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Following

Chengchow, Auộc đị

1

TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1938.

Pity The Poor Public School

Boy

"There is no greater example of snobblakiness than the claim that the] Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton," and Dr. A. J. Cronin, the novelist, at Steyning.] SHESCR

"There is always the danger of well-1

PRESS

URGES

PLAIN SPEAKING

In Fairness To All Concerned

London, Aug. 30. The London newspapers deal at

counter-offensive, strieaning parents struggling and some length with the Cabinet meet-

at public schools, educating them in

to maintain their children ing to-day. an atmosphere where they are ever atriving opulent fellows.

emulate to

"The altun-

of

Chinese forces are surrounding the Japanese at Menghsien, on the north bank of the Yellow River in northern

The Evening News: Honan. Menghsien was lost to the

their more tion In Czecho-Slovakin zet the Japanese on August 20.

moment is rather 31 matter Yesterday,

"They are acquiring an expensive emotions than detarliment

of concrete events. Japanese troops from Chungyletien, world with tastes and ambitions for been said."

of outlook, and then, being thrust on 4. Nothing extraordinary bas so far south of Tainyang, attempted to above their financial resources, cam- move to Menghsien, but was inter-pete for cepted by Chinese units.

jobs with their fortunately placed colleagues.”

con-

With their maln forces centrated along the Talyong-Meng- listen line, the Japanese have made reported

attempla Yellow River in order to menace the western section of the Lunghal Rail- why, but without avail.

to

cross

the

Various strategic points along the north bank of the Yellow River still remain In Chinese control, Crack Chinese

been rushed there troops have

to strengthen the defences. A lone Japanese plane reconnoltred uver the Palle und Tichsia crossings yesterday. Two bombs leased at Paihe.--Central News.

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We Soy.

The Star: "We in England know that we think more than That is, however, not always under- stood in other countries.

"Since 1914, the greater part of the German people has always be- lieved that if we had consistently made our position clear, the World War would never have broken out. To-day, it is not fair either to Ger-

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Portugese Girl In Court On Fraud Charges

Elfreda Souza,

17-year-old

of Chinese troops" yesterday cut the Portuguese girl, appeared on remand Hofei-Liuan highway

the before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the

behind

Sentence of nine months' hard Japanese advance and destroyed all Kowloon Magistracy to-day, charged Inbour and a tine of $500 or in default)

n further three months' imprisonment; was imposed by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon

the bridges.

It adds that

A fighting in the eastern suburbs

Mag-Hwoshan.

Three Japanese

there

Is

brigades

with

hoving

abtained

severe

of

credit to the value of $51.75 by fraud.

are

It is understood

ond that additional charges may be

stracy this morning when Kwan Wing pleaded guilty to possession of D68 heroin pills in a divan at 59 Woo-attacking Matouchen, on the southon-ball-of-$500,-in-police-custody to -sung-Street:

Revenue Oficer E..T. Warden pro- secuted.

A charge against Chung Ping, and Ping of possession of 100 pills was withdrawn by the prosecution.

In discharging defendants, Mr. Macfadyen unid that he did not know whether they were cheating their customers or not, but the report of the Government Analyst showed no heroin in the pills,

TYPHOON HITS HAINAN ISLAND

bank of the Yangtse. Wuhsuch.-United Press.

TWO CASES

may be preferred. Souza was remanded for 24 hours, oppostie enable her to find sureties. Henring

OF CHOLERA

The cholera vidence continues to decrease in Hongkong, the past 24 hours producing but two new cases, and bringing the year's total to 380, New dysentery cases during yester- day numbered four, making a total of 640, while there were two cases of diphtheria and one of measles.

COUNCIL MEETS AT 3 P.M.

It was announced

this afternoon

of the case was provisionally fixed for September 7 at 3.30 pm. It was given to understand that the

case

will be one for committal to the Criminal Sessions.

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ repre- sented Souza.

STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING DULL

London, Aug. 30. Uncertainty pending a clarification of the European situation restricted More than 110 vessels were sunk

trading on the Loudon Stock Ex- and 239 people drowned when a

change to-day, typhoon swept over Hothow, Pochin, that the meeting of the

After an earlier period of bright- Chinglankong, Sunyingkong. and other Council will be held at 3 pm. and some sections later recovered part of Legislative ness the general at eased, though ports in Hainan Island on August 20, not 2.30 p.m. as originally notified. according to belated. Chinese mnes- anges received here from Hainan. The total number of houses destroy- ed is not yel ascertained, but the loss of life is believed to be very heavy,

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