
Hankow, Aug. 10.
In spite of an improvement in the situation on the Soviet."Manchukuo" border the Japanese Command in north China continues to send troops. to Manchuria, according to a Tientsin message.
BRAVERY
."
Chinese Tug Crow
Works In Shark- Infested Scas
Octogenarian Millionaire Passes Away
after
burg.
HE
became
head
of
New York, Aug. 17, Adolph Lewisohn, millionaire in- vestment broker and philanthropist, died here to-day-Reuter.
The late Mr. Lewisohn was born in age and Germany nearly 80 years The bravery of four Chinese came to the United States in 1870,
receiving his education at Hom Five trains packed with Japanese! ment
seamen, all from Hongkong, who
Adolph artillery, cavalry and infantry and heavy field guns left Tientsin by helped save the tug J. A. Boyd the Peiping-Liaoning Railway on and a small steamer Ready off Lewisohn & Sons, president of the Corporation, General August 15. On the following day the Australian coast by working Tennessee fleet of 50 army trucks also left underwater in turns for eight Development Company, Miami Cop- Tientsin to proceed
eastward days in heavy sens was the sub-per Company, South American Gold and Platinum Company, from which Central Newr.
ject of special praise by the he derived his fortime. officers of the two vessels.
The vessels ran aground on July 25. on a recf, north of Cairns, Queensland, while engaged in a tow from Melbourne to Shanghai.
ANOTHER GOLFING
BISHOP FOR
LONDON
When the ships grounded at night, it was discovered that the tow rope had fouled the tug's propeller. The rope was severed with an axe from the but
the
propeller remained the entangled, and
versels drifted on to a treacherous shoal.
The next day an inspection was made and it was found that the shaft When eighty year-old Dr.and the propeller blade were hope-
lessly entangled. Winnington Ingram, Bishop of London, retires next year, he will most probably be succeeded by the sixty-year- old Bishop of Lichfield, the Rt. Rev. Edward Sydney Woods, formerly Bishop Suffragan of Croydon.
the Golf, which is probably favourite rerreation of the Bishop of London, is among the recreations ale of the Bishop of Lichfield.
CINEMA CHAMPION Its other recreations include tennis and shooting.
While he was Bishop of Croydon he became the champlon of the (to Sunday opening of cinemas which he had at first been apposed) and helped in the poll which was taken to secure A
majority of 10,000
is
in favour of Sunday opening. Dr. Woods, who of Quaker ancestry (Elizabeth Fry was his great- grandmother) has preached at the "sawdust ring" service in annual Bertram Mills's circus at Olympia.
His brother Theodore was Bishop of Winchester:
Cats Belled By Law
Vulcan, Altr. Cats in Vulcan haven't tasted bird meat for some time now. A new law insists that ents wear bells about their necks.
STOP PRESS
JAPANESE APOLOGISE
Shanghai, Aug. 18.
Colonel Kusomoto, iict of the
Special Services
Japanese arrny, American naval
Section of the called on the Commardant Al 11 o'clock this morning and apologised for the incident in the American sector of the International Settlement on August 13, when Japanese dressed in civilian clothes, threatened to of shoot
American sergeant Marines.
He reported that the Special Service Section men involved in the alfair had been severely reprimanded. and he gave un assurance that everything possible is being done to of such preveni 31 recurrence incidents-Reuter.
an
The four Chinese members of the and began the long; task of cutting
crew went overboard in life-boats
away the steel hawser.
Each man took turn at diving G ft. below than shark-infested sea to cut with a hacksaw and chisel. For eight days they worked, and to the then turned their attention Ready, which also had became fouled. While they worked underwater the lifeline 50 that men had to carry
ngainst the they would not be hurled against stern of the ship in surging seas.
Oflicers of both the tug and the Rearly said at Townsville, where the ships put in to dock after their orden!, that but for the loyalty of the Chinese crew both ships would no one would have been lost, and have lived to tell of their bravery.
P.M.G. CHARGES
EMPLOYEE
remand.
Au Kit, 42, shroff, employed at the General Post Office, appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magis- tracy this morning on charged with fraudulent disposal of $309.39 by public servant. Mr, E. I. Wynne-Jones, the Post Muster Gen- eral is the complainant.
He made a number of gifts in the cause of education and philanthropy, including $300,000 to the University of Columbia for the School of Mines building, De Lewisohn Stadiuin of the College of the City of New York, etc.
He was president of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, Chair, man of the Prison Survey Commis- sion of New York, Chairman of the National Thrift Commission and prominent Y.M.C.A, leader.
Singapore Police Seek Man In H.K.
CHINESE WAIVES
.EXTRADITION
IL
Wanted by the Singapore police to answer charges of housebreaking and the theft of diamonds, Tuang Jeen-khee, allas Tuang Ah-hee, 40- year-old unemployed Chinese, agreed to waive extradition and return and give himself up.
Tuang was brought before Mr. II. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning.
ing. Chief Det. Inspr. M. Murphy, said he was willing to go back to Singapore by the P. & O. steamer Naklera, which leaves Hong- kong on Saturday.
Defendant was remanded until the departure of the Naldera, when he will be placed aboard by the police.
KNOCKED DOWN
BY LORRY Serious injuries to the face and body were received by Mui Kai-wah, Mr. J. M. D'Aimada Reniedios ap-13, when He was knocked down by peared for Au, and August 23, 2.30 lorry in Cheungshawan Road yes- p.m. was fixed for the bearing of the terday. Mul was later sent to the
Kowloon hospital. Ball of $500 was allowed, case.
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